SGcafe Anime, Manga, Cosplay, Vocaloid News For Otaku 2012 Issue 1

April 5th, 2012 Published by: VR-Zone

SGCafe : Cosplay | Vocaloid | Otaku | Pop Culture
A daily publication about Cosplay, Vocaloid, Otaku
and Japanese Pop Culture

Project Diva Arcade: new
Sakura Miku is all pretty in
Spring
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/project-diva-arcade-new-sakura-
miku-is-all-pretty-in-spring/
By KarbyP on April 5th, 2012

Hatsune Miku Project Diva Arcade Version A Revision 4 is
released in Japanese arcades today! The upgrade introduces
a new Sakura Miku module along with some additional Rin
and Ren ones, as well as several new features, like the ability
to change the volume of button sound effects.
Sakura Miku module (for 300vp)
The star of Revision 4 is none other than Sakura Miku,
of course, who’s sporting some spiffier threads since her
appearance in Project Diva Extend – artist Putidevil (pixiv
page here) made some refinements to her costume.
【【【【【【【【【Project DIVA
Arcade【【【【【【【【【【【PV【【【【【 Kagamine Rin Suou & Kagamine Ren Aitetsu (150vp each)
Also new this month are Rin Suou and Ren Aitetsu modules
for Project Diva Arcade. These look pretty much like the ones
in Project Diva Extend, except now there’s also a “fox spirit”
version of both modules.

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Not April Fools: Shoko
Nakagawa to star in Madoka
Magica live-action parody
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/not-april-fools-shoko-nakagawa-to-
star-in-madoka-magica-live-action-parody/

Kagamine Rin Suou & Kagamine Ren Aitetsu “Magica Shirabe”, a 15-minute Madoka live-action parody
(Youko or “fox spirit” version; 200vp each) unveiled on April 1 not a joke, will actually be shown at Nico
Nico Chokaigi later this month as the fifth entry in the Nico
Nico the Movie series. The tagline for this parody? “Form a
contract with me, and become a premium member.”
【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【【
Originally unveiled as part of a “special” Nico Nico Douga
(NND) news bulletin on midnight, April 1, most viewers
– even those in Japan – assumed that this was all just a
very funny joke. After all, in the same news bulletin the
newscaster claimed that NND users could now “play back
videos on the site simply by tapping on the screen (even non-
touchscreens)”, and “improve visual quality by up to 100
times through a slider bar” .
Also in the same bulletin: Shoko Nakagawa joins Nico Nico
Douga as an employee, will host a regular show on Nico Live
Broadcast (this part is apparently true – Shokotan herself
said so during the very first broadcast, held earlier today).
Shoko Nakagawa, of course, stars as Madoka in this parody
film, which takes the popular characters from Puella Magi
Madoka Magica and casts them into a classic rakugo tale,
“Daigu Shirabe” (“Carpenter Investigation”).
Actress and gravure idol Hatsune Matsuhima
(Akihabara@DEEP’s genius programmer Izm) will play the
role of Sayaka, while Hamar@Killer (Hamar【【【【; real
name Akira Hamamoto), a popular Nico live broadcast host
will play the role of Mami.

Source: (Sega) Shuukan Diva Station

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the NND guys, it will unfortunately not be streamed on the
popular Japanese video site – at least for the time being.
Source: Gadget Tsuushin, Magica Shirabe’s official
homepage

Hilarious Idolmaster
M.U.G.E.M. mash-up
references PS3 game, anime,
As for Akemi Homura…. well… she’s being played by
someone called Hiroyuki Nishimura. and… Umineko?!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/hilarious-idolmaster-m-u-g-e-m-
“Who’s that,” you ask? mash-up-references-ps3-game-anime-and-umineko/
A master at trolling, that’s who Hiroyuki Nishimura is. By KarbyP on April 5th, 2012

Also: the director of Niwango, Inc, and a founder of Japanese
forum 2ch.

Yesterday, April 3, was the birthday of Idolmaster’s Haruka
Kyubey is played by Takeshi Natsuno, a professor at Keio
Amami. To celebrate, one fan (going by the handle-name,
University, and the former Senior Vice President of NTT
“haloveli“) decided to update his previous work on a Haruka
DoCoMo. Natsuno is also credited as being the inventor of
playable character for M.U.G.E.N.
i-mode.
Called “Haruka-san REST@RT version”, it’s loaded with
Finally, veteran Japanese newscaster Souichirou Tahara
references from the recent anime series, as well as some
plays the part of a magistrate in this film.
moments from the Idolmaster 2 game (PS3, Xbox 360).
While he was at it, he decided to turn Mujin Gattai
Kisaragi (【【合合合合合合 or “Endless Combine Kisaragi”; refer
to YouTube video at the bottom) into a playable character as
well.
Nico Nico Douga user IEnai made a special match video
between the two aforementioned Idolmaster characters. As
a bonus, he throws in some additional fight footage featuring
Hatsune Miku, Ange Ushiromiya from Umineko, and a few
Hokuto no Ken and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure characters as
well.
Needless to say, hilarity ensues. Check out the Nico Douga
video below.
(Note: if you didn’t watch the Idolmaster anime series, you
might want to check the YouTube video below for a brief
introduction to what in the world Mujin Gattai Kisaragi is
first)

Source: haloveli’s Twitter account

Magica Shirabe will be shown exclusively on April 28 and 29
at Nico Nico Chokaigi, to be held in Chiba’s Makuhari Messe,
from 11AM to 6PM daily. Although the short film is made by

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Atsuko Maeda talks about
graduation, withdrawing from
AKB48 elections on YouTube
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/atsuko-maeda-talks-about-
graduation-withdrawing-from-akb48-elections-on-youtube/

