Still Alive

....Just busy with things, and unable to spend time on KMNR Works. Sorry for the inconvenience we've caused you all. We terribly regret it, but we shall try to have some work done as soon as we have time.

--Thunderboom

2012

Happy new year!

Again, we apologise for our continual lack of updates. A lot of stuff is going on right now.
Maybe this summer?

--Thunderboom

New Album Released

First off, I'd like to apologise again for the near-constant state of inactivity that we have been under. I would also like to stress that this is mostly due to an endless barrage of work that forces us to have very little time to collaborate on projects.

But there is good news, as well! Shockpulse decided to whip this up the other day, so we could finally have another release! I'd like to formally introduce KAMINARI Dojin's first original album, "Mysteries":

http://kaminaridojin.bandcamp.com/album/mysteries

Have fun listening!
--Thunderboom

Revival

Good evening, KAMINARI fans! I am pleased to announce that KAMINARI Dojin Circle has returned and is back on track. However, it seems things are going sluggish as ever. We are sorry for this! We shall try to work on it in the future.

--Thunderboom

Monthly WIP Status

Works-in-Progress Status (2011/06):

Current Projects:
"A Dream Called 'Love'" (Illustrated Narrative) - Story Boarding
"Ketsueki no Iro wa..." (Visual Novel) - In-Production
"The Shorts Days of Summer (2nd Edition)" (Illustrated Storybook) - Pre-Conceptualization

Projects On Hold:
"Bl∞d: A Vampire Story" (Illustrated Short Story Collection)
"KARI^2" (Light Novel)
"Legend Lore 2: Angelic Wrath" (RPG)
"Mzunguko" (Manga)
"Super♥Magical Girl K-tan!!" (Manga)

Completed Projects:
"Legend Lore EX: Light of Darkness" (RPG)
"The Shorts Days of Summer (1st Edition)" (Illustrated Storybook)

Hiatus

In what has seemingly become a standing tradition at KAMINARI, we have yet again neglected to fulfill our promises of keeping you, the readers, updated. In repsonse to this, however, we have a new announcement to make.

At most until Summertime 2011, KAMINARI Dojin Circle's activities will be suspended. When we are able to continue work on our projects, we shall return in full force.

Until then, we wish you all the very best.

-KAMINARI Dojin Circle

A Dream Called "Love": Part 2

I apologise for missing the submission date by a few days, but here are Pages 3-4.
Also, if you wish to read the story without having to sort through old posts, you may do so here: http://kaminaridojin.blogspot.com/p/dream-called-love.html

New Webpages

First off, I would like to apologise for the horrific release schedule that "Ketsueki no Iro wa..." is on. Please forgive us for this, but we are not able to work on it at this time.
Please remember that recently a video game was announced as finally coming out, over 11 years after it was supposed to. We assure you with a promise that we will release "KnI" before 2020.

Moving onto the main section of this post, I would like to announce that we now have a working email address after all this time, because I just recently learned what a Yahoo Alias really is. So if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or complaints, please direct them towards kaminaridojin@yahoo.com and we shall reply with earnest.

I would also like to take this time to introduce you to a bit of a facelift that KAMINARI has gone through. We do have a public image to uphold, you know!

We have updated our profiles and created a few new webpages, in addition to this. Following below is your many ways to get in touch with us now:
http://kaminaridojin.blogspot.com/ - Our primary website.
kaminaridojin@yahoo.com - Our eMail address.
http://kaminaridojin.bandcamp.com/ - Where you can check out songs we have composed.
http://www.youtube.com/user/kaminaridojin - Our freshly-created YouTube channel, in case we ever wish to upload videos.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105478179489030 - Our Facebook group page, though we may never do anything with it.
http://twitter.com/kaminaridojin - Our Twitter account. Normally, I would not bother with this, especially because our cellular telephones do not have support for anything like this, but Shocky insisted we make one just to complete the set.

Additionally, with the recent change in Second Life's age requirements, we also have a Group in it called "KAMINARI Dojin Circle".

