RICOL is developing ARIA BLUE with Entergram, a multi-part youth fantasy ADV whose first volume, ARIA BLUE I. Natsune., is set for January 28, 2027.
RICOL's current project is ARIA BLUE, announced on September 10 with Entergram. The title is a multi-part youth fantasy ADV set in Haguri-cho, a northern town. The first installment, ARIA BLUE I. Natsune., is dated for January 28, 2027 on PC via Steam and Windows, Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5. The structure places Vol. 1 inside a longer narrative rather than a standalone release, with each installment handing the story to a different protagonist.
The announced premise follows Tategawa Yuma, who moves from the city to search for his younger sister. She tells him she has no older brother. Two heroines anchor the story: Suzue Shuka, voiced by Hanai Wakana, and Mizugahara Oto, voiced by Hasegawa Rena. Nine characters and cast members were introduced alongside the announcement.
Coverage of RICOL is currently limited to this one title. The other story in the cluster concerns BilibiliWorld 2026, the three-day ACGN event in Shanghai that closed on July 12 with 400,000 visitors from over 30 countries and regions and 170 exhibitors. That event does not involve RICOL, so the record for the studio is the ARIA BLUE announcement and nothing beyond it. No release date has been given for later volumes.
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Entergram and RICOL announced ARIA BLUE on September 10, a multi-part youth fantasy ADV set in the northern town of Haguri-cho. Vol. 1, ARIA BLUE I. Natsune., releases January 28, 2027 for PC (Steam/Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5. Protagonist Tategawa Yuma moves from the city searching for his younger sister, who tells him she has no older brother. Two heroines, Suzue Shuka (CV: Hanai Wakana) and Mizugahara Oto (CV: Hasegawa Rena), anchor the story, and nine characters and cast members are introduced.