Roadmap
The road to launch, and beyond
Where GoSekai has been, where it is now and where it’s heading next. I tick off each stop as I reach it.
Updated 22 October 2026
The road, stop by stop
- Reached
- Right now
- In progress
- Ahead
- Behind us:
Done · September 2026
Setting out
GoSekai begins with one idea: learn the words of the show you want to watch, before you press play.
- Behind us:
Done · 20 Sep 2026 · Side goal
gosekai.app opens
The waitlist goes live. Thank you to everyone who signed up this early.
- Behind us:
Done · 29 Sep 2026
The first test build
Version 0.2.0 reaches Google Play’s internal testing, with the new design on every screen.
- Behind us:
Done · 3 Nov 2026
28,877 word cards
Every word and phrase from the first 50 shows, with its reading and meaning, ready for the episode it appears in. Plus 29,003 recordings so you can hear them, made with an AI voice for now.
- Behind us:
Done · 22 Oct 2026
50 shows for day one
Fifty popular shows from MyAnimeList, mostly first seasons, and every episode is ready for launch day.
50 of 50 shows ready
- You are here:
Now
12 testers, 14 days
Before a new app can go public, Google Play asks for a closed test: 12 testers who’ve each stayed in for 14 days in a row. The clock runs once the 12th tester is in. Testers who stay until launch get Premium for life.
Premium for life for testers who stay
- Up next:
Next
Launch on Google Play
GoSekai goes public on Android. Everyone on the waitlist gets one email that day.
- Up next:
Next · Side goal
The first 100 learners
A hundred people learning Japanese from the shows they love. Every signup counts.
- Up next:
Next · Side goal
A real artist for GoSekai
Tabi, the scenery, the icons and the logo are stand-ins made with AI image tools. As soon as GoSekai earns enough to cover its server and service costs, everything extra is saved for a real artist to redesign them, and you help choose who.
- Costs covered, the saving starts
- Shortlist artists whose style fits
- You vote
- The new Tabi moves in
- Further down the road:
Later
Particles
Short lessons on は, が, を and the other little words that hold a sentence together. An update after launch, and the basics stay free.
- Further down the road:
Later
GoSekai on iOS
Android comes first. iOS follows.
- Further down the road:
Later · Side goal
You pick the next shows
After the first 50, learners vote on which shows come next.
- Further down the road:
Later
1,000 learners
A thousand people, one show at a time.
A real artist for GoSekai
A word about the art
Everything drawn on this site was made with AI image tools: Tabi, the scenery, the icons and the logo. They’re stand-ins. I’m building GoSekai on my own with no budget for art, and I’d rather tell you than hide it. As soon as GoSekai earns enough to cover its server and service costs, everything extra goes into savings for a real artist, and you’ll help choose who.
Come along for the ride
Join the waitlist and get one email when GoSekai launches on your phone.