Vocaloid X Taiko No Tatsujin (Taiko Drum Masters)

Miku, KAITO, MEIKO, Len, Rin, and Luka in Taiko no Tatsujin 14

There has been a lot of talk about Project Diva but Miku has ben a constant in another game since 2009. Bandai-Namco's popular Taiko simulation game "Taiko no Tatsuji" (Known as "Taiko Drum Masters" overseas. ) has played host to some of Miku's most popular songs.

In 2009 she made her debut in "Taiko no Tatsuji 12 DON! to zouryou han" (Taiko no Tatsujin 12 Extended) with the song "Melt". While her voice appared there was no image of Miku.

Later that year the song "World is Mine" was added to Taiko no Tatsujin 13.

The following year, Miku and her Crypton buddies debuted on the arcade machine for the songs "Melt" and "World is Mine" On Taiko no Tatsujin 14. "Black Rock ★Shooter" was added to TnT14 however, neither Miku nor Black Rock Shooter appear in the song.

Melt on Taiko no Tatsujin 14

While no new songs have been added, Miku's three songs are still on the latest version of TnT. Named "Taiko no Tatsujin" it is referred to as "Taiko no Tatsujin hiragana" because the name is no different from the first game but hiragana is included in the name.

On the home console front, "Melt" debuted on the 2010 DS Tnt named "Taiko no Tatsuji DORORON! YO-KAI dai kessen".  Miku and the Crypton vocaloids can be seen on this verson.

On the PSP Miku's song "Hatsune Miku no gekisho" (The intense singing of Hatsune Miku) appeard on "Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX" The song instead of being listed as "feat. Miku" was listed in game music as from "Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd"

"Black Rock ★Shooter" and "World is Mine" are on the Wii versions "Taiko no Tatsuji WII Minna de PARTY 3 daime" (Everyone Party for the 3rd time) and "Taiko no Tatsuji WII ketteihan" (Ultimate Edition) Once again only on the song "World is Mine" to the vocaloid avatars appear.

"Taiko no Tatujin: The tiny dragon and the mysterious orb." Featuring songs "Tell Your World" and "The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku"

Miku and her friends will make the leap to 3D when they are featured on the Nintendo 3DS verson, "Taiko no Tatsujin chibi DORAGOn to fushigi na O-BU" (Taiko no Tatsujin The tiny dragon and the mysterious orb) Miku will be performing "Tell Your World" and "The disappearance of Hatsune Miku"
While Miku has enjoyed the spot light, Her fellow Cyrpton vocaloids KAITO, MEIKO, Len, Rin, and Luka have danced with her on screen but, only Miku has performed.

Until now,

Announced during Gumi's (Megpoid) 3rd Birthday concert, Gumi (and her fellow INTERNET vocaloid friends*) Will make their debut on Taiko no Tasujin hiragana. For those who have a Bandai Namco arcade passcard (or cell phone code) can go into Bandai Namco's BANAPASS web page and will have access to the songs: "Matryoshka" "Juumensou" (Ten-faced), and "Mozaic Roll" as well as a special "Donchan Gumi" avatar.

Gumi, Gakupo, Cul, and Lilly in the Taiko no Tatsujin hiragana version. Songs "Matryoshka" "juumensou" and "mosaic roll" displayed on the screen. 

*others will dance only

Sengoku BASARA HD Collection. Masamune's day off.

Fans of Sengoku BASARA's "Masamune Date" can celebrate! Previously announced "BSR48" Drama CD and other PR things were announced to be available only to E-capcom members. That statement has since been retracted. 

At Capcom's "Summer Jam" Sengoku BASARA event, Koba P announced that the Masamune video would appear in HD collection's "Gallery" weather or not it is an unlockable item, is yet to be known. The video has been titled "The day that Masamune takes off his armor" 

picture courtesy of Famitsu.com

Also announced and shown was a new "Sengoku BASARA HD Collection" PV (promotional video) 

The shots of Masamune can be seen at the very end of the video. 

Also announced was a quick trailer for the upcoming Sengoku BASARA television drama named "Moonlight Party" The trailer showed most of what will be the main cast but only the following names have been officially released. 

