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Yapping About Yuri Magic Detectives in Shibuya ADV: Iris Odyssey - Otaku Talk Show #34
Pre-release thoughts and hype for Iris Odyssey, charming looking visual novel by new Japanese studio Eisnid
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Alice at the End of Her Life, Bkub, Story of Seasons Rune Factory, Patlabor - Otaku Talk Show #33
Full Metal Fukumi Otaku Talk Show episode 33 (28 minutes) - Topics brought up in this episode and relevant links
日本語
アクション対魔忍2026年4月よりやっと「クローンゆきかぜ」がプレイアブル化に / ソシャゲやプリティーシリーズの話色々
背が高くて大人っぽいレデイ水城ゆきかぜ。それとプリリズヤクザやプリティーシリーズ好きな良い大人ならこの記事読んだら興味深いことを得るかもしれないよ
Features
I Hate Posting on Social Media But It's Not Like I Look Down on Oomfs Doing So Or Ignore Their Posts
I regularly say that I really hate microblogging and social media, and how it's one of my weaknesses, as you need to Post when you're a games journalist looking for work. So I realized I had to make an article like this just in case, to
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You Should Watch Ace Wo Nerae And Galaxy Express 999 (Also Includes A Big Part About Heaven Burns Red)
Let's all watch more 70s-90s anime.
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Hoping Bamco Paid Enako, Kajita, Yasumoto And Tsuna Nekota Big Gundam Bucks For Appearing On The Echoes of Aincrad SAO Reveal
A black anime boomer otaku's ramblings on the reveal of Echoes of Aincrad, new Sword Art Online game coming July 10, 2026.
Games Media
Japanese Gaming Sites Aren't Spared From SEO Enshittification
Sadly, some Japanese gaming sites these last few years adopted the same SEO baiting methods which were prominent in English games media in the early 2020s.
Pretty Series
Pretty Series 15th Anniversary Art Exhibition
An art exhibition and sale celebrating the 15th anniversary of Pretty Series was announced on February 3, 2026. The expo is part of the Art Art Tokyo festival, held in the Daimaru shopping mall in Tokyo, from February 15 to March 10 2026. The key visual for the expo features
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Suikoden Sisters... PUT YA GUNS ON?!?
A black anime boomer otaku's opinions on the reveal of Brigandine Abyss featuring Sengoku Basara staff on direction + scenario, and with Kawano Junko, Hayash Niji on chara design
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Oh is that the "this was supposed to be based on Tokyo but not anymore due to japan electing RIDGE RACIST NUMBAH WAN and messing up diplomatic relations" Galaxy Express Three Nine update I kept hearing about
You can still easily tell this is inspired by (pop-culture's typical representations of) Tokyo so it's not like they changed it that much in my opinion. I guess all the stuff and places had japanese names and they changed them. This still looks like a fake
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Should Play The Sakura Taisen 1 PS2 Remake Soon
It's crazy how fast video games changed in the past compared to now and how remakes released even a few years after the original could be completely different.
Can't Wait For Gurumin 2 2026年2月5日のニンダイを予測してみた
What I think will get announced on the Feb 4 20226 Nintendo Direct Live A Live 2 (Tokita announced he's retiring but maybe he already wrote the scenario before retiring. Or someone else can do it, I really hope they get Futoku no Guild's mangaka to