Devlog

• a guide on how to hire s-tier japanese artists
  September 18, 2025 byumineko

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  #tutorial

  lots of peeps have been asking me how to hire japanese or other overseas artists, so though I'd write a guide!!! I'm speaking with personal experience from hiring esteemed japanese artist shiono_0303...Continue reading

  
• Bonjour from Montreal (and new information about v7.0.5)
  December 14, 2024 byumineko

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  Bonjour from Montreal!!! Over the past month, I got the amazing opportunity to visit Montreal, Quebec! I visited many famous locations featured in Ikimashou. This one is at Kondiaronk Belvedere. I met...Continue reading

  
• look its v7.05 and it's coming soonish
  November 26, 2024 byumineko

  All I will say is that it will be very cute! Coming soonish. Sorry for the delays and radio silence as I've been very busy for the past few months...Continue reading

  
• new discord server
  September 23, 2024 byumineko

  We got a new Discord server! Still work in progress, but you are free to join while we get things setup! https://discord.gg/Z2HC9XG9Je...Continue reading
• BUTTERDOG
  August 14, 2024 byumineko

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  LOOK AT THIS CUTE also yes i am still working on ikimashou.. stay tuned for v.7.05 with our beloved claire as the BUTTERDOG, the dog with the butter on'em...Continue reading

  
• what's taking so long for the new version?? - q answered
  May 20, 2024 byumineko

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  Hey so I bet some of you must be wondering why v.7.05 is taking so long to come out! Well, for many reasons. Firstly, the game is being bottlenecked by the map movement system. I could not secure my f...Continue reading

  
• Progress on v7.05
  April 06, 2024 byumineko

  v7.05 is on the horizon! I am currently working on: Getting the rest of the lines voice acted (this is the big one) Writing more of the story Commissioning art and CGs Tidying up dialogue and translat...Continue reading

  
• aaaaaaaaa the god shiono has come down from heaven with his art
  March 23, 2024 byumineko#art

  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the new key CG is finished! Please thank shiono_0303 for his hard work...Continue reading

  
• v7.05 coming soon (and a discussion with umineko-chan about the future of the visual novel)
  October 10, 2023 byumineko

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  #release

  Hello everybody, umineko-chan here. I don't usually do long form posts like this but I figured I'd do in to thank the folks over at the Feedback Quest Jam, which Ikimashou was a winner in! Please chec...Continue reading

  
• Submit your feedback here
  August 07, 2023 byumineko

  To help direct future development, I've opened up a form for players to submit feedback regarding the game. To be honest, we've received very little feedback so far, and we want to ensure we're going...Continue reading
• v6.47 demo beta test
  June 23, 2023 byumineko#release, #demo

  v6.47 is now released (finally!) It comes with a lot of extra stuff, in contrast to the first version. - The prologue has been re-arranged, and will place the player immediately in the story, rather t...Continue reading

  
• More frequently asked questions
  January 21, 2023 byumineko

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  So, here are some more frequently asked questions about the game (there is only 1 question here that was asked by someone else but who cares) Will there be fanservice? I'm kinda backtracking on my pro...Continue reading

  
• Ikimashou v6.47 full release delayed
  January 05, 2023 byumineko

  Lol I can't upload the newest build Soooo, maybe in a month or so?...Continue reading

  
• Ikimashou! v6.47 is pre-released!
  December 31, 2022 byumineko#release, #kickstarter, #cute

  Oh, boy, I bet you've all been waiting for this moment... v6.47 is now pre-released! Another version is expected to come out on January 5, 2023, the 1-year anniversary of the game. If you're wondering...Continue reading

  
• I never expected the protagonist of a visual novel to be this cute
  October 08, 2022 byumineko

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  #art

  cute That's the protagonist's winter sprite! It will make it's debut in v6.47!...Continue reading

  
• We found an artist!!
  June 22, 2022 byumineko

  Minori finally has a sprite! Lookin' sharp there! More characters will be getting their sprites in the future!...Continue reading

  
• Frequently Asked Questions?!
  April 05, 2022 byumineko#faq

  Frequently asked questions??? I've been asked some questions (both by others and by myself) over the course of development, thought it would be nice to share to share the answers to some of them below...Continue reading
• I launched a Patreon page where people can throw their money at me
  April 01, 2022 byumineko

  https://www.patreon.com/ikimashou please throw money at me...Continue reading
• Small steps
  January 05, 2022 byumineko

  The itch.io page has been published! We'll get there, someday!...Continue reading