Happy posthumous birthday to the woman our game is dedicated to, our lead Matt's late mother Janie. She would have been 64 May 27th.
Our Lead Dev, Matt Canei wrote up a comprehensive decade-long history of this project and what it means to him and his hopes for the future:
https://www.hanakogame.com/2017/12/27/hanako-imgur-story-after-my-mothers-death-i-spent-the-last-10-years-making-an-indie-game-hanako-honor-blade-in-her-honor-heres-our-story-it-was-october-9th-2007/