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Transcription: bayoab Note: ( ) is usually commenting on the panel and was not said. 00:30:14 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (tiny panel since it's not on the schedule and the app schedule was wrong at one point) 00:30:02 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (uguuu~) 00:31:15 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (intro video) 00:31:40 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> So, thank you for coming out tonight, I'm John, you probably know me better as Koryuu, 00:31:54 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> to my right... that's your left... is one of the beta testers... 00:32:04 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> my name is paul 00:32:10 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> i assist him with all aspects of the site, i'm known as tuna salad 00:32:19 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> here we have another beta tester, tim 00:32:34 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> you might know me as...tim from the blog 00:32:57 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> as we go through the panel, if you have questions, come up to the mic and ask questions 00:33:00 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> at the end, we'll have the much larger one 00:33:03 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> to start things off 00:33:22 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> who knows what a visual novel is? 00:33:37 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> better.. who doesn't know what a visual novel is 00:33:54 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (one girl) 00:34:09 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> do you want me to go through the slide show? i'll look it up... smart 00:34:25 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> here we like to think we give a broad selection of video novels 00:34:34 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (That first AX trailer) 00:41:05 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Go Go Nipon, Kara no Shoujo, Ef - a fairy tale of two, 00:41:02 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Harukoi Otome, Dear Drops,Dengeki Stryker 00:36:43 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> since we like having a wide variety, the first title is Go Go Nippon, which will be our next all age releases 00:37:09 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> it's also a travel guide around japan and the main character is you, the westerner 00:37:21 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> in the game, you go through the two girls who are the tourguides 00:38:29 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> as you noticed by now, you can view the english or both english and japanese in the game 00:38:06 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> one thing we haven't talked about is the show photo button 00:38:20 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> if you are playing the game and you have an internet connection active, it will take you there on google maps 00:39:42 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and it has another function which we don't have a screenshot of, when you load the game, you can load the currency rate, and at the end of the game, it will tell you how much money you spent 00:40:14 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Kara no Shoujo 00:40:16 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> video first 00:43:12 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> for those who haven't been following the blogs or news, we actually released it last month and you can download it right now 00:43:21 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> this is an amazing murder mystery 00:43:32 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> this is the first release where we worked with fan translators and put out a great product 00:43:43 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and the problem is it's really hard to talk about the game without going into spoilers 00:44:18 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> just to give you an idea... if you hear that song while playing, you either did a walkthrough or you are lucky 00:44:32 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Ef - a fairy tale of two, 00:44:34 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> video 00:47:10 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> This is the title we were on the verge of being able to announce last year 00:47:14 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and we're almost done with it 00:47:32 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> This is the second product that we'll be releasing that is us, the fan translators, and the japanese company 00:48:21 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we're doing debug and minori has to finish (stuff lost) 00:49:39 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and hopefully we'll have this out at the end of this year if minori get their stuff done 00:49:41 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Harukoi Otome 00:50:33 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> video 00:52:11 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> one of baseson's earlier works 00:52:20 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> this is the game that koihime musuo spun off from 00:52:34 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> our translator has been work on this for a while since the length rivals koihime 00:52:51 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> it's a cute romantic comedy... girls are part of a prestigious all girls school and the guys move in 00:53:12 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Dear Drops 00:53:12 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> video 00:54:56 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we were trying to have the demo for otakon, but overdrive had to attend a convention in taiwan 00:57:19 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> how about you give us a release date? 00:57:30 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> I'm hoping to be done with the translation by sept or october... so hopefully early next year 00:57:53 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Dengeki Stryker 00:59:20 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> video (of course) 01:00:44 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> animation throughout the game are directed by nabeshin 01:01:14 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and music by jam project 01:01:24 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and let's turn it over to someone who played it.... 01:01:34 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (going over how good it is) 01:02:16 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> so what was your opinion on the texan ninja 01:02:51 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> so in the game there is a ninja from texas by the name of jack, and i didn't know there were ninjas in texas but i've been elightened.... (lost) 01:02:55 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> so far this is a repeat of AX 01:03:04 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and now a change of pace 01:03:05 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> who likes story with sex 01:03:12 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> who likes sex with story 01:03:21 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> then you'll enjoy this half as much as the former 01:03:45 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> tactics - Harem Party 01:04:55 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (tactics being the brand) 01:05:04 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Video 01:05:20 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> so this our latest game from tactics, one of the subbrands of nexon 01:05:23 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and it's called Harem Party 01:06:05 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> the idea is that you are playing an RPG and suddenly your party is in your room...and your job is to keep their mana completely filled 01:06:23 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and you want to tell us why progress on beta testing is sticky tim 01:06:38 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> I'm about an 8th of the way through testing, it's due thursday... 