24 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestAt a promotional event for Peco, Ko tells Rin that she is going to France for a few years to develop a game at another company and build upon her experience, while Momiji hears from Hifumi about how Ko was picked over Aoba for the key visuals. While giving an interview on her work on the game, Ko brings Aoba up on stage to properly acknowledge her for her character designs.
After graduating high school, Suzukaze Aoba joins Eagle Jump, the game company that developed Fairies Story, the game she obsessed over as a kid. On her first day as a working member of society, Aoba heads to work swaying in a packed, morning rush hour train. She manages to get to the office building all right but hesitates, wondering if it was really okay for her to take that last step and go inside. That's when a senior member of staff, Toyama Rin, shows up at work and safely leads Aoba inside the offices of Eagle Jump.
Production
Authentic game dev details from actual industry veterans.
Writing
Aoba's growth from mascot clone to confident artist.
Costume
Character outfits evolve subtly with confidence levels.
Yuuki Takada
Aoba Suzukaze (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Kou Yagami (voice)
Ai Kayano
Rin Tooyama (voice)
Megumi Yamaguchi
Hifumi Takimoto (voice)
Megumi Toda
Hajime Shinoda (voice)
Ayumi Takeo
Yun Iijima (voice)
Madoka Asahina
Nene Sakura (voice)
Chitose Morinaga
Umiko Ahagon (voice)
Eri Kitamura
Shizuku Hazuki (voice)
Manaka Iwami
Hotaru Hoshikawa (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Series author Shōtarō Tokunō worked in game development before becoming a manga artist — the crunch culture details are documented trauma.
Fairies Story 3's development timeline mirrors real JRPG production cycles; the 'final bug check' episode caused actual game devs to tweet their war stories.
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