Juliana and Edy Volks resin kits exposed!

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Finaly we have more information about both resin kits and of course images of the final paint job.

Juliana Everhart

• Price: 8,190 yens
• Release Date: July 14
• Sculpted by: (A-brand) Takami Toshiaki
• Height (scale): 21cm (1/8 scale)
• Number of Parts: 23 parts with decal eyes 

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Edy Nelson

• Price: 7,140 yens
• Release Date: July 14
• Sculpted by: (A-brand) Takami Toshiaki
• Height (scale): 19cm (1/8 scale)
• Number of Parts: 21 parts with decal eyes 

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Valkyria Chronicles Artwork Exhibition

Valkyria Chronicles Artwork Exhibition is taking place right now in Tokyo (From 26th May to 3rd June) and it will move at the end of June to Osaka (From 29th June to 1st July). As many of you will remember, this exhibition was held last year too, Tokyo (2 times), Nagoya and Osaka. If by any chance your are in Tokyo or Osaka by those dates, check this for the details on how to get there.

Thanks to bozz for the news tip.

A little survey to help the franchise

The Gallian Liberation Front has uploaded a survey to provide SEGA and other 3rd party publishers with statistics on the Valkyria Chronicles fan base and about our behaviour toward Valkyria Chronicles 1, 2 and 3.

I think is an interesting survey, specially the part about Valkyria Chronicles 3, even suggesting a possible interest of the fanbase on kickstarter.

Survey. 

Hope for an English release of the Valkyria Chronicles 3 Artbook?

Now that the Valkyria Chronicles 2 artbook has been released I decided to go ahead and email UDON about whether or not a release of the VC3 artbook would be possible. Although the response I received was far from a guarantee, it does provide a ray of hope for the fans that would like to see it released in English. UDON is very interested in releasing the VC3 book, but whether or not it will be possible for them to do so is going to depend largely on the sales of the recently released Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks. If sales of the VC2 artbook are much lower than those of the VC1 book then it will be impossible for them to release the VC3 book.

For fans of the series that are unable to read Japanese, this is the perfect opportunity to learn about VC3's story since the artbooks contain a wealth of story information in addition to the breathtaking VC art that we all know and love. An English release of the VC3 artbook would be a huge step toward reigniting the series' weakening fanbase outside of Japan. If the artbook sold well despite the game not being release outside of Japan, it would send a strong message to Sega that they should continue to support the series worldwide. But in order for us to send that message we need UDON to release the VC3. So if you haven't purchased the VC2 artbook yet, please be sure to do so and to spread the word to everyone else. Here is a link to it on Amazon

Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks Shipping Now

Amazon has begun shipping the Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks, so you can start expecting it soon. Just a reminder, even though VC3 was not released outside of Japan it is possible that UDON will release the artbook if the demand is high enough. So if you want to see the VC3 artbook in English, be sure to purchase the first two artbooks if you haven't already.

Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks Delayed

UDON Entertainment has announced that the Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks has been delayed until "late May" rather than the expected April release. Amazon provides a more concrete release date of May 17, but there is no way of knowing right now if that will actually be the release date. It is possible that May 17 will indeed be the release date as that is in line with UDON's late May announcement, but do not be surprised if it turns out to be later than that.

Despite the delay, I urge everyone to still purchase the artbook. Not only will it be filled with wonderful art and information, good sales would go a long way in convincing UDON to release VC3's artbook despite the game not being localized.

Lets keep our fingers crossed for some good VC news to come our way. Hopefully we will get more information on the "Valkyria Duel" game recently trademarked.

Valkyria Chronicles 2 will be playable on PS VITA

Sony has announced the PSP games that will be compatible with PS VITA, and Valkyria Chronicles 2 is not one of them.

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Update: It looks like the list provided by Sony is incomplete, and in fact, VCII is playable in PS VITA, here is a pic from Will Powers that proves that the game is playable on PS VITA.

Thanks to Ecchi_Garr for bringing this to my attention.

Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks

This was announced a while back, but I thought it would be good to throw everyone a reminder. UDON Entertainment will be releasing the Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks later this year. Despite several release date delays, they did an excellent job with the first Valkyria Chronicles artbook. So if you're a fan of RAITA's art or just want to see behind the scenes details about the series, it would definitely be a good idea to pick this up.

Pre-orders are open on Amazon, so if you're thinking about buying it I would highly recommend that you pre-order, not just because it is beneficial to the publisher but also because you'll be able to save some money. I pre-ordered the first artbook about a year before it was released (due to all of the delays) and thanks to Amazon's pre-order price guarantee, by the time it was released I ended up paying much less for it than its final price. So if you're interested in pre-ordering, click here to be taken to the Amazon product page.

