English Translation of Maritsu Evil Academy

Or as it's known in English, The Nether School - Evil Academy (Opening Theme)
Translated by : Ruby.

The Nether School, Evil Academy

Mischief's at full blast in this school of fear
The noble family's Nether School, the Evil Academy
For the sake of bringing up fine demons (to become Overlords)
Today we'll cause pandemonium too** (a parade of nightmares)
The Nether School's Evil Academy (you won't come back to life)
Fuhahahaha...!!

In the black mass' morning assembly, there'll be a test on the end of the century　　Woo~
There's classwork at midnight, a zombie evil teacher
The culture festival is blood-stained, the graduation ceremony a massacre

The dream of calamity's morale makes his heart jump
Who is the Netherworld's number one honor student~?

After school's a battle royal
Glorification of youth, survival of the fittest　　It's the Nether School, Evil Academy　　Ah~
For the boy who holds a wicked heart

The study of curses　　abracadabra
The noble family's Nether School, the Evil Academy
Running through the corridors at lightning speed (your eyes will even stay behind)
Today's lesson is on violence as well (pinpon dash)
The Nether School, Evil Academy (a paradise of evil brats)
Fuhahahaha...!!

Boasting about the glaringly black history of their lineage
It's an alma mater of successive generations of overlords　　with demon lords for superiors
And transfer students that come from the cosmos　　Our favorite motto is "An Eye for an Eye"

Fuhahaha, loud laughter is demon etiquette
And the Netherworld's elite is mass produced within~

After school's a battle royal
Glorification of youth, survival of the fittest　　It's the Nether School, Evil Academy　　Ah~
For the boy who holds a wicked heart

Disgaea 3 Novelization

Yeah, I think it's another novelization for the game. I believe it's taken from Almaz's point of view. Judging from the cover, people might think Disgaea 3 is a harem game, which I'm totally okay with.

RosenQueen has Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice up for preorder right now. Go check it out. There's a couple of sets, if you're looking for some of the goodies that came with the Japanese version, here's your chance to get them! I love the Digital Media Disc, Hi-Res art is always a plus~

Adell's Downloadable Cameo | Interview with Souhei Niikawa

Adell's cameo in Disgaea 3. You have to download it (after purchasing it) from the Japanese or Asian Playstation Store if you have the Japanese/Asian versions of Disgaea 3.

I'm sure these downloads will be available in English. Ooh! Adell. I figured it wouldn't be voiced, but man... playing the game without any voice acting feels really.. really weird. I love the voicework in these games, it is absolutely spectacular. Oh Adell, you'll learn that when Mao starts drooling and Almaz flinches that's never a good thing for you.

Also, an English interview with Souhei Niikawa was posted recently. He talks about his aspirations and thoughts for Disgaea 3 and it's American release. I met with Mr. Niikawa a few weeks back, he's an absolutely incredible person. I wish him luck in the future. :)

Please enjoy the interview.

The Heart Bank Blog

Since I will most likely be posting here from now on, please take a look at

http://disgaea.hardcoregamer.com/

For posts regarding information of the game. HEROTICISM will be used as my PLAY BLOG when Disgaea 3 : Absence of Justice comes out in the United States. Until then, you might see a random prinny or two wandering around here or there.

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Downloadable Content for Disgaea 3 (Japanese)

Three favourite characters are available for you to train up. It allows evil Prince Mao to explore additional skills.

If you defeat Adellwho has determined to join the Evil Academy as a teacher, he will join your team and fight together with you!
If you defeat Rozalin, who has become an etiquette teacher for those who want to be a lady or gentleman in the Netherworld, she will join your team and fight together with you!
The cute and popular monster “Nekomata” becomes a playable character in this add-on! Of course you can also use it to perform “Demon Change”!
For purchase of add-on characters “Adell”, “Rozalin” and “Nekomata” on PLAYSTATION®Store, you will be offered a special gift: an original theme featuring the illustration by Harada Takehito, character designer of the series.
More new add-ons are coming next month so don't miss out!

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Disgaea 3's Digital Art CD came out. I love it, but it's not as spectacular as the Disgaea 2 one. Either way, I quite enjoy it. I wonder when the artbook will come out?

Official US Disgaea 3 Site

http://www.disgaea.us/dis3/index.html

There isn't too much new content if you've browsed the Japanese Website, but there is an official translation of the story, plus information on the characters. I'm very surprised that I wrote the names of the characters right on the first try. I wasn't sure if Sapphire's last name was Lordknight or Rhodonite. (Rhodonite : A pink to rose-red mineral, essentially a glassy crystalline manganese silicate, MnSiO3, used as an ornamental stone. ala Answers.com ) I was surprised to see Almaz's full name correlated too. Ahh

I'm a little sad though!　"The Five" story characters in Disgaea 3 are Mao, Almaz, Raspberyl, Sapphire, and Champloo. Geoffrey/Jiiya is a supporting character... oh well. I'm sure they'll update with new information soon enough. I'm slightly terrified to actually be able to read what Mr. Champloo says when he talks about cooking and cryptic messages.

Uh! Either way, I'm super super excited! August is only two months away, I- I have a bad feeling I'll never finish any other game at this rate. (Ah, to be fair, I have been trying to beat Tales of the Abyss.. after a full year of not playing it. Two full years? No, it can't-... maybe.)

Also, don't forget to VOTE for what songs you want on the Pre-Order Bonus Soundtrack that you'll get with Disgaea 3.

NISAmerica Press Event

On June 5th, 2008 NISAmerica held an exclusive press release at the Zebulon Bar and Cafe in San Francisco. Here, they presented Disgaea DS, Rhapsody : A Musical Adventure for DS, a new title by the name of A Witch's Tale for DS, Puchi Puchi Virus, and the Playstation 3 exclusive, Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice.

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice will be released in the United States on August 26th, 2008. DoubleJump Books will be working on the strategy guide.

Please look forward to it! ♥

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On a personal level, I'm very happy. Souhei Niikawa (新川宗平), Yamamoto-sensei, and Haru all signed my copy of Disgaea 3 Limited Edition. I was a very, very, very happy person that night. Thank you so much, even though it is unlikely they will ever read this.

[FIGURE] Princess Sapphire

Hi, I'm not dead.