T-shirt contest winners announced

Posted on July 6th, 2006

The two winners of the t-shirt giveaway have been announced!

The first t-shirt goes to the member that came up with…

Join our forums!

Posted on May 20th, 2006

The new website and forums for Shira Oka: Second Chances are now available at shira-oka.com.

Please join the forums to discuss the game under development with Okashi staff and other community members.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Game title announced

Posted on May 6th, 2006

Finally, a title for our game!

(Drumroll, please…)

Okashi Studios is proud to bring to you
a full-length, anime-themed computer game,
whose title will be…

 

Shira Oka: Second Chances

[Visit the Shira Oka website]

Shira Oka, which means “white hills” in Japanese, is the name of the town where the game takes place. There’s a town legend about the town name, which you will learn about in the game. And the subtitle, Second Chances, gives a hint at what the story is about.

There is going to be a separate game site at shira-oka.com with forums available soon. (Update: the site and forums are available now. ^_^)

p.s. Thanks to everyone who came by our booth or panel at ACen. We value your feedback and hope you’ll participate in our forums as soon as they’re available. :)

About Okashi Studios

Okashi Studios is a multimedia startup company based in the San Francisco Bay Area (Fremont, California, to be exact).

Our current staff is primarily composed of artists, writers, and programmers, sharing common interests in anime/manga, gaming, and Japanese culture.

About Shira Oka

Shira Oka: Second Chances is an anime-themed video game under development by Okashi Studios.

For more information, visit the Shira Oka website.

Although ren'ai games have been available in Japanese since the '80s, the selection of high-quality games for English speakers has been relatively bleak so far. Okashi Studios seeks to change this by creating an original ren'ai game written natively in English.

Public speaking engagements

Throughout the year, we travel to conventions across the country to participate in panels about ren'ai games and to meet with fans of these games.

Our main panel is a beginner's guide to ren'ai games, which gives an overview to the genre, shows some demos and artwork from some well-known titles, and highlights the options available for non-Japanese speakers.

Contact us if there is an event in your area in need of a speaker about ren'ai games, anime/manga, or any related topics!