You can download the promo here. Continue for more screenshots.

Interesting note: there seem to be H-scenes for Kotori’s good friends, Mikkun and Tomo-chan. :O (scroll down this page if you don’t remember who they are.)

I’m considering actually paying for this. It’s ï¿¥4,800 for the limited edition, which is a lot less than a full game. Sofmap is giving away a hawt Kotori phone card for their preorder… Oh so tempting.

The game is coming out on 22 Dec, just before Christmas. ぎりぎりってところかな。 That said, I wonder how may people will be spending their Christmas on this game. :P

CHIKANE-CHAN!

She’s Chikane-chan! I just know it! I sense more angsty yuri love with mecha next year. Watch the video for yourself.

Summer Days is the sequel to School Days. The heroine of the story is Setsuna this time. Woot. The cast and setting are still the same, but the story takes place in a different timeline, one where Makoto meets Setsuna first. The promo video was released a few days ago. The game had been delayed many times and the current release date is 23rd June. The official website is here.

Now I can fail tomorrow’s math test with no regrets.

The first half of the video is just scenes from the original game, but the second half is where all the Good Stuff ™ are. The new OP by yozuca* is good, but I can’t seem to locate the song title. If I have to take a guess at the title, I’d say “Kirari Sakura Yuki no Mau” since that is the first line of the chorus. Translations and screenshots of the promo video after the jump.

Part 1 (the song played for the first part is just the original D.C. OP, “Da Capo ~dai 2 botan no chikai~“)

お兄ちゃんへ
Dear Oniichan,
なんだかいろんなことがあったね。
A lot of things have happened.
長いような短いような、今考えるとちょっと複雑な気持ち。
It has been a long, and yet short, time and it overwhelms me with many emotions to think about it.
でもこれだけは間違えない。
But one thing is for certain,
みんなと会えてとても楽しかった。
I had a lot of fun after meeting everyone.
・・・・・・えへへ、なんかちょっとはずかしいや。
Hehe, this feels a little embarrassing.
ありあとう。
Thank you.
もうアメリカに行かなきゃ・・・・・・。
Now I have to leave for America……
さよならだね、お兄ちゃん。
This is goodbye, Oniichan.
――ずっとずっと好きっだったよ
–I’ve always loved you
もう一緒にいれなくなっちゃうけど、
Though we can’t be together anymore,
きっとお兄ちゃんなら大丈夫だよね。
Oniichan, you will be alright.
音夢ちゃんとしあわせになってね。
Live happily with Nemu, okay?
約束だよ。
It’s a promise.
ボク絶対また帰ってくるよ
I’ll definitely return
そのときも変わらず、優しいお兄ちゃんでいてね
When I do, please be the same gentle Oniichan, okay?
さくら
Sakura

Nanaka <3

Part 2 (there’s no onscreen text, so I translated the new OP)

Original

ひらり花に舞う雪と桜に思いを乗せて
桜の花　一片の雪 あれが君の笑顔を

誓い合った　あの木の下で　永久にこの夢を
二人出逢えたのは　こんな季節だね
あの日あの場所で　幸せのときめき繰り返して

きらり桜雪の舞う　愛に包まれたら
きっと輝いているよ　恋ãã‚‹æ€ã„は
きらり桜雪の舞う　大切な明日を
君と歩み続けよう　まっããçµ¡ã‚ã¦ã„くストリー

Nanaka <3 <3

Romaji

hirari hana ni mau yuki to sakura ni omoi wo nosete
sakura no hana hitohira no yuki are ga kimi no egao wo

chikaiatta ano ki no shita de towa ni kono yume wo
futari deaeta no wa konna kisetsu da ne
ano hi ano basho de shiawase no tokimeki kurikaeshite

kirari sakura yuki no mau ai ni tsutsumaretara
kitto kagayaiteiru yo koisuru omoi wa
kirari sakura yuki no mau taisetsu na ashita wo
kimi to ayumitsudzukeyou massugu karameteiku sutori-

Nanaka <3 <3 <3

English

I send my feelings to the snow dancing gracefully around the flowers and the sakura tree.
The sakura blossom, a flake of snow, they brought a smile to your face.

Under the tree we pledged ourselves to each other, we make this dream last forever.
It was in this same season that the two of us first met.
On that day, at that place, our hearts beat with happiness once again.

The sparkling sakura and the dance of snowflakes, wrap them with love
And the feelings of affection will shine brightly.
The sparkling sakura and the dance of snowflakes, for our precious tomorrow,
I will walk with you for ever, straight into this entwining story.

P.S. Yes, I did finally preorder the game. 9800yen + shipping for the limited edition. >_<

Sure, DOA isn’t exactly the greatest game ever or anything, but I still have to pay my respect to yet another video game that has fallen victim to Hollywood idiocy. Click to see the rest of the screen caps.

General Advisory: May cause blindness.

WTF?

WTF happened to Kasumi?

WTF is this one?

WTF are they using katana?

Kill Bill 3? WTF?

WTF?

She’s no Japanese ninja! WTF?

Looking more and more like Kill Bill! WTF?

I warned you, didn’t I?