Koei-Tecmo LIVE!

Koei-Tecmo LIVE! (コーエーテクモLIVE!) is an online variety program that is officially sponsored by Koei-Tecmo. It is first broadcast live on Nico Nico Live before it is archived on the company's Youtube channel. The goal of the program is to televise company products and information with special guest stars for interested viewers, not unlike the previous radio program Neoroma & Musou. It has been advertised online in the Koei-Tecmo twitter since early March this year. While the program mainly features Koei titles, IPs from Tecmo and Gust have also been promised coverage in future episodes.

Episodes are scheduled to be in one or two labeled programs, or "channels". Channel alpha (チャンネルα) will try to include live gamplay footage and guests. Merchandise and a variety of live events related to the company will also be featured or introduced. Channel beta (チャンネルβ) introduces new products for its first half before concluding its broadcast with a Neoromance and Infini corner for the female audience.

Comments and thoughts regarding the program are always welcomed on the company's Twitter or Facebook accounts. During the live broadcast, viewers can post their comments and hosts can read/respond to them live. Registered my GAMECITY users can also join the program's community to post suggestions and requests directly for the hosts of each program.

Fans can email the programs separately to ask questions for the hosts or guests of each show:
 * ktl-alfach@koeitecmo.co.jp (for Channel α)
 * ktl-betach@koeitecmo.co.jp (for Channel β)

Personalities

 * Channel α
 * Katsura - doubles as his myGC handlename
 * Ayako Suzukawa
 * G.Mee
 * Saya (assistant)


 * Channel β
 * Hajime Kuon - same MC for several Neoromance events; known as Kuon at the myGC community
 * Five members from a new performance group Infini (comprised of members in L.A.F.U)
 * G.Mee - doubles as his myGC handlename; includes photos of his historical figure cosplays as his user image and post (currently using Toshizo Hijikata)
 * Sori
 * Yuuki
 * Kan
 * Taisho
 * Takumi Ogawa (Takumi) - MC for news half of the program

Episodes

 * See also: Koei-Tecmo LIVE!/Episodes

Notices regarding new episodes and dates are always announced on the Koei-Tecmo Twitter. All listed times are in Japanese Standard Time.

Episode 15

 * July 3, 20:00
 * Nico Nico Live, Youtube archive
 * Channel α
 * Musou Orochi 2: Special focus with Suzuki Akihiro appearing as a guest. Fans responded favorably to his appearance before he gave a brief rundown of the game. Pre-recorded gameplay footage of Abe no Seimei and Rachel was shown. Rachael's introduction event for the stage was included. A short video clip for the Battle Royale Mode was included. It plays like a mix of the Versus Mode in previous Musou Orochi titles with a tactical item system similar to Shin Sangoku Musou VS.


 * After the two videos, Suzuki was asked three questions from fans.
 * "Will this game have DLC?" and Suzuki said it will, but he asks fans to keep waiting for details.
 * "Does Abe no Seimei's fox have a name?", and Suzuki said, "Nope!" He did admit that this might change by the time the game is released though.
 * "We learned from the Twitter campaign that Abe no Seimei has special relations with Daji and Naoe Kanestugu, but who talks to Rachel?" Suzuki first explained that Seimei shares relations with Kanestugu as a fellow onmyouji and shares a fox affinity with Da Ji. With Rachel, it's a given that she will talk to Ryu Hayabusa. She also talks to Gyūki.


 * Ktl-channelαepisode8.jpg pre-order wallpapers were shown and he was surprised by the results, even if he did think it was a good balance between the many franchises. He hopes fans enjoy their for the many characters and new stories in the game.


 * Take three of the Koei-Tecmo company building video tour by G.Mee and Suzukawa was shown. This was to make up for their previous failed attempt for the Kanagawa building. It was raining on this visit, so the video footage briefly showed the surroundings and the interior of the secondary building. G.Mee said he would like to see more of the buildings if he gets the chance, maybe even seeing the president's office someday. More video tours will be shown on Channel α.


 * G.Mee's historical feature corner begins this episode. He has previously rambled about how much he enjoys history, so the prospect of hosting his segment is nerve-wracking but exciting for him. The history professor to help his explanations, Asumi-san, was also introduced to the show. This week's historical figure is Ii Naotora. G.Mee explains her historical summary about why she became the successor while Asumi filled in some of the gaps which he missed. G.Mee even presented a simple-to-follow family tree to describe for viewers who may have been lost with the names he was rapidly describing. Information regarding her Sengoku Musou Chronicle 2nd counterpart was included at the end of his segment.


 * G.Mee admitted that he had no idea Naotora existed until her game announcement, since he primarily knew Naomasa or Naotaka. He found it interesting to research her and expand his historical knowledge. The other two hosts were impressed by how passionately he explained her history, as it made it seem like it was figure he always knew.

