Inuyama Tamaki Stars in Novel Game Wantama Life Released
The game marks a rare instance of a male-girl VTuber headlining a commercial visual novel, with two other prominent VTuber-adjacent figures playing themselves, expanding the crossover between VTuber culture and traditional game publishing.
Reporting from 2 sources: Game Spark, Inside.
CyberStep released the fully voiced visual novel "Wantama☆Life: Inuyama Tamaki's School Trip Survival" on June 25 for Nintendo Switch and PC at 3,960 yen including tax. The game stars VTuber Inuyama Tamaki as the main character, with fellow VTuber Kagura Mea and manga artist Tsukudani Norio appearing as themselves. The story is a slapstick comedy in which Tamaki, who harbors the secret of being a "male-girl," participates in a school trip, and the player takes on the role of a teacher who must protect that secret through events like sightseeing, yukata, and hot springs. A luxury package version called the "Special Box" is available for 14,300 yen including tax exclusively at the CyberStep official shop and Rabbit Foot official BOOTH, with a paid-bonus version at 18,700 yen. Future releases for smartphones, PS4, and PS5 are also planned.
CyberStep, the publisher behind the new title, has previously released other VTuber-adjacent games, but this is the first to feature a male-girl VTuber as the protagonist. Inuyama Tamaki is known for her popular YouTube channel and the secret of being a male-girl, which the game's plot directly adapts into a school trip comedy. The inclusion of Kagura Mea, a fellow VTuber, and Tsukudani Norio, a manga artist, as themselves adds a layer of real-world crossover. The Special Box includes limited goods, though the articles do not specify what those goods are. The game launched simultaneously on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, with smartphone, PS4, and PS5 versions promised for later. Both Inside and Game Spark reported the same details, with no contradictions between the two sources.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.