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Genei Ibun Roku #FE Brings Back Some Familiar Faces

girfe-soundtrackThe latest issue of Weekly Famitsu introduces two new characters set to appear in Nintendo and Atlus upcoming Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei collaboration RPG Genei Ibun Roku #FE.

  • Mamori Minamoto (voiced by Kaori Fukuhara) – A talent and Mirage Master that belongs to the same public entertainment office as the protagonists. She’s an elementary school student that likes Showa era songs and clothing.
  • Barry Goodman (voiced by Yuichi Nakamura) – A once popular musician who’s come to Japan in search of otaku culture. Following his retirement, he works with the protagonists as a trainer.

Also announces are three new Mirages, which you may recognize from the DS generation Fire Emblem Games.

  • Kiria Kurono – Tharja (Fire Emblem Awakening)
  • Eleonora Yumizuru – Virion (Fire Emblem Awakening)
  • Mamori Minamoto – Draug (Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Blade of Light)

Original Article Here [Hachima Kikou]

 

Genei Ibun Roku #FE: Release Date and Product Details

Today, the Genei Ibun Roku #FE official site updated with a plethora of new information to whet prospecting buyers’ appetites.

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Update: Added larger product images from 4Gamer.

The first and perhaps most vital detail is the (Japanese) release date: 26th December 2015, which is coincidentally(?) a day after Christmas.

Next, like many Japanese RPGs these days, the game will feature costume DLC; the first batch will generously be included with all first-print editions of the game.

So if you’re early to the party, you can look forward to the following Atlus “collaboration costumes” for the four main characters:

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Genei Ibun Roku #FE Staff Blog Posts (August)

At the end of August, the Genei Ibun Roku #FE official site added two new staff blog posts. Since the posts were in Japanese though, there wasn’t much to do besides smile and look at the pretty pictures.

"It isn’t just about females, hello from the male side! Toma is a really cool guy!" -Yano

“It isn’t just about females, hello from the male side! Toma is a really cool guy!” -Yano

Thankfully, the translation wizards at Nintendo Everything must have seen our plight and now you can now read both blog posts translated into English on their site.

The latest post is by Art Director Fumitaka Yano and discusses how the #FE team hired Hideo Minaba to design the Mirages (the mysterious beings from Fire Emblem who assist the main characters).

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Site Update: Fire Emblem Fates Pre-release Section Complete

This is just a heads up that I’ve added everything I’ve wanted to the pre-release section for Fire Emblem Fates.

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Since the game is coming out in Japan this Thursday (or Wednesday, depending on where you live), I’ll soon be focusing my efforts on adding information and data from the game as fast as humanly possible.

By the way, if you notice any… oddities, like broken links or links going to the wrong page, please let me know in the comments below (or otherwise).