On June 14th, the mobile RPG game Manasis Refrain announced that they will cease service on the Japan server on September 9th, 2022. However, the Chinese server had just been released on June 8th, one week before the shutdown in Japan, making players worried about the future of the Chinese server.
【サービス終了のお知らせ】
— 【公式】マナシスリフレイン＠好評配信中！ (@ManasisRefrain) June 14, 2022
誠に残念ながら、『マナシスリフレイン』は2022年9月9日（金）をもちまして、サービス終了させていただくこととなりました。
多数のご利用、ご愛顧をいただきました皆様には、厚く御礼申し上げます。
サービス終了まで、引き続きお楽しみください。
The Japan server was released on October 22nd, 2021. The game was developed by INUTAN Studio and published by Level Infinite in Japan. And it was the only oversea release at that moment.
INUTAN Studio, the developer of the game, later shared an image on Twitter and Bilibili with a logo of “Manasis Refrain Relink” and a line “to be continued” hinting the game will have a reboot release in the future.
#マナリフ#マナシスリフレイン#INUTAN_STUDIO pic.twitter.com/uODZMQdMRS
— 犬酱组_INUTAN (@INUTAN_STUDIO) June 14, 2022
Developers mentioned on Bilibili that “they have reclaimed all regional operation rights of the game”, “are recruiting more personnel” and “have enough contents in hands for constant update of at least one-year-long operation.” Boss Zhipin, the largest online recruiting platform in China shows there are 48 jobs available in the INUTAN studio.
A screenshot of INUTAN Studio’s sharing on Bilbili shows they are confident in their product and future operation.