#yousuke/protagonist

[raeseddon]

Haven't been able to stop thinking about the conversation @gurofriend and I had about Yousuke's character arc and how it relates to Saki, for a number of reasons: the biggest being that one of the things we hear her say when Yu and Yousuke enter her dungeon is "I wish it would all just disappear." 99% of the time, when a character says that in a piece of Japanese media, it's meant as a form of suicidal ideation. Given the game before this had a main character who was that level of suicidal in the beginning and how important a theme apathy, and the rejection of apathy is as whole in the Persona series, there a lot of meaning behind having Saki say this, whether she would or wouldn't have gone through with it. I'm even willing to put out there that her Shadow probably was her subconscious desire to self-harm, given form.

The importance of this is to immediately tell players that this is a different game than the last: the the core message of it will be very different, since if this were Persona 3, Saki might have made contact with/been contacted by The Velvet Room, for that struggle in her alone. The reason her murder hangs over Yousuke specifically for the rest of the game is because for as lonely and isolated as he felt, he never once considered wanting to "make it all disappear" and the fact that Saki did, apparently have that thought often enough for it to be one of the first things they hear, effects Yousuke in the deepest part of himself.

Throughout his social link, he has these asides where he talks directly to Saki, telling her that you don't need to be special to be special to someone: that just living and being yourself is enough to mean something to another person-- but you have to be able to be yourself, which is where both he and Saki struggled. Eventually, Yousuke's able to be comfortable with himself, accept his feelings towards Yu, and live "with a smile." To a Western audience, his constant bringing her up and "talking to her" might come off as him being hung up on her, but speaking to her spirit is his way of finding closure and moving on. In that way, it is a traditional Persona game, but it comes at it from a different angle than previous entries in the series-- by ending the life of someone who had the potential to be a main character in the previous game right off the bat.

This also fits with Yu being one of the few Persona protagonists not meant to be a blank slate player surrogate-- the writers had a clear personality in mind for him given the dialogue choices, and a lot of that has to do with this being a different game. Part of the point of the P3 protagonist in particular being such a blank slate is his apathy when you start playing. He's genuinely just alive because ending his life would mean doing something, and his apathy is such that he can't even be bothered to do that. Yu has no such hang ups-- he's just a normal kid being thrown into insane circumstances. From the choices given, it's the players choice to make him open/out going or reticent about showing what he thinks/feels-- but those are really your only options. Ironically, even with only two varieties of choices, it still makes him more interesting/nuanced than the P3 male protagonist. It also makes him better prepared to face up to the first real villain of the game, Adachi-- someone who had pretty much the same choices Yu had in life but chose to opt out of everything instead.

In a lot of ways, (and the anime shows this with "Chad" Yu especially) Yu is a bit of...weird guy, he comes off as this combination of being really forward about how he feels while at the same time...selectively unaware of how that forwardness is going to come off to the people around him [insert autism disk-horse here...] he sees the world for what it is and generally takes people at face value and in good faith-- something that comes back to bite him with Adachi-- but that's exactly why Yu couldn't be the type of player surrogate the P3 protagonist was. It would have been the exact same narrative arc as P3 if they allowed Yu to be that type of player surrogate. P4 is still about how apathy is a cop out to actually living, but the burden of learning that isn't on the player character, it's on the antagonist.

[satoshi-mochida]

Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation details daily life, characters

Gematsu Source

Publisher Spike Chunsoft, and developers Millennium Kitchen and Toybox have released new information and screenshots for summer vacation adventure game Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation, introducing a day in the life of the protagonist and the game’s characters.

Get the details below.

■ Enjoy a One-Month Summer Vacation in the Naturally Abundant Town Yomogi

The story is set in Yomogi, a naturally abundant town surrounded by mountains and the sea. The protagonist, the son of the traveling circus troupe Maboroshi Circus’ ringmaster, will spend one month here when the circus comes to town. While Yomogi is small, its central area has a shopping district and supermarket, with various shops that supply daily living essentials. And not far from the town center are numerous points of interest, including a harbor and lighthouse, a factory with a large smokestack, a mountain castle, and more.

During the summer, the protagonist and troupe members will stay at a shared residence called Ashitaba Lodge. Several other guests will also stay at the lodge. Breakfast and dinner are prepared by Ashitaba Lodge owner Kyouko.

■ A Day in the Life of the Protagonist

The game will take place over the course of one month, starting from August 1 and ending on August 31. Each day will have some events that always occur, as well as free time to do what you like. After you wake up and eat breakfast with everyone, your free time begins. Radio calisthenics are held every morning on the shrine grounds, which the protagonist can also participate in. Run around the naturally abundant town and go on all sorts of adventures until dinnertime.

—Certain events, such as new character encounters and other significant happenings, will occur on fixed dates.

At night, circus troupe member Tokotoko will come to pick up the protagonist. After returning home, the protagonist will spend a short time with everyone around the dinner table. During this time, you may even hear interesting stories about the town. More free time will become available after dinner, but since the mountains and sea are dangerous at night, activities are limited to near the town center. The day ends after drawing a picture in the protagonist’s picture diary and heading to bed.

Bedtime is at 10:00 p.m. every night. If you go to sleep any later than 10:00 p.m., you will wake up slightly later the next morning and will not be able to participate in radio calisthenics. If you want a perfect attendance record in radio calisthenics, it is essential to go to bed early every night.

■ Characters

● The Protagonist’s Family

Protagonist (voiced by Makoto Koichi)

Papa (voiced by Yousuke Akimoto)

The protagonist’s father.

Hime (voiced by Misa Ishii)

The protagonist’s mother.

● Residents of Yomogi

Kyouko (voiced by Mariko Honda)

Owner of Ashitaba Lodge and skilled cook.

Junko (voiced by Moe Nagamuta)

Kyouko’s niece. She is the middle-schooler daughter of a bookstore owner and loves reading.

● Circus Troupe Members

Tokotoko (voiced by Takaaki Uchino)

The circus’ high-wire and flying trapeze act. He is like an older brother to the protagonist.

Nagase (voiced by Naomi Kusumi)

The circus’ juggler, and the backbone of the troupe. His catchphrase is “bo!”

Love (voiced by Youko Honna)

The circus’ flying trapeze act. She reads fortunes for fun and will tell you your fortune for the day.