In a heartfelt video address to fans on AKB48′s official
YouTube channel unveiled today, Atsuko Maeda announced
that she will be withdrawing from the AKB48 Senbatsu
elections this year.
This announcement comes slightly over one week after
Maeda shocked fans on March 25, the final day of AKB48′s 合合合合合合合合合合合合 Don’t cry, Acchan!
Saitama Super Arena concert, by announcing that she will
be graduating from the pop idol group soon. No concrete
reasons have yet been given with regards to why she decided
Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
to leave. tracks for your (trial) listening
However, in the YouTube video, Maeda – or Acchan, as fans pleasure
affectionately call her – does talk a little about her decision. Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/idolmaster-cinderella-girls-tracks-
Maeda says that she’s had thoughts about leaving since quite for-your-trial-listening-pleasure/
a while back. Naturally, she couldn’t really tell the other By KarbyP on April 5th, 2012
members in the group, but she did consult with Team A
captain Minami Takahashi, other Team A members, and
AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto.
“At the time, all the talk felt incredibly unreal… if I didn’t
have AKB48 in my life, what else is left? All of it made me
feel very queasy,” Maeda said.
A member who’s been with AKB48 since the very
beginning, Maeda goes on to reminisce on the idol group’s
accomplishments over the years. Winning the Japan Record
Award (for the single “Flying Get”). Announcing their first
Tokyo Dome concert (to be held later this year). Being
invited to perform on NHK’s end-of-year music program, the
Kouhaku Utagassen, for the very first time. These were all
once nothing more than mere hopes and dreams the AKB48
members held. But now that these dreams have turned into
reality, Maeda says that she feels like it’s time for her to move Like we previously reported, this month Nippon Columbia is
on to the next phase in her life. releasing a series of five CD singles based on the characters
of Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a trading card-esque social
Maeda also mentions that the date for her graduation has not game for smartphones and feature phones that does not
yet been decided. In the meantime, she will withdraw from actually feature a single line of voiced dialogue (other than
the upcoming AKB48 Senbatsu elections, to be held on June in the TV commercial, of course).
6 – putting to rest fan speculation that the AKB48 star might
graduate before the elections. Of the five characters, only two of them are attached to
renowned voice actresses – Kaede Takagaki is played by
The actual graduation date will be one with delicate timing, Saori Hayami (Love Plus’s Manaka Takane), while Anzu
with input from various relevant parties. Futaba is played by Igarashi Hiromi (Papa no Iukoto
“I’m sorry [about withdrawing from the AKB48 elections, Kikinasai’s Hina Takanashi). The rest of the cast appears to
and the sudden graduation announcement]. I really wanted be voiced by newcomers.
to convey my apologies to fans myself, and so we arranged So, how do they stack up against the regular Idolmaster
for this little video here, as an avenue for me to do so. members? This week we finally get to find out, as Nippon
“Although I won’t be an AKB48 member for much longer, Columbia has uploaded some sample clips on the Idolmaster
after my graduation, yoroshiku onegaishimasu. I would be Cinderella Master official website.
incredibly humbled if my fans would continue to support me. Go to http://columbia.jp/imas_cinderella/ and click on the
And, above all else, please continue to support AKB48.” CD cover of the idol whose song you’d like to sample. Then let
us know what you think of these new idols, via the comments
below. Should Nippon Columbia release more Idolmaster
Cinderella Master CDs?

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and two DLC packs (“Echo Scrapyard Rifter” and “Maw of
Despair Outcast” packs).

Of the five, Kaede Takagaki’s my favourite. Who’s yours?
Source: Idolmaster official blog

Preorder Starhawk, download The offer is only valid while stocks last, however, on a first-
Warhawk (PSone), DLC packs come, first-served basis. So if you’ve been thinking about
picking up Starhawk on day-one, well, better lock down your
for free preorders fast! You won’t want to be the only one who can’t
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/preorder-starhawk-download- access the Maw of Despair Co-Op Mission (or have to pay to
warhawk-psone-dlc-packs-for-free/ get it) at launch. If you play multiplayer games on the PS3,
By KarbyP on April 5th, 2012 make sure to tell your online buddies about the deal too,
don’t leave them in the dark!
Starhawk hits stores in Singapore May 8.

Gaming Review Roundup
– The Darkness II, Mario
Party 9 and Street Fighter x
Tekken!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/gaming-review-roundup-the-
darkness-ii-mario-party-9-and-street-fighter-x-tekken/
By Neubronner Eugene on April 5th, 2012

Preorder the upcoming PS3-exclusive third-person shooter
now, and receive over US$20′s worth of DLC for free!
A while back Sony announced that gamers in the US who
preorder Starhawk would automatically be upgraded to a
“limited edition” and receive about US$20 worth of DLC for
free - if they preordere from GameStop.
Since then, there’s been no news on if a similar deal would
be making its way to gamers outside the US – until now.
Today, Sony announced that gamers in Singapore who
preorder the standard Chinese+English edition of Starhawk
at $69.90 from PlayStation partner shops in Singapore will
stand to receive a free Deluxe DLC Pre-order Bundle,
Have you guys checked out last month’s reviews? They’re off
containing the original PSone classic Warhawk, a Starhawk
there, to the right on the sidebar. This month, we’re bringing
concept art PS3 theme, a digital soundtrack to to the game,
you a wide range of titles. From the niche nuances of Street

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Fighter x Tekken throwing things wide open for newcomers,
to party game Mario Party 9, and even some M18 content in Today: May’n, LiSA,
The Darkness II (Don’t let your kids read the article folks!) Idolmaster & more
Check them out, and leave a comment on your thoughts!
livestreaming from ACE2012
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/03/today-mayn-lisa-idolmaster-more-
Kanako Itou’s Latest Album livestreaming-from-ace2012/
Released!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/kanako-itous-latest-album-released/
By Sakamoto on April 5th, 2012

