NitroPlus
The next Japanese Office Tour is of the game/eroge/anime maker NitroPlus.
This is more of a look at their entrance, meeting room and the goodies that I suddenly acquired rather than a full tour. The meetings that we were in ended up taking longer than expected and by the time we finished, most of the staff had already gone home. The full tour will come after a very exciting NitroPlus product announcement next week...
After a few hours of meetings, we relax a bit by watching the pre-release version of Blassreiter which goes on air next month.
Blassreiter is being produced by the NitroPlus folks and Gonzo. PV for those who have not seen it below.
Just like the Good Smile offices, NitroPlus also have cabinets filled with their products and licensed figures.
NitroPlus have under their belt a few PS2 titles, eroge and boys love titles too.
Igunis from their Jingai Makyou series and that girl from Demonbane - forgot her name.
More licensed figures.
A Good Smile Nendoroid of one of their characters.
The Demonbane girl whose name is still on the tip of my toe.
The Demonbane mecha in their lounge cost over 6,000,000 yen to produce @.@
And heres the boring bits - a look at the stash that they gave me starting off with some of their CDs.
They also gave us just about all their game titles to date ^^;
Not sure if I'm going to have time to play them all so will stash them in the "suddenly acquired" cabinet and maybe do a give away as soon as the giveaway tool is ready.
More gaming goodies.
If there were more eroge titles in English that were easy to get hold of, would you buy them?
This is the cover of their 2007 calendar - Igunis looks so cute!
Also got their 2008 desk calendar too.
For me it looks like its going to be August all year round ^^;
Some illustration books.
Their next eroge title is Chaos Head which is out next month.
The artwork will look very familiar to those who watched Myself Yourself - same illustrator whose name is also on the tip of my toe.
As you can see, this game is full of cute girlies. And yes - that male looking character is a girl.
NitroPlus are known to have made a quite a few "bloody" titles in the past and this may be another "Nice Boat" type story.
A peek at the inside of the illustration books.
More Demonbane mecha. Demon Bane OP below.
More Demonbane pantsu.
Igunis and her lovely eyes.
You saw this girl in the calendar earlier on - shes from another up n coming eroge title from NitroPlus called Sumaga. Notice how they cater for all tastes - very small, medium and very large. Eyes.
More Sumaga goodies.
Good Smile not only make figures but they also make hand puppets too. This is Joy Max - the NitroPlus PR person who is neither man or woman.
NitroPlus have the most awesome business cards. After seeing this, we decided to make our Mirai Inc business cards with Mirai-chan on them.
The NitroPlus folks are busy with some product launch that will be announced next week - the full office tour sometime after that.
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Artist/Flash Programmer
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The Demonbane Purple-haired girl is "Al Azif" ^^
I just started watching a few episodes of Demonbane, and I have to say, it's one anome worth watching ^^
And wow at that 6,000,000 Yen statue O_O and I so want that Ignis figure!! XD
Looking forward to the full tour ^^
dannychoo.com の読者
the girl from demonbane is al azif
and her figure looks good, will buy...do you know when its release?
http://fignews.gyapon.com
"We're sorry, this video is no longer available."
seems I can't see this video tour :(
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
http://halcyonrealms.com
6,000,000 Yen ?? Phew.
NEET
http://hobbyjapan.blogspot.com/
Awesome, nitro plus is a neat company.
Chaos Head seems like a winner, banzai o/.
http://fignews.gyapon.com
nevermind my last comment, it's only the blassreiter video that ain't working
theres no video tour! :(
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=last0raven
wow that new eroge coming out next month looks awsome and seems ultra fun. even though there were some bloody scenes ._.
security/3d graphic artist
http://www.kennethleishman.com/
sweetness.. danny and his conections.. Ignis is hot.. sad her figures sell out fast.. she makes a damn nice figure :D
NSF, Hikkikomori
http://yukikaze.wordpress.com/
i want only the original pure japanese materiel, even if i dont understand them well.
2nd year Civil Engineering Student
http://soonkiong.blogspot.com
saw sumaga on computiq coverage of nitroplus eroges... now waiting for it to release!!!
student
I wonder if Chaos;Head should be consider "ero" since it's rated 15+.
The character designer is Sasaki Mutsumi, he also did the designs for a game called Memories off by Kid. The writer for this game was also a staff from Kid, though now he's under 5pb. Nitro+ has a demo of the 1st chapter on their site. I'm still going through it but it was really interesting so far.
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
That's a lot of different stuff for a company to be selling '[]' "Suddenly acquired" seems to have become the new catchword of dannychoo.com XD
I wonder how much did it cost them to make Joy Max puppet. I can has one too?
Policy & Research Officer
http://www.alafista.com/
Oh wow, Nitro + is an awesome company. I'd love to see you visit Alice Soft though.
