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Earlier this year, on Valentine's Day in fact, Otome Romance ( formerly known as Voltage Inc.) announced a brand new game. Ayakashi: Romance Reborn definitely caught the attention of all otome fans, with incredible art, an interesting premise and a kickass heroine. In April, I had the opportunity to interview the game director of the localised Ayakashi: Romance Reborn, Ryan. We discussed the exciting features and immersive story you can expect when the game releases later today.

Ayakashi: Romance Reborn seems like quite a big step in a different direction for Otome Romance, besides visual novel mechanics what other new elements can players expect?

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This is an otome game most people outside of Japan have never seen before, and it's definitely something that will take Voltage Inc. fans by surprise. Players not only get to experience a story that's on par with some of the best fantasy-action manga and anime out there, but they get to live it, too. You patrol the city with your gorgeous Ayakashi hubbies, you battle enemies alongside them, you help run a quaint little café… There's a lot to do in this game besides just romancing the characters. I usually describe the game by just saying 'Imagine an otome and a stat-raising RPG had a baby…'

As Otome Romance has a mixture of free-to-play and paid games, how will Ayakashi: Romance Reborn sit?

Ayakashi: Romance Reborn is free-to-play in the best way possible, I think. Every story segment the player unlocks remains unlocked forever, so you can go back and re-read sections anytime you want. There's always something new to do to keep you coming back every hour of the day.

While all the characters are absolutely gorgeous, is there one you secretly think will be a big hit with players?

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— Ayakashi: Romance Reborn (@AyakashiRR) May 23, 2019

Oh, it's no secret, but I think either Kuya (the Tengu) or Toichiro Yuri (the Kitsune Fox) will be gigantic hits, if for no other reason than they're ridiculously attractive. I have a pretty heavy bias for Koga Kitamikado (the Oni Ogre), so I'm doing all I can to promote him… The world needs more Koga fans! I mean, who can resist the plunging neckline and those amazing pecs? But I love all the characters to pieces, and I hope fans love them, too.

Futaba seems to be part of a growing movement for stronger, more autonomous otome heroines. Can you discuss a little more about what makes Futaba special and how audiences will be able to connect with her?

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She's brave, doesn't take lip from anyone, and has a magic wand.
What more could you want in an otome heroine?
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— Ayakashi: Romance Reborn (@AyakashiRR) February 21, 2019

I and the other translator on the project love Futaba to pieces. In our eyes, she is truly the ideal otome heroine. She stands up for herself, but she's smart about it; she picks her battles. You certainly won't find her mouthing off to the elite people with whom she brushes shoulders. She's brave without being stupid about it; you will never see her running head long into danger for which she's not prepared. Also, her story, at its core, will resonate with a lot of people. She isn't some super-human person with immense powers right off the bat; she struggles, like all of us do, to become a better version of herself. I think Futaba and her characterization are what really make Ayakashi: Romance Reborn as incredible as it is.

In the trailer, we can see the Dawn, Twilight and Night factions, if Futaba has to choose one of the factions, how different will each playing experience be?

Each faction has its own common route, each one more different than the last. You will not get the same experience out of the Dawn Faction's story as you will out of the Twilight Faction's story. The core gameplay remains the same, no matter which route you choose, but their stories are wildly different.

Will Ayakashi: Romance Reborn be an ongoing project with new content added over time, or will players be able to complete the game when it's out?

A mixture of both, really! Ayakashi: Romance Reborn will receive frequent updates that add characters, more factions, and events, but certain characters will be available in their entirety right from the get-go.

The game features the voices of some big names in the VA world, can you give us some examples of romantic lines fans can look forward to hearing?

This is a line I just wrote this morning for one of my favorite characters, Yura (a Tsukumo-gami Dragon Flute). He's over 1,000 years old and stubbornly refuses to adjust to the changing world, so he has this amazing Shakespearean way of talking that was a blast to write.

Yura: 'Our love hath no need for language. Though, in truth, I wish I had the words to adequately express my heart.'

It was Koga's birthday earlier this month [May], when the game is out, will there be special events to celebrate each boy's birthday?

Happy Birthday, Koga!

May 7th is Koga's birthday!
Do you have any burning questions for this Oni Ogre?
Ask them in the comments and Koga may just reply to you!

