Overflow is reissuing its back catalogue on PC: a remastered Summer Days is set for December 18, 2026, following the School Days Remastered release, which JAST USA has scheduled for overseas release in 2026 with its first English dub. No new entry in the series has been announced.
School Days coverage in 2026 is about a piecemeal return of the franchise's older visual novels rather than a new entry. The most recent development is a remastered version of Summer Days, which Overflow announced on September 13 for a December 18 release. Summer Days first shipped for Windows in 2006 and is set in the summer before School Days, with Makoto Ito again as protagonist and Setsuna Kiyoura as the main heroine. Reservations open September 25, and the teaser key visual shows Inori Ashikaga.
That follows School Days Remastered, whose cast was announced at Anime Expo 2026 on July 5. The remaster is the first official English dub of Overflow's 2005 visual novel, with Katelyn Barr as Kotonoha Katsura, Brittany Lauda as Sekai Saionji, and P.M. Seymour as Makoto Itou. Jalitza Delgado voices Setsuna Kiyoura, Sara Ragsdale Otome Katou, and Kayli Mills Hikari Kuroda. The game supports English and Chinese text, updates the original fully animated visual novel for modern PCs with enhanced presentation and quality-of-life improvements, and is scheduled for overseas release in 2026. School Days originally launched in Japan in 2005 and inspired a 12-episode television anime in 2007, followed by two OVA spinoffs in 2008.
Coverage elsewhere treats the series as a franchise that circulates by reference. In June, volume 4 of the manga adaptation of Did You Think You Could Live Normally in a World with a 1:5 Male-to-Female Ratio? carried an obi comment from Makoto Ito reading, "Who decided you have to focus on just one person?" The endorsement landed in a series about a man navigating a world with a skewed gender ratio, illustrated by Momoyuki U and based on a light novel by Kotaro Sando, running in Monthly Shonen Ace since 2024.
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Overflow announced on September 13 that a remastered version of Summer Days will be released on December 18 this year. The adult game first shipped for Windows in 2006 and is set in the summer before School Days, with Makoto Ito again as protagonist and Setsuna Kiyoura as the main heroine. Reservations open September 25. The teaser key visual also shows Inori Ashikaga.
JAST USA announced the full English voice cast for School Days Remastered during Anime Expo 2026 on July 5. The remastered version of Overflow's 2005 visual novel will receive its first official English dub. Katelyn Barr voices Kotonoha Katsura, Brittany Lauda voices Sekai Saionji, and P.M. Seymour voices Makoto Itou. The cast also includes Jalitza Delgado as Setsuna Kiyoura, Sara Ragsdale as Otome Katou, Kayli Mills as Hikari Kuroda, and others. The game will support English and Chinese text. School Days originally launched in Japan in 2005 and inspired a 12-episode television anime in 2007, followed by two OVA spinoffs in 2008. The story follows a love triangle among protagonist Makoto Itou, his classmate Sekai Saionji, and Kotonoha Katsura. The anime gained notoriety when its final episode was preempted by a real-life axe murder in Japan, leading to the "nice boat" catchphrase. JAST USA announced the English dub version is scheduled for overseas release in 2026. The remastered version updates the original fully animated visual novel for modern PCs with enhanced presentation and quality-of-life improvements.
Volume 4 of the manga adaptation of "Did You Think You Could Live Normally in a World with a 1:5 Male-to-Female Ratio? ~When Girls with Heavy Emotions Are Toyed with by an Unaware Guy~" was released on June 26. The obi (book jacket) features a recommendation comment from Makoto Ito, the protagonist of the visual novel and anime "School Days." Ito's comment reads: "Who decided you have to focus on just one person?" The manga, illustrated by Momoyuki U and based on a light novel by Kōtarō Sandō, follows Shōto, a man transported to a world where the male-to-female ratio is 1:5. His respectful treatment of women, rooted in his original world's values, unintentionally charms them, leading to possessive and sometimes stalker-like behavior. The series is serialized in Monthly Shonen Ace and has been running since 2024. The original light novel author also reacted on social media, calling the endorsement a "hot cheer from that legend." "School Days" was originally released as an adult PC game by Overflow in 2005 and later adapted into a 2007 anime known for its shocking romantic drama.