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Japan Envy: Shibanban x Capcom

Capcom has just announced its latest line of collab merchandise, and it’s with the adorable shiba line Shibaban by illustrator Yasuteru Ogoshi! There are five main designs from four of Capcom’s iconic game series, Okami (Amaterasu and Oki), Monster Hunter (Palamute), Mega Man (Rush), and Resident Evil (Cerberus). The Shibanban shiba looks absolutely adorable in all of the different themed costumes!

The merchandise lineup includes everything from acrylic standees to washi tape and sticky notes. The products will be released both online on the Parco Capcom store and in official Capcom stores in Tokyo, Osaka, and Umeda on March 25th. Check out all of the super cute items below!

I find it really interesting that they chose to include Oki, as I feel like he’s not featured in a lot of merchandise. Plus, there are two dogs from Okami, and only one from each of the other games. Did they run out of Capcom dog characters? Can you think of any others that could’ve been good candidates?

Though, I’m certainly not complaining, as I love every one of the designs!

In addition to the items you can buy outright, Capcom is also releasing UFO catcher exclusive items that must be won through Capcom’s UFO catcher app, Capcom Net Catcher, or an arcade in Japan offering one of the machines.

There are two cooler bag designs at the top right! How cool is that?

All of the UFO catcher items will also release on the 25th. Guess I’ll scouring the Japanese second hand market…

Finally, there are two special tote bag designs! The Amaterasu design will be offered as a free gift at Capcom stores with any purchase of the Shibanban x Capcom line products totaling over 4,000 yen. The Palamute bag will be offered at Capcom arcades to people who spend 1500 yen on the Shibanban x Capcom UFO catcher machines; you will collect one ticket for every 500 yen deposited, and can exchange three tickets for the tote bag.

The Amaterasu and Palamute designs are definitely my favorites, so I love that they chose to put them on the promo tote bags! You bet I’d get desperate to get my hands on at least one of them if I was in Japan. Neither promotion will be available for online orders, so unfortunately they will be harder to get than the other products.

For those unfamiliar with Yasuteru Ogoshi’s Shibanban illustrations, I highly recommend checking out their Instagram account! They release lots of super cute shiba merch through Mindwave such as stickers and other stationery, as well as products with other companies. They even have a wide range of stickers for LINE!

If you are interested in trying to snag some of these items from the Parco Capcom online store when they go up for purchase on March 25th, you can do so using a forwarding service such as Tenso. For more information on my experience with Tenso, check out this post!

Pixel x Pixel Episode 80

It’s time for another episode of Pixel x Pixel – our first regular format episode of 2022! Most importantly, we celebrate the return of the Marcus Gets Steamed segment, but before that, Marcus has been busy working on switching podcasts hosts and writing a new Collector’s Cabinet article. Anne finished her playthrough of Garage: Bad Dream Adventure and wrote a review to gush about this release many seem to have missed… Plus, the two commit to recording a special spoiler episode of the podcast on Garage in just a week’s time! All that plus some shows, some movies, and a variety of Notable News in this week’s episode of the pod.

17:00 – Media Minutes: Silent Sea, Stargate, Queer Eye, Monster Hunter World, The Holy Mountain, Gerald’s Game
43:00 – Notable News: Full Metal Daemon Muramasa rejected from Steam, Troy Baker/Konami/SEGA NFT talk, E3 2022 update, Killing Stalking to be released in physical full-color edition, Kirby and the Forgotten Land releasing March 25

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 61

Marcus had his first COVID vaccine jab! Anne had a mini-vacation! There’s much excitement on episode 61 of Pixel x Pixel, so grab your favorite beverage and have a listen. We light a candle (again) for the PS Vita and PSP, talk a whole lot about Monster Hunter Rise, and once again Marcus has watched a new movie not once, but twice!

13:45 – Media Minutes: Final Fantasy XIV, Monster Hunter Rise, Pretty Boy Detective Club, Slaxx, Yentl, Fleshpot on 42nd Street, Driving Emotion Type-S (the infamous video)
49:00 – Notable News: Nekoworks’ Catboys Paradise April Fool’s game is really happening, PS3/PSP/PS Vita PlayStation store closure, Fantasian and World of Demons out on Apple Arcade

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 43

It’s episode 43 of Pixel x Pixel, and Marcus and Anne have been enjoying online events in lieu of physical ones – including Fujocon and Otomate Party 2020! After sharing their impressions of the events, the pair discuss the games they’ve been playing and all the most interesting news from the past two weeks!

20:00 – Media Minutes: Monster Hunter World, Collar X Malice, We Love Master
29:00 – Notable News: Flowers -Le volume sur automne- out June 30, JAST titles going out of print, Amazon removes light novels from Kindle, Fruitbat Factory game re-reviewed by Valve, masturbating game listed on Nintendo Switch “by accident”

Anne’s Eternal Hope: Prologue first impressions

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Monster Hunter: World Review

Monster Hunter World review Chic Pixel

Monster Hunter: World is a game I was not at all interested in when I first saw it. The initial reveal left me more than skeptical – I honestly wrote it off as an attempt to get a broader audience into the series that was going to be too much of a departure from what I loved about Monster Hunter to enjoy.

But after actually spending time with the game during the beta last December, I had a complete change of heart! Monster Hunter: World played exactly like the Monster Hunter I knew and loved, just with some tweaks that actually made it easier and more fun to play. That’s why, when the game finally came out for PS4 and Xbox One at the end of January, I was beyond excited to jump back into the world of Monster Hunter.

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