Tokkan

Yeah, the chibi character thing explains why there were "Magical Beat"-style sprites on the Network Mode banner in the build at E3/AX.

Global Colosseo is pretty much exactly what it seems like.

There is stuff in this week's Famitsu detailing the new online features (like the 64-player lobbies). Also some stuff about the new Teach Me, Miss Litchi. http://gamenyarth.blog67.fc2.com/blog-entry-13763.html 【10/24】[PS3] アークシステムワークス「ブレイブルークロノファンタズマ」 ■オンのマッチング待機中にCPU戦可能に ■ロビー機能 　1つのロビーは64人 　ちびキャラを操作してBBの世界各地の階層都市ヘログイン 　ゲーセンのように対戦台を選んで遊ぶことができる 　テキストチャットあり ■教えてライチ先生がすべてリニューアル 　フルボイス

Olimar confirmed.

Not exactly, but the masked girl passing Mai in the flashback does appear to be Shiori. The flashback was more to highlight the fact Mai recognises the same smell of poison from that time, reaffirming Mai's suspicion that Shiori is at the Academy to kill someone. It's entirely possible Shiori could get that feeling, but I don't think she has that feeling yet.

Tell me I'm a bad person, because this made me smile for some reason.

Actually Rukia and Katherine were both voiced by Michelle Ruff, who already does Carl in BB and filled in for whoever did Linhua in Extend.

She's not Japanese.

https://twitter.com/blazblue_radio/status/354526924082659330 Keiji Fujiwara, the voice of Kagura Mutsuki, shall be the guest of episode 11.

So I got a good look at the CP arcade credits (thanks to it being available on Nico). Julia Yermakov did the announcer voice in CP.

I certainly didn't expect Shiori Kirihito and Chachakaka to turn out to assassins, possibly sent to kill Jin.

No, Kagura is not in the build at AX.

That's not how the anime industry works. Those kinds of decisions are usually left to the production committee, of which the animation studio is usually just a tiny fraction of. More than likely Faylan was chosen because she did the OPs for Extend and CP. Though since no producers are credited on the "Staff & Cast" page for Alter Memory, I can't even begin to guess which companies are on the production committee. Though you'd best hope Bandai Visual is not on the production committee, if they were then hell would freeze over at least 3 times before we'd ever see a dub.

https://twitter.com/faylan_staff/status/351153285824126976 Faylan will be doing the OP theme for Alter Memory. Pretty sure this was expected, but at least now we have confirmation.

Mori is a liar.

Mori staring at Chie Matsuura, and then he asks the crowd if they want Kokonoe as a playable character and they all cheer... Goddammit Mori.

It's not translated yet. Just keep calm and have patience.

The one of Celica in Ikaruga is not a flashback.

http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/035/490/51c8136631ed0.html Celica's looking for her husbando in Ikaruga? She's going to have a fun time if she decides to ask random bystanders where he is.

Definitely. Even in Extend with Relius, he sounded like he still had the same VA as before but the voice direction made him sound more goofy whereas previously he sounded pretty dark and evil.

Uh... yeah, about that...

I say "appears to be" because just posting pictures is not the same as actually officially announcing it. Or me with my autism might have completely missed the meaning of the kitty smilie and I explained myself for nothing, that too.

http://via.me/-cuqrr9m http://via.me/-cuqmjm6 From Mori's twitter, he appears to be teasing a BBCP Noel figure.

http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/vote_blazblue/ Rest of the poll rankings revealed. 1. Tsubaki Yayoi 2. Noel Vermillion 3. Hazama 4. Ragna the Bloodedge 5. Jin Kisaragi 6. Makoto Nanaya 7. Hakumen 8. Kokonoe 9. Bullet 10. Rachel Alucard 11. Nu-13 12. Platinum the Trinity 13. Taokaka 14. Celica A Mercury 15. Arakune 16. Izayoi 17. Jubei 18. Bang Shishigami 19. "other" (Azteca, MoriP) 20. Amane Nishiki 21. Lambda-11 22. Azrael 23. Tager 24. Litchi 25. Terumi 26. Mu-12 27. Carl 28. Imperator 29. Relius 30. Valkenhayn 31. Nine 32. Kazuma 33. Ignis 34. Torakaka 35. Linhua 36. Trinity 37. Nirvana 38. Kaka Kittens 39. Nago and Gii 40. Seven 41. Eight 42. Bang's Subordinates 43. Tomonori 44. Kaka Chief 45. Phantom 46. Clavis 47. Suzukaka 48. Totokaka

SoWL called that move "Ganengeki", right? JBBS peeps are calling it "Garengeki".