Princess Princess at PS2, Animate point win

(tags anime, boy's life, cross-dress, game, PlayStation 2, Animate)

The cross-dressing boys life fun that I am infatuated with is coming to the PlayStation 2 as (my trans) Princess Princess - Princesses' After-School Danger (プリンセスプリンセス：姫たちのあぶない放課後後) SPLS-25693. Actually the catch phrase for this game is (my trans) "pretty boys' friendship adventure" (美形ボーイズ友情アドベンチャー), which pretty much sums it up coherently without innuendo. The official page has much more infomation.

I am totally looking forward to this game, not that it's a reflex game but that it is should be just as good when Kashimashi made it onto the PS2, that is, there should be a new story. Not much of the canon delves into the after-school time. I have the drama CDs which expand on the universe a bit more, and I am planning on getting the character songs CD as well. The cover picture of the regular version is by Atsuko Nakajima (中嶋敦子), but the special version is by original author Mikiyo Tsuda (つだみきよ). Sorry to the original author, but I like the anime style better.

The drawing style for the PS2 doesn't look too bad, but I'm annoyed with characters facing orientation. It's as if they are ignoring you. It was the same in Kashimashi. But, at least we will get the fast-talking clothing maniac Nadasho-senpai's omake mode. This is going to be grand.

Last month, I had some incredible luck at Animate's AV Fair point campaign this last summer:

I purchased a couple of Princess Princess CDs and received a bundle of scratch off cards. Most of them were the usual 1 point. For reference, you get one scratch off card per 1000 yen. The fair has items from 5 points to 40 points, so you automatically hope for multi-point cards. When I got to Princess Princess themed cards, I got a set of 5 of a kind 3 points cards, in a row. Boo yah. Someone at Animate must really like me. So what could I do with the points? Get a special fan for 20 points:

Geez, leather, guys? I suspect the image will be reused on the cover of one of the DVDs. Not so exclusive, but that's how it goes.