I keep forgetting about it, but Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube was originally announced for this year, and then it was delayed to 2026.
There hasn’t really been any news about it, though, not even platforms.
Now, however, Aquaplus has announced a broadcast to be held on November 22 at 3 PM JST / 10 PM PT / 1 AM ET (I think I got my time conversions right).
According to the translation from Gematsu, the broadcast will focus on Shiro e no Michishirube and feature a few of the voice actors. It will be followed two hours later by a broadcast about the mobile game.
So, it sounds we’ll finally get some solid information about the new game!
I say “we” despite the fact that I’ll probably avoid reading too many details about it at all, since I still haven’t caught up on the series. Speaking of which, it’s been way too long since I played Mask of Deception… I need to start Mask of Truth one of these days…
Anyway, are you looking forward to news about the new Utawarerumono game?
I woke up today looking forward to Idea Factory’s promised otome game announcement, so when I got online and immediately saw Over Requiemz localization news, my first thought was that we’d misread the signs and it wasn’t the Birushana fandisc after all.
Then I took a closer look and realized the announcement wasn’t from IFI, but from Aksys!
Yes, instead of waiting for a special event or live stream like usual, Aksys randomly announced a new otome game localization this morning, so you never know when exciting news will come.
(Maybe they didn’t want IFI to have the only otome news today?)
I’ve been curious about Over Requiemz ever since it was announced for Japan and I saw people talking about it. It seems to be some sort of dark Wizard of Oz inspired story, and the love interests are murderers? It looks really interesting, so I was hoping this one would be localized.
Over Requiemz will be out in Summer 2026!
And of course, that wasn’t the only announcement for today, because we still had Idea Factory’s live stream to look forward to!
As expected (it would have been crushing if all the hints were false leads), they announced Birushana: Winds of Fate!
I loved Birushana, and I’ve been looking forward to the fandisc ever since. This is one that will not sit in my backlog for long, I assure you.
Birushana: Winds of Fate will be out in 2026!
(They’ve announced a standard edition and a “plus” edition, so I think it’s pretty clear we’re no longer getting limited editions. It’s a shame, because IFI’s limited editions are fantastic.)
I’m so excited for Birushana, and you know what? 2026 is starting to look pretty solid for otome games!
IFI has Temirana, Homura, and Birushana all set for 2026, Aksys has Otome Daoshi and Over Requiemz, EastAsiaSoft is bringing over the Hakuoki spin-off, and there are a few others from smaller companies as well.
…It wasn’t that long ago I was worried the otome localization market was slowing down, but maybe I misjudged. My backlog is in trouble!
Meanwhile, yesterday’s State of Play Japan didn’t have too much exciting at all, aside from a handful of nice trailers for games we already knew about, so I was even happier to get some great otome news today! Are you planning to get Over Requiemz and Birushana: Winds of Fate?
There’s a new State of Play set for tomorrow, and while they tend to be hit or miss, I’m more excited for this one than usual.
This is specifically a State of Play Japan, with a focus on games from Japan and across Asia.
It will be hosted by voice actor Yuki Kaji and streamed tomorrow, November 11, at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET, on Youtube with English subtitles available.
You know I love a lot of Japanese games, so of course this one is going to get my attention. Can we possibly go through 40 minutes of Japanese game announcements without something that catches my interest? It could happen, but it’s not likely.
Now, for once I’m not going to talk about hoping to see Ace Attorney tomorrow. I doubt they’ll make any Ace Attorney announcements until the update for the Phoenix Wright Trilogy is out, which won’t be until the 19th. So I don’t expect to get our long-awaited Ace Attorney news tomorrow.
But dare I hope for Kingdom Hearts? We got a tiny shred of Kingdom Hearts IV news a couple months ago, which amounted to a thumbs-up and assurance that it’s happening, but nothing concrete in years. We’re due for a trailer.
I think it’s too early to see the third Final Fantasy VII remake part, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking since I haven’t played Rebirth yet.
Since it specifically mentioned games from Asia, not just Japan, maybe the Stellar Blade will be there, too.
Oh. This is just making me realize how far behind I am on my backlog.
Anyway, backlog or not, I’m excited to see what will be revealed at the State of Play tomorrow, and I’ve got my fingers crossed for Kingdom Hearts. What are you hoping or expecting to see?
Remember the upcoming sequel to Monochrome Mobius?
