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So here's your chance to win a pile of appropriately scary, bizarre, and otherwise unsettling games! </p> <p> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="Yes, Drakengard 3 is SCARY. Trust me." width="600" height="229" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/halloween14contest1.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p> This Halloween prize pack includes the classic PSP compilation of <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19668">Castlevania</a></cite>: The Dracula X Chronicles</i>, the gruesome <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3621">Drakengard</a></cite> 3</i> and the gory <i>Yakuza: Dead Souls</i> for the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=19354">PlayStation</a></cite> 3, and the generally foreboding <i>Tengai Makyo IV</i> for the Japanese <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=79">Sega</a></cite> Saturn (it starts with kids exploring a haunted house in fantasy-anime New Orleans and only gets weirder from there). The centerpiece of this Halloween collection? 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However, it should feature games in some way. </p> <p> -<b>Anyone can enter except for anime-industry people and professional writers.</b> However, I'd suggest that winners of this year's other X Button contests abstain from jumping into another one so soon. </p> <p> -<b>One entry per person and all that.</b> </p> <p> </p> </blockquote> Entries are due <a ann_init="mlink(this)">to me<span> (<span>toddciolek</span> at <span>gmail.com</span>)</span></a> by the stroke of midnight on Sunday, October 26. That should give you ample time to dredge up embarrassing memories! <p> </p> <center><h2><b>NEWS</b></h2></center> <p> <b><cite class="e company">PLAYSTATION</cite> TV ARRIVES, LOOKS SMALL</b><br> The <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> TV is an intriguing little system. For one thing, it's probably the tiniest game console that isn't some obscure bootleg. Just look at that thing. It's smaller than the controller! </p> <p> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="I bet you could swallow one of these. I bet Sony would pay you as a publicity stunt. I don't encourage that, though." width="600" height="334" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/playstationtv1.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p> Of course, the important thing is that the <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> TV is an affordable, pocket-sized, pill-shaped vehicle for the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7201">PlayStation Network</a></cite>. It uses regular <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> controllers, it can stream <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4 games through Remote Play, and it runs a lot of titles from the Vita, PSP, and <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> One Classics line. It acquires them through <cite class="e company">PlayStation Network</cite> downloads, and there's a slot on the side for Vita cartridges. </p> <p> Problems arise, though. The <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> TV's $99.99 base price doesn't include a controller or memory card, so you'll have to use your PS3 and PS4 pads (or buy a bundle). I wonder how well it'll do among those who already own a <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 3 or 4. It's a cheaper way to access the Vita library, true, but it doesn't support games that use the Vita's touch screen for essential input. That means no <i>Gravity Rush</i>. That means I'm sad. </p> <p> <b>GAMERGATE IS STILL TERRIBLE</b><br> Yes, Gamergate is still around. It began as an alleged scandal about developer Zoe Quinn's liaisons with Kotaku editors, and it grew into a mass of self-identified “gamers” claiming to demand stricter ethical standards among game creators, journalists, and publishers. Yet their accomplishments so far reflect little that's positive. Beneath the unintentionally hilarious label, the amorphous Gamergate cabal has badgered Intel into gutlessly pulling ads from Gamasutra over a column that dared insult the noble gamer. The Breitbart right-wing sewage station tried to whip up a fervor over game journalists discussing Gamergate's ills on a private forum, which housed only mild opinions and vague disdain for Gamergate harassers. And another woman in the game industry got death threats. </p> <p> Brianna Wu, co-founder of indie studio Giant SpaceKat, left her home Saturday after receiving a barrage of threatening messages, the least profane of which is “If you have any kids, they're going to die too.” Gamergate supporters claim no involvement, but an 8chan user posted Wu's personal information in the thick of Gamergate discussion not long before the death threats arrived. The response among Gamergate adherents so far is a muddled blob of mockery, halfhearted condemnation, and agreement that Wu was asking for it. A similar response came when someone threatened a school shooting over Anita Sarkeesian speaking at Utah State University. </p> <p> The same goes for news of <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=304">Warner Bros.</a></cite> and Plaid Social Labs offering <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8245">YouTube</a></cite> reviewers early access to <i>Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor</i> so long as they agreed to “promote positive sentiments about the game.” Gamergate's reaction was divided between those critical of the practice and those who saw no ethical contradictions in <cite class="e company">YouTube</cite> celebrities doing what Gamergate accuses the video-game press of practicing. Even those outraged showed noticeably less ire toward PR firms bribing critics than they did toward the heinous crime of Zoe Quinn dating Kotaku editors who never wrote about the game she made. </p> <p> It's enough to make me wonder why any level-headed individual would associate with Gamergate. The movement, if a movement it was, is replete with misogyny, harassment, conservative toadies, and a directionless rancor that spills over into real-world threats of violence. To support Gamergate is to support the culture that abets all of that. </p> <p> It's perfectly fine if you want to criticize the video-game industry and its attendant media. I certainly would, considering that game news sites have been slow to condemn Wu's harassment while mainstream venues like <a href="http://www.vice.com/read/calm-down-gamergate-283" target="_blank">Vice</a>, <a