Game manufacturer AQUAPLUS announced at the company's 30th anniversary event "Grand AQUAPLUS Festival-30th Anniversary" event on November 10, 2024 that a newly reborn version of the company's flagship work, the beautiful girl love game "ToHeart" is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2025 Available on PC Steam and Nintendo Switch platforms.
AQUAPLUS simultaneously announced the new development plan "Project Kizuna" (note: this is not the final game name, it is the name of the game development project). This is a new role-playing game with the theme of "No more regrets, repeating the same mistakes, the journey of bonding is about to begin." demands.
"ToHeart" is a visual novel romance game launched by Leaf on the PC platform in 1997 and released on the PlayStation platform in 1999. AQUAPLUS stated that "ToHeart Remastered" was originally an adventure game with the theme of a school love story. It was well received after its launch, and subsequently launched animation works and produced a game sequel. In the publicly reborn "ToHeart Remastered Edition", the characters are drawn in full 3D, and the game screen is announced for the first time.
The theme song of the "ToHeart Remastered Edition" game is "Feeling Heart" and will be interpreted by YURiKA. The protagonist's childhood sweetheart Akira Kamigishi will be voiced by voice actor Kana Ichinose, and the robot maid Multi HMX-12 will be voiced by Hina Miyomiya. The game is planned to be launched on PC Steam and Nintendo Switch platforms in the spring of 2025. The digital download version will cost 2,800 yen (excluding tax), while the Nintendo Switch boxed version will cost 3,980 yen (excluding tax).
AQUAPLUS simultaneously introduced the concept drawings and production team of the new RPG "Project Kizuna" at the event. "Project Kizuna" is produced by Naoya Shimogawa, supervised by Kengo Uchihori of "Sacrifice and Snow" and "GOKEN", and the script is written by "The Lauded" series playwright Suga Munemitsu is in charge, and the character design is set by the original artist and character designer of the "Praise of One" series and "ToHeart 2", Amano Shu / Mutsumi Misato.
project kizuna concept map