Story
In “Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan,” you play as Maria Ramirez, an American working in Japan as an English teacher. It’s a rewarding, fun job, and you’re beloved by students and coworkers alike–until suddenly, one day you lose your job. You work for a dispatch English teaching company, and they lost their contract with your school, just one month before the end of the school year.
Out of nowhere, you must change the course of your life. You have a loving girlfriend to support you and other friends facing this alongside you, but ultimately you must make an extremely tough choice about your future.
This game is based on the real-life experiences of English teachers throughout Japan, on issues that tens of thousands of people endure every single year, and is designed to provide an up-close viewpoint of what the dispatch contract system does to the individuals impacted.
Features
Live through real-life shock – You’re an English teacher in Japan, and suddenly, your life is turned upside-down. Experience the chaos of a last-second life meteor.
Make tough choices – End your relationship? Risk it all? There are no easy answers to how to face your future.
Exploration of underdiscussed issues – Tens of thousands of English teachers in Japan face the same problems every single year, and “Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan” sheds light on these solvable issues to a mainstream audience.
A myriad of social issues – Job loss, foreign work visas, cross-country moves, same-sex marriage, adult loneliness–this game covers many different factors in a short time span.
Brisk story – Across all endings, the story runs about 6,000 words long, so a full playthrough should take thirty minutes or less.
About Yuri Kissaten
Yuri Kissaten is a game studio that makes narrative-focused games about girls loving girls, founded in 2024 by Fruz and Beatrice Baker. We create experiences with strong stories and memorable characters. All Yuri Kissaten projects focus primarily on LGBTQ+ characters and their relationships, romantic and otherwise. We hope you enjoy our games!
This game has recently reached over 450 players on Steam (as well as hundreds more on Itch), and it\'s seen a huge increase in profile in recent weeks due to the Kyoto ALT strike over some of the very same issues that this game discussed.
Conditions have been getting worse and worse for English teachers in Japan, but the Kyoto ALTs did manage to secure a raise , one of the first of its kind for private dispatch ALTs. This game sure isn\'t to thank, but I know we\'ve received many kind words about it since its release, especially since the Japanese localization.
So, thank you very much for your support. This was not a large game by any means, but I hope it made at least a small impact on raising awareness. Thank you for playing and thank you for sharing.
[hr][/hr]In other Yuri Kissaten news:
Love is in the Airship is participating in this week\'s Choose Wisely Festival 2025 , hosted by Studio Ephua . Please check the festival out and look at all the recently released and upcoming narrative games all over Steam. There\'s lots of LGBTQ+ games included, as well. Our first game is finally reaching a -30% off sale!
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Our next game, Winter Heat, releases this Friday, 12/12! It\'s also set in Japan and goes into depth about daily life for foreigners living here. It\'s a romantic comedy, nowhere near as heavy as Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan, but it deals with some of the same difficult topics, such as visa trouble, gay marriage, and making tough life choices about moving overseas.
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Minimum Setup
- Processor: 1 GhzMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL compatible card
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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