{"rewrite":{"id":"r_29e65f8021dbc2f3b2efa25d","clusterId":"c_d8fc7acd9f18396fa9a0bf44","slug":"chosuido-announces-third-densi-novel-matane-to-iwanai-mama-de-ite","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Chosuido Announces Third Densi Novel 'Matane, to Iwanai Mama de Ite'","summary":"Visual novel team Chosuido announced 'Matane, to Iwanai Mama de Ite' on July 8, a Densi Novel about a man and woman whose friendship may be their last outside of youth. It is the team's third Densi Novel, following 'short HOPE long Peace' and 'Keep Only One Loneliness'. A playable demo will appear at Tokyo Game Dungeon 13 on August 8, with a full release targeted within the year.","whyItMatters":"The announcement extends Chosuido's Densi Novel format, a vertical-text novel game style, into a third work from the creator of the critically received 'ghostpia' series.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eChosuido, the creative unit behind the \u0026#39;ghostpia\u0026#39; series, announced its third Densi Novel on July 8. Titled \u0026#39;Matane, to Iwanai Mama de Ite\u0026#39;, the work follows Mitsuru and Rika, former elementary school classmates who reunite at a coming-of-age ceremony and begin meeting whenever he returns to their hometown. The story is described as a friendship that may be the last outside of youth, between a man with no eye for women and a woman with no eye for men.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Densi Novel format uses vertical text with sound and illustration effects, plus game-like functions such as save/load and a gallery. Chosuido\u0026#39;s previous Densi Novel works, \u0026#39;short HOPE long Peace\u0026#39; and \u0026#39;Keep Only One Loneliness\u0026#39;, were released as free browser-based games. The new title is under active development for a release within the year, and a playable demo will be shown at Tokyo Game Dungeon 13 on August 8.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chosuido's third Densi Novel centers on a friendship that may be the characters' last outside youth, a premise that sidesteps the romance arc typical of the studio's previous work.","twitterPost":"Chosuido's third Densi Novel trades romance for a friendship that may be the characters' last outside youth.","threadsPost":"Chosuido's third Densi Novel, 'Matane, to Iwanai Mama de Ite', centers on a man and woman whose friendship may be their last outside youth. The premise sidesteps the romance arc that defined the studio's earlier Densi Novels, framing the bond as a finite phase rather than a prelude to a relationship.","newsletterBlurb":"Chosuido announced its third Densi Novel, 'Matane, to Iwanai Mama de Ite', a story about a man and woman whose friendship may be their last outside of youth. The team behind 'ghostpia' is targeting a release within the year and will show a playable demo at Tokyo Game Dungeon 13 on August 8.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260708-454000/\",\"title\":\"Novel Game 'Matane, to Iwanai Mama de Ite' Depicting a 'Maybe Final Friendship' Between a Man and Woman Announced. From 'ghostpia' Creator Chosuido, a Story of Two People Bad at Love 'Outside of Youth'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4224,"outputTokens":734,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783521152,"createdAt":"2026-07-08T14:23:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-08T14:28:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T14:23:49.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d8fc7acd9f18396fa9a0bf44","canonicalTitle":"男女の“最後かもしれない友情”描くノベルゲーム『またね、と言わないままでいて』発表。『ghostpia』超水道が贈る、恋愛下手なふたりの「青春の外側」","representativeArticleId":"a_2f0174175b09a9165fbbe1eb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"またね、と言わないままでいて\"],\"studios\":[\"超水道\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-08T13:36:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-08T13:36:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T14:28:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260708-454000/","title":"男女の“最後かもしれない友情”描くノベルゲーム『またね、と言わないままでいて』発表。『ghostpia』超水道が贈る、恋愛下手なふたりの「青春の外側」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["またね、と言わないままでいて"],"studios":["超水道"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}