
Publisher Spike Chunsoft has announced that it is bringing the popular anime and manga series 'The Quintessential Quintuplets' to Switch on 23rd May in the form of two brand-new visual novels.
The Quintessential Quintuplets - Memories of a Quintessential Summer and The Quintessential Quintuplets - Five Memories Spent With You will be available both individually (for £28.99 / £34.99) and as part of a Double Pack (£49.99 / $59.99) when they arrive on the Switch eShop next week.
Developed and localised by MAGES, both visual novels will see you taking on the role of Futaro and embarking on an adventure with the quintuplets. You'll be able to interact with characters from the series and strengthen your relationships with whichever heroines you please.
The quintuplets are fully voiced by Japanese voice actors Kana Hanazawa, Ayana Taketatsu, Miku Itou, Ayane Sakura and Inori Minase, and both games will feature original illustrations of the characters in all-new outfits and scenarios.
It sounds like this one will mainly appeal to fans of the anime/manga series (or other series like it), though Five Memories Spent With You does promise a "totally new" game scenario, so we imagine that this could be a way into the source material if you have had your eye on it for a while.
You can find out a little more about each game and get a look at some screenshots below.
The Quintessential Quintuplets - Memories of a Quintessential Summer
It's summer vacation! Futaro (VA: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) and his younger sister Raiha (VA: Natsumi Takamori) have been invited to the quintuplets' private island. But a sudden storm turns what was supposed to be a three-day, two-night vacation into two weeks of survival! What fate awaits in this edge-of-your-seat island adventure with the quintuplets?The game is also packed with newly drawn illustrations created specifically for the game!
Enjoy visuals of the heroines in their swimsuits, wedding dresses, and the various expressions they show during their days on the island.The Quintessential Quintuplets - Five Memories Spent With You
Ichika Nakano, Nino Nakano, Miku Nakano, Yotsuba Nakano, and Itsuki Nakano are going on a graduation trip to Okinawa with protagonist Futaro Uesugi (VA: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) and his younger sister Raiha (VA: Natsumi Takamori). In preparation for a long-distance relationship after graduation, Futaro wants to restate his feelings to the girl he confessed to. His goal is to kiss her during a graduation trip. What will become of their love?The game scenario is totally new, allowing players to confess their feelings to any of the quintuplets.
The game also features the color setting of Okinawa, along with original illustrations and other features that express the allure of a graduation trip!
You can find both The Quintessential Quintuplets - Memories of a Quintessential Summer and Five Memories Spent With You on your regional Switch eShop now. The games will not be released until 23rd May, but all those who purchase either title (or the double pack) before 30th May will be treated to a sweet 10% discount.
For a different flavour of anime game, That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime is being treated to a side-scrolling RPG this August. Something for everyone, eh?
Are you a fan of The Quintessential Quintuplets? Will you be picking up either of these visual novels? Let us know in the comments.
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Have never heard of this anime and manga series before, will keep it in mind to potentially check it out at some point and if I enjoy it then I might get these games, too!
I've had the anime in the pile of anime that I plan to watch for quite a while but it's a large pile so I dunno when I'll end up getting around to watching it. Won't consider buying these until then but threw them the wish list for now just in case I get around to it.
I don't expect much from it story wise (anime was fun)
And it's digital only and on PC in the west, so I am in no hurry to get it, also Tsukihime is around the corner so waiting for that.
Hard pass. I enjoyed the first half of the anime, but the ending was an absolute turd that made no sense at all.
This anime was so interesting, it spawned its own subgenre of romance anime and there's an endless amount of merchandise of its characters, but the original author only wrote enough manga for two seasons and half a movie, then he was done.
It's a decent watch, a very short guessing game really. I don't know much about the games but I'm glad they're finally getting Western releases. Not paying $60 for them tho
Why can't we this physical release?
I had no interest despite liking the show until I saw the developer.
Now I’ll definitely check them out at some point.
It's MAGES, so its going to have high quality art and CGs with some decent humor. Not my personal cup of tea though as I haven't seen the anime nor read the manga.
@NinjaNicky A LISENCED anime game on switch is pretty rare, assuming you're not from Shounen Jump.
Considering a lot of older licensed seasonal games are making the jump, I'm genuinely wondering whenever Ryuo no Oshigoto is gonna make the jump westward, since the switch version also contains more scenes not in the light novel or anime.
Physical of course
Cool cool cool.
But the realest question now; can I be team Miku? Everybody knows Miku is best girl. (Followed closely by Nino and Yotsuba)
As a technical only child I think it would be cool to have 4 sisters. We’d be like the Sailor Senshi, but family.
I am assuming this is a harem anime (which is squicky for me) so I will be skipping this one.
Nice i'll be able romance best girl Miku!
This is a anime I tend to get to eventually so I wil, probably wait then before considering the visual novel.
Really loved the Anime. Who knows if I will get this or not though. Still need to watch the second season.
I enjoyed the Anime. Visual novels are perfect for portable play. Digital only is disappointing. After a price drop, I'll get it on Steam and play on my Deck oled instead.
Yeah one man 5 wives...hmm????