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph
your office tours is so sweet and interesting danny ^___^
btw, the goth loli girl from Demonbane is Al Azif ^^
delicious Al Azif *heart*
interesting that NitroPlus expands its business beyond eroge but i guess eroge is their cash cow amongst all of their other businesses
WOW! @ business card
maybe i could also make my future business card like that ^________^
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
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giveaway tool? a tool? wonder what that is? interesting. ('~')
regarding business cards, danny is it ok to give yours to readers? i collect namecards of all the toys/figures shop here in sinagpore so i will love to have one with your autograph on it. i'll be sure to treasure it and worship it everyday. lol. ^^;
Art student
http://ohcirnine.wordpress.com
I look forward to seeing "Nitroplus-at-work" .
Student and Miku Guardian
http://kyourankyodai.com
Wow.. It's so good to get a tour of a company again..
Too much nosebleed looking at those pics.. :P
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
NitroPlus does alot of stuff... Even handpuppets...
6,000,000 for that mecha.... another 1,700,000 and i could get a nissan gt-r.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Seen alot of ero stores on my HK figure hunt. Bypassed them all. Don't mind the pics, but not into playin the game.
That blue hair 2D from Sumaga has outragous yoko pai... size of her head
Student in Networking
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!!!
I just saw that nendoroid for the first time at Anime Boston this past weekend. I ended up buying it and love it, but it was quite a hassle getting it on the stand. :[
Took me two attempts to get it right, but now it's sitting up on my shelf with me ebay acquired Lucky Star Fate Cosplay Nendoroids. :D
If I can get a camera soon maybe I'll take some pics of the other stuff I bought at the con.
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
OMG WANT WANT WANT!! Especially the eroge with the illustrator from Myself Yourself!! And just all the eroge titles you got!! :nash: And that calender looks mucho cute too.
And whoa @O@ 6000000 for that mecha??
Student
http://basement.halfarenaissance.net
Hurrah for Nitro+!!!!! :D
Your suddenly acquired loot is awesome. Can we suddenly acquire some too?
Student and full-time otaku
There's something about you that makes these people just want to give you free stuff Danny, what is your secret?
BTW all the girls are just too cute = WANT ^^
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
It's just too bad that I don't follow any of this company's series of eroge and anime. >_<
But, I can agree that they have an awesome business card. ^^
=.=!
http://hihi123.wordpress.com
oh my god nitro+..
all the calender are from comiket.. my.. you got it all at one go..
Student
http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/
looks fabulous danny, the games and calendars and stuff.
I really like the picture with the pink haired girl..in the calendar outline
University Student.
http://www.hirito.blogspot.com/
If you do make Mirai Inc business cards like that, I'm surely visiting you for one! Maybe not one but many? I'm sure fellow Singaporeans would love to have one ^^.
オタク all day long
http://www.nekomagic.com
Al Azif!!! Love her sooooooooo much!! XD
Student (for-ev-er)
No fair! Danny gets all the coolest stuff. T_T
I like the give away idea!
Student
There is actually a non-HCG eroges available in US such as Nitroplus' Phantom of the Inferno and ever17. Just search around for them. Phantom's game is available from therightstuf together with the OVA. I dunno where to get ever17 myself...
Techie
http://squeejunkyard.blogspot.com/
Yes! I'll buy eroges in English, in fact it'll be better if they had a language option in the game so I can swop around as I'm learning Japanese now.
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
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@ Subarunyon : I know!!! They're all Hirameki's doing!! Which is AWESOME! I bought Hourglass of Summer off Amazon a while back. And in June last year, I really-REALLY wanted to play ever17, had been waiting ages to play, and I finally got broadband, so I literally spent a whole week dling it on utorrent.... I wanna buy the game. I want it soooo much. But my damn parents won't let me use their credit/debit card to order from sites they dont know much about. :ARRGGGG:
Ever17 is a fantastic game. I wish the other games in the series would have got an english translation. And its such a shame that KID went bankrupt... :sob:
Seeing red!!!
Who is this...!? Can it be Mirai!?....
http://www.dannychoo.com/slide/eng/gscmax/18981/photo/NitroPlus/
I see the exact houge on her...I must be hallucinating
Aeronautical Engineer
http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/
Coincidental poll choice, right after I just finished playing Fate/Stay Night and Utawarerumono this week. If these were actually available in english, I would have bought them but I had to use a translation patch on my japanese copies.
The state of english language eroge is kinda bad. It seems no company is willing to buy any of the 'good' titles and no wonder they can't seem to expand because of it.
I do hear that NitroPlus makes spectacular games though... I really want to try some, but sadly I only really enjoy them if I understand it fully and my japanese skills are lack luster to begin with. Maybe in a few years, but at the moment, I can't handle it. At the moment, I am living on whatever fan translation patches come out.
Also, the Blassreiter looks quite good as well. I usually have a quite negative views on 3D animation with 2D, but the movement and action seemed very fluid and more natural. I will have to check that out.
