Canned Dogs

Catherine pretty awesome

Himawari was supposed to be released on the iPhone
Has been going through the app store certification process for a month now and it seems it won’t get approved for release (even though they already removed the ero and stuff)

NIS’s share prices went from 37,500 yen to 108,000 yen in two weeks
Nippon Ichi Software’s share prices are skyrocketing because of Disgaea 4 for some reason. Was 37,500 yen on 3rd Feb and became 108,000 yen on 18th Feb

Pics from of the queue for K-on! live event
Also K-on movie 3rd December but everybody already knew that by now

Gachitora! for the PSP (youtube)
Awesome game where you play a teacher and beat up your female student and then strip her naked with your special move

Akiba’s Trip for the PSP (youtube)
Awesome game where you play a normal everyday guy in Akiba trying to take low angle shots of maids and getting into trouble with the police

Tanaka Romeo’s light novel series Jinrui wa suitai shimashita is going to be made into an anime, no other details are known yet. I have no idea how they’re actually going to make this into an anime. It can’t possibly work.

Also, Negima movie this summer.

Basically, please follow the guidelines that have been laid out so far.
Details can be found at http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Yoyo/1736/t-081-2.html (Japanese)

Also, works that were announced as doujin work are not allowed to enter commercial distribution.

* As for the contents of each doujin work, they will not be looked through on an individual basis, so please carry out any creative activities using your own judgement and responsibility.

For commercial goods, approval will be required.
A friend is helping me with going through applications now.

For industry people, please use the form to make an inquiry and we’ll get back to you.

* For commercial goods, please refrain from goods with any sexual expressions (like pillow cases with sexual expressions etc)

The following types of derivative works are restricted for both doujin and commercial.

- Works selling for profit that have animation as the main focus of the product. The definition for animation in this case refers to “cel animation”, animation created using 3D software or using illustrations combined with effects are not included in this definition

- Selling through the Xbox360 indie game service

- Selling through the AppStore or Android market (for commercial use, please make an inquiry)

- Any form of distribution that expands beyond what the original is doing right now (touhou is only distributed via normal doujin distribution channels, so selling downloadable content to foreigners etc is over the limit)

- Overly sexual depictions, or anything that defames individual people, groups, or races, or anything that is determined as inappropriate according to conventional wisdom (overly sexual depictions is later defined as anything that breaks Japan law)

Via: http://kourindou.exblog.jp/14218252/

Too much work at year end :(

Satou Shuuhou starting new manga called Bokuman about mangaka
Satou Shuuhou + Ishiki Tokihiko combine to bring you a new unique manga about mangaka called Bokuman! Probably a coincidence that the title sounds like Bakuman.

Snow sculpture of Mami from Madoka
According to the creator, he couldn’t get the head on top because it was impossible to balance

Madoka ep 6 gem throwing mini-game
Only managed to throw it 4 times

Madoka manga sold out everywhere
Seems a lot of normal bookstores received only a small fraction of their order or zero copies in some cases. Emergency print run at the end of the week

Marvelous cancelled their PS3/360 RPG project
BRS datta kigasuru

Each person could vote for up to 6 different titles, and each person could give an additional +1 or +2 points to a title he feels was really game (total of 3 extra points to spend). With each game vote the person can choose one aspect of the game which he thought was exceptionally good, so games with good scenario get a higher score in the scenario section and games with better “gaming” get a higher score in the Playability section.

S: Scenario
C: Character, Voice
G: Graphics, effects
M: Music
H: H
P: Playability

1st place
Subarashiki hibi ~furenzoku sonzai~
Released 26/03/2010 by KeroQ
S:114 C:24 G:20 M:61 H:1 P:0
267 pts

2nd place
Tasogare no Sinsemilla
Released 22/07/2010 by Applique-soft
S:64 C:57 G:15 M:22 H:4 P:10
196pts

3rd place
Ikusa Megami Verita
Released 23/04/2010 by Eushully
S:30 C:26 G:9 M:3 H:3 P:86
185pts

4th place
Noble☆Works
Released 24/12/2010 by Yuzu soft
S:9 C:79 G:44 M:0 H:16 P:1
151pts

5th place
Real imouto ga iru Ooizumi-kun no baai
Released 28/05/2010 by ALcot Honey Comb
S:65 C:38 G:15 M:6 H:1 P:0
122pts

