Anime Studio Simulator Demo

Anime is a pretty major culture nowadays even outside Japan and South Korea, which is why the industry rakes in a lot more money than in the past. There are many studios that made a name for themselves over the years, as well as many anime series or movies that defined genres are forever remembered as the best of their kind. However, there’s always something new around the corner, so there’s no reason not to give new releases a shot as well.

Anime Studio Simulator is a visual novel that presents you with the chance to take matters into your own hands and see whether you can do a better job than the big studios out there. As such, the main goal is to come up with the perfect anime, and there’s enough interaction involved to really make you feel like you have an influence on the final result.

The story focuses on a teenage girl by the name of Yukari, who just finished high school and is about to start her summer vacation. However, she decides to forfeit her well-deserved right to party all summer and instead try to conquer the anime industry by creating her own series, together with a couple of friends. Naturally, your task is to oversee the process and make the decisions through Yukari’s eyes.

Unlike most visual novels out there, this one features a lot more interaction, as well as a control panel that allows you to make decisions based on the current status of your anime and your team. Hence, the action advances on a day-by-day basis, and you have to give everyone in the team a task before a new day can task. Whether you want them to relax or actually work on the series using their unique talents, that’s up to you.

As for the visual presentation and everything else, the game features exquisite graphics, which is great news in a visual novel, because there’s not much else to keep your eyes busy. The artwork is hand-drawn and as close to the classic Japanese style as possible, especially when it comes to the characters. Even the backgrounds are colorful and very detailed, albeit rather repetitive in the demo.

All things considered, Anime Studio Simulator is going to do pretty well for itself if the game keeps its current quality level, but it still needs more content, obviously. Hence, you can support the developers by contributing to their Kickstarter campaign, which should help them get everything they need to release the full game.