Sunday, August 21, 2016

Noctis Noir: A new game-themed light novel series!



You can grab a copy at Amazon!




Or if you want to read it for FREE, you can sign up for Amazon's 30 day trial for Kindle Unlimited and read it there!




If you don't have the mobile Kindle app yet, you can download it here:


Tuesday, June 7, 2016

[Walkthrough] Ragnarok Valkyrie Uprising/ Path of Heroes - General Tips

It's been a while since I posted any guides. Been concentrating on my manga, but now this game is distracting me so I will be posting a series of guides and tips for the mobile version of Ragnarok for my guildmates.

Anyway, this is a summary of some information I've gathered from playing.

Leveling Up Fast


- The fastest way to level is to do your main quests.

- It's much faster to level in a party, especially if you kill faster with them than going solo. According to this post in the forums, the exp split in a party is 85% for 2 members, and 75% for 3.

- Having all 4 classes makes a great leveling party. The priest can watch out for health and give buffs, casting sanctuary around the area where the tank stands. The knight can either act as a tank or lure monsters. The assassin can lure monsters and stun annoying vvs monsters that get lured along. The mage can spam high damage spells and kill everything in its path.

- If you prefer to go solo or have no one to party with at the moment, you can head to the home screen and do the solo dungeon. Level up your mercenaries so they can take on stronger monsters and kill faster. If you have the 3x EXP item, you can use it here. You can earn around 10% exp per run (though that depends on your level and the dungeon).

- If you're trying to complete a hard quest alone, you can change to channel 3 or above where there's usually a few monsters. This will reduce the chances of aggressive mobs gathering around you.

- To save up on pots, you can warp to town and recover there then warp back. Your health recovers faster in towns. I usually stock up on white potions and orange potions. I use white pots for emergencies only (cause they're expensive orz) and place orange pots in the auto slot.

Earning Zeny Early Game 


- The auction house is your best friend

- I don't know how applicable this is for the other servers, but I earned 1M zeny pretty fast selling pumpkins, runes, cards, and other food items. (That's a lot of farming though) Forging materials sell pretty well too, but you're better off keeping them to improve your equips.

- I prefer selling things individually because the auction tends to arrange the items according to the lowest price regardless of whether or not each item in bulk comes out cheaper than the individual item listed first.
Ex. One bread worth 2,000 zeny would still appear first compared to 10 bread worth 3,000 zeny.

- When I get rank 4 equips, I auction them. Rank 2 and 3, I dismantle them for runes.

- I like killing vs Bear Kings cause they drop both bread and bear hides for increasing your inventory slots

- Always check the market prices before registering them at the auction!

What to Hunt When Farming for Ingredients:

Lan Forta

Pumpkin - vs Angeling
Sweet Potato - vs Trained Wolf
Sandwich Bread - vs Forest Golem
Bread - vs Bear King, vs Wolf
Strawberry - Smoke Spore
Medical Root - vs Scorpion, Scorpion, vs Orc Warrior
Bellpepper - vs High Orc, vs Carnivore Flower
Carrot - Moon Bunnies
Grape - vs Thorn Spore, vs Legend Bigfoot
Cacao - vvs Smoke Spore, vs kobita

Valder

Fresh Bread - Kukukings
Fresh Meat - Zombie
Fresh Sauce - Goblin Champions, Zombie
Fresh Honey - Ghostrings, Ghoul
Fresh Yam - vvs Happy Ghoul

Ingredient Drops at Dungeons

Khoa Khoa - Strawberry, Cacao, Mushroom, Medical Root, Sweet Potato
Mino Mano - Bread, Bellpepper
Spirit Graveyard - Fresh Yam, Fresh Mushroom, Fresh Honey, Fresh Meat
Forgotten Monastery - Fresh Medical Root
Sunken Ship - Fresh Meat

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Download Black Diary's OST for Free!

I decided to just release the tracks for free. This download includes 18 game soundtracks (including some unused ones), and 3 bonus tracks from my vocaloid albums.

You can use these tracks for any non-commercial work.
I'd appreciate it if you'd add my name in the credits though. ^^

Download Here.
^ Mediafire download

Random photo just to take up space.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

New Manga Release! The Society of Fujoshi Cat Ladies



Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life

The daily lives of a group of fujoshi and their two guy friends.

Fujoshi (腐女子) = lit. "rotten girl", someone who enjoys reading BL/Yaoi (content involving romance between two males)


Manga-ka Notes:

The characters are basically based off my friends and I. We had so many funny manga-esque moments that I couldn't help turning it into a series. It started out with me making a few pages for them to read until I finally decided to just release it to the public.

I have plans of releasing a Japanese version once I decide which site to put the manga on.

I hope you'll enjoy reading the rest of the series!

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Black Diary: Design your own Ayase shirt!

Ayase's sprite is now up on the Spreadshirt marketplace. You can create customized items using the design like totebags, phone cases, etc. Just check out the link below!

Check out our Spreadshirt Shop for other products! We'll be adding more in the future.


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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The City of the Sleeping God: A mystery novel with hackers, androids, and urban legends

I recently just published my NaNoWriMo novel from last year. Overall, it took around one month to write (because NaNoWriMo) and two months to edit. It's not so bad for a 70k word novel. Quite a lot of work squeezed into three months though.



