{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0aab630a59d92e995baafdf3","clusterId":"c_8758d0a782c9a5e318c38500","slug":"key-s-summer-pockets-sunnyside-stories-sets-december-18-release","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Key's Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories Sets December 18 Release","summary":"Visual Arts announced on September 28, 2026 that its Key brand will release Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories on December 18. The visual novel adapts \"Summer Pockets Short Stories: In the Summer's Dazzling Light,\" a project published on the Summer Pockets official website in 2018, and adds new material. It is an omnibus of 16 episodes set on Torishirojima, the island from Summer Pockets, and most episodes can be read in any order. The deluxe edition costs 10,780 yen, the standard edition 3,960 yen, and the download edition 2,970 yen, all tax included. Character design is credited to Na-Ga, Fumuyun, Izumi Tsubasu, and Yuunon Nagayama. Yuu Niijima, Kai, and Hasama, who worked on Summer Pockets, wrote the scenarios. Konomi Suzuki sings the new opening theme, \"Luster piece,\" with lyrics by Niijima and composition and arrangement by Shuhei Ohashi.","whyItMatters":"Key is turning eight-year-old website bonus content into a fully voiced commercial release, a cheaper route to a new title than an original game.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe reworked shorts were originally posted on the Summer Pockets website and later collected in print before this version gives them full voice acting. Alongside the voiced text, the release adds newly drawn CG from each character\u0026#39;s own illustrator, a new ending theme, and episodes written only for this edition. The confirmed cast includes Konomi Kohara as Shiroha Naruse, Natsumi Takamori as Ao Sorakado, Nene Hieda as Kamome Kushima, Emiri Iwai as Tsumugi Wenders, Saku Ichimiya as Miki Nomura, Sahomi Koyama as Shizuku Mizuori, Aimi Tanaka as Umi Kato, Ai Fairouz as Shiki Kamiyama, Kentaro Kumagai as Ryoichi Mitani, Minoru Shiraishi as Kobato Naruse, Megumi Takamoto as Kyoko Misaki, Konomi Suzuki as Inari, and Shoya Chiba as Hairi Takahara.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe episode list covers Ao Sorakado, Shizuku Mizuori, Tenzen Kano, Tsumugi Wenders (twice), Inari, Shiroha Naruse (twice), Miki Nomura, Kobato Naruse, Ryoichi Mitani, Kamome Kushima, Kyoko Misaki, Umi Kato, and Shiki Kamiyama, plus a final slot for Hairi Takahara whose title is still shown as \u0026#34;???.\u0026#34; The count and the prices are the same across all three outlets.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAo Sorakado Arc \u0026#34;As Dreams Lead\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShizuku Mizuori Arc \u0026#34;The Gentle Thing Held in My Heart\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTenzen Kano Arc \u0026#34;The Way of Table Tennis, Its Beginning\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsumugi Wenders Arc \u0026#34;Precious People, People Who Treasure You\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInari Arc \u0026#34;A Small Body\u0026#39;s, Great Memory\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShiroha Naruse Arc \u0026#34;Words to Give\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiki Nomura Arc \u0026#34;Balance Is Never Constant\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKobato Naruse Arc \u0026#34;Us, As Always\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyoichi Mitani Arc \u0026#34;We\u0026#39;ll Continue from That Day...\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKamome Kushima Arc \u0026#34;The Path Once Traveled\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKyoko Misaki Arc \u0026#34;Pupil\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUmi Kato Arc \u0026#34;Summer\u0026#39;s Footprints\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsumugi Wenders Arc 2 \u0026#34;Kotori\u0026#39;s Wedding\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShiki Kamiyama Arc \u0026#34;The Guidance of the Rice Ball\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShiroha Naruse Arc 2 \u0026#34;Again\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHairi Takahara Arc \u0026#34;???\u0026#34;\u003c/strong\u003e: Title shown as \u0026#34;???\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories is an omnibus of 16 episodes and most can be read in any order. That structure sets it apart from the linear visual novels Key usually builds.","twitterPost":"Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories is an omnibus of 16 episodes, and most can be read in any order. Key rarely builds its novels this way.","threadsPost":"Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories is an omnibus of 16 episodes, and most can be read in any order. That structure separates it from the linear visual novels Key usually builds, so the new material here may function more like connective tissue than a single campaign.","newsletterBlurb":"Visual Arts will release Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories on December 18, rebuilding the 2018 website short story project as a voiced visual novel with new CG and a new opening theme. The omnibus holds 16 episodes, most readable in any order. The deluxe edition costs 10,780 yen and the download edition 2,970 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/045/G104569/20260928003/\",\"title\":\"Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories to Launch December 18; 2018 Short Story Project Gets New Elements, Becomes a Visual Novel\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/09/28/188393.html\",\"title\":\"Key's New Visual Novel 'Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories' Set for December 18 Release! An Omnibus Work Adapting the 'Samapoke' Official Short Story Collection into a Game\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/28/172862.html\",\"title\":\"Key's New Visual Novel 'Summer Pockets Sunnyside Stories' Set for December 18 Release! 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