{"id":54396,"date":"2025-11-28T17:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54396"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:15:11","slug":"tribe-nine-has-officially-ended-services-but-its-story-isnt-over-everything-we-know-about-the-original-creators-revival-project-neoneon-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tribe-nine-has-officially-ended-services-but-its-story-isnt-over-everything-we-know-about-the-original-creators-revival-project-neoneon-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribe Nine has officially ended services, but its story isn\u2019t over. Everything we know about the original creators\u2019 revival project \u201cNeoneon Tribe\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Back in May this year, Akatsuki Games announced that the action RPG Tribe Nine <\/strong>would be shut down on November 27. News of the premature end-of-services came as a big shock to players and fans of the franchise, as it was announced only three months after the game launched and exceeded 10 million downloads worldwide. It goes without saying, but Tribe Nine ended without proper closure. To right this wrong, the creator of the franchise\u2019s original concept \u2013 Too Kyo Games\u2019 head Kazutaka Kodaka \u2013 established Neoneon Tribe<\/strong>, an independent group dedicated to continuing and completing the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working on the project alongside Kodaka are Tribe Nine\u2019s former producer Shuhei Yamaguchi and former scenario writer Katsunori Suginaka. Although their activities are unofficial, they have received blessings from Akatsuki Games (who still owns the IP) to publish the rest of Tribe Nine\u2019s story in a non-profit, doujinshi capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where does the project lie now? As of November 21, the Neoneon Tribe project got an official homepage<\/a>, and on the same date, Chapters 0 and 1 of the new novelization were published under the \u201cStory\u201d category<\/a>. For now, the chapters are only available in Japanese, but according to an update from the creators, an English translation is in the works. Apart from that, the site also has a Character Introduction section<\/a>, where new character profiles and backstories will be added as the project advances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neoneon Tribe<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, as previously expressed by Kodaka and his peers, Neoneon Tribe will be a collaborative effort between the founders, fans and other professional and independent creators. To this end, they have published an open call for artwork that will be incorporated into the novel. Submissions for illustrations are being accepted through the official Discord server<\/a>. The due date for artwork for Chapters 0 and 1 is Friday 20, 2026, and further rules and details about submissions are explained in the Discord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a founders\u2019 message on the site, Kodaka, Suginaka and Yamaguchi comment, \u201cWe hope that Tribe Nine \u201cwill remain a work that is talked about for years to come. We will continue to create new stories centered around sequels to the untold tales within the work and reconstructions of existing narratives.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now that he has actually started working on Neoneon Tribe in earnest, Kodaka says<\/a> it\u2019s tougher than he\u2019d anticipated (which is not surprising giving his work as a full-time developer), however, he\u2019s dedicated to sticking to the project and giving Tribe Nine a proper ending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updates on the project can be found on the official Neoneon Tribe X account<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 
Related: <\/strong>(Interview) Tribe Nine\u2019s creators didn\u2019t want the game to go down in history as \u201cthat project that flopped in three months,\u201d which is why they\u2019re working for free to complete the story<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japanese game companies rarely give abandoned IPs a second chance. Neoneon Tribe\u2019s founders hope to set a positive precedent by reviving Tribe Nine<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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