@NinjaNicky
Ahem As someone who's cultured in Japanese H-games, I can assure you that if they have to put "hentai" in their titles, they're not real "hentai". That's a western misinterpretation on the word you won't find them much in actual Japanese titles. So that's already a dead giveaway that they are playing the "nametag" game, not helped by the fact that actual eroge is a lot more premium in art and tone, such as Nekopara and Kimagure Temptation.
And no, you cannot hide them. The real issue is that Nintendo's approval system has no standards. Not even having a cultured manager on the topic of sexuality come in and filter actual eroge and doujinshi efforts out from the slop rip-off AI generated puzzle games.
Gonna echo an earlier sentiment. Good anime, garbage ending. Plus this is more suitable for the raunchy demographic of games which I’m trying to stay away from. They lose their novelty after a few hours.
I never thought this would come to the west. Most of these don't make it to the west but it is a big enough audience and the anime sales/merch I assume they went eh why not.
I mean I'm interested but is it physical hmm. Ah cheapening out with digital sigh well thanks time to wait it out then on a digital purchase. I don't import and I doubt an Asian English release?
Or they take ages cough Date A Live trilogy Rio Reincarnation which surprised isn't on Switch yet not just because of the PS4 censoring of 2 scenes just surprised it wasn't ported to Switch at all.
It's not the best harem anime ever but I'm still buying the manga and own S1, 2 and the movie (haven't seen the specials yet) of the anime.
While I got spoiled, didn't care then saw the movie and went so..... because first one (not Itsuki as he annoyed her but such and such because first sight and I guess always listened to him yeah.....) The ending is like really safe and kind of bad but eh the rest was fair.
Also pink haired mystery in S2.
I'll take to this game out of curiosity. I mean even the Oreimo/Haruhi/Toradora games on PSP were passable of mechanics and story I guess.
Haven't bothered to look for Japanese let's plays IF they can even post them. But a Love Plus successor this could be I'm even more interested in it now than just oh dialogue with the characters or other gimmicks. Been wanting a Love Plus or the study or other choices system in some form for years to get a comeback or some kind of return/attempt again. Working for the effort I'm in.
Team Miku even though I'd go all routes anyway.
@IceClimbersMain It spawned it's own sub genre? Did it? What a quintuplets sub genre? Or something else. I haven't come across a sub genre that did.
I mean harems are nothing new and even then I noticed ones like teasing series such as Takagi-san (another one from the same mangaka the Ayumu Makes His Move) starting it then Nagatoro, Kubo and Doujima-kun wa Doujinai or probably some others.
But subgenre what series are part of this sub genre? I know Quintuplets is popular and it is more tame than most harems but still. Even then the doujins are fine too with some fair side stories (not talking fan service doujins either).
Then again as popular as it is my licensors said it was a sleeper hit of 2019 on the S1 blu-ray so what do they know. XD
@JohnnyMind It's pretty good. It is overrated but I still enjoyed it. It is a tame harem so don't expect a lot of annoying fan service (it has brief moments) and a lot of de-railing it does get to the point pretty well. So I think it's usually a safe bet series to experience.
If the studying parts don't bother you (like say a We Never Learn I think could be comparable there of study focus) then you'll be fine.
It has it's fun moments using the characters and exploring them/situations they go through of living in high school circumstances and it's serious moments.
Visual novels can get a bit particular though of pushing a bit further sometimes then main series do of some scenes even for being new series only in the visual novels.
The menus and stats focus is like straight out of Love Plus on the DS a dead Konami series. So to me this looks like it could be good. It fits the theme of the Quintuplets studying focus of the series but it also seems like it will make us work for things, I'm all for it after seeing the screenshots. Most are just dialogue choices or DAL's map and choices. So having stats is great to see then the dialogue format that seemed pretty safe or your had other mechanics like the Toradora cleaning or the Oreimo conversation system so who knows.
Haven't bothered to look for Japanese let's plays IF they can even post them. No idea the content in it.
@Ryu_Niiyama It's a more tame harem so I find it's a better starter. You have like what tiny fan service moments but it's very tame compared to most harems and it is usually on point with it's story and fun moments with the characters as far as a high school, what situations they come across of living (without spoiling) themes and relationships the characters have.
Visual novels however yeah I'd agree there they do go way further and that's not because of eroges that's just how some dating sims are they have some weird scenes in them (that's not even counting the dating later arcs I just mean main storyline scenes, at least in the few I've come across and still fit the teen rating) so I don't disagree with people skipping them not just because of the reading but instead reading manga or watching the anime instead.
Though the VN looks like Love Plus with the stats and choices so making players work for it then just dialogue or some other gimmick mechanic eh could be something but themes/content no clue. Haven't bothered to look for Japanese let's plays IF they can even post them.
@Sadist Team Miku indeed.
@SuntannedDuck2 ok. I just have no interest in harem stories. Tame or not. Like I said, that is squicky for me. So I’ll be skipping this game.
@SuntannedDuck2 Thanks, also considering that I'll most likely enjoy both the anime/manga and the games so I'll eventually give them a try!
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