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Upcoming Otome Games for Western Release on Nintendo Switch in 2019-2020

Aksys Games announced their list of upcoming Otome games being released on Nintendo Switch!

The three games:

Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (December 2019)

Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~ (2020)

Collar X Malice (2020)

These games were previously released for the PS Vita system are going to be available for Nintendo Switch!

In addition, Aksys Games is releasing three new Otome games,

Collar X Malice -Unlimited- (2020)

Cafe Enchante (2020)

Piofiore (2020)

Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ 

Restricted to an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of London in fulfillment of a promise to her father, lonely Cardia lives day to day isolated from the world.

Her body carries a deadly poison that rots or melts anything her skin touches, prompting the locals to call her a “monster.”

Her last conversation with her father two years ago, telling her to stay out of sight and never fall in love, is the furthest back she can remember.

One day, her quiet solitude is interrupted as the Royal Guards break in to capture her.

It is then that Cardia meets Arsène Lupin, a chivalrous thief, who helps her escape the soldiers’ clutches.

She soon finds herself on a journey with Lupin to locate her father, who holds the answers to her mysterious condition.

The two are soon joined by four more interesting and handsome gentlemen…

Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~ 

The fandisc for Code: Realize, featuring after stories for the main cast and new routes for Herlock Sholmes and Finis. 

Collar X Malice

The protagonist is a policewoman working in Shinjuku, a city that has become unsafe after a series of violent crimes known as the “X-Day Incidents”. While responding to a call late one night, an unknown assailant attacked her, and when she regained consciousness she had a collar with a poison delivery mechanism, capable of being activated remotely, around her neck. Amidst the chaos and right before the protagonist’s eyes were men with suspicious backgrounds. They’re all part of an organization composed of former police officers and have taken it upon themselves to investigate the brutal cases. Without knowing whether she should trust these men or not, she suddenly became the person who held the key to this massive case. In order to remove the collar that places her at the edge of death and to liberate Shinjuku from the malice that binds it, she cooperates; beginning to investigate the incidents with the men. Who holds her life in their hands?

Will Shinjuku ever return to its former glory?

Collar X Malice -Unlimited- 

The fandisc for Collar x Malice including the Interlude during the X-day incident, the after story of “the two” when X-day has ended, and the extra story of Adonis members.

Cafe Enchante 

A cafe ran by her grandfather.

After news of his sudden death, the heroine gets involved with cafe at her grandfather’s last request.

At the cafe, where the atmosphere is somehow mysterious, she met a group of mysterious men. “Certainly no one you know—I’m a customer from another world.” The man who smiled cheerfully was the self-proclaimed “Demon King.” Was this meeting coincidence—or fate? And what happens when she meets these otherworldly people who aren’t quite people is…

Piofiore

All the secrets are sleeping in that town. The time is the beginning of the 20th Century.

The setting takes place right after the First World War in the South Italian town of “Burlone”.

The ones who rule this city are three organizations called the Burlone Mafia.

The protagonist “Liliana” lived peacefully in Burlone, but starting from a certain incident she is taken in by one of the organizations.

Piofiore Character Profiles

Liliana Adornato

“Run away? Where should I run to?”

“Just be as usual right, there’s no way someone like me, who lives normally can get involved.” She has been living in a church as long as she remembers.

Starting from a certain incident she gets involved with the Burlone Mafia.

She doesn’t know a single thing about her family or her background.

Dante Falzone

Age: 23 “We are men of honor, we have no intention of killing uninvolved people. The Capo of the Falzone Family.

Despite his young age, he is the legitimate successor who has been given "Special Education for the Gifted” since his youth.

Two years ago his father died and he took over as the Capo.

He is often seen as cool-headed, however he deeply cares for those he trusts and looks after them well.

He values bloodline & tradition more than anything.

Gilbert Redford

Age: 26 “This is just a present, as long as you accept it with a smile then it’ll be fine.” The boss of the Visconti Family.

A flashy ore-sama type who is very confident, but he also has a friendly attitude to anyone.

He’s opposed to the Falzone Famly who have a different way of thinking.

He’s an innovative thinker who isn’t bound by tradition, he loves freedom.

Nicola Francesca

Age: 28 “It’s no good to trust me too much, because I’m a bad person. In other words a criminal.” The Number 2 of the Falzone Family.

A gentle man who looks kind-hearted and barely seems like he’s in the Mafia.

He’s a typical Italian man who’s used to dealing with women.

He’s Dante’s cousin.

Lying comes as easily as breathing to him.

Orlok

Age: 18 “I’m sorry for taking drastic measures, but this is for the sake of protecting you” An informant who deals with various organizations.

He doesn’t speak much and no one know his origins.

When he isn’t working he seems to lack common sense.