Feel free to join the groups, or whatever it is you kids do with your social networking. That is, if you'd like to. We're not going to force anything onto you, so please, relax!

Without further delay, it is now time to finish this post and submit it. Please continue to treat us as kindly in the future as you have in the past.

-Thunderboom, Chief Editor

A Dream Called "Love": Part 1

Monthly WIP Status

We are sorry to inform you that for the next few months, we may be unable to complete anything, due to hectic schedules with urgent matters, which force us to continue work at a highly-decreased pace. However, as an apology, I shall attempt to update this blog every week with a page from the first draft of "A Dream Called 'Love'", complete with sketchings of the final illustrations.

-Thunderboom


Works-in-Progress Status (2011/02):

Current Projects:
"A Dream Called 'Love'" (Illustrated Narrative) - In-Production
"Ketsueki no Iro wa..." (Visual Novel) - In-Production

Projects On Hold:
"Bl∞d: A Vampire Story" (Illustrated Short Story Collection)
"KARI^2" (Light Novel)
"Legend Lore 2: Angelic Wrath" (RPG)
"Mzunguko" (Manga)
"Super♥Magical Girl K-tan!!" (Manga)

Completed Projects:
"Legend Lore EX: Light of Darkness" (RPG)
"The Shorts Days of Summer" (Illustrated Storybook)

A Small Note on Progress

Yes, we've been horrendously busy as of late. But do not fret! We, all of us, are trying our hardest in revising and writing "Ketsueki no Iro wa...", so that we might bring to you the wonderful and myseterious world of Ketsuki, the World of Blood.

Thunderboom

P.S.; As a postscript, enjoy this preview of the game's promotional wallpaper set.

The Short Days of Summer

Shocky here. Due to the fact I was experimenting with the "Blurb" book creation software, the PDF format for the story has watermarks. I'll work on making a PDF format without using Blurb, though! Until then, please enjoy the illustrated version of "The Short Days of Summer":

Legend Lore EX Update

Gah, I'm sorry! I, Shockpulse, finally played through the game only to discover I screwed up! I'm sorry!!

Here is the new version of Legend Lore EX, with a final, completed ending:


On the old versions, if you completed the game, talking to Aramil would send you to his special place, and get rid of your walking sprite! I'm sorry! This place was supposed to be a secret place where, after you completed the game, statues of main characters and villains would appear, and pressing the "A" button near them would tell you facts and trivia about the character. However, I eliminated this from the final design plan, and Aramil would just take you to the credits, but I seem to have forgotten about him! I'm Sorry!! Please forgive me!

I also found that the Password Messenger NPC in Fylan Village used the preliminary prototype name for Legend Lore "Zero", a prequel of sorts that will explain how the land of Asgorath came to be. In future games, we hope to expand upon this mythology and legend, showing more and more of Asgorath each time, until the end of the series.

"Ketseuki no Iro" Wallpapers

Been a while since we talked about "KnIw...?" (shorthand for "Ketsueki no Iro wa..."), so I thought I'd whip up a few wallpapers for you fans to use while you wait for the game to come out. I promise, we'll start working on the final game soon! ^_^;

There's only 5 of them now, but I'll make one for every character that's in the final game, and release them shortly before the game comes out!

I'm sorry, but these are not widescreen wallpapers. When I make one for ever character, I shall make widescreen versions as well, including newer versions of these wallpapers.

Simply click the thumbnail to bring up a full-size version!

Kari^2 [Updated]

UPDATE: Whoops, did I say Summer 2010? I meant AUTUMN 2010. Sorry!

Though some of our members are working on preliminary drafts and whatnot for other works ("Mzunguko", "Shin Mahou-Shoujo K-tan", "Legend Lore 2", etc.), the entire team of KAMINARI is working together once more! This time, we're revising, writing, and illustrating the light novel we've had planned for a very, very, very long time: Kari^2!

