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One of my favourite anime shows isSakura Quest.

It’s playfully dull, heartily mundane entertainment.

No supernatural flourishes here - just the magic of paperwork and the thrill of bureaucracy.

A 2D pixelart scene of a girl talking to a woman near trees, reminiscent of Game Boy Advance RPGs

How will she do this?

By means of haggling - haggling, and a bit of CSI.

It’s being published by Analgesic Productions, whose other works include the amazing and perpetually overlookedAnodynegames.

Cover image for YouTube video

I’m hoping the new game’s apartment block doesn’t harbour anything like Anodyne 2’s desertNPC.

It’s not out for a while - sometime in 2026.

In the meantime, you could catch up on Sakura Quest.

Don’t miss the multiple episode arc about the fight to extend the local bus route.