Frontwing is co-developing the novel game COCORO with Good Smile Company, set for an August 27, 2026 release, while also collaborating on Grisaia merchandise for the series' 15th anniversary.
Frontwing's current activity centers on two parallel tracks: a new visual novel developed with Good Smile Company and ongoing support for the Grisaia series. The studio's partnership with Good Smile Company produced COCORO, a novel game set in a world where robots run rampant, following a boy's first love with a girl named Kokoro who hides that she is a robot. The game was announced with a Steam store page opening on June 5, 2026, and a release date of August 27, 2026 was confirmed on June 19. COCORO is the second novel game from the Good Smile Company and Frontwing partnership, following ATRI -My Dear Moments-, which has surpassed 500,000 downloads worldwide.
Key staff from ATRI return for COCORO: planning and scenario by Asta Konno, character design by Akio Watanabe. The heroine Kokoro is voiced by Hina Yomiya, who also performs the game's ending theme. Newly announced cast members include Hikaru Tono, Yasuaki Takumi, Riona Imaizumi, Maaya Uchida, and Shuta Morishima. The game will be sold on Steam and other digital download platforms, supporting Japanese, English, and Chinese languages.
Separately, Frontwing is collaborating with Sekai Project on a Grisaia series merchandise line announced during Sekai Project's Anime Expo panel, tied to the series' 15th anniversary. Sekai Project also showed a demo for Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka and announced it will release Cabbage Soft's visual novel Jewelry Hearts Academia in the West in 2026, though Frontwing's direct involvement in that title is not stated.
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1d ago
Good Smile Company and Frontwing Lab announced on September 1, 2026, that the new adventure game "Grisaia no Shinkajitsu -Shuketsu no Hyakka-" will launch within 2027. The title commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Grisaia series and is a completely new entry in the franchise, which began with the first game "Grisaia no Kajitsu" in 2011. The game's story links to the previously announced smartphone app "Grisaia: Shuketsu no Hyakka," which was revealed during the "Grisaia 15th Anniversary Special Program!" on February 25, 2026. In the new ADV, protagonist Yuuji Kazami and the familiar heroines are joined by six girls who claim to be "Yuuji Kazami's daughters." These girls travel from 20 years in the future to the present, appearing before Amane and the others, who are called "mother" despite having no memory of them. The story also involves a terrorist group calling itself the new "Gaia Cult" declaring war on government organizations including CIRS and SORD. The organization's boss, who calls himself "Heath Oslo," bears a vague silhouette resembling Yuuji Kazami. Scenario work is handled by Frontwing's Nagata Ruisu (Story Berry), with character design and original art by Watanabe Akio. Production is by Frontwing, with Good Smile Company handling production and distribution. Platforms and price have not been announced.
6d ago
Frontwing and Good Smile Company released the Cocoro visual novel on Steam on Thursday. The game supports Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese text, retails for US$24.99, and is available for a 20% discount for 12 days after launch. A demo is also available. In Japan, the game is available on DMM Games and DLsite.
Jul 2
Sekai Project announced during its Anime Expo panel that it will release Cabbage Soft's visual novel Jewelry Hearts Academia in the West in 2026. The company also showed a demo for Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka and revealed a Grisaia series merchandise collaboration with Frontwing for the series' 15th anniversary.
Jun 19
Good Smile Company and Frontwing announced on June 19 that their new visual novel COCORO will launch on August 27, 2026. The game is set in a world where robots run rampant and follows a boy's first love with a girl named Kokoro, who hides the fact that she is a robot. The heroine Kokoro is voiced by Hina Yomiya, who also performs the game's ending theme. Yomiya is known for roles including Anna Yamada in The Dangers in My Heart and Tomori Takamatsu in BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!. Planning and scenario are by Asta Konno, who worked on the studio's previous novel game ATRI -My Dear Moments-. Character design is by Akio Watanabe, known for the Monogatari series anime. COCORO will be sold on Steam and other digital download platforms, supporting Japanese, English, and Chinese. To mark the sixth anniversary of ATRI -My Dear Moments-, which has surpassed 500,000 downloads worldwide, a giveaway campaign is running through July 3 on the official COCORO X account. Three winners will receive a collaborative acrylic stand featuring both games.
Jun 5
Good Smile Company and Frontwing opened the Steam store page for the novel game COCORO on June 5, 2026, with a planned release in summer 2026. The game is set in a world where robots run rampant and follows the first love between a boy and a girl who hides that she is a robot. The scenario is written by Asta Konno, known for ATRI -My Dear Moments-, with character design by Akio Watanabe. Hina Youmiya voices the protagonist Kokoro. Newly announced cast members include Hikaru Tono as Kazane Ryuzaki, Yasuaki Takumi as Daichi Amai, Riona Imaizumi as Kosame Amai, Maaya Uchida as Kirika Hatsuki, and Shuta Morishima as Kotaro Murakumo. The opening movie has also been released. A collaboration illustration between COCORO and ATRI, drawn by Akio Watanabe and Yusano, has been revealed and will be displayed at the Good Smile Company Game Exhibition, with acrylic stands sold as merchandise for 3,000 yen. A follow-and-repost campaign for an autographed shikishi board by Hina Youmiya runs until June 19. The game supports Japanese, English, and Chinese languages on Steam and other digital download sites.