(voiced by Takahiro Yamamoto)*

The circus’ clown and accountant. A versatile troupe member.

Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation is due out for Switch on July 28 in Japan. Read more about the game here and here.

View the screenshots at the gallery.

*(There was no name listed for this character; might be a mistake)

[bafflingmumbleowl]

Anyone know the artist? I couldn’t find them. [Art’s not mine.]

[persona4-anime]

[newsintheshell]

Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story è la nuova serie animata originale di Bandai Namco Pictures

Le due giovani golfiste protagoniste della storia avranno la voce di Akari Kito e Asami Seto.

Sembra proprio che il golf femminile sia il nuovo sport prediletto degli anime. Dopo YOSTAR PICTURES (Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!, Blue Archive) e il suo “Sorairo Utility”, annunciato giusto qualche giorno fa, oggi è il turno di BANDAI NAMCO PICTURES (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, Fight League: Gear Gadget Generators). 

Lo studio ha infatti presentato “Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story”, un’altra serie animata originale, che conta di portarci sul green nel corso del 2022. A dirigere i progetto troviamo Takayuki Inagaki (Chio's School Road, NouCome), mentre la sceneggiatura è supervisionata da Yousuke Kuroda (My Hero Academia, 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team).

Le due protagoniste della storia sono Eve e Aoi, due giovani golfiste dal background differente e con due stili di gioco agli antipodi, interpretate rispettivamente da Akari Kito (Tsukasa Yuzaki in TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You) e Asami Seto (Fena Houtman in FENA: Pirate Princess).

La sigla testa della serie sarà ad opera di Kohmi Hirose, l’artista alla quale dobbiamo “Groovy!”, la prima storica sigla di coda di “Cardcaptor Sakura”.

* NON VUOI PERDERTI NEANCHE UN POST? ENTRA NEL CANALE TELEGRAM! *

Autore: SilenziO)))

[FONTE]

[recentanimenews]

Tiny Prince Has Giant Adventures in Ousama Ranking TV Anime Trailer

  Even little princes can dream big, and now a new trailer, a new key visual, and new cast members have all been revealed for Ousama Ranking ("Ranking of Kings"), an upcoming TV anime based on the comic fantasy manga by Sousuke Touka about a diminutive young royal who hopes to be a great ruler one day despite his weaknesses. The new cast members include:

  Kenta Miyake as Boss.

Takako Honda as Sheena.

Maaya Sakamoto as Magic Mirror.

Yoshimitsu Shimoyama as Death-har.

And Takahiro Sakurai as Death-par.

  ┻┻┻┻ 第1弾本PV解禁 ┻┻┻┻ TVアニメ「#王様ランキング」 2021年10月よりフジテレビ“#ノイタミナ” ほかにて放送開始! ■追加CAST ボッス:#三宅健太 シーナ:#本田貴子 魔法の鏡:#坂本真綾 デスハ―:#下山吉光 デスパー:#櫻井孝宏 ■OPテーマ#KingGnu「BOY」https://t.co/y1ILJLZ5jM pic.twitter.com/4RbcwRA908

— 王様ランキング 公式 (@osama_ranking) August 12, 2021

  In Ousama Ranking, kings and rulers are defined by their heroic deeds, which are recorded in a comprehensive "Ranking of Kings". The protagonist, Bojji, is the first prince and son of King Boss, who is ranked 7th among kings. Bojji wishes to be a great ruler, but he has been deaf since birth and is so puny that he can't even wield a sword designed for a child. Even though his vassals despise and denigrate him as not suitable king-material, with a little courage and the help of his friend, Kage, Bojji's journey to becoming a great king begins...

    Ousama Ranking is directed by Yousuke Hatta and Makoto Fuchigami and features animation production by WIT STUDIO. The series is scheduled to broadcast as part of Fuji TV's "noitaminA" animation programming block beginning in October of 2021.

  Source: Comic Natalie

  Copyright notice: © Sousuke Touka・ KADOKAWA Publishing /Anime "Ousama Ranking" Production Committee

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Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

By: Paul Chapman

[swearingintengwar]

@sortinghatchats: Bokurano Edition

It’s no secret that I’m more or less obsessed with Bokurano, and that I absolutely love @sortinghatchats​‘s work. So, finally, I’m going to combine the two and sort the fifteen pilots! I’m using @wisteria-lodge​‘s animal terminology and including both burnt and exploded houses. There’s probably mistakes in here since I’m a very new sorter, so don’t expect the work of a veteran here. I’m just doing this because I love sorting and Bokurano’s a good show. Also, there will be SPOILERS under the readmore, as well as the usual content warnings for Bokurano: a lot of child death, plus brief mentions of rape, suicide, and familial abuse. (Let me know if I missed something!)

It’s no secret that Takashi Waku is a Lion secondary. He’s a shounen protagonist. ‘Nuff said. His primary is a little harder to pin down - for a while I was torn between Badger and Lion, but I’m going to go with Badger. While there’s some traces of a glory hound Lion’s “this is gonna be awesome” attitude in him, on the whole he’s driven by the Badger thought process of “the world needs a savior, and, well, I’m the one with the fucknormous robot”.

Masaru Kodama is as exploded Bird primary as they come. He’s organized his life around a strict and unhealthy set of principles, survival of the fittest taken to an extreme, and his wealthy, sheltered upbringing gave him the echo chamber characteristic of exploded Birds. Within the confines of that system, though, he’s a Snake secondary who lives by his whims. Stealing Kokopelli’s glasses, being an ass to the neighborhood cats, going on a rampage through the city - he does things because he feels like it.

Isao Kako’s houses are a perfect storm of tragedy. He’s a very young Bird primary, still working out his system and looking for guidance anywhere he can find it. Even if it’s obviously bad guidance like Dung Beetle’s suggestion to go rape Chizu, he’ll listen to it. The boy’s about to die. His world’s been turned upside down. He’ll grab on to any anchor he can find at this point. His exploded Lion secondary turns those ill-advised ideas into equally ill-advised actions that he throws himself into utterly - Chizu had to kill him to get him off her back.

