{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d9064199209c9e1616b7d8ae","clusterId":"c_3a9728838872d5d5e59468a0","slug":"dmm-games-to-end-angelica-aster-service-on-october-19","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"DMM Games To End ANGELICA ASTER Service On October 19","summary":"DMM GAMES announced on September 18 that ANGELICA ASTER will end service on October 19, about one year and eleven months after its December 2024 launch on DMM GAMES for PC, PC browser, and Android, with an iOS version following later. The operation team said it had worked on its operation structure, schedule adjustments, and development of functions and content, but judged it could not keep providing sufficient service. Jewel purchases stopped on September 18 and unused jewels will be refunded from October 19.","whyItMatters":"DMM is closing a title it marketed as its pinnacle full-scale 3D bishoujo battle game roughly two years after launch, and the operation team's stated reason is that it could not keep providing sufficient service rather than any single external factor.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe operation team framed the shutdown around capacity, not performance. Its notice said the game had been working on improvements to its operation structure, schedule adjustments, and development of various functions and content, and that it judged it could not continue to provide sufficient service. Purchases of jewels were suspended from 17:00 on September 18, with refunds for unused jewels starting at 12:00 on October 19. A new character had been introduced on X on September 17, the day before the announcement. An 18+ version, ANGELICA ASTER R, has also been offered on FANZA.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"ANGELICA ASTER ran about one year and eleven months, from December 2024 to October 19. DMM Games judged it could not keep the service sufficient even after schedule adjustments and new content.","twitterPost":"DMM Games ended jewel sales the day it announced ANGELICA ASTER's closure. Refunds start October 19.","threadsPost":"ANGELICA ASTER's operation team cites operation structure, schedule adjustments, and new functions and content, then concludes none of it was enough to keep the service sufficient. DMM Games also stopped jewel purchases the same day as the September 18 announcement, with refunds from October 19.","newsletterBlurb":"DMM GAMES announced that ANGELICA ASTER ends service on October 19, roughly one year and eleven months after launching in December 2024. The operation team said it had worked on its operation structure, schedule adjustments, and development of functions and content, but judged it could not keep providing sufficient service. Jewel purchases stopped September 18, with refunds for unused jewels from October 19.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260918-468713/\",\"title\":\"DMM's Full-Scale 3D Bishoujo RPG 'ANGELICA ASTER' to End Service on October 19; Conceptual Successor to 'Giant God and Oath Maiden' Closes After About 2 Years\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4650,"outputTokens":668,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789726463,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T10:08:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T10:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T10:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3a9728838872d5d5e59468a0","canonicalTitle":"DMMによる本格3D美少女RPG『ANGELICA ASTER』10月19日にサービス終了へ。『巨神と誓女』のコンセプト後継作、約2年で幕を下ろす","representativeArticleId":"a_6309d6701f5d8ca6466ecbbb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ANGELICA ASTER\",\"Kyojin to Seijo\"],\"studios\":[\"DMM GAMES\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T09:28:30.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T09:28:30.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T10:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260918-468713/","title":"DMMによる本格3D美少女RPG『ANGELICA ASTER』10月19日にサービス終了へ。『巨神と誓女』のコンセプト後継作、約2年で幕を下ろす"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ANGELICA ASTER","Kyojin to Seijo"],"studios":["DMM GAMES"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}