Romance visual novel IdolDays announced for Switch

qureate has announced romance visual novel IdolDays for Switch. It will launch via the Nintendo eShop on June 17 for $7.99 with Japanese voice-acting and English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese subtitle options.

Here is an overview of the game’s story, via its official website:

A young man working at an Akihabara-based agency that manages underground idol groups has been ordered to discover new idols by his boss. Now, he’s at the end of his rope.

The protagonist is at a loss, finding that girls with the talent to become the kind of idol he’s picturing are few and far between. He’s sitting defeated on a park bench when he comes across a girl singing to herself while feeding some cats.

The girl’s song is delicate, but her voice shakes him to the core. His heart stolen in an instant, the protagonist turns to the girl and tries to scout her to become an idol. However, the girl flatly refuses him, saying the idea is stupid, only to then disappear.

The next day, the protagonist gets called into the office, where he learns that the daughter of their sponsor has been hired as a member of staff and gets assigned to be her training supervisor. The girl who appears before the bewildered young man is the same one who turned down his scouting offer the day before.

The girl’s name is Tsubaki Akanesaki. Though she’s had several jobs, she got fired from all of them for getting into fights. What does fate have in store for a young man who’s been assigned to train a girl whose a total delinquent?!

Can a delinquent girl transform into an idol?!
An idol and a rookie producer’s heart-pounding new roommate life begins—

Watch the opening movie below.