Straight from the official Blast Zero X account!

BLAST ZERO has officially announced that the upcoming Kyatto Ninden Teyandee / Samurai Pizza Cats game will be appearing at Tokyo Game Show 2026, and attendees won’t just be watching another trailer…

THE GAME WILL BE PLAYABLE.

Visitors at TGS will have the opportunity to actually get their hands on the game and try the demo for themselves.

This marks a major milestone for the project. Until now, we’ve primarily experienced the game through trailers, screenshots, and promotional footage. A public playable demo means fans attending Tokyo Game Show will finally be able to get firsthand impressions of how the game actually feels to play.

Hopefully this also means we’ll start seeing plenty of new information from the show, including gameplay impressions and perhaps a few additional surprises. 👀

BLAST ZERO has invited fans to come visit them at the event and says the team is looking forward to meeting everyone.

Alongside this announcement, they also dropped a GORGEOUS, but short (presumably) cutscene animation that has fans hungry for more!

📣 Source: BLAST ZERO’s official X account, @Blastzero_Games

What started as a crossover ended up lighting the fuse on an entire revival.

When Tanuki Creative Studio (now currently known as Blast Zero) brought the Nyanki into Jitsu Squad (as an arcade version exclusive), it wasn’t just a cameo for nostalgia points. According to developer commentary shared via Netto’s Game Room, the team had so much fun working with the Samurai Pizza Cats characters that they actively pursued permission to do more with the license.

And they got it.

That enthusiasm — the joy of animating them, modernizing their movement, and seeing audience reactions in arcades — directly led to the greenlight for Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past, a full game built around the Nyanki rather than borrowing them for a guest appearance.

In other words:

Jitsu Squad wasn’t just a crossover — it was the proof of concept.

📌 Source: Netto’s Game Room, developer background on Blast from the Past

https://www.nettosgameroom.com/2025/10/samurai-pizza-cats-blast-from-past.html

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Why this is HUGE (and worth documenting)

• 🕹 Arcade feedback mattered — Nyanki weren’t tested in a vacuum.

• 🎮 Modern gameplay → full revival pipeline actually happened.

• 🧠 This explains why Blast from the Past feels confident, playful, and character-forward.

• 💙 It reframes current merch, collabs, and hype as momentum, not random nostalgia drops.

Honestly? This is one of those rare cases where fandom passion → developer joy → official revival happened in the bestpossible order.

For more info about Jitsu Squad, please visit:

https://exa.ac/en/games/jitsu-squad/?v=0f177369a3b7

These sticker sheets were part of BLAST ZERO’s 35th-anniversary Samurai Pizza Cats booth giveaway at TGS2025, promoting the upcoming game “Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past.” 🐱⚔

As you can see on the Yattaro sticker, one of the people working on the game (the lovely person in charge of the music and game design), the one and only Sebastien Romero, was signing merch during the event.

Each sticker features bold, colorful art of the Nyanki trio — Yattaro (Speedy), Pururun (Polly), and Sukashii (Guido) — along with the new 35th-anniversary logo and key art used across all the event merchandise. The finish is semi-gloss vinyl, perfect for laptops, sketchbooks, or display alongside the matching plush headbands.

These weren’t sold commercially; they were exclusive handouts for visitors who demoed or wish-listed the game at the booth (hence the QR code linking to BLAST-ZERO.com and Steam). The same logo tag appears across all 2025-event merchandise, confirming the stickers as part of the official anniversary line.

✨ Fun note: the art style here matches the design used for the booth banners and the teaser screen animations — making these a rare glimpse of the game’s finalized promotional aesthetic before retail materials roll out.

These are official promo headbands that were given out at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2025 by BLAST ZERO — the dev team working on the new Samurai Pizza Cats game (“Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past”). They were handing these out at the booth to hype the game and the 35th anniversary.

There are three versions, one for each of the main trio:

• Yattaro / Speedy Cerviche (white band, blue/red inner ear)

• Pururun / Polly Esther (red band, red/white inner ear)

• Sukashii / Guido Anchovy (blue band, blue/white inner ear)

They’re plush, super lightweight, and honestly way cuter in person than any promo freebie has any right to be.

📌 The little fabric tags on the headbands are interesting for a couple reasons:

• They all use the official 35th anniversary Samurai Pizza Cats logo.

• They point directly to BLAST ZERO’s site and tell you to “Wishlist now on Steam!”, which more hard confirmation that the new SPC game is targeting PC/Steam.

In other words: these weren’t just cosplay ears. They’re marketing proof that the new game is real, that it’s officially licensed for the 35th, and that BLAST ZERO wants the classic 3 front and center.

💬 Bonus nerd note: Pururun’s set is slightly different from the boys — someone out there actually cared about accuracy instead of doing “one generic cat ear in 3 colors.”

These were never sold at retail, and as of right now there’s no storefront listing for them. They’re attendee swag. You can find them on the Japanese second-hand market (Mandarake, Mercari, JDirect, etc). If you’re interested, they can still be found easily and purchased relatively cheaply (as long as you’re getting them directly from Japan).