{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3bf8ba169845ff174a3c7d4c","clusterId":"c_ed5ae31619020fd01325337c","slug":"tonin-rabbit-ninja-brings-karakuri-slashing-to-tokyo-game-show-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"TONIN: Rabbit Ninja Brings Karakuri Slashing to Tokyo Game Show 2026","summary":"Awesomes showed a playable build of TONIN: Rabbit Ninja in the SELECTED INDIE 80 area at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The 3D action game puts a rabbit-eared ninja in an Edo-style world against sci-fi mechanical karakuri, with sword slashes, an umbrella and gourd sub-weapons, wire movement, a parry called Nagashi, and a slow-motion Zanchintessh finisher that lets players cut enemies apart from any angle.","whyItMatters":"The demo's combat borrows the free-angle cutting idea from Metal Gear Rising's Blade Mode, but adds a choice of follow-up actions after each kill, which is where the build's strategy and tempo come from.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe build sat in the SELECTED INDIE 80 area, and 4Gamer\u0026#39;s hands-on time ran about five minutes before the impression shifted. Early graphics read rough, but the action feel held up: hold and release A for Rabbit Leap, double-tap LS for figure-skating speed, and grab trees or enemies with a wire to close distance. LB handles defense, and a well-timed press triggers Nagashi, a parry that can flow straight into a counter. After a kill, RB slows the world for Zanchintessh, letting you cut a karakuri apart from any angle, then pick a chain like Rabbit Kick or Rabbit Draw off the exposed core.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TONIN: Rabbit Ninja splits its combat into sword, umbrella, and gourd tools, with a parry called Nagashi. Awesomes positions the demo around cut-from-any-angle finishers, so the pitch is tool variety, not one weapon.","twitterPost":"TONIN: Rabbit Ninja arms its ninja with sword, umbrella, and gourd. Awesomes builds the demo around Zanchintessh finishers that strike from any angle.","threadsPost":"TONIN: Rabbit Ninja gives its ninja three separate tools (sword, umbrella, gourd) and a parry called Nagashi. Awesomes is pitching the Tokyo Game Show demo on Zanchintessh slow-motion finishers that cut from any angle, so the hook is how many ways one enemy can be dismantled.","newsletterBlurb":"Awesomes brought TONIN: Rabbit Ninja to Tokyo Game Show 2026 as a playable build in the SELECTED INDIE 80 area. The 3D action game sends a rabbit-eared ninja against sci-fi karakuri with a parry, wire movement, and a slow-motion finisher that lets you pick follow-up actions. The demo build still reads rough, but the combat feel holds up.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/905/G090532/20260921035/\",\"title\":\"Explore and power up within a limited time, then take on the boss. \\\"TONIN: Rabbit Ninja\\\" is a 3D action game set in a Japanese-style x sci-fi world where you cut down karakuri [TGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4680,"outputTokens":704,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789974864,"createdAt":"2026-09-21T07:09:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-21T07:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-21T07:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ed5ae31619020fd01325337c","canonicalTitle":"限られた時間で探索・強化を重ねてボスに挑め。「TONIN:兎忍」は，和風×SFの世界でカラクリを斬り払う3Dアクションだった［TGS2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_84eb5816ac9064457366eadb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"TONIN: Bunny Ninja\"],\"studios\":[\"Awesomes\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-21T06:32:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-21T06:32:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-21T07:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/905/G090532/20260921035/","title":"限られた時間で探索・強化を重ねてボスに挑め。「TONIN:兎忍」は，和風×SFの世界でカラクリを斬り払う3Dアクションだった［TGS2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["TONIN: Bunny Ninja"],"studios":["Awesomes"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}