Oct 04

Weekly Update #582: Saku Progress Update

This past week, I’ve returned to background art for SHINRAI Saku, more or less finishing yet another piece (namely the entrance to the onsen) which patrons can already check out here! Gonna get a little bit of distance from it in order to be able to properly judge whether or not something still needs to be fixed, so I’m gonna wait a bit longer before sharing it publicly (sorry).

Meanwhile, I’ll continue polishing up the writing for the next few scenes and getting the other assets still missing for them done.
As a matter of fact, I got two new character images ready for coloring right before starting to type this post, though I won’t tell you who they are yet (double sorry).

Then, in other news, I can now officially state that Solo Acapello, our composer for GENBA no Kizuna, will sadly not return for Saku.
He’s been pretty busy with a ton of stuff, which won’t really change any time soon. I’ve been holding out on starting any music work for the past six months, hoping for his schedule to clear up, but at this point, we really need to get into the musical aspect of things, so…

While Solo is still intending to return for Withering Without HopeSaku‘s soundtrack will now be composed by someone else. Someone just as amazing and talented, though, which is why I’m still feeling super duper excited to finally begin work on the music! This is a topic I want to properly delve into at a later date, however, so this will be all I’m gonna share at the moment (triple sorry)!

Anyway, things are overall progressing very much to my satisfaction and I can’t wait to actually unveil more, but for now, I seriously gotta get back to work, so please enjoy a spooky start into October and, until next Saturday, take care °w°

Sep 27

Weekly Update #581: Meet Another New Saku Cast Member

As promised in last week’s post, here we have another new addition to the cast of SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair:
Raiko‘s homeroom teacher Mana Kobayashi!

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Sep 20

Weekly Update #580: Just A Quick Post

Today is another one of those super busy Saturdays, so I’m gonna keep this short and mainly link you to some previous posts (in case you haven’t seen them and would like to read more), such as the one from last week, featuring another character reveal for SHINRAI Saku or the one from the week before, which focused on GENBA no Kizuna‘s reception one year after its release as well as its future prospects in terms of a console port or other stories involving its cast.

I’d also like to once again highlight the fact that our next project now has a store page on itch and Steam, showcasing a couple of screenshots and some info as to what you can expect from it. There is also a dedicated Steam post delving a bit further into that!
Also, be sure to add it to your wishlist if you’re looking forward to it! That’d help us a lot!

Anyway, I’ll have something more riveting to post next week (namely another character reveal), so please keep an eye out for that!
But for now, I gotta get back to work, so as always, please enjoy the rest of your weekend and, until next Saturday, take care! :3

Sep 13

Weekly Update #579: New Saku Character Introduction

In case you’ve missed it, both SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair and GENBA no Kizuna celebrated their release anniversaries recently. And since it’s been the very first time for the latter, we took a closer look at it (particularly its reception over the past twelve months) in last week’s blog post. So if you’re curious about that and haven’t done so yet, be sure to check that out!

Then, of course, we used the occasion to publish the store pages for our next project SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair, sharing some first screenshots and providing a bit more info as to what you can expect from it! And from here on out, as we continue to work towards its release, we’re gonna get back to our regular development updates and showcasing more of this new tale and its cast, starting with another new addition to it whose name should actually sound familiar to you!

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Sep 06

Weekly Update #578: One Year Of GENBA

Recently, both SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair and GENBA no Kizuna celebrated their release anniversaries. And since it was the very first time for GENBA, I’ve decided to dedicate today’s blog post to looking back at this first year of its release.

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Aug 30

Weekly Update #577: New Art & A Couple Quick Reminders

Let’s start things off with this super adorable little Amber I was sent just in time for our release anniversary celebrations! She was drawn by Fefi whose name you might remember, as she’s done some art for us before, which you can find over in our gallery! I really love her style and I’d urge you to check out more of her work through her Instagram linked above or by visiting her Ko-fi!

Next up, here are a couple of reminders in case you’ve missed either of our last two posts:

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Aug 26

Release Anniversaries & SHINRAI Saku Store Pages

August 26 marks the release date of both SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair (nine years ago) and GENBA no Kizuna (one year ago).
To celebrate the occasion, we’re currently running our annual anniversary sale which you can learn more about in a separate post here.

That’s not all, though! While our newest project is still in development and it will be a bit longer before we can release it as well, we wanted to at least give you a better look and some more info on it, which is why we have not only updated its sub page here on our website, but even gone ahead and launched its store pages on both itch and Steam!

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Aug 26

Anniversary Sale 2025

Today, both of our murder mystery visual novels celebrate their release anniversaries! It’s been exactly nine years now since the launch of SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair (2016) and one whole year already since GENBA no Kizuna has come out!

As part of the celebration, we are once again running a little sale which will last until August 31, 10:00 AM PST, so exactly five days!
If you’ve been curious about either or both of our projects, this is a great time to jump in! GENBA takes place in September after all and with SHINRAI‘s events occurring on Halloween, you could also get an early start into the spooky season!

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Aug 23

Weekly Update #576: Anniversary Preparations

Only a couple more days until SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair and GENBA no Kizuna will celebrate their release anniversaries!
There are still things left to prepare, so we’re gonna keep today’s post on the shorter side again, as I’d like to get back to work ASAP.
But in exchange, there’ll be a whole lot more to say and show on the 26th, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Now, speaking of “show”, I do have a little sneak peek here for you in the form of another glimpse at SHINRAI Saku‘s user interface:

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Aug 16

Weekly Update #575: Sprite Progress & Store Page Approval

A couple of days ago was Raiko‘s birthday (August 14)! In celebration of that, I shared some of her finished sprite variations for SHINRAI Saku over on social media, so if you’re curious about that, be sure to click that link! At least one of them, I’m also gonna leave here, though. Namely her “thinking” pose, as that’s the latest one we got done:

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