This is my translation of a recent article from the Famitsu website discussing the fundraiser campaign for a new anime TV series “Mecha Ude” aka “Mechanical Arms” supervised by CC2.
▶︎ Listen to some key people behind the birth of “Mecha Ude” as they discuss why they’ve teamed up with CC2, future development, and more.
NieR will be returning for a periodic stint at the Square Enix Cafe in both Akihabara and the newly opened location in Osaka! The period of this collaboration will be from January 27 until March 2. Reservations open at 10am on January 17, so be sure to get your reservations in quickly! [ Click here to make a reservation. ]
The cafe in Akihabara will feature decorations and other goodies from NieR Replicant / Gestalt, whereas the Osaka location will feature NieR:Automata.
▲ A look at the SQEX Cafe in Akihabara.
▲ The SQEX Cafe in Osaka featuring NieR:Automata.
※ Please note that the above images of the cafe designs featuring NieR and NieR:Automata are mere templates for how the cafes will look. They are not actual photographs of the cafes as they look right now.
This time, there will be trading coasters available exclusively at either the Tokyo or Osaka location.
▲ Random coasters available at the Akihabara cafe in Tokyo.
▲ Random coasters available at the Umeda cafe in Osaka.
▲ Random coasters available at both locations.
There will also be new merchandise:
Source: NieR Official PR Account on Twitter | Saito Yosuke on Twitter
I recently got both of the NieR:Automata headphones that are currently available from claw machines in various arcades. I have little patience to play those games, so I cheated and got these off of Yahoo auctions. I’m lazy that way. orz
So, anyway, here’s a quick look!!
The Emil headphones have angelic script on the headband. Notice that they’re using some non-angelic text as well (there is no corresponding angelic symbol for every letter of the alphabet, so some letters have no symbol and thus is displayed as a mere box).
Similarly, the YoRHa headphones have a stylish boarder down the center.
One thing to keep in mind if you’re interested in getting ahold of these headphones…
The quality isn’t all that great, which is to be expected. Simply wearing them feels a little awkward, like they don’t quite lay flat against your ears properly. I can imagine that wearing them for any prolonged period would get pretty uncomfortable. The sound is okay but not great. You may need to play around with your treble/bass settings since the treble sounds higher than normal. Also, I’m worried about the part of the cord that plugs into your audio device for the Emil set (the YoRHa one seems okay), but it already sounds like it’s getting that usual short that cuts out the sound when you touch the cord just right. I’m hoping it won’t completely die for a while yet, but who knows… I may only use these for special occasions, just to keep them in relatively good condition.
