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.
A lot of mobile game announcements are coming from Sega Networks’ Fan Kanshasai Festival today, and one of them is that Chain Chronicles, after already getting an 8-episode OVA in 2014, will also be getting its own TV anime series called “Chain Chronicles: Hekuseitasu no Hikari”, which can be translated as “Chain Chronicles: Light of Haecceitas”. The “Haecceitas” part is actually Latin, and refers to the “essence” of a person, or what makes that person an individual.
The trailer actually looks quite impressive, not only showing high-quality animation but also CG that doesn’t look out of place (too often the use of CG in anime can produce some very awkward results). But unfortunately whoever encoded the video didn’t do a particularly good job. There are a ton of interlacing artifacts remaining, which completely ruins the image quality of an otherwise great looking trailer.
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.
Atlus has announced an animation project for Persona 5. It appears to be a short movie rather than an extended TV anime series. Much like the announcement of the Ace Attorney animated series, details are pretty limited right now.
Some may be bewildered by the announcement of an animation project before the game itself has come out, but this isn’t unheard of. Sega’s Hero Bank is one example, where news of the animation surfaced shortly before the first game’s release. And besides, Persona is a prominent series for Atlus and surely they plan on making Persona 5 similarly as popular as Persona 4 is.
Additionally, the opening theme has been more fully revealed with a teaser at a recent Persona stage event at TGS. The artist behind the song is Lyn, and a video capturing footage of the event (after the break) shows off a verse and a chorus of the song. It’s pretty nice!
There is also a special 20th anniversary project for the Persona series in the works, but not much else is known at the moment.
Anime licensing and publishing company Funimation is having a Spring sale on their web store slashing prices on 400 products, which is a huge amount of their stock of franchises available. You can check out the whole sale, but we’ve conveniently listed Sega and Atlus related titles on sale for you. It is unclear when the sale will end, but it is likely in a week or two. I recommend picking up titles you want right away.
Because Atlus is localizing Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains set to release this May, we listed the anime to help you catch up. We’ve also included series that feature characters who also made an appearance in Sega’s Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, such as A Certain Magical Index and Shakugan no Shana, as well as listed Utawarerumono for its characters being featured in Aquapazza, a crossover fighting game Atlus localized a while back. Finally, multiple seasons of the Initial D series is on sale which Sega have adapted into a series of popular racing games over the years.
Anime licensing and publishing company Discotek Media teased on Facebook back in December about the many series they will license next. After much waiting, they did not disappoint. Anime fans can look forward to home releases for titles such as Free!, the much anticipated return of Robot Carnival and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Discotek have even picked up video game adaptations such as Night Warriors (Darkstalkers), Street Fighter II the Movie and two anime based on Sega properties: Hi-sCool! Seha Girls and Shining Tears X Wind.
Seha Girls aired last fall, featuring moe anthropomorphized Sega consoles. You can read my impressions, the anime should not be missed for long time fans because it showcases many popular Sega games with tastefully done gags. Shining Tears X Wind is an adaptation of both Shining Tears and Shining Wind first aired in 2007. Shining Tears is the only title of the two with a localization, so the anime can help fans enjoy the Japanese only sequel.
Discotek have not shared release dates for both series as well as the other anime being licensed. While they announced Blu-Ray editions for a few anime films, Seha Girls and Tears x Wind may not be in this format.
Online anime shop Right Stuf is having their annual “12+ Days of Savings” holiday sale and a bunch of Sega and Atlus related titles are included. The sale will end on December 28th. Below is a handy table to help you keep track of the Sega and Atlus merchandise.
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Hi-sCool! Seha Girls is an anime adaptation of the Sega Hard Girls series, featuring moe anthropomorphized Sega consoles. The series started as light novels and character cameos for games like Samurai and Dragons and Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax. While each of Sega’s consoles and their revisions have been transformed into a character, only Dreamcast, Saturn and Mega Drive appear in the anime (thus far of my 5 episode recap). Sorry Genesis fans, the outrageous American-Texas dressed heroine will have to show up another time.