Speaking of Chizuru Honda, I’m usually not the best at spotting models, but she’s definitely got one. Specifically, she’s a Snake primary modeling exploded Lion. She’s obsessed with a cause - namely, kicking Hatagai’s ass - but not for its own sake. She rages against him because he hurt someone she loves. While she thought their affair was between the two of them, she was willing to forgive him, but when he dragged her sister into it, that was the last straw. Her secondary’s hard to pin down, but I’m guessing a burnt Bird. As a young child, she seemed to appreciate knowledge, but at the time of the series, Hatagai’s betrayal has ripped out her moorings, and she’ll do whatever it takes to make him regret his actions.

Daichi Yamura is also a Snake primary, though if he has a model I can’t see it. More than anything else, Daichi loves his family, and would do anything for them. His secondary seems to be Badger. He’s hardworking, diligent, and finds fulfillment as a provider for his siblings.

Mako Nakarai was easy to pin down as a Badger secondary. She’s studious and hardworking, and loves to work with her hands - all classic Badger secondary traits. Her primary was harder for me to figure out, but Snake seems likely, since deep down she just wants to be loved.

Kunihiko Moji is yet another Snake Badger. He’s devoted to his childhood friends, who are like family to the orphan boy, and he’s very big on the principle that friends should be able to rely on each other. Add his dutiful and reliable personality and he’s a textbook example of his sort.

Maki Ano is definitely a loyalist primary, and I’m leaning towards Badger. She loves her family, she loves her friends, she loves pretty much everyone except Jun (whose treatment of Kana infuriates her) and Dung Beetle (who’s… Dung Beetle). What really solidified her as a Badger primary for me, though, was the very end of her battle, where she opens up the enemy robot’s cockpit, acknowledging the humanity of the people she’s about to kill. Secondary-wise, she has the boisterous determination of a Lion.

Yousuke Kirie was hard for me to figure out, but in hindsight, it seems pretty obvious that he’s a Snake primary who’s just starting to explode. His family is everything to him, and while he’s not outright hostile to others, even friendly (if a bit reserved) towards the other pilots, he’s more than willing to sit idly by while the universe is destroyed if he doesn’t like the way it’s been treating his mom. I ended up having to guess his secondary, but I’ve got a hunch he’s a Bird.

Aiko Tokosumi had me stumped for quite a while, but I think she’s a double Lion. The scene where she lashes out at Yoko for her betrayal gives me Lion primary vibes. Her secondary’s a little easier to pin down as Lion - she exhorts and inspires, drawing on an indomitable Leonine spirit to lift up the ones she loves. She sings, she encourages her friends, she talks her mom out of a mental breakdown. If Lion is the shounen protagonist secondary, Anko’s got the motivational speeches down pat.

Takami Komoda is a pretty clear Bird secondary - proper, patient, doing things the “right” way. I struggled with her primary for a while, but given the sheer amount of strength she draws from her father’s love, I’m thinking Snake. (Bokurano seems to have a lot of Snake primaries whose circles are their families!)

I didn’t get a very good handle on Kanji Yoshikawa, but the sheer amount of scheming he does points me towards a Bird secondary. I’m even less sure of his primary, but that gives me Bird vibes too.

Yoko Machi is so badly burnt I struggled with her sorting for a while, but I eventually pinned down her primary as burnt Lion. Yoko’s a seeker of justice forced into a fundamentally unjust role, and when she comes clean, her Leonine code of honor shines through. (Killing your own brother in retribution for his transgressions would normally point me towards exploded Lion, but let’s be real here, Dung Beetle deserved it.) Her secondary, however, is burnt beyond recognition. With how much she’s suffered, and how little time passed between her redemption and her death, there’s not really much to go on here.

Jun Ushiro-Tanaka. He’s probably my favorite pilot, but more to the point, he’s a textbook burnt Snake primary, an asshole because he doesn’t know what else to be. In the later part of the show he gradually unburns, first taking a few tentative steps outside his little circle of one when he visits Kirie, and ultimately letting his family and Yoko into his heart shortly before his death, until he finally gives his life without hesitation for the sister he once abused. I had trouble with his secondary at first, but I’ve pinned it down as a burnt Badger. For most of the show he’s pretty listless, but when he’s healing in the last days of his life, the thing he does that stuck out to me most was helping Kana and her friends build a treehouse. Helping others. Working with his hands. Badger things.

I think the onion ninjas are lurking around here somewhere.

Finally, Kana Ushiro is, like her brother, an unhealthy loyalist primary, but she’s the opposite unhealthy loyalist primary to him, an exploded Badger. Could the girl with the martyr complex the size of about three Zearths be anything else? She also shares Jun’s Badger secondary, but hers is healthier. She’s comfortable in the domestic role she’s taken on, patiently caring for her brother no matter how strained their relationship may be, and in the epilogue she tenderly cradles a wounded bird as she comforts the Yamura siblings, showing them that their lost brother was a true hero.

[shihalyfie]

Shihanne’s Kizuna FAQ

Since Kizuna is finally becoming gradually more accessible to English-speakers online, I’ve decided to put together a quick FAQ for those who are not sure about watching the movie or are (understandably) apprehensive about anything about it, especially due to recent events in the franchise and occasional fanbase misinformation. This is not meant to convince anyone towards or against watching the movie as much as it’s just meant to clarify some questions for anyone who might be unsure about watching it, such as how relevant it is to tri. or how canon-compliant it is, etc.

This is meant to be as spoiler-free as possible, although due to the nature of the movie’s contents, I will ultimately have to make minor hints or references to minor plot details. I’ve done my best to keep it to a minimum, but the references to what happens in the story increase progressively as we go further into the post, so feel free to stop reading as soon as you like.

Is Kizuna a sequel to tri.? Are they related?

They are not related. Other than Kizuna being set five years after 2005, there is no relation, not on a story or creative level at all -- the themes, writing style, everything is different. Even the staff is different -- of the tri. staff, the only ones carried over are the voice cast, Producer Kinoshita Yousuke (who was only on Parts 5 and 6, at that, and had no involvement in tri.’s story at all), and some music staff members (AiM, Miyazaki Ayumi) that were also on the original series. Everyone else is either from the original series (original series producer Seki Hiromi, writer Yamatoya Akatsuki) or new staff that self-identifies as Digimon fans.

