Your favorite friends-turned-lovers podcasting duo makes their triumphant return with episode 109 of Pixel x Pixel! For the first time in her adult life, Anne is in the US for the summer convention and concert season, so she and Marcus regale their many event adventures from the past couple of months, including Cat Con, Midsummer Scream, a Jeff Goldblum concert, a Danny Elfman concert, Disney Pride Nite, and more! Plus, Marcus picked up the Asus ROG Ally and has all his hot takes on the best new PC gaming handheld. And don’t forget, Anne’s latest game localization credit, Norn9: Last Era, comes out at the end of August!
43:00 – Media Minutes: Vampire Survivors co-op, Super Mario RPG, Hypnospace Outlaw, Gex, Beacon Pines, Return of the Obra Dinn, The Excavation of Hobbs Barrow, Barbie, Thank God It’s Friday 1:05:00 – Media Minutes: JAST Blue localizing two PIL/SLASH BL games, Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon localization announced, Clock Tower remaster, Ratatan Kickstarter, Disney ending physical releases in AU and NZ, Fashion Dreamer and Virche Evermore: Error Salvation release dates
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
Never fear, episode 108 of Pixel x Pixel is here! Your intrepid cohosts Marcus and Anne have been too busy going out and having fun to record lately, but that means they have lots of extra fun things to discuss on this latest episode! First, Marcus is back with a new and improved Collector’s Cabinet article on GrimGrimoire Once More featuring photos by Anne, and he’s gone and preordered yet another handheld PC device. Meanwhile, Anne has been hard at work launching their new joint Instagram account and picking up a snazzy new job! Don’t forget to stay tuned for Media Minutes where they really lose it over the Project Q announcement.
35:00 – Media Minutes: Emulation, Neighbor, Lighthouse, Tbe Super Mario Bros. Movie JP version, Spirited Away stage play, Takarazuka Revue Casino Royale 1:00:00 – Media Minutes: PlayStation showcase, Marvelous game showcase, Norn9 Last Era preorders/release date change, OPPAI Ero App Academy Bigger, Better, Electric Boobaloo, Ooku: The Inner Chambers anime
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
Welcome back to yet another episode of Pixel x Pixel, where co-hosts Marcus and Anne see all the hot new movies and play all the hottest video game releases! Well, that’s what it feels like this time anyway, with Marcus and Anne dipping their toes into the Resident Evil 4 remake and watching the Mario movie on opening night. But it’s not all shiny and new media, as the pair stay true to their roots by also watching and playing some extremely random things… Plus, Anne covers a Japanese stationery event and does some promotion to celebrate the release of Norn9: Var Commons!
13:20 – Media Minutes: Resident Evil 4 remake, Suzuki Bakuhatsu, Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Demon Seed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Super Mario 64, Mario Bros. movie 44:26 – Notable News: E3 2023 cancelled, Lkyt and Sorcerer’s Choice: Angel or Demon? BL game releases, Hana Awase: New Moon announced with English text included
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
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!
Hello hello and welcome to the long-awaited return of Pixel x Pixel! For episode 106, Anne has found her new forever home with Pixel x Pixel podcast co-host Marcus, and the pair share all of the shenanigans they’ve been getting up to, including attending the Asian maker’s mart Takumi Alley, which Anne wrote up a whole event report for. Plus, they attend movies (not one, but two!) in theaters, and Anne even sneaks in a little otome game news rant in Notable News. Don’t miss it!
10:00 – Media Minutes: Creatures, Galerians, Perfect Blue, Cocaine Bear, White Lotus, Skinamarink, Queer for Fear 34:00 – Notable News: Idea Factory International stream debacle/Charade Maniacs announcement, Kenka Bancho Otome Chinese release, Atelier Marie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg, Tokyo Necro out now
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
Episode 105 of Pixel x Pixel makes its all-American debut with Anne officially moved to the US! Marcus regales us with his Australian escapades (including both seeing and eating kangaroos… on separate occasions), the pair watch a slew of movies on the international flight, plus Anne’s got Marcus hooked on that Castlevania-inspired clicker, Vampire Survivors!
12:00 – Media Minutes: M3gan, The Menu, Elvis, Vampire Survivors, Triangle of Sadness 34:00 – Notable News: PS2 Ultra Slim, Xbox/Nintendo/Sony not at E3 2022, Neighborhood Story manga finally getting English release, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line demo and game release, first main male Pretty Cure character announced
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
Hear ye, hear ye! Tis another episode of Pixel x Pixel for your listening pleasure! In this episode, Marcus and Anne continue to be busy with big life changes, including Marcus’ impending first Australia trip! But that doesn’t mean they don’t have time for watching and gaming, with both bringing one game and one film to the table. Plus CES news is hot with exciting reveals like a brand new Sony Walkman, and Marcus can finally stop using his Google Stadia controller as a paperweight!
07:30 – Media Minutes: Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, Triangle of Sadness, Beat Saber, The Purge 21:00 – Notable News: CES PC gaming highlights, new Walkman, Mega Drive / Genesis ‘Visual Compendium’ pulled, Google Stadia controller Bluetooth capability, Aggretsuko season 5, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! to Apple Arcade
♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta
