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    Nihon Falcom President Comments on Ys X: Proud Nordics and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

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    Ryuji Shiryu
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    In the 1880th issue of Weekly Famitsu published today, there was a six-page featured article talking about two of the recent announcements that were unveiled at the latest Nihon Falcom shareholders meeting. In specific, the announcements pertaining Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and Ys X: Proud Nordics.

    Inside those pages, there were two staff comments from Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo. Below is a translation of both of those comments, pertaining to each game:

    Kondo on Ys X: Proud Nordics: “The decision to develop Ys X: Proud Nordics was done after we had received many comments from people who ‘wanted to enjoy the adventures of Adol and Karja even more.’ [Ys X: Proud Nordics] is not just a new version of the game, nor is it just an expansion.”

    “We have decided to balance the entire game from scratch, as if it were a brand new title, so not only newcomers, but also those who have played the original [Ys X: Nordics] will be able to enjoy the new story with a fresh perspective.”

    Ys X Nordics Demo

    Kondo on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: “The ‘Kiseki‘ series has recently completed its 20th anniversary, and has been highly accepted by many fans. We have decided to remove The Legend of Heroes naming from the title in order to simplify the naming.”

    “The scenario has been faithfully reproduced [from the original], and we still aim to make it an RPG that can be recommended to anyone, with all the familiar systems that were introduced in past games.”

    In case you missed it, the former title, Ys X: Proud Nordics, is a re-release of Ys X: Nordics which is set to be released in Japan next year to unspecified platforms. The latter title, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, is a complete 3D remake of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC released originally for the PSP, set for a worldwide release in fall 2025 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.

    Sonic X Shadow Generations Perfect | Reflections Soundtrack is Out Now Digitally

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    Soul Kiwami
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    SEGA announced the Sonic X Shadow Generations Perfect | Reflections Original Soundtrack is now streaming digitally on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services. The soundtrack includes Dark Beginning’s “Without You”.

    In Japan, the Sonic X Shadow Generations Perfect | Reflections Original Soundtrack is available in a physical two-disc set for 3,850 yen (tax included).

    Album cover

    The Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Pack is available now for Sonic X Shadow Generations. This new DLC lets players explore modern-day Shibuya as Shadow from Sonic the Hedgehog 3, voiced by Keanu Reeves himself. The level is accessible from the White Space in Shadow Generations, which is Shadow’s dedicated campaign.

    Sonic fans can dive into Sonic x Shadow Generations right now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Final Weapon had the opportunity to preview Sonic X Shadow Generations at Summer Game Fest 2024 Play Days, and we reviewed the full game.

    Tickets for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 are now available at participating theaters. Currently, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the #1 movie in the US with over $60 million in revenue during opening weekend. It’s success led to Sonic the Hedgehog 4 being immediately greenlit.

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 screened in 3,761 theaters across the US during opening weekend, which ran from December 20 to 22. It earned an estimated $25.75 million on opening day, followed by $19.5 million on Saturday and $16.75 million on Sunday. The film’s revenue nearly doubled that of Mufasa: The Lion King.

    Before watching the film, you can watch a free Sonic the Hedgehog 3 clip and “A Very Sonic Christmas” short.

    Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister Anime Returning on January 14

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    Saras Rajpal
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    Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister Anime Returning on January 14

    The official website for the Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister anime will return on January 14. They’ve also revealed the opening theme for the anime’s return. The voice actresses for the three Amagami sisters (Sumire Uesaka, Kaede Hondo, and Shion Wakayama) will perform the theme, titled “Pray Pray Pray.”

