In an announcement I personally never could have predicted, the 2001 PlayStation 2 Capcom video game Onimusha: Warlords (and subsequent sequels) is getting an anime adaption for Netflix. The reveal is surprising for a number of reasons. The franchise is not one that is particularly well-known or currently popular. Also, the anime seems to have little to do with the original game. Protagonist Samanosuke Akechi does not make an appearance in the trailer. But, like Samanosuke, who was modeled after Japanese actor Kaneshiro Takeshi,the anime's protagonist, Miyamoto Musashi, is modeled after the late Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune. Coincidentally, Onimusha 2's protagonist, Jubei Yagyu, was modeled after Japanese actor Yūsaku Matsuda, who had also passed away well before the game released. It's an odd throughline for the series but is a key element.
Rapi Battles Against 2B in Nikke x Nier 3D Animation
05.09.2023 - 07:23 / droidgamers.com / Android Gacha
With the release of the long-awaited Nikke x Nier collaboration, we now have a brand-new animation to go alongside it – and it’s in 3D!
For more information about Nikke, you can visit the game’s official website and download the game from Google Play.
For a mobile game that features mostly Live 2D, it’s nice to see Nikke take on the world of 3D animation. The environments, enemies, and characters of Nikke translate perfectly to a 3D art style.
While an open-world RPG in the Nikke franchise would be cool, it’ll probably never happen, so we’ll have to appreciate the occasional crumbs provided via promotional advertisements.
Anyway, enough about our hypothetical wishes, let’s delve deeper into the Nikke x Nier animated video.
Firstly, you can see Pascal sitting on the ground surrounded by verdant grass as he holds a singular flower in his robotic hands.
The image then quickly changes to a shot that features the same type of flower growing out of the ground, surrounded by debris and rocks. This shows the passage of time and how the state of the world has altered since.
It then cuts to an action sequence between Nikke’s Rapi, and Nier Automata’s 2B – both extremely popular characters in both franchises. 2B slices through Rapi’s rifle with her sword, followed by Rapi pulling out a pistol in retaliation.
Too busy with their own battle, 2B and Rapi suddenly find themselves surrounded by raptures, as 9S watches from above while hacking into the systems of the enemies. We then see a short glimpse of A2, who is due to be obtainable in the game later this week.
If you’ve watched the Nier Automata anime, Nier Automata Ver1.1a, and you watched it with the Japanese dub, you’ll probably recognise Rapi’s voice – also in the Japanese dub. The JP VA for Rapi and for 2B is none other than the talented Ishikawa Yui.
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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Players Finally Get A Challenge With DLC Trainer Battles
With the release of the first DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, The Teal Mask, players have been jumping back into the world of Pokemon to explore its new region and capture more Pokemon. For some fans, that includes battling the new Kitakami Ogre Clan Trainers found around the new region, which fans have expressed as providing a much-needed and appreciated challenge to a series that, historically, isn’t all that challenging.
Intel Unveils 288 Core Sierra Forest Xeon CPU, 5th Gen Emerald Rapids Launching In December
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Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth teases minigames, boss battles, and confrontation with Sephiroth
If you’re a Final Fantasy fan, there’s so much going on in the world of the games. Both for new and old games. Also, for newcomers to the series, now may be the best time to join the long-running franchise. Fresh off the heels of the successful Final Fantasy 7: Remake, Square Enix will continue the Clouds and company adventure in Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth. The next chapter in Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth teases quite a bit, such as minigames, boss battles, and more! It’ll have a lot of the same features as the first installment that dropped in 2020. If you plan on continuing your journey as a seasoned or new fan, we have all the details below for the next chapter.
Mob Psycho 100’s director is back with an anime movie aimed at jazzheads
GKIDS announced via X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that Blue Giant, the new anime film from Mob Psycho 100 and Death Parade director Yuzuru Tachikawa, will screen in select U.S. theaters on Oct. 8 and 9. In a follow-up post, the film distributor also announced that Blue Giant’s North America premiere will be hosted at the Japan Society building in New York City on Oct. 6, with a Q&A with the movie’s composer, Hiromi Uehara, scheduled after the screening.
Total War: Pharaoh’s politics and subterfuge are more exciting than its battles
Ramesses II, who was born a civilian, inherited Egypt’s throne as a teenager, fought several prolonged conflicts with the Hittite empire, warded off pirate incursions along the Mediterranean coast, and navigated a political court marred by betrayals and petty grievances. He was also the victim of the first recorded military ambush ever. Basically, his job sucked!
New World Devs Detail The Flail - From Support Goals, New Skills, and Unique Animations
New World is adding a new weapon, the Flail, along with the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion when it arrives on October 3rd. This week, the team goes into their design goals for the Flail, creating a tanking and healing support-based weapon, and more to know.
New World Deve Detail The Flail - From Support Goals, New Skills, and Unique Animations
New World is adding a new weapon, the Flail, along with the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion when it arrives on October 3rd. This week, the team goes into their design goals for the Flail, creating a tanking and healing support-based weapon, and more to know.
Experience the Balanced PvP Battles With Home Sweet Home : Online
In Home Sweet Home : Online by Yggdrazil Group, you have to do what you can to hang onto your humanity–until the rules change on a dime, and you become the hunter who stalks the darkness for fresh blood. Four players then struggle to survive against the beast's onslaught. It's a familiar gameplay scenario, but there's a big difference with Home Sweet Home : Online's structure: It does away with the imbalance issues and clogged lobbies that plague other "massive monster versus tiny hunters" 4v1 games. There's no delay, and easier matchmaking.
Intel’s 5th Gen Emerald Rapids, 6th Gen Granite Rapids P-Core & Sierra Forest E-Core Xeon CPU Specs Leak Out
Specifications of Intel's upcoming 5th Gen Emerald Rapids, 6th Gen Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs featuring P-Core architecture & Sierra Forest with its E-Core architecture have leaked out.
Stray is being made into an animated film that Annapurna hopes will be 'the first and greatest hopepunk movie that's ever been made'
Stray, the post-apocalyptic puzzle-platformer about a cat, a drone, and a bizarre city populated entirely by robots, is being made into an animated movie that Annapurna Animation head Robert Baird said will be «the first and greatest hopepunk movie that's ever been made.»
Cyberpunk adventure game Stray will be adapted as an animated movie
The critically-acclaimed cat-based adventure game Stray is getting an actual animated movie. Even cooler? The title's original publisher Annapurna is making the flick, after it scored a surprise hit on Netflix with its first animated feature Nimona. The creative team is still under wraps, but Annapurna Animation head Robert Baird told Entertainment Weekly that the film is in active development and that it’ll be the “greatest hopepunk movie that's ever been made.”