In this post, we translate a short 2022 interview that was held with Masaya Matsukaze, who voiced the protagonist Ryo Hazuki in Japanese in ...

Hot on the heels of ININ Games's announcement of taking over the reins of Shenmue III publishing rights , they have set up a survey for ...

Although several days have passed since the announcement caused a flurry of excitement in the Shenmue community, we could not let it go unme...

Earlier this month saw the release of a brand-new, extensive interview with Yu Suzuki that was held in person by James Brown of the Shenmue ...

Today, we will do a deep dive into an iconic communication method seen in Shenmue: the Chawan Sign, which Ryo first learns about in Shenmue ...

It has been a while since our earlier post on the blog in which we looked at changes in appearance to the exterior of Shenhua's house an...

We'll examine this image more closely in this post! Previously in this series, we walked through the entire sequence of events  ( first ...

In this post we complete our examination of the Key Story Beats for the Miao Village arc with the final entries 7 to 10, highlighting conver...

Recently, a previously-unseen Shenmue II prototype was successfully purchased at an online auction and, thanks to the generosity of the grou...

Welcome to Part Seven of our analysis of cut-content screenshots of the mysterious "Miao Village" and temple that were  revealed i...

Players of Shenmue III will be familiar with the many locations at which Smart Ball game machines can be found throughout the town of Niaowu...

Recently Famitsu published their annual survey of members of the game industry, with Yu Suzuki commenting on his outlook for 2022. Related l...

Something that has led to a lot of discussion among fans is the nature of the tree that stands gracefully in full bloom at Ternary Spring, o...

Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...

Something that adds greatly to Shenmue's sense of realism are the believable characters that inhabit its world. Each has been carefully ...

Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...

"I found it!" - Ryo Hazuki, hunting for Chobu-chan in Niaowu If Yu Suzuki were to officially release a fruit-themed series of Chob...

  Following the release of Shenmue III in 2019, fans in the Shenmue community have released a range of mods for the PC version of the game t...

Near the end of Shenmue II, Ryo and Shenhua take the path from the riverside port of Langhuishan and cross the mountains to eventually reach...

Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...