Persona 4: The Golden Licensed by Aniplex USA

Aniplex USA has announced that they will be releasing the anime adaptation of Persona 4: The Golden as two 6-episode Blu-ray volumes in sub only format, with the first set to come out on July 21^st. The volumes will also come with an original soundtrack CD, deluxe booklets, and a postcard set.

Sentai released the first Persona 4 anime, and for a variety of reasons, I really wish they had gotten this one as well. Sentai was able to get us a dub that got most of the original game cast back (and even some of the replacements soon became the new official cast members, and thus probably weren't their fault), and their sets, while pricey, weren't anywhere near the kind of pricing we can definitely expect to see from Aniplex, who excel at price gouging to an ungodly degree. Needless to say, this is far from stellar news from where I sit.

Persona 3's Fourth Film Adaptation To Be The 'Final' One

'Persona 3: The Movie #3: Falling Down', the third anime film adaptation of the popular PS2 game, has just hit Japanese theaters, and the ending has revealed that the next (as of yet untitled) film will be the “final episode”. The first and second film have been released in the US, via import, by Aniplex USA, however neither film has been dubbed, and like all Aniplex DVD's, sell at far too high a price for any but the most ardent fans to stomach.

Reports from fans that have seen this movie already seem to suggest this third film ends with Ryoji and Aigis facing off on the bridge, which leaves a fair amount of story left to cover in the fourth film, but not so much as to be impossible. Whether we will then see a future adaptation of the 'The Answer' chapter of Persona 3, or anime adaptations of the 'Persona 4 Arena' series which crosses over the Persona 3 and 4 games, is up in the air.

Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (3DS) Coming to North America!

After months of speculation, it's finally been confirmed that 'Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains', the 3DS game that lets you play out the action of the hit anime series, is finally coming to the US.

Developed by Spike Chunsoft in Japan, the game is finally seeing a (presumably digital only) release in America by Atlus USA. The game will allow you to play alone or with others online as you try to stop the Titan threat. For those unaware of what Attack on Titan is, here's a brief synopsis courtesy of AnimeNewsNetwork.

“Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by giant beings known as Titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by enclosing themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of Titans. Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a giant in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super Titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller Titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single Titan and take revenge for all of mankind.”

While various sources on the game seem to say different things as to how good the game is and exactly what all you get to do, it seems you get to play as various characters from the series, and (this is unable to be confirmed at the moment) possibly as a created avatar character.

We'll try to keep you posted as more information on the game, such as if the anime's dub cast will be recording audio for the game or not, as it becomes available!