[Ed. note: Read along from top-right to lower-left!!]

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[Ed. note: Read along from top-right to lower-left!!]

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[Ed. note: Read along from top-right to lower-left! Also, Click right here to see what the stickers and illustrations look like!]

※ Summer has arrived… It’s the Summer of Stray Children!

※ Uggghhhhh…

※ The English version of the game is still underway…
※ But this summer, let’s do something cool for all the Stray Children fans!

※ Kurashima-sa~n! Five new drawings, please!
※ OK!

※ [arting furiously]

※ And so…
※ Starting on August 5th, you can get something new at Lawson Print: “Stray Children: Letters from the Lost Forest”, featuring five original illustrations, and a set of eight stickers!
※ Nice one!

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[Ed. note: Another dev diary you don’t have to read underneath! But, as usual, still read from top-right to lower-left, and then… GO WISHLIST STRAY CHILDREN ON STEAM!]

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[Ed. note: The first dev diary you don’t have to read underneath! But, as usual, still read from top-right to lower-left, and then… GO WISHLIST STRAY CHILDREN ON STEAM!]

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※ We finished preparing all of the fixes for the May update, and are feeling a wave of relief…
※ Then one day…

※ In April 2025, we finally had a launch party to celebrate the release of the game…
※ Okay! Let’s gather together everyone involved in the project!

※ Cheers, and great work everyone~!
※ Finally… we made it to the end!
※ The sound effects turned out great~
※ That’s great to hear~
※ I’m starting to feel stronger!
※ Great saké!
※ For real, thank you everyone…

[Beautiful PR Manager Ms. Tsukiyono]
※ Ha! Now it’s time for that special surprise!

※ A Stray Children celebration cake!
※ Whaaa— amazing!
[A special cake brought in by mic-san]
※ Seriously?

※ The party raged on until midnight…
※ Nice one!

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※ …..

※ Ladies and Gentlemen, our humblest apologies!

※ And to everyone playing the game, thank you so much!

※ To everyone who has offered both encouraging words and critical feedback through our online survey, we have read every message.
※ We’ve addressed a number of bugs, and made improvements to better balance the game.

※ And now, we’ve just released a brand new update, with even more new fixes!

※ So, to everyone still playing! To everyone who might have already stopped! To everyone who still haven’t picked up the game!

※ We hope you’ll take this new opportunity to play!
※ Nice one!

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※ Ladies and gentlemen… distribution has finally begun!

※ [the entire Onion Games team ‘Nice one!’s in unison]

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※ [final fights intensify]

※ Nice one!

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※ [gentle snoozing sounds]

※ OH NO!
※ I’M LATE FOR THE FINAL EXAM!

※ Nice one!

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