2024Rodrigo Esper
- Videos
- 9
- Creators
- 8
Mostly reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 150 minHeavy weight
Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon
2025Rodrigo Esper
- Videos
- 38
- Creators
- 33
Mainly reviews. Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Jisogi is a worker-placement board game. The theme is Anime, more specifically the hard-working folks and the crushing business behind it. In this tycoon-style game, players use Staff members (cards placed in front of their personal Studio board) to select from a range of available actions (limited by the type of Staff). Their objective is to release an original Anime composed of 3 Script parts (Setting, Plot, and Twist). Whenever released, players will gain resources and points according to their popularity - determined by the technical level of the Anime and how many genre matches they have to rotating Trend cards. "Jisogi" comes from 自転車操業, jitenshasōgyō, an expression that refers to barely keeping a business going (an analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating). Get ready for a challenging tycoon-style game where you'll hustle to make your dream Anime against all odds.
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Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon has 38 videos from 33 creators: 20 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon - How To Play" by Watch It Played, which runs 33 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Play Jisogi Anime Studio Tycoon" by A Bored Gamer runs 19 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Ji·So·Gi Anime Studio Tycoon Review: One Pièce de Résistance" by The Dice Tower. 19 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon solo playthrough (review copy provided)" by One Stop Co-op Shop, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try The Queen's New Capital and Eldertide: A Thousand Lights, also by Rodrigo Esper, or Champions of Midgard and Hippocrates, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon
From BoardGameGeek:
Jisogi is a worker-placement board game. The theme is Anime, more specifically the hard-working folks and the crushing business behind it. In this tycoon-style game, players use Staff members (cards placed in front of their personal Studio board) to select from a range of available actions (limited by the type of Staff). Their objective is to release an original Anime composed of 3 Script parts (Setting, Plot, and Twist). Whenever released, players will gain resources and points according to their popularity - determined by the technical level of the Anime and how many genre matches they have to rotating Trend cards. "Jisogi" comes from 自転車操業, jitenshasōgyō, an expression that refers to barely keeping a business going (an analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating). Get ready for a challenging tycoon-style game where you'll hustle to make your dream Anime against all odds.
Designer
Rodrigo Esper
Artists
Gou Eisuke, Thomas Romain, Senkawa Teien
Publisher
Esper Game Studio
Categories
Mechanics