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HDKirin

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Senior Staff Writer for RPG Site. Anime & Video Game Enthusiast. Opinions are my own & not those of my employer. Email: [email protected]

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · Oct 20

A self-intro in less than 300 characters.

I'm Josh, aka Kirin / HDKirin in online spaces. Life-long video game enjoyer & been writing about them for a decade mostly at RPG Site. Love watching anime as well.

I like experiencing things myself & meeting new people in general. Thanks for your support!

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 14h

First wave of Steam Next Fest demos I'll be checking out. If anyone has some cool ones they've tried, I'm open to looking into them as well throughout the week.

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 14h

The OST for the Gnosia TV anime is already real good... (playlist is in the URL for more tracks) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYrM...

Gnosia is you

YouTube video by Hideyuki Fukasawa - Topic

www.youtube.com

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 2d

Next week's Famitsu will be featuring Gnosia on the front cover with a brand-new illustration!!!!

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 2d

Glad that Aniplex's YouTube channel finally uploaded the Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ED earlier today. I've been thinking about it since its premiere a week ago. The show is so incredibly earnest in its love for Kamen Rider & it rules. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0A...

アニメ『東島丹三郎は仮面ライダーになりたい』ノンクレジットエンディング映像【ワンモアタイム】

YouTube video by アニプレックスチャンネル

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 2d

First episode of Gnosia's anime adaptation was really good. Did an excellent job mirroring the sense of confusion & wonder when you first started the game as everything was being explained to you. The VAs did a fantastic job with their characters.

I think there'll be a lot of new SQ fans.

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 2d

Played the Dark Auction demo & this seems promising. Rika Suzuki (Another Code, Hotel Dusk, J.B. Harold) is involved; the project itself was initially revealed around 2 years ago under a more iffy title that directly referenced an infamous historical figure that's now referred to as "Dictator X".

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kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 5d

Wrote about the whys and hows behind the amazing improvements for season 2 of My Dress-Up Darling / Kisekoi. More experienced & bolder directors, better production circumstances, and engagement with more diverse subcultures in a way that reinforces its themes blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/10/08/t...

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JAKE @guiltyjake.bsky.social · 6d

To everyone reading this right now.
I'm JAKE.
I'm the Japanese person who recently published this article and promoted it on Twitter (X).
note.com/guiltyjake/n...

This article introduces Fantasy Maiden Wars, an amazing game I absolutely love.

Everyone, please get to know the super great game: "Fantasy Maiden Wars"｜JAKE

Hello, world. I'm Zyake. I'm born and raised in Japan, and just your average video game nerd. First and foremost, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for opening this page. And if you can...

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 6d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 8d

The next playable Mobile Suit coming to Gundam Extreme Vs 2: Infinite Boost is Gaplant piloted by Rosamia Badam from Zeta Gundam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdP_...

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 8d

Oh yeah mixed up the names completely. Meant Lego Voyagers instead of Explorers but yeah, that was a very neat game. Really liked the "open" sections with the DIY solutions with the boat & truck.

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Derek @astralcitymini.com · 9d

Today on Astral City Mini, my hopes for a dream remake of Trails in the Sky are scattered to the winds. How and why did its new localization falter? I’ll tell you.

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter – Unsophisticated Fight

Once-in-a-lifetime dream remake (dreamake!) Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter should have been my perfect video game. It wasn't. Here I hope to process that disappointment and let it go. I've gone on record ad nauseam that The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky was the video game that inspired me to tread my career path. Or maybe it's more accurate to call it the final push over a threshold I'd been approaching all my life.

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 8d

This was a phenomenal piece. Great work; I enjoyed reading it! You put into words way better than I could of "something that's irking me as I play it, but can't put my thumb on it." My friend & I also don't like the use of ellipses in the dialogue box to indicate when sound effects are occurring.

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 8d

Started Popucom with a friend today & 2 hours in, it might be one of my top games this year. Also played Split Fiction and Lego Explorers with them & while those were enjoyable, Popucom is just a step above so far for me.

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 9d

Wow, first episode of Digimon Beatbreak was pretty damn good. Already has me interested in its world setting & how Digimon are perceived in it. I hope it can keep this level of quality the entire way through.

HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 10d

Not entirely sure, but crossing my fingers that the anime adaptation for Gnosia turns out well and does it justice.

Out of the premieres I've watched so far, Dusk Beyond the End of the World & Sanda have stuck out to me. I might give the new Digimon a shot.

Cascadia @cascadepersona.bsky.social · 10d

What would you say you're most looking forward to this season?

HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 10d

I strongly believe that With You and the Rain & Detectives These Days Are Crazy are some of the best roles that Saori Hayami & Kana Hanazawa have done in their careers respectively. They are both freaking spectacular in their lead roles for them that take those shows to the next level.

HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 10d

Probably a good time to mention the shows I enjoyed the most last season in no particular order:

- City the Animation
- Sakamoto Days Part 2
- With You and the Rain
- Dandadan S2
- Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
- Ruri Rocks
- Secrets of the Silent Witch
- My Dress-Up Darling S2
- Witch Watch

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 10d

Watching the premiere of May I Ask for One Final Thing? today & its ED somewhat reminded me of the absolutely fantastic ED of the first season of Shadows House.

Very lucky my friend helped me remember the name of the show because I remembered its tune, but not exactly where it came from at first.

HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 11d

With the release of Digimon Story: Time Stranger & its user numbers starting out VERY strong on Steam, I'd like to remind everyone that it was developed by Media.Vision, who also worked on The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy earlier this year.

2025 has been an incredible year for them.