Upcoming visual novel COCORO, which is scheduled for a 2026 release in Japan, has received a teaser trailer and visual. It was also announced that Hina Yomiya (BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!‘s Tomori Takamatsu, SHOSHIMIN‘s Yuki Osanai) is voicing the heroine Cocoro.
The teaser’s lines, as well as Yomiya’s comment touching on voicing Cocoro in the age of AI development, suggest that the visual novel‘s heroine is an AI yearning to be a human.
Image source: @cocoro_fw
The Frontwing-developed title was announced in 2024 and has the involvement of Good Smile Company. The staff includes:
• Planning and scenario: Asta Konno (ATRI -My Dear Moments-)
• Character designer: Akio Watanabe (Monogatari Series anime, Grisaia Phantom Trigger [anime and game])
• SD art: Mai Nanaka (Grisaia Phantom Trigger)
• Backgrounds: Waisshu (ATRI -My Dear Moments)
• Music: Fuminori Matsumoto (ATRI -My Dear Moments-)
COCORO is a PC title and will be available on Steam and other sites.
Source: @cocoro_fw
