Sakura Wars
Philip Yff
Ken wrote:
>
> There was an add in the January NewType for what looked like an artbook
> and / or CD. Can any Japanese reading friends confirm this.
> Thanks,
> Ken
I don't have the January NewType, but I do have the Sakura Wars game.
In it, there is a promotional pamphlet that advertises a
'tokubetu genteiban' or special limited edition that comes with
the Sakura Wars software, mouse, mousepad, and stickers. It's
listed at 8,800 yen which is 2,000 yen more than the list price of
the regular game, which is what I have.
The game which features art by Hujisima Kosuke (or Kosuke Fujishima
if you prefer inverted Hepburn) (Aa/Oh My Goddess, You're Under Arrest)
is intricate and fascinating. It characterizes itself as an
interactive dramatic adventure/simulation. What that means is you
interact with the people you come in contact with to bolster your
status and to win approval among the ladies and you fight battles
in the surrounding countryside. It looks like a great game for
Working Designs (are you listening?) to bring to the US--it's a
great anime game. It's been said that the American game playing
public does not go for either mixed genre or 'dating' games, but that
really hasn't been put to the test yet.
Mata ato de,
Phil Yff
Ore wa tada hara ga hette demae o
torou to...
Morisato Keiiti
Aa! Megamisama!
B-but... I was just hungry... and
trying to order takeout...
Keiichi Morisato
Oh My Goddess!
Ray Huang
>I don't have the January NewType, but I do have the Sakura Wars game.
>In it, there is a promotional pamphlet that advertises a
>'tokubetu genteiban' or special limited edition that comes with
>the Sakura Wars software, mouse, mousepad, and stickers. It's
>listed at 8,800 yen which is 2,000 yen more than the list price of
>the regular game, which is what I have.
This is the Deluxe Edition. Only 25,000 units made. ;_; Sold out in
Japan. If anyone knows where I can get one, please let me know.
>The game which features art by Hujisima Kosuke (or Kosuke Fujishima
>if you prefer inverted Hepburn) (Aa/Oh My Goddess, You're Under Arrest)
>is intricate and fascinating. It characterizes itself as an
>interactive dramatic adventure/simulation. What that means is you
>interact with the people you come in contact with to bolster your
>status and to win approval among the ladies and you fight battles
>in the surrounding countryside. It looks like a great game for
>Working Designs (are you listening?) to bring to the US--it's a
>great anime game. It's been said that the American game playing
>public does not go for either mixed genre or 'dating' games, but that
>really hasn't been put to the test yet.
Poor misled Americans. They're missing out on so much. ^_- I like Sakura
Wars because there is a story behind it, and not just about dating girls like
Tokimeki Memorial, Doukyusei, Sotsugyou, Ask Kodansha, blah, blah, which I've
never seen nor will buy. :P
Ray
Ray Huang
><This is the Deluxe Edition. Only 25,000 units made. ;_; Sold out in
><Japan. If anyone knows where I can get one, please let me know.
>I was lucky enough to get the one I have. The Deluxe Edition was certainly
>a great deal and it's no wonder it sold out so quickly.
Ah, lucky. :)
>You must really like Sakura Wars. You didn't even comment on
>transliteration especially in the blurb which you snipped. How'd you
>like my spelling of Morisato's given name?
Oh yeah. I really like Sakura Wars. Goods get sold out so fast, it's
unbelievable. *Sigh* And no, I didn't feel like commenting on your
transliteration. :) There was nothing wrong with them, anyways. I just
prefer Hepburn because that's what the use in my Japanese classes.
>BTW in another post you mentioned a Sakura Wars page, is it up?
>If so, where?
Yeah, but there's hardly anything on there right now. I'm working on
translating stuff right now and hope to update the pages every
Tuesday/Wednesday. I just have some character data up and synopsis of Episode
1 with some scans from the manual. I was reluctant to put those scans up
because I'm trying to get official word from Sega to use them.
Anyways, it needs a lot of improvement, but here's the URL anyways. I
appreciate contributions from anyone. ^_-
http//www.humnet.ucla.edu/people/ray/anime.htm
That's the top level, you should be able to find it from there. I haven't
been able to work on the pages because I've been quite busy with other stuff.
Ray
Donny CHAN
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In article <5ci07u$7...@lana.zippo.com>, Philip Yff <yf...@wizard.net> wrote:
]actually I should have spelled it Hujisima Kousuke
]
]<<(or Kosuke Fujishima) if you prefer inverted Hepburn)
To be consistent, it's either Fujishima Kousuke, or Huzisima Kousuke.
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Philip Yff
In article <jhuang.25...@ucla.edu>, jhu...@ucla.edu says...
>
>In article <32EBB4...@wizard.net> Philip Yff <yf...@wizard.net> writes:
<
<<I don't have the January NewType, but I do have the Sakura Wars game.
<<In it, there is a promotional pamphlet that advertises a
<<'tokubetu genteiban' or special limited edition that comes with
<<the Sakura Wars software, mouse, mousepad, and stickers. It's
<<listed at 8,800 yen which is 2,000 yen more than the list price of
<<the regular game, which is what I have.
<
<Japan. If anyone knows where I can get one, please let me know.
I was lucky enough to get the one I have. The Deluxe Edition was certainly
a great deal and it's no wonder it sold out so quickly.
<
<<The game which features art by Hujisima Kosuke
actually I should have spelled it Hujisima Kousuke
<<(or Kosuke Fujishima) if you prefer inverted Hepburn)
I believe that's how Dark Horse spells his name in the English comic.
