{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9e81c75ef07cf8813f60ccf4","clusterId":"c_4b87172e5d27583100e84fab","slug":"nijisanji-s-roco-kaburaki-self-released-a-short-novel-game-on-june-5","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nijisanji's Roco Kaburaki Self-Released a Short Novel Game on June 5","summary":"Nijisanji VTuber Roco Kaburaki produced and released a free short novel game titled \"My VTuber Friend Lost Her Memory\" on June 5. She created the scenario, dialogue, and illustrations herself, starting from a conversation with ChatGPT in mid-May. She played the game on stream with fellow member Ruri Shioriha.","whyItMatters":"A Nijisanji talent independently built and shipped a free game in roughly three weeks, handling all creative work herself, and used a co-stream to show the result directly to fans.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRoco Kaburaki, a Nijisanji VTuber, released a self-made short novel game titled \"My VTuber Friend Lost Her Memory\" on June 5. The game is free to download via a GigaFile link shared on her social media, with a download period running until September 13. It is a Windows-only title.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaburaki wrote the scenario, dialogue, and in-game illustrations herself. She said production began in mid-May after she asked ChatGPT a question, then downloaded Unity and built the game from scratch. The story follows a VTuber who is hospitalized with amnesia, and the game has five endings, most of which Kaburaki described as \"not very happy.\" She noted the story is unrelated to her own life and asked players to treat it as an original or derivative work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of the release, Kaburaki played the game on a stream alongside fellow Nijisanji member Ruri Shioriha. Shioriha expressed surprise that Kaburaki managed to make a game while balancing streams and university. Kaburaki said she was surprised that media covering games had picked up what she had intended as a fan anniversary post.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Roco Kaburaki wrote the scenario, dialogue, and illustrations for the game, starting from a ChatGPT conversation in mid-May. The entire production took under three weeks.","twitterPost":"Roco Kaburaki created the scenario, dialogue, and illustrations in under three weeks, starting from a ChatGPT conversation.","threadsPost":"Roco Kaburaki produced a free short novel game with her own scenario, dialogue, and illustrations. The process started with a ChatGPT conversation in mid-May and the game released June 5. She played it on stream with Ruri Shioriha. The whole project was under three weeks from idea to release.","newsletterBlurb":"Nijisanji VTuber Roco Kaburaki released a self-made free game on June 5. She wrote the story, drew the art, and built it in Unity after a conversation with ChatGPT. The game has five endings and was played on a co-stream with Ruri Shioriha.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/144934\",\"title\":\"Nijisanji's Roco Kaburaki Creates Short Novel Game \\\"My VTuber Friend Lost Her Memory,\\\" Released June 5, Played on Stream with Ruri Shioriha\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4037,"outputTokens":692,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780805951,"createdAt":"2026-06-07T04:13:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-07T04:17:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-07T04:17:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4b87172e5d27583100e84fab","canonicalTitle":"にじさんじ 鏑木ろこ 短編ノベルゲーム「VTuberの友人が記憶喪失になった」を制作、6月5日に公開 栞葉るりと共に配信でプレイ","representativeArticleId":"a_a17517fd521c36fb5322460e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"VTuberの友人が記憶喪失になった\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"鏑木ろこ\",\"栞葉るり\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-07T03:34:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-07T03:34:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-07T04:17:11.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/144934","title":"にじさんじ 鏑木ろこ 短編ノベルゲーム「VTuberの友人が記憶喪失になった」を制作、6月5日に公開 栞葉るりと共に配信でプレイ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["VTuberの友人が記憶喪失になった"],"studios":[],"people":["鏑木ろこ","栞葉るり"],"type":"release","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Nijisanji VTuber Roco Kaburaki released a free short novel game titled 'My VTuber Friend Lost Her Memory' on June 5.","Kaburaki wrote the scenario, dialogue, and in-game illustrations herself, starting production in mid-May after asking ChatGPT a question.","The game has five endings, most of which Kaburaki described as 'not very happy.'","Kaburaki played the game on a stream with fellow Nijisanji member Ruri Shioriha on the night of the release.","The game is free to download via a GigaFile link until September 13 and is Windows-only."]}