Monday Muckraking [7/25/22 ~ 7/31/22]

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As always: please be mindful when clicking through either the Yomawari links or the Disgaea RPG character sheets, for considerably different reasons.

Top News

• GrimGrimoire OnceMore is now available in Japan! [ Nintendo eShop | Playstation Store ]
• [NISA] Raiden IV x MIKADO remix will be coming to various consoles and PC in early 2023. [ NA Store | EU Store | Trailer ]

July 25, 2022:

• Three days remain until the release of GrimGrimoire OnceMore.
• It's the 9th anniversary of The Witch and the Hundred Knight!
• The Japanese edition of The Cruel King and the Great Hero is on sale via the Nintendo eShop until 8/17.
• [Disgaea RPG (JP)] Ultra Pure Flonne video teaser has been posted.
• [NISA, EU] World's End Club is the deal of the week on the Nintendo eShop. Ends 7/31.
• [NISA, Trails from Zero] Rixia Mao won the Queen of Crossbell poll.

July 26, 2022:

• Two days remain until the release of GrimGrimoire OnceMore.
• Nippon Ichi Software has been revealed to be exhibiting at the Summer 2022 Virtual Market.
• RADIO 4Gamer Tap featured void* tRrLM2(); (Void Terrarium 2) in a recent episode. [ 4Gamer | YouTube ]
• [NISA] Rhapsody Spotlight Trailer has been uploaded. (YouTube)
  • Those who retweet the trailer and tag a friend will have a chance to win a Limited Edition. (Details, lasts until 8/2.)
• Similar to the previous collections, Rhapsody and La Pucelle: Ragnarok will release as separate games on Steam, 8/30.
• Trails of Cold Steel 3 & Trails of Cold Steel 4 are available on Stadia click-to-play.

July 27, 2022:

• One more day remains until GrimGrimoire OnceMore goes on sale in Japan!
• [Disgaea 6] It is Zed's canonical birthday.
• A Twitter campaign is being held for The Cruel King and the Great Hero. Entrants have a chance to win prizes, including an autographed illustration from Oda Sayaka. Japan-residents only, lasts until 8/3.
• Additional details for The Cruel King and the Great Hero picture book has been revealed. Special shop bonuses include a poster and case.
• [Disgaea RPG (JP)] Ultra Pure Flonne skill showcase has been posted.
• Gamer.ne.jp has posted an article showcasing GrimGrimoire OnceMore.
• Nippon Ichi has posted a Play Report to their blog, featuring GrimGrimoire OnceMore.
• [NISA] Raiden IV x MIKADO remix will be coming to various consoles and PC in early 2023. [ NA Store| EU Store | Trailer ]
• [NISA] A Trails to Azure status ailment teaser has been posted.

July 28, 2022:

• GrimGrimoire OnceMore is now available in Japan!
• Naturally, the GrimGrimoire OnceMore original soundtrack is now available in Japan too.
• shigatake, the original countdown illustrator from fifteen years ago, has redrawn the final countdown image for GrimGrimoire OnceMore.
• Nippon Ichi Software and Vanillaware are holding a fantasy illustration contest. The theme is "monster", and the deadline is 9/28. (Japan-residents only.)
• Playstation Blog (JP) has posted an article on GrimGrimoire OnceMore, including details on being able to carry one's demo save into the full game.
• A new promotional video for GrimGrimoire OnceMore has been uploaded. This video features new elements, and focuses on the chapter "New Components - Appended Items".
• [Disgaea RPG (JP)] Character sheet for Swimwear Sicily.
• [NISA] A sneak peek at the Kamizawa: Way of the Thief limited edition has been posted.
• [NISA] The submission period for the Trails from Zero fanart gallery has been extended to 8/11.
• [NISA] A teaser for the Hollow Spirits in Yomawari: Lost in the Dark has been posted.

July 29, 2022:

• It's the first year anniversary of Shin Hayarigami 3.
  • In celebration, the series is on sale via the Nintendo eShop (JP) until 8/17.
• Amiami purchases of GrimGrimoire OnceMore includes a bonus acrylic charm.
• [Disgaea RPG (JP)] Character sheet for Swimwear Nagisa.
• [NISA] The next Ys VIII character and BGM teaser features Sahad and Whimsical Vacation.
• [NISA] A Trails from Zero interview with Geofront has been posted.
• [NISA] Wallpapers have been added to the Prinny Collection vol.3 site.

July 30, 2022:

• A Yomawari: Lost in the Dark LINE sticker set is now available.
• It's the two-year anniversary of Yoru, Tobosu.
• [Disgaea RPG (JP)] Character sheet for Swimwear Artina.

July 31, 2022:

• A new mobile wallpaper for the month of August is available from NIS via LINE, a prinny themed after GrimGrimoire's lead protagonist.
• Nippon Ichi's Game Variety service has been updated to include Drift Car Race and Mahjong (Original Ruleset 2).

And that's the week in review, thank you for your patience! An additional note that due to personal events, the following week's muckrake will be delayed. (If not by a day, then it'll likely be a double-week report.) All that aside, congratulations on GrimGrimoire's re-release, fifteen years after the original!