Yang

Age: 29 “You’ve already become a prey that’s being hunted, nothing more than bait that can be consumed at any time” The leader of “Lao-Shu” an organization of Chinese people.

A mysterious man who always wears a vague smile and has impossible to read emotions.

His hobby is irritating other people.

Yang is an alias and no one knows his true name.

A moody person who lives only for the present.

DIABOLIK LOVERS [ Born To Die Vol. 1 ] - Special Message from Shin

Nn, nn? Hey, what are you doing? You can’t sleep?

*sigh* Can’t be helped, come over here.

Hello, this is Cheritz.

It is the month of blooming flower, April (*´∇｀*) The man with brilliant-looks, who have blown thousands of MC’s mind, ZEN’s Birthday is up to the schedule! (ㆁᴗㆁ✿)

Please access our game to receive hourglasses and read fun random intro chats!

First, drop by the app on ZEN’s birthday!

We would like to give a small thank-you gift to those of you who access the game and celebrate his birthday with us. *The gift is provided only once during the event period *You can receive the gift by heading to Mode Select page > Original Story / Main screen of DLC

Event period : 30th of March, 2019  -  1st of April, 2019 Event reward : 40 hourglasses

Second, Do you have something curious about me, my lady? Feel free to ask. I’ll do my best to answer you :)

Our 6th Special Birthday Event will be featuring ZEN★! We’d like to thank everyone who submitted questions to [Ask Me Anything].

Access the game and see what kind of answers ZEN has prepared for you! (๑>ᴗ<๑)

Event period: 30th of March, 2019  -  1st of April, 2019

If you have questions for other characters, please click on the link below. [MM] Ask Me Anything - Please submit questions you have for our characters!

We hope all of the MCs stay blissful with warm weather! (´ω｀*)

Hello, this is Cheritz.

The warm weather in Korea makes us slowly start to crave for cold desserts! If you share the same season with us, are you enjoying the sweet fragrance of the blossoming flowers of spring?

Actually, doesn’t the thought of the flowers’ beauties remind you of someone? Does anybody know that someone’s special day is coming?!

April 1st!

We are celebrating the birthday of Mystic Messenger’s handsome musical actor, ZEN!

As you may already know, ZEN may get gloomy this year as well, since his birthday is on the same day as April Fool’s Day.. So! We would like you to participate in <Today Is ZEN’s Birthday! For Real!> event and cheer ZEN up on the 1st of April!! (๑>ᴗ<๑)

On this very day, when everybody is off making jokes.. Will you wish ZEN a sincere Happy Birthday? Or, will you be witty as everyone else and show him April Fool’s Day spirit?

It’s completely up to you!

We look forward to seeing various styles of participation from you guys! For instance, you could send him a sincere birthday wish, your love, a drawing to show that you care, or even a beautiful poem… (And of course, some of you would rather prefer April Fool’s Day jokes, embarrassingly sentimental poems, poorly drawn doodles, funny memes, etc.!)

Please share your work using the hashtag #happybday_ZEN on Twitter or Tumblr!

Event Period : 22nd of March (Fri) - 5th of April (Fri)

We will be drawing a total of 3 domestic and 3 international winners and award them with ZEN’s merch set (2 merch included)!

*You will be taking part in the event as long as you upload your messages on Twitter or Tumblr with the hashtag. Therefore, there are no requirements on the format, whether you upload an image, a piece of writing, or a link. *You will be excluded from lots if you use inappropriate words or express linguistic violence. *You are welcome to upload multiple messages, but each person can enter only once for drawing lots.

Event Tweet : https://bit.ly/2Oh0wsj

We hope you will all participate in this event in your unique ways!♥

Thank you!

The PC version of 7’scarlet will launch via Steam on March 12, publisher Intragames announced. It will be available at a 10 percent-off discount price and include a free set of seven exclusive wallpapers featuring full-size and chibi characters until April 12.

The otome visual novel first launched for PS Vita in Japan in July 2016, followed by North America and Europe in May 2018 via publisher Aksys Games.

The PC version will feature English, Korean, and Simplified Chinese text support, as well as full Japanese voice-overs, and high-definition visuals.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend. They find the area rife with mystery and populated by intriguing characters, each harboring their own hidden motivations. Encounter heart-racing twists and turns as you dig deeper into the story.

You’ll explore the town caged by nature, Okunezato, and learn its many legends and folklores, and you’ll help your friend Kagutsuchi Hino discover the mystery behind the disappearance of her older brother. Follow the footsteps of Kagutsuchi’s older brother in 7’scarlet.

