We haven’t seen the end of the Tail Concerto and Solatorobo universe, says CyberConnect 2 CEO, Hiroshi Matsuyama.

Over a year later, CyberConnect2 are still conducting charity projects to support victims of Japan’s 2011 Touhoku earthquake.

Show your love for .hack or Solatorobo and you could win a signed copy of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations for PS3.

Since the Tail Concerto didn’t meet sales expectations a sequel wasn’t picked up. So, how did CyberConnect2 get Namco Bandai to publish Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, which is essentially a spiritual sequel?

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Solatorobo places great importance on creating a vibrant world and taking you through it at a smooth pace.

“As a product, I think it’s going downhill,” CyberConnect 2 CEO, Hiroshi Matsuyama, says about present-day anime.

Finished playing Solatorobo? Then click on to find out more about director Takayuki Isobe’s design decisions.

Xseed sent out a new trailer and screens as a reminder for Solatorobo’s U.S. launch.

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter has some characters that appear in the PsOne game Tail Concerto too. Director Takayuki Isobe discusses them, but (heads up!) there may be some spoilers in this interview.

Director Takayuki Isobe reveals the game has changed quite a bit. One concept gave protagonist Red Savarin electricity powers and Chocolat wasn’t always Red’s little sister.

Red Savarin, the main character in Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, is a bounty hunter. And a grand prix racer. And a beetle riding bug master. And a monster fisherman?

Xseed is bundling Solatorobo: Red the Hunter with one a goodie from Japan. First print copies in North America include a 24 track soundtrack CD, which Namco Bandai offered as a pre-order bonus.

Yes, Nintendo of Europe translated the downloadable quests, too.