Revisiting the Occultic;Nine light novels eight years later
It has somehow been eight years since we reviewed the three available Occultic;Nine light novels here on Kiri Kiri Basara. Occultic;Nine, as a matter...
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New SciADV projects are in development, Steins;Gate creators confirm
In a new interview with Famitsu, Steins;Gate producer Tatsuya Matsubara and scenario writer Naotaka Hayashi discussed the development of Steins;Gate RE:BOOT, reflecting on the...
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Science Adventure ALL STAR POPUP returns to Tokyo later this month
The Science Adventure ALL STAR POPUP event is making its return to Tokyo later this month, giving fans another opportunity to purchase exclusive merchandise...
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The state of SciADV projects in 2026
The Science Adventure series has never been short on ambition. Over the years, developer MAGES. and executive producer Chiyomaru Shikura have announced numerous projects...
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Visiting the real-life Cafebar Bloomoon
Today, we are taking a break from running around Tokyo and tracking down places from the Science Adventure Series. Literally. We are having a...
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The real-life locations of Occultic;Nine
This article and video contains major spoilers for Occultic;Nine Today, we are exploring Kichijoji, the central location of Occultic;Nine, the place of the 256...
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Tokyo Project is back
This time, instead of announcing it months in advance, we came straight to Tokyo. Filming has already begun. Some of you may have already...
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We visited the SciADV ALL STAR POPUP store in Akihabara
GEE!STORE is hosting a special, time-limited SciADV pop-up store in their Akihabara location, and we were fortunate enough to be in Tokyo during that...
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Merchandise list revealed for Science Adventure ALL STAR POPUP
GEE!STORE has revealed the full merchandise lineup for the upcoming Science Adventure Series ALL STAR POPUP event, giving fans a first look at the...
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Science Adventure ALL STAR POPUP event coming to Japan in 2026
GEE!STORE has announced a special “Science Adventure Series ALL STAR POPUP” event celebrating the Science Adventure franchise, including iconic titles such as STEINS;GATE and...
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The history of SciADV on Xbox
SciADV began as an Xbox-exclusive. But it has now been eight years since the last time a game was released on the platform. What...
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Tokyo Project update
UPDATE 24.9.2025 Unfortunately, due to an unexpected medical emergency, I was unable to travel to Japan last Sunday as originally planned. Because of this,...
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Tokyo Project announcement
After many months of preparation, it is our pleasure to finally announce that we will be going to Tokyo at the end of September...
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MAGES. is running their first Xbox game sale in nearly eight years
MAGES. has had an interesting history with Xbox consoles. Despite the platform’s troubling lack of popularity in Japan, you might be surprised to hear...
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Specium;Boys – the SciADV entry that never happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvqDFuGLLs0 Ahhh, good old April 1st—the perfect day for anybody to make an announcement. Indeed, eleven years ago on this very day, MAGES. announced...
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Shikura stream highlights: 1–3 new SciADV titles under consideration; Anonymous;Code insights
MAGES. representative director Chiyomaru Shikura hosted last week a livestream on the Japanese streaming site TwitCasting, wherein he shared a number of insights related...
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Chiyomaru Shikura August 31 stream recap: More Anonymous;Code, Occultic;Nine information
Just under a week ago, MAGES. representative director Chiyomaru Shikura held a livestream on the Japanese livestreaming site TwitCasting—like in previous streams, he discussed...
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Science Adventure, TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS collaboration announced
Announced via their Twitter account, the TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS bar café will be hosting a Science Adventure series collaboration between August 7 and August...
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Chiyomaru Shikura stream recap: New info about Steins;???, Anonymous;Code, Occultic;Nine revealed
A little over a week ago, MAGES. representative director Chiyomaru Shikura held a livestream on the Japanese livestreaming site TwitCasting. The stream was titled...
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SciADV vocalist Kanako Itou leaves MAGES.
Announced via her personal blog in late September, prominent Science Adventure vocalist Kanako Itou has officially left MAGES. She was best known for SciADV...
