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Japan’s Otaku Industry Celebrates April Fools’ Day

IF you are still unaware, today is April Fools’ Day. So here’s a roundup of the pranks that was put up by the good industry folks of Japan’s otaku industry.

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BALDR SKY Dive801 “LostAnal – Finally a Bladr yaoi series: http://www.web-giga.com/baldrsky/index_801.html

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Basil Office Profession 2009: http://www.basil-soft.jp/index_b.html

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Candymaster? iDOLM@STER?: http://www.candysoft.jp/ohp/main.htm

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Circus announces D.C. Girl’s Symphony: http://sanctuary.nandemo.gr.jp/index.html

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Famitsu Weekly becomes daily: http://fami-web.jp/

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Goodsmile Company announces Nendoroid Deka: http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/jpn/2392/

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Higurashi no naku koro ni becomes online news magazine: http://www.oyashirosama.com/web/

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0verflow announces Kotonohasama Days: http://0verflow.com/html/kotonohasamadays/index.html

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Necoarc Evolution – a new movie by Typemoon: http://www.typemoon.com/mooncinemas/neko/

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Nitro+ becomes farmers: http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/

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Queen’s Blade Live-Action Movie: http://queensblade.net/

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ufotable/Type-moon’s Kara no kyoukai “recalled out summer”: http://www.karanokyoukai.com/

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So which ones of the prank did you love the most? I had a good laugh out of them, especially those eroge companies who turned all their bishoujo games into yaoi games. LOL

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3 Responses to Japan’s Otaku Industry Celebrates April Fools’ Day

  1. Deathy says:

    LOL for the Queen’s Blade!

  2. Momotsuki says:

    Queen’s Blade… urghhh… not…

    MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Nitro+ ftw
    I thought Girl’s Symphony was real though? I saw it on Circus’s website months back.