"The chance comes only once every century." "And for those with the good fortune to acquire them, legend has it that there is no wish the tiles cannot grant - from the most common to the most ambitious dream." "However, as soon as a wish is spoken, it is said that the wish maker's greed becomes a tool of the dark world, amplifyiing the evil in one's heart and soul." "Only by destroying the monsters and purging their wickedness from the world can the dream come true." "This is the Legend of the Mahjong Tiiles." "The Legend of Pai" "Suchi-stick!" "No way!" "Uuuuh Aaah" "I won't let you escape." "Idol Fight Suchi Pai 2!" "It's so totally like the first chapter!" "Dr. Yamashita of the first surgery division please come to the intensive care unit immediately." "Num num num." "Okay." "Hold your breath." "Alright." "Now turn around and show me your back." "Yes ma'am." "Wow!" "Doctor, do you like science fiction?" "Huh?" "Oh these?" "Somehow... with a job this ordinary, I guess I want to fantasize sometimes." "Wow." "Really?" "Okay, will you take off your skirt off now?" "Yes, doctor." "Huh?" "Milky change!" "Ahhh!" "Wh" " Wh" " Who are you?" "Bunny is from your pet cage." "You always looked after Bunny so kindly..." "And thanks for always giving such fresh cabbage, it was really delicious..." "But Bunny thinks that she has found what she was looking for, so she'll have to be hopping along now." "What are you talking about!" "?" "You are clearly human." "Just because you wear a bunny costume doesn't make you a rabbit!" "Bunny just uses this as a guise to sneak around this planet." "Bunny really comes from the planet Snow White in the Milky Way." "In other words, Bunny is an alien." "So... you expect us to believe that you are an alien?" "That is correct." "Well, wha- what do you want?" "The uniform conquest of earth." "To uniformly conquer earth?" "Fu hu hu hu hu!" "Wait, let's discuss this rationally." "You're not going to do anything to me, are you?" "You must feel some kind of gratitude... don't you?" "Oooh... you're right... so sorry, But Bunny just doesn't have time to waste!" "N" " Nooooooo!" "With this I have conquered the uniforms of this hospital!" "I will... probably forget your kindness!" "Huh?" ""Uniform" conquest?" "!" "I don't believe this." "Incredible." "We really can't trust you to do anything right, can we Sanae?" "Don't blame me, it is not as if I bumped you on purpose, it's because you were cleaning so slowly." "I can't believe this." "What an utterly useless house maid." "What shall we do with this?" "Huh?" "What do we have here?" "Oh, master." "Papa!" "Oh, please forgive me master, I..." "I...." "Of course I can forgive you." "Something this trivial." "Oh thank you Master!" "I am so terribly sorry...." "The question is can the vase forgive you." "That must have hurt quite a lot." "If it were human, that would probably be an arm..." "Papa, whatever shall we do?" "Well let's just see." "For starters how about this arm..." "Master, please forgive me." "I know it isn't possible right now, but I promise I will pay for the vase somehow, someday." "Pay for it, can you believe this?" "Sanae." "The money is not important." "All I care about is how the vase must feel." "I wonder if you can feel it's pain?" "Uuuh?" "S" " Sa" " Sanae!" "Hmmph!" "Are you... angry?" "What, what do you think you are doing?" "Persona Cross Fade......" "Cherry Pai is here..." "Sanae, Sanae is that you?" "You haven't learned how to address me properly, little boy." "I am called Madam Cherry Pai." "You... think you can get away with this?" "Oooh, still talking to me that way?" "Your bra!" "What are you looking at?" "You dirty old pervert." "Well..." "What happened to all that enthusiasm?" "Sanae!" "I won't let you get away with that." "I wasn't called the "Bully Queen" in college for nothing." "Taste my whip!" "Aaaiii!" "Oh, owie!" "Is that all you've got?" "I'd really hoped for more from the "Bully Queen"?" "So disappointing..." "I will teach you how a true madam does it On your body!" "Aah-!" "Where are you going little girl?" "Aaaah!" "You have been ever so kind." "It's been fun." "Ahhhh." "Take that!" "And that!" "So I guess there was no real SM queen here after all..." "Huh?" "My dream might come true after all." "Alright... yeah." "Hey." "1-2-3, Alice." "Alice?" "Alice, get ready for standby, okay?" "Okay!" "Aaah!" "Not again!" "I'll never be able to get back to the world of