It’s the first day of Anime Contents Expo 2012! Can’t be
there? No worries, Nico Nico Douga has got you covered
with a series of livestreaming programmes all day long. The
fun starts early in the morning with May’n, and ends at
night with performances from LiSA and the Idolmaster voice
actresses!
From 9AM Japan time (8AM Singapore time) on Saturday
morning all the way till 6PM in the evening, Nico Nico Douga
Kanako Itou’s 5th full album, “spark!”, has just been released
will stream a special 9-hour broadcast featuring hosts and
on 28 March 2012.
guests from all over the anime spectrum. May’n is the top-
Featuring a collaboration with ZIZZ BAND, this album batter here, playing host to guests Kaori Ishihara and Asami
focuses on the past, present and future of Kanako Itou’s Seto from Rinne no Lagrange as well as Moretsu Space
career as a singer. “【【【【【【” (“Niji ga Deru Made”), a Pirates’ Mikako Komatsu, so be sure to tune in right away!
song featured during the 1st Anniversary of the Tohoku
【【【【【【【【【【 ANIME CONTENTS EXPO 2012 9【【SP 【【
Earthquake Charity Concert, a few unreleased songs, and
【【【【【【【
also a cover version of a song that was featured in the anime
(Anime Contents Expo 9-hour Special ~From Makuhari to
“Andromeda Galaxy Express 999″! The limited edition also
the world~)
features an extra CD which includes 4 songs featured in PC
URL: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv84201745
games as well.
Some highlights (full program schedule here):
You can find more information about her latest album here.
09:00~09:50 (8:00AM~8:50AM Singapore time)
Here’s a list of the songs featured on the album:
Radio Wave Research Society (【【【【【)
1.【【【【【 MC: May’n, Takeshi Washizaki
2.spark! Guests: Kaori Ishihara and Asami Seto from Rinne no
Lagrange, Mikako Komatsu from Moretsu Space Pirates
3.【【【【【【【
ACE2012 Special Collaboration Program ~The First
4.【【【
Chikichiki ACE Cup Gachinko Battle~
Performers:
5.【【【【【【
Idolmaster (Eriko Nakamura, Akiko Hasegawa, Azumi
Asakura, Manami Namakura)
6.【【【【【【
Milky Holmes (Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mirai Sasaki,
7.【【【【【【
Izumi Tachibana)
8.【【【【【
Nanamorichu Gokurakubu (Shiori Mikami, Yuka Ōtsubo,
Minami Tsuda, Rumi Okubo)
9.Lullaby
10.【【【【【【 Radio Wave Research Society (【【【【【)
MC: Satomi Akesaka, Sayaka Sasaki
11.【【【【【【【【999-SAYONARA- (cover) Guests: LiSA, Marina Kawano

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The good news: the Idolmaster Mobile i app is totally free to
download, and just by downloading and launching the app,
you’ll be able to play with an interactive Haruka Amami 3D
Apart from the Nico Douga 9-hour special, there will also character model – without even having to log into the game
be individual livestreams for various stage shows at the Red service proper.
and White Stages at ACE2012, including live performances
by LiSA and other artistes. Go here for the full schedule. The bad: unfortunately you literally have to be in Japan to
actually play this, or even access most of the non-gaming
Some highlights: features (like the augmented-reality photo-taking mode).
10:10~10:40 (9:10AM~9:40AM Singapore time) (Unless you can trick your iOS device’s GPS sensor by
Milky Holmes & D.C.III Talk Show & Mini-live spoofing your location, that is… a little bird – no, not 765′s
Performers: Milky Holmes, yozuca, Momoka Ariyasu Kotori Otonashi [【【【【] – tells me there’s an app for that in
URL:http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv84109731 Cydia for jailbroken devices).
16:25~16:55 (3:25PM~3:55PM Singapore time)
Moretsu Space Pirates & Rinne no Lagrange Special Stage
Performers: Director Sato, Mikako Komatsu, Kaori Ishihara,
Ai Kayano, Masami Seto
URL:http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv84101285
18:30~20:20 (5:30PM~7:20PM Singapore time)
ACE Special Live Stage
Performers: LiSA, Idolmaster (Eriko Nakamura, Akiko
Hasegawa, Azumi Asakura, Manami Numakura), Zwei, Ray,
Ayane, Marina Kawano
URL:http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv84114073
Do also check out and “Like” or subscribe to our
Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/sgcafe.cosplay),
where we’ll be posting reminders throughout the day for
some of the special stage shows!
Source: Nico Nico Douga ACE2012 page

Idolmaster Mobile i app
released in iTunes App Store
(Japan)
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/03/idolmaster-mobile-i-app-released-in-
itunes-app-store-japan/

Anyway, there’s a very good reason why Idolmaster Mobile
i is, quite literally, Japan-only: the developer calls this an

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“area game”, and what it means is that you, as a humble
producer for one of 765 Productions’ aspiring idols, are
supposed to schedule work for your idol in various locations
in Japan – any of the 505 areas within the country’s 47
prefectures – and physically travel to that location by a
certain date in order to “clear” the assignments.
If that sounds a little preposterous to you, well, you don’t
really have to go out of your way to clear these assignments.
Suppose if you live in Ueno and travel to, say, Shinjuku
for work. Along the way you’re going to pass by Akihabara,
Akasaka, central Tokyo, etc – if you picked up any jobs offers
for your idol in those locations, one train ride will clear all of
those jobs in one go – provided you’re lucky enough to find
offers in those areas on the same day.

Apart from the main “area game” itself, there’s also a built-
in Twitter client, an augmented-reality photo-taking mode,
and a clock feature – tap on the time to have the idol you’re
currently managing tell you the time. Unfortunately, none
of these features are actually accessible until you’ve logged
into the game service proper – which you can’t access unless
your iPhone’s GPS coordinates say that you’re in Japan (I’ve
tested this myself). Why the developers weren’t generous
enough to at least offer a taste in some sort of “attract mode”,
I’ll never understand.
Regardless, Idolmaster Mobile i is a pretty novel app, and
one that series fans should certainly check out – if you’ll
be visiting Japan anytime soon. The app is compatible with
the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPod Touch (4th generation)
running iOS5.0 and up.
Source: 4Gamer, iTunes App Store
That said, you will eventually want to have cleared job
assignments in all 505 areas of Japan for trophies and
improving your idol and producer ranks – although, again,
players are not actually expected to physically go to all 505
areas. Instead, producers can entrust job offers in out-of-
reach areas to other producers. An in-game message board
functionality will help facilitate such exchanges.

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Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/the-best-of-perfume-global-dance- #prfm_global_site&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;Which is
motion-videos/ your favourite? Let us know in the comments below, or at our
By KarbyP on April 10th, 2012 Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/sgcafe.cosplay).
Perfume’s new single, Spring of Life, comes out on April 11.