From left to right they are: Masamune, Yukimura, Kojuro, and Nobunaga. 

The trailer only lasted a few seconds and I was unable to get many screen shots of all the characters, I was able to snag one of Masamune. 

Sengoku BASARA: Moonlight Party is scheduled to start on July 12th, 2012 at 1:25 am (making around 9:25 am PST) 

I will make a full post on it later. 

That's all for now Samurai Heroes! 

LINKS: 

HD collection home page - 

http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara-hd/

HMV Japan listing for HD Collection - (Can be shipped overseas) http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/5054793

Sengoku BASARA: Moonlight Party official home page 

http://www.basara-drama.com/

Famitsu.com (Japanese Game Webpage) 

http://www.famitsu.com/

Capcom's "Summer Jam"

What is "Summer Jam"?
Capcom Summer Jam is an anual event held at Tokyo Big Site. It could be described as "Capcom Convention" Capcom holds stage events and releases news on their current or upcoming series.
It is open to public.

Event Schedule

6/30

2:30 PM (JST) - Monster Hunter: Up to date Monster Hunter 4 info.                                              
[6/29 10:30 PM PST]

3:30 PM (JST) - Resident Evil: The latest information about Resident Evil 6 as well as the debut of the demo play for it. The gossip about a possible collaboration will be addressed.        
[11:30 PM PST]

4:40 PM (JST) - Ex Troopers: Theme performance singer "May'n" will be the guest at this event and perform the theme song "Mr. Super Future Star" live. Also, The latest information about the series.
[6/30 12:40 AM PST]

6:00 PM (JST) - Monster Hunter 2012 cup: Family teams and Girl teams will compete on this day.
[2:00 AM PST]

7/1

10:30 AM (JST) - Sengoku BASARA: Sengoku BASARA 2 the musical's Sayaka Chinen (Kasuga) Is this event's special guest. Hosted by Sengoku BASARA's producer KOBAp (Kobayashi), Fans will be tempted with some new updates.    
[6/30 6:30 PM PST]

11:30 AM (JST) - Street Fighter X Tekken: The match that has been dreamed about has become a reality on the PS Vita. At this event Pro gamers "Umehara" and "Kido" have been called in to introduce the PS Vita version while series producer "AYANOp" will introduce the PS3 version. The world premier of new information will occur. Don't miss it!      
 [7:30 PM PST]

12:30 PM (JST) - Monster Hunter Radio: Monster Hunter Radio program will do a live recording. Regular MCs Youko Hikasa and Eri Kitamura will pump up the stage. In a first time merging of Summer Jam and the radio program. Special guest "BlackLute" from Capcom's sound team. BlackLute will perform guitar versions of Monster Hunter music.      
[8:30 PM PST]

1:50 PM (JST) - Second Resident Evil 6: The latest information about Resident Evil 6 as well as the debut of the demo play for it. The gossip about a possible collaboration will be addressed.
[9:50 PM PST]

2:40 PM (JST) - Second 2:30 PM (JST) - Monster Hunter: Up to date Monster Hunter 4 info.
[10:40 PM PST]

3:50 PM (JST) - Monster Hunter 2012 Cup - Finalist battles.    
[11:50 PM PST]

Not all games that will be featuerd at Summer Jam will have stage events. The following games will have booths and stores open. Some of the booths will be offering demos and free DLC content.

Okami HD Remaster (Goods, demo)
Monster Hunter 3G (demo)
Browser Sengoku BASARA (demo, DLC, and item cards for sale)
Sengoku BASARA Card Heroes (DLC and cards for sale)
Steel Battalion (Goods, demo)
Airou Puzzle (Goods, demo)
Dragon's Dogma (Goods, demo)
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City (Goods, demo)
Resident Evil HD selection (Goods, demo)

Streaming sites:

Note: ONLY EVENTS HELD ON 7/1 WILL BE STREMED.


Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/capcomchannel?feature=results_main
Stickam Japan - http://www.stickam.jp/profile/capcomchannel
Ustream - Not available yet.
Nico Nico Douga - http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/capcomchannel

Sengoku BASARA HD collection update. BSR48 FOR ALL!

