Operation Backlog Completion 2026

New Otome Localization Announced – Homura: The Crimson Warriors

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Sep 172025
 

Just when we got used to Idea Factory announcing otome localizations through live streams, yesterday morning they suddenly announced one on Twitter.

Homura: The Crimson Warriors, which first released on the PS Vita in Japan as Kurenai no Homura Sanada Ninpou Chou and received a Switch port last year, will be coming to the west in 2026.

That means it’ll join Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights in IFI’s 2026 otome lineup, after the latter was delayed from its intended release this year.

Homura is another historical otome, and while I can’t help but wish they had announced the Birushana fandisc instead (why haven’t they yet??), it looks great. I love the looks of the characters, so I’m looking forward to this one a lot.

My only true disappointment is that it’s not clear if this one will get a Limited Edition.

IFI had been giving all of their Switch otome games Limited Editions, always mentioned on the website at the same time as the announcement, but then this year’s Battlefield Waltz localization got a smaller-scope special edition rather than a full Limited Edition, and only a standard edition has been announced for Homura so far.

I love their Limited Editions, and I especially loved that every release got one, so it’s a shame if they’ve started to cut back. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to Homura: The Crimson Warriors next year.

(In non-otome game news, RGG Studio accidentally leaked their upcoming announcement this morning. Oops?)

Are you planning to get Homura: The Crimson Warriors?

Project Code Neon Mafia Officially Revealed as Neon Clash -Echoes of the Lost-

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Jul 182025
 

You might remember that back in 2023, Voltage announced three new Nintendo Switch otome games.

Their code names were Project Code Neon Mafia, Project Code Kaleido Tower, and Project Code Vampire Hunter.

The initial schedule got switched around a bit, and the first to come out was actually Project Code Vampire Hunter, under the title Red Bell’s Lament.

Despite Red Bell’s Lament being the one that interested me the most, I ended up not buying it because of the concerns over AI-generated art used for the backgrounds.

There still hasn’t been any clear answer on that either way, which is frustrating.

But now it’s time for the next of the three to be official released, as Voltage (or AmuLit, the brand used for their console games) has announced that Project Code Neon Mafia will be released in Winter 2025 as Neon Clash -Echoes of the Lost-.

The new trailer makes it look pretty intriguing, with a power to give someone else strength by erasing your own existence.

(A different studio is handling the background art, so hopefully this one will be free of AI controversies.)

Of course, I still haven’t played Even if Tempest yet, not to mention all the other otome games still in my backlog. I’m sure I’ll play them all… eventually.

Are you interested in Neon Clash -Echoes of the Lost-?

Aksys Showcase: Only One Otome, but Other Exciting Announcements

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Jul 042025
 

As we discussed, Aksys held its Anime Expo showcase yesterday, with the promise of new announcements.

Now, let’s get it out of the way, they only announced one new otome game. That was a little disappointing.

But they had some other interesting announcements as well, so let’s take a look.

Although they didn’t stream their showcase, some people who were there in person were sharing updates as it went, so I kept track of the news that way. The first piece of information was the one I’d been anticipating, a release date for Mistonia no Kibou. With the official English title of Mistonia’s Hope: The Lost Delight, it will be out on November 13.

They also announced Path of Mystery: A Brush with Death, a murder mystery game that looks right up my alley.

The next few announcements didn’t interest me as much. There was Q Collection, a collection of three drawing-based puzzle games, Tristia: Chronicles, a bundle of two town/shop management games, and C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield, a card-based RPG. They also announced a Metroidvania called The Good Old Days that could be interesting.

Next up was the sole otome announcement, Otome Daoshi -Fighting for Love-, and while it sounds decently interesting, the reception to this one in Japan was pretty poor. It’s due out in 2026, but this is one I’ll probably wait on.

All right, so it’s rather frustrating that they had only a single new otome game announcement and it’s not a well-received title. I’ve seen a lot of fans wondering why they picked that one. (Maybe it’s because Idea Factory secretly has a huge lineup planned, but since they only announced two last time and one of those got delayed to 2026, I don’t know…)

Anyway, they finished with one final announcement, and… it’s one I’ve been following ever since it was announced three years ago, but I didn’t expect it to show up at an Aksys showcase! They’ll be handling the console release of Project Code M, the new game from the developer of The House in Fata Morgana.

(Judging by Novect’s follow-up posts, it’s still coming to PC as well.)

I was not expecting that at all, but it was a nice surprise to see Project Code M! It makes up for the disappointment of only getting a single otome announcement…

Which games from Aksys’s showcase stood out to you the most?

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