New drama VN Perennial Dusk: Kinsenka announced

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Frontwing have announced Perennial Dusk: Kinsenka, a dramatic new visual novel by popular illustrator Saine and veteran writer Yukito Urushibara.

Perennial Dusk: Kinsenka is set to launch sometime in 2025 for Windows PC with support for Japanese, English, and Chinese languages.

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus its reveal trailer:

Industry veteran Yukito Urushibara and prolific illustrator Saine join forces for the first time to craft a stunning tale about a group of young people in an eerie world of endless twilight. Follow their story as they struggle against limitless cruelty and confront the inescapable traumas of life and death together.

“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is the latest visual novel written by Yukito Urushibara, whose work on “Irotoridori no Sekai” and “Sakura Moyu” captivated players with stories that inspire hope as readily as they induce despair.

The cast of colorful-yet-broken characters is brought to life by Saine, whose experience as the illustrator of various Vocaloid music videos (“mikitoP『 Kunoichi demo Koi ga shitai 』MV”) and as a VTuber designer (“Kamishiro Kurea,” “Watagashi Unou,” “Hoshikage Lapis,” and “Kozuya Nano” among others) lets the delicate twilight world bloom with a resplendent touch.

Story

The human heart is but a vessel for pain.

That’s what someone once whispered—a voice laced with loneliness, whispering directly into the soul. It’s an indescribable sadness, a love just beginning to bloom. It becomes an invisible pain that pierces the heart. And that’s what makes up life: a cyclical series of highs and lows.

Tachibana Sai was born without the ability to feel pain in his heart. He spends his days eliminating any seeds of malice that sneak up on his sister, the one person he treasures, without drawing attention to himself.

Sick of the never-ending monotony he lives through, he chances upon a meeting with Benio Matsuri, a young girl whose aloof demeanor resembles that of a beautifully crafted doll.

For the first time in his life, he encounters a heart-piercing sensation—that of falling in love.

On the edge between day and night, in a twilight world where the dead and living mingle, stands an apartment building called Maison sans Nom, which is home to a group of boys and girls.

A ruthless boy who knows no pain in his heart. A lonely girl without any friends. A friendly girl who struggles to make connections.
A prickly, ambitious girl who is keen to be of help. A boy who loves his own cute self above anything else.

A mess of a woman who tries to solve everything through brute force. And a boy with a tender heart who knows no pain in his body.
This ill-assorted group of residents, hands stained with blood from battling the supernatural Maledicts, shall encounter the hearts they never knew and begin nurturing their souls.

The human heart is but a vessel for pain. To protect this pain akin to love… To gently break the world apart, piece by piece… Even if it means abandoning humanity. That’s why the heart is but a vessel for pain. For life blazes brilliantly, while the heart goes around in an endless cycle.

Main Staff

• Planning/Story: Yukito Urushibara
• Character Design/Art: Saine
• Developer: Frontwing
• BGM: Fuminori Matsumoto, Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)

Theme Song

• “Anata no Kioku no Naka de” (“In Your Memories”)
• Vocals: Mao Uesugi
• Lyrics: Yoshikazu Kuwashima
• Composition & Arrangement: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)