Last updated: September 2026

KYOTO XANADU -the Blooming Phantom- New Game Plus & Clear Data Guide

KYOTO XANADU NG+ explained: what carries over after clearing the story, CP+5 bonus, difficulty changes, and efficient second-run completion routes.

Starting New Game Plus

After the main story ending, KYOTO XANADU offers clear-data continuation — effectively New Game Plus — without wiping progression systems. Falcom's launch-week community documentation confirms you may change difficulty when accepting carry-over, making Shurado achievement hunting on a second run practical even if your first clear stayed on Normal.

NG+ replays calendar chapters with boosted classroom CP (+5 permanently), letting you slot higher-cost Action and Support Cards during early episodes. Story cutscenes remain mandatory, but labyrinth knowledge and Guardian loadouts dramatically shorten dive times.

What Carries Over

Confirmed carry-over categories from post-launch Japanese guides include: character levels, Wisdom/Virtue/Valor Soul Levels and Soul Ranks, Academic Rank, Action Card decks, unlocked Support Cards, yen, stored Phantom Aether capacity, Shiki-rei talismans and upgrades, non-event inventory gear, Reward board progress, Gourmet Rank with restaurant stat bonuses, bonding progress and Personal Notes entries, and smartphone records (monster list, recipes, etc.). Event-key items typically reset.

  • Levels & Soul Levels — party and Wisdom/Virtue/Valor ranks.
  • Cards & CP+5 — decks, Support Cards, classroom CP bonus.
  • Economy — yen, Phantom Aether storage, Gourmet Rank.
  • Collections — Shiki-rei, gear (minus story keys), Rewards.
  • Social — bonding progress, Personal Notes, phone archives.

Recommended Second-Run Goals

Use NG+ to mop up missables from the missables guide — Dark Heaven Spirit Mountain relics, bonding trophies, and Facility Request count achievements. Switch to Shurado mid-chapter outside 3D gates for rare drops without suffering the entire first playthrough on hard mode. Steam achievement hunters should enable cloud backup before chapter locks even on NG+, in case calendar mistakes waste a week.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does NG+ skip story?
No — you replay chapters with boosted stats and retained systems.
Can I lower difficulty on NG+?
Yes — difficulty is selectable when loading clear data.
Is CP+5 permanent?
Yes — it persists for all subsequent NG+ cycles on that save.
Do bonds reset?
Bonding progress and Personal Notes carry over per launch guides.