Key Features

Choose your fate – Explore multiple character paths and change the course of the story. Play through the game multiple times to uncover the entire tale

Experience stunning artwork – Witness this colorful story coming to life with beautiful character illustrations and dynamic background effects

Unravel the enigma – Use your detective skills to question the eclectic members of the “Mystery Club” and solve this challenging interactive puzzle

Experience a crime-solving mystery from the famed developer Otomate, a maker of great visual novel / romance simulation adventures

Watch a trailer below. View a set of screenshots at the gallery.

Want some new otome games? This is the time to make it happen!

Mangagamer launched their annual licensing survey (here’s the tweet about it), so it’s a good opportinity to suggest them titles you would want to see released in English.

You may wonder “Can I suggest anything?” and well, of course you can, BUT at the same time it’s better to focus on titles that have a higher chance of being published overseas, that is:

- games originally released on Windows PC (from what I can see MangaGamer publishes only on PC and [as of now] they don’t port games from other platforms)

- try to avoid titles by Rejet and Honeybee. Yeah, it sucks (yes, I also want Ken ga Kimi, but what can we do), but both companies don’t seem to be interested in the western market.

- go with titles by developers who are still active in the industry. Rights for games by companies that no longer operate are obviously hard to get.

- games by developers who already have some titles localised should have a higher chance of being published. Otomate can be a good example here, but don’t be discouraged if the game of your choice is done by someone else. Maybe they will be even more open to expanding their business.

So having all of this in mind, I did some digging on VNDB and here are some of my suggestions:

1) Kannagi no Mori

The protagonist Kinami Mizuki has been able to see things that others could not since she was a child. Her mother, who was the only family she had told her to keep it a secret from everybody and Mizuki has kept that promise. One rainy night while looking out her window Mizuki saw a person walking in the rain without an umbrella. That person looked exactly like her mother who had died three days ago. –On a rainy night, the dead will return. It was a rumor she had heard while visiting her mothers grave. While realizing that it couldn’t be true she still ran out of the house and started chasing the woman. But there in front of her was a mysterious young man. “I’ve come to pick you up.” The young man kneeling in front of her apparently worked for her paternal grandfather. Led by the young man she was taken to a village far from the city “Ugetsu”. There she met her grandfather who was stricken with an illness and tasked to take care of the ‘Yorozu Ayakashi-ya’ in his stead. It is a business that deals with settling the problems of gods and youkai.

2) Taishou x Alice

When you went through the mirror, you arrived in a topsy-turvy world. When you came to, you were wandering through a world filled with total darkness. You did not have any memories. You didn’t know anything regarding yourself, not even your own name. In this world there was no one but you, filling your chest with anxiety and loneliness. While you were lost in this strange world, you encountered a boy. The name of this boy with shining golden hair and beautiful blue eyes is ‘Alice’. As soon as ‘Alice’ saw you, he called you by the name of ‘Arisu’. Apparently he had also lost his memories and could not remember anything except for the name ‘Alice.’ You, not wanting to continue on alone, started wandering through this black world again, taking the unwilling ‘Alice’ with you. Before long, you and Alice find a huge mirror made out of crystal. In this mirror you see a mysterious world full of both Western and Eastern styles. It seems nostalgic to you. As you and Alice were looking into the mirror, you pass it and enter the Mirror Land. In the Mirror Land, gender swapped characters from fairy tales await you as their 'Heroine’. You, who became the 'Heroine’ of those many fairy tales, will live through slightly mysterious and warped stories together with the slightly warped main characters of those fairy tales. What will happen at the end of this story?

3) Zettai Kaikyuu Gakuen ~Eden with roses and phantasm~

Japan, year 2020. The protagonist, Fujieda Neri, lived in the poor district within the “Ring Area”, which surrounds the Tokyo Bay. She lived a modest, but peaceful lifestyle. However, one day, her father- her only family- had suddenly disappeared. “Go to Kaikyuu Academy.” - That was all what was written on the mysterious letter left behind by him. The private Kaikyuu Academy… A prestigious boarding school attended by sons and daughters from privileged families, founded upon the goal of educating them well in order to give them the tools to support future Japan. Following the letter left by her father, Neri transferred into Kaikyuu Academy, a school where celebrities gather. It is extremely luxurious, however, being grounded upon a social caste system, the academy is dominated by “social class discrimination”. At the very top of the social hierarchy is the “Queen”, endowed with incredible political influence, she rules over the students. Superior to everyone else but the Queen are the chosen elites belonging to the privileged class, “The Roses in Full Bloom”. The commoner class in which most of the students belong in, “The Nameless Honeybees”. “The Ignored Stones”… Even though they’re fellow students, those in The Ignored Stones are regarded as having the same rights as a servant- they’re oppressed and enslaved. Finally, there is “The Resistance”, which is an organisation composed of students who oppose the social hierarchy system. In a society far more disparate than she had ever imagined, Neri finds “love”, and gradually, a certain “truth” about the academy surfaces. What is this “truth?”

