Visual Novel News:
MUSICUS! has been announced to release on MangaGamer.com and Steam on April 8th. This is the final release for the renounced studio OverDrive, which also brought us Bokuten – Why I Became An Angel, Kira Kira, and Chou Dengeki Stryker. With numerous positive comments from the visual novel community and an average score of 8.69 (very good) on VNDB, this sounds like one to look forward to. The story has been described as follows:
Growing up, Kei’s future could not be any clearer. As the son of a long line of doctors he was on the fast track into medical college until everything changed one day. Forced to drop out and struggle to complete night classes to finish his education, he finds himself doubting the rails that had been laid before him. Did he ever truly want to be a doctor? Could there possibly be any other path for him to take in life? What follows an endeavor taken upon a whim leads to a whirlwind of new experiences and an encounter with rock’n roll that strikes a chord with his very soul. Does he dare to do it? To cast aside his former dreams for the chance to pursue something he never imagined before?
Experience it for yourself in this masterpiece that explores the soul of rock’n roll, and delves into the tribulations that follow every decision we make in life and our careers!
MUSICUS! can be preordered now for a 10% discount.
NekoNyan recently launched their Kickstarter for physical goods related to Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche. The basic funding and four further stretch goals have been met. With this, they have made two important announcements.
The fifth stretch goal is for both a Nintendo Switch version of Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche to be published and for the fandisc Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche – Golden Time to be translated. Reportedly this fandisc is relatively long compared to some others. To be clear though, backing the Kickstarter will not give access to these as rewards. The stretch goal is just to fund their creation.
In addition, a demo showing the common route has been released so you can get to know the characters before committing. This can be downloaded free here.
Gaming News:
To the surprise of many… or perhaps just this reporter, the Senran Kagura series is still alive and kicking! This fan-favorite series is finally making its return, but in an unprecedented way: the Senran Kagura series is collaborating with the Hyperdimension Neptunia series! Idea Factory, Compile Heart, and Falcom are all working together on this project and as of now, only Asuka and Purple Heart have been confirmed to be playable. If you’re craving more info, we’re promised to get more details on April 8th.
Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptune: Shoujo-tachi no Kyouen… that’s quite a mouthful, releases in 2021 exclusively on the Playstation 4 (international release pending.)
Watch the Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptune: Shoujo-tachi no Kyouen announcement trailer
Those of you who loved the recent re-release of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, you’ll be happy to hear we’re getting more classic beat-’em-ups! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are no strangers to the genre, so announcing a brand new beat-’em-up from the developers of Scott Pilgrm would make far too much sense! Well, that’s exactly what’s happening with TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge! While no release date was announced, we do know that it’ll be coming to consoles and PC.
Watch the trailer for TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
Read our review for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
The Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event happened recently and it came with a ton of new announcements for a bunch of Dragon Ball titles. Firstly, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is getting new content, even after almost 5 years after its initial release with Legendary Pack 1. It contains new characters, story content, items for your custom characters, and much more. It will be available on March 18th.
Dragon Ball FighterZ has received the final DLC character for its third season pass. Fans can finally play as Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta from Dragon Ball GT, which also includes a dramatic finish against Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta! SS4 Gogeta is now available to download.
Lastly, Dragon Ball Z Kakarot‘s final DLC pack is a story pack retelling the events of the Future Trunks anime special. Relive the now-classic story and see how Trunk’s future came to be. It will be available this Summer.
Anime News:
While it recently received its fourth and final entry last year, the Trails of Cold Steel game series is getting an anime adaption in 2022! Series publisher Falcom announced it will take place during the original game but in the western part of the Zemuria continent. Not much else is known about the series production, but more will certainly be revealed as the release draws closer.
The season finale of Attack on Titan‘s final season is fast approaching, meaning the nearly decade-long legacy of Attack on Titan‘s animated adaption is nearly at an end. It helped expose Hajime Isayama’s original manga to an entirely new audience and while it took four years for a second season, its legacy still continues to this day! To celebrate, a statue of the fan-favorite character Levi was recently erected in front of JR Hita Station in Hita City, located in the Oita prefecture. He joins statues of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin, who also have statues located in the area.
Even over a decade since the original visual novel, Steins;Gate is still widely regarded as a masterpiece of anime science fiction! With a sequel, multiple remakes, two anime adaptations, and a feature film, Future Gadget Laboratories have definitely left their mark! More seems to be on the way, since a cryptic tweet was posted and seems to imply that we’ll be getting an announcement on March 27th.
Fans of Fairy Tail won’t have to wait too much longer for Hiro Mashima’s next series to get the anime treatment! Edens Zero recently got its first promotional video, finally giving us a proper glimpse as to how the series will be presented!
Edens Zero premieres on April 10th.
Date A Live is getting a fourth season later this year! Not only is the series celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, but a preview image of the new season was also revealed.
Date A Live season 4 is set to premiere in October 2021.
The final season of the modern version of Fruits Basket is only a few weeks away. To build up anticipation, a new trailer for the series was recently released.
Fruits Basket The Final premieres on April 5th.
Watch the trailer for Fruits Basket The Final
As a follow up to last week’s report, WIT Studio’s The Girl From the Other Side‘s Kickstarter recently began! What’s more, in just one day, they’ve already met their stretch goal twice over, asking for 3 million yen and receiving 6 million yen as of writing! For those of you who wish to contribute, the Kickstarter campaign ends on May 9th.
Click here to go to The Girl From the Other Side’s Kickstarter campaign page
Upcoming Releases:
Root Film is finally getting a western release! It tells to story of a film crew starting production on a mysteriously canceled series, only to find it halted by a murder not long afterward.
Root Film launches for Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch on March 19th. You can expect to see a review of this visual novel here on NookGaming.
Check out our review of Root Letter: Last Answer.
While we’re still waiting for the first two games to get a western port on the console, The Legends of Cold Steel IV is getting ported to the Nintendo Switch!
The Trails of Cold Steel IV for Nintendo Switch launches on March 18th.
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