BINCHOTAN - SHIAWASE KOYOMI [LIMITED EDITION]
OFFICIAL TITLE  Binchotan - Shiawase Koyomi [Limited Edition]
COMMON TITLE  Binchotan - Shiawase Koyomi [Limited Edition]
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPS-25658
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Adventure / Simulation.

DEVELOPER  Marvelous Entertainment.
PUBLISHER  Marvelous Entertainment.
DATE RELEASED  26 April 2007
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPS-25658
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPS-25658
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Binchotan is a mascot character, created by Japanese manga artist Takahito Ekusa and produced by game goods company Alchemist.

An anime began airing in February 2006 that was produced by Studio Deen. Animax, who have also broadcast all episodes within respective networks across Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, translating and dubbing the series into English and other languages. The anime is set in Minabe, Wakayama, a location that is the largest producer of binchotan charcoal in Japan.

CHARACTERS:
- Binchotan, the main character in the anime, is a young girl who lives by herself in an old house far from town. As her name suggests, she often wears a piece of charcoal on her head. Each episode depicts a day in the life of Bincho-tan who needs to work in order to buy food and necessities.

- Kunugi-tan, who is seen many times in the anime before meeting any of the other characters directly, is a rich girl living in a mansion with many servants. Kunugi-tan is still very lonely despite being surrounded by many older people as well as her school peers.

- Chiku-tan is an enthusiastic person who enjoys inventing things and helping others. Her hair is held with a piece of bamboo charcoal and the end moves when she has ideas, usually during problems. The viewer sees that like Bincho-tan, Chiku-tan also lives far from town in an old house but lives with others, her younger sister, Chiku-rin and her grandfather. She is afraid of ghosts.

- Chiku-tan's younger sister. Chiku-rin often mimics Chiku-tan, but is unable to talk fluently due to her age. Her birthday is on August 6.

- Aroe is a young girl whose hair is made of Aloe, which does not benefit her as she often requires water. Aroe does not often make direct contact with the other characters in the anime and her appearances are often a side story--although she encounters them at the festival, and at the final scene of the final episode.

- Ren-tan: It is explained during the story that Ren-tan is a miko and as such enjoys playing a mokugyo and communicating with spirits. When Ren-tan summons spirits, they often approach Chiku-tan, much to her dismay. She lives at a Buddhist temple with her grandparents and enjoys eating dango. She has amazing luck and always wins raffles.

VIDEO GAME:
Binchotan - Shiawase Koyomi (Lit. Bincho-tan - Happy Calendar) for PlayStation 2 and its limited edition were released by Marvelous Interactive on April 26, 2007.

The gameplay is about using a little pet to point in different parts of the screens and that way Bichotan will do different actions, depending of the actions she will gain or lose points and become more or less tired. During the game she will meet the other game characters and interact with them. The player can also use the points to buy new items.

The game features unlockables galleries of items, sequences, etc.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

The game of PS2 in the anime "Binchotan"! I reproduce a brave Heart-warming life Binchotan. You can like the life of Binchotan people interfere in our Publisher, various events will occur whereby the player. Background beautiful four seasons, let's appreciate the life of Binchotan!

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fantasy & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  90 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller ( Analog Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No / Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.0.0 (Software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5559 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Agressive CRC = No; Skipdraw Hack = No )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5545 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Debug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  The game doesn't have it.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Move cursor -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Cancel action -  X Button
  Select action -  Circle Button
  Time menu -  Square Button
  Next or previous menu section -  R1 or L1 Button
  Menu -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 



 
 

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