Nara☆Koi Otome Game Opens Official Site Ahead of December 17 Release
The otome game Nara☆Koi ~Ancient People, But We Fell in Love~ opened its official site on Thursday, November 12, 2026, and set a release date of Thursday, December 17, 2026.
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Why it matters
The project grew out of the Hikutsu na Nara Kenmin bot's social media reveal, and its move to a dated, priced release on Steam and Switch shows a joke-adjacent Nara account turning into a commercial novel game with Awo-nimaru writing the scenario.
Key Facts
- Nara☆Koi ~Ancient People, But We Fell in Love~ opened its official site on November 12, 2026.
- The game releases on December 17, 2026 for Steam and Nintendo Switch at 960 yen (tax included).
- The protagonist is Ono no Imoko, a second-year student at Private Narayama Academy in Nara.
- Prince Shotoku appears as a mysterious transfer student and is the central romance figure.
- Awo-nimaru, an operator of the Hikutsu na Nara Kenmin bot, handles the original concept and scenario.
It will launch on Steam and Nintendo Switch for 960 yen (tax included). CyberStep is credited on the announcement page. The game is set at a school in Nara, where the protagonist, Ono no Imoko, can romance boys modeled on historical figures including Prince Shotoku.
The official site lists the story synopsis and main character introductions. Ono no Imoko is a second-year student at Private Narayama Academy, described as ordinary and a little good at studying, whose daily life shifts after a certain encounter.
The love interests include Prince Shotoku as a mysterious transfer student, Nakatomi no Kamatari as Imoko's childhood friend in the Neo Kemari Club, and Otomo no Yakamochi as head of the Light Music Waka Club. Awo-nimaru, one of the operators of the Hikutsu na Nara Kenmin bot, handles the original concept and scenario.
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