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— Ayakashi: Romance Reborn (@AyakashiRR) May 7, 2019

Yes, of course we plan on doing something special birthday for the boys' birthdays! I can't get into specifics, suffice to say that it will be something that character's fans definitely won't want to miss!

Thank you to Ryan for taking the time to answer my questions. I'm so excited to check out the game when it's released today. Make sure to visit Two Happy Cats later tomorrow for a first impressions post of the game.

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Ayakashi (アヤカシ) is a 2005 visual novel developed by Crossnet.^[1] An eroge sequel was later released in 2006 with the name Ayakashi H.^[2] A twelve-episode anime adaptation was aired in 2007. A bundle release of the game called Ayakashi Pack Casino 36 wolverhampton dress code official. was released on December 14, 2007, to celebrate the release of the anime, containing both Ayakashi and Ayakashi H.

Plot[edit]

Ayakashi are parasitic life forms that give their hosts superpowers, but in return, the use of these powers incurs an increasing physical and mental toll on the host eventually resulting in the host's death. Yū Kusaka is a student who lost his will to live after the death of a dear childhood friend. He is brought out of his depression by the arrival of a mysterious girl, named Eim Yoake, and his life is never the same again. Hunted by Ayakashi and their hosts, the power within Yū awakens and a never-ending battle begins.

Ayakashi H[edit]

The setting is one month after the events in Ayakashi.

Characters[edit]

• The following voice actors are from the anime adaption.

Yū Kusaka (久坂 悠, Kusaka Yū)

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio

The main character. He is a warm-hearted, caring Ayakashi handler who fights in order to fulfill the childhood promise he made to Hime and Izumi to protect them. Yu is the host of the strongest Ayakashi, Ryuu - a dragon-like Ayakashi. He was in love with Izumi and became introverted after her death. After meeting Eim and learning of what happened to her he starts to care for her. He cares deeply for both Hime and Eimu.

Eim Yoake (夜明 エイム, Yoake Eimu)

Voiced by: Nana Mizuki

The main heroine. Eim first appears as a bodyguard forced to protect Yū. Later into the series, Yu and Eim develop a bond in which she later chooses for herself to protect him. Eim has two Ayakashi, Akuro-ou, a large, blue Ayakashi and Satori, a small blue and white Ayakashi with the ability to fight and read minds. It is revealed that she killed Izumi two years ago and that, as the result of Izumi's last action, Izumi's mind was transferred to Eimu, including her feelings and memories. This is the reason that Eimu can control two Ayakashi. It took the past two years for Eimu to acclimate to having Izumi's consciousness coexist with her own.

Hime Yakushiji (薬師寺 陽愛, Yakushiji Hime)

Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki

Yū's childhood friend, she is very popular around the boys in school, but she always hangs around Yū whom she loves even though she knows that he loved Izumi. She becomes capable of seeing Ayakashi. Yū continues to protect her in fulfillment of a childhood promise he made to protect both her and Izumi even though he sometimes acts cold around her.

Pam Werne Asakura (パム・ウェルヌ・アサクラ, Pamu Werunu Asakura)

Voiced by: Ai Shimizu

A young Ayakashi handler (whose Ayakashi is Tengu) who attacks Eim along with Yū who is with her at the time. She captures them both and takes a liking to Yū, going so far as to go through a 'wedding' with him. When Eim frees herself and disables Pam, Yū prevents her from killing the girl, stating that because she is so young she needs a guiding hand to teach her right from wrong. As the result of this encounter, Pam's infatuation with Yū changes into something deeper and she becomes friends with Eim and Orie.

Izumi Makihara (牧原 和泉, Makihara Izumi)

Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa

Yū's childhood friend who was killed by Eim two years before the present day. She and Yū had strong feelings for one another. Satori was originally her Ayakashi. She was in contact with Eim's mind at the time of her death, using Satori's ability to do so. As a result, her consciousness was trapped in Eim's mind.

Orie Natsuhara (夏原 織江, Natsuhara Orie)

Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa

A girl who searches for something she doesn't know. She is a cat Ayakashi and when she changes her hairstyle she is identical to Izumi. Her master and Bakeneko's handler, Natsuhara, were killed by Kare.

Noriko Hanai

Voiced by: Kei Shindou

A classmate and friend of Hime's who also becomes friends with Yū and Eim. She can come off as rather nosy.

