A Wife Priced at 6,578 Yen? Lump of Sugar's 20th Anniversary Title 'Tayutama -Zero-' Launches Early Next Year!

Lump of Sugar announced that its 20th anniversary title, 'Tayutama Zero,' a prequel in the Tayutama series, will open pre-orders on October 31, 2025, and release on February 27, 2026.

Well played, Lump of Sugar—keeping things under wraps for the better part of a year, whetting everyone's appetite, and then serving up a DLC where you can only romance Mashiro's ancestor as the main course? Now that's some real value!

Story Introduction

This is an otogi tale said to have been passed down at a certain shrine for hundreds of years.

It tells the story of the ancestor of Yakou—the renowned high monk 'Keigen'—the beast that understands human speech, the 'Shiroki Kemono,' and the leader of the Tayutai, 'Kikuraminokami-hime' (Kikuramiyorozu-hime).

No one knows today whether it really happened; it is simply an old legend.

The time was an age of war, hundreds of years ago.

The high monk Keigen, under orders from his master Tenshou, was to subdue the 'Shiroki Kemono' that had been plundering food from villages across the land of Hakahara.

After gathering information in Nakatsu Village, Keigen headed to Mount Aouten to slay the Shiroki Kemono.

The Shiroki Kemono that appeared before him wore a great odachi and armor, majestic and beautiful—a girl so striking that even Keigen was moved.

The Shiroki Kemono could understand human speech, and Keigen began an exchange of words with her, but she replied coldly and mercilessly:

'Humans betray. Humans cannot be trusted. I will never forgive those who are insolent!'

Keigen's words enraged the Shiroki Kemono, and the battle between human and Shiroki Kemono began.

Who survived in the end—humans, or the Tayutai?

This is a story about a future that humans and the Tayutai once sought together, yet ultimately arrived at the place where dreams end.

Character Profiles

Game CG

Release Details

The first-print edition costs 6,578 yen and includes the game itself plus an original soundtrack CD; the deluxe edition costs 20,878 yen and additionally includes a 'Kikuramiyorozu-hime' dakimakura. All prices include tax.

More character information has not yet been released, and the CG cannot all be shown here; please visit the official website for more details.

At the end of the day, you still couldn't manage to release your 20th anniversary title in the actual 20th anniversary year, and taking this long to put out a single-route title is honestly rough. Still, a new entry in the Tayutama series is a good thing no matter how you look at it—at least we get to see new kemonomimi and Mashiro's voice actress again, right~

Official game website:

https://www.lumpofsugar.co.jp/product/tayutama0/