Please Be Happy releases in 5 days!
Today's countdown illustration is of the main trio by @lovelandisle, the developer of Love in a Bottle, one of our Bellhouse titles! She also did some additional writing for Please Be Happy, so please look forward to that!
2022-11-17 00:03:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Please Be Happy releases in 6 days! Today's countdown illustration featuring Juliet is by @cosmickonett, a visual novel developer and artist who also designed the logo for Highway Blossoms!
2022-11-16 00:41:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Please Be Happy releases in just 7 days! To celebrate, we've gathered 7 talented artists to help us count down the days!
Today's illustration is by @10_Salt, who was the sprite artist for Who is the Red Queen, a Bellhouse title, and the artist for Cerulean, the first game adirosa released!
2022-11-15 06:50:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I hope you've all been well. It's adi! We are working hard putting on the finishing touches of PBH!
I'm proud to announce... hic et nunc., my second Élan artwork collection!
2022-11-10 01:56:34 +0000 UTC
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Miho: How long does it take to catch one?
Mr. Kim: Well, now that depends on the fish. It could be minutes, or it could be hours. I've been after the same fish for years!
Miho: Whoa! Don't you ever go home?
Meowdy everyone! I'm here with the last of the side character CG previews. I'm writing this from way in the past, so I hope by the time this post goes up most of the g...
2022-11-05 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone - we've got some very special news today. You may have already seen on Twitter or our newsletter, but we're going to be merging with Studio Coattails. We've included all the details below, so read on for that, plus the just-announced release date for Please Be Happy! 2022 is almost over, but we've still got a busy November ahead of us. Looking forward to what comes next!
Happy Halloween everyone!
Today, we’re excited to announce that the Studio Élan family is getti...
When I get close enough, Lena notices me and stops mid-dive.
Lena: Miho! You're late!
Now that she's distracted, her partner takes the opportunity to hurry away, collapsing into the grass to rest.
Miho: Sorry, I wasn't sure what time I should come by. Or where.
Lena: Oh, right. I guess I should've told you. In that case, good guess! 2022-10-22 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hihi, today we're bringing you a super quick look at an early Chapter 2 scene from PBH, including voice acting! This is Miho's first morning in the library, right after the demo ends. The voice acting here is still unedited, meaning that it hasn't gone to the audio engineer yet to be fixed up and is also pretty quiet, so you might need to turn your volume up to be able to hear it. We've been doing a lot of VA recording sessions these past few days - sometimes doing 6-8 hours of recording in a...
2022-10-12 19:59:06 +0000 UTC View Post
While I'm munching, a bug starts to buzz around my head. I wave it away a few times, but it keeps coming back.
Miho: What is it with things getting in my face today…
No matter how many times I swat at it, the bug doesn't give up. Finally, I go to knock it away, and totally by accident, end up catching it in my hand instead.
I can feel it buzzing against my palm as it flies around, trying to fin... 2022-10-08 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I blinked, and September's already over. I swear it was just a couple days ago that I was writing the last update! My wonky perception of time aside, September was another busy month here at Studio Élan.
PBH
We're starting off another month with being super close to finishing PBH. There are only a handful of scenes left to be written/edited, and adi's been making great p...
2022-10-02 01:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello patrons! I come to you with very cute art!!
As the Please Be Happy development draws closer to an end (we're still aiming for 2022...!) we wanted to have some SDs ('super deformed') of the main characters by the original and lead character designer, kobuta!
Aren't they so cute?! I'm so in love with these.
We'll be trying to have some merch available on launch, these will be (hopefully and prob...
2022-09-28 23:39:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! It's adi! Today I wanted to show some of the progress shots and the thoughts that went behind the Heart of the Woods LP.
Soon after the Highway Blossoms vinyl went live, the support you all showed us let us discuss the possib...
2022-09-14 18:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostHiya everyone, Arimia here! It's been 2 years since our last studio survey and a lot has happened since then, so it's time to check in with you all. We want to hear from you- how are we doing? What would you like to see in the future from us?
The survey should take anywhere from 5-15 minutes, depending on if you answer any of the optional longform questions.
P.S. There's a little f...
Hi hello,
Here's our recap of everything from August!
PBH
Writing and editing for PBH are still going for some of the later chapters, while we're also working on scripting and implementing the early chapters. Adi's already finished Chapters 1 and 2, and will be starting on Chapter 3 soon once editing is finished. There are a handful of Juliet scenes left to be written, plus some assorted other ones like the side character scenes, and then that'll be all done! A couple days a...
2022-09-01 21:07:58 +0000 UTC View PostIn today's post, we wanted to give you a look at the design and sprites for Paige, the protagonist from our upcoming game "Our Home, My Keeper." We announced OHMK at Elanfest back in May, but haven't shared a whole lot of details on it yet. As we mentioned then, the story is written by ebi-hime, one of the most prolific visual novel writers out there. Character designs and art are being done by Madi, aka weeniedesu, with ...
