I was a little disappointed when Aksys picked Hakuoki as the first otome VN release, but I got over it after playing through it twice. Aksys picked the perfect Idea Factory game to localize.

Aksys’ limited edition of Hakuouki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom comes with a 72-page art book.

All I got was a profile of some dude named Toshizo Hijikata who is a samurai.

Before the game comes out on February 15 you can get to the romanceable characters by reading magazines written by 999 and Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom writer Ben Bateman.

Aksys likes to joke about all of Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom’s “hot men,” but the game’s story actually has a serious tone to it.

Aksys chose a rather appropriate date to release Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom in North America. Their romance game will arrive on February 14 aka Valentine’s Day.

We gradually switched towards the game’s characters where editor Ben Bateman and director of production Frank “Bo” deWindt II… got fired up talking about Chizuru’s potential lovers.

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom is the PSP version of the very first game in Idea Factory’s popular otomate series. Why did Aksys pick Hakuoki? That’s what we covered in this interview.

Aksys are asking what fans would like to see included in Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom’s “special edition” release.

Shortly after Fate/Extra and Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom were announced Anime Expo, I met with Aksys to find out more about their upcoming PSP games.

All of those otome surveys from Aksys led to the localization of a girl’s romance game. Aksys picked up Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom from Idea Factory.