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Hiragana Hero

Battle it out with hiragana in this dungeon crawler RPG designed to teach you to read Japanese. Utilizing a full professional music track and a fully voiced script to immerse you in the game, along with RPG elements and well-paced learning, you’ll master hiragana before you know it.

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Keen Reflex Language Games
Publisher
Keen Reflex Language Games
Release
May 14, 2025
1 year and 80 days ago
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About the Game

Learn to read, recognize, and use hiragana as you are guided by Keen Reflex through a 35-floor ever-changing labyrinth in an addictive and educational dungeon crawler RPG!

Learning to read hiragana is the first step in your Japanese learning journey and the first hurdle that learners struggle to overcome.

This addictive RPG dungeon crawler will have you reading Japanese in record time without all that boring study.

Solve Puzzles

Solve puzzles to seek out the hiragana monsters and make your way through the labyrinth to the end.

Battle Hiragana

Choose the correct reading of the hiragana to defeat the monsters and gain experience. Make too many mistakes and it's back to the beginning! Don't worry, though. You'll keep your levels!

Collect Flashcards

Use your newfound knowledge of hiragana to correctly read and obtain flashcards. Collect all 50 to greatly increase your rewards!

Raise Stats Through Levels and Gear 

Just knowing the hiragana won't be enough to defeat the hordes of hiragana. You'll have to raise your stats by leveling up and buying stronger equipment.

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