Apex Legends Reveals Gundam Collaboration Event

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Saras Rajpal
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Apex Legends Reveals Gundam Collaboration Event

EA has announced that a collaboration event based on the Gundam franchise will be available in Apex Legends on March 10. The event will feature new cosmetics, weapons, and more. 

As part of the event, the Wildcard map will feature a new Gundam theming. You’ll be able to climb the wreckage of Mobile Suits, grab the Buster Rifle from care packages, use Bit Staves as shields, and utilize new themed abilities. The abilities in question are as follows:

  • Epyon’s Lash: Adds a magnetic melee pull Tactical ability, and more.
  • Heavyarms Salvo: Marks enemies for air support missile strikes after landing multiple hits.
  • Zero Sacrifice: Adds the option to trigger a self-destruct explosion on knock, taking nearby enemies with you.
  • Zero Rebirth: Enter the Void when knocked, then exit with 1 HP,  temporary invulnerability and health regen.

Further, the following Gundam cosmetics will be available for 8 playable characters:

  • Alter: Gundam Epyon
  • Conduit: Gundam Aerial
  • Crypto: Freedom Gundam
  • Gibby: Xi Gundam
  • Mirage: Destiny Gundam Spec II
  • Octane: GQuuuuuux
  • Revenant: Gundam Deathscythe Hell
  • Valkyrie: Wing Gundam Zero

You can also purchase new Gundam-inspired Mythics, multiple weapon skins, and a Char Aznable Sparrow skin. Check out the trailer showcasing the Gundam event coming to APex Legends below:

Recently, EA and Respawn Entertainment announced that it will end support for the Nintendo Switch version of Apex Legends and shutting it down on August 4, the same day that Season 30 launches. Service and operations for Apex Legends on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC will continue unabated. Season 29 will be the final season for the Switch version. 

The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! Anime Premieres April 1

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Soul Kiwami
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The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!

A new trailer for the TV anime adaptation of Atekichi’s The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! light novel series confirmed the anime’s April 1 at 24:00 JST / April 2 at 12:00 a.m. JST on d Anime Store and ABEMA streaming services. The anime will air on Tokyo MX starting April 4 at 10:00 p.m. JST. 

Ryushen performs the opening theme song “Compass wa Tōmei (The Compass is Clear).” Phantom Siita performs the ending theme song “Mō Iikai?.”

The anime’s cast includes:

  • Hisako Kanemoto as Hibiki Manabe
  • Shizuka Itō as Emalia
  • Kenta Miyake as Claude
  • Lamalfa Michelle Tateyama as Lilian
  • Yukina Shutō as Vene
  • Yōko Hikasa as Ivel
  • Sora Tokui as Steelia
  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shushin
  • Akiho Suzumoto as Majin
  • Chiemi Tanaka as Meijin
  • Yukari Tamura as Sapo-chan
  • Yurika Kubo as Tanya (new)
  • Taiten Kusunoki as Barth (new)
  • Rie Hikisaka as Jewel (new)

Makoto Hoshino directs the anime at Studio Flad. Megumi Shimizu oversees and writes the series scripts, and Mihoko Ogawa and Yoshie Matsumoto are the anime’s character designers.

The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! anime second key visual
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Atekichi’s light novel series was launched in March 2017 on the AlphaPolis website, and the first volume launched that same year with illustrations by Akira Shigaraki. Takeda launched the manga adaptation in August 2017 on the AlphaPolis website.

Lastly, here’s a description of the anime by NBC Universal:

One day, Hibiki Manabe, an ordinary high school boy, is suddenly transported to a vast grassland in another world where monsters lurk. Wandering aimlessly through this fantasy world he’s never seen before, Hibiki suddenly realizes he has been given the skill of “Appraisal” and the occupation “Appraiser (provisional title)”… (Temporary)…!?

And so, with the guidance of Emalia, a blonde elf he met in the grasslands, Hibiki becomes an adventurer. Together with Claude, a cursed beastman, Lillian, a sage from the future, and Vene, a sacred white cat beast, he gradually grows stronger as he searches for a way to return to his original world.

Will he be able to return safely? And will the day come when she truly becomes the strongest, as the title suggests!?

Always a Catch! Anime Premieres April 1, Cast and Ending Theme Song Revealed

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Soul Kiwami
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Always a Catch!

A new trailer for the TV anime adaptation of Mayo Momoyo’s Always a Catch! light novel series confirms the anime’s April 1 premiere on Tokyo MX and BS 11 at 24:00 JST, or April 2 at 12:00 a.m. JST. The trailer also reveals the ending theme song “DEAD OR LOVE” by Yoshino.

