Shin Megami Tensei IV Final released in Japan last week. To further promote the game, special themed merchandise is being released in exclusive collaborations with certain Japanese outlets.

First, here is the products page for a FINAL collaboration with the Japanese fashion brand ankoROCK. From parkas to T-shirts to pants to fingerless gloves and even masks, there’s a lot on display. Clicking on an individual item will take you to an order page. These are indeed fashionable – anyone can see it and I myself like the designs on display. Go and take coordinated ensembles like these to Milan or Paris and show everyone what’s up.

To my friend in the picture, the red shoes are so problematic that they are giving demons power. The red is too bright and looks plastic-y, and the soles on the shoes are a little too strong. (But fashion is partially about personal taste, in the end…)

*the note at the bottom of the image suggests that the shoes are not part of the collaboration, anyway 😉

I love how the inside of the sleeves are white. It adds more color, and makes the fabric look appealing to the touch.

But just so you know, as with plenty of especially fashionable items, these skew towards the pricey side. Orders are being taken until the end of March.

Next, check out this collaboration announced with P’PARCO on the FINAL website. P’PARCO is a multi-floor shopping center for food, fashion, and pop culture items, located in Ikebukuro. this is a limited time promotion that ends on February 21. Items being offered include SMT map symbol-inspired phone jacks, three different T-shirt designs, acrylic keychains, a wall scroll, pens and a smartphone case. In addition, check out these bromides:

They come in sets of three, packaged randomly, and feature many of the important figures of Shin Megami Tensei IV FINAL, human or deity. But of course, check out the above links to see the many other items on offer.

Lastly, restaurant company TBI Group is hosting its own collaboration with SMT IV FINAL. Locations in Osaka and Tokyo will host a menu of character-themed items. The Tokyo locations will operate until March 13th, and the Osaka location will operate until March 20th. What makes this promotion interesting is that each of the several locations offer specific menu arrangements of food and drink items; there aren’t any dishes that are store-specific, but no one place is the same!

Also, BEEHOUSE is participating in this promotion by offering cocktails you can create by mixing different drinks (and the bases are named after different SMT demons.)

If you happen to be in Japan, the links I posted above will actually direct you to each of the participating restaurant’s locations. A helpful tool, to be sure!

It’s nice to see the love for Shin Megami Tensei IV FINAL continuing in Japan. Such promotions are not outside of the norm, but still fun to see. No localization has been announced for regions outside of Japan as of yet.

If you’re reading this, it is now February 10th in Japan: the day Shin Megami Tensei IV Final will be released (alongside Valkyria Chronicles Remastered!) Though it’s not long after midnight there…

Anyway, 4Gamer posted an extended preview video of Shin Megami Tensei IV Final to their YouTube account. The first half or so of the video feature some dialogue scenes that set up the game’s story. The latter half of the video features gameplay – the battle system, various menu navigations, the map system.

As of now, there’s no word on the localization status of this game. Atlus tends to be rather consistent about localizations, certainly so for major Shin Megami Tensei-related games, but we’ll have to wait and see what’s in store this game in the West.

The Shin Megami Tensei IV Final character video series from Atlus continues with the dapper dude in green: Krishna. He is the leader of the Polytheistic Alliance, a new faction introduced in FINAL, which seeks a coalition between deities in order to subjugate humankind. He is described as selfish and manipulative, and seeks Flynn’s allegiance for his own purposes.

We often see Krishna with the bansuri, a flute that is an important part of the mythology of Krishna in Hinduism.

Like the video on Daguza, this video is an extended monologue series featuring 8-bit-inspired graphics.

The release date for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final (January 10! basically one week left!) is fast approaching. There are many characters who have not received a monologue video; perhaps it’s being received for some of the newer major characters?

The video is below for your viewing. I must say, I wasn’t expecting this voice; he sounds quite young.

Credit for the featured image goes to this p-nintendo.com article.