TOKYO—MiKandi Japan, the production and distribution studio in Tokyo for the company, has joined forces with visual novel maker XERO to bring the game “Libra of the Vampire Princess” to the West.
The project has been greenlit for a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign starting later this month. Provided the campaign is a success, the game will be translated to English and released on Steam.
The growing international demand for Japanese visual novels has prompted XERO to act, so they have teamed up with MiKandi Japan to coordinate the campaign and official English version that the West can enjoy. The campaign is slated to run from late October until early December. What`s more, XERO will be letting the crowdfund rip for the EN edition before the original version even hits shelves across Japan on Oct. 30.
Libra of the Vampire Princess centers around main protagonist, Syuma Kusanagi, an ordinary boy, with an unnatural ancestry. His world gets turned upside down when Iris, a mysterious vampire, lashes out to “awaken” his ancestral blood. Although she sinks her teeth into Syuma, he manages to flee before the vampiric ritual is complete. Now, more confused than ever, his future is forked with uncertain paths and a host of girls who make matters even more complex. On top of it, he’s developed an urge to suck their blood. What happens next is for the player to decide.
XERO is not a newcomer to the vampire genre. They first had success in 2007 with “Draculius” and have decided to revisit a similar world with Libra, which will release under their popular label, Onomatope*. With an estimated 60 hours to complete the novel, players will have plenty of time to become immersed in the decision-based mechanics as well as connect with Libra’s variety of interesting characters. Oh, and there is plenty of comedy and beautiful girls to boot!
Visit “Libra of the Vampire Princess” on Steam’s Greenlight to watch the game’s opening scene and preview.