Something else to keep in mind about these artbooks is that even though VC3 has yet to be released outside of Japan, if we show UDON through the sales of the artbooks that we would like to see the VC3 artbook as well, we may have a chance at getting them to release that too. So if you want to see the VC3 artbook in English at some point, make sure to purchase the VC1 book if you haven't already and pre-order VC2's!

Senjou no Valkyria franchise sales numbers

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There are some things to consider before taking a look at the graph:

-The data comes from Media Create annual sales report (Senjou no Valkyria 1 & 2 games) and Famitsu annual sales report "provisional" (Senjou no Valkyria 3 games).
-Digital sales are not tracked.
-Media Create is regarded as the most complete and reliable source, but their chart for 2011 top sales games is not yet available, so I'm using the "provisional" Famitsu chart for Senjou no Valkyria 3 games.
-Sales for every game are slightly bigger because when the games can't reach a set position in the sales chart, the data is no longer provided to the public, but at this point in the game lifespan, sales are minimal and don't represent an impact in total sales numbers.
-There is something odd going on with the Extra Edition, the game was released in November, 23 and the Famitsu chart tracks till December, 25, so there is some data missing.

I will bring you any update if needed when Media Create 2011 chart is available to the public.

All in all, I think is safe to say that there is a strong fanbase in Japan, all the regular releases of the games has reached 150.000 copies sold. It's true that we don't know how much they spend to make the games or how much profit Sega gets from them (plus toys, books...) but there are games that sold way less and they get sequel all the time.

Some Valkyria Chronicles 2 Artwork

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I found this laying around the internet, they look like they are scanned from the Senjou no Valkyria 2 World Artworks book, they were originally preorder telephone cards for Senjou no Valkyria 2 in Japan, one for the Animate retailer and the other one for the Amiami retailer. The one on the left is RAITA's work.

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Senjou no Valkyria Artbooks available for iOS and Android

Senjou no Valkyria Development Artworks, Senjou no Valkyria 2 World Artworks and Senjou no Valkyria 3 Complete Artworks are now available to purchase on iOS (iphone & ipad) and android devices. You have to download the Book Walker application into your device, and from there, purchase the books.

Obviously this is something for Japan only, Check the link below if you want more details about it.

BOOK☆WALKER (Japanese)

A condecorated soldier

Finally got my last medal in Senjou no Valkyria 3, and with this, I have all the medals in all the Valkyria Chronicles games.

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I got Senjou no Valkyria 3 when it was released in Japan back in January, I played 90 hours (beat the game, see both endings, complete some extra stuff..) but decided to left the rest of the stuff for the English version. I did the same with the previous Japanese versions, but obviously, doesn't look like Sega is going to localize Senjou no Valkyria 3 for the west and with the news of the Extra Edition, I decided to finish what I left uncompleted.

At the end I completed the game after 140 hours, far away from the 270 hours I played Valkyria Chronicles 2, but we all know why you need to invest so many hours into Valkyria Chronicles 2.

I captured some of the stats from my savegame.

Nothing much to say, 5771 enemies defeated and of course every mission with S rank, if I remember well I killed 12000 enemies in Valkyria Chronicles 2!.

Very surprised to see Imca so up in the charts, but know that I think about it, I used her to achieve the medal for getting all the potentials with one soldier, so that's the reason. Looks like I love Riela, Carissa and her awesome tank and of course the snipers, Kurt is OK, you have to use it no matter what, at least for his command point.

Combo attacks, I don't use those much, but obviously, Riela and Carissa are right there.

Go scouts!.

And that's all, now I have to wait till November to import my savedate into the Extra Edition. I have the game to fresh in my mind, I don't fell like replaying the whole game again, not so soon at least. So I will play the new content, and then some DLC codes that I have from the Anime DVDs  and the Imca nendroid, and finally will purchase the remaining DLC content. Like I did with the completion of the game, I was holding back to get or play all the DLC till the English version comes to the west...... oh, well.

Sega to release a second budget version of Senjou no Valkyria 2

Sega will release a second budget version of Senjou no Valkyria 2 on November 23rd for the Japanese territory. This version will cost 1,890 yens and will be released alonside the Extra Edition of Senjou no Valkyria 3.

This version is roughly 1000 yens cheaper than the previous budget version, there is a high chance that the second UMD disc that contained the Document of Gallia 1936 and the Senjou no Valkyria 3 trailer will be removed. At this moment there is no information about the cover art, or if this new re-release will have the reversible cover or the donwload code for an extra mission.