Meet Karoushi!
🎨Designed by: Ikumi Nakamura, Mai Mattori, Inko Ai Takita & Rachel Noy
🎨Rendered by: Inko Ai Takita
🎨3D by: Pav Plaha
It’s rare to find someone in Kaso-Machi that hasn’t heard the legends about the haunted abandoned tunnel outside of town. Sometimes described as a ghost, for others, they swear whatever haunts the tunnel is the Grim Reaper himself. In reality, it’s just a very tired boy called Karoushi, who happens to exist in the space between life and death, and can commune with the spirits of Kaso-Machi. No big deal.
Karoushi is a cautionary tale of burnout. He teaches about the danger of overworking yourself for any corporation, and empowers workers to stand up for their rights. Ultimately, he wants everyone to enjoy the life they have, while they have it, lest they end up bitter and alone like he is.
Developer notes:
I gave him his weird room in the haunted tunnel because I loved the creepiness of Highway Star’s tunnel room in Jojo Part 4.
Oli Clarke Smith, Game Director
🎨Rendered by: Inko Ai Takita
🎨3D by: Pav Plaha
It’s rare to find someone in Kaso-Machi that hasn’t heard the legends about the haunted abandoned tunnel outside of town. Sometimes described as a ghost, for others, they swear whatever haunts the tunnel is the Grim Reaper himself. In reality, it’s just a very tired boy called Karoushi, who happens to exist in the space between life and death, and can commune with the spirits of Kaso-Machi. No big deal.
Karoushi is a cautionary tale of burnout. He teaches about the danger of overworking yourself for any corporation, and empowers workers to stand up for their rights. Ultimately, he wants everyone to enjoy the life they have, while they have it, lest they end up bitter and alone like he is.
Developer notes:
I gave him his weird room in the haunted tunnel because I loved the creepiness of Highway Star’s tunnel room in Jojo Part 4.
Oli Clarke Smith, Game Director