{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-28T07:02:14.155Z","story":{"id":"r_08a45b0a5ea64e4abfc98589","slug":"vtuber-rika-hanamiya-stars-in-new-asmr-visual-novel-rika-mode","url":"https://yomimono.id/vtuber-rika-hanamiya-stars-in-new-asmr-visual-novel-rika-mode","headline":"VTuber Rika Hanamiya Stars in New ASMR Visual Novel Rika Mode","summary":"CyberStep released the visual novel \"Rika Mode ♡\" on May 28, 2026, for PC and Nintendo Switch under its Rabbit Foot brand. The game stars VTuber Rika Hanamiya, who appears as a childhood friend turned exclusive maid. It is a fully voiced visual novel with ASMR elements, including scenes recorded in binaural audio where Hanamiya approaches the player. The standard download version costs 3,960 yen. A digital bonus set priced at 6,710 yen includes an extra ASMR situation voice, illustration rough data, and wallpapers. A limited box with physical goods, a theme song CD, and a mini-novel epilogue costs 23,100 yen. The game supports Japanese, English, and Chinese. Illustrator Sese Nagi handled the character art and sprites. The scenario was composed by Hoshino Kanata and written by Morohoshi Takashi, both of Re,AER. The theme song \"Alstroemeria no Kotoba\" is performed by Hanamiya herself.","why_it_matters":"This release is the latest in Rabbit Foot's strategy of building visual novels around VTubers as themselves, blending the interactive fiction format with ASMR to appeal directly to the talent's existing fanbase.","published_at":"2026-05-28T05:30:06.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["4Gamer.net","PANORA"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"Visual Novel \"Rika Mode ♡\" Starring VTuber Rika Hanamiya Released for PC and Switch, Also Features ASMR Elements","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/994/G099420/20260528009/"},{"source":"PANORA","title":"VTuber \"Hanamiya Rika\" Stars in New ASMR Novel Game \"Rika Mode ♡\" Now on Sale","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/143910"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["りかも～ど♡"],"studios":[],"people":["花宮莉歌"],"type":"release","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false}}}