Developer eXtend has unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming otome visual novel Bustafellows Season 2, previewing the voices of the love interests.
In addition to the main cast members who reprise their roles as the various denizens of New Sieg. The sequel to the otome game also welcomes voice actor Shoya Chiba as the new character Juno, Shintaro Asanuma as Guero, and Hisanari Fukamachi as Watcher.
Bustafellows Season 2 is set to launch on May 25 in Japan for the Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android in Japan. The game’s standard edition will be priced at JPY$7,480 for the Switch, while the mobile version is available at JPY$5,900. The special Deluxe edition is priced at JPY$9,680.
A demo version of the game is planned as well, though no release date has been announced as of this writing.
Set as a direct sequel to the original Bustafellows released in 2019, the title has been described by the developers as “five playable films” that will depict the protagonists’ later years after the events of the first game.
Returning players from the original game can carry over their saved data to Season 2 on the Nintendo Switch version, where a separate “connected” episode will be unlocked at the beginning of the game. Serving as a prologue of what’s to come for Teuta and her five roommates, the special story episode will be included in the Android and iOS versions as well.
▍Bustafellows Season 2 Worldview
Bustafellows is a visual novel where you play a young journalist with the ability to leap across time when she takes over the bodies of others. After witnessing a murder of a crooked lawyer, you head back in time to find a way to save him. Primarily presented as a visual novel and detective game, the story unfolds you can record key information in your notepad and solve critical puzzles and mysteries.
▍Bustafellows Season 2 Pre-orders, Deluxe Versions, and More
■ Bustafellows Season 2 Deluxe Edition
A special deluxe edition is also planned which includes the game, a “Turtles Pizza” pizza box, a soundtrack and exclusive drama CD, an acrylic illustration board, a movie-style pamphlet, and a “Turtles Pizza” card.
■Pre-order Exclusive Drama CD
Following suit with the previous title, Season 2 will also feature a pre-order bonus exclusive drama CD that features an aftershow-like epilogue with the six main casts. The official website also warns players that they should experience Bustafellows Season 2 to completion before listening to the CD, as the drama CD liberally delves into spoilers for the base game.
■ Store Purchase Benefits
Bustafellows Season 2 will also be releasing Special Physical Editions of the game packed with exclusive trinkets. Physical storefronts in Japan will have their own exclusive merch, featuring lavish collector dodads that can only be purchased at the respective retailers. Be sure to check out the game website’s product tab!
