For those of you who have never heard of Jaleco before (not that I blame you), they are the creative minds behind such blockbusters as Otona no Gyaru Jan (a mahjong game featuring Japanese models) and Denjirou-Sensei no Fushigi na Jikkenshitsu (an edutainment type DS game... I think).
Interestingly enough, Jaleco didn't just jump out of the woodwork yesterday. They've been publishing "casual" titles in Japan since 1982 (for any of you familiar with old school arcade games like Exerion or Chameleon, that's them). They've occassionally published some Western games in Japan (like Dark Alliance), but they generally stick to the more casual market.
Kizuna is being produced and directed by Youichi Kawaguchi, who has worked on Dark Cloud 2 (Dark Chronicle in Japan), Dragon Quest VIII, and most recently as the director of the upcoming Little King's Story (Ousama Monogatari). The game's scenario is being handled by Miwa Shouda, a scenario writer who has worked for Square Enix for quite a while, and has handled the scenarios for SaGa Frontier, Legend of Mana, Sword of Mana, and worked partially on Final Fantasy XII.
It is currently unclear if Kawaguchi and Shouda have joined Jaleco, or have started a development studio, and are publishing the game through Jaleco (though I suspect the latter).
Though no solid release date has been set, the game is expected to ship sometime winter 2008 in Japan. Check out the scans below to see what looks to be the darkest RPG slated for the Wii yet.
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