May 01

Neko No Sentouki Released!

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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!

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Apr 26

Weekly Update #559: SHINRAI Saku – Scene 01 Script Preview

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Today, I’m yet again a little short on time, unfortunately, and there also isn’t too much I can say or show in regards to our current progress on SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair. This past week, I’ve primarily been focusing on finishing up Kamen‘s base sprite. It will still be a while until I can reveal her publicly, but I’ll publish a Patreon preview of her within the next days for the 5$+ tiers.
So, if you support us there, be sure to keep your eyes peeled!

Other than Kamen, I’ve also been once again focused on proofreading Neko no Sentouki which will release in just a few more days!
By now, the demo has already been published on Steam, so if you want to get some actual hands-on impressions of the project, you can download it right here!

Now then, since I can’t really say much else, I figured that I might give you something else to read. I’ve been planning to start publishing some full scenes from Saku‘s script on Patreon soon and thought… why not start things off with a public preview?

So, while patrons can also look forward to reading the first full scene of our new project soon, here’s a little preview of it in the form of the very first page (of a total of 81… to give you a better idea of the length of the project):

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Apr 19

Weekly Update #558: Quick Progress Update

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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

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Apr 12

Weekly Update #557: Nobara Intro Card, Mana Sprite Preview, Fanart & Neko No Sentouki Update

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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!

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Apr 05

Weekly Update #556: Plans For April

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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!

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Mar 29

Weekly Update #555: Saku Page Update

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Today’s blog post is gonna be a short one, as I’m currently very busy, so let’s get right into it! As the title already gave away, I’ve updated the page for our next project SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair, adding a character section to it.

As of right now, not too much is going on there, with only Raiko‘s icon available. If you click on it, you can check out her character introduction card which I’ve revealed in last week’s blog post. But of course, more cards will become available over the coming weeks and months, as we’ll slowly introduce the rest of the cast!

Now, if you’re a patron, there’s also something new to check out for you. Namely the finished base sprites for Nobara and Taiko (along with Raiko‘s), which you can find right here! Since there hasn’t been that much Patreon content lately, I’ve decided to make this post available to all paid tiers.

Well then, that about wraps it up for today. Gotta get back to work!
As for you, please enjoy the rest of your weekend and, until next Saturday, take care :3

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Mar 22

Weekly Update #554: The Aloof Sleuth

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There she is! Our grumpy little detective as she will appear in our new project SHINRAI Saku – Blooming Beyond Despair!

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Mar 15

Weekly Update #553: GUI Progress

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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!

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Mar 13

Spring Sale 2025

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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!

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Mar 08

Farewell, Xolf

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Today’s blog post is going to be a little different. About a week ago, I received the incredibly sad news that Xolf, a fellow VN dev, mod for the Mystery Gamedev community, and a very good friend has unexpectedly passed away on February 22nd, 2025.

If you’ve been around the English VN community for a while, chances are that the name sounds familiar to you. Xolf not only supported a number of VN developers as a fan and financial backer, he eventually became actively involved in many a project as a beta-tester, proofreader and even a developer himself.

He helped out with many of ebi-hime‘s projects, for instance, and as a member of NoBread Studio, worked as a co-writer and coder on Blankspace and The Elevator Game with Catgirls. He also participated in itch.io‘s 2023 Spooktober Jam as part of the Mystery Gamedev team, contributing to the creation and success of Reaplaced, which ended up winning third place.

You might have also seen his name pop up in the credits of our very own project GENBA no Kizuna, as he supported and partially funded development through his Patreon contributions and helped us out as a proofreader and tester for the demo version.

Therefore, I’ve decided to skip our regular weekly update today and instead dedicate this post to him.

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