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Anime Expo 2022 Announcements!

Published on July 8, 2022

If you couldn’t make it to our panel or to Anime Expo, worry not because we’re here to recap you all of the announcements that we had this July 2nd!

First up we’re coming at you with two new Madosoft titles!

Raspberry Cube

From this day on, I will change.
I will do good for others.
In essence, I’ll aim to do one good deed a day.

Due to a certain incident in his past, Azuma Satoru’s mantra is to do good for others. He has returned to the town of Kawae, where he used to live up until his parents divorced.

Here, he rescued Kaidou Mikoto, the daughter of a landlord who was being harassed by thugs.
He helped out Kanou Minato, the lone member of the gardening club who cultivated a field by herself.
After school, he helps out part-time with Yuzuki Yuu who works at an understaffed military hobby store.

It looks like Satoru’s life around helping otheres is going well.
However, his meeting with Ruri, the class president doesn’t turn out the same way. After crossing paths with her, she appears before him the next day. Perhaps she was here to thank him for doing something? He wondered as he gave chase…

Only to find himself waist deep in dirt. Ruri then takes a picture of the silly predicament he found himself in before running away.

“Did… I do something to make her hold a grudge against me?”

Years after returning to his hometown, Satoru’s life is about to get a little chaotic…

Hamidashi Creative

It’s the end of June, and the summer seems to locked in place.

Tomohiro Izumi, recognized by himself and those around him as an introvert, is spending another quiet day in his little corner of his classroom… or so he thought.

“Congratulations! You’ve been selected as our next student council president!”

The student council president lottery, held on the spur of the moment by the academy.
Tomohiro manages to be the one randomly selected thanks to his ridiculous luck!

Now the spotlight is suddenly upon him, and as a result, rumors about him begin to circulate. With no way out, Tomohiro relies on his advisor to start gathering allies he can rely on.

But none of the candidates his advisor suggests, from his classmate Kano to his underclassman Asumi, and even his little sister Hiyori, are even coming to the campus!? Amidst all of this chaos, even the former president that no one could ever get ahold of, Shio, shows up…!

Is it fate, or is it a foregone conclusion?
The unheard of and unprecedented battles of the “Random Lottery Student Council President” are about to begin!

Need a little yuri in your life? Look out for Watamari: A Match Made In Heaven Part1 from Kuroirodoru Yomiji!

Watamari: A Match Made In Heaven Part1

From the developers of Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto comes this new yuri title filled with intrigue and drama.

Spring.

Hoshino Hikari is a new transfer student to the prestigious St. Leanne Girl’s Academy. But she’s no ordinary student, as she’s been sent there as an agent by the “Agency”, who are interested in the secrets hidden within the school. While her transferring in is quite extraordinary, everyone is more interested in the ritual that takes place before the opening ceremonies.

During this ritual, some students manifest signs of the zodiac, and then are given an angelic title and a blessing. These students are known as the Angels of the Zodiac, and are given the role of bringing fortune to the student body.
Hikari, who is trying to not stand out in order to root out the school’s secrets, is bestowed with the grace of Virgo during the ceremony and becomes known as “Exousia”.

This is of no consequence to Hikari who simply wishes to make friends with the student body as soon as possible to not stand out like a sore thumb. Things don’t go according to plan as she feels a burning sensation on her cheek and is suddenly bestowed with the grace of Virgo and becomes known as Exousia.

“But… but… why me…?”

What is her connection to the other Zodiac? And what are the secrets hidden within the school?

Get ready for the next few titles from NEKO WORKs and their sister brand Chatte Noir!

INUPARA

Transported to another world?!
Our protagonist is sent to a world with humanoid dogs!

He’s a young man that’s attending college while working part-time as a pet groomer.
Although he lives by himself, he has two dogs—a Pomeranian named Tanpopo and a Shiba named Himawari.
One day, Tanpopo and Himawari randomly turned into humanoid girls.
The dogs from his sister’s and his parents’ place come to live with him as well, which causes him to panic.
As he freaks out, a girl with the same name as the Corgi he kept at his parents’ house in his childhood, Botan,
starts to talk about things only he and Botan would know, which ends up slowly convincing him.