Notably, Producer Seki was pretty unsubtle about finding certain things about tri. to be unsatisfying, to the point that she openly admitted that certain things in Kizuna were made in direct response to it, so that probably lends a lot to why the creative process behind Kizuna was so diametrically opposite.

What do you need to have seen so far to understand the movie? Do you need to have seen tri.?

You do not have to have seen tri.; it’s effectively irrelevant to Kizuna whatsoever in both theme and story.

I generally recommend having seen Adventure, 02, and their four movies (Digimon Adventure, Our War Game!, Hurricane Touchdown, and Diablomon Strikes Back). Even then, if you’re missing some stuff, the story doesn’t rely on their events so much that it’ll confuse you if you haven’t seen it, and in fact it’s mostly its own story; it’s just that the emotional resonance hits best when you’ve seen what’s happened in the prior works, and its core themes have a lot to do with what was established in Adventure, 02, and its worldbuilding.

Surprisingly, despite being Adventure-centric, I’d say it actually has deeper relevance to the events and themes of 02 than it does Adventure, although that’s just my personal impression. (That’s still “deeper“, in the comparative sense; it most certainly has strong ties to both, and part of it being more 02-relevant is also simply due to the logical nature of it being set in this point in timeline, where 02 is a closer temporal reference point and also has an epilogue that this movie is building up to.)

Are the characterizations consistent with Adventure and 02?

Yes! Very much so! There are a few differences, but they’re all things you can chalk up to how someone would naturally get older and more mature, and even if you personally don’t care for certain developments, they’re still logical extensions of what they might be like as per their character arcs. For the record, making sure the characters felt like themselves seems to have been a pretty big priority for the staff:

Before the preliminary meeting for the script, [Producer Seki] told us, “I haven’t finished reading it, so I’ll be there later,” and then she arrived sometime after the meeting had already started, and said things like, “no, Taichi feels wrong here. He wouldn’t say something like this.”

Producer Seki was personally involved in the creation of all twelve kids and their partners, so it’s safe to say she is probably one of the people you can reliably trust most to understand them. (During the production of the original series, she was also well-known for being the one who pushed for portrayal of their personal home lives and family backgrounds.)

The 02 quartet (Daisuke, Ken, Miyako, and Iori) is portrayed in line with their Japanese version characterizations, so if you watched 02 with the American English dub (which at times took some pretty massive liberties with some of them), there may be some differences.

How much of the cast gets to play a major role in it?

I’ll be frank about the fact that this is mainly a Taichi and Yamato movie (to be fair, it’s not like they hid this fact in advertising). That said, a surprising amount of attention is given to the 02 quartet, and there’s a bit of attention on Koushirou, but the protagonists are most certainly Taichi and Yamato. Mind you, this is in terms of story, not, say, making everyone randomly weak in battle for no good reason; Taichi and Yamato are the “protagonists” of this movie (similar to Our War Game!).

Sora also gets a bit of focus in the short side story “To Sora”, and there’s also a planned upcoming one with Jou (public release details are still unclear, but most certainly expected by the Memorial Story project in December). The accompanying drama CD that came with the deluxe version of the Blu-ray is also centered around the 02 main cast.

What’s with the whole thing about a novel?

There were two official novelizations of the movie, the Dash X Bunko version and the Shueisha Mirai Bunko version. I recommend them as reading for anyone who’s watched the movie; the Dash X has some extra scenes that weren’t in the movie and clarifies a few things, while the Shueisha Mirai clarifies some of the core themes and background points that were a little more obscure in the movie itself.

However, since the movie is first and foremost a visual medium, I do not think that either serve as effective replacements for the movie itself, nor, conversely, that the movie itself is particularly incomplete without them, but rather that, since there are a lot of intricate nuances behind the themes of the movie, they may benefit from some extra clarification. The novels by themselves omit a lot of visual details that enhance the presentation of the movie and make its intended themes much clearer, and since this is a movie that relies more on emotional resonance and feelings moreso than it does events on paper, I don’t think the novels alone constitute an accurate reflection of it.

What was that whole thing about the movie not being compliant with Kakudou lore? Is the 02 epilogue still canon?

The issue most likely has to do with the movie’s premise about partners disappearing when you become an adult. Director Kakudou (original director of Adventure and 02) clarified himself that the “lore inconsistency” had to do with underlying lore that wasn’t depicted directly in the TV series, so it’s not something major like the epilogue (which definitely was depicted on-screen).

His relevant posting is to do with the theory of Digimon being manifested as part of the soul, so my personal guess is that he wasn’t quite on board with the slightly different take the movie had on such a detailed and absolute matter. (He did, however, gracefully invite people to enjoy the movie regardless, so take that as you will.)

Another thing that he mentioned in his detailed posting is that he felt that it would be impossible to reconcile the lore for the TV series and the occasionally contradictory lore from movies 2-4 (Our War Game! through DSB), to the point the original plan for the third Adventure series was shelved partially due to that. Without saying too much, Kizuna does (latently, but nevertheless) involve references to the movies in question, so that probably also contributed to the issue.

For the most part, though, the movie itself doesn’t actually violate that much of the underlying lore for Adventure and 02; it’s compliant with even the background details of his concept (the Chosen Children number tallying over 30,000 by the time of 2010 is consistent with the doubling-every-year principle), and, without spoiling too much, there’s multiple indications in the movie of that whole thing about “partners disappearing when you become an adult” actually being more of a deceptive premise than press made it seem.

As for the epilogue...official press and staff have practically whacked you over the head with a statement that the 02 epilogue still holds and that this movie leads up to it. (Need proof? Here, and here, and here, and here, and here, and about half a million other places in press and press releases; warning that these links are spoilery.) The last one has a pretty clear statement, too:

This is not a movie meant to change the world’s timeline, but rather made to be a connecting story that happened within those 25 years, and we consider it to be a story that expands the world of Digimon.

Producer Seki herself was infamously the one who put her foot down when people asked her about epilogue-related questions in V-Jump, so we’re talking about staff with a history of having no intention of going against the epilogue. This is also consistent with the fact the movie itself constantly drops epilogue and latter-half 02 references (the increasing number of Chosen Children, the kids’ career paths being clear lead-ups to the events of the epilogue).

