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Have you played SHINOBIGAMI - Modern Ninja Battle RPG ?

By Toichiro Kawashima

Shinobigami is game about modern ninjas fighting a secret war in the shadows of mundane society -- kinda like Vampire the Masquerade, only with Ninjas instead of Vampires.

It plays in tight single sessions with a constrained 3-act structure and mechanics that drive a sort of hidden-information, never-quite-trust-anyone dynamic, as well as a surprisingly deep combat minigame.

Join one of six warring ninja clans, each with their own agendas, and pursue esoteric magical items, strike faster than the human eye can follow, ferret out the secrets of the other ninja, and settle everything in a climatic ninja battle.

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It's time to backflip back into the shadowy, mystical world of Shinobigami! Jiro and Seiko are unwittingly put back onto converging paths as they both investigate a black-market auction of ancient texts. But they aren't the only ones; two other ninja clans are represented by their own mysterious eccentrics, and as different parties start taking stock of their competition, it becomes apparent how quickly things might escalate...

Content warning for discovery of a desiccated body, and captive animal death.

Shinobigami is a game by Toichiro Kawashima and can be purchased here: shinobigami.com/

Music is "Cyber_Noir" by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vtxrVyaHuc under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Yen Press Announces Five New Series for Future Publication

Yen Press Announces Five New Series for Future Publication #Manga

Yen Press announced a slate of upcoming releases that includes several light novels (Bond and Book: The Only Way of the Operating Room, The Undead King’s Reign of Peace, Magistealth Bad Trip and Meikyuu: Labyrinth Kingdom, A Tactical Fantasy World Survival Guide) as well as the manga spin-off series Bungo Stray Dogs Beast. Bond and Book: The Only Way of the Operating Room Story by Mizuki…

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Yen Press Announces Bungo Stray Dogs Beast Spinoff Manga and More

  Yen Press had a handful of new announcements to make on Friday, including a few new light novels and the Bungo Stray Dogs Beast spinoff manga. Here's what you can expect in the near future from the publisher:

  LIGHT NOVELS

  Bond and Book: The Only Way of the Operating Room

Story: Mizuki Nomura

Art: Miho Takeoka

  Synopsis:

Musubu is a boy who can hear the voices of books. One day, he meets a children’s book who wants to go back to someone named Hana, and the search begins. Will he be able to fulfill the book’s request…?

    The Undead King's Reign of Peace

Story: Sakuma Sasaki

Art: Eishi Hayama

  Synopsis:

A young girl, Mira, on the brink of death due to an epidemic is rescued by the terrifying No Life King, a skeleton of great power. As he continues to help and provide for her and others, the people around him eventually come to trust and rely on him. However, their peaceful life is shattered when the local ruler hears talk about sightings of a powerful undead and dispatches soldiers to put the threat down. Will the No Life King and Mira be able to achieve a world where everyone can live in peace when everyone's first instinct is to either fight them or run away??

    Magistealth Bad Trip

Story: Kazuma Kamachi

Art: Mahaya

  Synopsis:

When a virtual money game, where all illegal acts are permitted, grows so popular it affects the real-world economy, a skilled and unscrupulous player can have devastating influence. Fortunately, Kaname Suho and his succubus-like AI partner have some of the best skills at their disposal to protect the real world from the virtual one. A new crime action series from the author of A Certain Magical Index!

    Meikyuu: Labyrinth Kingdom, A Tactical Fantasy World Survival Guide

Story: Iori Miyazawa

Art: Toichiro Kawashima

Contributions: The Adventure Planning Service

  Synopsis:

After being transported to another world, one man's mission is to rebuild a kingdom. He has a very particular set of skills and he's ready to face any obstacle because...who dares, wins! Monster, dungeon, and war stand no chance against the special forces!

    MANGA

  Bungo Stray Dogs Beast

Story: Kafka Asagiri

Art: Sango Harukawa, Shiwasu Hoshikawa

  Synopsis:

In the parallel universe of Bungo Stray Dogs: Beast, Ryuunosuke Akutagawa’s desperate mission to save his younger sister leads to him being recruited by the armed detective agency! But standing in his way is none other than the fearsome White Reaper of the Port Mafia—Atsushi Nakajima. As darkness and light face off, what fate awaits the two…?

    Yen Press also revealed plans for a physical release of legendary voice actress Megumi Hayashibara's The Characters Taught Me Everything: Living Life One Episode at a Time memoirs. 

  Synopsis:

For over three decades, renowned Japanese voice actress Megumi Hayashibara has breathed life into countless iconic characters—including Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½), Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Lina Inverse (Slayers), Jessie (Pokémon), Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop), and Paprika (Paprika)! In this new autobiographical memoir, Megumi provides an in-depth look at her illustrious career and how the very characters she has portrayed have impacted her life on both personal and professional levels.

    Source: Press release

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By: Joseph Luster

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We've had stealth, seduction, secret plans upon secret plan, but now there's no more skirting around it: it's time for the climactic ninja battle to determine who's going home with the scary ancient dagger! Will it be the straight-laced Jiro, the free-spirited Seiko, or the mercenary Mina? There's no backing out, and any one of them might just be forced to use... *that technique*!

Content warning for gunfire in a public establishment, bodily control, and stabbing.

Shinobigami is a game by Toichiro Kawashima and can be purchased here: shinobigami.com/

Music is "Cyber_Noir" by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vtxrVyaHuc under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Having made their initial moves in the secret conflict over an ancient, maybe-divinely-magical dagger, our modern-day ninja set larger plans into motion. As the mercenary Mina attempts to cozy up with both of her opponents, Jiro and Seiko dig for dirt on each other... but what will they do with the information they find? Also, there's a high-tempo fight in an alley! Ooo!

Content warning for combat with bladed weapons.

Shinobigami is a game by Toichiro Kawashima and can be purchased here: shinobigami.com/

Music is "Cyber_Noir" by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vtxrVyaHuc under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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It's time for intrigue, drama, and maybe a throwing star or two with Shinobigami! Elly inducts Owen and Jonix into a world of ninja warfare in the shadow of modern-day Japan as we get the hang of an RPG from overseas. Meet two very different ninja with one common goal: get their hands on a really cool knife.

Shinobigami is a game by Toichiro Kawashima and can be purchased here: shinobigami.com/

Music is "Cyber_Noir" by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vtxrVyaHuc under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/