Reviving a 20-Year-Sleeping Yokai: An Interview with the Producer of Yokai Buster Nabi no Suke

KOHACHI STUDIO representative Seki (H.N. Ishikuro Shinano) explained in a TGS2026 interview how Yokai Buster Nabi no Suke, an RPG made around 2003 by core Metal Slug team members but never released, is being rebuilt from incomplete data. The game features over 200 yokai, disallows recruiting duplicates of the same yokai, and hides individual stat differences while including several extremely rare yokai. A playable demo will be shown at WePlay Expo in Shanghai on November 21-22, 2026.