For all it’s worth, it’s important to remember that the concept of the epilogue ever potentially being retconned has always been purely fanbase invention (and especially Western fanbase, at that). At no point has official staff ever made an indication that they had any intent to go against it (even the tri. staff, of all people, made a huge point of claiming they would still be going with it). Kizuna is not a movie that really holds your hand nor caters to what the fanbase wants, so the best way to enjoy and understand it is going in with the understanding that the epilogue applies by default, rather than considering it to have been written with any possibility of it not applying.

In addition, the actual core theme of the movie itself is very dependent on the assumption that the epilogue holds in mind (which really should be the case, considering that the epilogue was literally right there on screen, no matter how controversial it may have been), and having that assumption allows for a much better understanding of said themes.

Are Takeru and Hikari still involved with the 02 kids?

The events of the movie engineer a situation where the other four end up working as a quartet, but not in a sense where they’ve split or become distant from Takeru and Hikari (rather the contrary, in fact). The circumstances alone go a lot towards explaining why they’re working separately at the time (much like Diablomon Strikes Back), and the drama CD included with the special edition of the Blu-ray confirms that the situation in the movie is purely due to its individual circumstances, and in all other scenarios, they’re still regularly in contact and very close with each other. It’s not played in a way that feels contrary to their known relationship, and, without going into too much detail, there are certain depictions within the movie that reflect them as being part of a “younger group set” with the other four.

Beyond that, a large amount of promotional material classifies Takeru and Hikari as being with the 02 group instead of the Adventure one (for instance, this piece of Ani On Station art).

Is there romance or clear romance baiting in the movie?

No. The movie also happens to be extremely fast-paced (it tries to get a lot of major content out of the way in only 95 minutes, and does not let up even once), so it’s executed in a way in which it’s completely understandable that the topic or depiction would not even be brought up front-and-center, and it comes off as pretty natural in that respect. Quite simply, it feels that even if any of the characters are romantically involved or dating, they’re more than capable of putting the issue aside for the 95 minutes of bigger priorities this movie spans.

For those who are interested in this topic in terms of epilogue compliance (i.e. the two canon confirmed married couples Yamato/Sora and Ken/Miyako), the depictions of the respective characters’ relationships are done in a tasteful way such that, even in the lack of clear depictions of romance, there is minor evidence that the epilogue outcome was on the staff’s minds when writing them, and there’s no awkwardness about it. Or, in other words, where they are now seems completely feasible and natural based on what we know about where they were as of 02 and where we know they’ll end up; there isn’t anything in-your-face about it, but some things might stick out to the particularly perceptive person looking out for it.

Is tri. canon to Kizuna?

Hoo boy, that sure is a question. The answer is...yes and no.

There is a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery brief, borderline blink-and-you’ll-miss-it clear reference to tri.’s central character Mochizuki Meiko and her partner, Meicoomon. (It has no real relevance to the story whatsoever.) There are things you may consider references, like Yamato being into motorbikes or Koushirou being in company business, but that’s if you really squint. Otherwise, there are no other conclusive references to any of the events from the tri. anime series. In addition, Kizuna very much prioritizes compliance with Adventure and 02, and, when faced with a plot, lore, or characterization point where it has to decide between Adventure/02 compliance or tri. compliance, it absolutely prioritizes the former, even if that means posing a direct contradiction to tri. (a good example being its portrayal of Digimon and Digimon partnerships as something that’s been a naturally increasing part of life since 1995, in stark contrast to tri. having Digimon be seen as unidentified mysterious entities all the way in 2005).

I wouldn’t say Kizuna retcons tri., but it seems to handle it in a way similar to what I call “M03 status” (M03 being previously Adventure/02′s most infamously difficult-to-rationalize entity in canon, especially when it has its own sequel in the form of The Door to Summer) -- it doesn’t go out of its way to reject anything as much as it encourages you to not think too hard about it, and prioritizes compliance with the original series when push comes to shove. Since there’s nothing really contradictory about the idea that “a girl named Mochizuki Meiko with a partner Meicoomon exists” (just like how there’s nothing contradictory about the idea that “a boy named Wallace exists and Daisuke and his friends met him in the US once”), I would say that if you do want to think about it too hard, it’s possible for some of the events of tri. to have happened, but not in the exact way they were presented in the actual real-life anime series.

Although it may seem like a cop-out to some, personally, I feel that the contradictions (especially the lore and timeline-related ones) between Adventure/02 and tri. are so huge in number and significant that it would be impossible for a 95-minute movie to maintain its integrity as a creative work while trying to resolve that laundry list of issues, and overall the movie does give off the impression of being “fun and emotional” more than anything, so it does feel like about the most practical decision they could have feasibly made.

Is it a perfect movie?

No!

Like with any work, there are things you might criticize, or that your personal taste might not match up well with. I mentioned earlier that the movie itself actually is closer in thematic line with 02 than it is Adventure, so people hoping for Adventure reference overdose or Digital World specific lore might be a bit disappointed in this respect (it focuses a bit more on the human growth and drama angle than the Digimon lore and coolness angle, although that’s not to say it completely neglects it whatsoever). There are some writing nitpicks I would say were endemic to the original series as well (some very vital thematic elements are a bit too subtle for their own good, to the point the novels and staff interviews feel a bit more necessary than they should be), and if your favorite character didn’t get a lot of spotlight in this movie, that might be a bit disappointing.

But don’t get me wrong: I don’t say any of this to harp on the movie, but mainly because I think it’s unfair to have unrealistic expectations of it. This is a single movie that’s meant to be fun and enjoyable more than anything else, and to make you think about the themes it has to say. I would not think of it as a full series nor something meant to fulfill the role of a full series, but rather a single movie -- much like Our War Game!, which is a fun and enjoyable movie but by no means a comprehensive series-scale entity -- that’s meant to entertain you and give you lots of emotions and make you think about things in the span of 95 minutes.

If anything, it is a movie definitely made with a lot of heart and passion by its staff, who clearly put a lot of love and effort and respect for the original Adventure/02 (yes, both) into it and wanted to say something emotionally moving. For all intents and purposes, both Adventure and 02 were the same way -- not necessarily free of writing problems, but full of a ton of love, passion, and soul -- and so I think it is a movie very true to the original series in this way.

[izzyizumi]

on Kizuna, tri, and the timeline.

