#shenmue

[rice-mue]

Ryo Ryo RYO!!!

[citygamepop-mag]

After a year of writing, these notes finally became a book.

Jugar a vivir is an essay about everyday life, memory, work, nostalgia and the passage of time in Japanese videogames. From Animal Crossing and Boku no Natsuyasumi to Mother, Pokémon, Shenmue and Persona 4, it explores how Japanese games turn ordinary life into something meaningful.

Published by LOOP#Collections, June 2026.

Available here:

loop.gamereport.es/catalogo/jugar-a-vivir/

1年かけて書いた文章が、ようやく一冊の本になった。

『Jugar a vivir』は、日本のビデオゲームにおける日常、記憶、労働、ノスタルジア、そして時間の流れについて考えたエッセイ。

『どうぶつの森』や『ぼくのなつやすみ』から、『MOTHER』、『ポケットモンスター』、『シェンムー』、『ペルソナ4』まで。日本のゲームがどのようにして何気ない日常に意味を与えてきたのかを探っている。

LOOP#Collectionsより、2026年6月刊行。

購入はこちら：

loop.gamereport.es/catalogo/jugar-a-vivir/

[rice-mue]

I'm working on something very cute...

[rice-mue]

MY RYO AND REN PLUSHIES ARE HOME!!

(I'll share the front later...I gotta fix Ryo's hair first lmao)

[annaari99]

[rice-mue]

Happy early shenmue day! ~

Ya know, I like to think they're really sweet to one another when they're off the clock and Dou Niu just does whatever Yuan wants ❤️

Ryo & Ren Extra:

[baribari4649]

Happy Shenmue Day !!

[rice-mue]

Tell me if I’m looking too deep into this… but look at this gif…

Bro, they peak at each other for like 4 seconds and then turn away lmao

Ryo facing Ren and Ren looking at Ryo at the corner of his eye….

And then they both make eye contact and they both turn away 👀

coincidence……i think NOT!

I need to go outside…