Mika Aihara's Hot Gimmick manga will have a live action film adaptation on 2019. Miona Hori will play Hatsumi Narita, Hiroya Shimizu as Ryoki Tachibana, Mizuki Itagaki as Azusa Odgiri and Shotaro Mamya as Shinogu Narita. More information on ANN
Here are the additional cast members of live action Meiji Tokyo Renka. Check on ANN for cast's names and roles.
Watch new PV from unconfirmed reverse harem, Bakumatsu. More information on ANN.
Here are the rest of the cast of the Yona of the Dawn stage adaptation. The play will run from November 15 to 25. More information on ANN.
Yume 100 will have a second stageplay adaptation on January and February of 2019. Watch the video above from the first stageplay that ran last July 21-25. More information on ANN.
The blue-ray release of Phantom Twilight has been cancelled "due to various circumstances". More information on ANN.
The English version of otome game Iris School of Wizardy ~ Vinculum Hearts will be out this fall on Switch. Taken via apricotsushi's tweet.
Seven Seas and J-Novel Club licensed My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shiteshimatta...). Seven Seas will release the first volume on July 30, 2019.
At the age of eight, Katarina, a girl of noble birth in another world, has an accident that unlocks her memories–of playing an otome game that's exactly like the life she's living now. There's one problem: she realizes that she's playing the role of the villainess, and only bad endings await her! What will it take for her to “break the game” and live a happy life?
Idea Factory collaborates with Wright Flyer Live Entertainment to produce REALITY Factory with virtual YouTubers (VTubers) targeting female audience this fall. It will feature meets up with VTubers and performances at the Otomate Building. Watch the PV featuring Amon Flockhart of cafe and bar, Dante's Peak. More information on ANN.
Lee Shi-A replaces Nana in the much-delayed drama, Four Men. More information on Asianwiki.
The comedy anime, Late Night! The Genius Bakabon, conceptualizes an otome game of anthropomorphized poop, Unko Danshi: Dokidoki Share House (Poop Boys: Heart-Pounding Share House) with Normal Poo, Hard Poo, Swirly Poo Twins, Diarrhetic Poo and Barium Poo. There was a also a fake announcement with the cast and characters by episode 10. More information on ANN.
And here are some noteworthy reads:
Interview with Mystic Messenger Developer/Founder and Voice Actors from Honey's Anime
To All The Flower Boys I've Loved Before - Dramabean's post about all the Flower Boys of Hana Yori Dango remakes
Fantasies and nightmares in the reverse-harem genre from Animefeminist
How the Creators of the Otome Genre Bring Romance to Modern Audiences Interview of Apricotsushi with Ruby Party director
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