{"id":72394,"date":"2026-09-14T12:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T03:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72394"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T03:55:59","slug":"game-freak-announces-new-magical-girl-mobile-game-helmed-by-pokemon-director-shigeru-ohmori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/game-freak-announces-new-magical-girl-mobile-game-helmed-by-pokemon-director-shigeru-ohmori\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Freak announces new magical girl mobile game helmed by Pok\u00e9mon director Shigeru Ohmori"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game Freak has announced <strong>Ame Nochi Hare Onna<\/strong>, a free-to-play title scheduled to release this winter for iOS and Android (Japan only at the time of writing). A new trailer showcases the anime-style visuals and characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300a \u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\u516c\u958b\uff01\u300b<br>\u300e\u96e8\u306e\u3061\u30cf\u30ec\u5973\u300f\u306e\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\u3092\u516c\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>\u672c\u4f5c\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u89b3\u3092\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3067\u304a\u697d\u3057\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044<br>\ud83d\ude9a\u2601\u2601\u2601<br><br>\u25bcYoutube\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089<br>\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wXy9uGuvh8\">https:\/\/t.co\/wXy9uGuvh8<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E9%9B%A8%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A1%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AC%E5%A5%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u96e8\u306e\u3061\u30cf\u30ec\u5973<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AC%E5%A5%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30cf\u30ec\u5973<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30d5\u30ea\u30fc\u30af<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/neyNOw25HP\">pic.twitter.com\/neyNOw25HP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u300e\u96e8\u306e\u3061\u30cf\u30ec\u5973\u300f\u516c\u5f0f\u30a2\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30c8 (@hareonna_info) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hareonna_info\/status\/2099319717240721794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-developed by CHRONOGATE, this new title is set in modern-day Japan, depicting magical girls called Hare Onna (\u201cSunshine Girls\u201d) who transform weather into magic to lift people\u2019s spirits. Together with their cute cloud-themed partners Kumorin, their mission is to bring clear skies and brighten up Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the announcement, the game links gameplay to real-world weather data, so the experience will be closely tied to players\u2019 everyday lives. The girls appear to hail from different regions of Japan, with the newly introduced Himawari representing Kanto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of note, Ame Nochi Hare Onna is directed and producer by Shigeru Omori, the primary director of the Pok\u00e9mon series since 2014\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1327\" height=\"717\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72394-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72394-header.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72394-header-380x205.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72394-header-768x415.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ame Nochi Hare Onna is scheduled to release this winter for iOS and Android. 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