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Tanoshiku Asonde Nouryoku Up! Tanoshii Youchien

Game

An edutainment cartridge for Bandai's Sega Pico kids' console tied to Kodansha's Tanoshii Youchien preschool magazine brand, weaving Sailor Moon in as one of several licensed characters rather than starring her in a dedicated game.

Genre: Edutainment
Platform: Sega Pico
Developer: Bandai
Publisher: Bandai
Release Year: 1994
Japan Release Date: 1994-11-15
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Gameplay

Sega Pico cartridges pair a picture-book insert with the console's touch-sensitive stylus, and this title strings together short kindergarten-prep activities under the Nouryoku Up (ability up) banner, the kind of matching, counting, and recognition drills typical of the Pico library, decorated with licensed characters rather than built around a story.
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Release

Bandai released it in Japan on November 15, 1994, followed by a revised '95-nendoban ('95 fiscal year edition) on April 3, 1995. Like almost the entire Pico catalog it never left Japan, and it has little presence in English-language game references beyond basic catalog listings.
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Series Context

It is part of a wave of mid-1990s Bandai edutainment tie-ins aimed at very young children that borrowed Sailor Moon imagery alongside other licensed properties, distinct from the plot-driven Sailor Moon games on SNES and Game Boy. Which specific activities feature Sailor Moon, and how prominently, is not documented in the sources available.
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