Game Freak Announces Ame Nochi Hare Onna Mobile Game
Game Freak's best-known work is the Pokemon franchise, so a weather-linked magical girl game with its own cast and a partner studio is a new direction for a company whose identity is tied to one series.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
GAME FREAK announced on Monday a new mobile game, Ame nochi Hare Onna, set to launch for iOS and Android in Japan this winter. The game centers on Hare-onna magical girls who turn weather into power. Hiyori Kono voices lead Himawari Harewatari, with Mirika Kawa, Ayaka Fujimoto, Chinatsu Hirose, and Momoka Tsuji also named. Shigeru Oomori directs and produces, and CHRONOGATE is co-developing.
The game's hook is real-time weather forecasts across Japan, integrated so that conditions affect different parts of play and produce a different experience each day. The tagline is "Tomorrow's weather will become magic." Ken Sugimori designed the Machine Sentakki, the mysterious truck that lends its power to the Hare-onna magical girls. Katsunori Suginaka is the scenario director, and GAME FREAK is developing alongside CHRONOGATE. The teaser promotional video, key visual, and character and cast details were revealed with the announcement.
- Hiyori Kono: voices Himawari Harewatari, the main Hare-onna magical girl
- Aki Minamino: designed Himawari Harewatari
- Yuki Nagano: voices Pon Arai, the Tanuki-type Kumorin partner
- Kyoko Abe: designed Pon Arai
- Mirika Kawa: voices the Hare-onna magical girl Yuri Amanohara
- Ayaka Fujimoto: voices Kon Oribe, Yuri's Kitsune-type Kumorin partner
- Chinatsu Hirose: voices the Hare-onna magical girl Izu Shinotsuki
- Momoka Tsuji: voices Chuchu Yumekawa, Izu's Nezumi-type Kumorin partner
- Ken Sugimori: designed the Machine Sentakki truck
- Shigeru Oomori: director and producer
- Katsunori Suginaka: scenario director
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Pokémon Developer Game Freak Announces Ame nochi Hare Onna Mobile Game