[Ougon Musou Kyoku Cross] J's replay #6

J, the top Ougon Musou Kyoku player, has uploaded tonight a new video of his matches.

1. Eva & George vs. Kanon & Lucifer
2. Willard & Bernkastel vs. Kanon & Ronove
3. Black Battler & Beatrice vs. Kanon & Shannon
4. Rosa & Virgilia vs. Bernkastel & Jessica

Gunslinger Stratos radio planned

Square Enix announced today that a 13-episode web radio program of Gunslinger Stratos will be aired between October 7 to December 30 at Chou! A&G+. The personalities are voice actor Atsushi Abe (Tohru role) and voice actress Kana Ueda (Shizune role).

Kana Ueda, a gamer herself, has been playing Gunslinger Stratos seriously for months, and was often seen playing in Daigo Umehara team after work. Abe Atsushi was also seen playing together with them recently.

Senran Kagura fighting game possibly announced

A new game from Senran Kagura series called Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus was announced for PS Vita on Wednesday in Sony's pre-TGS press conference. No picture was showed and its genre was not mentioned. But one thing they said is it is completely new (even said "new series"). From the subtitle of the game, there is a chance that it will be a fighting game.

There is no other information except the game is scheduled for February 28, 2013.

Senran Kagura has spent only one year to become one of Marvelous AQL's biggest IPs. There are already 2 games on the 3DS and anime adaptation is coming in 2013. (Not to mention comic, energy drink, theme cafe, web radio show, T-Shirts, pillowcases, erotic mousepads, etc.) Senran Kagura Burst (trailer below) that was released just last month has sold almost 70,000 copies in its first week.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 first week sales revealed

Media Create, the well-known Japanese console games market researcher, has now revealed (via GAF) that the PS3 version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has sold 62,630 copies in its first week in Japan.

As always, we put the number in the chart so you can compare.

First week sales of fighting games between 2008-2012 in Japan by Media Create

1. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2009.12.18} - 489,100 | NEW
2. [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011.03.03} - 286,117 / NEW
3. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena (Atlus) {2012.07.26} - 128,485 / NEW 
4. [PS3] Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) {2009.10.29} - 103,105 / NEW
5. [PS3] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2009.02.12} - 86,000 / NEW
6. [PS2] Fate/Unlimited Codes (Capcom) {2008.12.18} - 82,900 | NEW
7. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2010.04.28} - 80,882 / NEW
8. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces (Namco Bandai) {2010.01.21} - 76,088 / NEW
9. [PS3] Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai Games) {2008.07.31} - 74,607 / NEW
10. [PS3] Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Capcom) {2011.02.17} - 67,187 / NEW
11. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generation (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.02.23} - 65,758 / NEW
12. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.13} - 62,630 / NEW
13. [PS3] Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom) {2012.03.08} - 58,471 / NEW
14. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Namco Bandai) {2009.11.09} - 57,972 / NEW
15. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny (Bandai Namco) {2011.12.22} - 57,320 / NEW
16. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 54,924 / NEW
17. [PS3] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Arc System Works) {2010.07.01} - 49,871 / NEW
18. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (Bandai Namco) {2010.11.11} - 47.610 / NEW
19. [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011.02.26} - 44,649 / NEW
20. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.12.08} - 44,593 / NEW
21. [PS2] Melty Blood: Actress Again (Ecole Software) {2009.08.20} - 44,292 / NEW
22. [360] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2009.02.12} - 38,000 / NEW
23. [360] Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai Games) {2008.07.31} - 34,786 / NEW
24. [PS3] Soul Calibur V (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.02.02} - 34,328 / NEW 
25. [PSP] Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable (Capcom) {2009.06.18} - 34,205 / NEW
26. [PS3] BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Arc System Works) {2009.06.25} - 33,768 / NEW
27. [PS3] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Arc System Works) {2011.12.17} - 32,992 / NEW
28. [360] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2010.04.28} - 28,454 / NEW
29. [PSP] Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) {2010.01.14} - 25,131 / NEW
30. [360] BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Arc System Works) {2009.06.25} - 24,812 / NEW
31. [WII] Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes (Capcom) {2008.12.11} - 24,100 / NEW
32. [PSP] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (Arc System Works) {2011.03.31} - 23,808 / NEW
33. [3DS] Dead or Alive: Dimensions (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.19} - 23,078 / NEW
34. [PS3] Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (Capcom) {2011.11.17} - 22,436 / NEW
35. [PS3] The King of Fighters XIII (SNK Playmore) {2011.12.01} - 21,525 / NEW
36. [PS3] AQUAPAZZA (Aquaplus) {2012.08.30} - 20,935 / NEW
37. [PS3] Arcana Heart 3 (Arc System Works) {2011.01.13} - 17,219 / NEW
38. [360] Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Capcom) {2011.02.17} - 13,779 / NEW
39. [360] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 12,326 / NEW
40. [360] Phantom Breaker (5pb.) {2011.06.02} - 9,960 / NEW
41. [360] Persona 4: Arena (Atlus) {2012.07.26} - 9,801 / NEW 
42. [3DS] Tekken 3D: Prime Edition (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.02.16} - 9,421 / NEW
43. [360] Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom) {2012.03.08} - 8,527 / NEW
44. [360] Soul Calibur V (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.02.02} - 7,679 / NEW

