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Toei Animation and Voltage Announce Switch Game for 2027
Toei Animation and Voltage announced a new dark fantasy game called Kakan Ruirui: The Caged Lantern of Yomi.
The game is an otome title planned for Nintendo Switch in 2027, with digital release and both English and Japanese language support.
Otome games are story-driven games commonly aimed at players interested in romance and character relationships.
Voltage is developing the game, with Toei Animation working in collaboration.
A teaser trailer and the main characters are due to be revealed at Animate Girls Festival 2026 in Ikebukuro, Japan.
The game will feature illustrations by Kazuki Yone and scenario writing by Ririka Yoshimura.
Its price and Nintendo Switch 2 availability have not been confirmed, so those details remain unknown.
Toei Animation and Voltage have announced Kakan Ruirui: The Caged Lantern of Yomi, a dark fantasy otome game for Nintendo Switch.
The game is planned for digital release in 2027 under Voltage’s AmuLit brand.
Voltage is developing the game in collaboration with Toei Animation.
It will support English and Japanese and feature illustrations by Kazuki Yone.
A teaser trailer is scheduled to be revealed at Animate Girls Festival 2026 in Ikebukuro.
- Who
- Voltage and Toei Animation are collaborating on the game.
- What
- They announced Kakan Ruirui: The Caged Lantern of Yomi, a dark fantasy otome game.
- When
- It is planned for digital release in 2027.
- Where
- Nintendo Switch. The teaser is scheduled to be revealed at Animate Girls Festival 2026 in Ikebukuro.
- Why
- Not stated
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Toei Animation announced its collaboration with Voltage on a new dark fantasy game.
The game's main characters are scheduled to be revealed at 12 p.m. JST.
Animate Girls Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place in Ikebukuro, where the first teaser trailer will be revealed.
Kakan Ruirui: The Caged Lantern of Yomi is planned for digital release on Nintendo Switch.
- Game title
- Kakan Ruirui: The Caged Lantern of Yomi
- Developers
- Voltage and Toei Animation
- Planned release
- 2027
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Teaser event
- Animate Girls Festival 2026, Ikebukuro
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