{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ae3edb219431a731a676bf79","clusterId":"c_8942e1f66f0f3f354e0acf2d","slug":"suikoden-star-leap-chapter-3-arrives-september-24","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 Lands September 24 With New Region Shampia","summary":"Konami Digital Entertainment announced during its Suikoden Live at TGS 2026.9.20 stream on September 20 that Chapter 3 of Suikoden STAR LEAP arrives September 24. The update adds Shampia, a land isolated from the outside world, and Rokkaku no Sato, presented in the trailer as a village players can walk around. Rachana, a compassionate assistant instructor at Shampia's Senrein Temple, arrives with companions Bubu, Tsubaki, Vaval, and Tenryu; Kasumi and Sasuke return from Rokkaku Village. A login bonus from September 24 to October 8 gives 1,500 Gensou Stones over seven cumulative days. Konami also confirmed development of overseas and Steam versions, with the Steam release planned to support gamepad and controller play. An anime collaboration event is planned for late November, and a login bonus starting September 30 awards SSR Nanami. Suikoden STAR LEAP launched official service on August 7, 2026.","whyItMatters":"Konami is treating the mobile title as the entry point to the franchise's next phase, pairing an early Chapter 3 with an anime collaboration and event reruns designed so late-starting players can still collect characters.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 is the first major story update since the game launched, and Konami said preparations had been proceeding in advance, which allowed the early release.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new cast includes Minami Tsuda as Rachana, Yuki Yonai as Bubu, Ai Kureha as Tsubaki, Tomokazu Sugita as Vaval, and Yasuhiro Mamiya as Tenryu. Miyu Ayase voices Kasumi and Koki Osumi voices Sasuke in Rokkaku Village. Sugita said he sent audition tapes in two patterns for Vaval, one using only \u0026#34;Va\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Val\u0026#34; and one using ape cries, and described the character as a giant ape obsessed with hot springs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRui Naito, the series IP producer, explained the rerun policy: \u0026#34;so that there is no situation where players cannot obtain characters.\u0026#34; Monthly events are planned to tell stories of past-title characters that were never told and to go deeper on STAR LEAP characters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe anime collaboration is a prequel set before Riou and Jowy join the Unicorn Corps, the Highland Kingdom\u0026#39;s boy soldier unit. The anime runs on 32 stations from October 3 in two consecutive cours through March 2027. A Suikoden II stage adaptation is split into two parts, with the first, \u0026#34;Suikoden - Dunan Unification War Chapter -,\u0026#34; in Tokyo and Osaka in July 2027; Toshiki Kumagai plays Riou.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 arrives September 24, and the Steam version is planned to support gamepad play. Global and overseas versions are also in development.","twitterPost":"Chapter 3 of Suikoden STAR LEAP releases September 24. An anime Suikoden collaboration event follows in late November, with a login bonus starting September 30 that grants SSR Nanami.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Konami used its Tokyo Game Show stream to date Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 for September 24 and detail what arrives with it: the new region Shampia, the return of Rokkaku Village, and a roster of fresh and familiar characters. Beyond the mobile game, the anime Suikoden has a 32-station broadcast date of October 3 and a two-cours run through March 2027, and Suikoden II is getting a two-part stage adaptation beginning in July 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2142494.html\",\"title\":\"Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 Set for September 24 Release; New Location Shampia to Appear [TGS2026]\"},{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/887/G088743/20260920027/\",\"title\":\"Suikoden STAR LEAP Main Story Chapter 3 Added on September 24; Collaboration Event with Anime \\\"Suikoden\\\" Also Announced\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609202h\",\"title\":\"Suikoden Star Leap Steam Version to Support Controller Play, Mobile Events Also Planned for Re-runs; The First Free-to-Play Mobile Game in the Suikoden Series\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/09/20/188075.html\",\"title\":\"Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 Opens September 24! 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