I'd recommend this book for:
- People who love mystery
- People who like insightful dialogues
- People who like subtle romance
- Otaku (I placed in a lot of random references only anime otaku will understand)
- Haruki Murakami fans (Oh yeah, I added Murakami references too)

Topics this book also deals with (just a heads up):
- Suicide
- Death (the terminal illness kind)

Summary:

Once there was a city loved and protected by the god Sariya. One day, the god vanished mysteriously, leaving the city in the hands of those who wish for chaos. Strange events and an online bulletin board site bring together a mix of different characters: A mute detective investigating the incidents surrounding an urban legend called the Black Rabbit, a suicidal cellist whose first love appears before him again as a completely new person, a girl with a terminal illness who claims that there’s a giant goldfish in the sky, an android singer in search of her creator, and a feisty girl who vowed to stop all suicide attempts within the city.
Can they prevent the city from being destroyed? What are the true motives of the cyber terrorist group that’s causing trouble?

There are 2 main POVs in this novel: Viola, a girl working for the detective agency, and Daniel, a high school boy recruited by the underground hacker group Unknown. Rather than having a single main character, I wanted to show several perspectives and opinions on a single event.

I'll discuss the characters in more detail on another blog post.

You can get a copy of the novel here:


 

It's also available on Kobo, Barnes and Nobles, and Google Books.



http://azukineko.tumblr.com/post/140510811892/whether-we-think-we-deserve-it-or-not-people

Saturday, February 20, 2016

[Translation] ロボットやめたい I Want to Stop Being A Robot - A mobile game that will give you nightmares

My friend Tatsu requested this translation. It's such a creepy and disturbing game by COCOSOLA despite its simplicity.

If you're interested in the game, you can check it out here. It's made by the same person who did Alpaca Evolution (a less creepy game, but still gets creepy later on).

I want to stop being a robot.
I want to become human.

Even if it's just my form, I want to change.
Even if it's just my outer appearance, I want to become human.

I want to get along with humans.

If everyone works together,
I can surely become human.

What's it like to live as a human?

(From the game description in Google Play)




No. 1

Year 2013. When the robot woke up, he longed for humans.
He wanted to become close to being human. He wanted to get along with humans.
He thought he should start by making himself look more human.
He intended to get the cooperation of humans of the world, remodel his body, and become a bit closer to being human.

No. 2

The robot now is planning out the control circuit in his neck.
To have a more human-like appearance, first he must attach a head.
His moving ability may become a bit affected.
That is where his whole control circuit is gathered.
However, because his neck and head aren't connected well, it can easily become disconnected.

No. 3

A robot with an attached torso.
Because his data on balancing still isn't enough,
It was uneasily decided, but he feels pretty good.
"Am I human?" he asked the system. Without an answer of "No", he felt relieved.
At present, he is in the middle of testing out his walking motion.

Monday, January 11, 2016

[Lyrics/Translation] IOSYS - 宇宙変身クライシス!Universe Transformation Crisis!

Ever since Tom Kubot introduced me to Iosys, I've been hitting their songs on repeat. Apparently, they're pretty famous among otaku in Akiba.

This is a really random song.


宇宙変身クライシス!
Universe Transformation Crisis!


世界が 世界が 知恵の輪で
グルグル ガチャガチャって
絡み合ってて フラクタル
ピンチなチャンス クライシス デンジャラス

The world is, the world is
Turning round and round, and cluttering as a puzzle ring
Be intertwined, fractal
A predicament kind of chance  Crisis   Dangerous


ある日目覚めたマジマジ 鏡をのぞいて呆然
あたまに生えてる感覚 隣りも周りも恥じらい

One day when I woke up, "No way! Seriously?"
I peered into the mirror and was overcome with surprise
The emerging feeling within my mind was shyness beside and around me.


どこからどこまで わたしなの あなたなの
何から何まで 変わっていけばいい

Wherever it's from and to whatever extent it goes
Is it me? Or is it you?
It's ok if you transform into anything and everything


宇宙が 宇宙が 闇鍋で
ぐつぐつ ぱちぱちって
はじけちゃってて おいしくて
安全神話 クライシス

The universe is, the universe is
Simmering and popping as a stew in the dark
Burst open! Delicious
Safety myth crisis


世界が 世界が 知恵の輪で
グルグル ガチャガチャって
絡み合ってて フラクタル
ピンチなチャンス クライシス デンジャラス

The world is, the world is
Turning round and round, and cluttering as a puzzle ring
Be intertwined, fractal
A predicament kind of chance  Crisis   Dangerous


その日驚きハピハピ 生徒も先生も全員
こころに感じた興奮 空気も視界も新鮮

That day, the student, the teacher, and everyone was surprised with happiness
I feel excitement felt in my heart
Even the atmosphere and my field of vision is fresh


いつからいつまで 昔なの 未来なの
ここから向こうへ 進化を続けよう

How long and until when? The past? The future?
From here on, let's continue progressing towards beyond!


