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Gokinjou Boukentai is a turn-based JRPG developed by ITL and released in 1996. It has an unusual contemporary setting for a game of its genre, taking place in a nondescript Japanese town, and stars a kindergarten girl named Mana who has the power to see youkai, supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. She sets out to defeat all evil youkai in the town with the help of her classmates and, occasionally, her cat.

Gokinjou Boukentai is an extremely easy JRPG; there are no Game Overs, HP is fully replenished after every battle, and only the boss battles require a modicum of strategy. However it has some unusual gameplay choices, such as the ability to choose which classes Mana and her friends will take in school, which affect character stats, available party members/quests, and even story details. This gives it some replay value, which is good for a relatively short game.

The game is mostly remembered for its charming suburban setting, populated with quirky characters, and its freewheeling but small-scale sense of adventure. The sprite-based graphics have aged pretty well, too. The only major downside is that there is still no English translation for this game.

>>3593831

This game has some really nice jazzy soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iPgH_rgVjY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWni8c1X2Ms

>>3362125 here

Sorry, I didn't want to derail the thread with fangame shitposting.
But anyway, the homage was for Gokinjo Boukentai, a pretty charming and kind of Mother-esque RPG for the Super Famicom.