Tiger & Bunny On-Air Jack
heads to the small screen:
PSP
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/tiger-bunny-on-air-jack-heads-to-
the-small-screen-psp/

Late last month, as part of the promotional materials for
their upcoming single, “Spring of Life”, Perfume released
a graphic motion data file containing a minute-long dance
routine performed and motion-captured from the trio – the
same data used for the 3D animation that you see when you
visit their official website.
The team behind this project – Perfume global site project
#001 – encourages fans to be creative: You’re allowed to use
the data however you like, just as long as you link back to the
project site. Naturally, most of the hobbyist 3D animators
out there took this to mean “let’s feed the data into Miku
Miku Dance (MMD), apply some skins to the dance data, and Not too long ago we heard that Sunrise’s Tiger & Bunny
throw something quick together.” Like the very last video was headed to the big screens. Today, thanks to a leaked
featured in Engadget Japan’s article here. magazine scan, we’re learning that it’s also headed for the
And while there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, a small screen: as a PSP game!
small subset of these hobbyists decided to go the extra mile, Players take control of Wild Tiger in this “TV Show Action”
playing around with backgrounds, and camera and lighting game on the PSP where you’ll go on dangerous missions
effects – or just a really funny concept (oh, you’ll see). while being filmed on live TV in Tiger & Bunny’s unique
Here’s a look at some of them. setting: superheroes participate in a reality TV show and
compete with one another to earn points, in order to appease
Vocaloids
each hero’s sponsors.
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magazine scan. However, if you do well on missions, and
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Tiger & Bunny On-Air Jack is scheduled for a 2012 Autumn By KarbyP on April 10th, 2012
release on the PSP. Not much else is known about this game,
except that the dialogue will be fully-voiced.

Speculation: Sega’s new
Hatsune Miku game could be
for the PS3
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/segas-new-hatsune-miku-game-
could-be-for-the-ps3/

This is one up-and-coming Anison singer you ought to look
out for: 15-year-old Konomi Suzuki debuts this month with
the CD single “Choir Jail”, the opening theme for the anime
series Tasogare Otome X Amnesia (also known as: Dusk
Maiden of Amnesia), which began airing in Japan this past
Monday..
Konomi Suzuki was the winner of the 5th All-Japan Anison
The new Hatsune Miku game Sega is set to reveal this
Grand Prix last year, beating 10,233 other hopefuls for
Thursday could be for the PS3, if a recent trademark filing
a chance to be produced as an Anison artiste, under
that the Project Diva publisher made is to be believed. Here
renowned lyricist Aki Hata’s watchful eye. Hata – the lyricist
are the titles registered in the filing:
behind Idolmaster’s “Watashitachi wa Zutto… Desho?” –
MJ Salon also wrote the lyrics to Choir Jail.
Hatsune Miku virtual LIVE featuring maimai
At a press conference where both were present, Hata said
that her first impression of Suzuki was one of “an adorable
Hatsune Mku -Project DIVA- complete HD Ver.
girl with barely any defence mechanisms. But soon she was
able to stand for herself and take flight, with the vivacity of
§ＳＳＳＳＳＳＳＳＳＳＳＳ
a cheerful little chick (laughs).”
Hageshii KAZAAAN!! “Because of that cheeriness I gave a lot of thought on how
to bring out the sorrowful melancholy of the song from her,
So chances are the new game will be either a complete HD
since it didn’t quite match up with her natural personality,”
version of Project Diva (likely on the PS3), or something to
Hata continued, delving a little into her process with writing
do with that maimai game we reported on a while back – this
the Choir Jail’s lyrics.
could either be the maimai arcade game being rebranded, or
adapted for a gaming device that has a touchscreen interface As for Suzuki, the young artiste says that she found the lyrics
(PS Vita, 3DS, or smartphones). “to be immensely profound and well-steeped in Amnesia’s
universe.”
Place your bets, ladies and gents, what’s the new game gonna
be? “It’s a song that one can sing to bring out and express
Source: Hachimaki the innermost hopes and dreams that lay dormant in one’s
heart.”

Konomi Suzuki, Anison Grand When asked if she has any artistes in particular that she looks
up to, Suzuki said: “”I’m a big fan of May’n-san! The other
Prix winner, to debut this day I was finally able to attend one of her live concerts for the
very first time, and it left a very deep impression in me… If I
month with “Choir Jail” could ever sing as well as her I’ll definitely try my best to!”
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/konomi-suzuki-anison-grand-prix-
winner-to-debut-this-month-with-choir-jail/
Konomi Suzuki’s debut single comes out in Japan on April
25, to be sold for 1,260 yen.
Here’s a clip of her performing Choir Jail on-stage at Anime
Contents Expo earlier this month:
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Source: Web Newtype

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Miss Yakuza 5/Ryu Ga

Gotoku 5 Promoter Nominees
Revealed!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/miss-yakuza-5ryu-ga-gotoku-5-
promoter-nominees-revealed/
By Kyoka on April 10th, 2012

It’s that time of the year again for Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotoku
Fans Nae Tennouji from Steins;Gate (the daughter of Yuugo
Out of the thousands that entered, Sega has selected Tennouji or “Mr Braun”) is all grown-up in 5pb and
15 finalists for the Miss Yakuza 5 / Ryu Ga Gotoku 5 Nitroplus’s upcoming visual novel and anime series
competition. Three finalists each from Sapporo, Tokyo, Robotics;Notes, set about a decade after the events of
Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka have made it to the final round, Steins;Gate, a leaked scan from this month’s Comptiq
and from this point on it’s up to us to choose one for each magazine (May 2011 edition) reveals.
city. Update: Here’s a closer look at the two-page spread.
The final five will be promoting the upcoming game
Yakuza 5/Ryu Ga Gotoku 5 later this year through various
commercials and events. The final results will be announced
in July.

Cast your vote in the Official Yakuza5/Ryu Ga Gotoku 5
Audition site. From there, you’ll also get to know more about
the finalists such as their hobbies, blogs and others, as well
as view a short interview video on each finalist. Be sure to
also like the Official Audition Facebook Page.

Here’s a compiled audition video of all the girls.
Source: Andriasang, ryu-ga-gotoku-studio

Scoop: Steins;Gate’s Nae
Tennouji is all grown up in
Robotics;Notes
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/scoop-steinsgates-nae-tennouji-is-
all-grown-up-in-roboticsnotes/