歴史は 歴史は 主観的
マーブルな シャッフルして
気持ちしだい 楽しくて
先祖返りも パラダイス

History is, history is subjective
Do a marble shuffle
It's fun depending on the feeling The answer of the ancestors is also paradise


命の 命の 摩訶不思議
メープルな 優しさで
繋がっていく 運命の
螺旋な道は パラダイス ダイナミックス

Life's, Life's profound mystery
Connected by maple kindness
Fate's spiral path is paradise dynamics


変わってく 心と体を Yeah Yeah
楽しむくらいの気持ちで Wow Wow
受け入れちゃえばいいんじゃない? Aha Aha

A transformed heart and body Yeah Yeah
Isn't it fine to accept them Wow Wow
With feelings that are just about enjoyable? Aha Aha
危ない安全!紀元前!美味しいベンゼン!朝御膳!
ドゥリドゥリドゥーリ ドゥーリドゥッドゥッ ×4
変身済みだよ 丸ごとね!

Dangerous security! BC! Tasty benzene! Breakfast!
Douri douri douri Douri dou dou x4
The transformation is finished! It's complete!


魅力が 魅力が あふれてる
生きてる 喜びを
表わそうよ ハイテンションで
踊ればみんな カタルシス

Charm is, charm is overflowing
Reveal your living delight 
If you dance with high tension
Everyone will fall into catharsis


愉快な 愉快な 人生さ
とことん 楽しもって
宴の夜 続いてく
ラストはまだよ カタルシス クライマックス

A pleasant, A pleasant life
Is fun until the end
The night banquet continues
The last isn't here yet   Catharsis   Climax


Notes:

1. 知恵の輪 [sae no wa] = this could either refer to that wire puzzle where you have to try and separate two wires or where you form a circle, hold hands, and try working together without letting go
2. 闇鍋 [yaminabe] = a stew eaten in the dark, ingredients are brought by each member
3. ぱちぱち [pachipachi] = sound of something hot that bursts or popping
4. 紀元前 [kigenzen] = refers to the BC years or pre-era

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Black Diary Full Version - New Features and Endings!

Instead of just plainly compiling all the cases, we decided to add more content to make the gameplay more interesting. These are the things we're working on adding into Black Diary's full version:

1. New Endings

This time, you will actually get to save certain characters from their fate, but that will depend on your choices. At least 3 new endings will be added into the game.

2. New Scenes In-Game and Extra Scenes

There will be new scenes added, as well as unlockable extra scenes. There will also be an extra chapter added, but it's more of an after-story.

3. Friendship Points

More choices will be added into the story, which affects the friendship between Colette and the other characters. Some of them will affect the ending, some will unlock new scenes, and they will also unlock new info about the character in the memo.

3. Character Info

Now you will know their last names. lol More information about a character can be unlocked by gaining friendship points.





4. CG Gallery and Music Room

A must-have for visual novels.

Collect all the CGs and background music! We'll also be throwing in some bonus tracks too.

5. Scene Library and Endings List

To help you keep track of the scenes and endings you might have missed out. You can replay scenes from the scene library.

6. Memo

Now you can re-read the excerpts from the Black Diary which you already encountered, Collect all the excerpts!

7. More CGs

Gotta have more to collect.



Look forward to it~!

Saturday, October 24, 2015

[Walkthrough] 絶対迷宮グリム Zettai Meikyuu Grimm ~Nanatsu no Kagi to Rakuen no Otome~

This is for the PSP version of the game.
For the correct choices per route, please refer to this site.
Or the links below.

ルートヴィッヒ Ludwig Grimm
ヴィルヘルム Wilhelm Grimm
ヤーコプ Jacob Grimm
ハーメルン Hameln
あかずきん Red Riding Hood
ラプンツェル Rapunzel
蛙の王子 Frog Prince
いばら姫 Rose Princess
いばらの王子 Rose Prince
夢魔 Muma/Incubus


Important Stuff You Need to Know:
- If you try to do Ludwig or Frog Prince's route during your first gameplay, you will get a SAD END. (Like me orz)
- Akazukin and Hameln's routes are available for the 1st round.
- You can only meet the Rose Princess and the Rose Prince during your 2nd gameplay.


Endings List

【ヤーコプEND】永遠の約束
【ヤーコプ 新END】踊れ、魔の舞踏会
【ヴィルヘルムEND】花の香りに包まれて
【ヴィルヘルム 新END】眼鏡の秘密は甘い嘘
【夢魔END】夢幻の恋人
【SAD】悪夢の甘い罠
【蛙の王子END】幸福な蛙の王子様
【SAD】ちいさな蛙の王子
【ラプンツェルEND】魔女たちの愉快な宴
【ラプンツェル真相END】誓いの丘で
【SAD】やっぱりオタクっ子
【BAD】夢魔に囚われて
【BAD】全部夢だった?
【ルートヴィッヒEND】そばにあるぬくもり
【ルートヴィッヒ 新END】エンターテイナージョー
【BAD】ぬりつぶされたせかい
【SAD】後悔のあとに
【ハーメルンEND】笛吹きハーメルンの婚約
【ハーメルン真相END】誓いの丘で
【いばらの姫END】ふたりのお姫様
【BAD】永久に迷宮の中を……
【あかずきんEND】森の番犬
【あかずきん真相END】誓いの丘で
【BAD】夢魔の世界で……
【いばらの王子 新END】茨の城の魔王樣
【いばらの王子END】百年の夢の王子樣

Sunday, October 18, 2015

[Translation] Uta no Prince-sama Music - Character Scenes

I just started playing this game cause I'm on a rhythm game spree. The scenes were pretty short so I decided to translate them for fun. I still have to unlock and translate the other scenes so this is all I have as of the moment.