This cyberpunk tale of mystery and intrigue is slated for (hopefully) an Autumn 2010 release, but you can never be sure what might happen to screw with the schedules! ^_^;

Legend Lore EX + Ketsueki Stories Update

It appears that we neglected to include the needed RTP engine to play RPG Maker XP games. For this, we are very regretful. Sorry! It shall not happen again (with luck).

Download the updated ZIP file for "Legend Lore EX" here:



Additionally, we have reuploaded several stories, including a brand-new one:

"Pocket Guide to Ketsueki no Sekai"
One of several "Pocket Guidebooks" put out by the fictional "Kaminari Corps", an omnipresent entity in the KAMINARI Verse. This Guidebook features information on Ketsuki, also known as "Ketsueki no Sekai", the setting of "Ketsueki no Iro wa...". Included are details of its denizens and its history (including mythology), among other points of interest.
Download:

"The Legend of Kamiko"
Somewhat spoiler-ish, one might say, but in truth it is a vital piece of backstory, detailing the true history of Kamiko, Tenko, Tanno, and Eki, the four super-powerful supernatural beings in "Ketsueki no Iro wa...". Included in this tale are the origins of how Tanno became a KAMINARI employee, the full story behind "Claire and the Lilies" (see the "Pocket Guidebook to Ketsueki no Sekai", under the Mythology section), and the details of the climactic battle that took place thousands of Ketsuki years previously.
Download:

"Ketsueki no Iro wa... - Prequel"
Another prequel to "Ketsueki no Iro", this one is centered on the Inoue siblings, explaining further on the backstory of the visual novel's Player Character. The events detailed here decribe the origins of Kyashi's delinquent attitude, as well as the animosity Rissa feels towards her brother.
Download:

"Ketsueki Otaku - Satsugai 1: Kogatana Otaku"
Chiyo/Chi, the "Kogatana Otaku", is a girl with a murderous alternate personality. Chiyo is obssessed with knives, and believes firmly that to kill someone you need not just anything, but a weapon that reflects the personality and being of the person being killed with it (so, even if she had dozens to choose from, she wouldn't use a weapon unless it was the perfect match for the murder). Chi, on the other hand, is cruel, ruthless, and enjoys inflicting massive psychological damage on her victims before killing them.
Download:

"The Short Days of Summer"
(NOTE: Not for the squeemish, or those who do not like blood, death, or the idea of 7-year-old murderers)
An original short horror story about a young girl who discovers a fun game to pass the time during one fateful summer.
Download:

Legend Lore EX is now released!

Yes, Legend Lore EX is now released! So now you may all play it!

You may download it here:


Switching over to Windows Live SkyDrive because MediaFire deleted all of our uploaded files. We'll reupload them to SkyDrive and hope that they don't get deleted in a few months...

Currently, the four files mentioned here are unavailable. We shall reupload them soon.
http://kaminaridojin.blogspot.com/2010/01/two-new-stories.html
http://kaminaridojin.blogspot.com/2010/01/projects.html

You may also be interested to know that I, Thunderboom, have come up with an idea for a manga, since Kana said she would start doing them with her fancy new Tablet PC. It is called "Mzunguko" ("Cycle", from Swahili), and takes basis from mythology, ancient African culture (from which all humanity traces its lineage to), and a popular character set I came up with a long time ago involving a family named "Eleme".

I also learned that I tend to get a bit over-zealous with ideas of mine...writing up basic notes for it, which hardly went into any detail at all (mostly still in my head) filled a Word Document file with 1028 words (not that I'm done with notes, though)! Including spaces, that was 5992 characters in all! ^_^" Ahehe...maybe I should calm down before I write up a novel on the subject...