The new cast members include: 

  • Natsuki Hanae as Ireneo
  • Kaori Maeda as Eleonora Casciari
  • Rumi Ōkubo as Rosalia Pinotti

HoneyWorks and Airi Suzuki perform the opening theme song “Chikai wa Kyun to.”

The cast members of the anime:

  • Yū Serizawa as Maria Annovazzi
  • Atsushi Tamaru as Renato di Rubini
  • Saori Hayami as Aida Amethis
  • Shūichirō Umeda as Placido di Rubini
  • Taku Yashiro as Raimondo Cigata

Akira Oguro is directing the anime adaptation of Always a Catch! at TROYCA. Michiko Yokote is handling the series scripts, and Isamu Suzuki is designing the characters.

Additional cast members include:

  • Action Animation Director: Kanako Ōta
  • Art Director: Xiao Miao Li (Studio Tulip)
  • Color Key Artist: Mariko Shinohara
  • CG Director: Mitsutaka Iguchi
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Asami Kawai
  • Editing: Shota Migiyama
  • Sound Director: Fumihiko Ōtera
  • Music: Kana Hashiguchi, Natsuki Hamada
©ももよ万葉・三登いつき・ながと牡蠣／SQUARE ENIX・逃げ釣り製作委員会

Momoyo launched the series as a short story on the Let’s Become Novelists website in 2020. Momoyo started the story’s sequel series on the website in 2020.

Lastly, Square Enix Manga & Books publishes the English adaptation of the manga. Here’s a synopsis of the story:

A zany romantic comedy starring a duke’s daughter, who’s more of a fighter than a lady, and a prince who happens to be into that!

Maria, the daughter of a duke, grew up believing she would one day inherit her father’s dukedom. Accordingly, she focused her attentions on honing her martial arts prowess, while thoughts of marriage fell by the wayside. But the arrival of a baby brother in her family means she’s losing her role as heir! Now that she’s decided it’s time to marry after all, she’s arrived a little late to the game! Are there even any eligible bachelors left?

Upon going to study abroad in a neighboring country where she might still stand a chance at getting hitched, she’s bewildered when the crown prince there declares before all that his engagement to her is null and void! Wait…what engagement?!

Apparently, he’s mistaken her for the wrong girl! But once that’s all cleared up and he catches sight of her knocking out a whole pack of bandits, it turns out that this prince may have a thing for ass-kicking young ladies after all…

Ingoku Danchi Anime Premieres April 5, Cast Members Revealed

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Soul Kiwami
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The official website for the Deregula label’s short TV anime adaptation of Sakusei Kenkyūjo and Yui Jōyama’s Ingoku Danchi (Indecent Apartment Complex) manga series has confirmed the anime’s April 5 premiere with the English title Ingoku Danchi: Deviant’s Apartment Complex. A new trailer for the Ingoku Danchi: Deviant’s Apartment Complex was revealed alongside a new key visual and new cast members. 

Ingoku Danchi anime second key visual
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The new cast members include:

  • Ai Shimizu as Kiritani
  • Shinobu Izumi as Numajiri
  • Misato Fukuen as Shōda, Shirakage
  • Sayuri Yahagi as Hasegawa, Tsujisaki
  • Kazuki Asami as Andō
  • Nagisa Kujime as Haibara
  • Tomokazu Sugita as Narrator

Ingoku Danchi premieres on April 5 at 25:10 JST / April 6 at 1:10 a.m. JST on BS11. AnimeFesta will stream the uncensored version of the anime, and an on-air version will also be streaming on the service and DMM TV.

The anime’s main cast includes Aika Wakuno as Yoshida and Kana Yūki as wives Katagiri, Kanzaki, Gōda, Watanabe, Ichinose, Mizutani, Sanamori, Shikijō, Sakakura, and Ikayama.

Toshikatsu Tokoro directs the anime at studio Elias. Eeyo Kurosaki is in charge of series scripts, Shingo Nishimoto is the character designer, and Ruzarin Kashiwagi is the music composer.

Additional staff members include:

  • Color Key Artist: Shūichi Satō
  • Art Director: Shinobu Takahashi
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Yoshikazu Miyagawa
  • Sound Director: Akinori Shiba

The Ingoku Danchi manga launched in 2021 on Kadokawa’s Dra Dra Sharp# online manga magazine on the Nico Nico Seiga service.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the Ingoku Danchi manga, via Manga Dex:

This apartment complex has a problem with perverted women!

Yoshida is a tiny, frail high school graduate who became an unwilling manager of an apartment complex when his father, the former manager, injured himself. Unbeknownst to him, this apartment complex houses quite a few women with very… unusual sexual preferences. This becomes a problem when a mysterious entity begins giving “Libido Cloth” to these women – skimpy outfits that give them superpowers and cause them to go on lewd rampages! Will Yoshida be able to stop them?

Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert World Tour Dates Announced

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Soul Kiwami
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Metaphor ReFantazio Orchestra Concert World Tour

SEGA and ATLUS have announced various dates for the Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert World Tour, which spans across six countries and eight cities around the world. All of the music is composed by Shoji Meguro, who is highly renowned for his work on the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series.

Each Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert World Tour performance includes a 45-piece orchestra, a choir, and multiple vocal soloists performing new orchestral arrangements of the game’s music, including “Ode to Heroes”, “King of Destruction”, and “Prelude to a Heroic Tale.” Performances are accompanied by a screen above the stage playing synced cutscenes and gameplay.

Here’s the full list of tour dates:

  • October 9, 2026: Dallas
  • October 11, 2026: Chicago
  • October 13, 2026: Los Angeles
  • October 31, 2026: Kaohsiung
  • November 21, 2026: Singapore
  • November 28, 2026: Bangkok
  • January 22, 2027: London
  • January 24, 2027: Paris

Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert -ReSimfonio- kicks the tour off on June 6 at the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo. There will be two performances by the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Euchronia, and Yuki Takai will serve as the orchestra’s conductor. Ticket pre-sales for all EU and EU/UK concerts start on March 5 at 10:00 a.m. local time at www.metaphorconcert.com.

Metaphor: ReFantazio is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store. A digital Metaphor: ReFantazio Guidebook Edition was released on January 12 featuring the digital game, the new English-only Essential Digital Strategy Guide, digital art book, digital soundtrack, the Shujin Academy School uniform set, and the Jouin High School uniform set. Fans who own the ATLUS 35th Digital Anniversary Edition automatically receive a free copy of the guide.

Final Weapon reviewed Metaphor: ReFantazio and gave a 5/5 score, noting that it’s “a masterful RPG that defies expectations, and it’s the pinnacle of its genre. Players are plunged into an amazing and complex fantasy setting as a protagonist setting out to right the wrongs of its kingdom: the United Kingdom of Euchronia. Along the way, players meet several well-written characters, including a tremendous threat of a villain. ATLUS refined and perfected the calendar and turn-based battle systems to create an all-time classic. This is absolute brilliance.”

Magical Girl Witch Trials is Coming to Switch on July 9

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Soul Kiwami
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Magical Girl Witch Trials

Re;AER and Acacia have announced that visual novel Magical Girl Witch Trials is coming to Nintendo Switch on July 9 physically and digitally in Japan. An English release of Magical Girl Witch Trials on Nintendo Switch was not announced. 

Magical Girl Witch Trials launched on July 18, 2025 for PC via Steam in Japan. Lastly, here’s an overview of the visual novel from the game’s Steam page, translated by Final Weapon staff writer and lead translator Ryuji:

On her first year of high school, Emma wakes up inside a dimly lit cage. Without any memory of how it happened, she finds herself locked away in a prison‑manor that exists on a remote island far out at sea.

Confused, Emma hears a lone owl speak to her: “You are accused of being a witch, a being that could cause harm in this world. As such, you will live here forever as a prisoner.”

And Emma is not alone. Other girls are also imprisoned. At one point, an owl gathers the imprisoned girls together and declares the start of a cruel game in which, from among the imprisoned girls, one by one they are selected to become a witch, or in other words, a person that will soon be executed…

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game is Coming to Switch 2

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Soul Kiwami
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Tales of the Shire A Lord of the Rings Game Switch 2

Private Division and Wētā Workshop have announced that Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on March 25. Players who own the Nintendo Switch version of Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game may upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 version for free.

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam: 

From the creative studio, Wētā Workshop, live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, and share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits and familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game.

Create your own Hobbit as you set forth in Bywater. Though not yet established as an official village in Hobbiton, play a part in helping the quaint town flourish. Greet comfort at the door as you decorate your own Hobbit hole, tend to your garden, fish at the clear ponds, forage wild fruits and herbs, or trade with townsfolks. Prepare homemade meals to share with fellow Hobbits and foster relationships.

With much to see and lots more to eat, enjoy days of splendor in the picturesque forests, lakes, and pastures.

Unwind in the place where what matters most are all the little things. Help bring the community together to achieve village status in Bywater. Experience delight in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game.

Key Features:

Welcome Home, Hobbit – Play as a Hobbit, directly out of J.R.R Tolkien’s beloved books! Personalise your appearance and brandish your best Hobbit attire with an array of customisations. Decorate your own Hobbit home and transform the cosy space with grid-free placement to position furniture home décor to your liking. Discover the wonders each new day brings to Bywater as you settle into your serene homestead for much needed rest.

Food Is Love – No Hobbit’s day is complete without food. Fish, garden, and forage to stock up the pantry with the fruits of your labour. Harvest for seasonal crops and flowers as time passes in your homestead. Enjoy the warmth of the kitchen and show off your culinary chops with recipes for mealtimes. Partake in second breakfast or host a dinner party with fellow Hobbits. Share meals with invited guests to create new relationships.

