Hello This is nyalra.
After various twists and turns, I’ve founded a small company of my own. Just me and a friend, with a few former NEEDY team members working on commission, and right now we’re developing two games. I’m glad to be making games with everyone again. On top of that, I’m personally producing a 13-episode anime series. The day it’s announced isn’t too far off.
As for the company—or rather, the circle—its name is...
『Haze DENKI』。
The name was given by HAYAO, who is working with me on the games. Please ask him about the origin of the name.
On this blog, HAYAO, as president and programmer, will be posting updates on our games in development and technical dev diaries. I’ll be sharing excerpts from the articles I post on my own note, translated into English. I’ve always had a strong interest in otaku culture overseas, and I want to build connections there by first outputting the knowledge I’ve gained in Japan. Eventually, I’d like to create works that blend cultures together. That’s one of my ambitions.
So, we’ve also set up a Discord server for Communication.
Try joining from the invitation link above! ↑
Basically, it’s just a space for everyone to casually chat about otaku topics and everyday stuff, though there are also channels where you can ask Japanese-speaking users questions. I myself plan to be active there, so I’d be happy if we could get excited about games together.
For questions or inquiries, please use the Contact button above, or reach out via this account.
I always create works for the sake of my younger self. That’s why I write. When I was a kid, I didn’t go to school much and spent all my time on the internet. It was the old “text sites” that existed before blogs that saved me, with the words of otaku strangers easing my loneliness. I want to create works that would make that younger version of me happy. I want to keep writing. To keep that little flame of the text site era alive, I’ve been posting something every day for five years now.
In Japan, being an “otaku” isn’t rare at all anymore.
These days, being into some kind of otaku hobby is practically a prerequisite for communication. Content is abundant, and you hardly ever see the sight of an isolated kid hiding in anime and manga in the corner of the classroom anymore.
But when I traveled alone through Europe and the English-speaking world, I found that otaku culture hadn’t penetrated much there yet. I met fans who reminded me of my younger self—people quietly sharing their niche hobbies online, and yet supporting me with incredible passion.
So now, in a way, I’m doing this for you, who are reading these words in English. And by extension, for that boy I once was.
Today, in the English-speaking world, VTubers and Vocaloid are evolving in their own unique ways, different from Japan.
You can’t win without “hunger.” In countries where otaku culture hasn’t yet gone mainstream, it’s precisely that thirst which fuels rapid growth of culture and works. It’s like Japan’s postwar recovery. Like the internet in the days when otaku were still outcasts.
Stay hungry.
If, even just for a fleeting moment of late-night boredom, these words can serve as an antidote to your loneliness, then I’ll be glad.
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