Student~
more and mroe al alsif !! ~ lol
well demonbane's the only thing i know from nitroplus , the demonbane racing game was interesting...
and yay for al alsif
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Very nice coverage so far!
Yes, I would buy eroge and non-ero visual novels. I have tried some trial versions so far (began with Ever 17) and I love them all.
I'd have invested in the ones that have been made into very successful anime series, namely Fate/Stay Night, Kanon and Clannad, etc.
I wouldn't even be putting the ero part first, it's the level of interactivity and character development that interest me the most.
Now if you asked me if I would be a jerk or a nice guy in those games, I'd be the good guy. Bad ends are not of my taste (and the same goes for reality).
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
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lovely! Thanks for sharing pix of the goodies! HOOhoohoo! I agree about the namecard, kawaii-ness!
オタク all day long
http://www.nekomagic.com
Oh wait... look at that ahoge!!!! isn't that Mirai-chan!?
http://yuuwaku.wordpress.com
holy cow so so SO jealous of all the nice swag they offered! Totally wish I were in your position just for the office tour lol.
Love Nitro+!
oh yea that purple haired girl is Al Azif
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
I sooo want those calendars. ^^
Eroge titles with jap audio and english subtitles would be nice.
Nameless company executive
http://www.hendane.com
It would be nice if more eroge are translated in English, but unfortunately with the exception of J-List and a handful of titles that Mediablasters/Kitty Media puts out...that's not going to happen any time soon.
For the popular titles that everyone wants, it is going to cost more than either company (or newcomer) is willing to spend. This is considering only license fees. Another problem is that for most people who are into eroge, most people are content downloading. The few of you who aren't like that, I don't mean to insult; I speak only for the anonymous horde who rather download torrents and all. Not enough titles available, so people download. When companies try to bring out more titles, not enough get sold despite demand and because many have downloaded and don't want to buy now. It is a vicious cycle, is it not?
But cool about Nitro+. I remember a friend of mine worked at a company that thought about licensing Demonbane for release in the US. A shame that probably won't happen now. :/
Student,Visual Artist,Otaku
<3 Thanks danny,i always wanted to see the office of nitroplus.
Online Shop
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I have a friend who lives in Osaka and he's a big fan of NitroPlus. He would die to go see inside the NitroPlus ^^;
nada
Demonbane watchable?
Service desk support
http://lookingglass.kokidokom.net
Interesting, I thought that Nitro+ were pretty much only eroge and merchandise licensing.
Didn't know they did music and assorted others.
I wish some of their games got translated. Their plots seem so convoluted. I gave up trying to figure out demonbane and Jingai Makyou.
tho the demonbane anime was pretty fun, if pointless, done on a shoestring budget and made next to no sense by the end.
Combat Engineer For Australian Defence Force
I Think It Will Be All August to :D
thanks for the tour for us Danny :)
About your poll Danny
When its in Japanese , its got that exotic(not erotic) feeling to it
as in , its something different you want
when you put it in English
the plus is , you can understand it for once , but its lost its flavour of what it originally is..
http://paliodor.wordpress.com
Those calendars are looking awesome, I want one too XD
Animation Student
http://kazenomise.net/
Another nice tour danny, making us drooling over the stuffs there and the stuffs you got.... xD Anyway the office looks very awesome with those figures!
Ork Warlord
Sure Nitro knows made gorgeous and atracctive girls!! Sure I`ll have more eroges If can find in english, why don`t translate, I think they sell more!!
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
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Thank you very much, Danny! That was a lovely office tour, never knew that Nitro+ were so involved.
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Nice stuff!
On the tip of your toe? LOL
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com
erm, I heard their game not bad. Maybe try it next time ;).
conker the world
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTFLAME
sweet i wich to live there in Japan
but is very expensiveto buy ticke!!
Fledgling repowriter
http://sn.im/sdr002
I think there is a market for eroge in the U.S.A., but I doubt it would be widely available in brick & mortar stores.
You can deduce why. Too many complaints that video games are aimed at children.
Vampire
http://feeout.blogspot.com/
OMG YOU"RE GOING TO NITROPLUS AS THE NEXT TOUR!? OH MY GAWD!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
by the way anyone know of a reliable place to find nitroplus products? Its impossible to find ~
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
http://aki7.bottled-wish.info
was that togainu no chi? @_@;; wow I WANT the figure ;_;
the 6m Yen statue is way awesome hehe though what makes me check out nitro+ is because of the wonderful arts :)
Student
http://fidyyuan.deviantart.com
Wow...with all this free stuff, how does Danny find space for it? O_o
Student & Artist
http://kanochu.wordpress.com
S-SHIKI!! I already own that Akira figure, but I've been wanting Shiki for so long--oh my goodness! Just seeing that picture makes me want him more! NEED.