{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4e5185551cf206e9a5e812f6","clusterId":"c_a1bf92e56badda4eeb872a4a","slug":"reiwa-roman-s-takabira-kuruma-stars-in-indie-game-lili-respawn","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Reiwa Roman's Takabira Kuruma Stars in Indie Game Lili Respawn","summary":"Indie label Re3 / Lili and developer Studio Hi announced that comedian Takabira Kuruma of Reiwa Roman will voice the protagonist of the respawn action game Lili Respawn. The game, set in a giant structure called BOX, has the player repeatedly die and use their own corpses as platforms and shields. A key visual shows Kuruma buried in a pile of bodies. The game is due on PC via Steam in 2026.","whyItMatters":"The casting of a well-known comedian as a protagonist who dies repeatedly is a deliberate marketing hook for a game built around respawning as a core mechanic.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eIndie label Re3 / Lili and developer Studio Hi have cast comedian Takabira Kuruma of the duo Reiwa Roman as the lead in the upcoming respawn action game Lili Respawn. The game is set inside a mysterious giant structure called BOX, where the player character gains the ability to come back to life after death, leaving behind a corpse each time. Those corpses serve as platforms to reach higher areas, shields against hazards, and tools to bypass traps and lasers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRe3 / Lili said they offered Kuruma the role after discussions about who should play a protagonist who gets up no matter how many times he falls. Studio Hi added that Kuruma\u0026#39;s strong real-world presence was a turning point for the project. Kuruma himself commented that having a real person die repeatedly to progress is a new pattern for games and called the concept a grand social experiment. A key visual shows Kuruma buried in a mountain of corpses. Lili Respawn is scheduled for a 2026 release on PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Lili Respawn turns death into a resource: the player's own corpses become platforms and shields. Kuruma's casting leans into the comedic timing of repeated failure.","twitterPost":"Lili Respawn's core mechanic uses player corpses as tools. Kuruma's voice work leans into the comedy of dying repeatedly.","threadsPost":"Lili Respawn reframes death as a resource: your own corpse becomes a platform, a shield, a step. The game openly embraces the comedy of failure, which makes Kuruma's casting as the voicing protagonist a natural fit. Due on Steam in 2026.","newsletterBlurb":"Indie label Re3 / Lili and Studio Hi have cast comedian Takabira Kuruma as the lead in Lili Respawn, a respawn action game where the player repeatedly dies and uses their own dead bodies as tools. The game is set in a giant structure called BOX and is due on PC via Steam in 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/03/168769.html\",\"title\":\"Reiwa Roman's Kuruma stars! But... he becomes a corpse over and over again!? ACT 'Lili Respawn' where you step on your own dead bodies to advance\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3956,"outputTokens":664,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783057501,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T05:36:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-03T05:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T05:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a1bf92e56badda4eeb872a4a","canonicalTitle":"令和ロマン・くるま主演！だけど…何回も屍になってしまう!? 自分の死体を踏み台に進むACT『リリリ・リスポーン』","representativeArticleId":"a_11ff5e8438712347f01bdba1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"リリリ・リスポーン\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"くるま\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-03T05:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T05:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T05:39:51.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/03/168769.html","title":"令和ロマン・くるま主演！だけど…何回も屍になってしまう!? 自分の死体を踏み台に進むACT『リリリ・リスポーン』"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["リリリ・リスポーン"],"studios":[],"people":["くるま"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Comedian Takabira Kuruma of the duo Reiwa Roman voices the protagonist in the indie game Lili Respawn.","The game is set inside a giant structure called BOX, where the player dies repeatedly and uses their own corpses as platforms and shields.","A key visual shows Kuruma buried in a pile of bodies.","Lili Respawn is scheduled for a 2026 release on PC via Steam."]}