Underplayed Gems

Moegaku (2005)

Moegaku poster
Genre
magical girl
Country
Japan
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a learning show for English study. It uses cute cartoon characters and a game-like format to teach vocabulary to viewers.

educationalplayfulcutehigh-energylightheartedcolorfulrepetitive

What happens

Moegaku (もえがく) is a series of English language study adventure games for PC and PSP developed by Studio Sagittarius. Based on the concept that was made popular by the Moetan series of English wordbooks, it tries to spark the interest of the player for language-learning with cute, moe characters and a setting that should feel familiar to otaku. Enhanced version of the game included idiom card, audio CD, metal charm pen. In January 2008, it was adapted into the television show Moegaku★5. It aired on BS Fuji Monday-Friday, and was hosted by voice actress Aya Hirano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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