Umihara Kawase (Japanese: ????) is a series of platform games starring the sushi chef Kawase Umihara who has become lost in a world of surreal salt-water and fresh-water creatures. The series began with Umihara Kawase for the Super Famicom in 1994 which was followed by Umihara Kawase Shun in 1997 Sayonara Umihara Kawase in 2013 Umihara Kawase Fresh! in 2019 and Umihara Kawase Bazooka! in 2020. The game was an independent collaboration between developer Kiyoshi Sakai illustrator Toshinobu Kondo and several others. It was published by TNN "Think about Needs of Notice for human being".