Visual Novel News:
Making Lovers, which we previously reviewed and recommended is receiving some additional content on the 26th August 2022. NekoNyan are releasing the fandisk containing Vol.1 and Vol.2 of the afterstories.
Sekai Project have announced that Miko no Kanata: Curious Tales from Oguni Shrine -Cycles- is coming to Steam and other platforms. This is from the same developer as Real Life Plus Ver. Kaname Komatsuzaki. It’s a story focusing on shrine maidens and a love that transcends time.
MangaGamer have made a couple of announcements of upcoming releases over at their Otakon panel too.
Nightmare x Sisters by Guilty follows Sister Setsuna, whose job is to exorcise demons with her true sister Yuka. But both are captured, with the cult wanting to use them to breed new generations of demons.
Funbag Fantasy 4 by Waffle follows Brother Astor, a monk in a village plagued by minotaur raids. It boasts five busty heroines, in a fantasy setting.
Shiravune have announced that Great Deceiver will be launched on August 5th, 2022 at 10AM JST. This is the first of their recent announcement of 13 visual novels to be released. This is a collaboration between Elf and Empress, set in the same universe as Kisaku!
Ninetail are hoping to bring VenusBlood GAIA to English audiences. This is a visual novel with SRPG combat, much like their previous work VenusBlood FRONTIER International, which we reviewed in 2020. A demo can be found on the JAST website.
Check out the KickStarter Here
Aksys Games have announced a December 2022 release for otome visual novel, Lover Pretend. It follows Chiyuki, a college student who dreams to become a scriptwriter like her late mother, and to find her father, whom she’s never met.
While not a visual novel itself, dating sims and raising sims often crossover into this area. Classic 90’s raising sim Princess Maker Refine launched on Steam to mixed reviews, but has received a surprise update, despite being five years since release.
The update features a new opening movie produced by Yonago GAINAX under the leadership of the original GAINAX “Princess Maker” designer: Takami Akai, revised localizations in Chinese and English as the previous ones had been criticized and the game has been rebuilt to optimize it on modern OS.
While not mentioned by any official source, some users in the community forums have said that the latest update has censored parts of the game.
Again not a visual novel itself but related to one, Shiravune have announced the upcoming PC release of Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten will be delayed.
Originally this was due to come out on Sept 8th 2022, but is now due for October 20th 2022.
More Visual Novel News
- Amnesia: Memories & Amnesia: Later X Crowd are coming to Switch on 20th September 2022.
- Free demo for Ninetail’s VenusBlood GAIA International is now available
- Project Scion, a yuri visual novel is now on Kickstarter
- Garden of Self, an Assassin Dating Sim/Otome Visual Novel is now on Kickstarter
- Birds of Paradise – A Boy Band Visual Novel is now on Kickstarter
- Kiss the Demiurge, a Yuri Visual Novel is announced as coming soon
Gaming News:
The second wave of DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was recently announced, which will add seven tracks from past Mario Kart games, and one brand new course! That new course is Sky-High Sundae; a track that is themed all around sweets, ice cream, and other confectionaries to drift and drive through. The seven returning courses are Kalimari Desert, Mario Circuit 3, Mushroom Gorge, Sydney Sprint, Waluigi Pinball, Snow Land, and New York Minute.
The second wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass releases exclusively for Nintendo Switch on August 4th.
Watch the trailer for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass wave 2
While it’s been in Japan for over a year now, we’re getting the enhanced version of Raiden IV x MIKADO remix on PlayStation in the west next year! This new version will include a variety of game modes, including a boss rush mode, brand new remixes from a variety of artists, and the option to play the game with the game displayed vertically. Interested? Why not check out our review of the Nintendo Switch version?
Watch the announcement trailer for Raiden IV x MIKADO remix
If you aren’t already knee-deep into some of the biggest RPGs of the year yet, you might want to consider one coming out later this year. PQube announced that their strategy RPG Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent is making its way to the west, with a unique ‘drag and drop’ mechanic to help make the combat more interesting.
Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent launches for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime this year.
Watch the announcement trailer for Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent
Anime News:
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been over a year since we received the first trailer for Studio MAPPA’s highly anticipated adaptation of Shonen Jump +’s Chainsaw Man! It may have been a while, but we finally have an update on the project or at least the announcement of more information being revealed. Studio MAPPA announced that we’ll be getting not only information on the series’ cast but also a brand new trailer on August 5th. To build anticipation, a brand new key visual for the series was revealed too.
It’s a good time to be a Digimon fan! Not only have they released a popular card game, and finally released the anticipated Digimon Survive (review coming soon), but we’re getting a brand new film that acts as a sequel to the last film from the franchise, Digimon Last Evolution Kizuna. Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning will focus on the cast from the second original series. While it was announced a while back, we finally have our first look at the aged-up designs of the main cast, along with new faces joining the cast.
Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning currently has no set release date.
If you’re looking for a new horror-themed anime to watch, you’ll be happy to hear we’re getting on sometime next year! Dark Gathering is a manga published in 2019 and created by Kenichi Kondo. The story follows a college freshman Keitaro Gentoga, who has the ability to attract spirits. In his attempts to become a private tutor, he meets a girl named Yayoi Hozuki, who gets him involved in her quest to find the spirit that took her mother.
Dark Gathering will premiere in 2023.
Watch the teaser trailer for Dark Gathering
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