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Originally brought to my attention my xescalation, New game from a popular strategy rpg series to be revealed next week [Siliconera]

- Zettai Hero comes out on March 11th in Japan.
- Tons of new screenshots for Zettai Hero, along with art. [Dengeki]
- Classic Dungeon's website is adorable, check it out if you haven't already
- Prinny 2 features many cute images of Asagi go check these out, ahhhhh. [Dengeki]

That's it for now, anyone been up to anything NIS related recently? :V

Today's Famitsu articles involve :

Disgaea Infinite

La Pucelle

Zettai Hero Reconstruction Project

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Will edit this later with more information on all of them. For now, it has information on some of the things you can do in the games and tons of screenshots. At the very least, do check the screenshots. ♥

Website Up!

There's new art featured if you watch the flash trailer at the beginning of the website. You can see pages of character sketches on the bottom right of the main page, as well as information on the game. So far, Story, Characters, System, Movie(Trailer), and the lineup website are up.

Also, yes, Ryoji is still the artist of La Pucelle, as noted on the website. I'm still surprised with the direction his art has taken, but he's still in command here.

Title : La Pucelle † Ragnarok
Genre : Simulation RPG
System : PSP
Players : 1
Data Type : UMD
Release Date : Nov. 26, 2009
Price : 50 USD for the REGULAR edition, 70 USD for the LIMITED edition.
Rating : [C] (Fifteen years and above)
Composer : Tenpei Sato
Artist : Ryoji

Limited Edition includes a 36 Page Artbook and the Complete Soundtrack for La Pucelle.

The website features voice clips/movies in each character profile, plus the trailer. Check them out!

Edit; Actually, it seems I can't get the character profile videos to work. Is anyone else having this issue?

Japanese Articles on Dengeki Online : 1 2

Hymn Princess of Antiphona incorporates musical events in it's story scenes. Much like Rhapsody, it's based on a mix of light-hearted scenes with hidden meanings to them. What are the themes in this game? We may find that out once the game is officially released, but for now let us break down information about the game that has been brought to light.

Story

The story of Hymn Princess of Antiphona revolves around three sisters who love music very much. The main character of this story is Miabelle, the youngest sister of the three. These three girls love music very much, and it seems like Lily, Miabelle's eldest sister, is set to become a song priestess due to her heavenly voice. The story of this game involves an overlord's fascination with Lily's voice.

The kingdom they live in is called something like the Echoing Country of Antiphona, アンティフォナ響国, Antiphona hibiki kuni. It seems that every resident in this world has their heart, their energy, their very soul spun into music. It is their way of life. Songs and music are used as a form of electricity, a powerful source of energy to be harvested and used. According to Dengeki, Lily is set to be the Song Angel of their world.

Much like Rhapsody, this world uses puppets or marionettes to aid people on their quests.

Characters

Miabelle Drofa
- Youngest daughter of the trio, she always has a look of determination and longing on her face. She seeks many dreams and she loves music very much. She loves her family more than anything.

Kulala Drofa (Unsure on how the first name will be translated..)
- Middle child of the trio, she gets along very well with her sister Miabelle. She does things at her own pace and seems to be rather laidback. On her head is her puppet, Lenton. He seems to hold an eccentric sort of energy.

Clef
- Miabelle's guide and mentor, he seems to be a sort of ... puppet himself?! Most puppets are not as well built as he is, but he is still in essence only a man-made doll. His speech can be awkward at times, and he was created by a world famous doll maker. His model is exceptionally rare.

Freshia and Animatt(?)
- Freshia is Kulala's classmate and friend, she's the straight man of the group. Her emotions are upfront and she can be a loud one, but she's always true to her words. She's blessed in the art of composing, apparently? Her puppet is the vigorous and energetic Animatt who's a boy model puppet.

Ignatz
- Lily's classmate from their days at school. He seems to have some sort of famed house but I can't tell whether he's trying to run away from it or be holed up inside of it? 家出中

Overlord Auros
- Stole Lily's beautiful voice?! He seems to devestate churchs and produce large outbreaks of monsters in their land. He doesn't seem like a very nice guy.

Lily Drofa
- Her voice was stolen by Overlord Auros at the big song festival of their kingdom. Her voice is heavenly, but it seems her sisters will have to help her get it back at this point.

That's it for now! I hope that was helpful for some of you. I apologize for the lack of updates as of late, there's been a lot going on with NIS and I'll post soon about any updates and images I may have missed in the past few weeks. Thank you for sticking with us for so long, if you guys have any questions or comments please feel free to tell me. I'm very novice at Japanese right now, so if there's anything you'd like to add I would gladly edit this post to include it.