magic..." "But, I guess it is okay being a pop idol for now." "This feeling... could it be?" "Yes, I'm sure of it!" "Huh?" "Where in the heck did Alice go?" "Uggh." "Ahhh." "Alriight!" "Alright!" "Look out!" "Sakamoto!" "Sakamoto!" "Hey!" "Are you alright!" "?" "Sakamoto!" "Tsukasa...?" "Ichimonji, you saved me." "Thanks." "Great job Ichimonji!" "Incredible, Icimonji!" "With Ichimonji around, our unit's got nothing to fear!" "Hey Sakamoto, if Ichimonji hadn't been there we'd be scraping you off the ground." "Uh, yeah... she saved my life." "Who'd have thought she could handle that?" "That's right." "But she didn't just lift it, she caught it!" "It's like she's not even a woman." "Hey!" "Don't say that!" "She's... not even human!" "Bastards!" "Just 'cause I'm a cyborg..." "It ain't fair!" "I never wanted to be like this." "Don't I got a heart just like everyone else..." "I'm human!" "I want love just like other people." "Oh, is there any point in a machine woman like me even living?" "But maybe it's too soon to give up." "Uuh.." "What are you up to?" "Huh?" "Wa-!" "Shiho, you scared me!" "Hi, Kyoko." "I thought today was your day off..." "what brings you here?" "Uuh, um..." "No reason really." "I was just in the neighborhood." "And you?" "I'm looking for someone to play Mahjong with me." "Aah." "Shiho, despite appearances, you really like Mahjong, huh?" "Kiyomi!" "Are you finished yet?" "Huh?" "Since you didn't come back, everybody already went home." "Kiyomi?" "You're in here, right?" "Ah?" "Are you angry with me because I went out with Komuro-kun?" "Sorry I didn't say anything about it, but it was his idea." "Ahh?" "Huh, what's this?" "I'm sorry Kiyomi." "See something we shouldn't have?" "Who are you?" "You're not Kiyomi!" "It's close, so close..." "What should I do?" "Hey, Shiho?" "Yes?" "If you're looking for someone to play Mahjong with you, shouldn't you go where there are more people?" "Oh Mahjong?" "I gave up on that." "It's more fun to be here with you, Kyoko." "Aaah..." "How am I ever going to get her to leave?" "Now that you've seen me, I can't let you live." "I found it." "Huh?" "What's that?" "Looks like the monster with the Evil Pai!" "Hu?" "Aaaa..." "Bunny can't fight someone that scary..." "There's no way I can win..." "all my magic does is light cigarettes..." "Who are those girls?" "Shiho?" "Aaa!" "?" "What're you doing?" "Out of my way." "Who's that?" "She's not going to try and fight that monster, is she?" "Oh!" "This is no time to be dawdling I went through the trouble finding this monster, I need to finish it off!" "But Shiho's here so I can't transform myself..." "Hhm?" "Aaah!" "Kyoko, this is terrible!" "Someone needs to call the police right now!" "Ahhh..." "Great idea Shiho!" "You go ahead!" "What are you talking about, it's too dangerous for you to stay here!" "Yeah, right I know but..." "Aaaah!" "Uh?" "I got you Monster!" "In order to get that Pai and make my wish come true, I'm gonna kill you!" "You're dead meat!" "Hey!" "wait a sec!" "I'm the one who's going to defeat it!" "Stay out of my way!" "This little kitty is going to get all my loving attention." "Hey, that's not fair!" "I found her first!" "Ahhhhhh!" "No way... do all of these girls want the legendary Pai?" "It's mine!" "No, it's mine!" "Shut up!" "Sorry, but I can't let you have it!" "Lemonade Transform!" "Bring it on, Monster!" "Shiho!" "That hurts!" "You could kill someone!" "Hey, don't cut in line!" "That's right, it's no fair!" "Outta my way!" "Shiho?" "If I don't act fast they're going to finish it." "I've got to do something!" "Suchi Flash!" "Suchi Pai is here." "I will take the Legendary Pai!" "Huh?" "So, it's you!" "Here I go!" "Suchi-stick!" "Can't fool me with that one again!" "Huh?" "Naughty girl, you've got some nerve." "You got here last!" "What are you talking about?" "I found her first!" "You all came after me!" "Who are you aiming at!" "?" "This is terrible." "I found her." "Now's my chance..." "I just might get the Pai after all!" "Here goes." ""Flesh of peaches and plums!" Peachy, peachy!" "Hey!" "Just what do you think you are doing?" "Hee hee hee." "Bunny has uniformly conquered many uniforms, but this one is wonderful." "Please give it to me." "Oooh!" "You are so stupid stupid stupid!" "Why'd I have to give it to you?" "Don't be so stingy!" "You don't need it, and..." "Yes I do!" "This is the only one I have." "Oooh!" "Let go!" "Please give it to Bunny!" "Baby, it's