U-jin: Janjuu Gakuen
An anime-themed Mahjong game from Varie for the Super Famicom. Features artwork from prominent manga artist U-Jin. Yuujin: Janjyu Gakuen ("U-Jin: Sparrow Veterinary School", roughly) is a mahjong game…
U-jin: Janjuu Gakuen is a card & board game developed by Varie, released 19 November 1993 on Super Famicom.
What U-jin: Janjuu Gakuen is
U-jin: Janjuu Gakuen is a card & board game game developed by Varie and released in 1993. It is available on Super Famicom only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
An anime-themed Mahjong game from Varie for the Super Famicom. Features artwork from prominent manga artist U-Jin. Yuujin: Janjyu Gakuen ("U-Jin: Sparrow Veterinary School", roughly) is a mahjong game published by Varie. The player can assume the role of any of three heroines, or create their own, as they take on opponents throughout their eponymous school. The game includes a collaboration with manga artist U-Jin (birth name: Ube Yamaguchi), who helped create the various anime characters and is featured in the game's title. Like many mahjong games, Yuujin: Janjyu Gakuen was never released outside of Japan. It was followed with a sequel: Yuujin: Jankyu Gakuen 2.
Where it sits in the U-jin series
U-jin: Janjuu Gakuen is the first of 3 entries we hold in the U-jin series. The next entry was U-jin no Furi-furi Girls in 1994.
What it launched against
U-jin: Janjuu Gakuen launched on 19 November 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Sam & Max Hit the Road, SimCity 2000 and Romancing SaGa 2.
Released around the same time: Doom, Sam & Max Hit the Road, SimCity 2000, Romancing SaGa 2.
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