{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1cae9174881b623c7111ac32","clusterId":"c_813418504da3492ff45cc9e4","slug":"brigandine-abyss-revives-the-series-fish-shop-cm-tradition","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Brigandine Abyss Revives the Series' Fish Shop CM Tradition","summary":"Happinet will release Brigandine Abyss on August 27 for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Ahead of launch, the series' traditional surreal CM returns, with producer Masaru Saito dressed as a fish shop owner shouting the game's title while thrusting a yellowtail and a sea bream. The bit dates back to the 1998 original.","whyItMatters":"The new release keeps the series' oddest marketing tradition alive, with the producer himself performing the fish pun in the latest FamilyMart TV spot.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe tradition survives. Brigandine Abyss, the first fully new entry since Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia in 2020, launches August 27 across Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The setup is familiar: six factions, over 100 knight and monster units, hex-based battlefields with elevation, a Story Mode for each faction, and a Mission Mode spanning 24 countries.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe marketing is what gets attention. Producer Masaru Saito, dressed as a fish shop owner, thrusts a yellowtail on \u0026#39;Burigan\u0026#39; and a sea bream on \u0026#39;Daiin,\u0026#39; shouting the pun. The 1998 PlayStation original Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena used the same gag, and The Legend of Runersia carried it on, even holding auditions for the fish shop owner role. The CM runs on FamilyMart TV in Kansai and the Tokyo metropolitan area until September 7.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Brigandine Abyss hits Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on August 27, and the series' fish shop CM tradition is back: producer Masaru Saito shouts the title with a yellowtail and a sea bream. The gag dates to the 1998 original.","twitterPost":"Brigandine Abyss launches August 27 on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Its CM revives the series tradition: producer Masaru Saito, as a fish shop owner, puns the title with a yellowtail and a sea bream. The bit ran on FamilyMart TV from August 25 to September 7.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Brigandine Abyss launches August 27 across Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Ahead of release, the series' oddest marketing tradition returns: producer Masaru Saito performs the fish pun CM, a gag that traces back to the 1998 PlayStation original and continues through The Legend of Runersia.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260826-463002/\",\"title\":\"New Fantasy Strategy Game 'Brigandine Abyss' Producer Waves Yellowtail and Sea Bream. The 'Traditional' Surreal CM Lives On in the New Title\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4739,"outputTokens":705,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787957630,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T22:49:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T22:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T22:49:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_813418504da3492ff45cc9e4","canonicalTitle":"新作ファンタジー動乱SLG『ブリガンダイン アビス』プロデューサー、鰤と鯛を振る。“伝統”のシュールCMは新作でも健在","representativeArticleId":"a_2b96602a469b92a6ce89b013","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Brigandine: Abyss\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-26T05:35:20.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-26T05:35:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T22:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260826-463002/","title":"新作ファンタジー動乱SLG『ブリガンダイン アビス』プロデューサー、鰤と鯛を振る。“伝統”のシュールCMは新作でも健在"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Brigandine: Abyss"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}