href="https://deadspin.com/the-future-of-the-culture-wars-is-here-and-its-gamerga-1646145844" target="_blank">Deadspin</a>, and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/13/gamergate-right-wing-no-neutral-stance" target="_blank">The Guardian</a> picked up on it. The video-game press seems either paralyzed by fear or shackled to the belief that there are two equal sides to the debate, even when one side helps drive people from their homes. </p> <p> There's nothing wrong with pointing out problems with video games, complaining about a review, or calling for better coverage of what you think is important. But you don't need Gamergate to do that. You don't need Gamergate at all. </p> <p> <b>HARVEST MOON HAS A NEW WITCH, AND IT'S NOT BAYONETTA</b><br> In an attempt to steer the column toward innocent horizons, I will turn to <i>Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley</i> and its expanding lineup of characters. The Harvest Moon Wars find XSeed's <i>Story of Seasons</i>, a <i>Harvest Moon</i> game in everything but title, outdoing Natsume's internally made <i>Harvest Moon</i> in terms of characters who the player's avatar might marry. However, Natsume appears more active in promoting its potential spouses. The available women in <i>The Lost Valley</i> are the energetic Emily, the gentle April, and the spoiled Catherine. The men are the rebellious blacksmith Tony, the rhyme-talking bard Gilbert, and the just-announced farmer named…well, Hunter. </p> <p> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="Er...uh...Are we married now, ma'am?" width="500" height="299" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/harvestmoonvalley1.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p> Hunter is a folksy steward of the land, and he seems to have a one-track mind when it comes to caring for animals. He also seems to be the most stable choice among the bachelors; Tony has problems with his family expectations and Gilbert's a bit evasive, but Hunter is the clean-living, no-nonsense type. </p> <p> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="Oh yeah? Well, I am filing a notice with the World Witch Federation on behalf of Deneb and Francesca and whatsherface from Knights Contract and we'll see just WHO is number one." width="500" height="299" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/harvestmoonvalley2.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p> <i>The Lost Valley</i> also introduced its resident witch, a role which many previous Harvest Moon games required. Tabitha is a self-important little spellcaster who vacillates between helping the player and plying them with bizarre demands. She also nurses a one-dimensional rivalry with a wizard named Gareth. Will Tabitha and Gareth be marriage prospects as well? Natsume might reveal that before the game's November 4 release, but I'd prefer it to be a surprise. </p> <p> I also find myself warming to the big-headed character models used for the dialogue scenes in <i>The Lost Valley</i>. They're ugly when compared to the illustrations seen in <i>Story of Seasons</i>, but there's a certain charm to the idea of bobblehead characters that change their expressions throughout conversations. </p> <p> </p> <center><h2><b>DOWNLOAD REVIEWS: A SHORT SACRED STRIKE</b></h2></center> <p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19021">AZURE STRIKER GUNVOLT</a></cite></b><br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="There's a good reason it took me so long to review this. Yep, a very good reason." border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="358" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/gunvoltcover.jpg"> <b>Developer:</b> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13592">Inti Creates</a></cite> <br> <b>Publisher:</b> <cite class="e company">Inti Creates</cite> <br> <b>Platform:</b> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=620">Nintendo</a></cite> 3DS (eshop) <br> <b>MSRP:</b> $14.99 <p> It's all right if <i><cite class="e anime">Azure Striker Gunvolt</cite></i> reminds you of Mega Man. That's the whole idea. Like the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13765">Kickstarter</a></cite>-fueled <i>Mighty No. 9</i>, <i>Gunvolt</i> calls upon the dormant spirit of <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=624">CAPCOM</a></cite>'s action series and grafts on some new anime accoutrements. The Gunvolt of the title is a hired rebel agent who takes on the corrupt Sumeragi Corporation by protecting a psychic named Joule and her virtual-singer persona, but his one-man rebellion can't escape the inevitable comparisons to Mega Man. To be exact, it eyes the same turf as <i>Mega Man Zero</i>, the compact and futuristic late-stage evolution of the series. </p> <p> Yet <i><cite class="e anime">Azure Striker Gunvolt</cite></i> stands on its own. Its hero has abilities on par with Mega Man: he fires low-damage shots from his Conductor Gun, he can't duck, and he leaps and shoots through stages full of mechanized forces. To this <i>Gunvolt</i> adds the Flashfield, a sphere of crackling energy that surrounds him and targets enemies within range. Tagging foes with Conductor fire delivers more Flashfield damage, and the electric shield also repels certain projectiles and gives Gunvolt just a little glide to his jumps. The game plays off the shield's limited meter, and each enemy encountered or puzzle navigated is a test of just how efficiently you can use the Flashfield and the momentary pause needed to recharge it. </p> <p> <i><cite class="e anime">Azure Striker Gunvolt</cite></i>'s novel electricity makes up for numerous little flaws. While the game presents half a dozen selectable stages in Mega Man fashion, the levels use too many of the same enemies and patterns, whether the stage is an undersea base or one long train ride. The game challenges only with its major encounters, and it pulls the old recycled boss-rush maneuver in its last stages. Gunvolt also lacks Mega Man's expanding arsenal; the new upgrades he finds are mostly minor special moves, and the game's stingy with new items. The storyline makes little impact. Gunvolt, Joule, and their lineup of allies and enemies aren't that different from what you'll see in the latest anime series based on the latest kids' toy line. Still, the translation is pretty sharp, and <i>Gunvolt</i> is the rare game to employ the neutral pronouns of “Xe” and “Xem” for a bi-gender character. </p> <p> No matter the minor annoyances, <i>Gunvolt</i> succeeds at refashioning familiar concepts into slick enjoyment. It's too repetitive for masterwork status, but its ideas deserve a tougher and more refined