My Girlfriend is a Mermaid!? is releasing this month on Switch

The summer holidays are usually a time to relax and lie under the sun. For our protagonist, however, going back to his hometown will bring him to investigate a mysterious legend and reunite with his childhood friend—now turned mermaid!

As he meets new people that are in some way related to the legend, our protagonist's summer vacations will take a strange turn; The long and boring days spent studying inside will come to an abrupt end. With multiple routes and endings, explore this marvelous story and discover the secrets of the legend surrounding mermaids.

This visual novel features charming characters voiced by amazing talents from titles such as Assassination Classroom and THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS, animated with Live2D and designed by the fantastic staff at TALESshop. Soon available on Nintendo Switch™, get ready to sit back at home and enjoy this delightful adventure, or explore the possibilities on the go!

My Girlfriend is a Mermaid!? will be available on the Nintendo Switch™ eShop on February 28th. Follow our social media accounts for more information coming up soon!

Title: My Girlfriend is a Mermaid!?
Developer: TALESshop
System: Nintendo Switch™
Release Date: February 28th 2019
Price: TBA

──That summer, I met the mermaid you...

Our protagonist lives out in the city but one summer decides to return to his rural hometown and it is there he once again meets his childhood friend, Ion... who is now a mermaid!?

Soon after he also meets Petakko, a mermaid who has lost her memory and Rin, a priestess who looks after mermaids but also has a split personality. It is these encounters that brings our protagonist in contact with the legend surrounding mermaids.

Together with Ion, who is at the center of this mysterious legend, as well as Petakko and Rin, our protagonist's strange summer vacation begins...

In addition, there's some amazing voice talent involved with the game. Fuchigami Mai, voice actress for Ion is best known for her role in Girls und Panzer as Nishizumi Miho which she won the Synergy Award for at the 8th Seiyuu Awards in 2014. She also voiced Iona in Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Hojo Karen in THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS. Suzaki Aya, voice actress for Petakko is best known for her role in Tamako Market as Kitashirakawa Tamako, Kayano Kaede in Assassination Classroom and Nitta Minami in THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS. She also won the award for Best Female Newcomer at the 9th Seiyuu Awards in 2015. Kageyama Risa, voice actress for Rin, voices the character of Tsukiyo in the visual novel Dead End 99%, in which she also sings the ending song.