Arc System Works Fan Club [HYPER]
Overview
Arc System Works Fan Club [HYPER] (アークシステムワークスファンクラブ[HYPER], Āku Shisutemu Wākusu Fankurabu [HYPER]?) was an Arc System Works fan club launched in late 1998, giving members access to exclusive events, merchandise, newsletters, lotteries, and membership cards. Membership cost an annual fee of ¥2,500 for regular members (senior high school or older), or ¥1,500 for junior members, with regular and junior members receiving different membership cards.[1] After the release of Guilty Gear X, only regular memberships were available, still priced at ¥2,500.[2]
Newsletter
At least fifteen volumes of the [HYPER] newsletter, titled [MAXIMUM], were released by mail. These volumes were advertised as containing behind the scenes news on development and "top secret information",[1] but the specific contents of these newsletters have been largely undocumented. It is unknown how many volumes were released, though it was initially planned to release four times a year[1] and [MAXIMUM] stopped being listed as a membership benefit in late 2004.[3]
Known volumes
- Vol.1, published July 30th, 1998.
- Vol.2, published January 10th, 1999.
- Vol.3, published March, 1999.
- Vol.4, published June 10, 1999.[1]
- Vol.14, published ???, 2002.[4]
- Vol.15, published January 22nd, 2003.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/19990422102854/http://www.arcsy.co.jp:80/fanclub/hyper.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030801092015/http://www.arcsy.co.jp:80/fanclub/hyper.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20041015114934/http://www.arcsy.co.jp:80/fanclub/hyper.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [MAXIMUM] Vol.15, pg. 13, 22