Games/Merchandise/Events covered
 * Musou Orochi 2: Special
 * Hyakuman-nin no Winning Post - June 27-28 Tokyo City Keiba collaboration report and video digest of the race; betting tickets and pamphlets were shown by Katsura; G.Mee says he has played the series but he tends to lose and reset his games a lot
 * Gust Gala - photo report of the event; video recorded aftershow commentary and thank you messages from the developers, voice actors, and Saya who were on stage for the event
 * my GAMECITY Market - announcing the Android games; miniature survey asking Nico Nico Live users whether they want to hear more about it; viewers responded positively that they would like to know more details in future Channel α episodes
 * Daikoku-jidai Online 2nd Age - service date announcement and a few basic features of the expansion
 * Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Empires - third character for Twitter and Facebook naming campaign; G.Mee would call him "Young Zhang Liao" or "Raidou";
 * Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ougi 2012 Aki - Suzukawa said she is a fan of the series and would want to go
 * Shin Sangoku Musou VS - update regarding online game data saves and loading features
 * Sengoku Musou Chronicle 2nd - Ii Naotora
 * Nobunaga no Yabou Online x Ace Kamon collaboration

Episode 16

 * July 10, 20:00
 * Nico Nico Live, Youtube archive
 * Channel β


 * Sori, Kan, and Kuon are this week's hosts. Kuon introduced himself as the host who runs away from Neoromance messages, meaning he probably won't perform one in the show's run. This week's present even has a card written by him saying "I'm sorry", as a reference to him skipping the fanservice messages. When the Infini hosts were asked the type foods they would want to eat this summer; Sori said semi-ebi (type of slipper lobster) and Kan said meat buns since he has been playing Shin Sangoku Musou VS too often lately. As a brief update regarding the group's vocal training, Michael Shitaanda briefly stated his personal progress report in a pre-recorded message. He believes the men have improved vastly and looks forward to seeing how they will be for the event. Before the news announcements, Kuon reported to viewers that it was Takumi's birthday.


 * Ktl-channelβepisode9.jpgandise for Neoromance ♥ Festa 13 became the show's next focus and Musou clear files were the first to be shown. Kan said his Guo Jia cosplay is still in the works and asks for continued patience from viewers. During their commentary for necklaces and jewelry, the show suddenly experienced audio and video problems. The recordings were cut off to fix them. To pass the time for viewers, pre-recorded footage of Kazuhiko Inoue and Kosuke Toriumi's previous stage performances were played.


 * The show returned after a ten minute wait with analogue audio. The microphones weren't used so natural noise from the room was captured. Video clips of Hideyuki Tanaka and Micheal Shitaanda's stage performances were shown. The hosts announced the merchandise after the clips, but due to time constraints they didn't show them. The event character image song CD for this festival is a Chinami and Fukuchi Ouchi themed one. The company gave a friendly cosplay challenge for fans, asking them to dress as their favorite characters attending the event.


 * Responding to this week's fanmail question, the first fan said they like eating spicy foods. The hosts had trouble saying their nickname, but the name was fixed thanks to Nico Nico Live comments. The next fan said they liked drinking fruit flavored soda. Both the infini hosts said they like pear flavor the best. Birthday announcements and congratulations for voice actors and Neoromance characters were read aloud afterwards. Sori then introduced viewers to Hyakuman-nin no Harukanaru Toki no Naka de and said the game will soon be in service.


 * The theme of the fanservicey message asks viewers what they would want to do if they were at the beach: play in the ocean or stay along the shoreline. 55% favored the dry option so the Infini hosts performed their messages. When the Infini hosts asked Kuon to do one, he confessed that he would die of humiliation trying to do one and apologized. Instead, he showed yet another event still from Hyakuman-nin no Kin'iro no Corda. It showed Tsukimori Len's rainy date event and Kuon summarized the situation for uninformed viewers.


 * Next episode's fanmail theme is, "What summer resort would you like to visit for your vacation?" This is the first Youtube archive episode to include the company's messages seen during the Nico Nico Live stream.

Games/Merchandise/Events covered
 * Hyakuman-nin no Sangokushi Special - overseas localization
 * Nobunyaga no Yabou - Taiwan reward
 * Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Empires - character naming campaign
 * Sengoku Musou Chronicle 2nd - Tōdō Takatora
 * Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ougi 2012 Aki - event announcement and Mitsunari and Katō Kiyomasa notebook
 * Shin Sangoku Musou VS - update regarding online game data saves and loading features
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa 13
 * Hyakuman-nin no Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
 * Hyakuman-nin no Kin'iro no Corda

Episode 17

 * July 17, 20:00
 * Nico Nico Live
 * Channel α
 * Shin Sangoku Musou Online focus. G.Mee's historical figure for the week will be someone from the Three Kingdoms period.

Episode 18

 * July 24, 20:00
 * Nico Nico Live
 * Channel β
 * Taishou and Yuki will be appearing. Naozumi Takahashi (Inori, Isato, Hinoe, Tooya, Suzaku) will be this week's guests.