Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Hakuoki Memoirs: Drifting Clouds is Coming West

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Jun 152026
 

Let’s travel back in time two weeks to June 1, right before “Not-E3” took over our attention for a while.

EastAsiaSoft had a showcase that morning, and they kicked it off with an exciting otome game announcement: the localization of Hakuouki Shinkai: Ten’un no Shou, one of the Hakuoki fandiscs.

It will be coming west in early 2027 as Hakuoki Memoirs: Drifting Clouds.

This marks the third Hakuoki localization from EastAsiaSoft, as they released Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom followed by the spin-off Hakuoki SSL.

Following that with a fandisc is great, especially since we went so long without any Hakuoki fandiscs being localized.

Meanwhile… I really need to play Hakuoki.

It’s been on my list for so long. I bought Kyoto Winds and Edo Blossoms on the Vita but never started them, hoping for a combined release. Then when Chronicles of Wind and Blossom came out, I intended to play it… but I still haven’t. The Hakuoki releases are starting to stack up, and I need to get on it!

Are you planning to get Hakuoki Memoirs: Drifting Clouds?

Over RequiemZ Will Be Out on August 20!

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Apr 292026
 

It’s official: the otome game Over RequiemZ (or should I be writing that as Over Requiemz after all?) will be out on August 20!

Up until now, we only had a Summer 2026 release window, so it’s good to have an actual date.

I’ve been excited for Over RequiemZ ever since its localization was announced, and I even named it one of my most-anticipated games of 2026.

It’s a dark fantasy otome game loosely based on the Wizard of Oz about a heroine who is sentenced to death and ordered to investigate mysterious ruins alongside four other convicted murderers on death row. It looks so promising, and I’m really curious about how the routes split to have a whole “dark” path.

2026 turned out to be a pretty stacked year for otome games. I, of course, am keeping up with my backlog, so I’ll be all ready to play it when it comes out (blatant lies).

Are you looking forward to Over RequiemZ?

Cupid Parasite is Coming to PC!

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Apr 222026
 

For quite a while now, the major otome companies have only been releasing their games on the Switch, but today Idea Factory announced that Cupid Parasite will be coming to the PC later this year!

Personally, I prefer to play visual novels on a handheld system when I can, so I’d probably stick with Switch releases anyway.

However, it’s still exciting news! Now I can recommend Cupid Parasite to even more people.

And believe me, I will.

I loved Cupid Parasite and found it to be one of the funniest visual novels I’ve played, with loveable characters and a ridiculous sense of humor.

I also quite enjoyed playing the (sometimes unhinged) fandisc earlier this year. No word on the fandisc coming to PC yet, but hopefully it will eventually.

Right now it’s not clear if this is just the first of many otome games Idea Factory will bring to PC, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a test case to see if the market is there.

Will you be playing Cupid Parasite when it comes to PC?

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