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News Roundup: July 8-14, 2016

July 15, 2016

Hakuouki SSL Sweet School Life

English Otome Games listed the contact information for Idea Factory Japan. Aksys, who expressed interest in localizing Hakuouki: Sweet School Life, said fans should let Idea Factory Japan know their interest in the game.

Visual Novel Maker

Want to make your own visual novel? Degica is releasing Visual Novel Maker to Steam this year for those interested in making their own.

Kyou no Kira-kun

It was recently announced that Taishi Nakawa and Marie Iitoyo will play the leads in the live-action adaption movie of Rin Mikimoto’s manga Kyou no Kira-kun. The film will premiere in Japan Feb. 25 of next year.

Free!

Watch the preview of Free! Eternal Summer – Illustration Works vol. 1.

Magic Kyun! Renaissance

There’s a new visual out for Magic Kyun! Renaissance. According to Crunchyroll, “The story of Magic Kyun! Renaissance involves Kohana Aigasaki, a young transfer student who enrolls at a private high school that trains Artistas – magic-wielders who use art to create wondrous and enchanting effects. Together with six handsome young men, Kohana is tasked with planning the school’s ‘Hoshinomori Summer Festa.’”

FUJOBOX screenshot

There is a new subscription box campaigning on Indiegogo. The subscription box called “FUJOBOX” is aimed at fans of yaoi goodies. Each month subscribers get 4 yaoi or shounen-ai products and one piece of Japanese candy. As of this post, the campaign has 18 days left and a long way to go to reach its goal.

Gateau magazine announced that there will be an anime adaptation of the BL manga Hitorijime My Hero. The manga is a spin-off of Hitorijime Boyfriend, and has over 700,000 copies in print. JManga released Hitorijime Boyfriend digitally in North America in 2012.

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Fujobox is a scam. Second campaign was started, raised $6000, no word from campaigner (messages ignored, discovered to be active elsewhere on social media). https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fujobox-part-ii-a-yaoi-merch-subscription-box-anime-japan/x/5236219#/

thatgirl Dec 07, 2016