5d ago
Yuzu Soft opened an official X account for the anime adaptation of its visual novel Senren * Banka on November 5, 2026, and used the account to confirm the project will air as a television series. The same announcement put the game past 1 million copies in worldwide cumulative sales, and original character designer Kobuichi marked the news with a celebratory illustration. Four actors from the game return to voice their characters: Sora Haruka as Yoshino Tomotake, Yuki Kotorii as Mako Hitachi, Mikan Sato as Murasame, and Sawa Sawasawa as Lena Liechtenauer. KOTOKO performs the opening theme, after performing the same role for the visual novel. The anime will premiere in 2027. Yuzu Soft released the visual novel in Japan in July 2016 for the company's 10th anniversary. Nekonyan published an English version in February 2020.
Oct 9
Alliance Arts has released two paid music packs for the rhythm adventure game Yunyun Denpa Syndrome on PC. The Yuzusoft pack adds six opening themes from the bishoujo brand's titles, including Koi Koi Enishi from Senren * Banka and Koi Seyo Otome! from Sanoba Witch. A KOTOKO pack carries 12 songs, and five free songs are available to main game owners.
Jul 27
Visual novel developer Yuzu Soft announced during its Yuzu Soft Songfes 2026 event on July 26 that its 2016 visual novel Senren * Banka will receive an anime adaptation premiering in 2027. The game's original voice cast will reprise their roles: Sora Haruka as Yoshino Tomotake, Yuki Kotorii as Mako Hitachi, Mikan Sato as Murasame, and Sawa Sawawa as Lena Liechtenauer. Singer KOTOKO, who performed the visual novel's opening theme, will also perform the anime's opening song. The announcement did not specify the anime's format or episode count. The visual novel, released in Japan in July 2016 for Yuzu Soft's 10th anniversary, has sold over 1 million units worldwide as of February 2026. It received a Steam release in English and Chinese in 2020 via NekoNyan and HIKARI FIELD, and a Nintendo Switch version in May 2022. The game has accumulated over 30,000 'Very Positive' user reviews on Steam, with approximately 92.65 percent of reviews written in Simplified Chinese, according to Steam Scout data cited by Game Spark. The copyright for the anime lists wwwave, a studio known for producing shorter-format anime episodes.