Yokitsu

Yokitsu is a Japanese writing game. Yokai drift toward a moonlit shrine, each carrying a paper charm with a Japanese character on it. Write that character with your finger and the charm flies back as a red seal. You learn hiragana, katakana and kanji by writing them, with no lessons and no quizzes.

You are the white fox, messenger of Inari. Your brush is your only weapon.

WRITE JAPANESE, DON'T TAP
• Draw real hiragana, katakana and kanji on the paper. Every correct stroke strikes the yokai at once.
• Write a character that several yokai carry, and you seal all of them in one go.
• Any stroke order works. Writing the strokes in the classic order earns a calligraphy bonus, never a penalty.

LEARN THE JAPANESE ALPHABET AS YOU PLAY
• 181 characters: 46 hiragana, 46 katakana and 89 kanji.
• Start with simple kana, then move on to katakana and your first kanji, one new character at a time. Good for beginners who want to learn Japanese writing.
• Spaced review brings back the characters you struggle with. As you master them, the prompt changes from the shape to a quick flash, then to the romaji sound, then to the reading.
• Your stamp book fills with a red goshuin seal for every character you master.

A JAPANESE FOLKLORE ARCADE
• More than 80 yokai, each with its own trick: some split in two, some blink forward, some shield their friends in ice.
• 14 legendary bosses, from Gashadokuro and Yamata-no-Orochi to Kyūbi no Kitsune. A boss arrives every fifth night.
• Ukiyo-e woodblock art across four seasons, and koto music that climbs with every seal.
• The Yokai Scroll keeps the folklore of every yokai you meet.
• Earn tails as you seal: one tail, then two, up to the nine-tailed fox (kitsune).

FAIR BY DESIGN
• Free to play. Ads can be removed with a single purchase.
• Fox skins and inks are cosmetic. Power-ups are earned by playing; there is no gacha and no pay-to-win.
• No banner ads while you write.
• Difficulty adapts to how you play.
• A daily night that is the same for every player. Keep your streak and share your seal.

Interface languages: English and Japanese.

Recent changes:
New night finales, new boss moves, optional reminders, seasonal events (Kanji Day, First Writing), larger reading labels, clearer sound effects, streak protection.