Don’t miss the RTA in Japan winter 2021

While we wait for Awesome Games Done Quick to start, there is another event that is more unknown but just hype you can watch, RTA in Japan.

RTA stands for Real Time Attack, and is the term used for the “running speed” of Japanese players. The RTA in Japan is a GDQ-inspired event that takes place just before SGDQ and AGDQ, twice a year. It’s the same kind of charity event, with the proceeds going to Medecins Sans Frontières.

RTA in Japan has been going on since 2016, growing every year. This event can also help you practice your Japanese. Every run is commented. It could be by the runner himself or by a group of commentators.

Last but not least, RTA’s biggest draw in Japan is that you’ll often see games that were never released outside of Japan running fast. Overall, the lineup is much more diverse than in GDQ.

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RTA in Japan The most notable summer of 2021 had a Tokimeki Monument run, as seen above. Meanwhile, the RTA in Japan Online 2020 in August already has legendary Racing dress speedrun.

All speeds are also stored on YouTube, but you need to watch the video on Twitch for the chat experience; This race has made many people in Japan find out Racing dress for the first time ever, turning the game’s hilarious dialogues that combine Japanese and English into a giant meme that still lives on Japanese Twitter. Racing dress there’s also only one English patch in November 2021.

RTA schedule in Japan winter 2021

The full schedule for the RTA in Japan is available on this page. The first column shows the time each run started. These times are automatically converted to your time zone. The second column shows the name of the game, so you can google translate it if you can’t read Japanese.

RTA in Japan starts at 10pm EST on Saturday with Chrono Activator run. The final game of the event will be a 100% run of the legendary kusoge The Last Sword on Switch. The event will begin on Friday, December 31, at 4 a.m. EST.

Where to watch RTA in Japan

Events on Twitch. GDQ has several streams of playback in multiple languages ​​including Japanese. Sadly, the RTA in Japan isn’t there yet.