    The cast and staff of the anime is as follows:

    Cast

    • Sumire Uesaka as Yae Amagami
    • Kaede Hondo as Yuna Amagami
    • Shion Wakayama as Asahi Amagami
    • Ryōta Suzuki as Uryu Kamihate
    • Nana Mizuki as Mahiru Anekōji
    • Chika Anzai as Shirahi Tsuruyama
    • Yui Horie as Yomiko Tsukigami
    • Kōji Yusa as Miemon Kitashirakawa
    • Ayasa Itō as Mitsuko Umenoki
    • Haruka Shiraishi as Makoto Takeda
    • Natsuko Abe as Karen Matsugazaki
    • Bin Shimada as Chidori Amagami

    Staff

    • Director: Yujiro Abe
    • Studio: Drive
    • Assistant Director: Hiroshi Watanabe
    • Series Scripts: Yasuko Aoki
    • Character Designer: Haruko Iizuka

    Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister is one of the many ongoing anime that will be available on Crunchyroll in Early 2025. Shangri-La Frontier Season 2, Trillion Game, and Wonderful Precure! will also be continuing in the first few months of next year. So far, thirteen episodes of Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister are available on Crunchyroll. The streaming service describes it as follows:

    Uryu Kamihate is a high school student hoping to enroll in Kyoto University’s medical school. After being taken in by the chief priest at Amagami Shrine, he is told he must marry one of three maiden sisters—Yae, Yuna, or Asahi—to live at, and one day inherit, the Amagami Shrine. Kamihate will need to sweep one of the maidens off her feet in this story of romance, friendship, and fun.

    Lastly, Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister will return on January 14.

    Umamusume: Cinderella Gray Anime Premieres in April 2025

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Cygames announced the anime adaptation for Taiyo Kuzumi’s Umamusume: Cinderella Gray manga series will premiere in April 2025. A new trailer was also revealed on Christmas day, confirming that the anime will air in two consecutive cours.

    Tomoyo Takayanagi will voice Oguri Cap in the Umamusume: Cinderella Gray anime. Yūki Itō is the director of the anime at Cygames, with Aki Kindaichi handling series compositions. Takuya Miyahara and Keigo Sasaki are the anime’s character designers. Masafumi Sugiura and Junnosuke Itō are credited for screenplay and manga planning, respectively. 

    © Cygames, Inc.

    Before the new anime arrives, fans can catch up with Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash, which released on August 30 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam worldwide. Umamusume can compete in four major events in order to win the Slapdash Grand Prix trophy. Players may pick a team of Umamusume and participate in the Hurling Hurdles, Blazing Baskets, Dodgeball Demolition, and Gourmet Gauntlet events. Moreover, these events may be played solo or with up to four players in local multiplayer.

    Umamusume: Pretty Derby Seasons 1 through 3 are available to stream now on Crunchyroll. A total of 39 episodes have been released with 13 episodes per season.

    Here’s an overview of the anime, via Crunchyroll.

    This is a tale of a world where “horse girls”; with glorious names and incredible running abilities live alongside humanity.

    Horse girl Special Week has moved from the country to the city to attend Tracen Academy. There, she and her classmates compete to win the Twinkle Series and earn the title of “The County’s #1 Horse Girl.”

    Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Manga Goes on Hiatus Again

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    Soul Kiwami
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    The combined 4th/5th 2025 issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday confirms that the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga series will go on hiatus again. The manga recently returned from a two-week break in 2nd/3rd combined issue, which released on December 11.

    The Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga will go on hiatus in the next Weekly Shonen Sunday issue. Unlike the previous two-week break, it’s unclear how long this one will last.

    The first cour of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End premiered on September 29. A few months later, the second cour of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ran from January 5 to March 22, focusing the First-Class Mage Exam arc. Frieren’s Mini Anime Magic of ?? episodes released periodically during the first season. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 is expected to premiere in 2025.

    All 28 episodes of the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End are streaming on Crunchyroll. Lastly, here’s an overview, via Crunchyroll:

    The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel’s party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years. She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged and only a little of their lives remain. Later, she witnesses Himmel’s death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people and many events await her.

    the World According to Girl Heads to PS4 and PS5 on Christmas

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Amata Games and developer yondray announced roguelike deckbuilder game the World According to Girl is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on December 25. The game supports English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, French, German, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options. 

