Romance visual novel IdolDays announced for Switch
Qureate has announced IdolDays, a new visual novel for Switch. It’s on track to release digitally on June 17.
Here’s some information about IdolDays as well as a trailer:
Character
Tsubaki Akanesaki (CV: Mashiro Kazahana)
Height: 159 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Three Sizes: 85 (C)/58/86A delinquent girl who’s as strong as any man.
She may be a delinquent, but her strong sense of justice means she never bullies the weak or gets involved in crime. Even so, the way she looks and talks often causes people to misjudge her.
Lacking any dreams or ambition, she spends her life wandering aimlessly from day to day. She secretly feels jealous when she sees people going after their dreams or being passionate about something, leading her to search for something that she can also devote herself to.
She’s the granddaughter of a high-profile figure in the entertainment industry, and when a senior producer is asked to offer her a position, he half forces the job of looking after her on the protagonist. Not having even a place to live, she somehow ends up living under the same roof as the protagonist.
While on the job, she slowly starts getting interested in idols after seeing them shine on stage. But…
Story
A young man working at an Akihabara-based agency that manages underground idol groups has been ordered to discover new idols by his boss. Now, he’s at the end of his rope.
The protagonist is at a loss, finding that girls with the talent to become the kind of idol he’s picturing are few and far between. He’s sitting defeated on a park bench when he comes across a girl singing to herself while feeding some cats.
The girl’s song is delicate, but her voice shakes him to the core. His heart stolen in an instant, the protagonist turns to the girl and tries to scout her to become an idol. However, the girl flatly refuses him, saying the idea is stupid, only to then disappear.
The next day, the protagonist gets called into the office, where he learns that the daughter of their sponsor has been hired as a member of staff and gets assigned to be her training supervisor. The girl who appears before the bewildered young man is the same one who turned down his scouting offer the day before.
The girl’s name is Tsubaki Akanesaki. Though she’s had several jobs, she got fired from all of them for getting into fights. What does fate have in store for a young man who’s been assigned to train a girl whose a total delinquent?!
Can a delinquent girl transform into an idol?!
An idol and a rookie producer’s heart-pounding new roommate life begins-
IdolDays will cost $7.99 on the Switch eShop. It will support English, Japanese, and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) language options.
Access the official website for IdolDays here.