NEWS

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TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT started in 2023 in Kichijoji, Musashino City, with the aim of becoming "a place where various talents of indie game creators can gather together and be inspired to pursue their goals", It is a new indie game event.

For creators, it is "an opportunity to present their works and interact with users and creators.
For users, it is "an opportunity to discover and experience new games and creators.
The second event, held this year, attracted more than 9,000 visitors, and was a great success in creating interaction that transcended age, gender, and nationality.

Following this trend, we have decided to hold the 3rd event next year with the aim of providing a more "unique opportunity for exchange". Based on your feedback, we plan to expand the venue to create an environment that is easier to play in, and to enhance the business matching system, while maintaining the two-day format of Business Day on the first day and Open House on the second day.

In addition, we will further strengthen our efforts with the entire city of Kichijoji and collaborate (condense and deepen) the appeal of indie games and the culture of Musashino City and Kichijoji more deeply than ever before to present to the world a "local x global event. We will show the first step toward becoming a "local x global event. We look forward to seeing you again next year in Kichijoji!

GAME EXHIBITORS

MOVIE

DAY 1

DAY 2

STAGE

MAIN MC
Hiromi Tanito

3/8（Sat）Business Day
Main MC
Hiromi Tanito

Penko

3/9 (Sun) Public Day
Main MC
Penko

3/8（Sat）Business Day

<Business Day Main MC> Hiromi Tanito

Program - 1 Opening of TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025
13:30-13:45 This is the opening of the indie game event "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT", which aims to be "a place where the talents of various creators, mainly indie games, come together and become an opportunity to aim for the top".
<CAST>
Yasuhiro Komino (Mayor of Musashino), Kazunori Sakamoto (Phoenixx)
Program - 2 "Indie Game Creator Support Project" Stage Presented by PTW/ADOOR
14:00-14:45 The PTW Group, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, has launched a new creator support project with the aim of revitalizing the indie game market! Taking advantage of the achievements cultivated in debugging and verification, the details of the project, which fully backs up indie game creators, will be released for the first time on this stage!
Program - 3 Indie Game Journal TIGS Special Stage Vol.1
15:00-15:45 "Indie Game Journal" picks up the hottest titles from the "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025" lineup! We will deliver the attractiveness of a must-see title to the indie game fans while actually playing it at the stage. This is your chance to meet your "favorites" that you don't know about yet! Experience the passion of the creators and discover new possibilities for the indie games!
  • Narihisa Oda
    （Phoenixx）
    Narihisa Oda（Phoenixx）
Program - 4 TIGS2025 Business Day Special Session Talks about the Indie Game Publishing
16:00-17:00 The finale of the Day 1 of "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025" will be a crosstalk between indie game publishers who have supported many indie games as publishers, supported creators, and released many excellent games to the world. A talk stage where independent indie publishers talk about what can only be talked about here.
3/9 (Sun) Public Day

<Public Day Main MC> Penko

Program - 1 Niji Sanji Liver participating the battle to decide the Kichijoji Pirate King!
11:30-12:30 A special event will be held to determine the Pirate King in a heated battle between teams from the general public.
The spectacular pirate world will be the stage for heated battles that make full use of strategy and skill.
The popular VTuber group “Niji Sanji” will also participate in the event!
Program - 2 A match to decide Japan No.1 with competitive RTS, "Jelly Troops". Slime Master wanted! 〜 presented by GYAAR Studio
12:45-13:45 We will hold a tournament to determine the best player in Japan, for the competitive real-time strategy game "Jelly Troops"! Players uses their own strategies to steal each other's flags. The thrilling matches you will see on the screen are sure to send the audience into a whirlpool of excitement! You won't miss a single minute or a second, and we hope you will experience the charm of a game with a simple yet deep strategy!
※"Jelly Troops" is the winner of the 2nd GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest.
■ GYAAR Studio TIGS2025ステージ特設ページ
https://indie.bandainamcostudios.com/tigs2025/stage
Program - 3 Indie Game Journal TIGS Special Stage Vol.2
14:00-14:45 "Indie Game Journal" picks up the hottest titles from the "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025" lineup! We will deliver the attractiveness of a must-see title to the indie game fans while actually playing it at the stage. This is your chance to meet your "favorites" that you don't know about yet! Experience the passion of the creators and discover new possibilities for the indie games!
  • Narihisa Oda
    （Phoenixx）
    Narihisa Oda（Phoenixx）
Program - 4 Special stage by "Dark character love commedy"
15:00-15:45 Special stage to deliver information on "Dark character love commedy" which all the participants of the game is dark character! There is also information that can only be heard here, such as the behind-the-scenes story of the recording site and the secret story of development by the voice actors and developers! I have no choice but to see...!
Program - 5 TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD supported by BSasahi
16:00-17:00 The "TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT AWARD Supported by BSasahi" will be held to celebrate unique indie games created by creators around the world! We will select works that combine creativity and innovation to open up a new future for the gaming industry.
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Hiromi Tanifuji

Name

Hiromi Tanifuji

Profile

After working as a former announcer, she became an e-sports caster. She is also the first female official VALORANT play-by-play anchor, and has recently been focusing on streaming activities.

