Asian-themed characters for EverQuest II

To commemorate the first anniversary of Everquest II, the inhabitants of Norrath are "turning Japanese". Sony has created Asian-styled characters from 13 of the game's re-designed races for the launch of EverQuest II East in China, Taiwan, and South Korea. No word on Japanese availability (which sort of ruins the 80s song reference). The launch of East will happen later this month, but the new characters will also be available to US and European gamers on Nov. 9.