Nayuta Azumi, Hayato Sugo, and Kouya Ogata were be best friends turned indie video game developers who released the game Downwell under the pseudo name “John Doe”. After six years since it’s release, it’s still one of the most popular games but “John Doe” has disappeared from social media, earning the nickname “Banksy of the gaming industry”. Meanwhile, Umi Tominaga works as a bank teller selling loans, but she comes from a family business called Atom Toys which made soft vinyl toys and capsule toys for children. When her father collapses and lands in the ICU, he begs her to take over the business but she doesn’t believe traditional toy business have a future. Umi and Nayuta meets unexpectedly and…
Translation Notes/Trivia
- Nagoya attack is a technique in space invader game.
- Famicom was Nintendo’s first game console that could play arcade games at home
- Banksy was a street artist.
- Makuhari Messe is a big convention center often used for concerts, conventions, and large-scale events.
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WOW! Thank you so much for episode 1.
Thank you so much, keep up the great work!
First episode and I’m hooked. I’m all for resuscitating your dreams and starting over. Maybe I’ll learn a thing or two about video games on the way. Thank you for providing us the subs. Much much appreciated.
thank you very much for ep 1!
Been searching everywhere just to find a good quality video of this dorama. Thank you so much. Otsukaresama desu ☺️
Thank you so much for picking this up!
I enjoyed the first episode way more than I expected XD
Just one addition to your translation notes: Banksy IS a street artist 😉
I just learned today that there was a new Yamazaki Kento drama and got so excited. Thank so much for picking this project!
Just sharing: “Downwell” was an actual game created by Devolver Digital, released on October 15, 2015. You can play it on PS4, Switch, PC, iOS and Android.