Edit: This game totally killed my arm. @_@
If you're having trouble beating the game, I suggest getting 1 or 2 other people to play with you. I brought my PSP with this game during a sleepover and we ended up clearing a lot of the hard and some pro songs by assigning 1-2 buttons each. lol It's also way more fun playing with friends than killing your fingers all alone.

Seriously. Natsuki's songs cause such muscle destruction.


Tokiya


Episode 1

"I've come to pick you up. Are the date preparations complete?"
"Fu.. It looks like it's perfect. I think it's wonderfully coordinated."
”Well then, let's head out."
"For today, leave everything to me. Be sure to follow me properly, ok?"
"I will most definitely let you have fun."

Episode 4

"Good morning. It's a great morning, you know."
"Come on, please get up. Dream time is about to start."
"We decided that we'd spend the first day of each month together, didn't we?"
"*chuckle* It looks like you've finally woken up."
"First, let's have some breakfast."
"If we spend the morning lazing around, let's go out somewhere for lunch, ok?"

Episode 7

"It's a refreshing morning isn't it?"
"I wonder if it feels that way because you're beside me."
"I mean, look. The world is also this beautiful."
"So there are mornings like these too, huh."
”It became like seeing a 9 colored rainbow in the sky and walking on it."
"Hm? Is it weird?"
"That's right. It might be a bit like a fairytale."
"It's a far-off evidence."
"You're here with me. That makes me irresistibly happy."


Natsuki



Episode 1

”Fufu. It's fun to play tag in the garden maze sometimes."
"Haru-chan, where are you~? I'll find you immediately~"
"Hm~ Could you be here perhaps~ Or here..."
"Ah, so you were here all along."
"Haru-chan, fo--und you. Fufu. Gyuu--"
"You shouldn't run, you know, captured princess."
"Be quiet and allow yourself to be loved by me, ok? *kiss*"

Episode 3

"1, 2, 3... 1, 2, 3..."
"Hehe. Waltz is fun, right?"
"And then tuuuurn!"
"Aah! I'm sorry! I didn't expect you to fall..."
"A... yeah. Your face is near, huh."
"Are you ok? Does it hurt? Sorry."
"A while ago, our lips touched for a moment, right? Hey, can we do it one more time?"
"I'll be more gentle this time. Please..."
"Thank you. *kiss*"
"Hehe. I made your heart beat fast, didn't I?"
"Come, let's dance the Southern Cross waltz."

Episode 4

"Hm? What's wrong? Are you afraid of thunder?"
"It's ok, I'm here beside you. I'll protect you, ok? So don't be afraid. Don't be afraid."
”Ah. That's right. I'll sing near your ear."
"If I do that, you won't be afraid, right?"
"Come on, get closer."
"Then listen to my song..."

Episode 7

"I see... So it's the moon tonight."
"Going out once in a while to watch is nice. On top of that, it's also quiet."
"I'm starting to have the delusion that I'm the only person in the world."
"No... I was alone from the start."
"Within that darkness, wasn't I always alone like this?"
"Then why am I feeling sad...?"
"Eversince he met her, Natsuki changed."
"No, perhaps the one who changed is me. For me to have feelings like this..."
"She's a really strange girl."
"Natsuki's feelings for her. Even I feel like I understand them a bit."

Otoya


Episode 1

"Ahh... The sky is radiant. What a nice weather..."
"It's a perfect day for a date, right? Hehe. Just the fine weather already makes me really happy."
"Don't you think so too? It's the best first day of the month, right?"
"Ah... But... having you beside me makes me happy the most. Shall we hold hands?"
"When I touch you like this, the moment when I feel your warmth is irrisistably lovely."
"If you feel happy, I don't need anything else..."
"It becomes something like that feeling."
"It might be a bit conceited of me."
"Hehe. But these are my honest feelings. If you feel the same way, I'll be happy."

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Black Diary Case 4 & 5 Released! The Final Cases



After a year of development, the Black Diary series is finally complete. It's been a long, fun ride. We would like to thank everyone who supported us (especially those who left encouraging messages on our page)! It's great getting to meet new people through game development. (^▽^)

You can download the last case from the Apple App Store here.


You can download the ED song Open Eyes here:



What's Next?


We'll be compiling all the cases into one full version and putting it up for sale on other game stores. We'll also be moving on to other platforms as well such as Android. The series may be complete, but we'll still work on improving the game.

Of course, we have new games in store, but no details will be revealed for now except for the pre-released OST below. I hope you look forward to our next work!


Monday, June 29, 2015

[Lyrics/作詞] Hatsune Miku - I Don't Want to Be a Good Girl 「いい子になんてなりたくない」



いい子になんてなりたくない


作詞・作曲・イラスト: Papina

唄:初音ミク

カラオケ:http://piapro.jp/t/SxGG

ららららら、ららららら~
ららららら、らららららららら~
ららららら、ららららら~
いい子になんてなりたくない

完璧 完璧
何でもできるよ
期待が大きすぎて
「いい子でいなさい」

ららららら、ららららら~
ららららら、らららららららら~
ららららら、ららららら~
今の私 ピエロみたい

つまらない人になれた
楽しみって何だっけ?
褒められた 「いい子だね~」
もういやだ!

