As we speak we received the announcement {that a} online game based mostly on the upcoming Love Reside! spin-off anime Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine within the Mirror is coming.
After all, the announcement, made with a trailer showcasing a relatively fetching pixel-art platformer set in an undersea dungeon is an April Fools’ prank. It is already April 1 in Japan.
And that may be it, if we weren’t speaking about Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine within the Mirror. Anybody who truly is aware of the historical past behind the anime seemingly additionally is aware of what I imply.
On April 1, 2022, followers of the Love Reside! sequence have been stunned by the announcement of a spin-off anime based mostly on the favored Love Reside! Sunshine. It was a fantasy story specializing in Yoshiko Tsushima’s chuunibyou alter-ego Yohane.
Individuals laughed, many argued that it was an superior concept, after which most moved on and forgot all about it, as you often do with April Fools’ pranks. But, there was a plot twist coming: in June, the announcement got here that Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine within the Mirror was truly actual and coming this yr.
In gentle of those occasions, can we actually dismiss this “announcement” of a sport devoted to the anime? We most likely should not, and there is a strong likelihood that we’ll know whether or not I am proper or not over the subsequent few months.
In the intervening time, you may take a look at the trailer under.
The Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine within the Mirror anime will air in Japan in July.
In case you’re within the Love Reside! franchise, the outdated and beloved cellular sport Love Reside! College Idol Competition was truly shut down immediately, however a sequel titled Love Reside! College Idol Competition 2: Miracle Reside! will launch in Japan for iOS and Android on April 15. A world model together with an English localization (on high of Korean and Conventional Chinese language) can be within the works, however would not but have a launch date.