Another member of the cast for SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair has now been added to its “Characters” section!
And once again, it’s a familiar face! Say hello again to the son of everyone’s favorite loony medical examiner: Taiko Kikai!
May 03
Weekly Update #560: Taiko Intro Card, Kamen Sprite Preview, Fanart & Neko No Sentouki Release
May 01
Neko No Sentouki Released!
If you’ve been following this blog closely, you may have caught a mention of Neko No Sentouki here or there, especially over these last few weeks. It’s an adventure visual novel created by SKredjun, a name that should also sound familiar to you, as she has provided us with many adorable chibi icons in the last two years, primarily of the GENBA cast (you can find them all in her gallery section)!
Quite some time ago, I decided to check out the demo for her VN project and ended up enjoying it very much. So much, in fact, that I eventually got personally involved in it by helping out with the English translation. That’s why, today, I’d like to take a moment to promote the project some more and link you to its store fronts. Because, as the title of this post has already given away…
The full version of Neko No Sentouki has just been released!
Apr 19
Weekly Update #558: Quick Progress Update
As the title says, today, we’re gonna have a shorter post again, as I’m once again really busy and still have much to take care of!
There isn’t too much to report, anyway. This past week, I’ve begun to tackle the next character’s base sprite for SHINRAI Saku and primarily worked on that. I can’t show you a preview of it yet, but I can at least tell you who it is: our green-haired acting queen Kamen!
I’m still struggling a bit with adjusting her hair, since she has to tie it up a little differently in the back for reasons™. But other than that, I’m very happy with how she’s turning out and I can’t wait to share her!
Sprite art aside, I’ve also spent a lot of time on Neko No Sentouki. In case you missed last week’s blog post, where I talked a bit more about the project and my involvement in it, I’m helping out as a proofreader/tester. And given that its release is quite imminent, it’s obviously a bit higher on my priority list right now!
Anyway, that’s about all the time I have today, so please enjoy the rest of your weekend, have a very Hoppy Easter and, until next Saturday, take care ʚ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎ɞ
Apr 12
Weekly Update #557: Nobara Intro Card, Mana Sprite Preview, Fanart & Neko No Sentouki Update
Let’s start off today’s update with another character introduction! If you’ve happened to check the page for our brand new project SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair this past week, you may have already noticed that another slot in the “Characters” section has been filled! This time, it’s out little scaredy-cat Nobara Akadori!
Apr 05
Weekly Update #556: Plans For April
A new month has just begun and so, it’s once again time to give you an update on our plans for the coming weeks. Of course, they will mostly revolve around our new project SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair. Now that the script is fully written out, and someone other than me has read the whole thing, we can finally shift focus more towards actual game development again!
But let’s take a more detailed look at the various areas that comprise making a VN like this, and check what kinds of tasks are lying still ahead of us! Beginning with the writing, given that Natsu and I were finally able to discuss the script together, now that she’s read it!
Mar 22
Weekly Update #554: The Aloof Sleuth
There she is! Our grumpy little detective as she will appear in our new project SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair!
Mar 15
Weekly Update #553: GUI Progress
A little while ago, I gave you a first WIP-look at the textbox design in our new project SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair.
And today, I can share with you the updated and final version of it, so… here you go!
Mar 13
Spring Sale 2025
Today, the annual Spring Sale begins, lasting for exactly one week until March 20, 10:00 AM PST! In other words, you get yet another chance to grab both our murder mysteries (and their complete soundtracks) at a discount and enjoy the beginnings of spring with lovely moments of murder and beautiful bouts of despair, as you mull over myriads of mysteries!
If that sounds like your kinda jam, then head over to Steam or itch right away and fill up your digital cart! GENBA no Kizuna and its OST are available for 20% off and SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair and its OST for 50%!
There’s also a soundtrack bundle available for both games, allowing you to save an additional 10%!
And if you’re unsure whether either of our VNs is for you, why not check out some player impressions? You can read people’s thoughts on SHINRAI here and on GENBA here!
