november and december, and with these i'm done with the rarepair calendar :') making this was fun (at first) until it stopped being. i started to go insane at a certain point but i really love all the rarepairs so i'm (sort of?) glad i did them all!! this said, for 2025 i'm simply buying one
Okay, so I just finished rewatching the entire Inazuma Eleven Go trilogy... So I've decided to update the rules for my "Inazuma Eleven shippers" community.
So from now on, this community has 7 ships! So, aside from the ships I mentioned when I created the community, now it have my only 2 favorite ships from the Inazuma Eleven Go trilogy:
Takuten (Tenma Mastsukaze [Arion Sherwind in my continent] × Takuto Shindou [Riccardo Di Rigo in my continent])
Kyouran (Kyousuke Tsurugi [Victor Blade in my continent] × Ranmaru Kirino [Gabriel "Gabi" Garcia in my continent])
In the future, when I finish watching the Ares-Orion duology (for me it will be my first time watching them because they have never been published in my continent, that is Italy), i create a new community with my future favorite ships of the duology
Nippon Ichi Software announces five new projects for PS5, PS4, and Switch - Curse, Gobble, Kyouran, Renzu, and Shinigami Hime - Gematsu
Nippon Ichi Software has announced five new projects, due out for PlayStation and Switch platforms in 2025 and 2026 in Japan. The dungeon RPG Curse, side-scrolling action game Gobble, and horror adventure game Renzu are all due out in 2025, while the action RPG Kyouran and action adventure game Shinigami Hime are due out in 2026.
Get the details below.
■ Project Name: Curse
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch
Release Date: 2025
Genre: RPG
Curse is a dark dungeon RPG centered around the concept of curses. The player takes on the role of an adventurer tasked with saving a town plagued by a curse, while exploring dungeons filled with hidden treasures. However, within the dungeons, curses can suddenly befall the player due to enemy attacks, treasure chest traps, or certain locations. Curses are not just a disadvantage—if brought back to town and purified, they can be used to strengthen the player. Players will need to decide how long they can endure the curse as they press forward.
The gameplay system follows the traditional command battle RPG format, with turn-based battles that split the party into a vanguard and rearguard. The player’s party will consist of a variety of classes, with the following five revealed so far: Fighter, Barbarian, Archer, Paladin, and Sorcerer. Additional classes are expected to be revealed in the future.
■ Project Name: Gobble
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Switch
Release Date: 2025
Genre: Side-Scrolling Action
Gobble is a side-scrolling action game that originated from Nippon Ichi Software’s annual internal competition, the “Nippon Ichi Project Festival.” The game was conceived by an employee in their second year at Nippon Ichi Software, who is now serving as the project’s development manager. Past contests have resulted in the creation of titles like htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary, Yomawari: Night Alone, and The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince.
The game is set in a world that should have found peace after the defeat of the Demon King. The protagonist, a young boy, encounters a talking “sickle” during a sudden monster attack. The brash sickle and the boy, who is searching for his missing family, form a duo, and a quirky, dark adventure begins.
The key mechanic in the game is “predation.” By consuming defeated enemies, the sickle can steal their abilities.
The game stands out with its distinctive use of American comic-style events and cartoon-like animations. Players should also pay attention to the visuals featured throughout the game, during moments like attacking or defeating enemies, or when events occur.
■ Project Name: Kyouran
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Switch
Release Date: 2026
Genre: Action RPG
Kyouran is an action RPG developed by the main staff behind the Disgaea series. One of its distinctive traits is the deep character development and side activities that you would not typically expect from an action RPG, including Disgaea-style features like level caps of 9999 and dealing over 100 million damage.
The game’s key staff includes:
Development Manager: Shunsuke Minowa (Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless, Bar Stella Abyss)
Character Designer: Takehito Harada (Disgaea series, Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk)
Composer: Tenpei Sato (Disgaea series, Phantom Brave, Rhapsody series)
The game is set in a vast world where various monsters vie for dominance. The mercenary protagonist uses their weapons and special skills of choice to clear out monsters, before taking on a giant boss at the end of each stage.
Outside of character development, the game has various other elements reminiscent of the Disgaea series, such as the ability to befriend monsters and fight alongside them in battle, and using monsters as weapons.
■ Project Name: Renzu
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch
Release Date: Summer 2025
Genre: Horror Adventure
Renzu is a horror adventure game that portrays “curses as pure fear.”
The protagonist is a reporter for an occult magazine who collects and writes about terrifying urban legends and rumors. One day, after hearing a rumor about a death curse, the protagonist heads to a haunted location, where they encounter a terrifying phenomenon and become cursed.
As the countdown to death begins, the player must search for clues to solve the curse’s mystery. The curse grows stronger as the investigation progresses. Will the player be able to escape the looming death curse that gets closer with every passing moment?
By gathering information about the curse from readers and heading to haunted sites, the player will take spirit photographs, which will reveal what happened at these locations in the past, and gradually unveil the mystery of the curse.
■ Project Name: Shinigami Hime
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Switch
Release Date: 2026
Genre: Action Adventure
The third installment in the series following The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince and The Cruel King and the Great Hero, themed around a picture book-like world that even adults can enjoy. The game’s key staff includes: Character Design: Sayaka Oda (The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, The Cruel King and the Great Hero)Planning and Scenario: Kento Jobana (Bar Stella Abyss, Process of Elimination)Like the previous two games, the main characters are a monster and a human. The game features Sayaka Oda’s signature hand-drawn graphics and portrays a darker, more unusual world compared to previous titles. It focuses on young girls suffering from trauma, whose altered picture book worlds are housed within a strange library. To return from picture book worlds to the human world, the player must collect “memory fragments” scattered throughout the picture book. This is done by using the powers of a goat monster, which can eat and destroy the picture book world, and a girl who can alter the paper-made backgrounds within the book’s world.
