{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e2dd87b69fcc33a6cc8de9d5","clusterId":"c_9df6b1f7f05365dda1e84b00","slug":"nte-adds-s-rank-akarin-rin-voice-of-hasegawa-ikumi","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"NTE Adds S-Rank Akarin Rin, Voice of Hasegawa Ikumi","summary":"Hotta Studio announced on August 24 the new S-rank Phase attribute character Akarin Rin, voiced by Hasegawa Ikumi, for the open-world RPG Neverness to Everness. She appears in the subquest 'The Beginning of a Certain Legendary Band (Or Is It?)' and covers 'Meigoe Sakebu' as the vocalist of the band Nekotori!!!!, a song from BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!. The cover special movie has surpassed 1.5 million views.","whyItMatters":"Fan demand, evidenced by over 1.5 million views on the cover movie and comments requesting the character, has moved Akarin Rin from a subquest band member into a playable S-rank character.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAkarin Rin arrives as an S-rank Phase attribute character, and the announcement image shows her posing with a guitar. In the story, she plays in a band with the protagonist, Nanari (CV. Taketatsu Ayana), and Hania (CV. Iwami Manaka). The official NTE YouTube channel posted the \u0026#39;Meigoe Sakebu (NTE Cover Ver.) Special Movie\u0026#39;, which had more than 1.5 million views as of August 24, and many comments asked for her to become playable.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeverness to Everness is a hyper-realistic urban open-world RPG available for iOS, Android, PC, PS5, and Mac. Players take on the role of Anomaly Hunters solving incidents in Hetero City.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Akarin Rin's cover of 'Meigoe Sakebu' has surpassed 1.5 million views before her NTE implementation. The song's popularity, not the character, is what Hotta Studio is banking on.","twitterPost":"Akarin Rin's NTE debut rides a cover that already passed 1.5 million views. The song is the selling point.","threadsPost":"Akarin Rin lands in Neverness to Everness with a cover of 'Meigoe Sakebu' that already topped 1.5 million views. Hotta Studio is betting the song's proven pull carries the character, not the other way around.","newsletterBlurb":"Hotta Studio adds Akarin Rin, voiced by Hasegawa Ikumi, as an S-rank Phase character in Neverness to Everness. She appears in a band subquest alongside Nanari and Hania, and her cover of Meigoe Sakebu has drawn over 1.5 million views.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608242k\",\"title\":\"'NTE' New Character 'Akarin Rin (CV. Hasegawa Ikumi)' Finally Being Implemented! Want to Form a 'Nekotori!!!!' Party with the Protagonist, Nanari, and Hania\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4309,"outputTokens":674,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787945661,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T19:21:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T19:26:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T19:21:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9df6b1f7f05365dda1e84b00","canonicalTitle":"『NTE』新キャラ「明音凛（CV.長谷川育美）」いよいよ実装へ！主人公、ナナリ、ハニアと「ネコトリ！！！！」パーティを組んで遊びたい","representativeArticleId":"a_9d18bf2a08c8075e6393148d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"NTE\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"長谷川育美\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-24T08:33:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-24T08:33:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T19:26:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608242k","title":"『NTE』新キャラ「明音凛（CV.長谷川育美）」いよいよ実装へ！主人公、ナナリ、ハニアと「ネコトリ！！！！」パーティを組んで遊びたい"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["NTE"],"studios":[],"people":["長谷川育美"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}