The The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Giveaway

Interview with The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Director Kazutaka Kodaka

Andrew: I had the pleasure of visiting independent developer Too Kyo Games shortly after the release of their fully-owned and original IP, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-. Kazutaka Kodaka spoke with me at length about writing and designing video games, the risks and rewards of self-funding, and his hopes and dreams.

This interview took place in May 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. My questions were interpreted from English to Japanese by Too Kyo Games' Studio PR Manager Naoko-san, who then interpreted Kodaka-san's answer from Japanese back to English.

Andrew: Thank you for meeting with me today, Kodaka-san, and for welcoming me into your office. I'll admit, I am not used to the heat like Tokyo has during these early summer months.

Kodaka: Thank you. [Kodaka-san chuckles and mimes his agreement about the heat]

Can you describe what Hundred Line is to someone who has never heard of the game before?

It is a visual novel tactical RPG with one hundred endings. Every time you play you have the opportunity to experience something different.

When did development of Hundred Line begin?

We founded Too Kyo Games in 2017 and began working on it at that time as a collaboration project between myself and Uchikoshi-san, but the publisher cancelled our contract. After that, we started to refine the ideas, and finally we were able to start development again as a different project in 2019.