too early for beddie-bie, but I can still send you to heaven!" "Humph!" "What a way to treat me!" "Wh" " What?" "I'll teach you some manners!" "Let go!" "Suchi-eye!" "I found her weak point!" "It's between her eyes." "Really?" "Thanks!" "Thunder punch!" "Finally!" "Someone worth fighting." "No you don't!" "Aaaiii!" "Waaaaaa--!" "Wow, that must have hurt!" "Thanks a lot!" "What are you complaining about?" "You're the one who wasn't being fair!" "Aaaah!" "You got some guts to get in my way!" "Why won't they attack me?" "Rrrrraaaaw!" "Wh" " What was that?" "I'll put an end to this you feisty little feline!" "Enough games." "I'm going to finish this!" "Ah!" "Wait a sec!" "Your opponent's right here!" "Only one thing left to do..." "Tornado Flash!" "Wha-?" "Eeah!" "?" "Oooh, not like this!" "Ahhh..." "Fuwa fuwa..." "Ugghhh..." "Ouch!" "Oh!" "Why I am dressed like this?" "Please forgive me!" "Who are these people?" "Ouch..." "Aaah?" "What do you know, the monster's dead." "What?" "It looks like I was the one to finish her off." "Huh?" "!" "No way, I did!" "It was me!" "get your hands off it!" "So, is everybody after the Legendary Pai?" "Yes, well there is this wish that I really want to come true." "Huh?" "So why don't we work together to collect them all?" "No way!" "Why not?" "What are you talking about?" "Absolutely not!" "Are you kidding?" "Hello Suchipai fans from around the country." "This is the voice of Suchipai you are all familiar with, Mika Kanai." "I wonder if you have all already cleared the final stage of Suchipai?" "For those who have cleared it, those that will do so in the future and even those that don't know how to play Mahjong but just love Suchipai this is "Clear the Suchipai" with a heap of fun, and special things coming up so please stay tuned until the end, okay?" "More than anything, the charm of Suchipai has to do with its beautiful young female characters." "Both the character design and the original drawings were done by the amazing illustrator Kenichi Sonoda." "In July 1993, only five months after the debut of the SUPER FAMICON game Suchipai, the extremely sexy, strip Mahjong, Suchipai Special hit game arcades in December." "That's also when I started doing Suchipai's voice." "After that, five new characters not in the original arcade game, plus two original and popular characters were featured in the ldol Suchipai 2 arcade game." "Then a CD-ROM version including an array of new characters helped spread Suchipai's popularity as it became available for 3DO, Sega Saturn, PlayStation." "On the CD-ROM version there was the theme song performed by character voice actors, a compilation of the voice actor's outtake lines and on the Playstation version interviews with the voice actors were included as well as shots of the girls in swim suits so that fans could enjoy a little something new every time." "Yes, that's right - there is no end in sight." "And that is not all." "Radio dramas, comics, CDs, original video animation and other projects are in the works." "Oops, this has turned into advertising session." "But we'd like to say that our success is thanks to your support." "As a way of saying thanks in this video..." "we'll present to you the Stage Clear scene with the amazingly cute characters from Suchipai." "I can hardly wait." "To commemorate the anniversary of Suchipai being made into an anime we held the first Suchipai cosplay 1996 event on January 7 in Tokyo's Roppongi area." "Ms. Rika Matsumoto, who played the role of Lemon Pai, and I participated as guests, and since it was during the New Year's holiday tons of people were kind enough to turn out." "Of course, this was the first cosplay event we had so lots of people came dressed in costumes as their favorite game and animation characters." "Well, let'stake a peek at what happened." "Today we have... as a guest..." "The people from Suchipai." "As well as this special guest, let's have her come out right away." "Yes, it is Mika Kanai, the voice of Suchipai." "Welcome." "Next, we have Lemonpai, herself, Rika Matsumoto." "To meet the expectations of everyone..." "I would like to open up the question corner." "First I'd like to ask Ms. Kanai a question." "You play the role of Suchipai, so we'd like to hear your impressions on playing this role." "Well, let's see." "I've had the pleasure of doing game voiceovers for a while, but this is the first time that I went to the an arcade and