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Penko

Name

Penko

Profile

A streamer who is active on Twitch and YouTube, focusing on game commentary and singing. She is scheduled to perform at the Ryogoku Kokugikan on April 12~13, 2025.

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Genki Muro

Name

Genki Muro (Played Taiga Ohashi at Daidai)

Profile

Born: July 31st, from Miyagi Prefecture

His major appearances include "Black Clover" (as Magna Swing) and "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" (as Delma).

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Ryota Iwasaki

Name

Ryota Iwasaki (Played Takahito Bani at Tsugai)

Profile

Born: July 1st, from Osaka Prefecture

His main appearances include "Kuroiwa Medaka ni My Cute Can't Understand" (as Kuroiwa Medaka) and "Yuzuki Sanchi's Four Brothers" (as Yuzuki Hayabusa).

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Joseff

Name

Joseff

Profile

Game creator.

Has won second place in the Dengeki Indie Award 2023 with his first and most representative work, the romance-style novel game “Dark Character Love Commedy“.
Currently, is developing " Dark Character Love Commedy DX Version (tentative)" for release in 2025.

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Toshinori Yagi（ADOOR）

Name

Toshinori Yagi（ADOOR）

Profile

In 2017, he joined Pole to Win Co., Ltd. As the head of the CS business in Asia at PTW International, a group company, he was instrumental in setting up studios and teams in each country. In 2023, he was appointed as the representative director with the establishment of ADOOR.

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Teppei Komiya

Name

Teppei Komiya

Profile

He started his career in the game industry in 2000 and has since been engaged in game QA and game media business. He has served in frontline, sales, and overseas subsidiaries.
In 2022, he joined Pole to Win Co., Ltd.

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Kakumitsu Otsuka

Name

Kakumitsu Otsuka

Profile

Born on September 17, 1971. Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Famitsu and Editor-in-Chief of the Famitsu Content Planning Editorial Department. During his tenure, he worked as a "salaryman writer" who energetically wrote game essays, and became independent in 2017. Currently, on the Famitsu App, "Kakumitsu Otsuka's Hot-Blooded Puzzle & Dragons Club! In addition to working on multiple serials such as "Monster Hunter Now" Play Diary: Reverse Scale Now, he is also in charge of setting the game's scenario and worldview. He is the author of many books, including the "Reverse Scales Day" series, the "Hot-Blooded Puzzle & Dragons Club" series, and the "Broken and Tamaruka!" series. Representative of Aquamule Corporation.

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Yusuke Kobayashi (Hibiki)

Name

Yusuke Kobayashi (Hibiki)

Profile

He is in charge of the comedy duo "Hibiki" Tsukkomi In 2008, he became famous through his appearance at Fuji TV's "Bakujo Red Carpet" with a commedy show 'Mitsuko and her seniors'.
Currently, he is also focusing on investment and is active as an MC on YouTube "I asked a comedian about investment".
He is also active as a gamer, playing more than 3,000 hours on a game. Which is almost same study time you need to pass a judicial scrivener or certified public accountant.

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Shuhei Yoshida (Former President, SIE Indie Initiative)

Name

Shuhei Yoshida (Former President, SIE Indie Initiative)

Profile

He joined Sony Corporation in 1986 and joined SIE in February 1993. Since then, he has produced a number of software titles released for the PlayStation platform, and in 2008 he became president of SIE Worldwide Studios, the game production division. He was in charge of the production of the "God of War" and "Uncharted" series. He was also involved in the development of the virtual reality system PlayStation®VR, which was released in October 2016. In November 2019, he became the president of an indie initiative that promotes indie games. He will leave SIE in January 2025.

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Shunji Mizutani（PLAYISM）

Name

Shunji Mizutani（PLAYISM）

Profile

General Manager of Active Gaming Media Inc. BtoC Division.
He is responsible for the PLAYISM business, a publishing brand specializing in the sale of indie games.
"Exit 8", "Gnosia", "Because we have to end the unsolved case",
He has sold many indie game titles in Japan and overseas, such as "Refind Self: Personality Test Game".