look—after all, Mega Man wasn't brilliant until his second game. </p> <p> To further ingratiate <i><cite class="e anime">Azure Striker Gunvolt</cite></i> among the nostalgic, <cite class="e company">Inti Creates</cite> throws in a bonus for anyone who buys the game before November 29. <i>Mighty Gunvolt</i> is a side-scroller styled just like an NES game, and it offers Gunvolt, <i>Mighty No. 9</i>'s Beck, and <i>Gal*Gun</i>'s Ekoro as playable characters. It's a short game, but by no means is it a lazy by-product. It's particularly neat when Ekoro's Cupid-like shots win enemies over to her side, and that's an idea I'd like to see explored just as much as the full-sized <i><cite class="e anime">Azure Striker Gunvolt</cite></i>. </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <b>THE SACRED TEARS TRUE</b><br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="Why yes, there IS a big problem with bootleg Sacred Tears flooding the market." border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="143" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/sacredtearstruecover.jpg"> <b>Developer:</b> Alpha Nutes <br> <b>Publisher:</b> Nyu Media <br> <b>Platform:</b> PC (Steam) <br> <b>MSRP:</b> $9.99 <p> <i>The Sacred Tears TRUE</i> doesn't look like much. It has the same simple, sprite-built appearance you'll find in old-fashioned RPGs, be they actual 16-bit games, retro-themed smartphone offerings, or fan-made things with titles like <i>Phinal Phantasy Star V: The Legend of Jason Finkmeyer</i>. It follows the inept thief Seil and the more sensible mage Senna on rollicking little adventures. Seil is a slacker, Senna is exasperated with his bumbling, and they've been friends since childhood. There's a city to explore, a treasure to find, a thieves' guild to placate, and a wealth of RPG clichés to see along the way. </p> <p> Well, there's something under that surface. For one thing, <i>The Sacred Tears TRUE</i> gets its battles right. Enemies are visible ahead of time, and players attack, dodge, defend and heal by selecting from a hand of cards. Those cards have different numerical values, and using them in a certain order may induce critical hits or counter attacks. It's a fast and intriguing system much better than the staid menu commands of similar new-as-old RPGs. I only wish the portraits didn't give so many characters the same face. It look me a moment to realize that half of them weren't the other half's long-lost siblings. </p> <p> <i>The Sacred Tears TRUE</i> also packages its melodrama as episodes, presenting missions and vignettes with an appeal warmer than the usual save-the-world bravado. Players have some freedom in figuring out which chapters to uncover, and plot-free cases are available to those who just want to roam and grind levels. The overall storyline is adequately translated and nothing remarkable, but developer Alpha Nutes clearly loves the little details: the debris you can find all over town, the annoyed glance Senna gives Seil after battle, or the way a chapter's villain might be a crooked financial firm instead of some wicked sorcerer. Plus there's a character named Lufia. That counts for something. </p> <p> If you hold no affinity for the <i>Final Fantasies</i> and <i>Lunars</i> and <i>Dragon Quests</i> of decades past, <i>The Sacred Tears True</i> will offer you no breakthroughs. Yet it's a refreshing, subtly clever standout among spritework RPGs, and it shames many of its allegedly grander rivals. </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <b><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15179">SHORT PEACE</a></cite>: RANKO TSUKIGIME'S LONGEST DAY</b><br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="By day, she's an elite schoolgirl assassin. By night, she's...well, pretty much the same." border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="326" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/rankocover.jpg"> <b>Developer:</b> Crispy's <br> <b>Publisher:</b> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6416">Bandai Namco Games</a></cite> <br> <b>Platform:</b> <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 3 (PSN) <br> <b>MSRP:</b> $39.99 <p> The <i><cite class="e anime">Short Peace</cite></i> omnibus is all about Japan, yet the animated portions avoid the modern day: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=232">Katsuhiro Ōtomo</a></cite>'s <i>Combustible</i>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=24393">Hiroaki Ando</a></cite>'s <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15180">Gambo</a></cite></i>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=32355">Shuhei Morita</a></cite>'s Oscar-nominated <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15181">Possessions</a></cite></i> all take place in centuries past, while <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=124">Hajime Katoki</a></cite>'s <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15182">A Farewell to Weapons</a></cite></i> shows a parched, war-ravaged future Japan. So it falls to <i>Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day</i> to encompass current-era Japan in all its stereotyped excess. </p> <p> Consider its heroine. Ranko Tsukigime is an eyepatch-sporting schoolgirl who lives in a mechanized parking garage and works as a part-time assassin, sniping targets with a rifled violin and all the stylized, referential grandeur of a <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=31574">Quentin Tarantino</a></cite> setpiece. Much of the game has her dashing though side-view stages and slashing at enemies that set off chain reactions until the screen bursts with day-glo shrapnel and sound effects. Play it like a regular platformer and Ranko will be swallowed up by a wall of grabby noh masks or a giant Pomeranian. She has to keep moving as she leaps obstacles, slides under metal doors, or fires backwards to fend off the ever-encroaching tide of monstrosity. It's very much like the run-and-slash games found all over smartphones, though Ranko's odyssey offers occasional pips of creativity as it dabbles in flying shooters and boss battles. It's all familiar ground, and only the splattery bubblegum-colored chain combos set it apart. It may be the only game in <cite class="e anime">Short Peace</cite>, but <i>Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day</i> hits hardest with its cutscenes. The script is the work of Suda51, the half-brilliant, half-irritating jester of Japan's game industry, and it goes just about everywhere in its mockery of pop-anime staples: super-powered schoolgirls, sentai heroes, city-wrecking monsters, and incomprehensible