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I'm actively seeking talented, motivated people to join the staff team! I'm looking for collectors and players of anime based games who are passionate about their hobby and want to share that with as many people as possible.

I'm not able to pay anyone, but I can honestly say I feel like I'm building a valuable resource and doing something good working on this site, and I think you will too. Please read about the positions and email me if interested.

I'm looking for people for the following positions:

Staff Reviewers - Looking for qualified reviewers to play Japanese import games for the PS, PS2, PSP, etc... Must have the ability to play Japanese region games on Sony systems and/or be familiar with and capable of running emulation software. Personal collection of Japanese games for the covered systems and Japanese language skills a big plus. Please contact with a sample review.

Staff Reporter/Blogger - Looking for an experienced blogger with the ability to read and translate Japanese to make posts on current anime game releases and news. Must be interested in anime and games and motivated to find and write articles of interest to anime gamers. Knowledge of the current Japanese games industry/subscriptions to Japanese game magazines a plus. Tell me what's currently out there that visitors to this site would be interested in.

Staff Coder - Looking for motivated HTML/CSS coder to keep the site updated or possibly someone familiar with dynamic PHP/database coding who is willing to overhaul the entire site. Main responsibilities include adding screen shots, adding listings, and helping expand the site to cover other systems. Ideas and skills for expanding and improving the site welcome. Let me see a site you currently maintain and any ideas you have to improve this site.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o (Promise on this Blue Sky): Melody of the Sun and Sea on PS2

Today sees a day early release of a love-adventure game, Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o (Promise on this Blue Sky): Melody of the Sun and Sea on PS2.

The story apparently takes place on an isolated island whose factory, which made up a large portion of the island's industry, decided to withdraw its operations. Hoshino Wataru attends a school whose number of students is decreasing leaving only himself and a few girls living there.

The limited edition comes with a high quality figure that includes two configurations, a bathing suit and a maid outfit pictured below. It also comes with a maxi-single, and two cute SD figurines.

Also, the release of Sumomomomomomo tomorrow seems to have been indefinitely postponed.

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Memories Off -And Then Again- (Memories Off -Sorekara Again-) budget release on PS2

The Memories Off series gets another SuperLite 2000 series release on PS2 today Memories Off -And Then Again- (Memories Off -Sorekara Again-). This sequel to Memories Off -And Then- (Memories Off -Sorekara-) joins other SuperLight releases of Memories Off including;

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 on PSP

Today sees the release of the Asian version of the Bleach handheld fighting game, Bleach: Heat the Soul 4. Here is what Play-Asia has to say about it:

"Sony's popular anime fighting game Bleach Heat the Soul turns into the fourth round. As you probably expect from another update are once again an increased character selection. 20 new characters are entering the competition, which makes Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 the biggest game in the series ever with more than 70 characters in total.

Further features include a Mission Battle Mode and a new "Soul Blaise" system. This is also the first game to feature playable or partner vizards, if one does not count Ichigo."

The Japan version will also be available in two days on Thursday the 24th of May.

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Sunday, May 06, 2007

Binchou-Tan: Happiness Almanac & Ichigo Mashimaro on PS2

Another set that sliped past the radar. Released at the end of April, Binchou-tan: Happiness Almanac, a game in the indeterminate genre of "miniature garden" games. Apparently Binchou-tan's life advances in real-time. In 4 days time, one season passes, when the 4 seasons of spring, summer, fall and winter pass, it makes one year. (One day game time = about 10-15 min). There is a limited edition that comes with an original box with artwork by Ekusa Takahito, a special version binchou-tan bath figure, and a desktop accessory and drama on one cd with a deluxe trading card. Something is also mentioned about a 4 coma-coaster set with artwork by Ekusa Takahito, but I'm not sure if it's part of the limited edition or not.

Also available is a game based on Ichigo Mashimaro. It sounds like it's basically a dating-sim. The game occurs during your one month summer vacation. You can decide where to go and what your schedual will be. You can decide where to go two times, in the afternoon and evening. You can call girls and arrange a date. You have an inventory of items and can go shopping to collect as many items as you can. Enter things like dates with girls into your schedual and try to fill your schedual as much as possible.

