{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8db9aeded7544ca8b34f55f0","clusterId":"c_2af090f3755d4bdbb6630f53","slug":"sekai-project-licenses-two-visual-novel-sequels-nekopara-artbook","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sekai Project Licenses Two Visual Novel Sequels, Nekopara Artbook","summary":"Sekai Project announced at Anime Central that it licensed Animal Herb's Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2 and Whirlpool's Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 for Western release in 2026. The company will also release the Nekopara 10th Anniversary -Sayori Art Works- artbook in the third quarter of 2026.","whyItMatters":"The publisher continues to fill its 2026 slate with sequel visual novels from established Japanese developers, following a pattern set at the same convention a year earlier.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSekai Project's Anime Central panel yielded two more visual novel licenses and an artbook release. Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2, from doujin circle Animal Herb, continues the story of Mint and her half-beast, half-angel housemates through a summer vacation involving a mysterious girl named Kuro. The original game came west in April 2022. Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2, from Whirlpool, picks up after the succession war of the Saiga clan, with protagonist Kikumaru now backed by cat-eared ninja Touka and former assassin Chika. That sequel launched in Japan in November 2025. Both games are due in 2026. The Nekopara 10th Anniversary -Sayori Art Works- artbook will follow in the third quarter of the same year.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2\u003c/strong\u003e: Licensed from Animal Herb, sequel to the 2022 release\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2\u003c/strong\u003e: Licensed from Whirlpool, sequel to the September 2023 original\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNekopara 10th Anniversary -Sayori Art Works-\u003c/strong\u003e: Artbook releasing in Q3 2026\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sekai Project licenses Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2 and Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 for 2026 Western release, plus a Nekopara 10th anniversary artbook.","twitterPost":"Sekai Project licenses Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2 and Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 for 2026 Western release, plus a Nekopara 10th anniversary artbook.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sekai Project announced two visual novel sequels and an artbook at Anime Central. Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2 and Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 are due in 2026. The Nekopara 10th Anniversary artbook follows in Q3.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-15/sekai-project-to-release-neko-mimi-sweet-housemates-2-neko-nin-exheart-spin-2-visual-novels-in-west/.237402\",\"title\":\"Sekai Project to Release Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2, Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 Visual Novels in West\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4483,"outputTokens":751,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827371,"createdAt":"2026-05-16T18:32:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-16T18:46:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-16T18:46:18.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2af090f3755d4bdbb6630f53","canonicalTitle":"Sekai Project to Release Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2, Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 Visual Novels in West","representativeArticleId":"a_561013ac1d51585132450b69","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Sekai Project\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-15T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-15T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T15:41:49.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-15/sekai-project-to-release-neko-mimi-sweet-housemates-2-neko-nin-exheart-spin-2-visual-novels-in-west/.237402","title":"Sekai Project to Release Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2, Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 Visual Novels in West"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Sekai Project"],"people":[],"type":"license","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Sekai Project licensed two visual novel sequels at Anime Central: Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2 from Animal Herb and Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 from Whirlpool.","Both sequels are scheduled for Western release in 2026.","Neko-Mimi Sweet Housemates 2 follows Mint and her half-beast, half-angel housemates during a summer vacation involving a mysterious girl named Kuro.","Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! 2 picks up after the Saiga clan succession war, with protagonist Kikumaru backed by cat-eared ninja Touka and former assassin Chika.","Sekai Project will also release the Nekopara 10th Anniversary -Sayori Art Works- artbook in the third quarter of 2026."]}