AmuLit and Toei Animation Announce Kakan Ruirui for Switch in 2027
AmuLit, Voltage's consumer brand, has announced Kakan Ruirui: Ura Yomi Terasu Hoozuki Yo, a Japanese-style dark fantasy otome game co-produced by Voltage and Toei Animation.
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Why it matters
The project pairs Voltage's otome production with Toei Animation and a Hakuoki illustrator, giving AmuLit a dark fantasy title aimed at both Japanese and English Switch owners in 2027.
Key Facts
- AmuLit announced Kakan Ruirui: Ura Yomi Terasu Hoozuki Yo, a Japanese-style dark fantasy otome game co-produced by Voltage and Toei Animation.
- The game is planned for release in 2027 as a download-only title for Nintendo Switch.
- Supported languages are Japanese and English.
- Kazuki Yone handles character illustrations, and Ririka Yoshimura writes the scenario and directs.
- The first teaser video will screen at the AmuLit booth at AGF2026 on November 7 and 8, 2026.
It is planned for a 2027 release as a download-only Nintendo Switch title with Japanese and English support. Kazuki Yone handles character illustrations and Ririka Yoshimura writes the scenario and directs. A teaser video will screen at the AmuLit booth at AGF2026 on November 7 and 8.
The game's catchphrase reads "Everything began with a lost life." A teaser visual shows red lanterns lit over a nighttime cityscape, with no character appearances revealed yet.
Background art is by Naohiro Yuki, who worked on parts of the TV anime Arknights [RISE FROM EMBER]. Yamato of Heart Company handles BGM, and Arika, known for the ending theme of the Unnamed Memory TV anime, provides the theme song. Release date, price, cast, and romanceable characters are still to be announced.
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