Q: –Please tell us what points you focused on during production for this movie. A: {Kinoshita}: Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna is a movie with the primary goal of bringing joy to those who have walked alongside Digimon, and being “fascinating” to those who are meeting Digimon for the first time. We’ve hidden things that those who are coming into Digimon for the first time might find fun, and I would like the series to expand and continue. For instance, we would like it if, five years from now, fans and their children could watch Digimon together. Thus, we thought about what we should do in order to achieve that purpose.

So, we thought about updating it in the sense of “a modern-anime should be like this!”, and also about how we needed to destroy established conventions of “Digimon should be like this.” By this, I don’t mean that we should disrespect our fans who are so important to us, but rather, as the creators, subvert their ideas of “this is how it should be.” It was along the line of thought that if we make the kind of story that everyone would already be expecting, we won’t be able to bring joy to anyone.

Of course, for the fans, we feel that their feelings for the past series, from Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 and beyond, must be very precious to them.

So, adding on tri., we thought about taking the prior series, setting the world of 25 years later shown in the epilogue of 02 as the end goal, and decided to tell a connecting story of “Taichi and his friends in 2010” that hadn’t been depicted yet.

[Pictured: the younger Meiko Mochizuki is seen by Taichi & Yamato, floating together with Meicoomon in the realm the captured Chosen are held in. When spotted, Yamato Ishida exclaimed “Mochizuki!” in surprise {throughout Tri, he calls Meiko only by her last name}. The background depicted {the house behind Meiko, encased in ice} is of Meiko’s Japanese-style home located in Tottori prefecture, where she was raised / comes from.] [The one who captured the Chosen explains the scenes depicted in the scenery are some of the “happiest” “memories” of the captured Chosen.] {gifs by @izzyizumi, DO NOT REPOST}:

[“Bokura no Mirai” / “Our Future”, (Tri Movie 6): Meiko, her home behind her, teaches Meicoomon how to say “Dan-Dan” {“Thank You”} in the local Tottori dialect.] [gifs by @izzyizumi, DO NOT REPOST]

I believe Digimon to be a wonderful series of media, and this movie is made as a declaration of our need to take on a challenge and “transform” it so that

it can spread wider than ever.

This is the end of Taichi and his friends’ time as protagonists of the story, but their lives will continue on from here, and that world of 25 years later is still waiting ahead of them. As they continue to live, there will be bigger and smaller incidents that come forth, and facing that world of 25 years later does not mean that things will always go well.

This is not a movie meant to change the world’s timeline, but rather made to be a connecting story that happened within those 25 years, and we consider it to be a story

that expands the world of Digimon.

- excerpt from interview with Last Evolution producer with Yousuke Kinoshita, translated with credit and thanks to The DigiLab Blog

Yousuke Kinoshita was also one of the producers on Tri’s earlier movie “Kyousei” / “Coexistence”, Tri Movie #5. He then went on to become the main Producer of Kizuna.

“THIS IS NOT A MOVIE MEANT TO CHANGE THE WORLDS’ TIMELINE.”

They specifically add/mention “tri.” in regards to that that as well. (adding on “tri.”...)

Original Poster’s [mine]’s commentary:

This interview was published on July 30, 2021, and ever since then, I’ve continued to see rapid misinformation spread on Kizuna and Toei’s production of it/the current series/numerous fans who personally disliked Tri attempting to claim Kizuna as "wanting to ignore/leave out tri” and bold claims that

“the original Adventure[s] series is NEVER going to continue after Kizuna”. “Toei obviously no longer want to continue Adventure[s] after Kizuna, so Adventures fans need to ‘move on’ already.”

... Despite literally everything stated in these particular interviews.

I wish people in this fandom who seriously want to consider the series’ canon would take the time to actually THOROUGHLY read all the producers’ interviews that have been translated thus far before they make such BOLD commentaries.

And, here are some further interview notes.

–Are there any particular points where you’d like people to pay attention to when rewatching? Yamatoya: The truth is, I’ve thought about what I think would happen in the story after this, and put in a lot of hints about it. As we’ve promised, this is a story that connects to the epilogue of 02, but even though we won’t be depicting what happens after the movie for the time being, Taichi and the others are going to be striving towards that ending. They’re definitely not going to give up, and I believe

(warning: a spoiler mention of end of Kizuna’s plot follows): [you can scroll quick here if wanted]:

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they will definitely find a way to get their partners back.

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So I hope you will see it in that way. Also, for a movie of this scale, word of mouth is everything.

If you saw this movie and thought it was good, please tell your friends about your thoughts and be sure to spread the word. [x]

- Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna movie pamphlet interviews - Scriptwriter Akatsuki Yamatoya [with translation credit to DigiLab Blog]

from the post-02 Drama CD, “Original Story: Spring 2003″ with story written by Hiroyuki Kakudou, a Director/Main writer of Adventure+02: [Translation credit to Onkei/website Digital Scratch]:

Afterwards, the world met with even greater trouble. These children, and the others who were chosen in 1999, were shown to be doing very well even 25 years later, but that doesn’t mean that they had lived their days in peace all that time. Even in 02’s final episode, it was stated that “The road each had taken to get there had not been an easy one.”

The {*Digimon informative} video that Hikari had begun to make {*in this drama CD track} grew to be surprisingly useful, while the memorandum {*book} Takeru had started writing was delayed in publishing until he was able to calmly and objectively describe the situations.

[“Bokura no Mirai” / “Our Future”, (Tri Movie 6): Takeru writes a letter to Meiko post-the adventures of Tri, which take place from the start of the Japanese school year {beginning April 2005} to the end of December 24, 2005, as seen in the image above: 2005/12/24 is seen on the letter that Takeru writes.] [gifs by @izzyizumi, DO NOT REPOST] {Tri would come after this drama CD mentioned, but there were some indications/hintings included at Takeru’s future writing career: for example, Takeru maintains a blog where he informs the International Chosen Children of events happening at the time, such as when he warned them about Kuwagamon appearing in the 1st movie.] (Also, at the start of various movies post-Adventures, a mysterious “typing”-like effect is used to summarize the events so far / hint at things to come. This is a clear callback to Takeru’s writings / him being the “narrator” of Adventure & 02.)

[Typing-like effect at start of 2nd Tri movie.]

[The exact same typing-like effect intentionally occurs within Kizuna’s start, complete with pausing and backspacing / replacing of words/text, meant to reflect the title “Digimon Adventure” within the text.]

