The Fruitbat Indirect is the name given to Fruitbat Factory's periodic Twitter announcement threads. These threads announce upcoming content related to Fruitbat Factory's games, including new character voices for 100% Orange Juice!.
The first announcement thread was posted on November 21st, 2019.[1] The game was in Version 2.6 at the time.
With another great recording session behind us, we're happy to share with you the upcoming character voice casting for 100% Orange Juice! Follow us to always stay on top of the latest news! #100orange
Without further ado... let's get started with the names! Be excited for her! The always serious "another Ultimate Weapon" The "big sister" of the troublemaking duo, Everyone's favorite off-kilter nurse https://youtube.com/channel/UC-hM6YJuNYVAmUWxeIr9FeA
Every woman's enemy, notorious thigh-lover Did you think we're done now? We're not done. ??? - A mysterious new character will be voiced by Kadowaki Mai (門脇舞以), famous for her role as Illya in the Fate series!
??? - A second new character will be voiced by Yoshida Seiko (吉田聖子) who you already know as the voice of And finally... ??? - A third new character, codename "Mama", will be voiced by Izawa Shiori (井澤詩織)! Look forward to her appearance!
And... You will be able to see and hear all of these wonderful characters live in 100% Orange Juice before the end of the year!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/282800/100_Orange_Juice/ #100orange
And that's the end of the announcements for the time being! Thank you for following along! We tried a new way of announcing content this time, did you like it? It was fun for us, at least! |
Notes
- The Fruitbat Indirect name was not used in this thread, but was coined on the Fruitbat Factory Discord when a summary of the announcements was posted.
- The character voices for Version 2.7.1. , , , , and were later added in
- The mystery characters announced in this thread were Version 2.7.1 and 2.7.2.
- The silhouettes of and shown in this announcement are slightly different from their appearance on release.
, , and . They were later added in
The second announcement thread was posted on March 27th, 2020.[2] The game was in Version 2.8.2 at the time.
Welcome to the second ever Fruitbat Indirect, where you get spoiled to the hottest 100% Orange Juice news! Hope everyone's doing well, staying healthy and staying home! #100orange (thread)
Let's just jump right into it, shall we?
Before we get any further, just a friendly reminder that you can join our official Discord server to always stay up to date with the latest mem- news! With the new voices, we've finished voicing all the regular units in the game! You know what that means... You got it, it's witch time! To kick things off, the energetic And of course she's not alone! Everyone's favorite introverted Hair Witch, That's a lot of Girl Power for you! But we're not done yet! We also have some mystery characters to introduce! The first mysterious new character's voice will be performed by the ever so wonderful Maruyama Miki (丸山 美紀), who you already know as the voice of Very mysterious indeed, hmm... The second mystery character comes in a pair with first - and she's voiced by Aizawa Saya (会沢 紗弥)! She voices Seki Hiromi in The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls. Is it just me or is there something unusual about that silhouette...?
What's this, we have even more mystery characters!? I'm not sure if I should be showing all of this, but... *ahem*, well, if you insist... This time I'm confident no one will be able to figure it out by the silhouette...! This upcoming character is voiced by Koyama Momoyo (小山 百代)! You might know her for her role as the main heroine of Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight, Karen!
That's all, hope you enjoyed the --- just kidding, obviously! We still have one more character and voice to reveal! This final, certainly unrecognizable silhouette belongs to another new character that's fast approaching... I wonder if anyone can guess who it will be. And here we are! This secret character is voiced by none other than Tange Sakura (丹下 桜), the voice of Nero in Fate and Sakura in Cardcaptor Sakura!
That's all for the voices, thank you for following along with our little announcement!
Before we end, just a small heads-up that we're currently working on something interesting for the next new 100% Orange Juice event... it'll be pretty different from anything we had before! Don't forget that 100% Orange Juice, Acceleration of SUGURI 2 and 200% Mixed Juice are all completely free on Steam until March 30!
Thank you for tuning in to this month's Fruitbat Indirect! Until next time... #100orange Here's a summary for those that just want to share it! #100orange
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Notes
- The character voices for Version 2.9.7. and were later added in
- The mystery characters announced in this thread were Version 2.9.2 and 2.9.7.
- The silhouettes of
Ellie's Wings and
Lulu's Ribbon accessories equipped.
and shown in this announcement are of the characters with the
, , , and . They were later added in - The silhouettes of
- The Bounty Hunters event alluded to in this announcement began starting in Version 2.9.
The third announcement thread was posted on October 9th, 2020.[3] The game was in Version 3.0 at the time.
