Yanoman and Japan Art Media just fired up the Campfire page for the Aretha Reunion Project, and the stretch goals read like a whale's wet dream of nostalgia bait mixed with actual new content. Starting July 15 at 21:00 JST, backers can unlock everything from a new manga by Yoshito Asari and unpublished scenarios to a full new mobile game at 10 million yen, GB ports on Switch at 30 million, and even a brand-new multiplatform title at 100 million. The series—six obscure JRPGs from 1990-1995 on Game Boy and Super Famicom that never left Japan—already has a collection dropping July 30, so this is the company treating old fans like shareholders in a revival they might actually finish.

The campaign name "Mou Ichido Aitai" (I Want to Meet You Again) leans hard into that emotional gacha energy, promising credits for supporters in the new stuff and physical goodies like jigsaw puzzles and t-shirts at lower tiers. With the Game Boy trilogy and SFC entries being pure niche JP exclusives for decades, this move shows Yanoman knows the retro crowd will drop serious yen if the unlocks feel worth it—especially that 100 million yen goal for a new game across PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC, and mobile.

Early X buzz is light but positive from the usual suspects, with Gematsu and Portuguese JP news accounts already sharing the Gematsu breakdown and one fan calling it time to fund GB classics and new adventures. No massive outrage or F2P pleb complaints yet, but the real test starts tomorrow when the pledges open. Classic series, fresh cash grab—classic Asian mobile-adjacent revival playbook.