Author: Tanuki-sama Studios

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ethan Fox, Tanuki-sama Studios

[email protected]
 

S TEAM, November 24th, 2021, 6pm GMT – Tanuki-sama Studios is happy to announce that the v5 update to their popular indie courtroom adventure game NINA AQUILA: LEGAL EAGLE, SEASON ONE goes live today at 6pm UK time, November 24^th, 2021.
 

This update adds numerous features to the game that were funded in part by a successful crowdfunding initiative in Autumn 2021 that hit its target in just 3 days. These include…
 

These new features bolster the Steam release from July, which provides the player with over 10 hours of anime-themed courtroom drama content, ‘set in a world where all anime genres exist at once’.

“Our community are amazing,” says Ethan Fox, of Tanuki-sama Studios, “we planned for 7 weeks of crowdfunding. We could scarcely believe that they propelled us to the target in just 3 days.”

TSS has been developing the Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle series since 2018, on a micro-budget funded out of their own pocket, supplemented with revenue from sales of the game’s episodic releases. In that time, the game has reached fans across the globe, winning “Best of November 2020” on Newgrounds and maintaining a 5-star rating in over 200 reviews on itchio, and a positive rating on Steam.
 

More info about the successful crowdfunding initiative can be found here: https://twitter.com/NinaAquilaGame/status/1428434799409106956

This new artwork will be bundled with the v5 update to the game (the present release is v4), which is also intended to include a native Linux version, optimised for use on Steam Deck.
 

The game is presently available here for Windows platform: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547290/Nina_Aquila_Legal_Eagle_Season_One/

A full presskit has been uploaded to this URL for media use: https://tanukisamastudios.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/presskit-nina-aquila-legal-eagle-season-one/
 

A community update (broadly matching the info contained in this press release) will appear here around the time that this is sent to media contacts:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1547290/view/4492898491001332634

Press review codes available on request (email tanukisamastudios AT gmail DOT com)

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About Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
 

This new release collects together and enhances all existing chapters of the popular ongoing indie graphic adventure/visual novel hybrid videogame series, Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle — a courtroom drama game which takes place in a world where all anime genres exist at once.
 

The collection includes ~10 hours of content, in which players take on the role of Nina Aquila, a rookie defense attorney, as she represents clients accused of capital crimes. In it’s three-faceted gameplay, players will INVESTIGATE crimes (examining crime scenes and speaking to witnesses), PARTICIPATE in activities relevant to their case (such as illegal street racing) and finally, step into court and DEFEND their client in the manner of a courtroom drama visual novel.
 

NALE has previously appeared on services such as Newgrounds & itch.io in an episodic format (starting in winter 2018), where the releases have garnered praise, with Chapter I receiving “Best of November 2020” on Newgrounds and a 5-star review score on itch.io from over 200 user reviews.
 

This new collected release is significantly enhanced over the original episodic releases. Enhancements include a wide variety of audio-visual and feature improvements, including new character art, more & higher quality speech samples, reworked video sequences, Steam Achievements, an unlockable explorer mode and many more! This is the definitive NALE experience for both existing and new fans alike.
 

Veteran anime & gaming voice actor Rachael Messer (Azur Lane, Goblin Slayer, Forgotten Anne) provides the voice of Nina Aquila, the protagonist.
 

The game has an RRP of $8.99, with a free demo.
 

About Rachael Messer

Rachael is an industry veteran, recently voicing Enterprise in Funimation’s Azur Lane dub. She has a long history of dub roles in both anime & videogames, including Paladins, Warframe, Akashic Records, Princess Principal, Knight’s & Magic, A Centaur’s Life, Infinite Dendogram and the remake of System Shock.

Ethan originally contacted Rachael after hearing her performance as the protagonist in Forgotten Anne, by Square-Enix, believing her voice would be perfect for the role.

About Tanuki-sama Studios

Tanuki-sama Studios is an indie videogame developer, based in the UK, owned and managed by the solo developer Ethan Fox, who came to the Visual Novel space from a Kindle author background.

Ethan’s games draw upon his past experiences living in Japan, as well as a lifelong love of anime & manga. This season, he is watching Fruits Basket and To Your Eternity.

NALE was conceived as a way to create a narrative experience that has plotting, pacing and direction similar to that of watching an anime show, as well as serving as a homage to multiple anime genres. TSS’s ambition is to see NALE realised as a fully-fledged anime production.

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