JP News (Sept. 20, Round 2): World End Economica Episode 2 / Monster Hunter Stories

Today’s Japanese News (Round 2!), with the opening movie and release date for World End Economica Episode 2, but also…

• Monster Hunter Stories

World End Economica Episode 2

A few weeks ago, FuRyu released World End Economica Episode 1 on the Nintendo eShop of the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. It’s part of their Catalyst label, which consists of various popular PC Visual Novels ported to Nintendo’s handheld.

If you were wondering whether FuRyu was planning to release World End Economica Episode 2, the answer is yes! The publisher uploaded the opening movie on YouTube earlier today, which reveals that it will be released on September 28th. It’s not clear if other Visual Novels will also be released on the same day or not.

Here’s the opening movie for World End Economica Episode 2:

Our Upcoming Releases page has been updated!

In case you missed it, here’s the three Visual Novels FuRyu has released on Nintendo 3DS:

• Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni (by Ryukishi07, creator of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
• The House in Fata Morgana (by Novectacle)
• World End Economica Episode 1 (by Isuna Hasekura, author of Spice & Wolf)

Monster Hunter Stories

Today, V-Jump uploaded a video for Monster Hunter Stories, featuring some gameplay footage.

Here it is:

Monster Hunter Stories (3DS) comes out on October 8th in Japan.