Also newsworthy, in order to avoid missing games like this I've started a new section called, Upcoming Releases. This will be a place for games that are coming out soon, and will typically hold the next set of games that will be featured in the main news. This section should provide visitors a good opportunity to check out upcoming games while they are still available for pre-order and can still take advantage of pre-ordering limited editions that are normally sold out at the time of release.

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Hello!

Welcome to the PSX Anime List, your source for information on anime based games for Sony's Playstation systems. Here you can find all the publication information you are looking for such as release dates, publishing companies, product numbers, and original retail prices. Find descriptive information such as genres, number of players, supported peripherals, and memory requirements as well as descriptions, staff reviews, reader reviews, and translated magazine reviews. Entries includes the largest amount of visual information possible including, box art, screenshots, telephone cards, ads, and photo extras. Stay up to date with frequent and informative news posts on the latest anime based video game releases for Playstation systems. Browse the directory of games, write your own game reviews, and find import game retailers selling new and used games.

This site was started as a fan site for anime based games on the Playstation. I was frustrated with the lack of English language resources for Playstation games that included solid publication information, screenshots, box art, and descriptions and covered games based on anime series. I began by cataloging release information from Sony's official Playstation page, translating game descriptions from Japanese to English, scanning my own box art and capturing screenshots. I got permission from Anime News Network, AnimeNfo, and GameFAQs, to link to various pertinent information on their sites. I launched the site on January 1st of 2005 but much of the work was done during 2004.

This site is constantly growing with new content, news, and resources. I intend to continue to expand the site to include better features, and more information about anime based games on the various Playstation platforms and maybe even others such as Sega's and NEC's. There are still some entries for Playstation/PSX that are incomplete including missing box art or screen shots. There are also still games missing from the listing. Games from the following series I intend to add or am researching as possible additions are:

Angelique
Bakusou kyoudai Let's & Go!! Eternal Wings
Croket! Kindan no Kinka Box
Crush Gear Turbo
Dancing Blade
Doraemon
Fushigi no Kuni no Angelique
Genso Maden Saiyuki
Growlanser
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
Harlem Beat
Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-Chan
Kagayaku Kisetsuhe
King of Braves Gaogaigar
King of Fighters
Majoko Daisakusen (Magical Girl Tactics) (various anime)
Makeruna! Makendou 2
Memories Off
Ninku
Golgo 13 (pachislot game)
Inakappe Daishou
Additional Lupin pachi-slot
Power Dolls
Psychic Force
Psychometrer Eiji
Refrain Love
Seisyoujokanita Virgin Fleet
Sotsugyou
Spectral Force
Tenchi o Kurau
Time Bokan
To Heart
True Love Story
Tsuri Baka Nisshi (Fishing fool diary)
Twinbee
Watashi no Licca Chan
Wedding Peach - Doki Doki Oiro -! Naoshi Fashion Dai-Sakusen
White Diamond

Please feel free to contact me with submissions including box art, screen shots, and games missing from the list. If you are suggesting a game for addition please check the list thoroughly to make sure it's not already included. I've presented games by their translated names so it's sometimes easy to overlook a game that is already there. I'd also recommend including the SLPM/SLPS number, and a link to a listing of the anime that is featured in the game on either Anime News Network or AnimeNfo. Also I'm not currently including games from Dragon Ball, Zoids, Gundam, or Sanrio. There are a number of games based on these series and I frankly don't have any interesting listing them all when there are so many more interesting and less documented games still missing from the list. I'm currently only adding PSX/PS1 era Playstation games though I intend to expand to PS2 and PSP shortly.

Special thanks to: Eien ni Hen for providing translation assistance on many of the game descriptions. Luis Cruz and BT for early assistance with the site. John Smith for contributing a large list of games to be added to the site (I'm still planning to add them, really!). GameFAQs, Anime News Network, and AnimeNfo for giving permission to link to their sites, and for being generally great resources. Sony for making Playstation gaming systems and keeping a high quality and informative official site. And the game developers, anime studios, and manga authors that make it all possible.

Links

Some import Playstation retailers:

Play-Asia.com
Genki Video Games
NCSX.com
GameBaz - Hong Kong based seller with a great selection of import Playstation and other games.

Other retailers of interest:

Modchipstore.com - Hardware mods, pre-modded Playstation, installation services.
Game Asylum - Used, retro, and import Playstation games.
Game Music at GameMusic.com - Playstation game and anime music, merchandise.

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bold = includes screenshots.
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(A) - Ad/article
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