Ninja JaJaMaru: Yokai Night Parade — a modern entry in Jaleco's long-running Ninja JaJaMaru franchise — is headed to PC, Switch 2 and PlayStation 5, City Connection confirmed during the Pixel Arcadia showcase.
Co-developed by City Connection and Amazing Co., Ltd., the title brings the series' action roots into a contemporary hack-and-slash framework with an emphasis on loot and progression.
Franchise context and development
The Ninja JaJaMaru series dates back to the original Ninja JaJaMaru-kun, which launched on Nintendo's Famicom in 1985.
The property has seen numerous sequels and spin-offs across decades; most recently, the franchise returned with Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle in 2019.
City Connection is working with the same development team that produced the 2019 game, alongside Amazing Co., Ltd., to build Yokai Night Parade for current-generation hardware.
What we know about Yokai Night Parade
At the Pixel Arcadia presentation, City Connection positioned Yokai Night Parade as a lively new action-adventure that modernizes the series' arcade DNA.
The studio said the game centers on fast-paced melee combat and city-scale encounters in which players must fend off supernatural foes and protect vulnerable targets while advancing their characters through looting and leveling systems.
In journalistic terms: the developers describe the experience as an energetic hack-and-slash adventure that pairs classic JaJaMaru characters with contemporary progression mechanics and item-driven play.
Announcement history and naming
Yokai Night Parade was previously announced in 2025 under its Japanese title, JaJaMaru no Hyakki Yagyou Den.
That announcement established the project as a numbered continuation of the franchise rather than a standalone spin-off, and set expectations that the team would bring established series motifs—yokai enemies, platforming flourishes and arcade-style scoring—into a modern action game.
Platforms and distribution
City Connection has confirmed PC, Switch 2 and PS5 as target platforms.
While the company has not yet provided a firm release date or platform-specific distribution details, the Pixel Arcadia reveal positions the game as a cross-platform release for console and PC audiences.
Given the franchise’s history on Nintendo hardware, the Switch 2 listing is notable for bringing JaJaMaru back to Nintendo players on next-generation hardware.
As further information becomes available from City Connection and Amazing Co., Ltd., outlets will report on release windows, edition details and platform storefronts such as the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo systems.
Co-developed by City Connection and Amazing Co., Ltd., the title brings the series' action roots into a contemporary hack-and-slash framework with an emphasis on loot and progression.
Franchise context and development
The Ninja JaJaMaru series dates back to the original Ninja JaJaMaru-kun, which launched on Nintendo's Famicom in 1985.
The property has seen numerous sequels and spin-offs across decades; most recently, the franchise returned with Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle in 2019.
City Connection is working with the same development team that produced the 2019 game, alongside Amazing Co., Ltd., to build Yokai Night Parade for current-generation hardware.
What we know about Yokai Night Parade
At the Pixel Arcadia presentation, City Connection positioned Yokai Night Parade as a lively new action-adventure that modernizes the series' arcade DNA.
The studio said the game centers on fast-paced melee combat and city-scale encounters in which players must fend off supernatural foes and protect vulnerable targets while advancing their characters through looting and leveling systems.
In journalistic terms: the developers describe the experience as an energetic hack-and-slash adventure that pairs classic JaJaMaru characters with contemporary progression mechanics and item-driven play.
Announcement history and naming
Yokai Night Parade was previously announced in 2025 under its Japanese title, JaJaMaru no Hyakki Yagyou Den.
That announcement established the project as a numbered continuation of the franchise rather than a standalone spin-off, and set expectations that the team would bring established series motifs—yokai enemies, platforming flourishes and arcade-style scoring—into a modern action game.
Platforms and distribution
City Connection has confirmed PC, Switch 2 and PS5 as target platforms.
While the company has not yet provided a firm release date or platform-specific distribution details, the Pixel Arcadia reveal positions the game as a cross-platform release for console and PC audiences.
Given the franchise’s history on Nintendo hardware, the Switch 2 listing is notable for bringing JaJaMaru back to Nintendo players on next-generation hardware.
As further information becomes available from City Connection and Amazing Co., Ltd., outlets will report on release windows, edition details and platform storefronts such as the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo systems.
