The roots of Suikoden, and a new video update from Chris as we draw closer to mail day

Time is winding down, and so are your chances to get in on Operation Blinking Mirror, the massive effort to get Konami of Japan to take a hard look back at the Suikoden series. Mainly the first two Suikoden games, which paved the way for how the story should stay. In recent years the series has somewhat strayed away from the original storyline and took to a different direction, such as with games like tierkreis. This not good, as the roots of the Suikoden story needs to stay the course of what it once was. Operation Blinking Mirror is not only an effort to keep the series true to its roots, but also to get Konami to port the first two games to other formats like Xbox Live, PSN, Android, iOS, and PSP. Development of a Suikoden 6 game wouldn't hurt either, it's been a while.

Chris, the head guy in this video below encourages you to send in your Suikoden related material to help the cause. This includes fan material, cosplay photos, artwork, anything. Even just a letter asking Konami to take the series to a serious level again and not abandon it like it seems they have in the past few years. We now have less than two weeks until mail day. December 10th-12th is the time frame you need to send in your Suikoden materials. Not just you, but your friends as well. Anyone you can bring on board over the next few days, do it! If our voice is loud enough, Konami of Japan will hear it. So here is the address where you will be mailing in your material. Good luck to us all.

Fumiaki Tanaka
Konami Digital Entertainment
9-7-2, Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8324 Japan

 

 

For those of you who are participating in Operation Blinking Mirror, here is the address and information you will need

Any of you who might be participating in Operation Blinking Mirror, here is the information you'll need below to send in your Suikoden material. If you don't know what Operation Blinking Mirror even is, it is an attempt to get Konami of Japan to notice their fan base and to bring Suikoden 1 and 2 to other formats such as Xbox Live, PSN, iOS, Android and other formats that need good ports. Development of a new Suikoden 6 game would be a nice addition too. So without further delay, here is a post I received from Dan on Facebook.


Suikoden Revival Movement 1:42pm Nov 12

"Many of you have been wondering what address we'll be using for this campaign. After leveraging several options, we've finally arrived at the following:

Fumiaki Tanaka
Konami Digital Entertainment
9-7-2, Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8324 Japan

That's right, we'll be targeting Fumiaki Tanaka, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, himself!

On a related note, only twenty-seven days remain until Operation Blinking Mirror is set to begin. Start getting those submissions ready!"

Dan

So there you have it, we now have less than one month, as the time frame is set between December 10th-12th for you to send in your material, being fan letters, cosplay performances, self made CDS and so fourth. Also join us on Facebook and make some new friends!

The clock is ticking, and there are only 40 days left until Operation Blinking Mirror takes off for the Suikoden cause

If you are a fan of the Suikoden series, then may this post find you, and find you well. Operation Blinking Mirror, which is somewhat of an extension effort from the Revival Movement started a while back, now has 40 days left for you to prepare any material you plan on sending in. This includes such items as CDs with your own elements included with it, artwork, cosplay pictures, self made posters, and event just a letter will do. Whatever you can come up with, mail it to Konami of Japan on December 10th. The effort behind this is crystal clear, Blinking Mirror (along with myself) are trying to get Konami's attention to bring back Suikoden in various ways.

Suikoden I & II on formats like Xbox Live, PSN, iOS, Android and even Steam would be a terrific first start. A new Suikoden 6 game considered for production would be another nice addition. The hope is that once Konami sees how dedicated their fan base is, that they will give the series another serious look. Suikoden has been sitting on the shelf for far too long, and needs to make a serious comeback in the worst way. If you would like to get in on the cause, as I hope you would, feel free to do so as you have 40 days to prepare for it. The official Facebook page for Operation Blinking Mirror will give you some more insight. Also don't forget to hang out in the Revival Movement page to chat with your friends, and share your thoughts, as well as your material for both pages. Cheers!

So who won the Operation Rainfall poll to get selected Japanese Konami games localized to the Western world?

I'm a bit late on this one, as I have been very busy. But at the end of last month, the poll at Operation Rainfall ended, with the results being quite impressive. The poll taking place between Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki and Beyond the Labyrinth had been quite a showdown, but in the end there can be only one victor. Suikoden took the lead, and by quite a decent percentage. Here are the final results for those of you who didn't have a chance to catch up.

• Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (55%, 7,180 Votes)
• Beyond the Labyrinth (45%, 5,850 Votes)

 As you can see, Genso Suikoden took the lead by at least 10%, a Playstation Portable title that took off in Japan of 2012 and the attempt is to get this one localized to the Western part of the world. The PSP is one of my personal favorite all time systems, and probably like you I believe it hasn't gotten the attention it needs for we the fans. On a secondary note, if you yourself are a Suikoden fan, then once again feel free to get in on the cause at both the Revival Movement, and Operation Blinking Mirror.

 The attempt at both Facebook page projects is to get Konami to take a hard second look at the Suikoden series and bring it back. Both by making a Suikoden 6 game, and by bringing mega hits like Suikoden 1 and 2 to other formats like Playstation Network, Xbox Live, Steam, iOS, Android, and whatever other formats if possible. Will Konami listen?, well so far at least the UK branch of them have listened to the fans. This December when Operation Blinking Mirror is in its final phase, perhaps Konami Japan will do the same.

 

Keep up the good work Suikoden fans, we may just be able to pull this off yet if we are lucky enough - 1000 article posts after 5 years today!

This is incredible, in just the past two days alone, I've received almost 1,400 hits alone on the article I wrote for "Operation Blinking Mirror", which is a new campaign started by the Revival Movement that took place a number of months ago. Again, the attempt is to gain the attention of Konami Japan, in order to bring back the Suikoden series, which has lost too much momentum over the years and hasn't seen a release in just as long. Besides generating any news of a Suikoden 6 title, it would also be great to bring Suikoden I & II to other formats like PSN, Xbox Live, Steam Service, Android and iOS. World wide if possible. It's in Konami's best interest to do so, since it is in really high demand, something we are trying hard to demonstrate to them.

Currently there are well over 14,000 people supporting the movement, and hopefully that number will go much higher with your help. With Operation Blinking Mirror, be a part of this project by sending in your Suikoden material for mailing this December, whether it be your own fabricated CD project, cosplay videos and pictures, whatever! The more the better. Let's show Konami that we mean business when it comes to bringing back a series that is only a terrible sin to just let it die as it seems to have done. Every bit of helps.

On a side note, I'm also very pleased to tell you that this marks my 1,000th article post I've written. I've spent over the past 5+ years doing posts on the latest news for Konami games, and have enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you continue to visit and tell your friends in the future. Don't forget to like us on Facebook to help spread the word around about this blog. Especially in the wake of keeping Suikoden alive. Here is to another 5 long years, and boy are my fingers getting tired. Time for another cup of coffee I guess.

These people are serious about Suikoden's future......Are you?

A new Suikoden campaign takes hold, this time it's called "Operation Blinking Mirror" and will begin this December to grab some attention from Konami Japan

The drive to bring about some news for Suikoden 6, or at least get the first couple of titles onto other formats has not died out. In fact, it's only gotten stronger. You can feel the excitement growing as the Revival Movement has taken another step forward and decided to start another new campaign. This time it's called Operation Blinking Mirror, and you're not going to believe the amount of followers on Facebook that are contributing to the Suikoden cause.

Currently about 13,700 followers are behind the effort, and that's not exactly chicken feed. If you too, are a fan of the series, I strongly ask that you join the cause, as it will allow Konami of Japan to realize how big the fan base really is, and that bringing about another Suikoden game is not only in their best interest, but will keep the fans coming back for more.

Co-founder Chris Holmes had this to say about Operation Blinking Mirror....

"From December 10 to December 12, we’re going to have a massive mailing campaign to KCEJ, Konami Japan’s headquarters. Now, you can just send a letter if you want, but Suikoden Day showed the massive creative potential within all of [the Suikoden fandom]. So, we encourage you to send anything."

"From CDs with your own arrangements, to artwork, even cosplay pictures – just anything creative you can think of – send it out to Konami Japan on these days."

 “From what started off as a band of a couple of hundred followers, has now – in true Suikoden fashion – turned into an almost full-scale army.”

If you want to take part in this cause, which I highly advise, you can join the Revival Movement, and also take part in Blinking Mirror this winter. As a fellow fan of the series, I would love to see the first two Suikoden games land on other formats, as well as the announcement of a Suikoden 6. It's been too long since it's gotten any real attention from Konami. Let's turn that 13,700 followers into 30,000 and beyond. Hopefully this movement will kick start the series again with new development. Move over Final Fantasy, there's a new sheriff in town.