Varlet Gets Musical Character Videos

FuRyu has begun a series of character trailers for Varlet ahead of its launch this week. The trailers feature short music videos for the respective characters introduced, all of whom are students at Kousei Academy. The first video introduces Aruka Arasaki, the second-year student and member of the idol group Merveilleux who seeks recognition of her work, and Taki Sukina, a third-year student who manages to get top marks but wishes to escape the restrictions of his home environment. The songs are performed by their respective voice actors, Minori Suzuki and Hayato Dojima.

Developed by Aquria, Varlet is written by Gakuto Mikumo (Asura Cryin’ and Strike the Blood novel series) and Ryutaro Ito (Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, Monark). The game is set in Kousei Academy, the first school to implement a cross-reality network called Johari. The network is used for everything from finding basic information and making purchases to serving as a social networking and messaging app. However, its usage has caused students’ desire for approval and attention to increase. Soon, an urban legend begins that the system’s users disappear into otherworldly “Glitches”, with monsters inhabiting the “Glitches” replacing users in the real world. Varlet will release worldwide for PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch at 4pm BST / 11am EDT / 8am PDT on August 27, 2025.