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Kanji RPG

Also known as Kanji RPG, kanji rpg, kanji-rpg

An RPG-lite game where you learn how to read Japanese by battling cute monsters! Track your progress by collecting stamps and unlock new areas as you go.

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22 Jun 2026

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StorePublished 27 Apr 2026

The Bug Squasher and Vocab Update 🐛

Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where fighting the boss a second time resulted in a softlock due to the way item drops were handled * Fixed a bug where getting a status effect from an enemy created a softlock * Fixed a bug that s…

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May 2025
Introducing Kat! Kat (Mcartiie) is our new scene artist, and she has been helping create new backgrounds for the individual levels. You'll see some of her work in Grade 4, Levels 1 and 2 (the Sunken Library). She is an…5 changesGameplayBalanceStore05 May 2025
April 2025
Grade 4 PreviewHi everyone! Thanks for your patience. Unfortunately right after the last update is when I got diagnosed with POTS, hence the lack of updates 😔 That said: I am working on this! Here's what's included in this update: Gr…Announcement1 changeGameplay23 Apr 2025
February 2024
Update Notes for 2/25/24Removed softlock when dying in a lesson Updated message box appearance and function so there are less overlapping boxes Added an export/import save option in Settings (see top-left cog wheel in game)Announcement3 changesGameplay25 Feb 2024
Grades 2 / 3 Preliminary ReleaseHello everyone, Looh here with an update (finally!). In this update you'll find Grades 2 and 3 are available. Most of Grade 2 and all of Grade 3 do not have vocabulary options at this time. You'll see a lock icon on the…Announcement1 changeFix24 Feb 2024
October 2022
Launch & Day 1 HotfixThanks everyone who bought the game day 1! I'm grateful for people who pointed out some bugs right away, and they have been fixed: Dying in the HIragana/Katakana mode is no longer a softlock (woops!) * Fixed an issue re…Announcement2 changesFix25 Oct 2022

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