Hello all, and welcome to the new Fruitbat Direct! (Who ever came up with that moniker in the first place?? Someone please suggest some better name for these segments! *for now let's tag it #fruitbatdirect*)
Your host for this epic Twitter night is PhleBuster! That's me, hi! Hope everyone's doing well today!
Wow, preparing for this show I thought I wouldn't have much to talk about... but actually we've been up to a lot recently, so buckle up!
We just released a free demo for the charming puzzle game Treehouse Riddle to be playable in the #SteamGameFestival - hope you'll have a chance to give it a try! The demo can be finished in <1 hour.
Don't forget to wishlist it on Steam if you enjoy the demo! It helps a lot!
If you've missed it, we currently have 2 Nintendo Switch limited physical editions in the works and coming out soon! First is the SeaBed limited edition by East Asia Soft, which is looking really cool!
The promised Chinese translation of SeaBed has had significant delays this year, which has unfortunately delayed the estimated release... but I don't think you'll need to wait much longer until it's released!
Second, First Press Games announced last month the physical edition for Neko Navy - Daydream Edition!
This limited edition is also currently taking preorders, and is releasing this winter, with a few extra features too! Don't miss out on the fluffiness! And if you haven't given our latest #visualnovel release Jiangshi x Daoshi a try yet, you can play the full EP1-2 release for free!
The Chinese translation of Jiangshi x Daoshi including Episode 3, is almost complete, so you can expect to see the Episode 3 release soon!
Another game we've put a lot of work into this past summer is Acceleration of SUGURI 2!
There are also biweekly Acceleration of SUGURI 2 community tournaments, which always have sponsored prizes!
When it comes to autumn, it's a good time in many parts of the world to go to the woods and look for mushrooms! Have you been finding any?
Did you know there's currently an ongoing mushroom-themed event in 100% Orange Juice, where you can safely pick and eat all the mushrooms you want!
The event continues The event was released alongside 100% Orange Juice version 3.0, which also added Steam Workshop support!
Which one is your favorite?
Since we're in October, there are probably certain expectations about what the next 100% Orange Juice event will be... ...and I'm here to tell you they're probably spot on.
As for other events, I know a lot of people fell in love with Bounty Hunt when we first ran it this spring, and for all of you I have good news. I'm also currently in the process of shifting through the *massive* amount of suggestions we received for the Community Card Pack 3! ETA to finish: probably a month or more!
Did that wrap up what I had planned to say? I guess it's enough?🤔 👋Thanks for tuning in to this month's Fruitbat Di- wait, what do you mean I forgot something?
Oh, right, right. I might've promised some juicy leeks about voices as well!
Covid has been making voice work more difficult than usual this past year, but I'm happy to say we were able to have another great recording for new 100% Orange Juice voices! And I have the privilege to introduce them to you right now!
First we have... the (self-proclaimed) greatest treasure hunter of all time - Following (literally) on her heels is her trusty follower Besides this duo, we have 2 more mystery characters to reveal... Our first mystery character is very cute and hardworking! You'll have to take my word for it for now!
As for the second mystery character... I can say this one's very fluffy! They're voiced by Sato Azusa, the voice of Fuwari Midorikaze in PriPara - as well as the beloved voice of your favorite pudding doggo I know it can be frustrating to be unable to guess who these characters might be for now, but you won't have to feel vexed for long - all 4 characters will be coming before the end of the year! Here's a group picture with all 4 upcoming characters - I wonder which one you all are most looking forward to? #100orange
Before we call it a day, there's 1 more cool thing we're currently working on! I can't actually show much, it's very early stages... but it's something cool! Really cool!
Well, that's all for today's Fruitbat Direct (seriously someone come up with a better name kthx! #fruitbatdirect)! Thank you for tuning in to your local Twitter!
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Notes
- Unlike other Indirects, this thread was mistakenly named the Fruitbat Direct.[4]
- The Trick and Treat (2020 Rerun) event alluded to in this announcement began starting in Version 3.1.
- The Bounty Hungers event alluded to in this announcement began starting in Version 3.4.
- Version 3.1. and were added along with their character voices in
- The mystery characters announced in this thread were Version 3.3.
- The silhouettes of 200% Mixed Juice!. and shown in this announcement use their sprites from
and . They were later added in
The fourth announcement thread was posted on April 22nd, 2021.[5] The game was in Version 3.5 at the time.
🦇🦇🦇Hello all! Welcome to the new Fruitbat Indirect, where we go over the latest Fruitbat Factory news and developments! #FruitbatIndirect🦇🦇🦇 There's been quite a few things happening since the last Indirect, again. We'll collect it all in a thread here.⬇⬇⬇ One big news is that the first official Orange Juice board game was launched, with the cool Bullet🍊 expansion to shmup board game Bullet♥︎ by Level 99 Games!
