We left off on Friday with the announcement of two new otome localizations from Aksys at Anime Expo, while waiting for news from Idea Factory at their summer festival the next day.
Idea Factory also came through with two new otome localization announcements, both set for 2025.
First up is Battlefield Waltz, or Senjou no Waltz, about a girl with a cursed sword training at a military academy.
This is an interesting choice, because it originally came out on the Vita in 2014 without ever being translated, before being ported to the Switch last year. It shows that older titles with Switch ports are still on the table.
It doesn’t seem like an especially popular one, which also makes the choice unusual.
Still, it looks interesting enough that I’m probably going to get it anyway. I’ve enjoyed titles that have gotten mixed reception in the past, so I try not to let that influence me too much.
The second otome they announced is Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights, often referred to by fans as TsuiTsui. This one is about a princess who sees people shining when her life is in danger, and when she sees five men shining with an unusual sort of light, she invites them to become her knights.
It’s a fairly new otome, having only come out last year, and it seems a lot of people were hoping for it. I’m definitely interested in this one.
The websites for both Battlefield Waltz and Temirana show that they’ll be getting Limited Editions as well.
Along with these new otome announcements, they also revealed the contents of the 9 R.I.P. Limited Edition and showed a new trailer, although it still doesn’t have a release date. In non-otome news, they announced Death End re;Quest Code Z, Neptunia Riders vs. Dogoos, and Touhou Spell Carnival.
(Death End re;Quest interests me, but this new one being a roguelike has me uncertain.)
So 2025 is already looking pretty stacked with new releases! Are you interested in Battlefield Waltz or Temirana?