Nevertheless, these children were able to survive, without being trampled by defeat… Never forgetting their adventure and the things they had gained from their Digimon.

Their courage and friendship. Their purity and love. Their knowledge and sincerity. Their hope. Their kindness. And all of their light.

The tale of these 12 children, which extended from 1999 to 2002 is now brought to an end*. {*during the timeframe of the drama CD’s production} But even in 2003, and the years after that, they continue to live.

[recall, from the Kizuna interview above: “As they continue to live, there will be bigger and smaller incidents that come forth, and facing that world of 25 years later does not mean that things will always go well.”

“Please remember that sometimes, that is simply enough.”

- Hiroyuki Kakudou, “Original Story: Spring 2003″ 02 Drama CD end notes {Director / Head writer of Adventure & 02′s script}

{I PREFER NO "DEBATE” ON THIS POST.} {I am linking these interviews quotes as a means of spreading the information to those that may not have seen yet.} {COMMENTS ARE OK ONLY IF YOU ARE RESPECTFUL.} {OTHERWISE I WILL BLOCK without mercy.}

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Fandom’s 5 Manga That I Think Deserve an Anime Adaptation

Winner of the last poll was with, so here’s what we’re covering today. 

These are five manga series that I feel deserve an anime adaptation. Series that for one reason or another haven’t gotten one, but would absolutely be great on the screen with the right team attached. All of them I’ve read and find absolutely enjoyable, and I think they deserve a spot in the limelight. 

Note: Some of the series listed do cover heavy topics, so please be sure to check for warnings before checking them out. 

And with that, let’s get started!

#1) My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

Koichi is a young man in university who always wanted to be a hero, but things didn’t work out quite like he’d hope. After running into a brass-knuckle weilding old man called Knuckleduster, and an aspiring street pop-idol known as Pop Step, Koichi finds himself roped into the world of Vigilantes; Heroes who operate outside of the proper legal channels and, by current societies standards, are technically criminals themselves.

While I know this will probably get some of its scenes animated given its relevance to the main manga’s current plot, this prequel story has more than enough to stand on its own as an anime spin-off. Old and new faves interact in amazing ways, and I absolutely suggest you give it a shot. 

#2) Kitchen Princess

Najika Kazami is a young orphan girl with a strong sense of taste who, after much hard work, manages to get into the prestigious Seika Academy with one goal in mind; to find her “Flan Prince”, a boy who saved her from drowning and cheered her up after her parents died, giving her the dessert that sparked the nickname for her unnamed hero. Before they parted, she promised him she’d someday make him the best dessert in the world when they finally met again. 

This one is a lot darker than the cover may initially let on and one I definitely suggest you look into the content warnings for before opening up the first volume. But the story is mostly solid and in the end ends on a sweet note, even after many bitter flavors.  

And if you don’t want to read it, I recommend getting the books anyway, because they include recipes for the dishes featured in every volume. 

#3) +Anima

In this world, there are those known as +Anima. People who have the ability to change their bodies and use the abilities of the animal they get their traits from. In this story we follow four young protagonists; the ever optimistic Cooro the Crow, the stern and serious Husky the Fish, the kind and quiet Senri the Bear, and the sweet young Nana the Bat, as they travel through the countries in an attempt to find a place where they belong. 

This was one of the first manga I ever read and by god is it an amazing 10 volume ride. The story is dark yet hopeful, the art is beautiful, and the characters are by far one of the best casts I’ve seen in a manga.  

#4) Yotsuba &!

Yotsuba Koiwai is a young girl who just moved into town with her father. As she explores the world around her, she gets into adventures with her father Yousuke, his best friend Jumbo, and their neighbors the Ayase Family, along with many other characters who come and go through the story. 

A simple slice of life story from the creator of Azumanga Daioh, filled with comedy, fun memes in the making, and all around a genuinely good, light hearted story. And while I know the writer said Yotsuba isn’t really suited to an anime format, I truly believe it would be perfect for an anime adaptation with the right team behind it. 

#5) My Son is Probably Gay

Hiroki is gay. He doesn’t want his parents to know. But his mom has already pretty much figured it out. She tries her best to support him regardless, and does her best to encourage his romantic pursuits and personal hobbies, without bringing it up and waiting until he’s ready to tell her himself. 

This manga is just...so goddamn sweet. You can tell this mom really cares about her son and really wants him to be happy. And Hiroki is a sweetie and you really want to see him find happiness. This manga would make a perfect mini series of shorts.

And those are 5 manga I think should get an anime adaptation. What manga do you enjoy that you’d like to see animated? Are there any series you think I should check out? Let me know!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

[raeseddon]

Also, re: character relationships in Persona 4, I know Chie is supposed to be a specific (really frustrating IMHO) character archetype, but I'm almost more frustrated by how she treats Yousuke than how she has the potential to treat the protagonist. It's that borderline "why are you even friends??" type of relationship. I know they're teenagers, and again, Chie is a very specific character type but fucking yikes man. If I had someone call me a jerk and a loser that often we just wouldn't be friends. (Though I could go on a whole Thing about what that says about Yousuke's inner confidence to be himself/stand up for himself before the protagonist came into his life...)

[ororosmunroe]

P4 has me dealing with

Unchecked Misogyny (dialogue choices are limited to stuff that usually make me want to roll my eyes or rake my fingers down my face. I’m trying to make the Protagonist as non douche-y as possible)

Barely checked Pedohilia (I swear every my grown man in this game besides (Protags Uncle) wants to bang Yukiko Amagi and what’s worse is that she gets visibly/tonely uncomfortable with it all and I want to have a little chat with who thought this was a good idea.)

Typical Gamer Bro Homophobia/Biphobia (Kanji’s whole introduction and Yousuke’s reaction to all of it is just so annoying and unnecessary.)

Like, the characters themselves are okay but this storyline is t-rash.

[shacklesburst]

I don't even know half of those

Well, at the top there’s basically the battle of the giants: Kobayashi-san from Kobayashi-san chi no Meidoragon vs. Koito Yuu from Yagate Kimi ni naru. I switch those two around fairly often, depending on daily mood. They’re actually fairly similar characters in fairly similar circumstances now that I think about it, and I identify a lot with them both.