We also have a small update on the SeaBed Switch physical limited edition many have been waiting patiently for: The editing for the Chinese translation has finished and we're in the process of inserting it now. Playtesting will commence very shortly! #SeaBedVN
In more #visualnovel news, the wonderfully dark and twisted mystery VN by Kenkou Land, MAMIYA - A Shared Illusion of the World's End - is releasing in only 8 more days, April 30, 10 AM PST!
Treehouse Riddle has taken a bit longer than expected, with adding all-new control schemes. But playtesting on PC is now complete, with full controller support added! There's a bit more work left on the Switch version, so look forward to more news.
As for what's going on in 100% Orange Juice, we've just released a huge version 3.5 update, which added a new Community Card Pack for free, as well as player plate customization!
Also, plushie news! If you were a backer on the 2nd Orange Juice plushie campaign, you received an update today with surveys, which include polling on a possible 3rd plushie wave!
We have a number of new features in the works for 100% Orange Juice again. The next major update is already expected to land next month! One of the things it includes is related to a tradition we've had with these #FruitbatIndirect segments... 🍊🍊🍊And of course, that means announcing new character voices!🍊🍊🍊
First of all, we have 2 characters you may have already met before!
Her partner (note: not a chicken), the great navigator But that's not all! We also have 2 new mystery characters who received their voices and will be appearing in the early summer! Our first special guest is Yamanaka Masahiro, giving voice to ❓❓❓! He brings a very unique tone to this upcoming character, which should be a ton of fun!
And the second mystery arrival is voiced by Terashima Junta! His major roles include Fujimura Mamoru in Tsukipro the Animation and Ichijou Shin in King of Prism, and here he brings a superbly cool voice to our new character!
Here's a cool group picture with all of them together! #100orange #FruitbatIndirect
And that's all the news we have for you right now! We hope you had fun!
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Notes
- Version 3.5.1. and were added along with their character voices in
- The mystery characters announced in this thread were Version 3.7.
- The silhouettes of and shown in this announcement are slightly different from their appearance on release.
and . They were later added in
The fifth announcement thread was posted on October 1st, 2021.[6] The game was in Version 3.8 at the time.
Hello one and all! We hope you're all having a wonderful time this week! To begin with, due to recent trouble with the Discord server we've set up a new Fruitbat Factory community server while we wait for Discord to sort it out (at this rate there's a good chance it'll be a permanent move)! We have the demos of MAMIYA, SeaBed and Treehouse Riddle featured for #TGS2021, and the Treehouse Riddle demo has just been updated to latest version with a big overhaul, so make sure to check those out if you haven't already! Our games are also in the Steam Tokyo Game Show sale, so don't miss out on the best deals! So what else is new? For one, the long-awaited physical edition of SeaBed for #NintendoSwitch is finally out in cooperation with eastasiasoft and playasia, and people are starting to receive their copies! Love to see it! SeaBed on #NintendoSwitch has also just been updated with Simplified and Traditional Chinese language support! And what's more, it is now available from the Hong Kong eShop! #SeaBedVN 🌊🛏️Fans will be interested to hear that there's something else we're working on with Paleontology related to SeaBed, too! Can't share more details yet, but feel free to be excited about it! We also have an update on the physical edition of Neko Navy - Daydream Edition in cooperation with First Press Games! The print designs are currently being finalized, and it's looking like that's going to be finished sometime this month. Release soon...? We already mentioned the Treehouse Riddle demo update, but the bigger news is that the technical work is just about finished, and I think we'll be able to submit the #NintendoSwitch version soon! It's a wonderful puzzle game, and we hope you'll enjoy it! Now for some 100% Orange Juice related news. 🧸Many people have been asking for news on a third wave of plushies, and based on the earlier polling we've already decided what to do! We're hoping to start prototyping new designs soon, and to run another funding run for them sometime this winter or next spring. But we know what you *really* want, and we hear you! We're happy to announce that Marie Poppo will intensify again! 100% Orange Juice version 3.9 is going to release later today with a number of technical improvements, balance changes and more! Thank you for tuning in, and see you next time! Ah, right! Almost forgot! It's been something of a tradition to reveal new character voice castings in the #FruitbatIndirect, so let's not break the pattern this time either! Today we have 6 new voices to announce... wait, 7? 6.5 maybe? You be the judge!