Akiba's Trip Series Reaches 15th Anniversary, Tops 1 Million Sales
The 1 million sales milestone and 15-year run confirm that a niche concept-a game built around stripping enemies in a real-world Tokyo district-can sustain a franchise across multiple platforms and media adaptations.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark, Inside.
Acquire Corporation announced on May 19 that the Akiba's Trip series has reached its 15th anniversary and surpassed 1 million units sold worldwide. The first game launched on PSP on May 19, 2011, set in a realistically recreated Akihabara district. Players battled vampires called Kageyashi by stripping their clothes to expose them to sunlight. The sequel Akiba's Trip 2 released in 2013, following a protagonist turned into an artificial vampire called Magaimono. The series expanded into social games, an anime adaptation, and remastered versions. The latest entry, Akiba's Trip 2 Director's Cut, released in 2023, includes a new scenario called Kati Route that adds previously untold truths and new endings. To commemorate the anniversary, Steam is running a sale on the remastered versions until May 26, with discounts of 60 to 70 percent off. The games are also available on Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store at regular prices.
Acquire Corporation, the developer behind the series, is based in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and is led by representative director Takuma Endo. The studio is also known for the Tenchu and Samurai Dou series, and recently handled overall development of Square Enix's Octopath Traveler I and II and Nintendo's Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
The first game, Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed in English, launched on PSP on May 19, 2011. The sequel, Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed in English, followed in 2013. The series expanded beyond games with the 2016 social game Akiba's Trip Festa! (now discontinued) and the 2017 anime Akiba's Trip -The Animation-. The remastered version of the first game, Akiba's Trip: First Memory, arrived in 2021, and Akiba's Trip 2 Director's Cut in 2023.
The Steam sale includes specific discounts: Akiba's Trip: First Memory Standard Edition is 60 percent off, from 2,980 yen to 1,192 yen; the Digital Deluxe Edition is 70 percent off, from 3,400 yen to 1,020 yen; Akiba's Trip 2 is 60 percent off, from 2,480 yen to 992 yen; the Kati Route Additional Upgrade is 70 percent off, from 1,500 yen to 450 yen; and the Kati Route DLC plus costume set is 70 percent off, from 3,000 yen to 900 yen.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.