But, yeah, they’re both at the top and nobody’s come really close to dethrone either from 1st or 2nd.

Next is Miyamoto Musashi from Vagabond. If you haven’t read Vagabond or don’t know who Musashi is, go read it right now (also read Musashi’s WP page, because although his exploits are exaggerated in the manga, that guy got up to a lot of shit while he was alive).

Next is Sakura Kyouko from PMMM, who really needs no introduction anymore (at least not if you’re a reader of this blog).

Next is Araragi Koyomi from the Monogatari Series (not Ore Monogatari).

Next are Hori Kyouko from Horimiya and Kazuki from 14-sai no koi. Two kind of similar romance manga I really like, and they’re both definitely my favorite characters in their respective stories. Their significant others are also a part of this list, a little further down.

Then we got Chito from Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou. As the more serious and bookish of a two-character cast, I’m contractually obliged to favor her.

Then we got somebody who didn’t ever do anything wrong, ever: Akemi Homura. Everything true for Kyouko is also true for her.

Nitta Hina from Hinamatsuri. The most uninterested in the goings-on of her own story protagonist on this side of the Colorado river. (The earth is a globe, so I don’t need to specify which side of the Colorado river I’m talking about.) Also my current avatar.

Amakasu Hisone from Hisone to Maso-tan.

Senjougahara Hitagi from Monogatari. Araragi’s girlfriend, professional tsundere and his match in any pun-fest.

Nitta Yoshifumi. Hina’s adoptive father and on Harry Potter levels of “just going along with the flow”.

Kiriyama Rei from 3-gatsu no lion. Guy slowly coming out of depression over the course of multiple anime seasons/>100 manga chapters.

Watanabe Saki from Shinsekai yori. Will fuck you up. (The character and anime both.) A past avatar of mine.

Miyazawa Yukino from Kareshi Kanojou no Jijou. Will also fuck you up, at least if you threaten Arima.

Touji Souya from 3-gatsu no lion. Will fuck you up at shougi.

Miyamura Izumi and Tanaka Kanata from Horimiya and 14-sai no koi, respectively. Boy-/girlfriend of the other two above. Miyamura’s motto in life is probably ‘why smoke weed if this is my natural disposition anyways’.

Koiwai Yousuke and his adopted daughter Yotsuba from Yotsuba to!

Rimuru Tempest from Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken. Staple overpowered isekai protag, but the first lighthearted isekai that’s actually watchable and most of it comes down to the delivery of Rimuru’s internal monologue.

And last we have Sasaki Koujiro, Musashi’s rival from Vagabond.

[recentanimenews]

Mugen Shinshi Manga's Live-action Film Adaptation Gets Theatrical Release in Early Summer 2021

    It has been confirmed that Mugen Shinshi: Ningyou Jigoku / The Dream Manipulator Mugen, an independent live-action film inspired by Yousuke Takahashi's dark fantasy manga series Mugen Shinshi: Kaiki-hen, is set to be released in Japanese theaters, including K's cinema in Tokyo, in the early summer of 2021.

  A crowdfunding campaign for the production of the film, directed by Misako Unakami, was held from August o November 2015, then successfully reached its goal of 1,400,000 yen (13,200 USD). Shooting wrapped up in April 2017 and the film's premiere screening was held at the pre-event for the first Ehime International Film Festival on March 16, 2019.

  Since then, the film has been screened at various film festivals around the world, including London International Film Festival, East Java International Film Festival, and Nice International Film Festival. In November 2020, Masazumi Minaki, who portrayed the protagonist Mamiya Mugen, won the Best Leading Actor in A Foreign Language Film Award at the Antwerp Film Festival 2020.

    Trailer posted in November 2018:

    Main visuals:

      Synopsis:

  The time is Showa period in Japan,Detective Mamiya Mugen can see through your heart and show you dreams as he likes. One late summer, a strange, disembodied voice on the street beckons Mugen to a clinic deep in the mountain. There, he meets Nayuko Mishima, a girl who was found in a wooden box for some reason. However, no matter how much Mugen tries to communicate with her, she never reacts as if she were a doll. According to Nayuko’s mother, there had been no word from the daughter for nearly two months after entering a house as a live-in maid. As Mugen sees through Nayuo’s heart, he finds out she’s been caught up into believing she’s a doll.

    Source: Movie Natalie

  ©Yousuke Takahashi, Hayakawa Publishing/Beach Walkers Collection　　

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

[necromancy-enthusiast]

Ok so I know that Ryuji technically fills the same role as Junpei and Yousuke did in Persona, but like...Aside from that, he has way more in common with Kanji and Shinjiro. I’m still so glad that Atlus finally gave a Persona game’s protagonist a best friend that I actually like. 

[entergamingxp]

Alicization Lycoris Update Scheduled For July 22

July 19, 2020 12:33 PM EST

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris: camera, loading times and more are scheduled to be improved July 22. More fixes will be coming starting August.

Dengeki Online published on July 17 a column from Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Producer Yousuke Futami. In it, FutamiP first thanked everyone who bought the game, and once again acknowledged there are performance problems. The development team is still hard at work to fix them, so everyone can enjoy SAOAL in the best conditions. He deeply apologized to all players for these shortcomings.

Next up, Futami explained the improvements and updates will be coming in two parts. A first update will improve multiple aspects of Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, including the camera and loading times. This update is scheduled to launch on July 22.

When August starts, another update will be coming to further improve the SAOAL experience. This part will also include the new Daily Quests and Raid Dungeons content we previously detailed.

Dividing the update in two allows the team to fix what they can fix as soon as possible, instead of waiting for everything to be ready.

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Launch Trailer

Personally, on one side I think it’s crazy a game from a franchise as big as SAO didn’t get all the resources it needed to launch without these problems. But I don’t think I need to say more if you’re into anime and manga adapted games for a few years. As this definitely isn’t the first time. On the other side the pandemic definitely played a huge part in all this too, so it’s more understandable. I think it’s a good thing they are actively acknowledging these problems and communicating about it as well.

SAO Alicization Lycoris is available on PC via Steam, Xbox One, and PS4. We detailed certain aspects of the game before, most notably its new original character Medina, and how this could be the last game specifically written with Kirito as the protagonist. You can check all our past content through the search function.

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