🤯 Let's start with some familiar faces that you might not have expected! The gun-toting cat from QP Shooting - Dangerous! is getting unique new character and announcer voice lines by Aiya Saki, who returns to her classic role as Yuki - Dangerous!! That's right, the Yuki & Tomomo Renewal Pack is getting their own unique voices! The two-in-one Tomomo is also getting all-new character voices for both Casual and Sweet Eater versions, and a new Tomomo Casual announcer voice, with Aranami Kazusa revisiting the role! The new voices are expected to be launched later this month, and as usual current owners of the DLC will receive them for free, after which we increase the price of the DLC by $1 (or applicable). You can look forward to a good time with the new voices! We also have 4 brand new character castings to announce...! The first mystery character is voiced by the returning talent Motomiya Kana, the voice of Aru and Hime! Look forward to a graceful performance! I wonder who that could be... The second mystery character is also visited by a returning talent, Aranami Kazusa (Tomomo, Tomomo Casual&Sweet Eater, Fernet)! Who might this mysterious beauty be, then...? Obviously, we're not done with the casting reveals yet! The third new character is voiced by the talented Tokiwa Shouhei, who adds a very cool and unique voice to the game! Are they wielding a sword? Casting magic? I guess we'll find out eventually! And last but not least, the final secret character is voiced by Kuwahara Yuuki, perhaps best known as the voice of Tohru in "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid", as well as Kohaku in Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- & Melty Blood: Type Lumina! I for one have no idea who this silhouette might be, but good luck puzzling it out! You can expect the first two mystery characters to be released in the near future, and the other two mystery characters this winter! We're almost ready to wrap up, but just in case you're not done with 100% Orange Juice announcements yet... There is one more thing we're working on, which we may have already teased in the previous #FruitbatIndirect It's a slow project, and might take a while before any proper announcements (assuming all goes well), but... Just be satisfied with this for now, OK?! And with that, the #FruitbatIndirect - Tokyo Game Show is officially over! Hope you had a good time, and see you next time! |
Notes
- The character voices for Version 3.9.1. and were later added in
- The mystery characters announced in this thread were Version 3.9.1 and 3.9.4.
- The silhouettes of and shown in this announcement are slightly different from their appearance on release.
, , , and . They were later added in
The sixth announcement thread was posted on April 29th, 2022.[7] The game was in Version 3.9.7 at the time.
Hello all, and welcome to another Fruitbat Indirect! (thread here) Today we'll be discussing various upcoming and current projects! To start off, Treehouse Riddle! While the work on Switch version has taken much longer than anticipated, we're actually down to finishing touches now, and expect to announce release date for this highly anticipated puzzle game on Steam and #NintendoSwitch soon! In the meantime, please enjoy this new trailer for Treehouse Riddle! In an earlier #FruitbatIndirect we hinted at an upcoming SeaBed-related project... While I can't reveal what it's about yet, I'm happy to confirm that the project is going ahead, and you can expect an announcement this year! We have also picked up an exciting all-new project! It's still top secret, but you can expect a formal announcement later this year! 🥳 🌷For the time being, please enjoy this key visual (and make of it what you will)! We're also happy to announce that we will have an exhibition at Tokyo Game Show 2022 again this year, after the previous years' online-only events! 🗼#TGS2022 Assuming nothing unexpected crops up, we will welcome you at the Fruitbat Factory booth at the Tokyo Game Show event on September 15 - 18! That photo reminded me... plushies sure are cute aren't they? We've just received the prototypes for the upcoming new wave of 100% Orange Juice plushies! They're cute and fluffy! On the topic of 100% Orange Juice... we're working on a lot of cool stuff for this year! Another thing coming for 100% Orange Juice this summer is... [redacted]! As announced earlier, Bounty Hunt rework is coming soon including public beta, and following it we will be rerunning the "Season 2" events to bring everyone up to speed on them. There will be a lot more too, but those will have to wait for future announcements...! We're starting to reach the end of the announcements, but for some reason people always expect us to announce new character voices in these! So on that note... why don't you check out this YouTube premiere that's just going live? 🤖Fujiwara Hikaru (AKA Hono) voices Shifu, the architect of the Little War in 'SUGURI'! Avoid risks and manipulate the battlefield to your advantage! How about another one?🤔 🪷What if the girl known as Star Breaker had a normal life instead? The Shifu & Reika Character Pack is available... now!🎊 The DLC also comes with a special new kitten to pet, called Masshiro!🐈 And this wraps up our #FruitbatIndirect! Thank you all for tuning in, hope you had fun! |
Notes
- Version 3.9.8 was released immediately after the end of this Indirect.
- The mystery main menu option announced in this thread was the OJDex. It was later added in Version 3.9.9.
References
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- ↑ Name change confirmed by PhleBuster on Discord
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