鏡の幻
この僕は嘘だろう?
嘘なのに みんなは
こっちの僕を愛してる

ららららら、ららららら~
ららららら、らららららららら~
ららららら、ららららら~
やめて やめて
天才じゃない

このままがいいかな?
このままがいいんでしょ?
ちがう、本当の僕は
もっと もっと 素敵なはず

いい子をやめたい
いい子をやめます
みんな、ホントの私は好き?

鏡の幻
この僕は嘘だろう?
嘘なのにみんなは
こっちの僕を愛してる

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Papina's Life Update #11: Gradually Getting Deeper Into The Music World



CASE 3'S iOS VERSION IS FINALLY OUT!! *tears of joy* Well, it was actually out 2 days ago and Barnabas just mentioned it to me today.

I decided to lose the 'otaku' in the title because it makes me feel bad and aware of my obsession. Well, people usually refer to it as passion, but it's an obsession to me.

Anywho, my wrist hurts from all the music editing so I'll make this quick.

Azuneko Studio Stuff

The last chapters, cases 4 & 5 will be released together. The game script is about 70% finished. I'm around halfway through the images. I'll make a post with more detail soon when my wrist doesn't hurt.

What's the next game after Black Diary? Barnabas and I have two concepts in mind. He wants to make this comedy game set in our hometown. On the other hand, I want to make a cutesy dark game inspired by Kikuo's Gomene Gomene (this game is sure to be made cause I actually already drew all the concept art and sprites lol). If you've heard of the song, then yes. Prepare for some gore. More details to come when my wrist doesn't hurt.

Recent Works

Besides Case 3 getting released, I've mostly been working on music-related things, like Takane Papina's UTAU voicebank. I remade it from scratch since I purchased the mic earlier than expected. Again, I need to make sure I didn't miss out on any bad notes from the first screening and finalize the configurations, so it will be released after I do 15-20 songs or so (right now I did 6 songs).

I've decided to do some singing myself, so I can just do the vocals myself when I compose the opening and ending songs for my games. I honestly don't think I'm THAT good, but I'll do my best to push my skills to its lvl cap.



Friday, May 8, 2015

Random Facts About Black Diary



It's been nearly a year since Barnabas and I met up at a cafe and started conceptualizing Black Diary. So, I decided to post all the behind-the-scenes random info.

- Cohen's name is taken from Sander Cohen, an antagonist in Bioshock.

- Mikhail's personality is partly based off a character from one of Papina's novels, Ivan Korsakov from Rondo Capriccioso. Ivan's second name is Mikhail.

- Rondo Capriccioso is an actual novel. It was Papina's entry for NaNoWriMo 2010. The completed work can be found here.

- Rosalie was supposed to have a cat doll named Nekotara that kept her sane.

- Nora's personality is based off a real-life person who works at the hotel Barnabas' family runs.

- Winston was supposed to be a sporty girl, but Barnabas said there were too many girl characters so I turned him into a guy. His look is partially inspired by Yosaf from The Grey Garden.

- Tom is named after Papina's animator friend from Japan. They're both introverts.

- The song that plays during funny scenes "I am A Little Seahorse" was an unused track from an animation Papina worked on with a group before. It was supposed to play during a scene when the main character was staring at an aquarium with a seahorse in it.

- Case 2's bad end took a while to finalize. Papina, Barnabas, and Lyndon (Barnabas' brother) gathered together in the living room to brainstorm. One of the endings they thought of was that Colette goes crazy and ends up in the mental hospital.

- It took around 1 month for Papina to finish making all the graphics, dialogue, and music for Case 1.

- Harumi Hatsumi (the idol Mikhail is a fan of) is a parody of Hatsune Miku,

- Ayase's sprite was the first one made, followed by Colette.

- Papina made an unfinished horror version of Black Diary titled Afterschool Nightmare, which is set after the events of Black Diary. Mikhail, Rosalie, Jean, Nora, Peter and Shara stay late in school and tell ghost stories. Rosalie gets possessed by a ghost and starts going psychokiller mode.

Papina's Otaku Life Update #10: Living in the UTAU World

It's been a while since my last update, huh? I've been working on a lot of things (mostly music and game sprites).

But first off! My Corpse Party light novels finally arrived! Whee! I'm sorta confused about the timelines for them, but as far as I read the one on the left follows the events of Blood Covered. I might post up some summaries if the Heavenly Host forum members want it.



And the current game in my PSP is Persona 3 Portable! I swear this game made me experience a wide range of emotions. There should be more games with this kind of script writing.


Recent Works Released


After talking to Sango, the CV of Neko Kanochi, I decided not to switch the vocals and just keep the currently released version of the song Open Eyes for Black Diary's ending song.





Along with that, I'm also working on a voicebank to sing covers for me. I plan to make a clearer recording once I get my new condenser mic, but that'll be a few months from now. Takane Papina's voicebank won't be released until after I do 10 songs at least. I need to make sure the configurations and clips are just right.



Thursday, April 2, 2015

[Lyrics/ Eng Translation] IA - Electric Blue 「眠りの神の街」【AzunekoP】




Electric Blue 「眠りの神の街」
Electric Blue 「The City of the Sleeping God」


Lyrics:

暗闇に街の秘密が隠されている
大変な時に
眠りの神はどこにいる?

Kurayami ni machi no /himitsu ga kakusareteiru
Taihen na toki ni
Nemuri no kami wa doko ni iru?

