Success Corporation has announced that a new character will be joining the playable cast of Umihara Kawase Fresh!

The new addition is none other than Curly Brace of Cave Story fame. She is currently planned to be added sometime in July, coinciding with the Western release of Umihara Kawase Fresh!. Coming alongside her will be a new character story, along with some additional bugfixes. In addition, maps from previous Umihara Kawase games were also confirmed to be releasing for the new game sometime this year.

今後の海腹川背Fresh!アップデート情報
・なるはやでバグフィックス
・７月欧米版発売あわせで新キャラ、キャラストーリー追加
・今年中にアンケートからの復刻面追加#海腹川背Fresh　#umiharakawasefresh #４月１日に予告したけど嘘じゃなかったり#次の新要素は弾が打てます pic.twitter.com/TzcUMJColF

— だいさんくん (@success_g3) April 26, 2019

Umihara Kawase Fresh! is available now for Japan on Switch, with the Western release scheduled for July 9 2019.