mythological gibberish. Each interlude switches styles, ranging from conventional 3-D animation to manga panels to a surreal, watery look that recalls Masaki Yuasa. Ranko Tsukigime's adventure may not be particularly enticing to play, but it's something to be seen. </p> <p> Unfortunately, <i>Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day</i> is available only with the rest of <i><cite class="e anime">Short Peace</cite></i> in a forty-dollar bundle, and at this writing Bandai <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1275">Namco</a></cite> has no plans to release it separately. I suppose that preserves the cohesion of an omnibus film, but what about the folks who bought the Ranko-free retail version of <cite class="e anime">Short Peace</cite>? </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <center><h2><b>NEXT WEEK'S RELEASES</b></h2></center> <p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>BAYONETTA 2</b><br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="Working title: The Adventures of Bayonetta Billy. Get it? Please?" border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="300" height="425" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/bayonetta2cover.jpg"> <b>Developer:</b> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=12391">Platinum Games</a></cite><br> <b>Publisher:</b> <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> <br> <b>Platform:</b> Wii U<br> <b>Release Date:</b> October 24 <br> <b>See Also:</b> Millia Rage <br> <b>MSRP:</b> $59.99<p> The original <i>Bayonetta</i> held nothing back. Its heroine wore guns on her shoes, garbed herself in an outfit of her own hair, and summoned everything from guillotines to enormous feet when thrashing her equally gaudy angelic opponents. All of that paid off beautifully. It's still the tightest action game you can play, and it's hard to believe that a sequel took years to emerge. </p> <p> <i>Bayonetta</i>'s angels are monsters: armored, winged, multi-faced creatures closer to the fearsome conquerors of Enoch than any Sistine Chapel savior. They swarm all over the world in <i>Bayonetta 2</i>, leaving our heroine wounded and locked in a quest to rescue her fellow witch Jeanne from the depths of the underworld. She heads from ravaged cities to a secluded mountain nether-gate, and she fights just about everywhere. The demo alone has her demolishing angels atop a jet fighter as it hurls through skyscraper alleyways. Then she hops a train and races a monstrous komodo demon to the top of the tallest building they can find.</p> <p> To handle all of this, <i>Bayonetta</i> retains the first game's immense arsenal. Basic attacks use her four handguns/footguns, whips, scythes, clubs, and Rakshasa swords in an impressive variety of combos, but these are meager in the face of her torture-device attacks and a glowing Umbran Climax mode that lets her hurl summoned demons and magical hair spells with abandon. <i>Bayonetta</i> rewards style as much as it does battle competence, grading players for taunting enemies before defeating them and constantly pushing things towards bigger and bigger sights. The sequel also offers a cooperative online two-player mode called Tag Climax, and head-to-head matches let players wager their own halo currency. There's even an upscaled version of the original game. </p> <p> <i>Bayonetta 2</i> won't be tasteful, of course. Bayonetta herself is still the same lanky pin-up brimming with provocative poses, a '90s comic book's sense of sexuality, and excuses to shed her skintight hair-clothes and transform them into a dragon's maw. Yet even in its vulgar extremes, <i>Bayonetta 2</i> stands out. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <b>FANTASY LIFE</b><br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="Yes, it's like a Layton game without that snotty professor telling you everything." border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="300" height="267" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/fantasylifecover.jpg"> <b>Developer:</b> Level-5 <br> <b>Publisher:</b> <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> <br> <b>Platform:</b> <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> 3DS <br> <b>Release Date:</b> October 24 <br> <b>My Fantasy Life:</b> Gamer Grub Farmer <br> <b>MSRP:</b> $39.99<p> It's easy to see <i>Fantasy Life</i> as a meaner version of <i>Animal Crossing</i>. You'll rarely harm anything among the colorful villages and friendly creatures of <i>Animal Crossing</i>, and that may leave some players longing for a game that pairs a similarly wide range with a more traditional vein of brutality. That's where <i>Fantasy Life</i> finds its niche. </p> <p> <i>Fantasy Life</i> unfurls a happy medieval-fantasy world, somewhere between a <i>Dragon Quest</i> game and the <i>Professor Layton</i> version of Europe. The player's customized avatar can do just about anything the simulacrum offers: working as a blacksmith, laboring in a mine, building crafts, piloting airships, forging alchemic recipes, sewing outfits, captaining sea vessels, or just languishing around as royalty. Of course, a big part of the game casts you as an adventurer who wanders about slaying monsters, gathering treasures, and taking on missions that usually lead to more monster-slaying and treasure-gathering. <i>Fantasy Life</i> doesn't lock players into their professions, either. You're free to switch from one of the twelve Life classes to another whenever you like, and your chosen paths change the overall storyline. </p> <p> For that <i>Animal Crossing</i> touch, <i>Fantasy Life</i> lets players decorate their own rooms with many different accessories and battle spoils. Players can join up over local wireless and online modes, and it's possible to give out items over StreetPass connections. Many Level-5 creations waver between charming and bland, and <i>Fantasy Life</i> very well might end up that way. But at least it'll have plenty of choices. </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <b><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16428">SAMURAI WARRIORS</a></cite> 4</b><br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="This should have a big NOT RELATED TO RONIN WARRIORS on the cover. People will get confused." border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="300" height="374" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/samuraiwarriors4cover.jpg"> <b>Developer:</b> Omega Force <br> <b>Publisher:</b> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10459">Tecmo</a></cite> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3028">KOEI</a></cite> <br> <b>Platform:</b> <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 