Explore Bywater – Explore the outdoors to discover secret glades and lost treasures of the Shire. Experience the ever-changing weather that affect daily routines and seasonal surprises based on time of year. Gain rewards through your story progression. Meet iconic characters and familiar Hobbit families to trade for upgrades to skills, clothes, home, and more. Join club missions to complete daily activities and help gain official village status in Bywater.

Ratatan Launches on July 16, Switch 2 Version Announced

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Soul Kiwami
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RATATAN

Ratata Arts and Game Source Entertainment have announced Ratatan, the rhythm-based roguelike game from the creators of Patapon, will exit Steam Early Access and launch on July 16 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Development of the Nintendo Switch version has been canceled due to the multiplayer experience not reaching the developer’s desired level of quality, so Ratatan will instead receive a Nintendo Switch 2 version as the developers focus on optimizations across all supported platforms.

Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players.

An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee.

Defeat the enemies by riding the rhythm of Ratatan’s catchy, toe-tapping soundtrack in this delightful, heartfelt adventure!

Welcome to Rataport!

In the vast and tranquil sea, there is an island as lively as a toy box. The name is “Rataport” On the island, a strange animal-like creature called Ratatan lives happily with their friends. Despite their different appearances and personalities, they share a common dream. Which is go to “The Everafter”. And meet “The Goddess” who is said to live in there. As heroes who carry the hope of all, the Ratatans embark on a journey to The Everafter. No matter how many times they failed, they will never give up and dreamt of meeting her one day.

Rhythm action

Feel the beat and use rhythm sequences in time to order your Cobuns in the direction you want them to go.

Since the Ratatans can be moved freely, your judgement to decide where to give orders, where to position the ratatan, and when to retreat is critical.

2D animation

We want to emphasize the unique performance of 2D animation and put lively personality into the action.

Schrödinger’s Call Launches May 28 for PC and Switch

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Soul Kiwami
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Shueisha Games and developer Acrobatic Chirimenjako have announced that spirit adventure game Schrödinger’s Call will launches on May 28 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. A new trailer for the new Switch version of Schrödinger’s Call was also shown at the March 3 Indie World showcase in Japan.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via the official Steam page:

Hello, this is Mary. The last voice you’ll talk to. Schrödinger’s Call is an adventure game that uses a mysterious phone to connect with souls who cannot die. The main character, Mary, wakes up in a strange room with no memory. The player, along with the bewildered Mary, will save souls.

In a world devoid of human life, you awaken as Mary, the last ear to listen, the last voice to speak.

Forsaken souls seek your help over numerous calls, in a desperate attempt to regain the feelings they’ve lost.

You are Mary, the last voice they hear, unraveling lost souls with just a telephone.

Souls bound with strong regrets suffer somewhere between the lands of the living and the dead, desperately waiting for someone willing to listen. Will you be that ear and voice?

How to play the game:

Choose the words you want to speak to the souls who cannot die and the actions you want to take to save them and advance the story.

Calling various souls and gathering information is the key to moving forward.

Coffee Talk Tokyo is Coming to Switch 2

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Soul Kiwami
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Coffee Talk Tokyo Switch 2

Chorus Worldwide Games and Toge Productions have announced that Coffee Talk Tokyo is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on May 21 alongside the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam) versions. The Switch 2 version of Coffee Talk Tokyo was announced at the Japanese Indie World presentation.

The Steam page describes Coffee Talk Tokyo as follows:

In a city of paper and steel, as large as a country, a small café gives humans and fantasy people a cosy place to be. Brew the right order for your customers as they seek refuge from the sweltering Tokyo summer heat and share heartfelt stories to chill lo-fi beats.

Set in Tokyo, a city where old and new coexist, this newest game in the Coffee Talk franchise brings back familiar elements with new twists.

New Cafe, New Customers

Coffee Talk Tokyo once again places you behind the counter of a chill coffee shop. But while the feeling is familiar, the customers and their stories are new. They include:

      • Kenji, the traditional kappa salaryman, striving to find meaning and a way forward after retirement.
      • Vin, the Barista’s assistant coping with a fractured past and the daily consequences of a previous disaster.
      • Ayame, a happy-go-lucky but recently deceased It girl, struggling to make sense of her new (after)life.
Lo-fi Beats Soundtrack by Andrew “”AJ”” Jeremy

The composer for Coffee Talk and Coffee Talk Episode 2, AJ, returns once again with new tracks to set the lo-fi soundscape and chill atmosphere.

Stay cool in the Summer heat

Brew iced drinks for your customers, or let them indulge in a hot hojicha if they’d rather keep it toasty.

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