2022-08-28 15:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Meowdy everyone! Remember the bonus tracks for the vinyl release of the Heart of the Woods OST? We've now made them available for listening on Youtube, and we'll be adding them to existing digital downloads of the Snowfall OST soon.
There are two lovely tracks - Hearthside and Slow Sigh.
Hi there! I’m Rachel, the director of Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery. As I’m sure you already know from the demo (you have played the demo, haven’t you?), this Magical Girl story follows a couple that has been together for more than ten years. That means the game has a lot of ground to cover; their Magical Girl days especially need at least some degree of s...
2022-08-20 17:32:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Who is the Red Queen? is a horror fantasy lesbian visual novel developed by 4noki & co. that follows Alice falling into a strange and familiar Wonderland in search for the Red Queen's missing pieces. As our th...
2022-08-15 16:17:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs we mentioned at the beginning of August, Who is the Red Queen? will be releasing on Steam later this month- and now, we have a date for you all! Join Alice on her adventure to a not quite right Wonderland on August 15th.
Who is the Red Queen? is a horror fantasy lesbian visual novel developed by 4noki & co. that follows Alice falling into a st...
2022-08-09 19:02:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
After an extended workcation for the past couple months, we're all home again and back at work on our different projects. Even with the time away, we've still been getting a lot done. Here's where everything's at:
-We released the demo for Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery early last month! If you haven't checked it out, you can do so on Steam or ...
2022-08-01 21:27:17 +0000 UTC View PostWho is the Red Queen will release on Steam later this month!
Who is the Red Queen? is a horror fantasy lesbian visual novel that follows Alice falling into a strange and familiar Wonderland in search for the Red Queen's missing pieces. This is our third Bellhouse title, our publishing branch for WLW and LGBT+ games we did not develop but think are cool and should ...
2022-08-01 19:33:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Meowdy everyone!
It's been a little while! I hope you've all been well. I just finished my long trip to the US and I'm buckling down to get lots of work done on Please Be Happy - but before I do, I wanted to share some of the artwork I drew for various people while I was there! (Plus one Marina by Myuto, the character designer for the HB Trio as well as an artist for HB!)
I drew a Melanie, an Aspen (that's FF14 themed!) and a Miho.
2022-07-29 02:14:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
We're going to be releasing the demo for "Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery" sometime next week. However, we wanted to give you guys a bit of an early look at it. This demo has been in the works for a long time and we're stoked to have something new to share with y'all. You can grab the demo fr...
2022-06-29 23:58:49 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
We're almost halfway through the year! Let's leave it at that.
This has been another jam packed month for us. Obviously the biggest event was the Élan Festival, where we announced a bunch of stuff. If you missed it, here's a recap!
-We announced several new upcoming Bellhouse titles: Who Is the Red Queen?; 2022-06-01 23:54:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Meowdy everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the Élan Festival!!!
If you missed it you also would've missed on some big news: Lock and Key will release its demo in June!!!
Make sure you watch the trailer and wishlist on Stea...
2022-05-22 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise! The Heart of the Woods Vinyl LPs have been pressed and are ready to ship very soon!
If you missed the news - they're still available here! It's a 2LP gatefold release with both Moonlight 2022-05-21 15:21:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Didn't get to watch the stream live? Here's a recap for the Élan Festival!
Our first announcement for Bellhouse was for Who is the Red Queen, a dark and graphic girls love visual novel taking place in a twisted version of Wonderland. Help Alice solve the mystery of the Red Queen ...
2022-05-16 21:14:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe time has come- the Élan Festival is fast approaching! Like, really fast. In an hour and a half, actually.
That's right, our stream celebrating LGBT+ games is starting really, really soon. Join us on our YouTube channel to see updates on our announced games, new additions to our publishing wing Bellhouse, and new merchandise!
We hope to see you all there!
2022-05-14 21:30:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Meowdy everyone! It's adi again! I've actually scheduled this for the future, so hopefully at that point I can say that I'm done with all the CGs for PBH!!! (The monthly update should say where I'm at!)
I wanted to preview another CG from chapter 2 - Miho and Juliet running in the fields! I don't get to draw a lot of Juliet with such a big smile, and this made me very happy to draw. The CG has a fun variant too, but I'll keep that a little surprise for the full game.
I've attached...
2022-05-07 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi hi,
April was a very busy month all around, with a lot of progress being made on lots of stuff.
-The biggest news was our announcement of the first Élan Festival! This event is what's been hinted at in the past few updates as something we've been working on. As you can tell, it's been in planning for quite a while! It'll be a digital event streamed on our Youtube channel, where we'll have news and updates and more. There's even a Q&A section - if you'd like to submit a que...
2022-05-04 03:38:27 +0000 UTC View Post