Despite previous statements that the BSR48 CD would be available only to E-capcom members, HMV Japan has announced that they will be shipping the CD to those who preorder through HMV Japan. The CD called "Soul Revolution" it is a CD drama featuring the winners of the BSR48 contest. The winners would appear in a CD and the top winner to appear in a image video and a special web commercial. The top 6 "most popular" characters are Masamune Date, Mitsunari Ishida, Yukimura Sanada, Kojuro Katakura, Sasuke Sarutobi, Motonari Mori, and Motochika Chosokabe. The CD was also scheduled to have the antaonist be the character in positon 20. The lucky winner for position 20 is Nobunaga Oda.
Posted on Capcom's HD collection web pages is a sample of the "Soul Revolution" CD.
The sample sets up the CDs scenario. While none of the "BSR48" members appear on the sample, Nobunaga's evil laugh can be heard.

Along with the CD, Capcom has announced tha all pre-order (regardless of where you pre-order) will get two limited edition cards for Browser Sengoku BASARA and Sengoku BASARA Card Heroes. Much like they did for Lotte campaign, the two cards will be not only physical cards but will have a code that can be entered for the two games. The cards announced are Keiji Maeda for Browser Sengoku Basara and Hideyoshi Toyotomi for Card Heroes. The cards chosen reflect the theme of the Sengoku BASARA summer event which centers around the Toyotomi army.

Sengoku BASARA HD collection is set to sell for 4,990 yen. (roughly about $55.00) There is no word yet if Masamune's image video is only available to E-capcom members.

LINKS:
Capcom's "Sengoku BASARA HD Collection" Official web page - http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara-hd/

HMV Japan's Sengoku BASARA HD collection listing - http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/5054793
(The English mirror site contains no information about pre-order goods)

Sleepy Time Sheep #2 announced, the first screen shots of the Sleepy Time Sheep app, and Masaya pics.

"Yuichi" the new Hitsuji voiced by Keiji Fujiwara

Starting last month, Black Butterfly (the company behind the Soine Kareshi CD series) has announced their next Sleepy-Time Hitsuji. Code name "Yuichi" he will be voiced by Keiji Fujiwara. 

Fujiwara is well known for his roles as "Hiroshi Nohara" From Crayon Shin-chan (Shin's dad), "Lieutenant-Colonel Maes Hughes" From Fullmetal Alchemist and "Hisahide Matsunaga" from "Sengoku BASARA" 

The CD version is set for an August 31st release date. At this time it isn't confirmed for an app release yet.

 

Previously, VisualWorks had announced they would make an app version of "Sleepy-Time Sheep" on their twitter account they have updated with the main picture for "Yasuomi". Yasuomi is voice by Ryotaro Okiayu. There is no release date yet for the app. 

Even though it hasn't been updated yet, VisualWorks has released the images for the next "Soine Kareshi" This one is Masaya. He is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa. "Sephiroth" from Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, "Tyki Mikk" from D.Gray-man and "Kojuro Katakura" from Sengoku BASARA. 

Due to a request from Morikawa the app which was previously available only on iOS will be available for Android.

Due do the Android version and the iOS version set to be released at the same time, the iOS version which is already complete has been delayed. The Android version is over 90% complete and is scheduled to be released within the coming weeks. No word yet if the English localization is completed. 

 That's all for now. Sweet dreams to you! 

Idolm@ster Shiny Festa

Bandai Namco's hit game and anime series "The idolm@ster" has returned to the PSP with a trio of games to get your feet tapping!

Honey Sound                     Funky Note                Groovy Tune
Main logo with subtitles for each game. 

Announced on Bandai Namco's official "THE IDOLM@STER" web portal, only day prior to the franchises's 7th Anniversary concert, Namco Bandai promised fans that the first preview of the games would be available at the concert. Within a few hours of the concert's end they posted the video to their web page.

"THE IDOLM@STER" follows an idol producer and a group of 13 girls (depending on which game you are playing) as they join the 765 (prounounced NAMUKO) production agency in order to fulfill their dreams of becoming Japan's top idols. The series first made its debut in Japanese arcades in 2005 and has grown in popularity eventually landing a two season anime series in 2010.

