May 22nd, 2026 (Tokyo, Japan) – Rice Games Inc is excited to announce that a brand new application called the Shujinkou Manga Reader is now available on PlayStation 5 globally (except China), with localized Japanese and Simplified Chinese versions.
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YouTube Trailer: https://youtu.be/p0RNCf2x3rw
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Key Art, Trailer & Screenshot Assets (Dropbox): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/n79bqsg5u0gu7tiu6bsor/ANyE1SIrfaqqdsvJQ6CH5UU?rlkey=h9zvjlgsnbwglfmqga57sqwis&st=kljtmjfc&dl=0
There are a few key highlights regarding this Manga Reader release:
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Persona 5 Game Planner Collaboration: Rice Games collaborated with a Japanese developer who is credited as a Game Planner on Persona 5. His name is Matsushita Asuto and focused on the storylines behind a few confidants. Asuto (pen name "Asuma") helped turn director Julian Rice's scenario into an easy to read manga format, and handled art management with artist Yazawa Tatsuaki.
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Franchise Expansion: Shujinkou is expanding beyond being known as, "that dungeon crawler that teaches Japanese," to a Japanese role-playing game with a deep, sophisticated world and dozens of lovable characters. This one shot manga showcases this, with a heavy emphasis on exploration, combat, and bonding that takes place between the cast of the Genya Arc.
- Completely Free & Updates to Come! This application is 100% free, and is meant to help attract a greater audience to the world of Shujinkou. We are currently planning a full-fledged manga adaptation of the Genya Arc (first half of Shujinkou), which will see updates to this manga reader app as more chapters get completed and published.
- BitSummit 2026: We've printed over 500 copies of the manga in both Japanese and English and are handing it out as a promotion here at BitSummit 2026! Come to our booth at 3F A19!
For inquires, please reach out at contact@ricegames.net.