Kare (彼, Kare)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita

The main antagonist. His real name is unknown and he is sometimes referred to as 'Him'. His Ayakashi is Orochi, a snake-like being. He pushes Yū to bring out his complete Ayakashi by sending his subordinates after him. He claims that he wants to use Yū and Ryuu's power to find a way for Ayakashi and humans to live together symbiotically but, in truth, he wants to heal his body which was crippled in an encounter with Yū during the incident leading to Izumi's death as well as consume the Ayakashi in the city in order to increase his own power.

Akino Yoake (夜明 アキノ, Yoake Akino)

Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino

Eim's older sister. She's loyal to 'Him'; and tends to be cold towards Eim and Yū. She does not acknowledge Eim as her sister saying that she lost her sister 'two years ago' when Eim chose to protect Yū instead of joining her sister's side. Her Ayakashi is Aterui - a smaller red version of Eim's Ayakashi Akuro-ou.

Akio Maekawa (前川 彰男, Maekawa Akio)

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

Heima Kajiwara (梶原 平馬, Kajiwara Heima)

Voiced by: Tomoyuki Terai

Yū's senior, he is also an Ayakashi user who was ordered by Kare to keep an eye on Yū. His Ayakashi is Nurikabe.

Ayakashi H Characters[edit]

Kikuri Shirakami (白神 菊理, Shirakami Kikuri)

Hime's cousin and successor of the Shirakami family, she has the ability to seal and control Ayakashi with a stamp handed over by her family, also she has a pair of short swords to fight Ayakashi, she believes that Ayakashi are evil and dangerous, but Yū shows her that not all Ayakashi are Evil, in the end she develops a crush on him.

Yae Sakimori (咲守 八重, Sakimori Yae)

One of Kikuri's bodyguards, she is shy and fears men but even so she has a crush on Katsumi, when she fights uses a pair of gauntlets, with these she can fight hand to hand with Ayakashis like Akuro-ou.

Katsumi Osakabe (刑部 克己, Osakabe Katsumi)

One of Kikuri's bodyguards, he is calm and collected and always gives advise to Yū on how to handle Kikuri, he uses a Katana to fight, later is revealed that he is an Ayakashi user and that he wants to kill all the Ayakashi users, so they don't have to suffer the pain that his dead wife had to go through, he combines sword techniques with his wife's fire Ayakashi 'Shiranui'.

Ayakashi[edit]

Ryuu (竜)

Yū's Ayakashi. It is the Ayakashi of destruction and rebirth.

Nurikabe (塗り壁)

Kajiwara's Ayakashi.

Episode list[edit]

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• The following voice actors are from the anime adaption.

Yū Kusaka (久坂 悠, Kusaka Yū)

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio

The main character. He is a warm-hearted, caring Ayakashi handler who fights in order to fulfill the childhood promise he made to Hime and Izumi to protect them. Yu is the host of the strongest Ayakashi, Ryuu - a dragon-like Ayakashi. He was in love with Izumi and became introverted after her death. After meeting Eim and learning of what happened to her he starts to care for her. He cares deeply for both Hime and Eimu.

Eim Yoake (夜明 エイム, Yoake Eimu)

Voiced by: Nana Mizuki

The main heroine. Eim first appears as a bodyguard forced to protect Yū. Later into the series, Yu and Eim develop a bond in which she later chooses for herself to protect him. Eim has two Ayakashi, Akuro-ou, a large, blue Ayakashi and Satori, a small blue and white Ayakashi with the ability to fight and read minds. It is revealed that she killed Izumi two years ago and that, as the result of Izumi's last action, Izumi's mind was transferred to Eimu, including her feelings and memories. This is the reason that Eimu can control two Ayakashi. It took the past two years for Eimu to acclimate to having Izumi's consciousness coexist with her own.

Hime Yakushiji (薬師寺 陽愛, Yakushiji Hime)

Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki

Yū's childhood friend, she is very popular around the boys in school, but she always hangs around Yū whom she loves even though she knows that he loved Izumi. She becomes capable of seeing Ayakashi. Yū continues to protect her in fulfillment of a childhood promise he made to protect both her and Izumi even though he sometimes acts cold around her.