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According to the magazine scan, Nae is a new researcher
working over at JAXA Chofu Space Center (currently
called: JAXA Chofu Aerospace Center). Although she usually
puts on a bright and smiling face, occasionally she lashes
out with a bit of a poison tongue. When she’s determined to
accomplish her goals, it appears that she becomes a “wild
and reckless girl” who’ll use whatever means necessary.
I guess that means we won’t be seeing Nae right from the
very beginning, as Robotics;Notes’ story is set primarily in Fuji TV has a very conspicuous building in Odaiba, Tokyo,
Tanegashima and the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center. where you can go to purchase memorabilia tied to any of a
Still, it’s good to know that Nae didn’t grow up to be a… well, number of J-doramas they produce.
go to this link and click on the “show spoiler” button if you But if you’re looking for goods based on their noitaminA late-
want to know – this sequence of events appeared only in the night anime time-block, it’s a better idea to head on down
original visual novel, and was heavily altered for the anime to Parco (part I) in Shibuya instead, the home of the official
series. noitaminA store.
In the scans it’s also mentioned that this is but one of two (Or you could just order everything online through
Robotics;Notes scoops featured in this very issue of Comptiq noitaminA’s web store and have them send it to your hotel…
magazine (May 2012) – which goes on sale in Japan April but where’s the fun in that?!)
10. Do pick up a copy for the full Robotics;Notes coverage
Crunchyroll’s Mikikazu Komatsu recently visited the
from your local import books store (Singaporean readers
noitaminA shop in Shibuya and brought us a quick look at
should call and check with Kinokuniya; it should be coming
what’s in store at the moment.
in around April 13~16).
Source: Yaraon, MyAnimeList, ow.ly

Crunchyroll visits the official
noitaminA store in Shibuya,
Tokyo
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/crunchyroll-visits-the-official-
noitamina-store-in-shibuya-tokyo/

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This image – possibly a scan from a magazine – appeared
on the Internet earlier today courtesy of an anonymous
Japanese forum-goer. Fan reactions to the alarm clock have
been rather mixed:
“If only the clock featured Saber and Airi instead… I’d buy
it right away.”
“That sure is one pompous way of waking oneself up, lol.”
“I’d buy it if it were Gil instead… Berserker would have been
good too!”
“Woah, do want!”
“How flatulent! I’ll take one!”
“What the heck… sure, judge me or whatever but I really
want one! Although the price is a little much…”
The Fate/Zero Archer/Rider alarm clock will go on sale in
Japan this summer. Speciality shops in Japan should be
accepting pre-orders any time now.
Source: Yaraon

Sega to unveil new Hatsune
Miku project on April 12
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/sega-to-unveil-new-hatsune-miku-
project-on-april-12/

Head over to Crunchyroll for the rest of the pictures.

Would you buy this Fate/Zero
alarm clock?
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/would-you-buy-this-fatezero-alarm-
clock/

Sega may have had a terrible fiscal year in 2011, forcing them
to do some corporate restructuring in their American and
European offices.
But none of that bad news appears to have affected their
development studios over in Japan – in particular the
Hatsune Miku Project Diva & Mirai team, who announced
on their blog today (well, the announcement is dated
tomorrow, since it’s technically April 9 in Japan now) that
they will be ready to unveil a new project later this week
on April 12. You can check out a teaser image at the new
project’s official home page here.
Will it be a new Project Diva? Perhaps one on the PS Vita
(the 3G version of which is launching in Singapore this
Saturday)? It can’t possibly be another 3DS game so soon,
right?
For 7,140 yen (~S$110), this Fate/Zero alarm clock will Could it be related to the Next Hatsune Miku: Project Diva
summon the dignified voices of Fate/Zero’s Archer (CV: teaser video that was published on Christmas Eve last year?
Tomokazu Seki) and Rider (CV: Akio Ohtsuka) to wake you
up for a glorious start to your day, every morning.

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Any good guesses? (Let us know in the comments, either
below or via our Facebook page). And do check back with us
on Thursday, April 12, for the answer.
Please, whatever it is, please don’t let it be another iOS app.
At least let it be an Android one.
Source: Shuukan Diva Station

This is how Hatsune Miku
might look like in Phantasy
Star Online 2
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/this-is-how-hatsune-miku-might-
look-like-in-phantasy-star-online-2/

If Hatsune Miku were in Phantasy Star Online 2, here’s what
she might look like.
This image comes courtesy of the folks behind iOS app
Miku Flick; they decided to take a stab at making a Miku
look-alike in the Phantasy Star Online 2 character creation
demo after Sega released the benchmarking tool earlier this
week.
Click on the image for a closer look.

“Kyou no, watashi wa kawaii no yo!”
Like what you’re seeing? Fancy giving PSO2 character
creator a shot? Download the creation tool from the game’s
official homepage here. You might need to refer to this
translation guide here for help.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is scheduled for release on the PC, PS
Vita, and iPhone and Android devices in Japan sometime in
2012. A closed beta will begin later this month. Sega has not
announced any plans for an English version yet.

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Got 150 dollars or more to Source: Kotaku Japan

burn on Gundam Chic?
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/got-150-dollars-or-more-to-burn-on-
gundam-chic/ Watch Miku Emerald and
Luka Ruby square off in Next

Project Diva trailer
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/watch-miku-emerald-and-luka-ruby-
square-off-in-next-project-diva-trailer/

Ever thought sometimes you wanted to be a bit more…
discrete… with your love for all things Gundam? The tres-
cool people at Bandai Namco have got you covered. Two new
stores called “Strict-G” are opening in both downtown Tokyo
and Shizuoka featuring Gundam-inspired wear that won’t
stress out non-fans. Featuring works from famous brands
like jeans-making Edwin (I swear by their stuff), Swan’s
glasses and Jam Home Made’s men’s accessories, beauties
such as the above. When Sega opened its official website for Next Hatsune
Miku Project Diva, I thought it weird that there was no PV
In the press release (In Japanese here) Bandai Namco are trailer released. As it turns out, Sega was just holding out on
also stating they will release their own line of clothes that will us; last night they finally put the trailer out.
start at prices of US$100 and up later.
The trailer shows off the Miku Emerald and Ruby Ruka
The shop details are as follows: modules as the two Vocaloids engage in a dance-off in
Tokyo – 19th April World’s End Dancehall, as well as offer a brief taste of
Diversity Plaza, 7th floor, Pierretta Miku in the music video for Catfood.
We also get to see in action the new “Scratch” mechanic
Free zone area we detailed yesterday – when star-shaped targets overlap
on star icons, tap the screen. The trailer notes that this
Mondays to Fridays: 10am to 9pm mechanic is only present in the Vita version of the game and
not the PS3 one, for obvious reasons.
Weekends: 9am to 10pm
As a bonus, Sega has also put up a “How to Play” movie for
Shizuoka – 14th April the English version of Miku Flick:
Shizuoka City
Source: ANN
Aoiku Ward

