{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2c5d6bc12dcc912636b5777f","clusterId":"c_6068bdf4870c3aff497be2ab","slug":"yasuhiro-wada-s-boku-to-tsuri-nikki-puts-the-fishing-process-first","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Yasuhiro Wada's Boku to Tsuri Nikki Puts the Fishing Process First","summary":"Imagen will release Boku to Tsuri Nikki on October 8 for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 at 6578 yen. The fishing adventure follows a young man who, with ayakashi companions, lifts a curse that drains color from the world. Over 100 fish species appear. Toybox president Yasuhiro Wada, known for Bokujo Monogatari, says the game is neither a simulation nor a casual minigame, but an adventure where finding fish and the fishing process itself is the point.","whyItMatters":"Wada, the Bokujo Monogatari producer, is steering the genre away from both hard simulations and casual minigames, making the act of fishing the core of an adventure game.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eWada told Automaton the project began when Imagen pointed out how few games put fishing at the center. His first idea was a Gran Turismo-style fishing sim, but he dropped it because Steam already has such games built at high cost. Instead he made an adventure: the player reads a fish\u0026#39;s habitat, picks tackle and bait, and works toward a catch. The fishing itself is action-like and clear, so small pleasures come even when a target fish does not show.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story and world are pushed harder than in typical fishing games, and a compact encyclopedia keeps the search approachable. Wada, who also worked on Kawu no Tsuki Tsuri and helped with Natsumon, said the goal is for the act of fishing to feel good on its own, not as a reward for a quest.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Boku to Tsuri Nikki hits Switch and Switch 2 on Oct 8. Toybox's Yasuhiro Wada, the Bokujo Monogatari producer, says it is not a sim and not a minigame: an adventure where reading the water and the fishing process is the goal. 100+ fish, 6798 yen.","twitterPost":"Boku to Tsuri Nikki launches Oct 8 on Switch and Switch 2. Yasuhiro Wada, the Bokujo Monogatari producer, built it as an adventure, not a sim or minigame: the fishing process is the point. 100+ species, 6798 yen.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Imagen's Boku to Tsuri Nikki launches October 8 on Switch and Switch 2. Yasuhiro Wada, the Bokujo Monogatari producer, explains why he made it an adventure rather than a simulation or a minigame: the process of finding and catching fish is the goal. Over 100 species, 6798 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/interviewsjp/bokutotsurinikki-20260821-461486/\",\"title\":\"Nintendo Switch新作釣りゲーム『ぼくと釣り日記』は、『牧場物語』『川のぬし釣り』開発者が携わるが全然違うゲーム。「釣る過程」を楽しむスローライフゲーム\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6271,"outputTokens":2323,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787292826,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T06:03:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T06:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T06:03:31.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6068bdf4870c3aff497be2ab","canonicalTitle":"Nintendo Switch新作釣りゲーム『ぼくと釣り日記』は、『牧場物語』『川のぬし釣り』開発者が携わるが全然違うゲーム。「釣る過程」を楽しむスローライフゲーム","representativeArticleId":"a_911dd76d06521df53f24bf1a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ぼくと釣り日記\"],\"studios\":[\"トイボックス株式会社\"],\"people\":[\"和田康宏\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T03:39:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T03:39:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T06:06:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/interviewsjp/bokutotsurinikki-20260821-461486/","title":"Nintendo Switch新作釣りゲーム『ぼくと釣り日記』は、『牧場物語』『川のぬし釣り』開発者が携わるが全然違うゲーム。「釣る過程」を楽しむスローライフゲーム"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ぼくと釣り日記"],"studios":["トイボックス株式会社"],"people":["和田康宏"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}