Tanuki Pon's Summer is a super cute "love letter to Japan"

TANUKI: Pon's Summer

The Tanuki Festival is just a month away, and the shrine is in disrepair. Follow Pon, a well meaning, if a bit lazy Tanuki with a part-time job at the Post Office, as he works to restore the shrine before summer ends. Deliver packages, make friends, and get the shrine ready for the big festival!

We love violent, gritty, action-packed games, but all that bloodshed can get a bit overwhelming sometimes. That's when we need cute, cozy adventure games to come along and take the edge off, and in Tanuki: Pon's Summer, we may have just found the most charming palette cleanser imaginable. The new title just got announced at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show, and you're guaranteed to fall in love with the titular critter.

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