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By KarbyP on April 13th, 2012 thought it was a better idea to tackle the existing problem at
its root.
At first the Tekken team tried simply giving players the
option to pick two of the same characters.
“We tried this out, and it turned out to be extremely
discomforting! (Laughs) For instance, if Lili were to launch
her opponent and tag out, in comes Lili again… what the?!
(Laughs) Also, suppose all four characters on both teams
were Lili, we don’t even know what’s going to happen
anymore,” Harada told 4Gamer.
“To be sure, we had a bunch of test players come in to give
this [duplicate characters on a team] a go. The feedback
received was unanimous: ‘this is just not very fun…’ So we
had them try 1-vs-1 instead. As this format was pretty similar
to past Tekken games, naturally it played well.”
Home version to be based on Tekken Unlimited Tag Once 1-vs-1 was included, Harada had the testers tried 1-
Tournament 2 (you can find the game in certain arcades vs-2. All the testers found this to be incredibly interesting
in Singapore) which lets players choose between jumping after about five minutes of play, he said. “Tag players who
into the fight with a team of two characters (Tag) or just couldn’t beat their opponent would switch to Solo play. And
one (Solo). There is also a “Pair Play” mode also allows two then when they lose as a Solo player, they go back to Tag.”
players to fight on the same team; up to four can rumble at Harada also talked a little about Pair Play, claiming that this
once. will allow two gamers in a team to defeat stronger opponents
When you play Solo and go up against Tag teams, your health that neither can defeat on their own, due to the switching of
regenerates, your attacks hit harder, and you have more play styles in the middle of a match. Although initially the
chances to go into Rage mode during which you dish out two team mates would likely step on each other’s toes (not
significantly more damage. unlike Asuka and Lili).
Conversely, each character on a Tag player’s team has less
health than their Solo counterparts. However, Tag players
benefit from having more options at their disposal – like
extended combos and a defensive manoeuvre called “Tag
Crash”, where your benched partner will dive in from the top
to save your point character from taking heavy damage.
In Solo vs Solo and Tag vs Tag matches, the game will
function similarly to Tekken 6 and the original incarnation
of Tag Tournament 2 – which came out in Japanese arcades
September 2011 – respectively.

Tekken Unlimited Tag Tournament 2 cabinets in Singapore
arcades do not appear to support Pair Play at this moment –
they are hooked up in head-to-head set-ups – so we’ll just to
wait till the console version is out to verify if Harada’s claim
is true.
The console version will feature more characters – over
50 as opposed to Unlimited’s 44 – as well as the usual
overload of modes you’ve come to expect from Tekken
In a previous interview with 4Gamer, Tekken series home conversions. One mode that’s been revealed so far
producer Katsuhiro Harada said that the decision to is Fight Lab. In it, according to the press release, “players
introduce the option to go Solo in Unlimited was prompted can customize the moves and appearance of new training
by fan feedback character, Combot.” Sounds like the create-a-ghost-data
feature in the PSP versions of Tekken 5 and 6, albeit in
“When we did a survey on Tekken players, the responses upgraded form.
returned were split in half. One half absolutely loved Tag
Tournament 2, while the other half said that they couldn’t Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be released for the PS3 and
remember the move sets for two separate characters and Xbox 360 in September this year – almost exactly one year
asked for the home conversion to be released soon so they from the original arcade release (September 2011), and half
can practice,” he said. a year after Unlimited (March 27).
Rather than simply acquiescing with fan requests and Source: Joystiq, 4Gamer
release a console version right away, Harada said that he
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HASSHA! Super Robot Wars
busts the bank on week one
sales
New Little Busters anime in
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/hassha-super-robot-wars-busts-the-
bank-on-week-one-sales/
the works, KyoAni “too busy” By Neubronner Eugene on April 13th, 2012

to work on it
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/new-little-busters-anime-in-the-
works-kyoani-too-busy-to-work-on-it/

With over 60(!) games under its storied series belt, Bandai-
Namco’s unstoppable Super Robot Wars series is probably
For those in love with (mind-screwing) Key’s Little Busters!
one of the few titles the publisher can rely on to make day
we have some good news, and some bad news. You may want
one profits.
to be sitting down, arms firmly wrapping your favorite girl
right now. And Day One profits it made in spades, selling well over 265
THOUSAND copies of the latest PlayStation Portable title –
The good news: The series is finally getting an anime
Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen Z Saisei-Hen in its first week
adaptation. Rita’s opening song “Little Busters!” as well as
of sales alone. To put things in perspective here, Square-
the original game’s ending theme “Alicemagic” are slated
Enix’s latest Kingdom Hearts 3D for the 3DS sold “just” 213
to be included as the show’s OP and ED respectively.
thousand titles in its debut week the week before. If you want
Key also quickly noted that there would be no anime-
to rub salt in it, even including second week sales, Kingdom
only characters, sometimes an incredibly divisive subject
Hearts 3D still can’t beat the robots, edging in just under at
amongst fans (Though there seem to be very few coming
255 thousand inclusive of its second week of sales.
from the Eva camp at the inclusion of Mari…) and that the
anime will “strictly adhere” to the game’s story plots. Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Saisei-Hen should be
available at your local import stores now.
Seiyuu fans will be happy to note that Recorder and
Randsell’s Tomoe Tamiyasu has signed on to voice main Source: 4Gamers
chick Rin Natsume, while Fate/Zero’s Hikaru Midorikawa
will be voicing Kyousuke Natsume, the elder brother. The
rest of the cast is also seeing the return of the original game’s Next Hatsune Miku Project
voice cast, which in and of itself is probably worth writing Diva’s official website opens
home about already. Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/next-hatsune-miku-project-divas-
Now the bad news. Many fans were seriously hoping that official-website-opens/
KyoAni would be the ones behind the anime when rumblings By KarbyP on April 13th, 2012
were first heard on the possibility of a Little Buster’s anime
adaptation. Unfortunately, according to Key’s CEO in a
Twitter response to fans, KyoAni was apparently “too busy”
to work on the title. Fear not however! J.C. Staff is taking
over the reigns here, with direction by Hatsukoi Limited’s
Yoshiki Yamakawa, story by Michiru Shimada and character
designs by Haruko Iizuka.
Source: Animenewsnetwork

