April 3rd My name is Mako-chan. Today, I decided to start a diary to record my own "development." Not the kind you see on a graph at school—but the small, invisible changes inside me. I’m shy, clumsy, and often afraid of trying new things. But from today, I’ll try to become a little braver each day.
Unlike the polished, multi-million-dollar productions from Nintendo or Square Enix, Makochan Kaihatsu Nikki began as a passion project posted on a now-defunct Japanese indie blog around 2012. The developer, known only by the handle "Mako," wanted to document the trials of game creation—not through a dry technical manual, but through an interactive experience. makochan kaihatsu nikki