「青い妖精のアドバイスを聞いて」
マスクを被ったその人は言った。
静寂がずっと続いている。

"Aoi yousei no /ADOBAISU o kiite"
MASUKU o kabutta /so no hito wa iita
Seijyaku ga zutto tsuzuiteiru

この街が好きなんでしょ?
惨めな事もたくさんあるけど、
幸せもある。

Kono machi ga suki nandeshou?
Mijime na koto mo takusan aru kedo,
Shiawase mo aru

あの部屋の中に
神様は眠りつづけている。
ああ、どうしたらいいの?

Ano heiya no naka ni
Kami-sama wa nemuri tsuzuketeiru
Aa, doshitara ii no?

あの夜、黒い兎が少年の声を盗んだ。
物語をもう一度最初から始めましょうか?

Ano yoru, kuroi usagi ga /shounen no koe o nusumunda
Monogatari o mouichido /saisho kara hajimemasho ka?

静寂が続いている。
運命繋がる。

Seijyaku ga tsuzuiteiru
Unmei tsunagaru


English:

The city's secret is hidden inside the pure darkness
During troubling times, where is the sleeping god?

"Listen to the blue fairy's advice"
Said the masked person
The silence continues

You love this city, don't you?
There are a lot of things that bring misery
But there is also happiness

Inside that room
The god continues to sleep
Oh, what do I do now?

That night, the black rabbit stole the boy's voice
Shall we start the story again from the beginning?

Silence ensues
Destiny connects

Sunday, March 22, 2015

[Walkthrough] Akiba's Trip Plus PSP

I just started playing Akiba's Trip Plus on the PSP. Its sucks how every time I search for an English walkthrough for this game, I always see walkthroughs for Akiba's Trip 2 on the Vita instead. So, I'm using the Japanese wiki as my guide for this game. Here's the link to the site.

My Personal Money Making Schemes:

- Early Game: When you have access to the park, start a fight with one of the school girls, then run around and whack other people to start an angry mob. Soon, they'll start fighting each other and even wipe out some people but their items will still drop. So, you can finish off everyone or most of them by doing a strip combo after enough damage is dealt. Just make sure your clothes are strong enough to tank attacks (My chara's clothes had 22 and 18 def when I did this). Each school bag sells at around 700 yen, plus there are 500-1000 yen drops too. Warning: This will decrease the affection for Akiba people and Kageyashi.

- The building rooftop is also a good place to farm for money to buy skill books. Office lady enemies show up often and they drop money and a PC that can be sold for around 1000 something yen. Again, you can create an angry mob, deal enough damage and go on a stripping combo.

- Go to the building rooftop where that masked guy is and talk to him. Agree to fight 3 consecutive enemies. You get rewarded if you succeed. The reward depends on the rank of your opponents.

- Take missions that make you fight 30 people. Use items like ホットケーキ to increase your clothes' health so you don't have to stop and fix yourself often.

- Take the mission 深謝の知恵袋 (A Bag of Wisdom on Sincere Apologies) for any faction. There will be an angry mob. You're not supposed to fight back during that mission or else it fails, but for the case of just making money, you can fight and just retake the mission over and over. However, if you choose to fight, you will have to watch out for the police. Usually there's around 1-2 of them. If you choose not to fight, you can have at least one of them arrested. Then run near the arrested person and have the mob accidentally hit the police. The police will then join the fight, and you can just stand there and watch them beat each other up. Sometimes, 2 policemen will beat each other up, which is an amusing sight. I just run and collect all the drops.

- Co-existence Route: Fight 30 maidos in the mission メイドまみれ. You get 18,000 yen AND lots of maido outfits and weapons! Just remember to pick the weapons up every 5 drops or so cause if you leave them there for too long, they'll disappear.

- Late game for Co-existence Route: Right before you go to UD+ to meet the Queen, guitarists will spawn like crazy almost everywhere except Junk Street. You can use this chance to farm for upgrade materials and money to purchase skill books.


Important stuff you need to know:

- To upgrade weapons and clothes, you need Tungsten (タングステン) and Kevlar (ケブラー). You can buy Tungsten from the junk shop beside the Maid Cafe in the Alley (裏通り). If you sell a weapon that's +3, Tungsten +3 will appear in the shop. So, you basically have to farm for + items and sell them if you want them to appear in the shop.

- To be able to loot some clothes you strip, you need to purchase skill books.

- If your clothes are starting to get loose during a fight, you can press L to stop battle mode. Your clothes will go back to their full health after your character fixes them. Press L again to resume the battle.

- Affection for each power (Kageyashi, NIRO, and People of Akihabara) is affected by the number of people you strip belonging to each side. If you strip a lot of Kageyashi, they will immediately attack you as soon as they see you. The same with NIRO agents (although the ones in UD+ seem to always attack you anyway). For the people of Akihabara, they will immediately run away from you when they see you. So far, the affection didn't have much effect on the Co-existence and NIRO ending. I don't know yet if it does affect the Kageyashi ending.

- You can initiate a fight by pressing square near a person, continuously bumping into people, or hitting them while you're in battle mode. The bumping method works better for people with rare clothes. There's still a chance for them to run away, but it's better than pressing square.


