If the current trend of AI-generated Studio Ghibli memes is leaving a bad taste, then take comfort in Tanuki: Pon's Summer, a cosy-looking indie game (albeit with a cheeky BMX-ing tanuki), which you might assume has Ghibli vibes just because of its setting in the Japanese countryside and anime aesthetic, but certainly isn't ripping off the beloved animation studio.
Instead, Tanuki: Pon's Summer is a game that has not only been created in collaboration with other talented Japanese artists but also takes its inspirations directly from the country itself (developer DenkiWorks is based in Kyoto).
