村づくりゲームのNPCが生身の人間としか思えない

In this short but acclaimed 2020–2023 Kadokawa series, a player discovers that the non-player characters in a village-building simulation game behave so naturally that they feel like real people—blurring the line between digital and human. Written and illustrated by a single creator, the six-issue story explores the eerie, heartfelt implications of a game world that seems to think and feel. It stands out for its quiet, philosophical take on artificial life and the emotional bonds that can form with the seemingly artificial.