Idea Factory‘s Otomate brand details upcoming Switch game slate

Idea Factory‘s Otomate brand has a lot of titles in the works for Switch, some of which we’ve already heard about and others that were revealed just today. All of this information comes from the company’s Dessert de Otomate 2024 event, and you can see the complete breakdown below.

Fuyuzono Sacrifice

• Genre: Otome romance visual novel
• Tagline: A wish for a bride (sacrifice) in a frozen world.
• Keywords: Heartrending Love, Western-Style Fantasy
• Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer), Atori Shiina (director), Manuka Midou (character design), Sachi Arino (scenario writer)

Honey Vibes

• Release Date: 2024
• Genre: Otome romance visual novel
• Tagline: In a tropical land where beasts (lust) and humans (reason) mesh, a hot and exciting love story awaits you.
• Keywords: Beast Ears, Suits, and Three Factions
• Staff: Kurage Ichi (character design), Yusuke Takahama (sound), Momoko Terashima (producer), Asami Saitou (director)

Hakuoki Ibun: Berezinskii no Majo

• Genre: Otome dramatic visual novel
• Tagline: “That” makes her both an angel and a demon.
• Keywords: Rejuvenating Water, Hakuoki, Napoleon
• Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (director), Sakigumi Shiki (character design), Kagero Usuba (guest designer)

Moeyo! Otome Doushi: Kayu Koigatari

• Release Date: 2024
• Genre: Otome romance visual novel
• Keywords: Battle, Love Comedy, Manga
• Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer), Chouko Tsuyuri (director), Ayu Nekoi (original design), Maro Sasaki (scenario), Ririka Yoshimura (scenario), and Satomi Nakayama (scenario)
• Voice Cast: Shogo Sakata, Kazuki Ura, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, etc.

Trouble Magia: Wakeari Shoujo wa Mirai o Kachitoru Tame ni Ikoku no Mahou Gakkou e Ryougaku Shimasu

• Genre: Magic academy visual novel full of trouble
• Tagline: Girl meets boy in this adolescent tale of magic. Your year to seize the future is about to begin!
• Keywords: Magic, Animals, Student Council
• Staff: Suzunosuke (original design), Akira Natsuno (scenario writer), and Akira Ouse (director)
• Voice Cast: Tomoaki Maeno, Atsushi Abe, Ryouta Oosaka, Yuuto Uemura, Kazuyuki Okitsu, etc.

Hiiro no Kakera Tamayori-hime Kitan: Omoi Iro no Kioku

• Release Date: June 20, 2024
• Genre: Otome romance visual novel
• Tagline: Destiny is with you once again…
• Keyword: Swords, Guardians, Seals
• Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer)
• Voice Cast: Tomokazu Sugita, Kousuke Okano, Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Hirakawa, Hiroki Shimowada, Kazunori Nomiya, etc.

7’scarlet

Platform: Switch Release Date: 2024 Genre: Otome romance visual novel Tagline: The truth of this town is illuminated by the moonlight. Keyword: Mystery, Incidents Staff: Chinatsu Kurahana (character design) Voice Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tetsuya Kakihara, Showtaro Morikubo, Chiharu Sawashiro, Shinichiro Miki, etc.

Natsuzora no Monologue: Another Memory

• Release Date: 2024
• Genre: Summer-themed time loop visual novel
• Tagline: We see “dreams” in the summer sky.
• Staff: Ijou (director), Yuu Nishimura (scenario writer), Rokumaru (original design)
• Voice Cast: Atsushi Abe, Naozumi Takahashi, Shinya Takahashi, Tsubasa Yonaga, Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobuhiko Okamoto, etc.

Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle – 1st Period / Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle – 2nd Period

• Genre: Rhythm and visual novel game
• Tagline: This time the battle of right and wrong comes to Nintendo Switch!
• Keywords: Rhythm Game, Hypnosis Mic, Rap
• Staff: Kazui (character design and original draft), Otomate, King Records (original work), Evil Line Records (original world)
• Voice Cast: Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kouhei Amasaki, Shintarou Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yuusuke Shirai, Soma Saito, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kento Itou, Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakihara, Eiji Takeuchi, etc.

Rashomon of Shinjuku

• Release Date: August 8, 2024
• Genre: A bakumatsu reincarnation story visual novel refreshed for the modern age.
• Tagline: Sever the everlasting karma on the road to carnage.
• Staff: Sonoe Kazenomiya (planning, original draft, producer, script), Kanna Natsumi (script), Karin Entertainment (work), Jirou Suzuki (character design)
• Voice Cast: Hiromu Mineta, Yukari Shimotsuki, Junichi Yanagita, Kouji Okino, Kouhei Amasaki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Sho Karino, Atsushi Abe, Kentaro Kumagai, Kenta Nobe, Rowa Kamiie, Takeo Otsuka, Yoshitaka Yamaya, etc.