I would also like to take this time to announce a contest!
The first 4 people to level their party in Legend Lore EX to Lv.90 or above will receive special recognition for this feat! They will have their screenshots-of-proof posted on the blog here, and they will be respected by all! Please note that this contest only lasts until the end of July 2010. Also, as an added incentive, all players who submit screenshots of this feat by the deadline will recieve an NPC named after them in a future "Legend Lore" game!
To enter this contest, please email a screenshot of the in-game main menu displaying your party as all being at least Level 90 to kaminaridojin@yahoo.com. Please note that most of us are experts at photo manipulation and can tell if an image has been modified or not.
Rules:
1. All members of your party MUST be at least Level 90. You do not have to have 4 people in your party, though with all honesty, you will have a hard time of it with only one or two.
2. All manipulated screenshots will be disqualified.
3. Any screenshots with offensive character names will be disqualified. Just because you can be "funny" and have an offensive name for your character, doesn't mean that we have to post it publiclly.
4. Screenshots are allowed to be cropped, but they MUST show the edges of the game window. Crop it if you want to, but leave the border around the game, including where it says "Legend Lore EX" at the top.

In case you do not know how to take a screenshot, you press the "Print Screen" ("Prnt Scrn", sometimes) button on your keyboard, then "paste" it into an image-editing program such as Microsoft Paint. Then, save the file to your computer, naming it what you wish (for example, "Screenshot 001").

Memberlist Update

Hanako here. I'm still writing the "Legend Lore EX" manual, but expect the game released by the end of the week!

We've changed some of our members' duties around (not to mention some screename changes), so I thought it would be good to update the list:

Thunderboom (Takumi) - Editor-in-Chief, Head Author, De-Facto Leader
Shockpulse (Aiko) - Lead Programmer, "Special Consultant for Blood, Death, and Horror"
Kana - Lead Artist, Character Designer, Head of Art Department
Hanako - Editor, Spellchecker, Technical Writer
Suiko - Dialogue Writer, Relationship Planner
FieryEmpress (Aya) - Action Sequence Coordinator, RPG Combat Balancer, Banter Writer


Oh, we're also now on Facebook if you want to "become a fan" or whatever (not that we'll ever do anything there...just thought I'd point it out): http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=105478179489030

Legend Lore EX Press Release

LEGEND LORE EX: LIGHT OF DARKNESS

Official Press Release

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KAMINARI Dojin Circle has announced its newest work, a full-length fantasy RPG (role-playing game) titled "Legend Lore EX: Light of Darkness" for Microsoft Windows Operating System. The game is a heavily-updated version of a much, much older game titled "Legend Lore", which was created by a member of KAMINARI. Though not all members of the dojin circle directly participated in its creation, KAMINARI's public relations official, Hanako, had this to say: "Though a few of our members were not directly involved, they certainly influenced many aspects of the game's updated design."

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The game's title is drawn from a spell in the popular tabletop role-playing game, "Dungeons & Dragons". The spell "legend lore" allows casters to discover legends about something particular, be it an item, person, or location (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/legendLore.htm). When asked about the origin of this name, Thunderboom, the game's original designer, said that "[like the spell,] Legend Lore opens players' minds to great and fantastic legends and adventures." Shockpulse, lead designer for the updated "Legend Lore EX", said that the addition to the title was because "it sounded cool".

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KAMINARI expressed great thanks to Enterbrain, Inc., Yoji Ojima, and everyone else involved in the creation of "RPG Maker XP", the program the group used to create the game. The group, mostly comprised of teenagers, has also stated that the game be "free for anyone and everyone to play. We love getting things for free, and we're sure that all of our fans do, too! (laugh)".

The game will be posted online to their official blog (http://kaminaridojin.blogspot.com/) for free download.

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-Kana Miyaki

(2010/3/30)

Progress

Hello, this is Assistant Editor Hanako here to bring you an update. For most of us, things have been quite hectic lately, so we haven't been able to get much done recently. This is especially true for my elder siblings, who are the ones that normally make these blog posts. However, rest assured that we shall be getting things straightened out soon.

Also note that production of "Ketsueki no Iro wa..." has been postponed for a few months until Summer Vacation begins and we are all able to work on it without interrupt. In the meantime, I'm thinkig of making a smll RPG with Shocky to placate you, our ever-so-hungry fans, with a new release. This is not set in stone, however, but with hope, you'll all be playing an RPG before long and you can stop asking us "when's the new release coming out?" for a while...

-Hanako, Assistant Editor, KAMINARI