Review by Matt S. The challenge that the developer of Mugen Souls Z, Compile Heart, was always going to face was in coming up with a sequel that succeeded in appealing to the same people that enjoyed the original. Mugen Souls was a game that was all about extremes; it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Battle Princess of Arcadias is an upcoming side-scrolling hack and slasher coming to us courtesy of Nippon Ichi America. Featuring an extensive upgrade system, with plenty of weapons to collect and upgrade, there’s a couple of things we can assume about this game; it’s going to…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. I’ve watched a decent selection of anime in my years and, believe it or not, a show about H.P. Lovecraft’s creatures posing as attractive young ladies and protecting Earth isn’t the weirdest. Granted, Nyaruko: Crawling With Love (Haiyore! Nyarko-san) seems thoroughly nonsensical throughout its twelve episode…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, is effectively an introduction to the Wizardry-style dungeon crawler RPG. It feels weird to write that, because it’s not actually an easy or straightforward game, but that is exactly what this game is. As a remake of the first Etrian…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. While NIS America has had its share of quirky releases recently, it appears the company isn’t neglecting mainstream works either as it made an announcement today regarding a certain celebrated card collector. She’s among anime’s most identifiable shoujo protagonists and certainly one who those born the nineties…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Largely untouched by Christian tradition, Japan has a different understanding of demons and other spiritual monsters. Where in Christianity demons are unequivocally evil and beyond redemption; they are the embodiment of faith turned sour, in Japan the closest thing to a demon is an Oni –…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. If you happen to fancy Lovecraftian creatures posing as young ladies (and surely the populace craves this life necessity), NIS Americahas your back. 2012’s satirical fantasy anime Nyaruko: Crawling With Love! is now available on Blu-Ray in North America and with a premium bundle to boot.…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. NIS America is re-releasing one of the most outlandish shows it has published yet – Arakawa Under the Bridge. The publisher announced today that the standard edition of the show’s second season (titled Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge) would be seeing a release in North America…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Romantic comedy If Her Flag Breaks (known natively as Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara) is making its way to Crunchyroll in North America, courtesy of publisher NIS America. Adapted from the light novel of the same name, the show follows the exploits of Hatagaya Academy transfer student,…
Read MoreCompetition by Matt S. Demon Gaze is an upcoming dungeon crawler that is being brought to us by NISA. As with classics such as Wizardry, or more modern takes such as Etrian Odyssey, players explore deep, dangerous dungeons, slaughtering monsters and earning loot that helps them delve even deeper. Demon…
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