{"id":72821,"date":"2026-09-23T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72821"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:21:13","slug":"graffiti-kingdom-developer-is-working-on-a-spiritual-successor-after-22-years-of-rejected-proposals-for-a-sequel-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/graffiti-kingdom-developer-is-working-on-a-spiritual-successor-after-22-years-of-rejected-proposals-for-a-sequel-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Graffiti Kingdom developer is working on a spiritual successor after 22 years of rejected proposals for a sequel project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In commemoration of 22 years since the release of <strong>Graffiti Kingdom<\/strong>, game developer Yuichi Tanzawa, who worked on creating the 2004 action RPG title, posted on X talking about the possibility of a third installment to the series. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graffiti Kingdom is the sequel to 2002\u2019s Magic Pengel: The Quest For Color for the PlayStation2. The main gameplay loop consists of drawing and creating custom monsters, and then using them for combat. While the series managed to secure a decent following in Japan, it never ended up receiving a third entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300c\u30e9\u30af\u30ac\u30ad\u738b\u56fd\uff12\u300d\u767a\u58f2\u304b\u3089\u4eca\u65e5\u306722\u5e74\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u3042\u308c\u304b\u308922\u5e74\u3001\u50d5\u306f\u300c\u30e9\u30af\u30ac\u30ad\u738b\u56fd\uff13\u300d\u306e\u4f01\u753b\u66f8\u3092\u7121\u6570\u306b\u3064\u304f\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305f\u3076\u3093\u30e9\u30af\u30ac\u30ad\u738b\u56fd\u3092\u4f5c\u308a\u305f\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u306f\u4e16\u754c\u4e2d\u306e\u8ab0\u306b\u3082\u8ca0\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u4e39\u6ca2\u60a0\u4e00\uff20\u9ed2\u5e2f\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30ba (@TANTAN_U1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TANTAN_U1\/status\/2102407718141317361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Tanzawa\u2019s post, he\u2019s already made numerous proposals for a Graffiti Kingdom sequel over the course of the past 22 years, but none of them ended up getting approved. \u201cI think no one in this world wants to make a new Graffiti Kingdom more than I do. There were several times when the project was super close to getting greenlit, but ultimately, we didn\u2019t have the strength to push through with it, which is why, sadly, a Graffiti Kingdom 3 still hasn\u2019t been released even after 22 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frustrated after another one of his projects fell through in early 2026, and inspired by many of his friends in the indie scene, Tanzawa decided to take the matters into his own hands and create a spiritual successor to the Graffiti Kingdom franchise himself. He explained that it would be a game \u201cfor his own personal enjoyment,\u201d and still hasn\u2019t decided what to ultimately do with it once its completed. Whether he is going to push for an official release, or just leave it as a game for him and his friends to enjoy privately, is still to be determined. Tanzawa even suggests the possibility of working on the game until the end of his life and then releasing it for free posthumously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3060\u3044\u3076\u7121\u8336\u306a\u30ab\u30bf\u30c1\u306b\u3082\u5bfe\u5fdc\u3067\u304d\u3066\u304d\u305f<br>\u7cbe\u5ea6\u3092\u4e0a\u3052\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u30ad\u30c3\u30ba\u305f\u3061\u306b\u63cf\u3044\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3063\u3066\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u3092\u96c6\u3081\u305f\u3044\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3002<br><br>\u4f1a\u793e\u306e\u3054\u8fd1\u6240\u306e\u4fdd\u80b2\u5712\u3068\u304b\u306b\u76f8\u8ac7\u3057\u3066\u307f\u308b\u304b\u2026\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8BooZaKrpW\">pic.twitter.com\/8BooZaKrpW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4e39\u6ca2\u60a0\u4e00\uff20\u9ed2\u5e2f\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30ba (@TANTAN_U1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TANTAN_U1\/status\/2102552748856430840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3053\u3046\u3044\u3046\u306e\u306f LV1\u30ce\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c\u63cf\u304d\u3084\u3059\u3044\u306d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4oM2sEIAfw\">pic.twitter.com\/4oM2sEIAfw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4e39\u6ca2\u60a0\u4e00\uff20\u9ed2\u5e2f\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30ba (@TANTAN_U1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TANTAN_U1\/status\/2101469639410913715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a series of X posts posted throughout this month, Tanzawa showed what looks like prototype footage of the monster creation segment of his upcoming game. While we still don\u2019t know whether and when the final game will be released, it will be interesting to see Tanzawa\u2019s progress developing the game, as it seems that he will be making frequent updates regarding the new title over on his X account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-youtubers-300k-crowdfunded-indie-passion-project-stuck-in-production-limbo-after-dismissal-of-game-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese YouTuber\u2019s $320k crowdfunded indie passion project stuck in production limbo after dismissal of game director<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/you-have-to-deceive-your-company-danganronpa-and-hundred-line-creator-kazutaka-kodaka-shares-advice-for-getting-even-the-most-unhinged-projects-greenlit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cYou have to deceive your company.\u201d Danganronpa and Hundred Line creator Kazutaka Kodaka shares advice for getting even the most unhinged projects greenlit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Yuichi Tanzawa announces that he will be developing a spiritual successor to the classic monster creator game Graffiti Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":72823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-09-23T13:00:17+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mw6scdkq3r22","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mw6scdkq3r22\",\"cid\":\"bafyreia2mwtoalnj4gj5e45l5kg5i3eqthbd3xxxzsfoywnejgm3rlzl5u\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreics3msvdekzjcyjky3pta4cdmgbmo46puvpm44bpmz2g72lt4nuyu\",\"rev\":\"3mw6scdktyr22\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-72821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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