3, <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4, PS Vita <br> <b>Release Date:</b> October 21 <br> <b>Not Appearing:</b> <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6452">Gun-Do MUSASHI</a></cite> <br> <b>MSRP:</b> $59.99, $74.99 (special edition) <p> It may seem unfair that <i><cite class="e anime">Samurai Warriors</cite></i> barely gets to four numbered games while its <i>Dynasty Warriors</i> cousin gets twice as many titles as well as bunch of <i>Xtreme Legends</i> expansions, but even the ravening locust swarm of <i>Dynasty Warriors</i> and its kin has limitations. Besides, this is the sixth <i><cite class="e anime">Samurai Warriors</cite></i> offering if you count the Katana and Chronicles spin-offs. That should be enough for anyone. </p> <p> <i><cite class="e anime">Samurai Warriors</cite> 4</i> marks the first game in the series for the <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4, though it remains firmly in love with the idea of rampant, reckless, largely bloodless glory-hogging on the battlefields of feudal Japan. Players pick two characters and switch between them in the middle of combat, and a new Hyper Attack makes it easier to push back crowds of enemy soldiers or strike judiciously at a commander. Those hordes of low-level foes still provide most of the opposition in <i><cite class="e anime">Samurai Warriors</cite> 4</i>, and the game merely refines the whole idea with new story arcs, new weapons, and, of course, new characters. Nine more warriors swell the cast past 50 playable characters, and the additions range from the flail-wielding Yoshitsugu Otani to Lady Hayakawa and her assortment of lacrosse sticks. I'm beginning to suspect that <i><cite class="e anime">Samurai Warriors</cite> 4</i> may not be historically accurate.</p> <p> For those interested in the <i><cite class="e anime">Samurai Warriors</cite>: Legends of the Sanada</i> anime, the <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4 game's special set includes a Blu-Ray, plus a soundtrack, a costume pack for four characters, and a box to hold everything. Anime based on video games often has little appeal beyond its established fans, so perhaps <cite class="e company">Tecmo</cite> <cite class="e company">KOEI</cite> is just saving the <i><cite class="e anime">Samurai Warriors</cite></i> faithful the trouble of buying extra discs. </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <b>SHANTAE AND THE PIRATE'S CURSE</b><br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" title="The REAL Pirate's Curse is making people talk annoyingly one day out of the year." border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="300" height="361" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/the-x-button/79938/shantaepiratecover.jpg"> <b>Developer:</b> Wayforward/<cite class="e company">Inti Creates</cite> <br> <b>Publisher:</b> Wayforward <br> <b>Platform:</b> <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> 3DS (eShop) <br> <b>Release Date:</b> October 23<br> <b>Crossover:</b> Mighty Shantae<br> <b>MSRP:</b> $19.99<p> I will freely disclose my unshakeable fondness for the <i>Shantae</i> games. You could call them a bit too loose in control and a bit too insistent on making every female character a cartoon bombshell, but they're priceless adventures that keep alive the spirit of the <i>Monster World</i> series and other unpretentious charmers from decades ago. So it's a pleasure to see a <i>Shantae</i> sequel emerge with the same appeal as its predecessors and one major alteration to the gameplay. </p> <p> <i>Shantae and the Pirate's Curse</i> finds both its half-genie protagonist and her greatest rival at ill fortunes. Shantae lost her genie abilities at the end of the previous game, and the dispersed magic fuels a rebellion among the underlings of pirate queen Risky Boots. So Shantae joins up with the ousted Risky and becomes a pirate. Atop her usual hair-whipping attacks, Shantae decks herself in pirate gear: a flintlock lets her shoot faraway objects, a hat becomes a parachute, boots make Shantae faster, and a saber…slashes things, like a saber should. Shantae's cute transformations from previous games apparently departed along with her magic, though I hope there's still a way to turn her into a capering little monkey. </p> <p> <i>Shantae and the Pirate's Curse</i> spreads out in various directions, and discovering a new ability or trinket lets Shantae access previously impassable regions. The interconnected overworld feels more like <i><cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> II</i> or <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5403">Wonder Boy</a></cite> III</i> than a Metroid maze, and it's all furnished with WayForward's excellent artwork. The sprites breathe with wonderful little details, from the Ohmu-like carapace in a dungeon to the chugging tank that menaces Shantae in the game's first big battle. It's all the last chapter in the original Shantae series, but fans needn't worry—the <i>Shantae: Half-Genie Hero</i> reboot is already in the works. </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <b>ALSO AVAILABLE:</b><br> <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=270">Pokémon</a></cite> Art Academy</i> arrives for the 3DS, providing yet another way for <cite class="e anime">Pokémon</cite>-loving children to extoll their favorite insidiously cute multimedia <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=70">franchise</a></cite>. Like the previous <i>Art Academy</i> games, this <cite class="e anime">Pokémon</cite> incarnation offers various techniques and Photoshop-like effects, plus a feature that turns photographs into illustrations. It also includes numerous lessons for players to ignore as they try to draw the filthiest things imaginable. They always do. </p> <p> </p> <hr> <div> <i><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=270900">Todd Ciolek</a></cite> occasionally updates his <a href="http://www.kidfenris.com" target="_blank">website</a>, and you can follow him on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/kidfenris" target="_blank">Twitter</a> if you want. </i><p></p> </div>  </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/79938">discuss this in the forum (102 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_79938('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_79938('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_79938(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2014-10-15/all-day-long/.79938"; var title = "The X Button - All Day Long"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-79938-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-79938-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.79938" readonly> </div> <p> <small> this article has been modified since it was originally posted; see <a href="/cms/changelog/79938" rel="nofollow">change history</a> </small> </p> <p> <a href="/the-x-button/">The X Button homepage</a> / <a href="/the-x-button/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside survey t-weekly-ranking" data-topics="article219012 survey anime"> <div class="category-line survey t-weekly-ranking"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 12.467% 95.143%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/weekly-ranking/219012/fall2024-montage-w10.