Visual Novel News:
Shiravune have announced that AMANATSU ~Perfect Edition~ from Azarashi Soft, the developer of Aikagi and Maid for Loving You will be release on Steam, Johren, JAST and other platforms on the 17th May, 2024.
This will be Azarashi Soft’s first multi-route visual novel officially released in English. The Perfect Edition adds the E-mote for that added animation. It will launch at a price of $19.99 USD (dependent on region) with a 20% initial and pre-order discount.
Haruto leaves the big city for a coastal town surrounded by blue sea and deep-green mountains. Hailing from the rat race of urban society, he half-expects another uphill challenge in a new battlefield. …But nothing could be further from the truth. Right from day one, he is befriended by new classmates and quickly learns to sit back and enjoy life―all while getting to know three very different girls who inspire in him another kind of sea change. There’s Kazuha, the taciturn daughter of the family that takes him in, who’s lowkey the perfect host… Kogane, the always sunny, high-energy first-year he meets through a sudden and dramatic encounter… And Yashiro, a shrine-maiden third-year with a silly streak, who’s like nothing out of this world… Here Haruto’s friendships and romance will interweave as a unique student love story unfolds. Over one dazzling summer, one girl’s affections will bloom from nascent butterflies into deepest love.
Developer Sprite (known for Aokana and Love, Elections, & Chocolate) has announced a delay in the release of Everlasting Flowers. Initially it was set to be released on 27th June, 2024, but it will now be released on 29th August, 2024 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4, supporting English, Japanese, and Chinese. Frontwing will be handling the English localization, unlike the other Sprite titles.
A moving, tearful story presented by SPRITE, the creators of “Love, Elections, & Chocolate” and “Aokana – Four Rhythms Across the Blue.” It’s easy to look away from the wounds in your heart, but surely there’s a better way? “everlasting flowers”® is the first installment in a series of “cinematic novels” that tells the story of two girls, Mina and Ran, and their struggles and growth as they search for their own approach to life.
PQube has announced that MAGES Otome visual novel, Genso Manège’ is coming soon to Steam and Nintendo Switch. No release date has been announced at this time.
Set in a wondrously evocative re-imagining of France, a beautifully crafted otome visual novel following Emma, orphaned at a young age, as she fights to uncover her forgotten memories. A witch who lost her powers when young and now living a quiet life, Emma is led by the memento her father left her and finds herself swept away with the arrival of a travelling amusement park in town. Filled with magic and dreams but holding a dark secret, Emma feels an immediate connection to the wondrous La Foire du Rêve. She discovers that hidden underneath the lustrous fairy-like charm of the park, its employees are trapped, bound to the amusement park and only the magic within Emma can free them. But it has been years since Emma has been able to access her magic, and she must dig deep within herself, navigating painful repressed memories, in order to recover it.
More Visual Novel News
- Devil Girl, an adult visual novel has released on Steam
- Lunar maiden, River-side Angel, and the Godlike moment, an 18+ Otome visual novel has added English and Chinese language support
Gaming News:
We received a brand new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero which confirmed a bunch of new characters coming to the game! Along with the already-announced characters, the roster will also include Kid Gohan, Master Roshi, Adult Gohan, Videl, Beerus, Whis, Gohan and Trunks from the future timeline, and Androids 17 and 18.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero launches for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. No release window has been announced at this time.
Watch the trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
EVO Japan recently took place and we got a few DLC updates for some of the most popular fighting games currently available! First up is Street Fighter 6 finally revealing the final DLC character for the first season of DLC: Akuma! As one of the most famous characters in the franchise, he probably needs no introduction. Even so, Capcom showcased gameplay of how he’ll play in the latest installment in the franchise.
Akuma is coming to Street Fighter 6 on May 22nd.
Watch the Akuma trailer for Street Fighter 6
After a successful launch earlier this year, Tekken 8 is getting quite a few updates this year! We’ll be getting a new balance patch, a new stage, a photo mode, and even more story content to play through. We also got our first look at the next character coming to the game’s first season of DLC content. Originally debuting in Tekken 7, Lidia Sobieska is coming to the game this Summer.
Watch the DLC trailer for Tekken 8
Rounding out the fighting game updates, we got word on who the final character for Guilty Gear -Strive-‘s third season of DLC will be! The dignified and laid-back vampire who’s one of the franchise’s most well-known characters, Slayer, is coming to the game on May 30th.
Watch the Slayer trailer for Guilty Gear -Strive-
We got an update on the latest entry in D3Publisher’s long-running Earth Defense Force series with some new updates! The game got its full release date and will be launching for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC on July 25th. What’s more, if you purchase the game before Christmas this year, you’ll also get access to some exclusive DLC content. You’ll receive some exclusive recruiters based on famous hololive characters Takanashi Kiara, Gawr Gura, and IRyS.
Watch the trailer for Earth Defense Force 6
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