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Kazunori Sakamoto (Phoenixx）

Name

Kazunori Sakamoto (Phoenixx）

Profile

In 2000, he joined Sony Music Entertainment Inc., where he was in charge of artist promotion and production (A&R).
In 2013, he was seconded to Sony Computer Entertainment and launched various "Kids no Hoshi" projects that create new IP across the Sony Group, focusing on games, music, and anime. After that, he experienced the establishment and management of a new business (indie game publisher "UNTIES") at SME.
After developing a global business, he became independent and established Phoenixx Inc. Up to the present.

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Hajime Shibuya (Nijisanji)

Name

Hajime Shibuya (Nijisanji)

Profile

He is a second-year university student. They often stay at home.
He wasn't good at talking to people directly, so he decided to overcome it and started streaming.
He likes anime and games, and also likes collecting goods.

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Mao Mahotsukai（NijiSanji）

Name

Mao Mahotsukai（NijiSanji）

Profile

Her job is to deceive people for her master, but she is not very useful because she is a jerk.
She is distributing on the smartphone she got to prevent getting lost.

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Sophia Valentine (Nijisanji)

Name

Sophia Valentine (Nijisanji)

Profile

An otaku who loves the mascot character "Korobitto".
She always carries around a variety of "Korobit".
Basically, she is active on online, is outspoken when texting, but when she speaks, she is intimidated.

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Toto Tatsuden（NijiSanji)

Name

Toto Tatsuden（NijiSanji)）

Profile

A berserker who destroys everything if he is not careful.
He has a strong sense of justice and belongs to the "Help Club" to help others.
However, the current completion rate is about 12%

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Waken（Jelly TroopsDeveloper）

Name

Waken（Jelly TroopsDeveloper）

Profile

He is a game creator from Iwate and living in Kochi. After quitting working as a programmer at a major game company for 10 years, he am now making games independently.

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Shohei Taguchi

Name

Shohei Taguchi

Profile

In 2015, he joined TV Tokyo Co., Ltd. as an announcer, and after launching the e-sports tournament "STAGE:0" for high school students, he left the station in March 2020 to "master otaku." He received an MBA from Waseda Graduate School and is currently active in the game/anime field.

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Yu Sasahara

Name

Yu Sasahara

Profile

Born on April 30 in Kumamoto Prefecture.
She has appeared in the anime "Puniru wa Cute Slime" (Puniru) and the anime "Dark Gather"
Ring", the game "Genshin Impact" (Lynette), the game "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" (Karen Chan), etc.

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Indie Life Streamers

Name

Indie Life Streamers

Profile

Indie Life Streamers
INDIE LIFE STREAMERS
"Indie Life Streamers" is a live broadcast project that delivers the feel and charm of anticipated indie games to viewers by introducing games of their favorite genres and attributes in a relay format.

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Crystal Noda

Name

Crystal Noda

Profile

Born in 1986, belongs to Yoshimoto Kogyo and is in charge of the bokeh of Magical Lovely. As a duo, he won the "M-1 Grand Prix 2020", "Hirnandez!" (Japan TV), "Magical Lovely's All Night Nippon 0" (Nippon Broadcasting System), etc., and while winning the "R-1 Grand Prix 2020" with a story about playing his own game, he became a hot topic in the production of "Noda Game", and " from Nintendo Switch. Super Noda Game PARTY" and "Super Noda Game WORLD" have been released, and a total of more than 160,000 copies have been sold. The third installment, "Super Noda Game MAKER", is now on sale.

EVENT MAP

EVENT MAP

Sub-Venue

EVENT MAP 1F：The original goods shop is open!
4F：Pop-up Stores “Nightmare in early spring” Held!
5F：Programming Workshop will be held
EVENT MAP 1F/4F：A game event using a very unique game controller
EVENT MAP Show the ticket and receive one free drink at all 12 stores.
EVENT MAP We hold various events where you can encounter new things through games.
EVENT MAP A kitchen car appears in the 1F plaza space.
EVENT MAP An exciting gaming experience that both children and adults can enjoy.

ABOUT

Indie game sales Various talk sessions related to indie game Interaction among creators
Event name TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025
Date & Time Saturday, March 8 - Sunday, March 9, 2025
The first day will be a business day, and the second day will be open to the public.
Venue
  • <Main Venue>
    • Musashino Public Hall
      1-6-22 Kichijoji Minami-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0003, Japan
    • Kichijoji Tokyu REI Hotel
      6-3, Kichijoji Minami-cho 1-chome, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0003, Japan
(Access)
A 2-minute walk from the South Exit of JR Kichijoji Station respectively.
The hotel is located on the way to Inokashira Park.
  • <Sub-Venue>
    • parco
    • 0101
    • kirarinakeiokichijoji
    • coppicekichijoji

    *Sub-venues are subject to change.

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