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Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Kana Ka-Boom is for those interested in starting their journey of learning the Japanese language, and for those looking for a fun way to practice and retain their Katakana and Hiragana skills.
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Casual · 2023 · More under £5 games
Discover Kana Ka-Boom, a 2023 casual game that turns your interest in Japanese into an engaging practice of Katakana and Hiragana. Perfect for beginners or those looking to sharpen their skills.
About this game
Kana Ka-Boom is for those interested in starting their journey of learning the Japanese language, and for those looking for a fun way to practice and retain their Katakana and Hiragana skills.
Fireworks of kana characters launch into the air. By typing the correct letters on your keyboard, you'll light up the sky!
Track your progress and earn medals as you complete lessons, or use free play mode to create a session all your own.
Features:
Fireworks of kana characters launch into the air. By typing the correct letters on your keyboard, you'll light up the sky!
Track your progress and earn medals as you complete lessons, or use free play mode to create a session all your own.
Features:
- Simple game and interface to get you quickly into practicing your kana
- Trivia and facts about the Japanese language
- Spoken characters so you can hear what the kana sound like
- Freeplay mode to customize your own play session including firework count, speed, sudden death option, and timer options
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer
- Processor: 2 GHz dual core
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
- Storage: 350 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum resolution of 1280 x 768 required
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
- Storage: 350 MB available space
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.5
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.5 Bug Fix:Certain characters were failing to switch from Hiragana to Katakana in Hiragana mode when the SHIFT key was pressed (Good catch, Not275!).Retooled the kana buffer for Hiragana mode and Katakana mode to favor typing speed over buffering to prevent double misses.Retooled fireworks randomizer to keep dakuten and handakuten away from their seion siblings to prevent sibling fireworks from stealing the input.- David @ BinaryCatsRead full article on Community Announcements (Binary Cats)Patch NotesOfficial
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.4
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.4 Additions:For those of you using a Japanese keyboard and Japanese IME, you can now hold down the SHIFT key to toggle from Hiragana mode to Katakana mode (for when things are getting intense on a "Both" lesson or during Freeplay). For example; SHIFT + か will convert to カ. For keys that have a Hiragana character already assigned to SHIFT + such as small や, ゆ, or よ, as well as を and ろ, the system will look at what's been previously typed and what fireworks are actively on the screen to decide if you wanted to type a Hiragana or Katakana character. Bug Fix:Fixed a bug that was causing a delay on certain key inputs when a Japanese IME was in use and the keyboard was set to Hiragana mode.- David @ BinaryCatsRead full article on Community Announcements (Binary Cats)Patch NotesOfficial
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.3
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.3 Shout out to Not275 for taking the time to provide feedback and a feature request! Additions:Input Timeout has been added to the Settings page for those of you that are slower typists. This is the timer that remembers what characters have already been typed before the key buffer is flushed. The new settings are: Fast - 1 second timeout (default) Medium - 2 second timeout Slow - 3 second timeoutThe Backspace Key now removes typed characters (and doesn't penalize you for it). For those of you that have selected a slower input buffer, you won't have to wait for the key buffer to flush if you pressed the wrong key on your keyboard, you can simply backspace out now and start over.- David @ BinaryCatsRead full article on Community Announcements (Binary Cats)Patch NotesOfficial
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch v1.1.2
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.2 Bug Fixes: Looks like I broke two of the Hiragana lessons during one of my previous code updates. Those have been fixed and are working again. - David @ BinaryCatsRead full article on Community Announcements (Binary Cats)Patch NotesOfficial
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch v1.1.1
Kana Ka-Boom - Patch 1.1.1 Bug Fixes: Dakuten and Han-Dakuten weren't working in Japanese Input mode Freeplay mode wasn't selecting certain combo-kana and adding them to the array of fireworks - David @ BinaryCatsRead full article on Community Announcements (Binary Cats)
