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CyberConnect2 Merch at C95

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Today was the first day of Comic Market 95 and CyberConnect2 released some new merch for us to enjoy throwing our money at them to get!

ー Check here for a look at the new items that are available if you missed it before.

I was a little bit late getting to the location, so by the time I found the booth, they had already sold out the daily allotment of the Premium Boxes…  I plan on going again on Sunday, but maybe I should try tomorrow as well…?? We’ll see.

Anyway, here’s a quick look at some of the items that I picked up. I got the new acrylic stand of Haseo’s 5th form and the Archives_06 featuring material from .hack//G.U. Last Recode Vol.4. If you purchase 5,000 yen or more, you will receive a nice mini shikishi of Haseo, illustrated and signed by Hosokawa Seiichiro!

         
ー  The main cover featuring a new illustration by Hosokawa Seiichiro. 

          
ー  This is the inner cover of the actual book. It features a sort of negative version of the cover illustration with Haseo’s 5th form symbol printed across the whole thing.


ー  This is a gorgeous, full-body shot of Haseo’s 5th form. This is the new illustration that was used for the special pin set in the Archives_06 Premium Box.

The following images are a bunch of variations of Haseo’s 5th form design. You can see several different styles for the markings on his face, specific pieces of his armor, and more! Which one do you like the most?

                    

                              

Here’s some “Never Before Seen Material” Lost Files that include some pretty unique and rare designs for Haseo! The tombstone-looking version of all the Epitaphs look really spooky!

          

These are a couple rough designs for Haseo’s 5th form weapon(s)… Some of these look really bad-ass, don’t they?

          


ー  These are the special “Wedding” designs if you choose Ovan for this particular quest!

The following images below are rough designs for the main cover of the Archives_06. I really liked some of these sketches, especially #3 because you can see more of Haseo’s hot bod! *heehee* Maybe they figured that was showing too much skin for the cover illustration…??

                                        

Lastly, here’s an interesting look at the evolution of GULR’s logo. You can see they were actually thinking about calling it “Reboot” at some point. I’m very glad that they chose to move away from that subtitle…

I really enjoy designing things like this–what category of development is this considered? User Interface (UI) design? Not sure.


ー  This is the bonus mini shikishi illustrated by Hosokawa Seiichiro that you can receive for purchasing 5,000 yen or more! Haseo is such a gorgeous looking dude!! *love*

CyberConnect2 at Comic Market 95!

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CyberConnect2 will be having a booth (No.3243) at the Comic Market 95 this winter, showcasing the new release of their Complete Guide for .hack//G.U. Last Recode among other new goodies!

> .hack//G.U. Last Recode Archives_06

 

  • 3,000 yen
  • B5 size with paper cover, 179 pages (color: 128 pages, black and white: 48 pages)

This is a complete collection of illustrations and designs that were used to create the game. These additional pages might help you get a better idea for what to expect inside the book.

 

> .hack//G.U. Last Recode Archives_06 Set


.hack//G.U. Last Recode Archives_06 Set

  • 7,000yen
  • After Recording Script (reproduction version) – B5 size, black and white, 164 pages
  • Acrylic Plate (A5 size)
  • 6-piece Pin Set (three 44mm pins, three 32mm pins)


.hack//G.U. Last Recode Post-Recording Script


Acrylic Plate


6-piece Pin Set

 

> Haseo’s 5th Form Acrylic Stand

   

  • 3,000 yen
  • 185mm x 190mm (pre-assembly)
  • 100mm x 115 (post assembly)

 

> Assorted Keychains

  • 600 yen (4 designs; random)
  • 60mm x 60mm

Buy 5,000 yen worth of goods or more and receive 1 mini-shikishi of Haseo, illustrated by Hosokawa Seiichiro! (while supplies last)

 

> CyberConnect 2 Winter Campaign 2019

Also, if you’re not able to make it to the Comic Market, these items will be available at Kotobukiya and Gamers for the CC2 Winter Campaign 2019!

With this campaign, however, if you purchase 5,000 yen or more, you will be given a mini-shikishi or Ovan illustrated by Hoshi Itsuki! (while supplies last)

Source: CyberConnect2 Comic Market 95 | CyberConnect2 Winter Campaign 2019

.hack//G.U. Last Recode Reaches 300k Units Sold!

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Update: 2020.11.21

We were told earlier this month that sales for .hack//G.U. Last Recode have progressed well, but Bandai Namco hasn’t released any detailed information since breaking the golden 300k units sold. Here’s some more recent info:

The 1st Anniversary of .hack//G.U. Last Recode (GULR) is quickly approaching on November 1 in Japan with the International 1st year anniversary comes two days later on November 3!

Plus, the title exceeded 300,000 units sold!! Congratulations!!

To celebrate, the talented artists at CyberConnect2 will be sharing some awesome shikishi with us over the coming days. To kick off this celebration, Matsuyama Hiroshi illustrated this sweet shikishi of Haseo! Here’s a translation for what he wrote:

That’s right!!
It’s already been a year!!
Worldwide sales have exceeded 300,000 copies!!
It’s all thanks to the fans, thank you!!
So…
We’re gonna start a giveaway!

Congratulations! “.hack//G.U. Last Recode”
1 Year Anniversary & 300,000 sales!

