Two kanji
wake a beast.
Call the denju — spirit beasts asleep in the power lines — and purify the Noise that floods the night city. A 3D survivor action game steeped in Japanese folklore. Pair two of 30 kanji on a talisman, and the denju living in that word wakes up. Whoever picks the pair, the same denju.
Coming soon to the App Store
Kanji Summon
雷 thunder, 龍 dragon, 桜 sakura, 闇 darkness: pick two of 30 kanji, each shown with its meaning. 870 pairs, and every pair holds its own denju, the same one for everyone. 天雷 "heaven's thunder" calls a five-tailed SR fox. Which pair hides a shiny?
Kanji Oracle: see the shadow living in your two kanji →
How to play
Kanji of the DayOne pair a day, the same for everyone. What denju will wake from today's kanji?
Kanji MatchSee how the denju living in two kanji pairs get along. You only see their element and the shadow of their species.
Lore and wallpapersEvery denju has its own lore: where it came from and what it is like. Make your favorite your lock screen.
One fingerDrag to move; skills fire on their own. About 3 minutes a run. Each ward has an element it is weak to.
AwakenPick upgrades to evolve your skills and fill the screen with lightning.
Bond and AscendTap your denju at Home to pet it. Pet it every day to raise its bond; at Lv30 and ♥5 it ascends, growing from a cub into a fearsome beast. You can name it, too.
ShinyRare colorings fixed to each talisman and kanji pair: black lacquer, sakura, gold, wisteria, moon-white.
25 kinds × 4 ranksFox, Wolf, Kirin, Dragon and Phoenix × 5 elements. Thunder is white porcelain, Flame vermilion lacquer, Frost ice, Jade jade, Nether ink. A UR fox becomes a Nine-Tails.
A horde of yokaiThe Noise comes as will-o'-wisps, kamaitachi, oni, paper-lantern ghosts and armored warriors. Tell them apart by their shapes.
10 wards and their CalamitiesChapter One runs from the station front to a thundercloud peak; Chapter Two takes you to the last-train station, a radio tower, a sunken district and Tokoyo. Each ward has its own hazards and a Calamity with its own look and attacks.
Night ParadeA new ward and new Anomalies every week. How long can you last as Calamity after Calamity appears? Everyone plays under the same conditions.
Depth and AnomaliesRaise the Depth of a purified ward to face stronger Noise, or take on Anomalies with special rules.