KANA コンビニ

Learn Hiragana, Katakana & Kanji the Roguelike way.

Chase highscores, unlock buffs, collect helpers
— and learn Japanese along the way.
Your konbini. Your journey.

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GAMEPLAY

HOW IT WORKS

Start Your Shift

You run a konbini. Customers line up with items to buy. Each item shows a Japanese character you need to recognize.

THE SETUP

Serve Customers

Match the character to its reading before time runs out. Correct answers earn points and tips. Wrong answers show you a mnemonic hint.

THE GAMEPLAY

Chase Highscores

Unlock shift buffs, trigger random events, collect gacha helpers. The roguelike systems keep every run different — and you learn Japanese along the way.

THE HOOK

style VISUAL MNEMONICS - Learn Hiragana and Katakana

Every character becomes a memorable picture

す su

Sushi

お o

Onigiri

ト to

Tongs

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Shift Buffs

Perks to power up your run. Extra time, bonus coins, easier cards - build your playstyle. More coming!

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Konbini Events

Random happenings during shifts. Rush hour crowds, delivery trucks, lucky customers - and more to come.

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Gacha

Collect helper characters with unique abilities. New helpers added over time!

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Shrine

Draw omikuji fortunes for temporary blessings. Sometimes good, sometimes... interesting.

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Boss Customers

Challenging customers with special mechanics. Survive their demands to earn big rewards!

DEC 2025 LEARNING

学習システム

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Scheduling powered by the Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler (FSRS) from the Open Spaced Repetition community. Reviews adapt to your memory - cards you struggle with appear more often, while mastered cards space out naturally.

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Visual Mnemonics

Every kana drawn with konbini items. Not random pictures - shapes that match the character. Built for recognition.

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Visual Curses

15 effects that challenge your memory. Blur, flip, shrink - master cards under pressure.

DEVLOG PERSONAL

開発ログ

WHY I MADE THIS December 29, 2025

I visit Japan often, but my Japanese stayed embarrassingly low. I could listen and understand bits, but reading? Completely lost.

Most learners finish hiragana and katakana in a week. It took me a month. And even after finally getting those down, there's kanji waiting - 2,000 characters minimum to read everyday Japanese. That number haunted me.

I tried apps, textbooks, YouTube. My motivation would spike then drop off. I'm not a good learner at all.

Roguelikes keep me coming back - Wildfrost, Monster Train, Slay the Spire, Balatro. I can remember combos, builds, and mechanics from those games easily. The "one more run" feeling is addictive. What if learning felt like that? I keep thought about that.

So I built Kana Conbini, a roguelike where you run a Japanese convenience store. Serve customers, earn coins, buy buffs, survive as long as you can. Every customer order is a Japanese character you need to recognize. Chase highscores and pick up hiragana, katakana, vocabulary along the way. Hope you enjoy it!

— billbkk