Watch the full archive of the Nippon Ichi Software UNTITLED// event below.
Cover: KyouRan Family Diary Part 1 Page 1 Kyousuke: Does anyone know what happened during the middle of last year? Yuuichi: Kyousukeeee!! Kyousuke: My older brother underwent a sudden transformation. Doctor: I - I'm sorry, Kyousuke. We've tried all we can, but with our current medicine we couldn't change him back to normal. And this is what happened when we used new medicine. He should return to normal after a day. Yuuichi: Did you make a girlfriend? You're so big, Kyousuke! These are big man hands... Doctor: I really am sorry. Page 2 Doctor: We believe he's about 5 years old. His memories are that of his 5 year old self too. His body had returned to his past self too. Kyousuke: Is he really okay...? Doctor: Bring him back here tomorrow at lunch time. It's been a while since he could do whatever he wanted with his body. Yuuichi: Kyousuke, let's play soccer! Kyousuke, Kyousuke~! Doctor: You have a day off today don't you? Make sure to play with him lots. Kyousuke: And so... Tenma & Shinsuke: WAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! Page 3 Tenma: CUTE!!! He's so CUTE!!! Who is he~?? Kyousuke: Kid I know. Can you not do that...? Tenma: He's so cute! He looks like Tsurugi's big brother! Shinsuke: Me next! I wanna spin him around next! Kariya: Are you even able to...? Shinsuke: Then Kariya do it! Kariya: Eh, me? Shinsuke: You're meannnn! Kariya: I - If you're gonna make such a big deal over it, I guess I will... Shinsuke: You wanted to spin him around all along, didn't you?? Kariya: I did not!! ...Hey kid, come here~! Page 4 Yuuichi: NO!! Kariya: What?? Yuuichi: Waaaaahhh!! Kariya: ...Why? Tenma: He didn't like him~ Hikaru: Rightー! Shinsuke: It's because his eyes are shifty, isn't it? Kariya: You guys are really annoying! Kirino: Why is it so noisy in here? Oh? What's this? Kyousuke: I'm sorry! Page 5 Kyousuke: This kid's my relative... I took him to practice today... Kirino: I see. Shindou: He's cute. Kirino: Hey there, do you like soccer? I'll let you borrow this. Yuuichi: T-thank you! Onee-chan! (Big sister) Midori: That put him in a slump. Shindou: Kids can say harsh things. Kyousuke: Nii-san! That person is- Yuuichi: Oh, I got it! She's your girlfriend, right Kyousuke? Since she's the prettiest girl here! Page 6 Kyousuke: What did you just say? Ichino & Aoyama take out their notebook and tape recorder. Midori: I lost to a guy... Aoi: It's because Kirino-san is pretty though, isn't he. Midori: And you're okay with that? Kirino: Gi...rl...friend... Kyousuke: That's it, we're going home, Nii-san! I'm sorry but I'm skipping practice today! Yuuichi: Noooo!!! Kyousuke: Don't be selfish! Yuuichi: If we're going home, your girlfriend has to come too!! Or another guy will steal her away! I read it in a book before! Kyousuke: That is not a book my 5 year old brother should be reading! Yuuichi: I won't go unless your girlfriend comes too! I want to support Kyousuke's happiness!! Kyousuke: I'm telling you, we're not dating! Please listen to what I'm saying! Ichino: Yes, yes, what a fine turn of events! I've made good notes of everything! Aiyana: It's sure to spread to the whole school! Kyousuke: PLEASE JUST GO PLAY SOCCER STRAIGHT AWAY. Page 7 Yuuichi: Girlfriend-san! We're going home! Kyousuke: Cut it out, Nii-san! Kurama: Shindou... Kirino: Just for today... Kyousuke: I'm really sorry about this... Kirino: I don't really mind, but... Kyousuke: Thank you... Both: This feels strange. Yuuichi: Heyyy, how old are you? Who's your favorite member of the band Juice? Kirino: I like AKB48 more than Juice... And I'm 14... Yuuichi: Oh!! Page 8 Yuuichi: Kyousuke! Heyyy! Kyousuke: What? Yuuichi: Why aren't you holding hands? Kyousuke: Nii-san, stop messing around... Yuuichi: But aren't you in love?? Kyousuke: I already said- Kirino: Tsurugi. It's okay. I don't mind. Unless you're against it... Kyousuke: ...Aaaaa - I'm okay with it... Page 9 Ichino: Ooh~ Shindou: Stop that! Second Year Shadowing Group Ichino: They're holding hands!! Shindou punches a wall. Hamano: Oi, calm down Shindou! Hayami: He's held hands with you before! Kurama: That's right, calm down! Ichino: But Stage A is complete... Aoyama: They're moving pretty quick, huh? Shindou: Stage... A...? Ichino: Lovers go through the stages ABC. A - holding hands. B - Kissing. And C - well, I can't really say, this doujin is rated PG. Anyhow, there are some couples who go through all three stages in one day. There are also couples who take up to a year. Translator's Notes: Part 2 tomorrow. I love this doujin so much. I'm really sorry if it annoys anyone that I posted it, but I'd like to keep it up for a little bit...