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category survey t-weekly-ranking"> your score </div> </div> <a href="/weekly-ranking/2024/fall/.219012" data-track="id=180861&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/weekly-ranking/2024/fall/.219012" data-track="id=180861&from=SB">Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Dec 3-9</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-14T03:55:00+08:00">Dec 14, 03:55</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In the weekly ranking <cite>Danmachi</cite> grabs the first spot, and in the cumulative we see the first change in 5 weeks as <cite>Bleach</cite> climbs above <cite>Blue Box</cite> and <cite>Ranma ½</cite>. 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Kai finds himself in a post-apocalyptic version of his world (at least when it comes to the state of humanity). Yet explanations are hard to come by. Is he in a parall...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-games" data-topics="article218758 column games"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-games"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.007% 11.324%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/this-week-in-games/218758/exwxtlgwoamjijw.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-games"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218758">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-games/2024-12-13/mai-now-buy/.218758" data-track="id=180803&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-games/2024-12-13/mai-now-buy/.218758" data-track="id=180803&from=SB">This Week in Games - Mai, Now Buy</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-14T00:00:00+08:00">Dec 14, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218758">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Mai Shiranui is coming to <cite>Street Fighter 6</cite>! Jean-Karlo takes a look at her design changes over the years (with specific measurements).</span> <span class="full">― Welcome back, folks! For folks who haven't kept up with me at BlueSky, I've teased a little something-something that I've decided to gift myself for the holidays. I make sure I don't make <cite>This Week in Games</cite> the "Here's What I Bought This Week" column, but this is so...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-interview" data-topics="article218707 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-interview"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 61.230% 5.005%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/interview/218707/kamiyama-chou3.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-interview"> interview </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218707">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/interview/2024-12-13/director-kenji-kamiyama-calls-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-an-unprecedented-opportunity-for-anime/.218707" data-track="id=180440&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interview/2024-12-13/director-kenji-kamiyama-calls-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-an-unprecedented-opportunity-for-anime/.218707" data-track="id=180440&from=SB">Director Kenji Kamiyama Calls <cite>The War of the Rohirrim</cite> an 'Unprecedented Opportunity' for Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-13T22:00:00+08:00">Dec 13, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218707">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Kamiyama shares how <cite>The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim</cite> anime film is important to him as a unique chance to feature animators' work on a global scale.</span> <span class="full">― Director Kenji Kamiyama has been in the business of making anime for over 30 years and has since garnered acclaim for his work on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Eden of the East. His latest project offers an unprecedented opp...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218777 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 54.826% 37.876%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218777/interstella-header-image.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218777">15 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/interstella-5555-the-5tory-of-the-5ecret-5tar-5ystem/k-remaster-movie/.218777" data-track="id=180733&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/interstella-5555-the-5tory-of-the-5ecret-5tar-5ystem/k-remaster-movie/.218777" data-track="id=180733&from=SB"><cite>Interstella 5555 - The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem</cite> 4K "Remaster" Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-13T01:00:00+08:00">Dec 13, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218777">15 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Do you remember that story about the fresco that was “restored” by an amateur who clearly had no idea what she was doing? That's exactly what this “remaster” is.</span> <span class="full">― To say this supposed 4K remaster of one of my favorite movies of all time leaves me with mixed feelings would be an understatement. My initial excitement at hearing this one-of-a-kind collaboration between <cite>Daft Punk</cite> and their childhood her...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article218876 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 28.729% 43.563%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/this-week-in-anime/218876/chris18.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218876">5 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2024-12-12/.218876" data-track="id=180721&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2024-12-12/.218876" data-track="id=180721&from=SB">This Week in Anime - Is <cite>GQuuuuuuX</cite> Gundam's <cite>FLCL</cite>?