REPRINT CAMPAIGN LIVE Q1 2026!
NEWS — DECEMBER 27, 2025
After a successful debut and more than 8,000 units distributed worldwide, JISOGI: Anime Studio Tycoon is returning!! This new release introduces what will become the Standard Edition, featuring refined UI and streamlined rules.
To make the game accessible to a broader audience, we have carefully reduced certain deluxe components, allowing us to offer the game at a significantly more approachable price point.
Check this campaign update for all the details regarding the changes of the new 1.5 Edition, how to update your Founders Edition right now, and how to acquire the Upgrade pack.
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Manage an Anime Studio: Create original stories; hire the perfect team; and carefully analyze trends to take your studio to the top!
Jisogi is a brand new board game designed and published by Esper Game Studio, with art by Eisuke Gou and Senkawa Teien (+6 guest illustrators).
Based in Japan, our team has strong connections in the Anime industry, hanging out with producers and artists from many studios. We heard their wild stories about the ups and downs of the biz, and that's what inspired us to create this game.
PLAYTIME: 60 - 90 MINUTES | PLAYERS: 1 - 4 | AGE: 14+
THEMES: Anime; Story writing; Business; Risk assessment; Debt and Interest.
