encubed » Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia

Tidbit: MangaGamer posts Panchu localization notes

zalas — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:52:06 +0000

MangaGamer sets price for Edelweiss fandisc, holds sale

zalas — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:21:43 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EDELWEISS BUNDLE PACK & SPRING SALE AT MANGAGAMER.COM
Limited Time Sale starting from April 1st

March 12, 2010 MangaGamer.com would like to announce the bundle pack of “Edelweiss” which includes both the original “Edelweiss” and its spin off releasing on March 20, “Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia”. While individually costing 24.95 Euros for “Edelweiss” and 19.95 Euros for “Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia”, totaling 44.90 Euros, this value set will be available for a special price of 34.95 Euros!

“Edelweiss” & “Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia” Bundle Pack
Manufacturer: OVERDRIVE
Genre: Adventure
Price: 34.95 Euros
OS: Windows XP(32bit), Windows Vista(32bit)
Text Language: English
Voice Language: Japanese
Age Rating: 18 and over

Additionally, MangaGamer.com will conduct a Spring Sale celebrating the Japanese school entry season!!
The following school related titles would be marked off accordingly from April 1st to April 7th.

Spring Sale Date & Time　
4/1　10:00（CET）～4/7　10:00（CET）

“Da Capo”
49.95 Euros -> 24.95 Euros

“SHUFFLE!”
36.95 Euros -> 24.95 Euros

“KIRAKIRA”
36.95 Euros -> 24.95 Euros

“KIRAKIRA All-Ages Version”
29.95 Euros -> 14.95 Euros

ABOUT MANGAGAMER.COM
MangaGamer.com is the world’s first online download site of English translated bishojo games that opened in July 2008. Since its launch, it has offered services where fans can download and enjoy popular bishojo games such as CIRCUS’s “Da Capo” and OVERDRIVE’s “Kira Kira” right from their home.

Assorted MangaGamer news

zalas — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:53:01 +0000

MangaGamer has now released their latest title Cosplay Alien according to ~~plan~~schedule. The fandisk Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia has also been assigned a release date of March 20, according to a post on the official staff blog. There will be plans to offer a bundle package for those who have not purchased the original game, Edelweiss. We also had a chance to talk to someone from MangaGamer, and they’ve indicated that they’ve now picked a new font and it should start appearing in games once the programming to incorporate the new font is completed. However, currently unreleased games that are mostly finished will probably not get the new font.

Tidbit: Tentative dates posted on MangaGamer forums

zalas — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:33:08 +0000

MangaGamer talks OVERDRIVE

zalas — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:36:55 +0000

MangaGamer, in an email from one of its staff, has confirmed rumors of plans to release OVERDRIVE’s Kira Kira, Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia and Kira Kira Curtain Call, but no date is set yet. Additionally, the email clarifies their new translation strategy.

There had been various reports of people asking MangaGamer about future games from OVERDRIVE and getting a positive response in the past few weeks. In response to an inquiry from encubed, the email clarifies that the above mentioned games “will be released for sure” and that the release schedule will be discussed in an upcoming shareholder meeting.

Additionally, the email states that MangaGamer’s new localization workflow will consist of a Japanese person, who currently resides in the United States, to do the translation, followed by a native speaker of English who can also understand Japanese to proofread the translation and then finally five to ten testers. From their description of the workflow and talking with one of the proofreaders, it seems that their proofreading position resembles more the rewriter position that is often used in localizations of Japanese print media.

MangaGamer had been recruiting proofreaders previously but they seem to have managed to fill their quota and are now looking for testers instead, according to their web site.