</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-12T23:00:00+08:00">Dec 12, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218876">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">With the announcement of GQuuuuuuX and its creative team, Coop and Chris take a look at FLCL and ponder what the two series might have in common.</span> <span class="full">― With the announcement of <cite>GQuuuuuuX</cite> and its creative team, Coop and Chris take a look at <cite>FLCL</cite> and ponder what the two series might have in common. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218919 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 65.550% 40.889%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218919/necronomico.webp.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218919">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-12-12/cygames-reveals-original-tv-anime-necronomico-and-the-cosmic-horror-show-slated-for-2025-debut/.218919" data-track="id=180810&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-12-12/cygames-reveals-original-tv-anime-necronomico-and-the-cosmic-horror-show-slated-for-2025-debut/.218919" data-track="id=180810&from=SB">Cygames Reveals Original TV Anime <cite>Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show</cite> Slated for 2025 Debut</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-12T19:37:32+08:00">Dec 12, 19:37</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218919">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Anime about young live streamers stars Riho Sugiyama, Nana Usumi, Manaka Iwami</span> <span class="full">― A website opened on Thursday and revealed Cygames' original television anime titled <cite>Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show</cite>, which will premiere in 2025. The website also revealed the anime's main staff, cast, teaser visual, and promotional video. The anime stars: Riho Sugiyama as Miko Kurono Nana Usumi as Kanna Kagurazak...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218906 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 50.449% 41.724%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218906/araiguma_calcaldan_visual.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-12-11/raccoon-rascal-anime-gets-new-araiguma-calcal-dan-tv-spinoff/.218906" data-track="id=180812&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-12-11/raccoon-rascal-anime-gets-new-araiguma-calcal-dan-tv-spinoff/.218906" data-track="id=180812&from=SB"><cite>Raccoon Rascal</cite> Anime Gets New <cite>Araiguma Calcal-dan</cite> TV Spinoff</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-12T11:42:51+08:00">Dec 12, 11:42</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">2025 TV anime stars Junya Enoki, Taku Yashiro, Kenshō Ono, Yōhei Azakami, Kenjirō Tsuda</span> <span class="full">― Nippon Animation announced on Thursday that it is producing a new television anime spinoff of the <cite>Raccoon Rascal</cite> (<cite>Araiguma Rascal</cite>) franchise titled <cite>Araiguma Calcal-dan</cite> (Raccoon Calcal Force) that will premiere next year. The tagline on the teaser visual reads, "A half-century after the enduring masterpiece, they...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218472 reviews novels"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 56.800% 13.519%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218472/are-you-crazy.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> </div> <a href="/review/are-you-crazy/volumes-1/.218472" data-track="id=180609&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/are-you-crazy/volumes-1/.218472" data-track="id=180609&from=SB"><cite>Are You Crazy?</cite> Volumes 1-2 Novel Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-12T01:00:00+08:00">Dec 12, 01:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><i>Are You Crazy?</i> isn’t the most polished series Editio has published (although the translation quality remains excellent), but it is both one of the shorter ones and a good read.</span> <span class="full">― If you're feeling worn out from isekai novels, I can't blame you. Nearly every permutation of the genre has graced our reading and watching habits for quite some time now, and even the most steadfast fans could easily feel l...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218887 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.906% 12.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218887/tpci_aardman_partnership_teaser_image.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218887">6 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-12-11/pokemon-collaborates-with-wallace-and-gromit-studio-aardman-for-special-project-in-2027/.218887" data-track="id=180731&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-12-11/pokemon-collaborates-with-wallace-and-gromit-studio-aardman-for-special-project-in-2027/.218887" data-track="id=180731&from=SB"><cite>Pokémon</cite> Collaborates with <cite>Wallace & Gromit</cite> Studio Aardman for Special Project in 2027</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-12T00:38:13+08:00">Dec 12, 00:38</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218887">6 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Video/visual unveiled</span> <span class="full">― The Pokémon Company International announced on Wednesday that it is collaborating with independent studio Aardman (<cite>Wallace & Gromit</cite>, <cite>Shaun the Sheep</cite>) for a special project in 2027. The Pokémon Company International revealed a video and visual: The companies will reveal more information in the future. <cite>Pokémon Concierge</cite>, the latest stop-motion animated series for the <cite>Pokémon</cite> fra...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210860 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 61.979% 83.889%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210860/train-to-the-end-of-the-world-1.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210860">33 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2024-12-11/not-your-average-anime-about-cute-girls-doing-cute-things/.210860" data-track="id=180666&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2024-12-11/not-your-average-anime-about-cute-girls-doing-cute-things/.210860" data-track="id=180666&from=SB">Not Your Average Anime about Cute Girls Doing Cute Things</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-11T22:00:00+08:00">Dec 11, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210860">33 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Of all the tropes and genres to repeat themselves over the years in anime, perhaps none have garnered as controversial a reputation yet passionate a following as Cute Girls Doing Cute Things.