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千年の旅 ELF

The Chinese version of the mobile RPG Sennen no Tabi ELF shut down on August 26, 2026, after developer Inchi Game entered bankruptcy liquidation. The Japanese version, published by Zenexus, remains in pre-registration for a fall 2026 launch, with no official word on whether the bankruptcy affects it.

Synthesized from 13 Yomimono stories · updated 4d ago

Sennen no Tabi ELF, also known as Millennium Journey ELF, is a smartphone mythology RPG set on the planet Miren. Players lead witches and fight alongside Gospels, beings that hold the powers of historical heroes. The story spans 120,000 years and centers on the protagonist Shujiu, entrusted with humanity's future. Battles are turn-based, with strategy built around combining witches and Gospels and rearranging formations based on enemy traits. Witches are rendered with Live2D animation, and the voice cast includes Ikumi Hasegawa as Shinko, Yui Ishikawa as Giratia, Kana Hanazawa as Empusa, Rina Sato as Danni, and Ai Kakuma as Krishna.

Zenexus opened pre-registration on August 7, 2026, across the App Store and Google Play, with a fall 2026 release planned. A pre-registration campaign offers tiered rewards, culminating in a choice of one ★5 Gospel from Krishna, Siseri, or Danni plus summon tickets at 500,000 registrants. The official X account is also running a follow and repost campaign with a PS5 Slim as the prize, running from August 7 to October 13, 2026.

The game's Chinese version, operated and developed by Inchi Game, stopped all services on August 26, 2026, after the company entered bankruptcy liquidation. The announcement came through the Bilibili official account, stating that login, payments, and gameplay are unavailable with no restart date given. Zenexus, a separate company publishing the Japanese version, has not stated whether the bankruptcy affects its planned fall 2026 launch.

Key facts

Chinese version shutdown date
August 26, 2026 ↗
Developer of Chinese version
Inchi Game, which entered bankruptcy liquidation ↗
Japanese version publisher
Zenexus, a separate company ↗
Pre-registration opening date
August 7, 2026 ↗
Platforms for pre-registration
App Store and Google Play ↗
Release window
Fall 2026 ↗
Voice cast members
Ikumi Hasegawa as Shinko, Yui Ishikawa as Giratia, Kana Hanazawa as Empusa, Rina Sato as Danni, Ai Kakuma as Krishna ↗
Pre-registration reward at 500,000
Choice of one ★5 Gospel from Krishna, Siseri, or Danni plus summon tickets ↗
X campaign prize
PS5 Slim ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Announced
Chinese server shutdown (Bilibili official account) · 2026-08-31
Noted
Japanese version remains in pre-registration with a fall 2026 release planned · 2026-08-31
Release
game · fall 2026 · global · 2026-08-07
Licensed by
App Store and Google Play (global) · 2026-08-07

Connections

Produces of
inchi game, zenexus

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