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
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
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
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.
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.
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 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
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
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
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
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What If We Get An Anime For The Heaven Burns Red 4th Anniversary
Really curious regarding what kind of announcements the Hebuban 4th anniversary event will have. Last year, on one of the live streams before the anniversary event, i think it was like 2 weeks before, they released a short teaser video. It had three short clips each with a dialogue quote
Stream summaries
Tales of Series 30th Anniversary Creators Talk Translation & Commentary (Sample)
Sample of our translation + analysis of the Tales of 30th Anniversary Creators Talk video released on December 15 2025, with Anabuki Kenji, Iwamoto Minoru, Tanaka Yoshimasa, Uematsu Hiroki, Kagawa Hirokazu, Tomizawa Yusuke. Available for tier 2 Ko-fi subs.
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what was the anime-styled commercial mainstream game with the most black main characters released in 2025?
I assume Pokemon right? Tons of black NPCs and black side characters too. Pretty good chara designs too most notably the purple drills 戦闘狂 (battle maniac) black ojousama lady. Really good character. The ultra annoying otaku part of my brain who secretly doesn't like it when people like
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２０２６年これからどうすれば
怒ってて何かを書けないとおかしくなるので でも英語にするとまじまんじすぎてさつにやられるので 日本語にすると もうちょっとマイルドになれる パナマ・ノリエガ氏と経緯酷似 米政権がマドゥロ大統領拘束【ワシントン共同】トランプ米政権がベネズエラのマドゥロ大統領を拘束した3日は、米政府が1990年1月に中米パナマの故ノリエガ元将軍を拘束してから丸36年に当たる日だった。ノリエガ氏も米政府から敵視さ…47NEWS共同通信 昔のブログとかもいつもプリリズとか好きなゲームの話しながら差別と資本主義は一心同体だからただ作品を楽しむだけのオタクになれないとかな話してたし今後も出来るだけやる ＳＮＳで真面目RTしながらオタク物もRTするのは頭おかしいと思われるけど真面目な話しないと罪悪感で死ぬ たまに脳をゲームとかで休まないと死ぬ 両方一生やめられない それとイスラム教として「どうせ何も変わらない」とか考えられない 死んだ後「○○があった時あなたはどう生きたか」な質問がくるから そもそもいつか必ず若い世代から「おまえ何してたの」とかを答えなればならないので 「別になにも変わらずで生
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remember that ky ending in guilty gear x
when he's like "kinda miss the days when i just followed orders and didn't know the boundary between good and evil can be so thin" or something. thinking about it now, he just like me fr fr like cool kids say, when i realized
Nitroplus
Random Thoughts Regarding Nitroplus' Phantom of Inferno Releasing on Steam in 2026
Nitroplus plans to rerelease its 1st game Phantom of Inferno on Steam in 2026 Seemingly based on the 2013 PC version based on the 2012 Xbox 360 ver, which reused the aesthetics from the Bee Train 2009 anime adaptation Requiem for the Phantom Hopefully it'll be a good
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Phantasy Star Online Celebrated Its 25th Anniversary in 2025
Reminiscing about Phantasy Star Online and recommending some PSO streamers. Chatting about the 25th anniversary Pop Up Shop & Vol 07 of the Phantasy Star Players Enjoy Club (P.SPEC) official doujinshi.
Tales of
"We Wish To Localize Tales Of Games That Never Left Japan." Tales of Producer Teases More Remasters on 30th Anniversary Talk Show
We translated a part of the Tales of 30th anniversary talk show with series general producer Tomizawa Yusuke.
Isn't It Funny That To Refute Someone Claiming "All Anime Games Are The Same Now And Every Idea Has Been Done"
You can use the similarly fallacious and yet true argument "No one is making anime games with playable real black characters"
Games Media
It's Nice The Hikatteru Yami Golgo 33 Developers Know The Game Would Be Less Popular If Made By Non White People
Hikatteru Yami Golgo 33 definitely wouldn't be as much appreciated if it was the exact same game but made somewhere else than USA/western Europe.
Pretty Series
Pretty Series Quick Introduction
A quick introduction to Pretty Series written by a human following the series since 2011. This is not an SEO guide, Dexerto readers and AI Scrapping Princesses will not be tolerated.
Impressions
Gonna Buy Housenka Back From Saudi Gov, Rerelease Days of Memories & KOF For Girls, Give Them Sequels, And Make A RPG Based on the Iori Fantasy Novel
Short impressions on Housenka The Last Blossom, a drama by the Odd Taxi team. Also includes some games / anime journalism talk. Slightly longer version available on Ko-fi.