CyberConnect2 Representative Director Matsuyama Hiroshi

CC2 will be holding a giveaway contest for the shikishi, so be sure to like and retweet the following to enter!

I’m also planning on streaming a bit more of GULR on November 1st. Be sure to check my Twitter or follow me on Twitch to see when I’m playing!

.hack//G.U. Last Recode – Drama CD “Innocent Call” [Complete]

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Well, I’ve been sitting on this for too long, so here you go! I had the majority of this translated sometime around Christmas, but I wanted to proofread it more and fix it up a little more naturally… But I just haven’t had the time to do that yet. So, rather than not posting it for who knows how long again, here’s my rough draft translation of the .hack//G.U. Last Recode Drama CD “Innocent Call” that came with the Japanese Collector’s Edition of the game.

But, as I said above, this is a rough draft, so there may be further edits and stuff done to it from time to time, so I’d really appreciate it if you do NOT copy and paste this elsewhere. Thank you!! <3

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.hack//G.U. TRILOGY Screening with CC2

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CC2 screened the .hack//G.U. TRILOGY movie recently for fans. Many members from CC2 were present, including president Matsuyama Hiroshi, Niizato Hiroto, and Isobe Takayuki as MCs during the film.

We heard several interesting anecdotes about the production of the film as well as some additional details that have remained undisclosed until now.

Here are a couple notes from the event:

  • Matsuyama Hiroshi never had a computer growing up, so when he first started CC2, he didn’t know how to use one. He didn’t know how to type and just used the “hunt and peck” technique with both index fingers.
  • He didn’t understand how the “copy and paste” function worked, either. He somehow thought that if he hit Cntl+C on one computer, walked over to another computer and hit Cntl+V, it would spit out what he had coppied but… alas. lol
  • Back in the day, when computer mice didn’t have a trackball to easily scroll down a webpage, he didn’t know how to scroll down since the mouse would quickly reach the end of his desk… so he tried extending the desk with his arm to continue scrolling down.
  • Hosokawa Seiichiro is apparently a larger-built guy with a very quiet voice. He doesn’t do well in social situations. During CC2’s 20th anniversary staff party in Tokyo, everyone from the main Fukuoka headquarters were given airfare and lodgings to come to Tokyo… but Hosokawa never came. When Matsuyama asked what happened, Hosokawa said that… his stomach hurt. Matsuyama said that it was a waste if he never showed, but people have their own unique quirks and ticks… so there’s really nothing you can do but respect them for who they are.

Regarding .hack//G.U. TRILOGY and the Game

  • For the B’st segment in the movie, Matsuyama told Sakurai Takahiro (voice of Haseo) to sort of vomit the lines… Sakurai tried his best but… ended up not doing it. haha
  • Matsuyama wanted to sever some of Haseo’s limbs in the game, but Sony has a specific regulation against disembodiment. This why they managed to do it a little bit during the B’st segment in the movie (ie. Haseo’s leg is ripped off). Matsuyama continued to say that he is a bit fond of a degree of violence and dark stories.
  • The scene where Atoli appears before Haseo while he’s engulfed in flames during the B’st segment, Matsuyama said that this scene took the longest to get right–namely with Atoli. At one point she looked too ghostly.
  • The scene where Haseo and Ovan fight with their Avatars, he mentioned seemed a lot like Gundam. …maybe too much like Gundam.
  • The scene where Ovan’s glasses float momentarily in the air before disintegrating was apparently a huge laughing point for audiences in France. Generally speaking, audiences in Japan do not laugh at that moment… so it was a huge cultural shock for Matsuyama to experience so many people viewing that moment as comical. He said, “People are so insensitive!!”
  • Apparently, the female staff at CC2 had an issue with how Haseo & Atoli held hands at the end, saying it felt very awkward. Come to find out, the main motion animator working on the scene didn’t have a girlfriend at the time, so he didn’t know about those fine details. haha

Regarding the Up-coming LieN 10th Anniversary Concert & Live Event

  • The event will be split between live performances by LieN and recitation dramas by some of the G.U. cast.
  • The recitation dramas will consist of 8 parody mode dramas that take place after the previous set from Last Recode.
  • One drama will portray the final day of R:2, lasting 7.5 minutes.

Haseo & Atoli’s Embrase

※ I’m going from memory regarding these lines, so please keep that in mind.

Haseo: We are the same, you and I. Afraid of being hurt, frightened of sorrow. Even within our own minds, we avoid our true selves. It’s no wonder no one else really understands us.
Atoli: Yeah…
Haseo: Other people can’t determine our place in life–that’s for us to decide.
Atoli: But, by doing that, we might hurt others… even ourselves.
Haseo: Yeah. But, we’ll never find where we belong if we’re always afraid of being hurt.
Atoli: Haseo-san.
Haseo: Yeah?
Atoli: I’m here.
Haseo: Yeah.
Atoli: I’ll always be here, seeing you for who you truly are.

▲ It was really nice hearing this dialogue, but I have to side with deleting it. The audience doesn’t need to know the details of what’s being said there–we can infer that on our own pretty well. I think it’s more emotional to let the vocals in the song take the spotlight and direct the emotion of the scene. Thoughts and emotions are just as easily conveyed in music as they are in words.

They also gave away a bunch if shikishi as lottery prizes. I got a cool one of Bordeaux by Oiji!