We live in a glorious age. An age of wonders, where reading a comic book isn’t an automatic excuse to be punched in the face. Unless said person is reading that third volume of Ultimates that came out a few years ago. But we’re not condoning such violence here. Nope. Just uh, merely hinting at it. ANYWAY, anime is a good part of the nerd equation these days. It used to be a fringe movement, reserved locally for anyone rich enough to afford the DSTV package that included the Sci-Fi channel and its weekend marathons of popular Japanese animation.
Hell, even some DVD rental shops got in on the act. I still worked the counter at one, and I’ll never forget that one day I failed to convince a mom that Urotsukidoji really, really wasn’t a kids film. Good times. Anyway, we’ve come full circle now, and anime is even bigger in an interactive form. Games based on anime sales have a dedicated following, provided that you have the bucks to acquire them.
And if you’re feeling like flashing some of that payday cash on a world of humanoids with big eyes and trendy haircuts, Steam has a sale on this weekend for the interactive Japanese art form. Here’s a look at just a few of the titles on sale, with hundreds more available:
- Tales of Zestiria
- Dragon Ball XenoVerse
- RWBY: Grimm Eclipse
- One Piece Pirate Warriors 3
- Blazblue: Chronophantasma Extended
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
- Tales of Symphonia
- Mega Man Legacy Collection
- Saint Seiya: Soldiers’ Soul
- Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN
- The King of Fighters XIII
- Transformers: Devastation
- Breath of Death VII
- Cthulhu Saves the World
You can see a full list of the anime deals here, provided that you don’t refer to yourself as anything “Chan” because that will trigger me to beat the fandom out of you. Unless you’re Jackie Chan, because then I’m in massive trouble. The sale is live, and runs until May 2 10 AM PT. BELIEVE IT.
Last Updated: April 29, 2016
Ottokie
April 29, 2016 at 11:36
Tales of Symphonia O.o
Curses, that’s gonna increase my backlog
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 11:37
I had a look at the sale page last night & the first thing I noticed was… how you can’t actually read the names of most of the games. Combination of those silly little tiles and paragraph-long game titles.
Oh, I nearly forgot – and they all look like kak. *run*
#StayStrongUmar
Umar
April 29, 2016 at 11:37
Do you want me to unleash my final attack on you, huh!?
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 11:39
You mean the often mentioned but rarely seen… Dark Souls Story?!
*run faster*
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 11:42
Haters gonna hate?
https://media.giphy.com/media/10E01nJaUZR43e/giphy.gif
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 11:43
How did you know that’s how I was dressed during most boss battles?
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 11:44
Agility + 10
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 11:44
Charisma -9000
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 11:44
Oh I dunno…..wait what?
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 11:46
If you don’t like it, don’t invade!
Umar
April 29, 2016 at 11:45
GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND FEEL MY WRATH….wait…..
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 11:46
lol
RinceThis
April 29, 2016 at 11:51
BWAHAHAHAHA!
HairyEwok
April 29, 2016 at 12:02
I think this is his final move….
https://media.giphy.com/media/l41m3VZsKj2tN8dQ4/giphy.gif
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 12:06
He can count himself lucky, he got away with a warning
RinceThis
April 29, 2016 at 11:50
hahahahaah
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 11:43
Finally a Steam sale I’m NOT interested in
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 11:45
Pity
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 11:47
I was more surprised by the fact that I own 4 of them already.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 11:50
O____O
RinceThis
April 29, 2016 at 11:51
0_O
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 11:58
I bet one of them is the Mega Man Legacy Collection
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 12:01
Nope. One of the Bazblues, one of the Guilty Gears, KOF XIII and… something else that I forget, again. Last night I was like “I own that? What is it?”
RinceThis
April 29, 2016 at 11:50
People still buy this crap? http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Tony-Stark-Shakes-Head-Iron-Man.gif
Strawman Jim
April 29, 2016 at 11:54
SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 11:58
XD
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 11:58
…with a yellow fruit?
RinceThis
April 29, 2016 at 11:58
Ah, I was waiting on the SJW to appear *runs
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 11:59
YOU’RE a Strawman Jim Waiter!
RinceThis
April 29, 2016 at 12:00
No roast for you!
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 12:01
Nice glow stick. I’m sure it’ll come in handy.
RinceThis
April 29, 2016 at 12:02
He’s heading North, he should be heading west BWAHAHAHAHAHA
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 29, 2016 at 11:59
tbh, he’d fight for your people too if he was one
Strawman Jim
April 29, 2016 at 12:01
That’s BANANA JUSTICE WARRIOR, you muppet!
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2016 at 12:02
I’d never call myself anything that starts with BJ. just saying.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:07
He never learns
Strawman Jim
April 29, 2016 at 12:10
:0 :0 :0
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/112/241/49e.gif
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:13
Look at that underarm flab, wobble wobble wobble fade
Ottokie
April 29, 2016 at 12:17
I expect this is what other players look like if I don’t revive them after the 15th death.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:18
LOL, I’m sorry, but if you constantly go down after one or two hits, YOU STAY DOWN.
At least it counts towards my revive achievement, how far is yours?
Ottokie
April 29, 2016 at 12:19
I probably already have it 😛
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:23
Hahaha, was running with Llew a few weeks ago, that helped ye olde meter to fill up
Strawman Jim
April 29, 2016 at 12:21
It’s mesmerising, isn’t it? I like that she’s tuckered out after a few seconds of arm flapping.
Ottokie
April 29, 2016 at 12:21
That’s most likely due to loss of oxygen and blood flow.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:22
Bwahahahaha
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:23
I’d like to know what it raged about
Ottokie
April 29, 2016 at 12:25
She was probably at a Dukan diet conference
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:26
WTF is Dukan?
Ottokie
April 29, 2016 at 12:29
Every year there is some strange diet revolution named after some “genius dietitian”
AKA Dukan, Atkins. Banting or gluten free.
All just full of **** like the previous one.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:30
Oh, another fad.
I’m on a ligte dieet. As die ligte aangaan, dan eet ek
Ottokie
April 29, 2016 at 12:31
Selle hier xD
And if there is load shedding, a braai counts as a light.
Admiral Chief in New York
April 29, 2016 at 12:31
Iewers erens is daar ligte, so, ek moet eet
HairyEwok
April 29, 2016 at 11:50
Damn it steam, using my one weakness against me.
VampyreSquirrel
April 29, 2016 at 11:58
33% off Naruto Storm 4… and it’s still R507.19? F*** that!
Kromas untamed
April 29, 2016 at 14:51
Ruby is is awesome …. I mean RWBY. Suppose I’ll try the game.