Press kit | DODON ENGLISH

Facts

Title	DODON ENGLISH
Store name	DODON ENGLISH: Voice Shooter
Genre	Voice-controlled English vocabulary game. Store category: Education
Platforms	iPhone (iOS 15 or later), Android (7.0 or later). Uses the microphone
Release date	November 5, 2026
Price	Stage 1 (100 words) is free to play. In-app one-time purchases: Main Game $1.99, Expansion Pack $2.99 (US prices; prices in other countries are shown in each store). No ads, no subscription
Display languages	11: Japanese, English, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Vietnamese. Whatever the language, players learn English words
Age rating	4+ (App Store) / IARC 3 (Google Play)
Regions	Worldwide except mainland China
Content	11 stages, up to 1,100 words (100 in Stage 1). About 3 minutes a game
Developer / Publisher	Created solo by Masayoshi Endo / Published by IDEAMIX, INC. (Tokushima, Japan)
Contact	Press: info@idea-mix.net App support: support@dodonenglish.com
Links	Website: dodonenglish.com App Store Google Play X: @dodonenglish

About

Short description

DODON ENGLISH is an English vocabulary game for iPhone and Android: players name the pictures coming down the screen in English to clear them, and learn English words as they play. Stage 1 (100 words) is free to play.

Long description

DODON ENGLISH is an English vocabulary game for iPhone and Android. Pictures of everyday things come down the screen, and players clear them by saying their names in English. The game is designed to help players learn English words as they play. Stage 1 (100 words) is free to play.

Saying English words out loud, again and again, is an important part of learning them. But reading word lists aloud or writing words over and over in a notebook can get dull, and it is hard to keep going. DODON ENGLISH turns that repetition into a game. To clear the pictures, players say the same English words again and again. The idea is that the words naturally stick as they play.

The game is made for people who have found it hard to keep going with word lists or notebooks, and for those who lose interest quickly when learning isn't fun. For people who already study regularly, it is also practice in naming things in English the moment they see them. A game takes about three minutes. Players answer out loud, with no tapping, spelling, or multiple choice. English beginners can play, from kids to adults getting back into English.

How to play: when a player names a picture in English, it pops and disappears. If a picture they missed gets close, they slide their paper plane out of the way with a finger. Each hit costs one of their three lives. At the end of each stage, a boss appears and throws pictures. Players lower the boss's health by naming those pictures in English, and beat the boss by bringing its health to zero before time runs out. Words players say to clear pictures are saved in their Word Book, so they can look back at them later.

Key features

Made to keep players goingNaming pictures in a row builds a combo, the effects get flashier and flashier, and the music builds too.
Help with words players don't know yetGrabbing the magnifying glass shows the words on the pictures, so players can read them out loud to pop pictures they couldn't name. After each game, Words you missed lists the words they couldn't say, and ▶ Listen plays each one so they can say it out loud right there.
From everyday words to harder onesAbout 90% of the words in free Stage 1 are beginner level (CEFR-J A1–A2). With the Main Game and Expansion Pack, there are 11 stages and up to 1,100 words in all, from the zoo, school, home, town, and sea to a theme park and a home improvement store.
Plays offlineSpeech recognition runs on the device, and players' voices are never recorded or sent.
Game screens in 11 languagesWhatever the language, players learn English words.

Developer

Created solo by Masayoshi Endo, author of the Image Link series, which teaches English by linking words to images. Published by IDEAMIX, INC.

Masayoshi Endo is the CEO of IDEAMIX, INC. and the author of the Image Link series of English learning books in Japan.

I made this game to support my daughter, a junior high school student preparing for an English test. To remember a word, you need to say it again and again. But reading aloud alone gets dull, and it's hard to keep going. My daughter gets bored especially easily, so I designed the game so that you naturally end up saying the same English words many times while you play. When a word you don't know comes up, you can use the magnifying glass to see how it's spelled, or listen to it after the game and practice it right there. If you're new to games like this, start on Easy. I've already played for hours myself, and I'm learning words I didn't know before. I hope you'll give it a try.

From the developer: Masayoshi Endo

CompanyIDEAMIX, INC., Tokushima, Japan. Founded in 2010. Publishes English learning books and makes English learning apps.

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Logo

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App icon

Same artwork as the store icon (1024×1024 PNG, square corners)

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Key visual (16:9)

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Screenshots

The 8 store screenshots (iPhone, 1320×2868). Click to open the full-size image

English

Japanese

GIF (for email)

A player names a picture in English, and it pops (about 3.5 seconds). The only words on screen are the English words being learned, so it works for any language