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Apron of Magic
European 3DS box art
Developer(s)	Examu
Publisher(s)	Examu
Series	Hello Kitty Jewelpet Arcana Heart
Platform(s)	Arcade iOS Nintendo 3DS
Release	Arcade JP: July 26, 2010 AS: 2010 iOS JP: June 13, 2012 Nintendo 3DS JP: December 12, 2013 PAL: November 6, 2015 NA: January 28, 2016
Genre(s)	Digital collectible card game, cooking
Mode(s)	Single-player
Arcade system	eX-BOARD

Apron of Magic (まほうのエプロン, Mahō no epuron) is an arcade collectible card cooking game developed and published by Examu. The game was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sanrio and features various characters from the Sanrio Company, including ones from the anime series. The game was released in Japan on July 26, 2010 and has been into several revisions during its release. Starting with the revision in 2012, the game is tied to both the Jewelpet and Arcana Heart franchises.

An iOS version was released on June 13, 2012, featuring six playable characters. Another port of the game titled Hello Kitty & Apron of Magic: Rhythm Cooking (ハローキティとまほうのエプロン リズムクッキング♪, Harōkiti to ma hō no epuron rizumukukkingu ♪) was also released on the Nintendo 3DS on December 12, 2013. The game was released in Europe on November 6, 2015 as Hello Kitty and the Apron of Magic Rhythm Cooking, and in North America on January 28, 2016 as Hello Kitty's Magic Apron.

Gameplay

Apron of Magic involves using special collectible cards, which needs to be scanned first in the arcade machine, with the gameplay is done by using the touchscreen. The cards to be scanned in order is the character card (Red), the ingredient card (Yellow) and, lastly, a Magic Power Card (Blue) in exact order, though there is a time limit and the player can scan as many cards as they can. The player then needs to follow some steps in the game to make sure the food has been prepared and cooked well in the process. Presentation and tasting were done in the end. If the player fails in one of those steps, the dish the player will cook will not end well.

Characters

In commemoration to the 50th anniversary of the company, Sanrio included several characters which gets expanded later on in each revision. More characters are also added in each revision, making it have the highest number of Sanrio characters that ever debuted in the game. Heart Aino and Saki Tsuzura, characters from EXAMU's fighting game Arcana Heart, also appear in the game as playable cameo characters.

Notes

1. iOS port published by VERVE.
2. 3DS port published by Examu in Japan, Rising Star Games and Bergsala in Europe, and by Bergsala-Lightweight in America and Australia.

References

1. "「ハローキティとまほうのエプロン」のiOS向けアプリが配信中。キャラと一緒に農園を作ろう". 4gamer.net. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. "Hello Kitty and the Apron of Magic Rhythm Cooking". YouTube. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
3. "Hello Kitty's Magic Apron". Nintendo.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. "「アルカナハート」とサンリオがコラボ。「まほうのエプロン」に廿楽冴姫が登場". 4gamer.net. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Official North American website

• Video games

• 2010 video games
• Card games introduced in 2010
• Arcade video games
• Collectible card games
• Digital collectible card games
• Cooking video games
• Video games developed in Japan
• Hello Kitty video games
• Jewelpet
• Single-player video games
• Rising Star Games games
• Lightweight (company) games
• Examu games
• IOS games
• Nintendo 3DS games