Mar 182026
A few days after last week’s tease, Idea Factory International confirmed an otome announcement live stream for this morning.
As expected, it was the sequel to 9 R.I.P.!
9 R.I.P. Sequel (yes, that’s its title both here and in Japan) will be out later this year!
When I was listing all of IFI’s 2026 otome games, I wondered if hoping for this one to also come out in 2026 was too much. That will make their fourth 2026 otome release, after all.
But it’s got a 2026 release window, so unless it gets delayed, this year is looking great!
(Maybe it will be released in October, like the original’s localization, so it’s in time for Halloween. While it’s not exactly scary, it does have a nice spooky, ghostly atmosphere.)
Anyway, I can’t wait to see these characters again. 9 R.I.P. has its flaws, but I loved so many of the characters. It sounds like there are follow-ups to both the Heavenly and Godly endings, so that should be fun.
Not only that, but it’s getting a Limited Edition!
I’m so happy to see that. I love IFI’s Limited Editions, and after their past few otome announcements have only had smaller-scale “Plus” editions at best, it made me sad that they’d seemingly moved away from the full Limited Editions they did before. I’ll be picking up this one for sure!
All right, now we just need to find out what Aksys has lined up next… and I need to get to work on my backlog.
Are you planning to play the 9 R.I.P. sequel?