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Monday, September 7, 2009
Culture

Wood, Chainsaw, IDOLM@STER

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hockey-mask-wearing chainsaw-wielding sculptor Mr. Jason brings iDOLM@STER character Haruka Amami to life from a block of wood. More »
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Culture

BlazBlue, IDOLM@STER Voice Actress Moonlights As Pin-Up Model

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In Japan, voice actresses aren’t just voice actresses. They’re voice actress idols. Take Chiaki Takahashi — she’s in a candy-coated pop band and poses for pin-up pics. More »
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Culture

IDOLM@STER Toy Buying INS@NITY

1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The latest cute big-headed Nendoroid series is Namco pop idol sim franchise iDOLM@STER. More »
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Culture

IDOLM@STER Characters Stretched And Shamed

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Japanese internet has discovered (hacked?) the “debug mode” for PSP title THE iDOLM@STER SP, making iDOLM@STER character posing possible. Make that, embarrassing NSFW posing possible. Proceed with caution. You have been warned! More »
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
News

Sony Brings iDOLM@STER To Home (And Creeps People Out)

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hey, that’s not to say Namco Bandai’s franchise THE iDOLM@STER isn’t creepy, Home’s version of iDOLM@STER character Haruka Amami is just, well, creepier. More »
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
News

Sale of iDOLM@STER Inspired Adult Video Halted

7:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Next January, a pornography parody of Namco’s pop idol sim THE iDOLM@STER was slated for release. The flick’s distributor TMA has announced that the adult movie will no longer go on sale. More »
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
News

Guilty Gear, Idolmaster, Clannad Pornography Parodies

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Mark your calendars, next January is officially Naughty Game Parody Month! January will see the release of not only, but two discerning films with game nods from Japanese adult video maker TMA. More »
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Monday, July 7, 2008

iDOLMASTER Tickets Are Crazy Expensive

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Fans of Namco’s Xbox 360-exclusive, J-pop idol sim THE iDOLM@STER are rich, it seems. Tickets for the iDOLM@STER event “THE iDOLM@STER 3rd Anniversary Live later this month have been going bananas. Auction prices have hit as high as ¥138,000 or $US 1,292 (starting at ¥6,500 or $US 61) and fetching about $US 470 on average. The event will have the full iDOLM@STER voice cast in attendance, so perhaps these prices are understandable. No, no they are not. アイドルマスターライブ [my game news flash via Sankaku Complex] More »
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Namco’s Dancing Wii Game With Added iDOLM@STER

11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Namco Bandai announced Wii music rhythm game Happy Dance Collection. The game has players rhythmically match Wii-mote motions. Yes, it’s cutesy and it’s got Mii crowd integration, but the real kicker here is the music. As expected, the game features popular J-Pop like “http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=2CHH8PDJqoI”>Popstar” and “Choo Choo TRAIN“, but also “Go My Way” from Namco’s idol singer simulation Xbox 360 game THE iDOLM@STER. The female dancers also look iDOLM@STEResque. How’s that for fan service! The game is slated for sometime this year. Wiiでアイドルマスターみたいなゲームを製作中 [Hatimaki] More »
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