How will Evo handle politics?

This post is inspired by the recent developments of the island disputes between Japan - China, and Japan - South Korea.

In case you don't follow the news, there's "China's worst outbreak of anti-Japan sentiment in decades" going on. The cause is Senkaku Islands (just Google "Senkaku Islands dispute").

Here's what going on.
1. The islands is currently under Japan's control.
2. Japan arrested (and later released) captain of a Chinese fishing boat in the territory.
3. China is mad. Big protests followed.
4. Chinese activists made unauthorized landing, by swimming, after the boat was stopped by Japan Coast Guard. They were later detained and deported.
5. Japanese activists did exactly the same things. They were also stopped and questioned by the JCG.
6. Japanese government itself bought the islands from the owners, just before the Japanese nationalists/extremists do, to prevent any crazy development.
7. Crazy developments happened anyway in China. (Some Chinese protesters attacked a Japanese restaurant and later found out that the owner is actually Chinese, etc, etc.)
8. Japanese investors are shutting down business/factories in China. (A big anime concert in Shanghai from top Japanese artists are also being canceled (after heavily promoted).)
9. One thousand Chinese fishing boats are reportedly going to the waters near the islands.

Japan and South Korea are also having a territorial dispute (just Google "Liancourt Rocks dispute") that lead to a South Korean soccer player holding a sign "[The Islands] is ours" walking around the field at Olympic 2012.

Since making political statements is prohibited in the events, the player was later barred from receiving the bronze medal.

Now the situations are getting worse, we fear that politics will eventually ruin a big fighting game tournament. The last thing we want to see is someone (from any country) waving a sign with political statement like that at Evolution. But first of all, shouldn't Evo have a rule to prevent this first?

2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 12 summary

Info
- 2nd TOPANGA League announced, prizes, tickets, schedule, stream links
- Rules and format
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 1 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 2 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 3 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 4 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 5 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 6 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 7 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 8 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 9 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 10 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 11 summary

Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshiwo (Guile player)
- Shiro (Makoto player) *after 3rd match

Opening skit
- R and the audience shouted TOPANGA LEAGUE.

Stats
- The show was 4 hours 30 minutes long.
- The show ended with 70,304 attendees and 112,161 comments.
- They revealed that there're 756 games in TOPANGA League this season.

Menu
1. Fuudo vs. Bon-chan
2. Umehara vs. Sako
3. Bon-chan vs. Uryo
4. Kazunoko vs. Sako 
5. Umehara vs. Fuudo

Spoilers inside.

2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 11 summary

Info
- 2nd TOPANGA League announced, prizes, tickets, schedule, stream links
- Rules and format
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 1 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 2 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 3 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 4 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 5 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 6 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 7 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 8 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 9 summary
- 2nd TOPANGA League (A) Round 10 summary


Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshiwo (Guile player)

Opening skit
- R was hiding in the audience.
- Tokido was in Spider-man mask holding "When will Tokido-san appear in Z League?" (Tokido used to joke that he won't play in League B but Z so he can be Z Warrior (a reference to Dragon Ball Z).

Stats
- The show was 5 hours 18 minutes long.
- The show ended with 77,101 attendees and 90,193 comments.

Menu
1. Umehara vs. Uryo
2. Kazunoko vs. Bon-chan
3. Uryo vs. Sako
4. Kazunoko vs. Fuudo
5. Umehara vs. Bon-chan

Spoilers inside.