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Do you love the Bleach manga or anime series? Are you also a PSP owner depressed by the fact that none of the five Bleach games for the system have been prepped for a release outside of Japan? Well, there’s some good news, which comes courtesy of PSP Fanboy. A downloadable demo of Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 is now available online for PSP owners, and can be found at PSP Fanboy’s demo section.

Like all of the previous Bleach: Heat the Soul games, Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 is a fighting game filled with various game modes and characters from the series. It also will change things up a bit with a tag mode - players pick two characters to fight battles as and can switch off. It will also feature the largest character roster, including Soul Reaper, Vizard and Hollow characters as fighters. The full game will be available in Japan on May 15, 2008. The Japanese version will cost $48.90, and the Asia version will be $42.90. Since the PSP has no region protection, you can buy the cheaper version and know you’re not missing out.

Click through to watch a Japanese TV spot for Bleach: Heat the Soul 5…

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Title: Bleach DS 2nd: Kokui Hirameku Requiem
Price: JP: $48.90 NA: $29.99?
System(s): Nintendo DS
Release Date: JP: 2/15/07 NA: Summer 2008
Publisher (Developer): Sega (Treasure)
ESRB Rating: US Rating Pending
Pros: Lots more fighters, new story mode layout, two on two battles are better (if you pick the right pair), better Wi-Fi battles experiences
Cons: Some fighters were tweaked more than necessary, spirit cards aren’t really necessary, difficult to unlock certain items without a guide

Originally I was going to do a fantastic review of Soma Bringer, a Japanese action-rpg that a friend of mine imported. However this week marked Sega’s update that yes, the second Bleach DS game is going to be released in the US. In the wake of such an announcement, it seems only fitting that today’s column cover this really cool sequel…

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Clearly all the video game companies had a secret meeting to arrange for 2008 to be the best year for portable gamers, as the latest news from Sega almost seems too good to be true. Sega has just announced that Bleach: Dark Souls, the sequel to Bleach: The Blade of Fate, will be released in North America in Q2 2008. The sequel, known in Japan as Bleach DS 2nd: Kokui Hirameku Requiem, features an all new exclusive storyline, 44 characters and many other improvements.

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Fans of videogames will go to great lengths to show their devotion to a series or appreciation of a character. People who are especially crafty or handy will create their own homages to games. For example a person may turn Barbie into Lara Croft, make a video game cross stitch or design a pattern for a plush toy.

So it is no surprise that ball jointed dolls are used as a media for fan appreciation. Some of the most gorgeous representations are the Super Dollfie (SD) style dolls which people have customized to look like their favorite characters.

The people who take the time and effort to create a work of art like this not only have a tribute they can display to other fans, but also a work of art. SD style ball jointed dolls are a big investment. For example, the lowest end of the price scale would be Cherish doll ($200~$400) and the highest end would…

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If you like Bleach, you will like Sega’s new announcement.  Bleach: Shattered Blade for the Wii and Bleach: Blade of Fate for the Nintendo DS will be coming to the US in Fall 2007, just in time for season two of the anime to hit Cartoon Network.

Bleach: Shattered Blade is a one-on-one fighting game featuring ...

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