{"id":63880,"date":"2026-03-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=63880"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:03:56","slug":"keys-new-visual-novel-anemoi-will-be-at-least-18gb-and-take-up-two-discs-to-account-for-extra-content-much-to-fans-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/keys-new-visual-novel-anemoi-will-be-at-least-18gb-and-take-up-two-discs-to-account-for-extra-content-much-to-fans-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"Key\u2019s new visual novel\u00a0anemoi will be\u00a0at least\u00a018GB\u00a0and take up two discs\u00a0to account for\u00a0extra content, much to fans\u2019 delight\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/keys-new-romance-visual-novel-anemoi-release-postponed-to-april-devs-will-be-making-no-compromises-until-the-game-reaches-intended-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a delay<\/a>\u00a0that pushed\u00a0<strong>anemoi<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0release from January\u00a030\u00a0to April\u00a024,\u00a02026, Japanese game studio Key\u00a0has\u00a0announced\u00a0that the\u00a0romance visual novel\u2019s\u00a0downloadable version\u00a0will be at least\u00a018GB,\u00a0resulting\u00a0from an increase in data\u00a0size\u00a0from \u201cenhancements\u201d made to the\u00a0game.\u00a0The limited physical edition will\u00a0take up\u00a0two DVD-ROMs instead of one, with no change to the overall pricing for both versions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3011<br>\u6765\u67084\u670824\u65e5\u767a\u58f2\u306e\u300eanemoi\u300f\u306b\u3064\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3066\u3001\u6f14\u51fa\u5f37\u5316\u306b\u3088\u308b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u306e\u62e1\u5927\u306b\u4f34\u3044\u3001\u30d1\u30c3\u30b1\u30fc\u30b8\u306b\u540c\u68b1\u3055\u308c\u308b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30af\u304c2\u679a\u7d44\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u6c7a\u5b9a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u30d1\u30c3\u30b1\u30fc\u30b8\u306b\u306f\u30c0\u30a6\u30f3\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u3082\u4ed8\u5c5e\u3057\u307e\u3059\u306e\u3067\u3001\u304a\u597d\u304d\u306a\u307b\u3046\u3092\u9078\u3093\u3067\u30a4\u30f3\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30eb\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3002\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Key\u958b\u767a\u5ba4 (@key_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/key_official\/status\/2036035478223491341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>Regarding\u00a0anemoi\u2019s\u00a0April\u00a024 release, it has been decided that the game will be released as a two-disc set due to the increased game data resulting from\u00a0production enhancements.\u00a0A download card will also be included in the package, so you can choose\u00a0whichever\u00a0method you prefer to install the game. Please note that 18GB or\u00a0more of\u00a0free storage space is\u00a0required\u00a0for installation. The game can also be played on a Windows PC even if you do not have a disc drive.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Key\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/key.visualarts.gr.jp\/anemoi\/news\/news251225.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official statement\u00a0from\u00a0last December<\/a>, the developers\u00a0determined\u00a0that they needed more time to achieve the\u00a0initial quality\u00a0level\u00a0envisioned\u00a0for\u00a0anemoi, thus the delay. While\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0March\u00a0statement\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0disclose\u00a0the\u00a0details\u00a0of the increase in volume,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fatelok\/status\/2036125951248187445?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18GB is a lot of space<\/a>\u00a0for a visual novel,\u00a0which has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MD44pIV79e5241\/status\/2036065214412865831?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">further fueled anticipation among Japanese fans<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Key\u2019s promise to honor pre-orders following the change in release date, it looks like there has been no change to the price of the limited physical and digital editions, which are listed for\u00a010,780 JPY\u00a0and\u00a07,700 JPY\u00a0respectively\u00a0on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/key.visualarts.gr.jp\/anemoi\/shop_guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official anemoi webpage<\/a>\u00a0(there are no confirmed details about a Western release for the game yet).\u00a0Those who\u00a0purchased\u00a0the physical edition will also receive a download code for the\u00a0game, just in case\u00a0they\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have a disc drive on\u00a0their computer.\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=\"Key\u300eanemoi\u300f\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eqqfdG_QbDc?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><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231116-23046\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Announced in 2023<\/a>,\u00a0anemoi\u00a0centers on Mugi Hayakawa and his younger sister Rikka as they return to the countryside town of Masumi. Though the\u00a0purpose\u00a0of\u00a0their visit is to open a time capsule they buried ten years ago, the two run into four local girls: Spica\u00a0Tsujikura, Aino\u00a0Fusaba, Hiiro\u00a0Awayuki, and\u00a0Koyomi\u00a0Shirato. As Mugi, there will be five romance options in total, with the inclusion of your sister, Rikka. 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