6th place
Hoshizora no Memoria Eternal Heart
Released 29/01/2010 by ALcot Honey Comb
S:50 C:42 G:20 M:4 H:0 P:0
115pts

7th place
Rui wa tomo wo yobu fandisk
Released 23/09/2010 by Akatsuki Works
S:49 C:48 G:0 M:0 H:1 P:0
90pts

8th place
WHITE ALBUM2 ～introductory chapter～
Released 26/03/2010 by Leaf
S:50 C:9 G:2 M:27 H:0 P:0
88pts

9th place
Kicking Horse Rhapsody
Released 26/11/2010 by ALcot Honey Comb
S:22 C:40 G:12 M:0 H:13 P:0
73pts

10th place
Akatoki!!
Released 23/12/2010 by Escu:de
S:7 C:14 G:10 M:2 H:5 P:34
72pts

10th place
Shiei no Sona-Nyl
Released 26/11/2010 by Liar-soft
S:27 C:18 G:13 M:9 H:1 P:1
72pts

12) Koiirosoramoyou – Studio Ryokucha
13) Amatsumi sora ni! – Clochette
14) Otome wa boku ni koi shiteru ~Futari no Elder~ – Caramel Box
15) Ushinawareta mirai wo motomete – Trumple
16) Kimi no nagori wa shizuka ni yurete – UNISONSHIFT: Blossom
17) Saishuu chikan densha 3 – Atelier KaGuYa TEAM HEARTBEAT
18) Atchi muite koi – ASa Project
19) BALDRSKY DiveX “DREAM WORLD” – Giga
19) Evolimit – propeller
21) Ore tachi ni tsubasa wa nai AfterStory – Navel
21) Kisaragi GOLD STAR – Saga Planets
23) Akatsuki no goei ~Tsumibukaki shuumatsuron~ – syangrila
24) Albatross Koukairoku – raiL-soft
25) Ku little little – Black Cyc

Via: 2010年ベストエロゲー投票雑談スレッド Part2

My best for 2010 was Steins;Gate, sadly doesn’t qualify as eroge.

1st place
Chuugakusei Nikki – Okada Kou

2nd place
Oniichan ga, suki. – Inuboshi
Japanese Preteen Suite – Higashiyama Shou

4th place
Imako System – Midori no rupe

5th place
Sarashi Ai – Shindo L
Another World – Yuzuki N’

7th place
Shinkon-san gokko – Hisakawachin
Guilty – Cuvie
Amami dokoro – Mutsutake
Sweet Lip – Tou masu

11th place
Innocent ~Shoujo memoria~ – Akatsuki Myuuto

12th place
Rorirurero – Himeno Mikan

13th place
Watashi no shitai OO na koto – Shunjou Shuusuke
Menkui! – tosh
Mocchan – Souma Tatsuya
Maple Syrup – Sakura Kotetsu

17th place
Kanobana – Yukimi
Docchi mo LOVE!? – Kiya Shii
Nenkan chuunen champ gappeigou – Chuunen
Skirt no mama de – Minasuki Popuri
Honey Syrup – Tou masu
Dream Channel – Ashiomi Masato
Mosaic x Sanshimai – Kamino Ryuuya
Love Trike – Ryouzou
Hug Ring – Sengoku-kun

Rewrite coming 28th April 2011
http://twitpic.com/31gg0o

List based on new eroge brands that had released their first game in 2002, not based on when they were actually set up.

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Announced on the official site too

Somebody posted on the K-on thread today on 2ch saying that he’s in the process of trying to have the Hirasawa house from K-on actually built in real life.

He has posted pictures of his floor plan and renders together with a brief estimate of the costs:

1st floor: 62.75m² x 155,000 yen per m² = 9,726,000 yen
2nd floor: 63.50m² x 155,000 yen per m² = 9,843,000 yen
3rd floor: 56.50m² x 155,000 yen per m² = 8,758,000 yen
4th floor: 6.25m² x 155,000 yen per m² = 969,000 yen

Total: 189.00 m² 29,296,000 yen (US$344,288)
Land cost: 5,000,000 ~ 10,000,000 yen (US$58,763 ~ US$117,527)

Pics:
Floor plan
1st floor
2nd floor
3rd floor
roof
exterior 1
exterior 2
exterior 3

Via: Syu’s quiz blog