Computer Parts

The ジャンクパーツ (Junk Parts) you collect can be given to Yatabe in exchange for money when he is at the HQ in the alley. You need to have all parts before you can do an exchange:

ジャンクパーツ「CPU」
ジャンクパーツ「メモリ」
ジャンクパーツ「マザーボード」
ジャンクパーツ「電源」
ジャンクパーツ「HDD」

How to get them? Bump into people.


Strip Rock Paper Scissors

This game has so many mini games. Well, if you're missing some outfits in your collection, playing strip rock paper scissors with the guy standing in line with the life-sized cardboard anime girls at the roof might help you out. Just make sure you save before playing cause if you lose, it's game over.

Useful Items Info

Note: The effect will fade if you transfer to another location.

タウリミンX Taurimin X
- Temporarily increases attack by 2

ケバブ Kebab
- Temporarily increases attack by a random number

らーめん缶 Ramen Can
- Temporarily increases attack by a random number

おでん缶 Oden Can
- Temporarily increases attack by a random number

真心ゆで卵 Boiled Egg of Devotion
- Increases attack by a large amount

メイドクッキー Maid Cookie
- Increases either attack, health of clothes or item drop rate

絶妙ベーコンエッグ Superb Bacon and Eggs
- Increases health of clothes by a large amount

極上TKG Finest Quality TKG
- Increases rate of EXP acquisition

雑誌「smalt」Smalt Magazine
- Temporarily increases health of clothes by double

学習力向上ソフト Study Power Increasing Software
- Doubles rate of EXP acquisition

さくらんぼ Cherry
- Increases health of clothes

オムライス Omelette Rice
- Increases attack power
- Made with love by maido-san xD

ホットケーキ Pancakes
- Increases health of clothes
- Made with love by maido-san

宝くじ Lottery
- Gives you a chance to earn cash

正体不明 Unknown
- Description says "Once you eat it..."

Skill Books

For the list of Skill Books, the skills they're for and their location, please refer to this site.



Quick Side Missions Guide


*I'm writing and updating this as I progress in the game

Notes:
- Side missions can be started by talking to that masked guy/information broker ( 情報屋 ) in the Alley (裏通り)
- Be aware of the faction the missions are from. They affect the "affection points" for NIRO and Kageyashi ( カゲヤシ ), which influence the ending.
 秋葉市民 = missions from the people of Akihabara
- Each mission has a time limit. To stay safe, finish all missions accepted before progressing the main story line.

秋葉市民 サブミッション
People of Akihabara Sub-missions


男の娘の苦悩 The Agony of a She-man
- The client wants you to beat up her little bro who's a transvestite. Apparently, after playing dress-up with him, he started loving wearing women's clothes.
- He's in Northwest Chuo-dori

デバッガー急募!Debugger Needed!
- Head to G3 (new location) and play Samurai Kitchen! Let's Cooking!
- Report to information broker
Note: If you clear it on Hard difficulty, you get Maid Cookies and earn the title "Debugger"

ダブプリを守れ Defend Dabupuri
- Gon-chan wants you to get rid of annoying fans that bother Dabupuri
- Head to UD+ and defeat 迷惑なファン

MPが足りない!Not Enough MP!
- Talk to that guy ( 種神 ) who's standing beside the maido that always stops you in the alley ( 裏通り ). He'll tell you that he needs 10 maido points.
- Go inside the maid cafe and play games or buy stuff there until you earn 10 MP
- Talk to him again.

撮影代行 Agent of Photography
- Meet 双山 at Northwest Chuo-dori ( 中央通り北西 ). He'll tell you that he's a huge fan of "Dirty Blood Princess" aka Dabupuri, but he can't get close to her cause his daughter-in-law is tracking him down with a GPS. So, he wants you to take pictures of her for him.
- Go to UD + and take pictures of Dabupuri ( ダブプリ )
- Go back to 双山 and give him the pictures

地を這うレンズ Lens that Creep on the Ground
- Meet Campaign Girl ( キャンギャル ) in front of the curry shop at the train station area ( 秋葉原駅前 ). She'll tell you about how there are photographers taking pictures at low angles. To make the models feel safe, she wants you to take down one photographer.
- Go to UD + and beat up the guy. Beware of police.
- Talk to Campaign girl again

逃げたスタッフを追え Chase After The Staff That Ran Away
- Go to the roof and talk to 綿鍋. (I find it funny how his name literally means Cotton Pot)
- Beat 'em up and add his funky clothes to your collection if you can.
- Talk to the information broker guy in the alley

またしても逃げたスタッフ The Staff that Ran Away Again
- It's Cotton Pot 綿鍋 again. He's still in the roof. And this time... what... the-- how'd he get all buff?
- Strip those fake abs off

アナザーワールド Another World
*Required to progress the main storyline
- Meet 新山 at Junk Street ( ジャンク通り )
- Beat up Goth Lolis at Northwest Chuo-dori ( 中央通り北西 ). There are around 3 of them. Beware of Police. If the police are too near them, I just leave and return until they're finally out of sight.
- Talk to 新山 again. He will teach you the art of crossdressing!
- Change into the Loli Goth clothes and talk to him again

頭痛の種 Cause of Headache
- Meet 匿名希望 at Junk Street. He's the guy with the shark head. Hard to miss.
- Beat him up

妹の味1 The Taste of a Little Sister 1
- Meet 志須谷 on the roof's bench area. He wants to know how it feels to be hit by a little sister. He doesn't have a little sister, so he wants you to tell him.
- Go to your sister's room, talk to her, and pick 「殴ってくれないか」
- Talk to 志須谷 again

妹の味2 The Taste of a Little Sister 2
- Meet 志須谷 in the same area. This time, he wants to know how it feels to dress up a little sister.
- Go to your sister's room and dress her up. (I went for the IT Witch Maria costume. Mehe)
- Go back and talk to 志須谷

ストーカー退治 Stalker Extermination
- Head to UD+ and beat up 双山. Beware of police.