As expected of someone who works part time as a pet groomer, his brushing skills are top notch.
He’s skilled enough to even cut hair if he wanted.
However, since he doesn’t have the qualifications, he only gives cuts to the dogs at his home.

He’s always had his older sister, a master coddler, trying to smother him since childhood,
so he has the skills to deal with girls and dogs with slightly difficult personalities.

NEKOPARA After – La Vraie Familie

Having recognized Minaduki Kashou’s talents in running his patissiere, Beignet felt her role was over. So she closed La Soleil in France and entrusted Fraise, the catgirl she raised, to him.

Fraise feels a fondness towards Kashou but becomes bewildered in the face of his 6 catpanions. She turns to Shigure for advice but she too harbors a hidden love for him. Fraise feels that the relationship between siblings is the most important while Shigure feels the happiness of her catgirls is what is most important.

Motivated by their desire to make sure the other is able to fulfill their love for Kashou first, the battle between catgirl and girl begins!

Nie no Hakoniwa

The first title by NEKO WORKs’s sister brand, Chatte Noir.

A long time ago, an outsider appeared before the village of a long-suffering minority. In his possession was a mysterious “box” which was used by the oppressed to rise up and overthrow their oppressors.

Years later, that oppressed group formed seven noble houses and grew prosperous. However, House Shiki, which stood first among the Seven Noble Houses did not have a son to succeed the family. In order to have an heir, a young man from outside the village was adopted in to the family.

That young man’s name is Yasaka Kuro.

He then meets Kiyoko, the eldest daughter of House Shiki. Two people who were born in to and lived completely lives, find themselves drawn to each other.

And on the day of their marriage- A nightmare is born.

We’re pleased to be working with the developer 122px no Meido to bring you HAPPY SAIN†SHEOL!

HAPPY SAIN†SHEOL

This is a story about a group of very ordinary girls.

Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. For those that still wish to live on this dead land, a temple was established. It was known as Saint Sheol of the Underworld.

With the help of a distant relative, I moved to the capital that I had longed to live in, and began work as a trainee priest at Saint Sheol.

Every day I endured pain and suffering in this unfamiliar land. On one particular day, when I was in truly dire straits, an angel appeared before me in my dreams. “Don’t worry,” she gently whispered. It was truly a vision that seemed impossible. I knew the face of that angel.

Before the looming disaster stood 6 girls. Within the deepest corner of the temple was fear, miracles, love… and lust.

Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light.

Thus I pose this question.
Whose wings did I see that day?

And on to our last announcement, A Light in The Dark will be coming to consoles!

A Light in The Dark

──We cannot choose in this unfair world.

Hao-Chen Jiang did not understand what it was when he opened his eyes. Before him was a dim and dreary room that he had not seen before. Trying to get up to turn on the lights, he finds that his arms are tied behind him and that is when he realizes that he’s been kidnapped. It is then that a mysterious girl appears before him and with a look of disdain tells him that he’s been kidnapped and unless his family agrees to pay a ransom he has no chance to escape. But perhaps there is more to this than just money…

The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life…
The fierce girl struggling for survival…
Two people in totally opposite positions in life.

During his days of imprisonment, they will learn of a world they were never aware of which will crumble away at their deep-rooted prejudices. In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find…?

A Light in the Dark is an original visual novel game from the creative minds of CreSpirit (Developers of Rabi-Ribi), Storia (Developers of Dong-jin Rice-hime) and Narrator (Developers of Companion).

The game features a story part and an interactive part where Hao-Chen can examine the items around him as he tries to formulate a plan to escape his kidnappers but beware of your stamina! A Light in the Dark also features multiple endings and language options in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.

The console release of A Light in the Dark features Japanese language support as well as Japanese voice acting.

Young Girl (CV: Ichinose Kana)
Ichigo, Darling in the Franx
Tuesday, Carol and Tuesday
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Older Girl (CV: Yurika Kubo)
Hanayo, Love Live!
Tionishia, Monster Musume
Airy, Isekai Cheat Magician
Kaede, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai