As part of the 15th anniversary celebrations of Phantasy Star Online, SEGA are releasing Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation and you can get your first look at the anime below:
As per usual the Western PSO audience are delighted by this and they’ve left some charming comments like:
“We’ll probably be able to watch this before the game itself is localized…”
“localize the fucking game i dont like getting cucked by u sega”
“where is th us psvita phantasy star oline 2”
An anime series based on Phantasy Star Online 2 is due for release in Japan next year.
The series will be called Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation and is being created to mark the 15th anniversary of Phantasy Star Online.
Details are currently scarce with some minor plot points being the only thing revealed at the moment. The series will feature an original story and be based on Earth. An official website is available to view by clicking here.
We’ve also managed to finally open the home video section! This now includes the following items:
– Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog DVD boxset
– Existenz DVD (some interesting Dreamcast content on this!)
– SatAM DVD boxset
– Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie DVD
– Sonic Underground DVD boxset
– Sonic X promotional DVD
– All 4 volumes of the UK Sonic X DVDs
There’s quite a bit of new information floating around regarding SEGA’s new arcade fighting game Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax.
While the game features a cast of characters from various anime and manga series’, SEGA fans will be interested in the Sonic the Hedgehog stage (see above). The graphics seem to be taken from Green Hill in Sonic Generations.
Also announced is that Akira from Virtua Fighter will appear as a boss character. Other character announcements include the inclusion of Kirito from Sword Art Online.
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is due to hit Japanese arcades this spring with demos available to play at the Japan Amusement Expo on February 14th and 15th at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo.
Hero Bank, the upcoming RPG/fighter for the 3DS will be getting its own anime series in Japan. The series starts broadcasting in April, only a month after the games Japanese release.
Hero Bank is currently Japan exclusive but here’s hoping SEGA West pull their finger out and start giving us some new games to play. The game launches on March 20th.
Bet you weren’t expecting that headline? Well that’s what you’re getting!
Some talented animator on YouTube under the name of “sasi sage” has created a series of fan animations that revolve around Sonic the Hedgehog characters appearing in a magical girl anime called “Suite Sonicure”. Trust me, I know it sounds bizarre but just take a look at the quality of these shorts:
An additional 3 shorts can be found here, here and here.
Well here’s a surprise announcement! Japanese animation studio Gonzo are making a Bayonetta animated feature film which is coming to Japanese theaters on November 23rd this year. The film is called Bayonetta: Bloody Fate and you can watch a trailer below:
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