Notes: yes, I’m typing an entry. No, I didn’t want to type another entry, but after being reminded of a news bit that occured last month, I had no choice. I have to type this entry down. If it does not look professional, it’s because it’s not supposed to be.
Back on the 11th of last month, I mentioned in my usual diary that KID, which stands for Kindle Imagine Develop and who brought out various ren’ai game and visual novel series for those that don’t know, filed for bankruptcy at the end of November, the month before last month. (The day I reported on this bit was the last day I wanted to report on this bit because of the following bit.) They asked for protection the following day. Most people know KID for their “Memories Off” series, but they also made “Ever 17″, “White Breath” and an “Ai Yori Aoshi” romance series.
When I first heard this news bit, I thought, “If SNK Playmore can recover from this situation, so can KID. Ne? Ne~”?!
No matter how spirited I was, KID’s debt of 530,000,000 en ($4,452,648) was too much even though Hirameki International did license some of their games in the west. Their last appearance was at Comiket 71. However, there is a small ray of hope.
According to Brandon’s bit (which just had to remind me of this situation), there is a chance of the releases for “Memories Off V Encore” and “12RIVEN the ΨCriminal of Integral” which are almost done. “After thanking everyone for supporting them at their Comiket liquidation sale, the text states (roughly) ‘Should the fans wish it, there may be a day when the resurrection of KID will come, if people haven’t forgotten about us by then.’” Oh, of course, the text mentioned here is the text on KID’s site.
Now, Brandon and I have made sure that KID will not be a distant memory. The question is, “Can the people in Japan do the same?” and I have faith in them. Just in case, I can ask some connections to push those people. I better end this entry the right way.
やっぱり米国のファンがいますキッド。だから、諦めりないでください!しっかりしまして!