#forwardworks

Hi all! Apologies for the inactivity, I've been rather busy... but I've been working with the lovely Djinn of the (formerly) official DRPG Discord server to get some archives completed. Currently all the Boltrend-translated events are available to read, and a good number of Djinn's (far better) translations are also available.

Is 14 days too much for a piece? Cause that's what it took to finish this- I always wanted to do a giant group shot like this for every fandom that I've been in, so I'm glad that I finally got one done

This was originally done for a fanart contest hosted by Boltrend, the global side of Disgaea RPG. Check out all the entries they all look SO COOL! https://disgaearpg.boltrend.com/en/fanart?fbclid=IwAR0mqWTqk1b0B427Bn9pqg6b1NrPy-ew9JWyq94VzXiN2P63lKA94tq2R1Q

Although the piece I submitted wasn't technically done yet, so after the contest I grew impatient to finish it and went on a drawing spree for 11 days straight to get it done. (Sleeping schedule be damned!)

Here's a link for a better quality image and and some wallpaper cuts https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/91068710

The image compression is real, not even Tumblr can take this 80 or so characters nonsense- XD

Hi fellow Arc fans on Tumblr! It’s Aruru again.

I tweeted about the item linked above already on my personal account there, so I’ll try to keep the first points of this post brief (on mobile right now).

The above link posted leads to the initial tweet from the official Twitter account for the new Arc game, as well as a link to the series’ new website: https://arcthelad.com (only has the same teaser image as the tweet for now).

From what I was able to understand, we will finally hear some new information on July 30 in Japan (therefore, for many of us, the announcements will likely fall on the 29th).

We’ll keep an eye out for things, but I’d definitely recommend that anyone with a Twitter account that you follow theirs and check their website.

Also, consider RTing other fans, adding your own supportive comments, and search/use hashtags like #ArcTheLad or #アークザラッド while there. (You can send me a DM on my main account, or send a message via Ask if you wish to let us know how to find you/your tweets on the topic over there.)

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Now, for some updates/announcements related to the fanblog:

- We’ve NOT forgotten or abandoned this Tumblr project at all.

- We have continued having some issues of some kind at this point. (Mod Aruru notes: Much in my particular case has been related to the aftermath of hurricane Maria, but we’re not going into that here.)

- We’re still committed to sharing with everyone why we love the Arc series, and reblogging and linking that we find of interest outside Tumblr, though we might be changing some things (or how we go about them) a bit.

- The reason I say “we” now is because one of the things I’ve been delayed in announcing is that there is now a co-mod: Please welcome Sparrow, aka @rainhawk! (Among the things we’re hoping to do is work on possibly searching out and translating harder-to-acquire information on Arc-related topics.)

- We might be interested for others to join this Tumblr. If somone wishes to discuss it with us, send an Ask, email, etc!

- We’ve also been working/talking on a Discord server for a bit. A few of you who’d heard about it already have joined, too, and we’re all seeing out other fans to hang with. If interested, keep an eye on us here, or send a message/Ask in the meanwhile for details ahead of time.

- We’ve also made acquaintance with Mr. Jigen, current admin of the Arc the Lad Wiki (http://arcthelad.wikia.com), and trying to assist him there. Please consider joining any/all of us there too if you wish to help out!

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Anyway, thank you all for your time reading this post! I hope to hear from you, and let’s keep tabs on the upcoming news!

Disgaea Mobile Game in the Works

Gosh! Those cellphone games sure are all the rage these days. Every franchise seems to be entering the market with their own take on the gacha formula, and soon Disgaea will be one of them. Nippon Ichi Software and ForwardWorks are working together on a Disgaea mobile game tentatively titled Makai Senki Disaea. Check out the trailer below:

In this quite animated trailer Kaori Mizuhashi, Lahral’s…