Voltage and Toei Animation have announced a completely original otome game: Kakan Ruirui: The Caged Lantern of Yomi, in Japanese 枷檻累々―うら黄泉照らす鬼灯夜―. It will be released for Nintendo Switch, as a download-only title, in 2027, with Japanese and English text.
According to the official announcement, it is a Japanese-inspired dark fantasy adventure built around the tagline “it all begins with a life lost.” It is produced by Voltage together with Toei Animation, under Voltage's console game brand, AmuLit.
Confirmed creative team
The illustrations are by Yone Kazuki, known for the Hakuoki series and Magatsu Note. The scenario is by Ririka Yoshimura, who wrote Neon Clash: Echoes of the Lost and Cupid Parasite. Background art is by Naohiro Yuki, music by Yamato (Heart Company), and the theme song by Arika.
The producers are Satoshi Nohara of Voltage and Hiroaki Shibata and Honoka Kishi of Toei Animation. Direction is by Rei Misaki and Ririka Yoshimura, and the development producer is Norihisa Kochiwa (HYDE).
First teaser at AGF2026
The game's first video will debut at the AmuLit booth, booth R-8, during Animate Girls Festival 2026 (AGF2026) on November 7 and 8, 2026, at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Visitors to the booth can receive a commemorative booklet and a limited-quantity shopping bag, while supplies last.
The announcement does not give a price, an exact release date in 2027, or a voice cast. Those details therefore remain unconfirmed for now.
Image credit: official promotional image for Kakan Ruirui, published by Toei Animation in the official announcement.
Sources: official Toei Animation announcement (PR Times); Blerdy Otome; AmuLit official site.
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By: Muse