The main cast of most "The IDOLM@STER" games (minus Ritsuko Akizuki) 

In their newest game, Bandai Namco has brought back the full roster of girls from the "Idolm@ster 2" game released on the Playstation 3 and Xbox360. "Shiny Festa" takes a note from the Idolma@ster's previous PSP game "Idolm@ster SP". To make sure that everyone could enjoy their favorite idols, Bandai Namco broke up the game into three different games "Perfect Sun" "Wandering Star" and "Missing Moon" Each game featuring different idols and a different rival.  While SP focused on the series's main plot of raising your idols, "Shiny Festa" takes a step back from the story and focus mostly on the rhythm game aspect of the series. 

Ritsuko Akizuki  Haruka Amami Chihaya Kisaragi Azusa Miura 
[Naomi Wakabayashi] [Eriko Nakamura] [Asami Imai] [Chiaki Takahashi]
Shiny Festa: Honey Sound cast including voice actress's names 

Mami Futami Iori Minase Yayoi Takatsuki Hibiki Ganaha Ami Futami
[Asami Shimoda] [Rie Kugimiya] [Mayako Nigo] [Manami Numakura] 
Shiny Festa: Funky Note cast
(Mami and Ami Futami are both voiced by Asami Shimoda) 

Takane Shijou  Yukiho Hagiwara Miki Hoshii Makoto Kikuchi 
[Yumi Hara] [Azumi Asakura] [Akiko Hasegawa] [Hiromi Hirata] 
Shiny Festa: Groovy Tune cast

Typical Idolm@ster games involve training, practicing, and promoting your idols to overcome their rivals and snag the top idol spot in the nation. However, Shiny Festa claims that it will focus on rhythm game aspect by offering different ways to promote your idols. 

By using the new rhythm mode you can enter your idols to perform on stage and charm the audience. 

A first for the series! You can give your idols instruments to perform as a band! 

Using stages and songs from Idolm@ster 2, you can give a passionate concert for your fans! 

With the idolm@ster anime gaining popularity, you can play songs exclusive to the anime while watching some of the anime's classic scenes. 

Finally, You can make a music video for your idol with costumes from the spin off game series "G4U" (Gravier for you)

All modes of game play appear to use the same rhythm game play which uses a timing button hit system, However not many details of the system have been revealed yet. 

Yayoi, Mami, and Miki perform with the game play system visible.
(Photo courtesy of famitsu.com) 

THE IDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA is set to be released on October 25th 2012. With a promise of special pre-order goods to those who pre-order all three games. Each game will be 5,980 yen for UMD versions and 5,380 yen for the download version. 

Project Diva ~f~ New Songs and Costumes!

Sega updated today with a video and pictures showing off new songs and costumes for the next installment of there "Project Diva" series. Project Diva features virtual diva "Miku Hatsune" and other Crypton Vocaloids as they sing and dance their way onto the Playstation Vita. 

Freely Tomorrow - Music and Lyrics by Mitchie M, ЯIRE

Originally posted on July 31st. 2011 This song received praise for its realistic and smooth sounds. It jumped up the Vocaloid Ranking quickly then and managed to get over a million view before sliding back down and hanging on at the bottom of the charts. The song was given new life in March of this year when user Yama_ko created a video for it. (seen below) 

The costume in the Project Diva ~f~ video is "Star Voice" Designed by "NIL" 

Time Machine - Music and Lyrics by 1640mP (164 X 40mP) 

A collaboration between Vocaloid Producers 40mP (40 Meters. Sometimes written as 40㍍P) and 164 (Known for the song "Shining Ray". Time Machine like many other Vocaloid hit songs rose very quickly and dropped very quickly but it has remained in everyone's hearts.Enough to land it a spot on the album "Vocalanthems"  by Exit Tunes. 

The costume featured in the Project Diva version is "Summer Memory" Designed by "gita"

Cat Food - doriko: The first song confirmed for Project Diva ~f~ (Confirmed before the game was even announced) As a Christmas present, Sega released a video of this song stating that everyone's present was the knowledge that there would be another "Project Diva" game to come in the following year. 

