While the SEGA 3D Classics Collection will be released on April 26th in North America, not every existing 3D Classic game will be included on the cartridge. You can, however, save money completing your collection as SEGA discounted the remaining titles on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Unfortunately 3D Sonic 2 has been excluded in the sale, but I’m confident SEGA will include it in a future Sonic franchise sale.
Anime licensing and publishing company Discotek Media have provided an update for the home release of the Hi-sCool! Seha Girls anime on their Facebook page. While a release date and price weren’t mentioned, what we do know is that the complete series set will be released as a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack. You can also see the preliminary cover art showcasing the three main heroines and cameos from characters of various SEGA games.
The demo to the latest multi-company crossover strategy game on 3DS, Project X Zone 2, is available on eShop in North America and Europe. The demo can only be played 30 times. When you complete the demo, its save data will net you bonus items when you start the full game. You can replay the demo for different bonus items up to ten times. The catch is that, each time you play, the enemies will become more powerful.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia has put together a highlight reel of Playstation 4 games scheduled to release from January to March this year. The video features an original song by Tofubeats, with a rap about each game.
Earlier this year, Sentai Filmworks announced their new Sentai Selects series. The purpose of the series is to offer a wide range of anime that have withstood the test of time to remain popular and memorable works of their genre, at a cheaper MSRP price. More recently, Sentai Filmworks announced that they will be releasing Sakura Wars TV: Complete Collection as part of the Sentai Selects series on DVD.
Rightstuf lists the DVD set for an April 5th, 2016 release. The set will normally sell for $29.98, but Rightstuf is currently selling it for $19.49. It comes with a new cover and possibly a new keep case (originally, the case was thicker and the discs were stacked). Other than that there are no new special features and the series will still be on 4 discs. The boxart shown in the featured image is not final.
For those in the EU, the DVD set is also available via Archonia (keep in mind this is still a US import version). Below you can find an excerpt from the official press release with more details about the release.
The original Sentai Filmworks edition of the anime is out of print according to Rightstuf, so it’s a good sign that Sentai is putting the Sakura Wars license to good use. Perhaps one day we may even see the earlier OVA re-released.
Title: SAKURA WARS TV COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Selects
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 625 min.
Street Date: 4/5/2016
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $29.98SYNOPSIS: Young Aakura arrives in Capital City to fight for the Imperial Floral Capital Defense Force, but all she finds is a weird opera company preparing for a big performance. What’s worse is that the ladies in the company won’t let Sakura join in any of their Rheingold games. Can she win them over by unleashing her Spirit Energy? Based on the video game that took the world by storm, Sakura Wars TV brings you even more of the beautiful warriors made popular in the original Sakura Wars. Follow Sakura as she joins the fight of her life. Will she ever be accepted? Does the world have a chance against the evil Wakaji and the mysterious Crimson Lady? Can everyone learn their lines before opening night?!!
Last month Right Stuf launched its holiday sale discounting a large list of anime and manga lasting until December 27th. Since we last reported about the sale, various Sega and Atlus related items were added each day. You can check out what is on sale below. We’ve conveniently linked to each item, and organized them into separate table categories.
Atlus has just released Trauma Team on Wii U eShop in North America. The game is the last entry of the Trauma Center series, and features a (mostly) new cast of characters. While the other entries feature surgery-only gameplay, Trauma Team will take you on a tour of other professions in the hospital such as studying symptoms during diagnosis or working with the skeletal system in orthopedic operations.
Trauma Team is a Wii Virtual Console title for download on Wii U, and will cost $19.99. Nintendo has a page for the game for more information. Hopefully Europe will get the game next; it’s a fantastic game that unfortunately fell under the radar during its original release. We’ve attached an old trailer for Trauma Team made by Atlus USA that was used to promote the original Wii version’s release. It covers the six types of gameplay.
Sega unveiled the next entry of the Valkyria Chronicles franchise in the latest issue of Famitsu titled Valkyria: Azure Revolution for Playstation 4. This marks the first entry since the original to be developed for console. The Famitsu article, translated by Gematsu, gives us a quick look into the story and staff involved.
Online Anime and Manga store Right Stuf is having their annual holiday sale, discounting countless anime and manga titles until December 27th. The sale started a couple days ago, and new items are added every day. Because of that, we are unable to list all the Sega and Atlus related items that may end up being on sale.
Compile Heart recently uploaded the opening movie to Hyperdimension War Neptunia vs Sega Hard Girls on Youtube. The game’s opening theme is “Symmetric Generation” by nao. The video itself features an introduction for each of the main characters.
Neptunia vs Sega Hard Girls will be exclusively available for the Playstation Vita and is scheduled for a November 26th release in Japan. Idea Factory International has been keeping up with the localization of the Neptunia franchise, so there’s a good chance we might see this one localized as well.
You can watch the video below!