</span> <span class="full">― Of all the tropes and genres to repeat themselves over the years in anime, perhaps none have garnered as controversial a reputation yet passionate a following as Cute Girls Doing Cute Things (CGDCT). Well, bes...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-aftershow" data-topics="article218856 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-aftershow"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.797% 7.917%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/youtube/ZqWtKf_x9QU.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-aftershow"> column </div> </div> <a href="/aftershow/2024-12-10/.218856" data-track="id=180675&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/aftershow/2024-12-10/.218856" data-track="id=180675&from=SB">The ANN Aftershow - The <cite>DAN DA DAN</cite> Episode Where Everyone's Naked</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-11T08:00:00+08:00">Dec 11, 08:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Clothes are mostly optional as the DAN DA DAN crew fight aliens at school! What happens when they all merge into one super-evil entity?!</span> <span class="full">― The <cite>DAN DA DAN</cite> Episode Where Everyone's Naked Clothes are mostly optional as the Dan Da Dan crew fight aliens at school! What happens when they all merge into one super-evil entity?! The views and opinions expressed in the After Show belong solely to the show's p...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218582 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.750% 40.833%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218582/newbie.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218582">6 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/the-ossan-newbie-adventurer-trained-to-death-by-the-most-powerful-party-became-invincible/.218582" data-track="id=180608&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/the-ossan-newbie-adventurer-trained-to-death-by-the-most-powerful-party-became-invincible/.218582" data-track="id=180608&from=SB"><cite>The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-11T01:00:00+08:00">Dec 11, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218582">6 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This is one of those shows that feels like it's better than it has any right to be. It drags out overused plot contrivances but then uses them perfectly as tools to explore the characters on a deeper level.</span> <span class="full">― <cite>The Ossan Newbie Adventurer</cite> is split into two distinct arcs. The first follows Rick as he attempts to get his F-rank adventurer's license. This arc is all about introducing Rick, the world, and ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article218784 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 78.021% 40.648%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/this-week-in-anime/218784/steve01.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218784">21 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2024-12-10/.218784" data-track="id=180641&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2024-12-10/.218784" data-track="id=180641&from=SB">This Week in Anime - Middle Earth, Circa 1978</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-10T23:00:00+08:00">Dec 10, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218784">21 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Before the new <cite>The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim</cite> anime film comes out, Steve and Lucas take a trip back to 1978 to talk about the original animated version.</span> <span class="full">― Before the new The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film comes out, Steve and Lucas take a trip back to 1978 to talk about the original animated version. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the particip...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-newtype" data-topics="article218107 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-newtype"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.667% 23.148%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/newtype/218107/dm_ep16_cap051.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-newtype"> newtype </div> </div> <a href="/newtype/2024-12-10/exclusive-delicious-in-dungeon-director-yoshihiro-miyajima-reflects-on-season-1/.218107" data-track="id=180431&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/newtype/2024-12-10/exclusive-delicious-in-dungeon-director-yoshihiro-miyajima-reflects-on-season-1/.218107" data-track="id=180431&from=SB"><cite>Newtype</cite> Exclusive: <cite>Delicious in Dungeon</cite> Director Yoshihiro Miyajima Reflects on Season 1</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-10T22:00:00+08:00">Dec 10, 22:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Miyajima lets us go behind the scenes about casting the Canaries, bringing Izutsumi's cat-like qualities to life, and more!</span> <span class="full">― Delicious in Dungeon's first adventure has come to an end However, the second season is already underway, meaning many more future opportunities to meet Laios's party and the rest of the Delicious in Dungeon characters! First of all, we must give thanks to Laios, his companion...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-aftershow" data-topics="article218624 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-aftershow"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 63.750% 23.750%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/youtube/l2XO7b_ZksA.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-aftershow"> column </div> </div> <a href="/aftershow/2024-12-09/.218624" data-track="id=180614&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/aftershow/2024-12-09/.218624" data-track="id=180614&from=SB">The ANN Aftershow - <cite>DAN DA DAN's</cite> Newest Alien is a One-Two Punch!</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-10T08:00:00+08:00">Dec 10, 08:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">James and Lynzee go face-to-face with Nessie and mantis shrimp alien in this week's DAN DA DAN! Plus, the latest news about the Netflix anime leaks, Miyazaki's surprising award statement, and the Sonic 3 trailer!</span> <span class="full">― <cite>DAN DA DAN's</cite> Newest Alien is a One-Two Punch! James and Lynzee go face-to-face with Nessie and mantis shrimp alien in this week's Dan Da Dan! Plus, the latest news about the Netflix anime...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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