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Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech (2023)

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Developer
Study Bunny Games LLC
Platforms
Windows
Genres
RPG
Rating
4.9 of 5, 269 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 14 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A comedic, typing-driven RPG that feels like a playful Japanese lesson, blending light storytelling with structured learning.

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What players say

Players find this the most engaging way to start learning Japanese, especially hiragana, katakana and casual speech used in anime. It has no microtransactions or ads, but runs in a tiny 640x480 window and does not support the mouse. The story is comedic, the battles are typing drills, and a second playthrough in kanji mode is offered.

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