Arcana Heart 2 and Akatsuki Blitzkampf Announced in Arcadia

Arcana Heart 2 and Akatsuki Blitzkampf have both been announced for arcade releases according to the latest issue of Arcadia Magazine. No additional details have been revealed, but once the magazine hits newstands and scans are available, I'll be sure to provide the information as I can find it. Unfortunately for me, since my subscription to Arcadia ends up coming a week or so later than most people (one of the effects of having the magazine shipped stateside through a third party), I'll have to keep an eye out on a few other sites for the early reports.

It is great to see Akatsuki Blitzkampf receiving an actual arcade release. Like Melty Blood before it, the game continues the trend of PC doujin fighters attracting enough attention online for the game to be looked at more seriously by publishers and distributors alike. Though I haven't put as much time into the game as I would like, it is a surprising trend breaker compared to other doujin games. In a lot of ways, it is more similar in style to the old school Street Fighter series than it is the new wave of Arc System Works inspired games.

I should have some scans soon, but at the very least, next week when my issue comes in I'll try to post up a few images if they are available.