Square Enix has announced their fifth Wii game (fourth if Crystal Bearers doesn't pan out, of course), and, for the first time, it's not a Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest spinoff. Instead, it's a licensed anime/manga game! Soul Eater: Monotone Princess is based on the Soul Eater manga (and the anime that just started this week) about students in some kind of crazy school where they learn to make living weapons.
Normally we'd groan about a licensed game, but Soul Eater is an action game! It has adventure elements, of course (those still portraits of the manga's characters have got to tell the story sometime!), but it looks like a pretty cool bit of 3D weapon-based brawling.
Normally we'd groan about a licensed game, but Soul Eater is an action game! It has adventure elements, of course (those still portraits of the manga's characters have got to tell the story sometime!), but it looks like a pretty cool bit of 3D weapon-based brawling.
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4-10-2008 @ 11:29AM
Andrew Yoon said...
Soul Eater is a manga published by Square Enix, just like Full Metal Alchemist. I went to the Tokyo Anime Fair, and it's easily the next "big thing" in anime.
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4-10-2008 @ 2:49PM
Mr Khan said...
Any further relation to FMA, though?
4th best Anime that Adult Swim ever ran, after Champloo, Bleach, and the glorious Eureka 7
4-10-2008 @ 3:58PM
hvnlysoldr said...
I'm still rewatching the entire Eureka 7 series.
If this is the next big thing Adult Swim will probably bring it here too.
4-10-2008 @ 8:44PM
Pie Pants said...
"Any further relation to FMA, though?"
The anime is produced by the same studio (BONES).
I've gotta say though, I watched the first episode of the anime yesterday. This show is *completely awesome*.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zRFCTwVaqJY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tgVDxWSIjnM
There's a few videos.
4-10-2008 @ 11:31AM
samfish said...
Hows about that Chrono Trigger or illusion of Gaia remake/sequel, Square?
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4-10-2008 @ 11:35AM
Nushio (NDF - Blue) said...
I really want CT or SMRPG on the virtual console.
Make it happen, Squenix!
4-10-2008 @ 11:44AM
Mountain lion link said...
The series is really great, however I don't understand how a video game can be released so far. The series is not even a year old yet and to my knowledge their is no anime to draw in a bigger fanbase to purchase the game.
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4-10-2008 @ 11:54AM
JC Fletcher said...
"(and the anime that just started this week)"
4-10-2008 @ 11:46AM
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force said...
"Monotone Princess"
Sounds colourful.
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4-10-2008 @ 12:14PM
jmf said...
Cool I guess
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4-10-2008 @ 1:15PM
CJLopez said...
I fund the raws of the manga, its a pretty funny manga, if the game look ok, it'll be a must on my wiibrary
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4-10-2008 @ 8:23PM
Yadamon said...
Well, with FMA game (on the nds, I don't know if there're other) sucking so bad, I wouldn't put my hopes up for this one.
Soul eater is fine, not really my style though, currently it's code geass and gundam00.. and the two games made from the series was pretty nice too. ^^ in a fanboy-ish way, that is.
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4-10-2008 @ 8:41PM
ricky_2l8t said...
a pretty interesting manga, i dint no that its was going to be an anime... a game too?
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