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this explorable modern-day japanese town and countryside alone already makes me want to play this game

So is basically Pokemon with a better story and a defined character, got it Read more

If you have money to waste, remake Chrono Trigger you stupid company! Read more

Pompadours were popular among Japanese delinquents for a time, so they're an easy cultural signifier, even though real delinquents don't wear their hair like that very much now. Kind of like long hair and hippies in the US. Read more

Seriously, why is this hairstyle the defacto i'm-a-delinquent hairdo in japan? Is there a cultural reference that I'm missing?

It's almost broken 2m sales since July 10th, looking at the Media Create weekly charts. I see plenty of adverts for it when I've tuned into Japanese TV stream. (Though on that note I also saw the Yoshi's New Island and Smash Bros 3DS adverts today. Yoshi's at #2 in the charts, MK8 holding at 3.) Read more

I think people worry too much on localization. He's "in japan". So MeowKB48 is a local idol group. Americans know the term idol. Plus teenagers watch G-Dragon videos over the internet now in the US. It's not ridiculous to introduce people to things, especially since it's all so fun. Because it is fun. REALLY… Read more

Yep, complete with glowing Psychoframe. Read more

thanks... for making the rest of us schmucks who can't play the japanese region and/or read japanese go green with jealousy. Read more

Reminds me of the Unicorn Gundam.

I just need this. Someone give it to me. :/ Read more

... And I have absolutely no problem with all that. Read more

So he's *Protoman. Red? check. Shield? check. Blue protagonist's rival? check. Looks identical to Protoman's user in MMBN? check. Unwillingness to align himself with any faction? check. Will join protagonist's cause late into the story arc, but become badly wounded making him unable to assist protagonist in final… Read more

Announced in this week's Weekly Famitsu, Gunvolt's rival will be the avenging character, Acura (アキュラ)... Or maybe it's "Acula"... It's so hard to tell with Japanese sometimes. Read more

This might possibly tide me over until Mighty Number 9 arrives... Read more

Great and tantalizing read :). I hope it does make its way west in some fashion. Read more