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Gemini and Erica CONFIRMED for Project X!
Posted by Dr. Xadium on Wed May 16, 2012 7:58 am


Yeehaw! This week's Famitsu has confirmed Gemini Sunrise and Erica Fontaine as a team!





And, if you look closely in the upper left, you can see their attacks are:

Gemini - Rodeo Wheel

Erica - The Ohayo Dance (!) :O

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Sakura and Oogami in Project X
Posted by Dr. Xadium on Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:41 am


Well the Project X site has finally gone live, with a few updates on the already-announced characters.

Of note is the fact that Sakura and Oogami are listed as being from Sakura Taisen 4:






Their individual profile pages have some sound clips and examples of their in-game appearance. (Sakura's | Oogami's)

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Sakura Taisen Represented in "Project X Zone"
Posted by Dr. Xadium on Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:01 am


It all started with this teaser image for an upcoming CAPCOM / SEGA / Namco Bandai crossover RPG game on the Nintendo 3DS called "Project X (pronounced "Cross") Zone （プロジェクト クロスゾーン）:





See the image over the "G" in SEGA? That was widely speculated to be Gemini Sunrise's "Chromosomes" in the 8 Bit DNA lineup. Oogami Ichiro was also speculated to be in it.

Flash forward to the 12th, and official confirmation of Sakura Taisen's representation comes to light in Famitsu Magazine:











(Notice Chattes Noires at the bottom)





While there was no announcement of Gemini in the roster (Sad), scuttlebutt has it the full roster has not been released, and it's more than likely (given the teaser) she will be announced later, perhaps as a team with Shinjiro.

There have also been publicity shots released of both Sakura and Oogami:

















More details will be released on the Project X website on the 17th. We'll keep you posted!