    Check out the launch trailer below:

    the World According to Girl is available now for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam worldwide. Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam: 

    “A game about turning an ordinary girl into the savior of the world.”

    the World According to Girl is deck-building roguelike caring game.
    The game is a combination of a deck-building roguelike and a caring game, in which you take on the role of an administrator in order to nurture a girl into a savior.

    Examples of “Human Resources (Card) Effects”

    ･This season, gain +1 cost
    ･All entertainers give +2 to a status of 1 or higher
    ･Call for random emergency or surprise.

    Spend 6 seasons (turns) a year, 7 years in all (42 turns total) to raise the girl and develop a true savior.
    At the end of the year, a dialogue (battle) with the Inquisitor, who measures the girl’s abilities, awaits you. Use the girl’s abilities and the memories you’ve nurtured to win the continuation of the “plan”.
    And the ending of the story changes with the girl’s abilities. Watch the girl and the world go on until the end.

    Synopsis.

    The story takes place over 100 years in the future.
    The world is on the verge of collapse.
    Humanity has planned a rescue mission to outer space in the only spaceship left.
    It needed to be the best people in the world to board it.
    The world poured everything it had into raising a single girl.

    GHOST TRAVELER: Adventures in Edo Revealed for PC and Switch

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    Soul Kiwami
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    GHOST TRAVELER: Adventures in Edo

    Success Corporation has announced GHOST TRAVELER: Adventures in Edo, a new mystery visual novel for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The game will launch in 2025 with English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese language options.

    Check out the announcement trailer below:

    Here’s an overview of GHOST TRAVELER: Adventures in Edo, via Gematsu:

    A boy is transported back in time to Edo period Japan and becomes caught up in a series of bizarre murders. Will he be able to solve the mysteries surrounding the murders in the Yoshiwara red light district and return to the present day?

    The protagonist (the player) is a 17-year-old boy named Kotaro, who lives in modern-day Japan. One day, he is caught up in a supernatural phenomenon in Shibuya and loses consciousness. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a world that looks like something out of a Japanese period drama.

    Kotaro is told by “God” that he is in the Yoshiwara red light district in Edo, the capital of 19th-century Japan, that his body is dead and he now exists only as a soul, and that he has been transported back in time to the Edo period. The reasons for his arrival in this era and how he can move on to the afterlife are unclear, so Kotaro begins wandering the streets of Yoshiwara in search of clues to solve the “mystery.”

    Eventually, he stumbles upon the murder of a courtesan and takes on the role of a “detective” to solve the case. However, he is soon confronted with a series of bizarre murders…

    Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Season 2 Confirmed

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    Saras Rajpal
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    Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Season 2 Confirmed

    The staff for the Let This Grieving Soul Retire! anime has confirmed that season 2 is in development. The announcement comes after season 1 ended earlier this week. Check out the trailer for season 2 of Let This Grieving Soul Retire! below:

    Tsukikage initially wrote Let This Grieving Soul Retire! in 2018. Micro Magazine has been publishing the series ever since. Additionally, Kadokawa published a manga adaptation in 2019. Both series are still ongoing to this day. The anime adaptation premiered on Crunchyroll earlier this year.

    The cast and staff includes the following:

    Cast

    • Kenshō Ono as Krai Andrey
    • Miyu Kubota as Tino Shade
    • Haruka Shiraishi as Lapis Fulgor
    • Yū Serizawa as Kris Argent 
    • Satomi Amano as Chloe Welter
    • Hana Hishikawa as Éclair Gladis 

    Staff

    • Director: Masahiro Takata 
    • Studio: Zero-G
    • Sound Production: Saber Links
    • Scripts: Hideki Shirane
    • Character Designer: Yūsuke Isouchi and Shingo Fujisaki
    • Composer: Ryōhei Sataka
    • Music Production: Avex Pictures

    The entire series thus far is available on J-Novel Club. They describe it as follows:

    It’s the golden age for treasure hunters—adventurers hungry for wealth, fame, power, and glory, who risk their lives in treasure vaults throughout the world. “Let’s become treasure hunters.” Krai and his childhood friends swore to become the greatest of them all, but that dream should have died the day Krai realized he wasn’t cut out for the job! Yet expectations continue to mount, right along with Krai’s fear for his life. While his childhood friends climb closer toward their dream, this grieving soul has one simple wish: to pack it all in and retire!