01:06:57 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and i'll blame it on the text inserters if you ask me later 01:07:09 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> so if it's delayed... that's why 01:07:57 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (the people from hendane are calling out people who don't raise hands) 01:08:11 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> who likes their sex harder 01:08:04 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Liquid (brand) 01:10:07 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Conquering the Queen 01:10:19 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> this is our latest game from Liquid, one of nexton's harder brands 01:10:23 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> that's the title we're giving it 01:10:41 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> others may not it as mashou no nie(?), or the queen and princess are your rewards 01:12:12 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> this game is typical suprise sex fare 01:12:03 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> the irony being, the queen and the princess are the only willing ones 01:12:19 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> before we move on to the next one 01:12:21 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> who likes maids 01:12:30 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> now we show you the next nexton game 01:14:43 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Score - We Love Master (Goshuujinsama Daisuki) 01:13:28 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> video 01:16:43 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and the next question if you like this game is do you like bjs, because you are going to be getting them alot, if you watched he is my master, and thought it needed more sex, this is the game you want to buy 01:16:17 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> probably the best thing i can tell you about this game is we're releasing it on august 1st 01:16:47 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> first some more announcements 01:16:56 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> those who have visit our site may have noted that a video tab has been added 01:17:04 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we're getting ready to launch video distribution on our website 01:17:07 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> some will be download to own 01:17:09 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> most of which hentai video 01:17:15 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we made a deal with the studio "Discovery" 01:17:23 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> who is well known for their animation of many visual novels 01:17:28 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> many of which are out of print classics 01:17:32 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> including one we'll be launching 01:17:37 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> night shift nurses, uncut, uncensored 01:18:01 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and the second one, we've gotten, is... why are you manga gamer if you don't sell manga 01:41:41 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we have worked out a license with Akane Shinsha... comic tenma... 01:18:26 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (not sure on name) 01:18:31 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (and a few others) 01:18:39 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we have several different mangas coming out 01:18:44 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> some of which have already been released by icarus 01:18:59 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we have worked on them and will be doing digital distro for stuff they've already put out that the license covers 01:19:04 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> without much further ado, start Q&A 01:20:11 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: how big is your company exactly? 01:20:46 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: in terms of translation team, there is me, one woman, one guy, and ... i believe in sweden...and the fan translators we've worked with, we've given some of them a few other jobs 01:20:57 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and then we have 1 editor and the japanese staff in japan 01:21:20 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Any games you previewed today for physical release? 01:21:35 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: Not yet, our plans for hardcopies are separate from physical releases, at least at present 01:21:59 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> one of the major problems with hardcopies is we don't have the distribution ourselves 01:22:03 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Trap visual novels? 01:22:17 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: Yea, i mean, i'm not opposed, just a matter of finding companies that offer such games... 01:22:22 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> go onto the forums, we have a request thread 01:22:40 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: What would you suggest to start with ? 01:22:49 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A; -> What do you like? 01:23:01 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> And the best visual novel is one in a genre you already like 01:23:41 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Any reason you used BGI over writescripter for Higurashi (?? on those things) 01:26:02 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: that's what (those who were working on it) are used to working with in japan 01:24:02 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Working with more 7th expansion titles? 01:24:24 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: Rei is a possibility, We're hoping that higurashi sells more first 01:24:36 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: What are the chances of seeing Shin Koihime with the work for Koihime 01:24:46 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: Shin Koihime is twice as long as Koihime 01:25:05 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> To give an idea, if we chained a translator to a desk, it would probably take a year 01:25:26 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and then the koihime issue shows up, do people want shinkoihime without voices? 01:25:35 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> It's length, it's cost of development, it's a very daunting project 01:25:46 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> it's not one we can appoach recklessly or easily 01:26:11 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Ever had trouble with fan translations? 01:26:31 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: often the fan translations contact me faster japan, but they also ask what's going on more often 01:26:48 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> the biggest thing we tried to tell fan translators, we would love to work with you, we would love to see your games released legitimately 01:27:01 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> but come to us first, don't release your patch 01:27:07 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> once you release the patch, it makes it harder 01:27:12 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Working with Type-Moon? 01:27:18 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A; their case is interesting, i'll leave it at that 01:27:35 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Progress on age negotiations? 01:27:40 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A; Progress, yes. 01:27:49 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Say anything officially, no. Kinda the ef situation 01:28:06 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we are actually in negotiations with several other companies 01:28:15 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> we had a post about the top 10 most requested companies 01:28:21 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> there's a 3rd company on that list we're in talks with 01:28:31 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> and a few other companies we're talking with include some now familar faces 01:29:17 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: I like dark?.where should i start 01:29:03 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: Horror and suspend... higurashi... 01:29:15 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> if you like conquer the queen, we have other titles 01:29:46 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Now that you have an established company, how difficult is it to negotiate these localizations 01:30:13 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: having a president of an eroge company as the president of mangagamer is total (some word) 01:30:36 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: favorite visual novels that you don't have or have no plans to release? 01:31:28 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: (Stuff.... ) 01:31:57 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: My problem with the stuff you have released is that they aren't game games, so maybe if you got a contract with someone like alicesoft 01:32:12 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: That would be nice... as to the rest of that question.. (he whistles) 01:32:26 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Stay tuned 01:32:36 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Navel? 01:32:39 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: we're talking with them to get oretsuba 01:32:46 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> that's going well, but we don't have it yet 01:32:52 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Yuri? 01:33:01 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: Show us a company that makes the games, beside doujins 01:34:30 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> Q: Is any... that you would suggest for action....like fighting... 01:34:34 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> A: Dengeki Stryker 01:35:08 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> End 01:35:17 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (Giving away stuff) 01:41:57 <bay|Ota|MangaGamer> (fixed name: akane shinsha)
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