<<(Aa/Oh My Goddess, You're Under Arrest)
<<is intricate and fascinating. It characterizes itself as an
<<interactive dramatic adventure/simulation. What that means is you
<<interact with the people you come in contact with to bolster your
<<status and to win approval among the ladies and you fight battles
<<in the surrounding countryside. It looks like a great game for
<<Working Designs (are you listening?) to bring to the US--it's a
<<great anime game. It's been said that the American game playing
<<public does not go for either mixed genre or 'dating' games, but that
<<really hasn't been put to the test yet.
<
<Poor misled Americans. They're missing out on so much. ^_- I like Sakura
<Wars because there is a story behind it, and not just about dating girls like
<Tokimeki Memorial, Doukyusei, Sotsugyou, Ask Kodansha, blah, blah, which I've
<never seen nor will buy. :P
<
<Ray
<
You must really like Sakura Wars. You didn't even comment on
transliteration especially in the blurb which you snipped. How'd you
like my spelling of Morisato's given name?
Ore wa tada hara ga hette demae o
torou to...
Morisato Keiiti
Aa! Megamisama!
B-but... I was just hungry... and
trying to order takeout...
Keiichi Morisato
Oh My Goddess!
Since I like AnimEigo's subs, I included their translation.
A more literal translation would be, "It's just that my
belly's shrunk and I ordered takeout..." "Hara ga
hette" is very vernacular (belly's shrunk). It's interesting
to contrast Keiiti's casual speech with Belldandy's formal
ultra-polite speech. He certainly is not giving her proper
respect as a Goddess.
Mata ato de,
Phil Yff
BTW in another post you mentioned a Sakura Wars page, is it up?
If so, where?
Darren Lo
On 27 Jan 1997 19:18:44 GMT, Donny CHAN (crs...@inforamp.net) said something to the effect of:
: *OFF-TOPIC ALERT*
: In article <5ci07u$7...@lana.zippo.com>, Philip Yff <yf...@wizard.net> wrote:
: ]actually I should have spelled it Hujisima Kousuke
: ]
: ]<<(or Kosuke Fujishima) if you prefer inverted Hepburn)
: To be consistent, it's either Fujishima Kousuke, or Huzisima Kousuke.
Isn't it Fujishima Koosuke in Hepburn? ( or rather, Kosuke with a
macron over the o ?)
It would be Huzisima Koosuke in JSL, unless I am misunderstanding how
his name is pronounced.
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Ken
> Ray
Our Anime Club uses Sakura Wars figures for the page buttons. We got
them from the "Red Co" who made the game.
check out
http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/dna2/anime.html
They look pretty nice.
Ken (who started this thread)
Philip Yff
In article <32ED85...@netnitco.net>, Ken says...
:>
;>> Ray
;>Our Anime Club uses Sakura Wars figures for the page buttons. We got
;>them from the "Red Co" who made the game.
;>check out
;>
;>http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/dna2/anime.html
;>
;>They look pretty nice.
They do. Put some more Sakura Wars images up.
Since you're in contact with the game company, it would be nice if you could
provide whatever information they might give you regarding the game and its
background.
:>
;>Ken (who started this thread)
Philip Yff
In article <5cj967$t...@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>, darr...@umich.edu says...
:>
;>On 27 Jan 1997 19:18:44 GMT, Donny CHAN (crs...@inforamp.net) said something to the effect of:
:>: *OFF-TOPIC ALERT*
:>
;>: In article <5ci07u$7...@lana.zippo.com>, Philip Yff <yf...@wizard.net> wrote:
:>: ]actually I should have spelled it Hujisima Kousuke
;>: ]
;>: ]<<(or Kosuke Fujishima) if you prefer inverted Hepburn)
:>
;>: To be consistent, it's either Fujishima Kousuke, or Huzisima Kousuke.
Gomen, gomen--in sinkunreisiki the syllable is a 'zi' and not a 'ji' as
it is in Hepburn.
;>
:>Isn't it Fujishima Koosuke in Hepburn? ( or rather, Kosuke with a
:>macron over the o ?)
I was going by how his name is written by Dark Horse and in Japanese
publications when it is written in English. Sometimes the macron is
omitted. I do so in this case, because it appears to be his preference.
:>
;>It would be Huzisima Koosuke in JSL, unless I am misunderstanding how
:>his name is pronounced.
;>
;>--
;>Darren Lo, darr...@umich.edu
I'll post a definitive article on the spelling of his name where I'll give the
kanji as well.
Mata ato de,
Phil Yff
Keiiti: Negai goto wa...
Belldandy: Okimarini narimasita ka
Keiiti: Kimi no you na ko ni
Zutto soba ni ite hosii!
--Aa! Megamisama!
Keiichi: As for my wish...
Belldandy: Have you decided?
Keiichi: I desire a girl like you to
Be forever by my side.
--Oh My Goddess!
Philip Yff
In article <5civ2k$g...@news.inforamp.net>, crs...@inforamp.net says...
>
>*OFF-TOPIC ALERT*
>
>In article <5ci07u$7...@lana.zippo.com>, Philip Yff <yf...@wizard.net> wrote:
>]actually I should have spelled it Hujisima Kousuke
>]
>]<<(or Kosuke Fujishima) if you prefer inverted Hepburn)
>
>To be consistent, it's either Fujishima Kousuke, or Huzisima Kousuke.
>
Mata ato de,
Philip Yff
Mata ato de,
Phil Yff
Shinichi "SYOU" Yuhara
I'm Japanese and I know Japanese is ANIME & KRAOKE country. and I'm glad to
see the japanese anime is seemed over the world and I only wanna say it.
And Sakura wars are become a game for SEGA saturn, maybe you know.
SYOU