Homura: The Crimson Warriors Visual Novel Heads West in 2026

Switch otome game's trailer features opening theme song by Rico Sasaki

Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that it will release the Homura: The Crimson Warriors (Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chо̄) visual novel in the West physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in 2026. The company streamed an announcement trailer, which features the opening theme song "Flaming" by Rico Sasaki:

The otome game features Energy Reading to detect the affection and Ring Level of the five love interests, ninja scrolls that represent the story's timeline, and a ninja rank. The game has Japanese audio with English subtitles.

The company describes the story:

Fourteen years have passed since the Battle of Sekigahara split Japan in two.Now firmly in control, the Tokugawa shogunate is scheming to eliminate the Toyotomi clan, a long-standing thorn in its side.In response, the Toyotomi clan has decided to confront the Tokugawa head-on, using Osaka Castle as their stronghold. Calls for support were sent to daimyo throughout the nation and a mere few answered the call. One of these brave warriors was Nobushige Sanada, the second son of the Sanada family who was cast away to Mt. Kudo on house arrest after the Battle of Sekigahara.Alongside Nobushige on his escape from Mt. Kudo are the Sanada Ten Braves, ten ninjas who serve him even after their exile. Standing in their way are the Ura Yagyu, a group comprised of assassins who have carried out many killings under orders from the shogunate, mysterious swordsmen, and mighty warriors.This is the final chapter of the Warring States period. It is a tale of the bonds and way of life shared by the Nobushige Sanada and the Ten Braves who gather at Osaka Castle.

The game originally debuted for PlayStation Vita in Japan in June 2018. The game's Switch version launched in Japan in February 2024.

Source: Press release