The costume for this video is "Pierretta" Designed by "Nezuki"

Haihahaini - Music by TENNEN Lyrics by niboshi

KAITO fans can celebrate. For the second time KAITO has a solo song in a Project Diva game! The song "HAIHAHAINI" released in 2009 ranks highly as one of KAITO's solo songs. 

The costume for HAIHAHAINI is "Requiem "Designed by "Umu". The actual costume used in the original video is being used for Project Diva ~f~ 

Nostalogic - Music by yuukiss Lyrics by yuukiss, rose

Long time MEIKO fans will tell you, this was one of the songs that not only put MEIKO on the map but also  showed off what the Vocaloid 1 software could do. MEIKO fans have been clamoring for this song to be featured on Project Diva from the beginning. Many Vocaloid fans are familiar with the song not only for its catchy tune but for its video featuring a "real" MEIKO. "Yumiko" a cosplayer dressed up as MEIKO sings and dances the song. 

The costume used for Project Diva ~f~ 's version of "Nostalogic" is "Blue Crystal" Designed by "Anko"

Melancholic - Music and Lyrics by Junky 

Considered to be one Rin Kagamine's most "famous" songs, "Melancholic" Debuted highly on Vocaloid Rankings and tt's video has long since puzzled fans. The inclusion of "Melancholic" to Project Mirai earlier  this year brought the randomly placed giraffes into 3D. It also placed the song deeper in the hearts of Rin fans. 

Rin's costume simply titled "Melancholy" was designed by "Chiho" for the original video. 

Fire◎Flower - Music and Lyrics by halyosy 

In the history of Len Kagamine's performances during Sega's Vocaloid concerts, Len has never performed a full song by himself. Until this year. The song "Fire◎Flower" has been a fan favorite of Len's since its creation in 2008. 

Len's costume for the Project Diva ~f~ version is "Star Mine" Designed by Yasa (The name might be "Yuu" but I unfortunately don't know which is the correct reading of the kanji in this situation.)

Secret Police (himitsu keisatsu) - Music and Lyrics by buriru

Himitsu Keisatsu (Secret Police) tells the story of Miku and the other vocaloids secretly working for the government to control your thoughts and actions! Let's pray they aren't really that way! 

Miku's costume for Secret Police is called "Dark Angle" while it isn't credited to a designer, its believed to be a modification of the costume she wears in the original video. 

DYE - Music and Lyrics by AVTechNO!

Originally posted in 2010, "DYE" with its English lyrics enjoyed a large amount of fame. So much in fact that it became the center of a controversy when Japanese pop group "KAT-TUN" released a song where the intro had been directly taken from "DYE" outraged fans called them out on it and received an apology from KAT-TUN's parent company "Johnny's Entertainment". AVTechNO!'s original video of DYE has since been taken down from Nico Nico Douga but can be found on Youtube. 

Luka's costume for DYE is "Eternal White" Designed by "Kitajima Shizuka" 

World's End Dancehall - Music and Lyrics by wowaka

The second song to be announced for the at the time named "Project Diva -Next-", "World's End Dancehall" has been an immensely popular song, sparking many parodies and spin off songs. Its inclusion into Project Diva ~f~ is most welcomed. "World's End Dancehall" is the first and only duet song to have been announced at this time. 

Miku and Luka's costumes are "Jade" for Miku and "Ruby" for Luka. They are designed by "bob" 

ODDS & ENDS - Music and Lyrics by  ryo(supercell) 

Finally we've reached the "Brand New Songs" category. Providing the opening theme song for "Hatsune Miku Project Diva ~f~" is "ryo from supercell" famous for his songs such as "Love is War" and "World is Mine", ryo and Kz have been providing brand new songs for the project diva games for a while. It will be interesting to see more of these songs. 

Weekender Girl - Music and Lyrics by Kz and Hachioji P 

Collaborating together, Kz (formally Kz from livetune) and Hachioji P (famous for "Electric Love" and "Sweet Devil") have come up with new song "Weekender Girl" We can except great things from these two. 


Miku's costume for this song is "Pansy" designed by TNSK