{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7dda55778c1552218651888b","clusterId":"c_4b739cebfe9b5fe657c20b7d","slug":"unseen-opens-kemuri-hands-on-ahead-of-tgs-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"UNSEEN Opens KEMURI Hands-On Ahead of TGS 2026","summary":"UNSEEN held a hands-on event for its yokai possession action game KEMURI at its headquarters from September 16 to 19, 2026, under the name \"Unreleased Area Tour.\" Players hunt yokai by making them visible with the Fox Window, then wearing their power as possession apparel. Oni, Frog, and Ittan-momen sets were playable. The game is led by UNSEEN representative Yuimi Nakamura.","whyItMatters":"After three years of trailers and concept art since the 2023 announcement, UNSEEN has put KEMURI in players' hands for the first time and shown the possession apparel loop that defines it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe event ran three days, September 16 to 19, 2026, at UNSEEN\u0026#39;s headquarters office and was limited to invited guests and media. A parallel PlayStation booth lounge at TGS 2026 gave content creators a chance to play around the same time.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKEMURI is set in Kemuri City, where paranormal events are routine and yokai are born from the stagnation of people\u0026#39;s emotions and thoughts. The loop runs from sensing a presence, to making it visible with the Fox Window, to combat. Possession apparel assigns a borrowed yokai to the directional buttons and can be switched at any time. Oni wields a giant hammer, Frog uses its tongue for wire action, and Ittan-momen grants flight.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"KEMURI's Fox Window makes yokai visible before they can be worn, so the game's core loop is detection first, possession second. The Oni, Frog, and Ittan-momen sets are the payoff, not the hunt.","twitterPost":"KEMURI's loop is detection before possession: the Fox Window reveals a yokai, then you wear its set like Oni or Frog.","threadsPost":"KEMURI splits its yokai possession loop into two verbs: the Fox Window makes a yokai visible, and the possession apparel is what you do once it is. The Oni, Frog, and Ittan-momen sets are the second half, which puts the detection step before the power fantasy.","newsletterBlurb":"UNSEEN opened KEMURI to hands-on play at its headquarters from September 16 to 19, 2026, an event billed as the Unreleased Area Tour. Players used the Fox Window to make yokai visible and wore their power as possession apparel, with Oni, Frog, and Ittan-momen sets available. Yuimi Nakamura, who worked on concept art for Bayonetta and served as creative director on Ghostwire: Tokyo, leads the project.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172625.html\",\"title\":\"Wear a yokai and race freely through a chaotic city! First hands-on with UNSEEN's new game KEMURI, from Yuimi Nakamura - a look at tokusatsu-hero-style transformation action and the appeal of its original city【Hands-on report \\u0026 interview】\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4745,"outputTokens":714,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791204272,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T12:40:22.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T12:43:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T12:43:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4b739cebfe9b5fe657c20b7d","canonicalTitle":"妖怪を纏って、カオスな街を縦横無尽に駆け巡れ！中村育美氏の新作『KEMURI』を初試遊―特撮ヒーロー風の変身アクションや独創的な都市の魅力に迫る【試遊レポ\u0026インタビュー】","representativeArticleId":"a_0f30862e60e20574b92f65ef","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"KEMURI\"],\"studios\":[\"UNSEEN\"],\"people\":[\"Ikumi Nakamura\"],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T03:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T03:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T12:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172625.html","title":"妖怪を纏って、カオスな街を縦横無尽に駆け巡れ！中村育美氏の新作『KEMURI』を初試遊―特撮ヒーロー風の変身アクションや独創的な都市の魅力に迫る【試遊レポ\u0026インタビュー】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["KEMURI"],"studios":["UNSEEN"],"people":["Ikumi Nakamura"],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}