Pam Werne Asakura (パム・ウェルヌ・アサクラ, Pamu Werunu Asakura)

Voiced by: Ai Shimizu

A young Ayakashi handler (whose Ayakashi is Tengu) who attacks Eim along with Yū who is with her at the time. She captures them both and takes a liking to Yū, going so far as to go through a 'wedding' with him. When Eim frees herself and disables Pam, Yū prevents her from killing the girl, stating that because she is so young she needs a guiding hand to teach her right from wrong. As the result of this encounter, Pam's infatuation with Yū changes into something deeper and she becomes friends with Eim and Orie.

Izumi Makihara (牧原 和泉, Makihara Izumi)

Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa

Yū's childhood friend who was killed by Eim two years before the present day. She and Yū had strong feelings for one another. Satori was originally her Ayakashi. She was in contact with Eim's mind at the time of her death, using Satori's ability to do so. As a result, her consciousness was trapped in Eim's mind.

Orie Natsuhara (夏原 織江, Natsuhara Orie)

Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa

A girl who searches for something she doesn't know. She is a cat Ayakashi and when she changes her hairstyle she is identical to Izumi. Her master and Bakeneko's handler, Natsuhara, were killed by Kare.

Noriko Hanai

Voiced by: Kei Shindou

A classmate and friend of Hime's who also becomes friends with Yū and Eim. She can come off as rather nosy.

Kare (彼, Kare)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita

The main antagonist. His real name is unknown and he is sometimes referred to as 'Him'. His Ayakashi is Orochi, a snake-like being. He pushes Yū to bring out his complete Ayakashi by sending his subordinates after him. He claims that he wants to use Yū and Ryuu's power to find a way for Ayakashi and humans to live together symbiotically but, in truth, he wants to heal his body which was crippled in an encounter with Yū during the incident leading to Izumi's death as well as consume the Ayakashi in the city in order to increase his own power.

Akino Yoake (夜明 アキノ, Yoake Akino)

Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino

Eim's older sister. She's loyal to 'Him'; and tends to be cold towards Eim and Yū. She does not acknowledge Eim as her sister saying that she lost her sister 'two years ago' when Eim chose to protect Yū instead of joining her sister's side. Her Ayakashi is Aterui - a smaller red version of Eim's Ayakashi Akuro-ou.

Akio Maekawa (前川 彰男, Maekawa Akio)

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

Heima Kajiwara (梶原 平馬, Kajiwara Heima)

Voiced by: Tomoyuki Terai

Yū's senior, he is also an Ayakashi user who was ordered by Kare to keep an eye on Yū. His Ayakashi is Nurikabe.

Ayakashi H Characters[edit]

Kikuri Shirakami (白神 菊理, Shirakami Kikuri)

Hime's cousin and successor of the Shirakami family, she has the ability to seal and control Ayakashi with a stamp handed over by her family, also she has a pair of short swords to fight Ayakashi, she believes that Ayakashi are evil and dangerous, but Yū shows her that not all Ayakashi are Evil, in the end she develops a crush on him.

Yae Sakimori (咲守 八重, Sakimori Yae)

One of Kikuri's bodyguards, she is shy and fears men but even so she has a crush on Katsumi, when she fights uses a pair of gauntlets, with these she can fight hand to hand with Ayakashis like Akuro-ou.

Katsumi Osakabe (刑部 克己, Osakabe Katsumi)

One of Kikuri's bodyguards, he is calm and collected and always gives advise to Yū on how to handle Kikuri, he uses a Katana to fight, later is revealed that he is an Ayakashi user and that he wants to kill all the Ayakashi users, so they don't have to suffer the pain that his dead wife had to go through, he combines sword techniques with his wife's fire Ayakashi 'Shiranui'.

Ayakashi[edit]

Ryuu (竜)

Yū's Ayakashi. It is the Ayakashi of destruction and rebirth.

Nurikabe (塗り壁)

Kajiwara's Ayakashi.

Episode list[edit]

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1. First Blood
2. Awakening
3. Remuneration
4. Ayakashi User
5. Him
6. Izumi
7. Isolation
8. Eimu
9. Decision
10. The Two
11. Path of No Return
12. Symbiosis

References[edit]

1. ^'AYAKASHI アヤカシ 初回版' (in Japanese). Getchu.com. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
2. ^'AYAKASHI H（アヤカシ エイチ）' (in Japanese). Getchu.com. Retrieved March 17, 2014.

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External links[edit]

• Anime official website(in Japanese)
• Ayakashi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Ayakashi at The Visual Novel Database

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