Go on, take a look inside. We’ll wait for you right here.
…Back?
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Yesterday we reported that the Next Hatsune Miku Project
Diva would take advantage of the PS Vita’s capacitive
touchscreen by allowing you to rub on it during certain
segments.
What we didn’t know was that the game officially calls
this gameplay element a “Scratch”, and that these segments
will happen during the instrumental parts of the song,
as opposed to button presses when your chosen Vocaloid
module is singing. Star-shaped targets will appear, and when
they overlay a similarly star-shaped icon, that’s when you
perform a scratch to continue your combo.
In addition, there’s also something called “Technical Zone”,
which awards you with bonus points if you manage to land a
full combo during specific phrases in a song.
Sega also mentions that all the modules (costumes) in this
new game have been designed from scratch. Today the
developer is ready to talk about three particular modules:
Pierretta (designed by “nezuki” specifically for the song
of the same name), Hatsune Miku Emerald (designed by
“bob”), and Megurine Ruka Ruby (designed by “bob).
Miku Emerald is a matching costume for World’s End
Dancehall (by “wowaka”). As for Ruka Ruby, well, they just
wanted to have Ruka in a Chinese dress… to complement
Miku Emerald.
Source: Next Hatsune Miku Project Diva homepage

Namco Namja Town to
serve Bakemonogatari,
As part of a “Bakemonogatari Nisemonogatari in Namco
Nisemonogatari treats Namja Town” collaboration, the East Ikebukuro theme park
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/namco-namja-town-to-serve- will be serving up an entire menu of food items inspired by
bakemonogatari-nisemonogatari-treats/ Nisio Isin’s anime and light novel series, for a limited time
By KarbyP on April 13th, 2012 period between May 18 and July 8.
Yesterday, Namja Town revealed two of the items that will
appear on the special menu via tiny thumbnail images on
their homepage: a Bakemonogatari-themed cold dessert,
and a Nisemonogatari hot sandwich. Gamer.ne has the
scoop (pun unintended) and bigger pictures.
Ararararagi-san! Soft Cream Parfait desu yo! (tentative title)

“Fire Sisters’ Sunny-Side-Up Hot Sandwich” (tentative title)
Original: “Fire Sisters no Medamayaki Hotto Sando”

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Miku Flick now available in
iTunes app store worldwide
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/miku-flick-now-available-in-itunes-
app-store-worldwide/

If you have a Singapore iTunes account (that’s the one I’ve
got logged into my iPhone right now), the app will run you
S$13.99. International readers, feel free to let us know how
much Miku Flick is priced at in your region.
Miku Flick is compatible with the following devices (must be
running on iOS 4.3 or above): iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone
Hatsune Miku’s hit song, “Tell Your World”, may not be 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation)
available for digital purchasing in the iTunes store for users and all versions of the iPad.
in Asia (outside of Japan) – it never will, unless Apple finally Source: MikuFlick Official Site■Hatsune Miku comes to the
decides to extend iTunes music store access to all of us over iPhone! via Japanator.
here residing in Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia
and our neighbouring countries.
But at least now there’s a way to officially buy some
Miku loveliness for your iOS device: Sega has released the Shin-sg’s Anime Contents
“English” version of Miku Flick for global audiences in the
app store this week. Expo 2012 cosplay photos
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/shin-sgs-anime-contents-expo-2012-
“English”…? Don’t worry, folks, the songs themselves are cosplay-photos/
still in Japanese. There’s no funky dubbing business to deal
with here. Just menus that are completely in English, and
an option to swap out the Japanese keyboard input method
in the game for a “Romanized Lettering” (aka: Romaji)
variation.
For a full list of songs and modes, check out Miku Flick’s
official homepage.

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The inaugural Anime Contents Expo was held at the
Makuhari Messe earlier this year from March 31 to April
1. Figure.fm user shin-sg was there, and he was courteous
enough to bring the rest of us a nice lil’ omiyage: some of the
best ACE 2012 cosplay photos you’ll find on the Net.
Here are a few of our faves:

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First Look: Next Hatsune
Miku Project Diva (PS Vita,
PS3)
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/next-hatsune-miku-project-diva-
working-title-comes-to-ps-vita-in-2012-ps3-in-2013/

Like we reported earlier this morning on our Facebook page,
Next Hatsune Miku Project Diva (working title) is coming
to the PlayStation Vita Summer 2012, and will subsequently
make its way to the PS3 in 2013.
Now we have the scans to prove it! Update: and now with
pictures of Hatsune Miku Emerald and Megurine Ruka Ruby
modules!
Staff from both the Project Diva Arcade and Project Diva
(PSP) development teams have converged to work on this
title. Sega’s Seiji Hayashi, who’s overseen development on
the entire series, will serve as Producer for this game,
Head on over to shin-sg’s post for the rest of his excellent while Project Diva Arcade’s Makoto Osaki will serve as R&D
work. And do check out his previous photo-blog on ACE2012 Producer.
for a good look at the annual anime mecca. Gameplay-wise, Next Hatsune Miku won’t be too different
from previous titles. That said, the game will make use of the
Vita’s capacitive touchscreen: rubbing on it during specific
“Chance Time” segments of a song will allow you to continue
your combo and earn bonus points.
Three songs and two modules were unveiled in Weekly
Famitsu (which goes on sale in Japan tomorrow):
Songs
Catfood (doriko)

Pierretta (nezuki)
World’s End Dancehall (wowaka)
Modules
Hatsune Miku Emerald

Source: Megurine Ruka Ruby

Anime Contents Expo Cosplay
Anime Contents Expo 2012

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For the following scans, click on them for a closer look:

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Sega is set to unveil the game officially tomorrow afternoon
at 1PM Japan time (12noon Singapore time). Check back
with us then for more details.
Source: Hachima

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God Eater Burst Alicia figure
announced
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/god-eater-burst-alicia-figure-
announced/

Although there’s been a few keychain-sized, super-deformed
(SD) figures of the characters from Namco Bandai’s hit PSP
hunting action game God Eater Burst (if you’ve never heard
of this game, think Monster Hunter except with a story and
generally better gameplay, but is otherwise less popular),
there hasn’t been one done in non-SD dimensions — until
now.
Alicia Amiella, one of the main heroines, has been been
announced as a new 1/7 figure that’s part of the PLUM series
(Pretty Lovely Unique Mechanism), due to be released in
July priced at ¥8,190.

