Visual Novel News:
With Anime Expo out of the way, it’s a more normal week for visual novel announcements. That said, if you missed out, make sure to check out our catchup posts here:
- Sekai Project Announced 8 Visual Novels Including Nekoworks, Madosoft And More
- Shiravune Announces Plans For 13 Upcoming Visual Novels
Sekai Project has also announced the release date of Amatsutsumi to be July 29th after allegedly being banned on Steam.
There were also the following upcoming release announcements:
JAST
- Inyouchuu: Insect of Insemination
- Tokyo Hero Project!
- Gore Screaming Show
- Gears of Dragoon: Fragments of A New Era
- TOKYO NECRO
MangaGamer
- Lkyt
- Rance 03 – The Fall of Leazas
Spike Chunsoft
- Anonymous;Code
Aksys Games also provided the following announcements, some of which are visual novels:
With such an announcement-filled previous week, this week’s news is fairly light for visual novels.
Long Live the Queen has launched on a variety of consoles. It’s a stat-based raising sim/visual novel and a personal favorite of one of our writers, so check it out.
As previously noted, the developer is working on a sequel set in space.
The Kickstarter for Private Dick: Lipstick & Lies is coming to an end soon. At the time of writing, it doesn’t appear likely to succeed. The developer has announced their intention to raise money through contracting and continue development part-time.
Find the KickStarter page here
In other KickStarter news, Re:Memorize is currently looking for backers on KickStarter. It describes itself as follows:
Upon regaining consciousness, Cynthia Castel finds herself under the effects of amnesia. She attends the prestigious Orion Academy while trying to piece together her missing memories. Along the way, she learns about recent events that took place between the neighbouring planets – Lunia and Pandora.
While living her ‘normal’ life, her reality comes to a halt when unexpected events befall her school. Saved by her new allies, Cynthia soon regains a fragment of her memory, revealing hidden truths about her past, and present…
Find the KickStarter page here
Indie Visual Novel Mycorrhiza has been announced with a release date of August 12th 2022. It’s created by Fulminisictus, who has done audio work on titles such as LoveSick Darlings.
Mycorrhiza is inspired by horror manga such as those by Junji Ito and Masaaki Nakayama and features art drawn by a horror manga artist and what has been described as immersive audio trickery.
More Visual Novel News
- Indie OELVN Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves has released for free on Steam
- Comedy indie OELVN Seven Deadly Dates has released on Steam
Gaming News:
The cult classic title from Suda 51 and James Gunn of Guardians of the Galaxy fame is getting a remake! Tentatively titled Lollipop Chainsaw Remake, Yoshimi Yasuda, the CEO of Dragami Games, bought the rights to the franchise from Kadokawa and aims to give the game the modern spit-and-shine treatment. One important aspect of the original game was the licensed music, which Yasuda has addressed and the remake will include different songs due to licensing difficulties. While platforms haven’t been revealed as of now, the remake is set for a release in 2023.
Despite being initially released six years ago, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is still receiving support and DLC to this day! We’re getting yet another one, but the characters chosen were chosen by the fans! The Conton City Vote Pack will include three new characters: Dyspo, Ultra Instinct -Sign- Goku, and GT Vegeta. On top of that, players will gain access to more missions, costumes, and much more.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2‘s Conton City Vote Pack is now available.
Watch the trailer for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2‘s Conton City Vote Pack
Anime News:
Anime, manga, and trading card fans were dealt a heavy blow this week due to the loss of a famous creator. Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series from Shonen Jump, passed away this week due to a scuba diving-related incident. Originally created in 1996, the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga began as a tribute to many types of games until it introduced the Duel Monsters card game. The series soon focused its story to revolve around it and Konami created a hugely successful trading card game based on it, which is still adored by millions even to this day. We here at NookGaming offer our condolences to the friends, family, and fans of Kazuki Takahashi who were affected by his passing. Rest in peace, Kazuki Takahashi.
Anime Expo took place last week and one of the big announcements to come from it was more information on the continuation of a popular series! Created by a mangaka named ONE, who also created the shonen parody series One Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100 is returning for a third season this October. The new season got a brand new piece of key art, along with confirming that the MOB CHOIR will return to perform the season’s opening theme.
At the end of the premiere of Dr. STONE Special Episode – RYUSUI, it came with the announcement of the next season for the popular shonen series! Revealed in a short 10-second teaser, the third season of the series, titled Dr. Stone: New World was revealed and will be premiering in Spring 2023.
Watch the teaser trailer for Dr. Stone: New World
We’ve received our first look at the Slam Dunk movie from Toei Animation. Titled The First Slam Dunk, the film will be using a 3DCGI style similar to the company’s previous attempt, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. It isn’t a long trailer, but we’ll get to see the whole thing when it releases in Japan on December 3rd.
Watch the teaser trailer for The First Slam Dunk
Tiger & Bunny 2 premiered on Netflix back in April, but just like Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, we didn’t get the full series all at once. We won’t have to wait too long though, as a recent trailer from Netflix announced that the second part of Tiger & Bunny 2 will be available to stream on October 7th.
Watch the Tiger & Bunny 2 part 2 trailer
Upcoming Releases:
PC players bummed out that they couldn’t try out Marvelous’ latest entry in the Rune Factory series will get their chance this week! Rune Factory 5 is a simulation game that lets you farm, tame monsters, and form bonds with the various members of your town. What’s more, you’ll also be tasked with slaying monsters too, so there’s a bit of action to partake in as well.
Rune Factory 5 launches for PC on July 13th.
This 2D action platformer has been making its way to other platforms over the years; let’s add Xbox to the list! Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 is the second entry in the franchise and developed by IntiCreates. The game is comparable to the Mega Man Zero series and let’s you control not only the titular Gunvolt, but his rival Copen as well.
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 arrives for Xbox Series X and Xbox One on July 14th.
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