Natsume revealed the new protagonist's English name and sent over a bunch of English screenshots along with an announcement that the game will be at E3 next week.
Let's look at what potentially makes Rune Factory 3 good. That isn't to say Rune Factory has ever been bad; just that the second one re-used too many concepts from the first game, and 3 seems to bring some fresh, promising features to the table.
Someone please tell me if I'm overreacting here. The only other time I can recall flipping out like this is when Nintendo made Retro Studios give Samus that horrendous anime makeover for Metroid Prime 2.