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Fantastic Boyfriends Needs Your Help!
It’s finally happening! Back at the beginning of April, I mentioned that I was working on the translation for a Japanese mobile game aimed at gay men titled Fantastic Boyfriends: Legends of Midearth....
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Listen to me talk Yoko Shimomura on M Disk Playlist
I’m always excited to guest on other people’s podcasts, because not only do I get to talk to new people, but I also get a chance to chat about things I might not normally discuss on one of my own...
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Japan Envy: Pokémon Time Eevee Collection
Who doesn’t love Eevee? The iconic first generation Pokémon has a whopping eight different evolutions, each as adorable as the next. There certainly isn’t a lack of Eevee-related merchandise, but the...
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Norn9: Var Commons Joins Aksys Games’ Otome Game Lineup
The year is 2015. In the greatest upset in gaming history, all video games are now otome games. There is nothing else, only otoge. Okay, I might be going a little overboard here, but when I said I...
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Super Easy Splatoon Nail Tutorial
In honor of Splatoon‘s release for the Wii U this week, I thought I would live up to the “chic” in Chic Pixel by trying my hand at a nail tutorial! I’m not very talented at doing intricate nail...
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Poka Poka Airou Village DX and the adorable eCapcom tote bag
It goes without saying that the Monster Hunter X (pronounced “cross”) news is amazing and I’m beyond excited to play it when it debuts on 3DS this winter. The other Monster Hunter news that everyone...
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June is all about fighting games… It’s June of Fighters!
For the Chic Pixel Community Game-Alongs, I always try to pick a theme that highlights games that are somewhat overlooked or under-appreciated. Fighting games, however, are extremely well known...
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Apricotsushi Reviews: Sailor Moon Season 1, Set 2
Back in December of last year, I was thrilled to finally review the Sailor Moon Season 1, Set 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack released by Viz Media with enhanced visuals, new dub, and...
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SUPERBEAT: XONiC to bring more rhythm goodness to the Vita this fall
DJMax Technika Tune is, in my humble opinion, one of the most overlooked PlayStation Vita games out there. After the game was released to little fanfare for the Vita in September 2012, the future of...
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Professor Layton Revoltech Review Now on Youtube!
It’s been a long time since I last posted a video to my channel, but I’m so glad to be back in the swing of things! In my latest installment of Apricotsushi Reviews, I check out the famous Professor...
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E3 2015: Chic Pixel’s Best of Japanese Gaming
Things have been relatively quiet over here at Chic Pixel for the past few days, but who wants to read my latest three month late review or post gushing over Japanese merchandise when the biggest...
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Good Smile Company and Max Factory join forces for new male character-focused...
Today in exciting figure-related news, Good Smile Company and Max Factory have teamed up to form Orange Rouge, an all new brand focused exclusively on male character merchandise! While on one hand, I...
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Winning Costume Design Coming to Splatoon as Sushi Chef DLC
via the official Japanese Splatoon Twitter account In a collaboration with Nintendo’s new ink-based shooter Splatoon, Japanese magazine Famitsu recently held a Squid Fashion Contest to design a new...
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The 2nd Annual JRPGJuly has Begun!
If you’ve been following Chic Pixel for a while, you might remember that I did a JRPG-themed Community Game-Along last July. It turns out that was by far my most successful Game-Along of the year!...
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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 24 – Tokyo Boys and Girls
In this brand-spanking new episode of Chic Pixel Plus, Sarah and Roy of My Fair Hunter (and many other lovely things!) join me to discuss their recent move to Tokyo. Roy divulges what it’s like...
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Apricotsushi Reviews: TyranoBuilder (feat. Lorelei Nguyen)
Who doesn’t love visual novels? It seems like everyone is hot on the genre these days, with more and more titles being localized into English and events such as the International Love Ultimatum Jam...
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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 25 – Season 2!
Chic Pixel Plus is officially 25 episodes young, and that can only mean one thing… Onward to season 2! Anne is joined by her brand new co-host Sarah O’Donnell of For Fox Sake to give you all the...
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Apricotsushi Reviews: Hello Kitty, Hello 40: A 40th Anniversary Tribute
Hello Kitty is as an iconic character as they come, and likely one that anyone with even a passing interest in Japan has a trinket or two of. As a wee young Anne, friends and family would always...
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Nier Diary no. 1: Grouchy Papa Nier
Nier is one of those titles that nearly everyone I know has recommended to me, yet somehow I’ve never managed to ever play it for more than a few minutes since it came out five years ago. With the...
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Kickstarter Spotlight: Purrfectly Ever After
With the wealth of games launching Kickstarter campaigns every day, it can be very difficult to sift through and find titles worth supporting. Purrfectly Ever After, a English language otome game by...
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