Suchie-Pai II Art and Sketch Book

In 1996, Jaleco of Japan released a mahjong game titled Idol Jansi Suchie-Pai II on the Playstation and Saturn. Kenichi Sonoda, whos previous works include Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force, and Gunsmith Cats, did the character designs for the game. Suchie-Pai II, though released on both systems, weren't completely identical. This book features various screen images used for the game and pointed out the differences between the two versions. The entire book was in color. The first 73 pages introduced all the characters you meet in the game. This includes Suchie-Pai / Kyoko Misaki, Peach-Pai / Alice Shinohara, Lemon-Pai / Tsukasa Ichimonji, Cherry-Pai / Sanae Makieda, Milky-Pai / Milk & Rumi Masaki, Yuki Sizuno, Shiho Katagiri, Cecial Derrnger, Miyuri Sakrai, and a few other characters you meet between rounds. Pages 76-79 pointed out the major differences between the two versions: PSX had 3 CDs (Saturn had 2 CDs) but the Saturn had frontal nudity (PSX considered "family" machine and does not allow any nudity). Pages 80-87 had interviews of the seiyuus from the game. Pages 88-89 were fan artwork. Pages 90-91 had sheet music to the OP song on the first disc. Page 93 had images of various promotional posters and merchandise, including little figures, idol cards, and CD. Pages 94-95 showed four images from the ending of each character you begin the game with. Also, at the beginning of the book, there was a double-sided foldout of the various the six main characters. One side is similar to the cover of the book.

Product number was ISBN4-7973-0131-7. It was published by SOFTBANK and released on 11/30/1996. UPC Bar Code - 9784797301311 and 1910076019006. It was priced at Y1900. The book was 96 pages in total length.

You can buy it at Amazon Japan