    Palworld Christmas Skins Revealed, Available Now for Free

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    Saras Rajpal
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    Palworld Christmas Skins Revealed, Available Now for Free

    Pocketpair has revealed Christmas skins for Palworld, available now for free. Six costumes are available on all consoles. They are as follows: Winter Style Chillet, Winter Style Chillet Ignis, Royal Frostallion, White Shadowbeak, Pudding à la Gumoss, and Party Night Depresso. Check out the trailer for the new Palworld Christmas skins below:

    About Palworld

    Palworld is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. A collaboration with Terraria is currently in development. While the game received several nominations during The Game Awards 2024, it did not win any. Further, Palworld is still under scrutiny due to an ongoing court battle between Pocketpair and Nintendo. The PlayStation Store describes it as follows:

    Q. What kind of game is this?
    A. In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate.
    Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories.
    You can even sell them or eat them.

    Survival

    In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.

    Mounts & Exploration

    Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.

    Building Structures

    Want to build a pyramid? Put an army of Pals on the job. There are no labor laws for Pals, so exploit them to your heart’s content.

    Production

    Find a variety of useful Pals to make fire, generate electricity, or mine ore so that you can live a life of comfort.

    Farming

    Some Pals are good at planting seeds, while others are skilled at watering or harvesting crops. Work together with your Pals to create an idyllic farmstead.

    Factories & Automation

    Letting Pals do the work is the key to automation. Build a factory, place a Pal in it, and they’ll keep working as long as they’re fed—until they’re dead, that is.

    Dungeon Exploration

    With Pals on your side you can tackle even the most dangerous areas. When the time comes, you might have to sacrifice one to save your skin. They’ll protect your life—even if it costs their own.

    Breeding & Genetics

    Breed a Pal and it will inherit the characteristics of its parents. Combine rare pals to create the strongest Pal of them all!

    Poaching & Crime

    Endangered Pals live in wildlife sanctuaries. Sneak in and capture rare Pals to get rich quick! It’s not a crime if you don’t get caught, after all.

    Multiplayer

    Multiplayer is supported, so invite a friend and go on an adventure together! And of course you can battle your friends and trade Pals, too.

    Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

    Tokyo Xtreme Racer Reveals New Gameplay Footage

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    Soul Kiwami
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    Genki released new gameplay footage for the upcoming Tokyo Xtreme Racer game, showcasing SP Battle races on the Tokyo Expressway. The gameplay footage also reveals some returning cars from past Tokyo Xtreme Racer entries, such as the Subaru Impreza WRX STi spec C and the Mazda RX-7 Type RZ.

    Watch the new footage below:

    In SP Battle, Tokyo Xtreme Racer players earn Spirit Points based on the driving performance exhibited during the race. It is a metric that “quantifies the willpower of drivers.” 

    Countless rivals from past titles will appear in the new entry. The race begins with a headlight flash, signifying an on-track battle against rivals with distinctive cars and driving styles. Challengers also lurk in the parking areas, too.

    The Tokyo Xtreme Racer series, known as Shutoko Battle in Japan, began in 1994 with Shutoko Battle ’94 for the Super Famicom. In 1999, a sequel was released for the Dreamcast. In 2003, Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 releasing for the PlayStation 2. The most recent entry in the series is 2006’s Import Tuner Challenge for the Xbox 360.

    Tokyo Xtreme Racer launches in 2025 for PC via Steam. Lastly, here’s an official description of the game, via the official Steam page: 

    Tokyo Xtreme Racer is a racing game set in a sealed-off future Tokyo, where you compete for the fastest speed in your customized cars on the highways that weave through the city, aiming to reach the top.

    Drive real cars on meticulously recreated courses, compete against powerful rivals,
    slip through other cars, and engage in spirit-wracking battles.
    This is a series with unparalleled appeal.

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