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Kiri Kiri Basara reveals its newest writer ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ
Greetings to you all, fellow Science Adventure fans. We, the staff at Kiri Kiri Basara, are pleased to announce that today is most certainly...
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MAGES. acquired by mobile gaming/VR services company COLOPL
Via gamebiz.jp, MAGES., the company in charge of the Science Adventure series and various other fictional franchises, has been bought out by COLOPL, a...
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SciADV Live event rescheduled to January 26, 2020
Per the series’ official Twitter account, the “Science Adventure Live” event, initially scheduled to be held on October 12, 2019 but temporarily cancelled due...
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SciADV Live event temporarily cancelled, rescheduling in progress
#科学ADVライブ2019 【科学アドベンチャーライブ 10月12日公演中止のお知らせ】https://t.co/XygtiPbZ11 pic.twitter.com/1BtkLugknc — 科学ADV公式◆『STEINS;GATE』10周年 (@kagakuadv) October 11, 2019 Per its official website, the Science Adventure Live concert has been temporarily cancelled in anticipation...
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Famitsu interview with Chiyomaru Shikura: more information now available
The following article contains spoilers for Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0. The latest Famitsu Weekly magazine issue is now out, and we have summarized the...
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Chiyomaru Shikura claims that Occultic;Nine is “almost done,” teases new Science Adventure title
Following the recent news of MAGES.’ independence from Dwango and Kadokawa, MAGES. president Chiyomaru Shikura has gone on to tease further information about Occultic;Nine’s...
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MAGES. went independent from Dwango and Kadokawa
MAGES. has announced in a press release that Chiyomaru Studio has bought all MAGES. stocks owned by Dwango, a Japanese media company which is...
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Spike Chunsoft to reveal 2 new MAGES. game localizations at Anime Expo
During their latest Twitch live-stream, Spike Chunsoft – the current publisher of Science Adventure games for the West – announced that they will reveal...
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An interview with CINEPRESTO
SciADV community member CINEPRESTO recently visited Spike Chunsoft’s California office for a tour, and to appear on their stream as a guest star. While there,...
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Community member CINEPRESTO visits Spike Chunsoft tomorrow, video message from SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara to be shown
A member of the community will be visiting Spike Chunsoft’s California office tomorrow for a special stream! Spike Chunsoft has granted us permission to...
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SciADV pre-release concepts and tentative future release plan shown by Chiyomaru Shikura
In his latest TwitCasting stream, Chiyomaru Shikura showcased a slideshow presentation featuring a variety of new, never before seen content. Concept art for logos of various...
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Occultic;Nine will release on the Nintendo Switch
As per Gematsu, the latest Weekly Famitsu issue has confirmed that Occultic;Nine will be released on the Nintendo Switch in the future. The release...
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Occultic;Nine – Volume 3 Review
This article includes spoilers for the previous volume! How do you prove that you are alive? By interacting with other people? By interacting with...
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Chiyomaru Shikura June 16, 2018 stream: Announcements and Analysis
What began as a small stream of Steins;Gate 8-Bit, an upcoming preorder bonus game for Steins;Gate Elite, quickly turned into quite a bit of...
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Occultic;Nine – Volume 2 Review
The second volume of the Occultic;Nine light novel series begins right where the first volume left off. The plot really begins to pick up...
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Occultic;Nine – Volume 1 Review
The idea of scientifically proving the occult is somewhat intriguing, and in Occultic;Nine, it’s one of the main themes of the story. Occultic;Nine started...
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5pb./MAGES. executive director possibly confirms localization for various SciADV titles
In a surprising turn of events, 5pb./MAGES.’ executive director Chiyomaru Shikura recently tweeted in English about the company’s new relationship with the North American branch...
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What does the future hold for the Occultic;Nine visual novel?
On November 9, 2017, Occultic;Nine was released in Japan for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. Approximately one month after the game’s...
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