{"rewrite":{"id":"r_de210f464739d9539d78fd6e","clusterId":"c_f1fe5bb2543ff952299c4cd7","slug":"exnoa-developers-detail-in-house-production-partnerships-and-operations","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"EXNOA Developers Detail In-House Production, Partnerships, And Operations","summary":"Three EXNOA staff spoke to GameBusiness.jp about how games are made at the company behind DMM GAMES. Yoshihiro Daimon, a director on Dot Abyss, came from solo development and works from Toyama. Shingo Yoshimura, producer on Muv-Luv Girls Garden, entered the industry at 35 and joined EXNOA at 40. Shungo Harada, director of Jewel Princess Reincarnation, joined as a new graduate and now also works on new titles.","whyItMatters":"EXNOA's own directors describe a studio built from three different hiring paths (new graduate, mid-career, individual developer) rather than one production model, which is the operational picture behind the DMM GAMES lineup.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDot Abyss, the dot-art abyss exploration RPG released in June 2026, passed 400,000 pre-registrations at the fastest pace in DMM GAMES history. Daimon joined EXNOA when the Dot Abyss project launched, after years of making games as an individual developer, and works from Toyama. Yoshimura spent about four years in a department handling titles for women before leaving the company; Yudai Hasegawa, now leading Studio KUMASAN, asked him to return for the studio\u0026#39;s launch. Harada moved from planner to director on titles for women and took his current post on Jewel Princess Reincarnation.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"EXNOA's creators reached their roles by three routes: solo development, a mid-career industry entry, and a new-graduate hire. The hiring pipeline runs wider than the standard graduate intake.","twitterPost":"EXNOA's directors arrived by solo dev, a mid-career switch, and graduate intake. The hiring pipeline is wider than one entry point.","threadsPost":"Yoshihiro Daimon came to EXNOA from solo development, Shingo Yoshimura entered the industry at 35 and joined at 40, and Shungo Harada joined as a new graduate. The company staffs its director roles from three different entry points, not one intake track.","newsletterBlurb":"Three EXNOA staff talked to GameBusiness.jp about production at the company that runs DMM GAMES. The piece covers in-house development, work with outside partners, and operations, with credits across Dot Abyss, Muv-Luv Girls Garden and Jewel Princess Reincarnation. Dot Abyss, released in June 2026, passed 400,000 pre-registrations.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/06/174579.html\",\"title\":\"A Place Where \\\"What You Want to Do\\\" Takes Shape: Creators Making Games at EXNOA, Which Operates \\\"DMM GAMES,\\\" Talk About the Reality of In-House Development, Partnerships, and Operations\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5595,"outputTokens":792,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793960506,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T10:15:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T10:18:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T10:18:55.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f1fe5bb2543ff952299c4cd7","canonicalTitle":"「やりたい」を形にできる場所―「DMM GAMES」を運営するEXNOAでゲームをつくるクリエイターが語る、内製・協業・運営のリアル","representativeArticleId":"a_d738903c16a751030650ceea","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"EXNOA\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"other\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-06T09:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-06T09:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T10:19:22.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/06/174579.html","title":"「やりたい」を形にできる場所―「DMM GAMES」を運営するEXNOAでゲームをつくるクリエイターが語る、内製・協業・運営のリアル"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["EXNOA"],"people":[],"type":"other","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["EXNOA operates the DMM GAMES platform and also develops games in-house.","Dot Abyss, released in June 2026, surpassed 400,000 pre-registrations at the fastest pace in DMM GAMES history.","Yoshihiro Daimon is one of the directors of Dot Abyss and works from Toyama.","Shingo Yoshimura is producer on Muv-Luv Girls Garden, a title developed with a partner.","Shungo Harada is director of Jewel Princess Reincarnation."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["exnoa"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"exnoa","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":12,"overall":"unverified","story_count":7,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}