Xross Road launches TokiMake in Japan for AI anime story creation

Xross Road has launched TokiMake in Japan, an app that lets users create, publish, and chat with fully voiced anime-style characters and stories. The company is positioning the app as a new way to discover original IP, with English and Chinese versions in development.

Why it matters: - TokiMake turns a character idea into a playable, voiced story without requiring a full production team. - Xross Road is using the app to build a pipeline for discovering new anime IP from user-created works. - The app combines creation, publishing, reading, and character chat in one loop, which could help stories build audiences faster.

What happened: - Xross Road, Inc. launched TokiMake in Japan on October 21, 2026 for iOS and web, with Android following on October 22. - The app lets users create, publish, and play fully voiced character stories, then continue talking with the characters in their own voices. - English and Chinese versions are in development.

The details: - Story Mode presents fully voiced stories with two-choice decision points that change character responses and endings. - Each title includes five episodes and five possible endings. - Chat Mode lets users keep talking with characters after meeting them in a story, and the characters reply in their own voices. - Create Mode lets users make their own characters and stories with AI. - Published works can be played by other users, who can also chat with the characters. - TokiMake is free to start. - Users spend in-app points on character chat and AI creation. - Monthly memberships called TokiMake Premium and Premium+ are also available. - The app has an age rating of 16 and over. - App store links are available for the iOS version, the Android version, and the web version.

Between the lines: - Xross Road is framing TokiMake as both a creator tool and a discovery engine for new intellectual property. - The company says works that build a following could lead to manga adaptations and, beyond that, screen adaptations. - The model shifts some of the production work into AI-assisted drafting and editing, while still leaving creative control with the user.

What's next: - Xross Road plans to expand TokiMake with English and Chinese versions. - The company is also exploring adaptations for works that gain traction on the platform. - Xross Road is inviting business partnerships, IP development, and media inquiries through info@xross-road.com.

The bottom line: - TokiMake is a consumer-facing AI creation app built to make anime-style storytelling easier to produce, easier to play, and easier to turn into new IP.