Cybird recently opened up a special website to celebrate their hit Ikémen series hitting 10 years! The site also announced that two brand-new projects are currently under development, including +ONE by Ikémen Series, a new otome game brand, and a new game from the Ikemen Series!
▍+ONE by Ikémen Series
The first project is called +ONE by Ikémen Series, a label that will produce romance games with various partners, taking advantage of each other’s strengths. The first title under the new brand will be called Koihana Bakumeiroku (恋花幕明録), and it will be a collaboration with Animate. It will depict a turbulent love story set in Meiji-era Japan.
Some of the characters and voice actors have been revealed, and although the timing has not yet been announced, the game will be distributed through the App Store, Google Play, and Animate Game. A dedicated booth for the game will join AGF 2022, so stay tuned for more info!
The confirmed cast is:
■ Saitō Hajime – CV: Shugo Nakamura
■ Hijikata Toshizō – CV: Makoto Furukawa
■ Kido Takayoshi – CV: Ryōta Suzuki
■ Ii Naosuke – CV: Masaya Matsukaze
■ Saigō Takamori – CV: Ryohei Kimura
■ Katsu Kaishū – CV: Yōhei Azakami
■ Enomoto Takeaki – CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu
■ Kirino Toshiaki – CV: Shogo Sakata
▍New Ikémen Series 10th Anniversary PV Coming November 1!
The second project, which involves the Ikémen series as a whole, will be announced on November 1 with a teaser video, but not much else was revealed.
The Ikémen series is a brand of romance games being developed by CYBIRD, with many titles such as Ikémen Sengoku: Toki wo Kakeru Koi, Ikémen Vampire: Great Men and Temptation of Love, and Ikémen Genji Den: Ayakashi Koinishii, all distributed not only on smartphones but also on multiple platforms.
The first title, Cinderella at Midnight, was released in September 2012, and various projects have been carried out to commemorate the series’ 10th anniversary.