BODY: D3 Publisher announced on September 10 that it will release a seven-game collection of the classic wafu (Japanese-style) RPG series ONI on Nintendo Switch. The bundle arrives January 28, 2027, gathering the entire run from Onin Gomaroku ONI to Bakumatsu Kourinden ONI in a single package.
The ONI series debuted in the early 1990s on the original Game Boy and later the Super Famicom, developed by Pandora Box under the Bandai umbrella. Blending demon-hunting folklore, ninja lore, and yokai-flavored storytelling, the games carved out a devoted niche among fans of distinctly Japanese fantasy RPGs during the genre's golden era.
The collection spans the series' full arc, moving from its feudal-era demon-slaying roots through to the Bakumatsu (late Edo period) setting of the finale. For a series that never saw a Western release, bundling all seven titles together represents a rare chance for both nostalgic Japanese players and curious international fans to experience the complete saga on modern hardware.
D3 Publisher has increasingly positioned itself as a steward of retro Japanese RPGs, and this omnibus continues that trend of rescuing overlooked catalog titles from aging cartridges and defunct platforms.
The insider take
Here in Tokyo, the ONI revival lands squarely in the middle of a broader retro-RPG renaissance that D3 and others have been riding for years. Series like this occupy a peculiar spot in Japanese gaming memory—beloved enough that the mere mention of Kijin Kourin stirs nostalgia among fans now in their 40s, yet obscure enough that they never crossed the Pacific. That the collection bundles all seven titles at once, rather than drip-feeding them individually, suggests D3 is targeting completionist collectors and the surprisingly robust Switch retro-compilation market. Whether an English localization follows remains the open question—for now, importers and Japanese-reading fans abroad are the likely audience.
Originally reported by AUTOMATON (Japanese).