これは呪いですか?Is this a Curse?
- Go to the park ( 芳林公園 ) and beat up the creepy miko girl ( わら子 )

ぼくのともだち My Friend
- Go to the park and beat up 球蹴

ノブくん改造計画 Nobu-kun Modding Project
- Talk to Yukari Hanako 由花子 at Northwest Chuo-dori. She's apparently in love with Nobu but thinks his sense of fashion sucks. So it's your job to teach him!
- Hand over either 「有能ジャケットと有能スラックス」、「紺の学ランと紺のスラックス」、or「メイドブラウスとメイドスカート」to Nobu.

For 「メイドブラウスとメイドスカート」"Maid Dress and Maid Skirt", you need the skill book メイド喫茶攻略入門編 "A Guide to Maid Cafes" which you can obtain by earning maid points at the cafe.
For 「有能ジャケットと有能スラックス」you need the skill book「出来るビジネスマン仕事術」which you can get at Southeast Chuo-dori ( 中央通り南東 ).

Note: The easiest and most amusing one is the maido outfit with cat ears. Mwahaha! You get to make the perv Nobu crossdress! >:D

- Go outside and go back in. Talk to Nobu again.
- Talk to Yukari Hanako

メイドまみれ Covered with Maids  (Coexistence Route only)
- Go to UD+ and beat up maidos
Note: Stop battle mode once in a while to prevent your clothes health from falling dangerously low

勝利の栄光を、君に To You, The Glory of Victory
- Talk to 安村 at the park. Pick 「お前の衣装をいただく」
- Strip him.
- Report to information broker

人捜し Searching for Someone  (Coexistence Route only)
- Talk to 紳士 "gentleman" on the roof. He will ask you to take pictures of Rui.
- Take Rui's picture by pressing L + O
- Give them to him

What's interesting about this particular mission is... this guy is actually an important character. This particular mission also affects the ending according to the wiki, but I'm not sure exactly how it influences it. Read below for spoilers lol
He'll mention that he ran away from his wife and child. Because of that, he came to regret it, so he's secretly trying to look for them. However, he needs a picture of Rui to see if she's really his daughter. At the end of the co-existence route, Rui's mother aka the Queen eventually tells her about how she was in love with a human, who was his father. They lived a normal life together with Rui. Those days were like a dream. However, when he found out that she was Kageyashi, he ran away. So that probably explains why she's up for wiping out humans.


カゲヤシ サブミッション
Kageyashi Sub-missions

デート所望 Date Request
(Needed to progress the main storyline)
- Go to the cafe in Junk Street and talk to Rui to start the cutscene

異次元転送 Transmission from Another Dimension
- Meet 森泉鈴 on the roof. She'll tell you she wants food cause she's hungry.
- Give 5 kebabs, 10 oden cans, 20 ramen, one omelet (from the maid cafe)
You can get the rest of the items from the convenience store in front of the station. Some NPCs like high schoolers also drop the items.


NIRO サブミッション
NIRO Sub-missions


ドアを開けるその前に Before You Open The Door
- Satoko wants you to take care of a deliveryman ( 配達員 ) kageyashi who's been causing trouble.
- Find him at Southwest Chuo-dori and beat him up
- Talk to the information broker


その他 サブミッション
Other Sub-missions

きれいなおねえさん Beautiful Lady
- So the information broker spotted this pretty girl at the park and wants you to get her e-mail address
- Go to the park and talk to her

チェリー収穫 Cherry Harvest
- Talk to the Servant ( 下僕 ). The Master will tell you that she wants you to bring her a cherry. According to the wiki, there are 3 ways you can complete this mission: Lure 1 of 2 high schoolers or bring actual cherries to her. I have no idea where you get the actual cherries, so I lured the schoolgirl.
- You will find a wandering school girl in Junk Street. Dress up in school clothes. Either a 「学ラン」and「ブラックスラックス」combo or a 「女子高生のベスト」and「女子高生のスカート」combo. Crossdressing will work too, no matter how suspicious you look. XD

Friday, February 27, 2015

Black Diary Case 3 Update

Development for Black Diary Case 3 is complete! It will be available in stores within a few weeks.

The school festival is drawing near and someone's been leaving copies of a deceased student's compositions around. Now everyone involved in the school play is afraid that they are being cursed by a ghost! It's up to Colette to unravel the secrets behind the mysterious school play phantom! But... they're not the only secrets she'll be unraveling.

... I think I added way more comedy into this case. lol

Stuff to expect:
- More of Jean Bellerose
- Another bad end
- Ayase still missing
- A cliche fireworks scene?!
- Tom being a suspect... again.
- Tom's secret
- Fighting games and RPG battles
- More references

Screenshots!





Thursday, February 26, 2015

Black Diary Free Demo

I finally got around to fixing up the demo. Originally, we planned to release it once the full version is complete, but here it is anyway! xD

Random Case 3 screenshot: