{"id":56681,"date":"2026-02-13T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=56681"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:37:14","slug":"magical-academy-visual-novel-lilac-will-have-an-all-male-or-all-female-cast-depending-on-which-version-you-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/magical-academy-visual-novel-lilac-will-have-an-all-male-or-all-female-cast-depending-on-which-version-you-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Magical\u00a0academy\u00a0visual novel Lilac will have an all-male or all-female cast depending on which version you buy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Frontwing\u00a0and\u00a0Bushiroad\u00a0Games\u00a0have\u00a0announced that their upcoming\u00a0fantasy\u00a0visual novel\u00a0<strong>Lilac<\/strong> will launch for Windows via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4223130\/Lilac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>, DMM Games, and\u00a0DLsite\u00a0on\u00a0March 31.\u00a0The\u00a0game\u2019s\u00a0scenario was penned by Yuka Kono, based on one of her original stage\u00a0plays, and will feature designs by\u00a0Oyari\u00a0Ashito\u00a0(Quartett!,\u00a0Machine Child).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010OP\u3011\u300eLilac -side Witch-\u300f\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mx1YtvXxIwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lilac stars Emil, a young human who hates&nbsp;mages on account of being treated badly by one in their youth.&nbsp;One day, Emil receives an acceptance letter to&nbsp;Hog\u2026&nbsp;I mean, Lilac Academy, a prestigious magic school where humans&nbsp;and mages are allowed to enroll.&nbsp;After learning that academy graduates receive a hefty monetary reward, Emil decides to enroll for the sake of helping their sick mother.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emil soon runs into Henri, a mage from a prestigious family&nbsp;and Lilac Academy\u2019s only repeat student.&nbsp;Thanks to their familial connections, Henri is&nbsp;allowed&nbsp;to repeat a year, despite not being well-versed in magic.&nbsp;While Emil sees Henri as a sworn enemy, their tenure at the academy might help them see that not all magic users are bad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1434\" height=\"803\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1434px) 100vw, 1434px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-001.jpg\" alt=\"Lilac Witch\" class=\"wp-image-56685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-001.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"804\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1432px) 100vw, 1432px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-002.jpg\" alt=\"Lilac Wizard\" class=\"wp-image-56686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-002.jpg 1432w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260213-56681-002-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lilac is unique in that you can play it with either an all-female or all-male cast. While&nbsp;all of&nbsp;the characters\u2019 names are the same, Lilac -side Witch- and Lilac -side Wizard- feature&nbsp;different&nbsp;character&nbsp;artwork and&nbsp;voice actors.&nbsp;Some minor details in the story are also different. Those who buy -side Witch- can&nbsp;purchase&nbsp;-side Wizard- as DLC and vice versa, allowing you to experience both versions without having to pay for two full-priced games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the developers\u2019 pedigrees&nbsp;(Frontwing&nbsp;is known for&nbsp;adult&nbsp;bishojo&nbsp;games&nbsp;like Canary and Time Leap, while&nbsp;Oyari&nbsp;Ashito&nbsp;has directed and designed characters for several eroges), it does not look like Lilac is a mature-rated title. Time will tell, though, and there must be&nbsp;a reason why&nbsp;the game has two versions available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lilac is set to release on&nbsp;March 31 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4223130\/Lilac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>, DMM Games, and&nbsp;DLsite).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/remake-of-23-year-old-romance-visual-novel-d-c-retune-will-offer-an-authentic-taste-of-japanese-culture-and-school-life-to-global-audiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Remake of 23-year-old romance visual novel D.C Re:Tune will offer an authentic taste of Japanese culture and school life to global audiences<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launching March 31, Frontwing&#8217;s upcoming\u00a0fantasy\u00a0visual novel\u00a0Lilac comes in two versions, &#8220;Witch,&#8221; and &#8220;Wizard.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":56683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-56681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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