Uta no Prince-sama MUSIC 2 Demo + Utapri news!

Music2 demo announcement. 

Less than a week away, Broccoli's "Uta no Prince-sama" spin off rhythm game "Uta no Prince-sama Music2" gets a demo release.

The demo available on Playstation Network Japan, is the first game in the franchise to get a demo. Earlier in the month, Broccoli announced that the first game "Uta no Prince-sama MUSIC" would be available for purchase on PSN.

The free demo, includes six songs and four scenarios to view.

Songs included in the demo are:

GAMUSHARA ROmanTic - Reiji Kotobuki, Otoya Ittoki, Tokiya Ichinose (Ryotaro Morikubo, Takuma Terashima, Mamoru Miyano)

Dream more than Love - Ranmaru Kurosaki, Masato Hijirikawa, Ren Jinguji (Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Kenichi Suzumura, Junichi Suwabe)

Triangle Beat - Ai Mikaze, Natsuki Shinomiya, Syo Kurusu (Shota Aoi, Kisho Taniyama, Hiro Shimono)

Northwind and Sunshine - Camus, Cecil Aijima (Tomoaki Maeno, Kousuke Toriumi)

Rainbow ☆ Dream - Otoya Ittoki, Masato Hijirikawa, Natsuki Shinomiya, Tokiya Ichinose, Ren Jinguji, Syo Kurusu, Cecil Aijima (Takuma Terashima, Kenichi Suzumura, Kisho Taniyama, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Hiro Shimono, Kousuke Toriumi)

Quartet ★ Night - Reiji Kotobuki, Ranmaru Kurosaki, Ai Mikaze, Camus (Ryotaro Morikubo, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Shota Aoi, Tomoaki Maeno)

With the exception of Rainbow ☆ Dream and Quartet ★ Night, Filling up the heart gauge (completing the song three times) unlocks a scenario. Scenarios are based on who performs the song. (I.E. Playing "Dream more than Love" three times unlocks a scenario where Ranmaru reveals to Ren and Masato that his mother use to read Mother Goose and Alice through the looking glass to him before he slept.)

Countdown to release! 

Being a demo, many of the game's features are locked. Such as the ability to change your character's costumes, and challenge mode. However, profiles, system character and even turn character voices off and on are available. The demo is free of charge to those who have access to the Playstation Network Japan.

In other Utapri news,

The cover art for volume four has been released.

Features for the volume include: Soundtrack 3 included are the songs "ai no REINCARNATION" by Cecil Aijima (Kousuke Toriumi) and "Piyochan no uta" (Piyochan's song) by Natsuki Shinomiya (Kisho Taniyama)
On the video disk (DVD & Blu-ray) are two episodes 07. Promise to Sirius, and 08. Fantasia of the stars.
The special features include: Announcement and Commercial Collection and "Returned quiz no prince-sama" Featuring Shoutaro Morikubo and Mamoru Miyano. To those who are keeping track, The current winners are the following teams tied for first place. Team Tatsuhisa Suzuki & Kenichi Suzumura from volume two and Team Shouta Aoi & Kisho Taniyama from the volume three.

Currently, DVD volume three is topping the "Anime Sales Chart" on Oricon. Oricon is Japan's leading ranking chart. (Much like Billboard in the U.S.) While the Blu-ray version is in at number 5. (Oricon's Blu-ray sales chart reflects all of the Blu-ray sales in Japan not by genre like the DVD sales)

Fans of the series are also being treated on the final volume of the DVD or Blu-ray set. An extra episode called "Shining Star Xmas" has been added. The Synopsis states "In the months following the Utapri Award.. the city is being visited by the Christmas season. At Saotome Agency, the salon is being prepared for the Christmas Party..."
A bonus CD with a song titled "Shining Star Xmas" includes the members of STARISH and QUARTET NIGHT for their first collaboration song under the group name "Shining Stars"
On the video disk. The final "Returned Quiz no Prince-sama" Also the losing team will have to come back for their punishment!
Plus the dance video for the song Maji Love 2000%

Our UTAPRI news doesn't end there quite yet!

The princes have taken over the trendy district of Shibuya in Tokyo. Early in the summer they were part of the "My City Shibuya" campaign. The campaign set out to help boost anime and manga related tourism in Shibuya. Continuing on to help push the end of summer sales, the members of STARISH are gracing the sides of buildings, inside the train station, and even as models in stores. The campaign is called "Prince Summer" Commercials featuring the STARISH members will play on the Shibuya Crossing TVs.

On the side of one of Shibuya's most iconic stores, are the members of STARISH

For those who don't fall in with the trendy crowd, Animate and Broccoli are offering Prince Summer goods at their stores. Including wallscrolls, clear files, pins, and more. 

The campaign will run until the 9th of September. Broccoli has announced that their next project (Anime or game related is not known yet) will focus on the members of QUARTET NIGHT. On their official blog they have stated that information will come through advertisement and to keep an eye out.

LINKS:

Uta no Prince-sama official portal - http://www.utapri.com

Uta no Prince-sama MUSIC 2 official site - http://www.utapri.com/game/music2

Uta no Prince-sama PRINCE SUMMER - http://www.utapri.com/sp/prince_summer/