{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-25T07:57:00.187Z","story":{"id":"r_39f0bda7684f4639a2e5a566","slug":"toei-games-to-publish-yatara-s-ballpoint-pen-horror-adventure-hino","url":"https://yomimono.id/toei-games-to-publish-yatara-s-ballpoint-pen-horror-adventure-hino","headline":"Toei Games to Publish Yatara's Ballpoint Pen Horror-Adventure HINO","summary":"Toei Games will publish HINO, a 2D action-adventure game developed by UnGloomStudio and based on the ballpoint pen monster illustrations of artist Yatara. The game follows a girl named Hino and her companion Monimoni Skeleton as they explore a dark world seeking a place of rest. The project began when UnGloomStudio producer and animator Aury, a fan of Yatara's work, created a demo of animated monsters from Yatara's X illustrations and approached the artist with the idea. Yatara agreed, and the team expanded to six members including engineer Menchi. The game's scenario is an \"if story\" distinct from Yatara's original illustrations, though the protagonist and her companion retain their core designs. Monsters are one-hit kills, and the player uses a light bulb staff and other items to survive. The game was playable at BitSummit 2026 in Kyoto, where a demo is also available on Steam. A 2026 PC release is planned.","why_it_matters":"HINO marks Toei Games' entry into indie publishing with a title that adapts a social-media-born art style into a full game, while the developer's approach of animating static illustrations by hand-part separation could set a template for similar artist-to-game collaborations.","published_at":"2026-05-25T06:00:37.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["4Gamer.net","Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"A Little Scary but Cute: The Story of a Girl Seeking a Place of Rest and Yatara's Ballpoint Pen Monsters - Interview with the \"HINO\" Development Team [BitSummit]","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/901/G090124/20260523026/"},{"source":"Game Spark","title":"Ballpoint Pen Illustration Cute Looks and the Harsh 2D Action ADV 'HINO' [BitSummit PUNCH]","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/25/166863.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["やたら","Aur"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}