Thanks so much everyone!

NISA will be releasing Prinny Cushions for every tush and chair to own!

They're 35 CM long and provide... comfort in any situation?!

They'll retail for 3150 yen, approximately 33 US dollars. They'll go on sale on July 27th of this month. Whoo!

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Also, RPGfan posted a small article on the new NIS PSP game Hymn Princess of Antiphona: Angel's Score Op. A.


Nippon Ichi Software is working on a new strategy RPG for PlayStation Portable. Titled Antiphona no Seikahime: Tenshi no Gakufu Op.A, the game will be reminiscent of Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (and other games in the Marl's Kingdom series), as these games will share the "music" theme. In the world of Antiphona, music can be transformed into magic. The game's protagonist, a young girl by the name of Miabel, has to find a way to bring back the voice of her sister, which was stolen by the Demon King. The musical theme, however, won't be limited to the story, but also feature heavily in the gameplay. Event scenes, for instance, will feature dancing and singing not unlike a musical performance. Be it standard conversations or important event scenes, Antiphona will offer full voice acting. The game is scored by NIS' veteran composer Tenpei Sato.

[ Source ]

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And while I'm at it, here's a summary of what NISA's newsletters have been about in the past week, provided by RPGamer :

Fresh from Anime Expo, NIS America released some solid news about a few titles they have been quiet about. First off, Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love, due out this fall on PlayStation 2 and Wii, will be released as a premium package. This special release will feature two discs, one with English voices and one with the original Japanese. Along with containing two discs, this tactical RPG will come with a special cover art, and most importantly, will retail for only $39.99.

Hot on the heels of that announcement came confirmation of a North American release for Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island. While RPGamer had revealed info prior to this announcement, it's now official. This Nintendo DS RPG will have players not only fighting in a unique tactical combat system, but building a resort while collecting items for alchemy. This hybrid game will be available in October 2009.

NIS America has also announced that a trophy patch for Disgaea 3 will be released on PSN on July 16. This patch will add more than 50 trophies, but current saved data will not be usuable with this patch, so players will have to start over to obtain them. For a list of trophies, click here.

RPGamers who pre-order Phantom Brave: We Meet Again can still obtain the Japanese Original Soundtrack: Sato Tenpei's Selection. This sampler includes ten songs as well as a tray card containing the Japanese lyrics for two of the songs in the game. This bonus is limited to the first 500 customers and is only available here.

Finally, NIS America is hiring a script editor. If you are interested in jumping into the gaming industry more details are available on the company's main employment page.

[ Source ]

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Finally : A Witch's Tale is up for Pre-Order at Gamestop. I don't know what Rosenqueen is planning with it's preorder sales, but for those eager to preorder it already it's available on the online website for Gamestop. Someone needs to tell Gamestop that Koei is not the publisher for these games. Oh well!

Witch's Tale screenshots and clean art for all to look like! I must admit, Gingerbread Police Officers are just way too cute.

Title : Witch's Tale
Release Date : May 5th, 2009 (possible Halloween release for the US)
Cost : 5,040 yen
System : DS
Genre : RPG

Disgaea 2 cameo information, with screenshots and explanations. I- I'm still a little sad it's only those three, but the cast in the game is really big... I still want the completed trio with ex-fake hero. :( Take a look!

Title : Disgaea 2 PORTABLE
Release Date : Marth 26th, 2009
Cost : 5,229
System : PSP
Genre : SRPG

- Witch's Tale Website Update! Soundtrack Cover is Up!
- Phantom Brave Wii Website updated, promo video and opening video are up.
- Disgaea 2 PSP site updated, cameo characters and new system information with MAchange and sorts.
- Dream Lantern (夢想灯籠)'s website updated with tons of new info and event CGs!

Nippon Ichi Software's Website

Whoo!

A couple of updates today :

- Disgaea 3 Update for the Japanese version.
- the site also updated with Disgaea 3 Full Complete Download Contents
- Let's Zenryoku HITCHHIKE!!!!!!!!!　... site has opened for the WiiWare.
- Prinny Download Content : Chapter 3! Dedicated entirely to the cuteness that is Asagi.
- Prinny website also updated.
- Witch's Tale site is opened! Wow, I guess this game is coming out.
- Phantom Brave Wii Website opened! New character pages, system info, and news info.

Found at the Nippon Ichi Software Site

..Yay!?!