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Fans can vote for up to five different figures in each category.
In addition, voters can fill out a survey for which figure they
want GSC to create.
Nendroid Voting Page
Figma Voting Page
Scale Model Voting
Open Requests Page
To respond to the Open Requests Page, type on your
request in this format: [Series Title] [Character Name]
[Figure Type]. For example: [Uta no Prince-sama] [Masato
Hijirikawa] [Nendroid].
The voting will take place between 10th April and 1st May
2012. The results of the voting may or may not affect the
outcome of the re-releases.
Although GSC will do their best that all the top-voted
items will receive a re-release, they are requesting the fans’
understanding and cooperation in case their favorite figures
are passed over.
Source: Mikatan Blog

Manga University to Open in
Osaka
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/manga-university-to-open-in-osaka/
By magnetic_rose on April 17th, 2012

Vote to Get Your Favorite
Good Smile Figure Re-
released!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/vote-to-get-your-favorite-good-
smile-figure-re-released/

Japan’s Ministry of Education is discussing the approval of
a future “Osaka University of Manga Arts & Design”. The
university is focusing on developing individuals who can
work in the field of manga/comic art globally.
Kyoto Seika University in nearby Kyoto is well-known for
its manga studies course, but the new Osaka University of
Manga Art & Design will be the first Japanese university
which has manga creation as its core subject.
The private university is scheduled to be opened in April
2013 at in the Nanko district of Osaka. The quota of their
“Digital Manga/Digital Comic Art” department is limited to
ninety students.
To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Good Smile Company Contact information:
(GSC) is asking fans to vote on which figures released in the “Osaka University of Manga Arts & Design”
previous year they want the company to re-release. Address: 1-10-12 Nanko-kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-
Nendroids, Figmas, and scale models released in the past city, Osaka, JAPAN
twelve months up to April of this year are eligible for the
resell vote. Phone: 06-6376-2100

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Source: Sponichi

Kotobukiya to Release
Kashiwazaki Sena Ani*Statue
in August
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/kotobukiya-to-release-kashiwazaki-
sena-anistatue-in-august/

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (僕僕僕僕僕僕僕僕) is a Japanese
light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka and illustrated
by Buriki. It tells the story of several misfits at St. Chronica’s
Academy who have a hard time making friends due to
different circumstances. They decide to create a club to learn
social skills.
One of the members of the club is the lovely but abrasive
Kashiwazaki Sena, who has no female friends because of
their jealousy over her many suitors. Sena is brought to life
by sculptors Takaku & Takeshi (epoxy parfait), in perfect
1/8th scale.

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Need for Speed could be racing to a cinema near you.
Most of us have, at some point in the past, played with EA’s
signature racing series Need For Speed. Heck, some of you
may even have played every single title in the series (or at
least have a few favourites). If you’re one such fan, then
this next EA project may be just the thing you need to stay
glued to your steering wheel.
According to Hollywood news magazine Variety, Electronic
Arts (EA) has hired George Gatins and John Gatins (who did
the screenplay for “Real Steel”) to adapt “Need for Speed”
into a feature film.
John Gatins along with EA will be producing the
movie. United Talent Agency (UTA), being a long time
representative for EA since 2008, assembled the package
and so far interested studios include Warner Bros., Sony
and Paramount. Since 2008 EA has contracted the agency
(UTA) to reach out to film and TV audiences, with EA’s
mainstream titles like Mass Effect, Dead Space and The Sims
being reportedly in the spotlight for film.
EA’s latest in the series of games, Need For Speed The Run
was designed to be different from the rest by implementing
a plot and main characters, and it looks like this project
follows that idea.
Source: Variety

Technical Overview of
Hatsune Miku Project Diva
The figure’s necktie is a cast-off, allowing you to view Sena’s Arcade systems Part 1 “Anti-
charms without any interference. Sena will be released in
August in Japan for a retail price of JPY 7,140. Aliasing”
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/technical-overview-of-hatsune-miku-
Source: Kotobukiya.
project-diva-arcade-systems-part-1-anti-aliasing/
By shia on April 17th, 2012

Need for Speed: The Movie?
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/04/need-for-speed-the-movie/

Sega’s official Hatsune Miku Project Diva Blog has just been
updated with the third instalment of their “technical brief”
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series of blog posts that describe how they bring out the
clarity of the Vocaloids in the arcade game. I will be going
through each of the articles here in a series of posts.
1. Anti-Aliasing

The picture above shows Miku after the application of
Temporal AA and MLAA . As you can see along the edges are
now more smooth.
How MLAA works in a nutshell is by blending the
neighbouring pixels to form a “gradient” to give it a more
As you can see from the above image Miku above has lots of
natural smooth. (More on MLAA here)
jagged edges as pixels on any screen are square in shape and
these artifacts are known as aliasing effects/noise.
So to remove this “noise”.
The solution is to use a technique known as “Anti-Aliasing”
Anti-Aliasing is the technique of minimising the distortion
artifacts known as aliasing when downscaling a high-
resolution image at a lower resolution.
Until Version A of Project Diva Arcade, an AA method known
as “Temporal Anti-Aliasing” (Temporal AA), which was also
used in Virtual Fighter 5 , was used.

More Facts and explanations.
1. While it’s now nice and smooth, you will notice that Miku
seems to be oversmoothed till some of the edges can’t be
seen. Thus a sharpening filter is used to sharpen the edges.
2. The basics of Anti-Aliasing is to draw the image on the
buffer a few times and then “smooth” out the edges by
blending all of them. But as this is a real-time rendering of
From the image above you can see that the “noise” on Miku the game , to draw it into the buffer many times per frame
has been reduced by quite a bit and the sharp edges are now is too computationally expensive. Thus the previous frames
less prominent. were used as a guide.
Temporal AA uses frame data from previous frames 3. Temporal AA with Camera Blur can still keep up with the
and “blends” them with the current frame, to achieve a camera motions but, in the test with Virtual Fighter 5 , There
“gradient”. While this method significantly reduces jaggies were cases where there was image glitches where the image
in still frames, if there is high rate of motion, Temporal AA was uncompleted. Thus we dropped Camera Blur.
will be less effective as the rate of change will be too fast to 4. The video card has Multi Sampling Anti-Aliasing (MSAA)
“smooth” the image. Which was a problem for Project Diva functions built in, While MLAA produces a great effect,it
Arcade (PDA) as the series uses lots of zooms and panning is also very computationally intensive, thus during the
of the camera. Thus the effects of Temporal AA are quite song selection screen where it does not require such great
limited. rendering, MSAA (NVIDIA’s CSAA to be precise) is used.
And thus in Version A Revision 1, Morphological Anti- -End
Aliasing(MLAA) was implemented.
Part 2 of this series will be about Camera Motion Blur.
Source: Original Article

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