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※ Ohhh… oh man…

※ I finally released the first screenshots of my new game!
※ And in such a big way!

※ Everyone in the whole world has seen it now!
※ But… I’m still working on it!

※ You know, I feel like it’s really starting to come together lately!
※ ……

※ Right… okay… OK!! We can’t slow down now, we have to buckle down even harder! The end goal is still far away! We have to!
※ We have to!

※[Public Relations Manager Ms. Tsuskyono] By the way… How has development been going? What’s the actual percentage?
※ [sneaking away slowly]

※ [said in my authentic usual way] I bet I could guessh!
It’sh about 70%, probablyyy!

※ Good one!

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Hello Onion fans everywhere! As you might have spotted in Japan’s latest Nintendo Direct, we are very happy to formally announce, and invite you to enter…

Stray Children, our new RPG, coming soon to Nintendo Switch.

Stray Children is a bittersweet fairytale RPG, created by many of the same people behind beloved cult-classics like Chulip, Little King’s Story, Rule of Rose, Super Mario RPG, and, of course, Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, the game we re-released in English in 2021.

The story of Stray Children begins like so:

One day, a young boy is sucked into a TV set and awakens to find himself in a land made up entirely of children.

So begins the boy’s adventures in this strange and dangerous wonderland.

As you can tell from our regular development diaries and newsletter, work is still heavily underway on the game and its localization, but we have updates planned for you in the future! To stay on top of the latest news, please:

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We hope you’re as excited to enter the world of Stray Children as we are for you to see it!

Come join us in the official Onion Games Discord to let us know how excited you are for Stray Children, and to meet other friendly onions, just like you!

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※ The world’s sort of a mess lately, isn’t it…
※ Work more efficiently! Live more efficiently!

※ These are tough times…

※ But, we do actually want to make our games efficiently, don’t we?
※ Yeah! Detailed design docs! Make lists! Prioritize tasks!

※ Keep everything stable and organized! Organized!!

※ But aren’t games just a way to kill time?
※ What if games are a waste of everyone’s life?
※ How do you know when to just trash something?
※ Maybe they are just inefficient garbage.

※ [intense ethereal whooshing]

※ Maybe we’re toiling away on something completely useless…
※ But… that’s exactly why… I try to add one unforgettable treasure in every game…
※ Great one!

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※ Pulling an all-nighter again…

※ I wish I could be stronger and work more without getting wiped out…

※ Heh heh heh… did someone say wish?

※ The thing is, the things we wish for do come true, but with that comes the negative…
All the good things, all the bad things, they happen together in a balance!

※ That’s life, huh?
I don’t even really believe wishing for things makes them come true.

※ Hey, uh, what are your wishes like, Luck-san?

※ [Demon Lord Fortress Designer Luck-san] Heh heh heh… I wish… to become a Demon Lord!
I want my own dungeon! Where people try to defeat me!

※ [Frightened Villagers]
※ Great one!

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※ At the morning meeting…

※ Say, Mr. Icchi, what do you think about talking about your goals?
※ Hmmm, yeah… they’re satisfying to say out loud, aren’t they…

※ I wanna be a pirate king!
※ I wanna be a toy maker!

※ I just wanna grow up!

※ I think they’re fine to talk about with close friends…
But I wouldn’t go around telling them to the whole world…

※ Erp.. Shhhhiiii—oh no…!
I’ve already told the entire world I’m making an RPG…!

※ [Strike Force Captain Luck-san] I declare that, this year, I shall lead a solo charge into a maid cafe!
※ Great one!

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