Anime News 4th October 2013

Day 2,146, 12:58 • Published in Japan Japan • by Aister Pendragon


In this issue:

- UK Live-Action "Rurouni Kenshin" Trailer
- Sony Reveals More Details On Smartphone App for PlayStation 4
- "Hometown Story" Tells Its Tale in North America on October 22
- "Corpse Party: Blood Drive" Delayed to 2014 in Japan
- "Oreimo" and "Index" Confirmed for "Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax" Crossover Fighting Game

UK Live-Action "Rurouni Kenshin" Trailer

The 2012 live-action Rurouni Kenshin, directed by Keishi Ōtomo and starring Takeru Satoh as Kenshin, Munetaka Aoki as Sanosuke Sagara and Emi Takei as Kaoru, opens in select UK theaters on October 4th, and to promote it, distributor Warner Brothers UK has posted a trailer and pair of subtitled clips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxAkcmycgyU&feature=player_embedded

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Sony Reveals More Details On Smartphone App for PlayStation 4

During TGS in September, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhel Yoshida teased a new smartphone app related to the PlayStation 4, but didn't elaborate on it too much at that time so as to take away focus from the Vita TV and cost-reduced Vita. Now, he's gone ahead and let out more info on the app ahead of its release later this year with the PlayStation 4.

The PlayStation App will allow for the following capabilities across smartphone platforms:

Send and receive text/voice messages to friends, who can receive them on either the app or the PS4 itself.
Receive gaming invitations from a friend on the PS4 to the app.
Buy a game on the app and have it start downloading automatically to the PS4.
Watch recorded or live streaming gameplay from a friend's PS4 console.
Additional "second screen" functionality for games open to all developers

With smartphones, tablets and game consoles offering more opportunities to developers for new gaming features and functionality across platforms, the PlayStation App seems pretty handy to have whether or not you'll take full advantage of all the functionality it initially has to offer. Would you use the app if you're buying a PS4?

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"Hometown Story" Tells Its Tale in North America on October 22

It won't be long before you can try out the latest game from Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada. Natsume set his new title, Hometown Story, for release on Nintendo 3DS in North America on October 22.

Like Harvest Moon, Hometown Story has a laid back air to it, focusing on life simulation that has you taking over your grandmother's shop after she passes away. With the assistance of the magical sprite Pochica, players will be able to interact with folks around town, make the occasional wish to increase the happiness of yourself or others, and even fall in love and get married.

Pokémon designer Atsuko Nishida provides the art, while famed Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu handles the music. As previously reported, Rising Star Games is handling Hometown Story's European distribution.

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"Corpse Party: Blood Drive" Delayed to 2014 in Japan

5pb. has a little bit of bad news for Corpse Party fans in Japan. Originally scheduled for release this year, Corpse Party: Blood Drive has been pushed back to 2014.

As previously reported, Blood Drive picks up from chapter 8 of Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, which shared the same name. The PS Vita game will see the haunting story of Heavenly Host Elementary come to a close, expanding its curse and revealing many of its long-gestating mysteries.

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"Oreimo" and "Index" Confirmed for "Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax" Crossover Fighting Game

After the Tokyo Game Show revealed that Dengeki and Sega will be celebrating the publisher's 20th anniversary with crossover 2D fighting Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, with Asuna fromSword Art Online and Shana from Shakugan no Shana were shown fighting and SAO's Leafa and Wilhelmina from Shakugan no Shana also supporting,Dengeki has posted new shots showing representatives from Oreimo and Certain Magical Index.


Kirino is seen representing Oreimo, with Kuroneko in the support position. Misaka reps a Certain Magical Index/Scientific Railgun, with Touma in support.


The game is playable at the October 6th Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival in Akihabara.

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