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.
"Jisogi" comes from 自転車操業, jitenshasōgyō, an expression that refers to barely keeping a business going (an analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating).
Get ready for a challenging tycoon-style game where you'll hustle to make your dream Anime against all odds.
For this project, we are very proud of our artist selection. We gathered many talented and experienced professionals, some with many years of experience in the industry.
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We’ve playtested with board game enthusiasts and anime industry insiders to strike the perfect balance between mechanics and theme. We're proud to say the game engages both groups—easy to pick up for casual players, with plenty of depth for experienced players to develop advanced strategies!
We are also happy to share that our game development (the series of late-stage playtest sessions to make sure all cards and strategies are balanced) will be done by Samba Studio, an amazing team of seasoned game designers led by Fel Barros (God of War, Narcos, Zombicide, Dobro, and many others).
More information soon in our social media channels.