Doujin circle Tasogare frontier has released a new patch for Higurashi Daybreak Kai. Higurashi Daybreak Kai, the expansion for Higurashi Daybreak, just got released today at the doujin convention Sunshine Creation.
Come to think of it… COMIC1 is next monday. These two events are too close to each other.
In another case of April’s Fool turns real, Alchemist has announced that Shounen Alchemist will start service starting from the 1st of May. Shounen Alchemist is a online magazine that publishes light novel chapters weekly in blog form featuring writers such as Ryuukishi07(Higurashi creator).
Via: Dengeki Online
These are first day sales for games that were released on 19th April.
1) Fate/Stay Night [Realta Nua] PS2 92,844
2) Super Paper Mario Wii 76,488
3) Persona 3 Fes PS2 40,966
4) Final Fantasy PSP 35,413
5) Nodame Cantabile DS 15,086
Falcom has opened the official site for Legend of Heroes: Sora no kiseki the 3rd. This is the third game based on Legend of Heroes 6. A trailer and some wallpapers are available for download at the site.
The Nippon Maid Association(NMA) has been set up on the 8th of April in order to teach maids how to be a proper maid. They plan to have maid seminars starting in September and a maid qualification test starting in december.
At one point, there were about 100 maid shops(such as maid cafes) in Tokyo. The founders of the NMA were unhappy with the situation that anybody could become a maid as long as they wear a maid uniform and decided that maids need proper training and qualifications. They aim to raise the way in which people perceive maids so it becomes similar to the way they perceive a career as an air stewardess or a hotel service personnel, and ultimately turn maids into a part of Japanese culture.
Why do I feel so sad even while I am laughing at them?
via Nikkan Sports
The Famitsu game awards 2006 were held on the 20th of April and the winners have been announced. The awards were given based on votes from Famitsu readers(31933 votes) and chosen by the Famitsu team. Games released between January 2006 to December 2006 were eligible for the award.
Game of the year: Final Fantasy 12
Game of the year: Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
Rookie award: Blue Dragon
Best hit: Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
Innovation award: Wii sports
Rearrange award: New Super Mario Bros.
High performance award: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Dramatic award: Ryu ga gotoku 2
Game design award: Okami
Multiplayer award: Monster Hunter 2
Impact award: Dead Rising
Portable award: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
RPG award: Persona 3
Most Valuable Person: Sakaguchi Hironobu (Mist Walker)
Game character of the year: Mario
Game company of the year: Nintendo
Realta Nua has been released on the 19th and Akibablog has some reports on the how the akiba stores were like during the release and the store displays.
The extra epilogue for saber’s route was pretty cool. And it was nice to see CG for Nine Lives Blade Works.
The page for Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisou DVD has been updated with additional details revealing that the DVD will be released on the 27th of July for 6090 yen. Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisou is the live concert that was held in 18th March, featuring homokakkoii spoon bending and a lip synching finale.
The Ar Tonelico 2 site is now officially opened. Nothing much that wasn’t already in the famitsu magazine article but yeah.
4gamer reports that Melty Blood Act Cadenza Ver.B will be released for the PC in late July. The game will be based on Ver.B2, the current revision in arcades now. The limited edition package will sell for 8190 yen while the normal version will sell for 6090 yen, several times higher than the original doujin game…