4) Asaki, Yumemishi

I am a high school student. This summer, I am visiting a small town in the country. The town is surrounded by mountains and people peacefully coexist with ayakashi (ghosts). I don’t remember this place, but I feel like there was something I cherished there. The people I spend my time there all feel somehow important. They are Giou (an ayakashi), Shinonome, Shu, Takatora, and Chihaya. I get involved in a trouble due to appearance of an another mysterious ayakashi. Mysterious phenomena…. Nightmare…. I don’t wanna remember that thing, but I have to…. When the moon becomes full, what will happen to me…? Now, my summer starts…. 

5) Majestic☆Majolical

The magician Lapis is the youngest daughter of the distinguished Idocrase family. Her parent’s and four brothers are all elites with great magical power. However Lapis only has lower than ordinary magical abilities, she spends everyday at magic school getting ridiculed as the 'Burden of the Idocrase Family’. In order to go to a higher school she challenges a certain test. The details are to gather the 'Twinkle Gem’ that is created from a strong 'feeling’ in a humans heart. And so Lapis goes to the human world in high spirits, where a bunch of hard to deal with men are waiting for her. 

6) Walpurgis no Uta ~Walpurgisgedichte~

Sainoshi, a town surrounded by three mountains including Sainoyama. Izumi Shio’s peaceful life is completely changed by her off-season transfer. The beautiful inhuman being who attacks her when she’s lost in a mansion. The twin werewolves who save her life. Her brother’s secret that comes to light. “Walpurgisnacht… It’s a festival held on April 30 in Central and Northern Europe, to celebrate the boundary between spring and winter. People say it’s the night when the boundary between the dead and the living is weakening. …yes, it’s tonight.” Walpurgis no Uta On the boundary between the worlds of the dead and the living, the girl finds a life-risking love.

7) Tsumikui ~Sen no Noroi, Sen no Inori~

Studying like usual, Talking to friends like usual, Walking home from school while looking at the starry sky like usual. The protagonist was suddenly attacked by a man overflowing with killing intent and was chased into an abyss of senseless death. Fear you can’t put words to, and pain. Then to the ears of the protagonist who is suffering in agony comes the voice of a youth wrapped in mystery – Nagami Ren. From his kiss came the protagonist’s salvation, and an invitation along a cursed path that cannot be turned back on.

8) Tlicolity Eyes

Tlicolity Eyes theme is entertainment industry x love comedy x triangle love. ――This is a story a bit ahead in the future. Approximately 30% of the population have a magical power and are called the “Ability Users.” It is rumored that many of ability users are shining in the world of entertainment. The heroines of the story―the Touchi Sisters―are also one of them, and each of them are struggling in the world of entertainment! Their ability is a very convenient ability that [temporarily upgrades someone else’s status]. However, there’s a secret behind that ability. It’s that the side effect called “Tlicolity Eyes” makes the person who gets the effect will took the ability and trick the girls instead! A triangle relationship [ToriAi] as a side effect to the entertainment world! Is this throbbing also a side effect? Or…

9) Gunka o Haita Neko

This is a world where cat people exist, and consider humans as their gods whose wishes must be fullfilled. Our protagonist is cat princess Tama, who’s been arranged to marry her cousin Koutarou in a marriage ceremony. The ceremony carried out without incident, until a human came from of the sky surrounded by light… Now the Cat Country and Human Country will be forced to face one another after years of peace. What will Tama do? 

10) Akai Suna Ochiru Tsuki

The heroine is trying to be the best magician and she has to search for a “master” who she finds worthy, but until then she isn’t allowed to show her face to others. And of course as any otoge would have, she’ll be dragged into all sorts of schemes and plots of her country.

Also, for those interested, some 18+ titles:

- Princess Britania ~Muse no Houken~ - Yoshiwara Higanbana - Ai no Uta - Orfleurs - Enkan no Memoria

WIZARDESS HEART: KLAUS GOLDSTEIN SEQUEL CGs (FULL)

AHHHHH Hello Fellow Wizardesses! I know I haven’t posted in a while!

Let me make up to you all, here are Klaus Goldstein’s Sequel CGs! I have so much feelings in his sequel, I finished all endings! (I bought the normal and sad) 

Moujuutsukai to Oujisama ~Flower & Snow~ for Nintendo Switch

Genre: Romance Adventure targeted towards Women Release Date: 30th of May, 2019 Platform: Nintendo Switch Price:

Regular Edition: 7344 JPY (Tax incl.)

Limited Edition: 9504 JPY (Tax Incl.)

Ryuji Uehara is the 7th character to be teased in Tokyo Debunker.