saw my name, "Mika Ka-ka-ka-ka-kanai" credited for the voice." "I was a little embarrassed." "You were embarrassed?" "Yes." "You see, the names of voice actors aren't usually credited on games." "But it was a really easy role and I really enjoyed it." "So now that we have heard from Ms. Kanai about her embarrassment upon seeing her name in the credits," "I would like to ask her if there were any difficulties playing the Suchipai role." "Difficulties?" "No, there was nothing really tough, but there were scenes in the game where we converse, and these parts were all recorded separately." "So while we would give our lines, there was nobody there to respond, so it was kind of lonely." "Lonely, huh?" "Yes." "Now I would like to ask Ms. Matsumoto a few questions." "How did you feel about playing the role of Lemon Pai?" "Lemonpai?" "It was really easy to do..." "This type of character is what I'm best at: a girl who is a little tomboyish but full of energy and with a pure personality, these characters are easy for me to do." "Right now I am doing a radio drama which has kind of a comic flavor, but Lemonpai's character is a cyborg, who is strong but at the same time having a loving vulnerability so it was extremely easy to slip into." "I think it is great that I found a character that suited me so well." "My outfit today is supposed to feel like Lemonpai." "That is why I chose to wear it, I had it made actually." "What do you think everyone?" "Yeah!" "Wow." "There are so many people here." "Looking from up here on the stage, it is dark so it hard to see." "Amazing." "There must be around 30 million people here." "Ha, ha." "There is so much energy reaching the stage." "Let's have fun today." "And with that let's bring out Ms. Suchipai herself, Rika Arimoto." "Ms. Arimoto please come out." "OK." "Good morning." "Ms. Suchipai in the flesh." "So how about a self-introduction?" "Everyone, how do you do?" "I am Rika Arimoto and was selected to be Ms. Suchipai." "Today I turn 17 years old." "Wooo!" "Thank you." "I like video games but my older brother really likes Suchipai and plays it all the time so I'm having him teach me how to play." "As Ms. Suchipai, I hope to convey the fun of the game Suchipai to more and more people." "Thank you for supporting the game." "Yeah." "Yes, that's right." "A poster girl for Suchipai has been born." "Actually, we have some footage from the special audition where Ms. Rika Arimoto was selected." "Here is some very rare footage of Ms. Rika." "Uuuh..." "Thank you all for being here today." "So let's get started." "Ms. Rika Arimoto, please come over here." "I was born January 7, in 1979 and am 16 years old." "I like... to cook." "You say that you like to cook." "What do you enjoy making?" "Sweet and sour pork." "Sweet and sour pork?" "So you also like to eat it then?" "Or not, maybe." "I like... to eat yogurt." "All right." "Do you do any sports?" "Um, snowboarding...." "I guess I'm lower intermediate level." "Thank you." "Are you comfortable in front of people?" "Uh, at school I don't much like to get up in front of people, but I have dreams..." "Getting up in front of people makes me nervous, but I don't dislike it." "What are the dreams that you just mentioned?" "I'd like to be an actress." "But..." "It's not a dream that has to come true." "Miss Suchipai is number two, Ms. Rika Arimoto." "Congratulations." "Please... step forward." "I am so happy." "I will try hard as Miss Suchipai." "Thank you so much." "Isn't she cute?" "And that was how Ms. Rika who is so good at makiing sweet and sour pork was transformed into Miss Suchipai." "Suchi Flash!" "Fire punishment!" "Now, Rika Arimoto is going to be active as Miss Suchipai from this year." "Can you please tell us what some of your goals are?" "Well..." "First of all, I'd like to complete the game and see the ending of Suchipai by myself." "Also this year I would like to study acting and try variious things and if I can play a role in some game software or something I would be very happy." "Jaleco, I'd appreciate your help!" "Let's root for Rika Arimoto's continued success as she triies to achieve her dreams." "In addition to this event, we also had a cosplay contest divided into two divisions - the general division and the Suchipai division, as well as dance time for cosplay players - it was a very fun day." "Here I would like bring to you the song that Rika Matsumoto performed for us on that day, Lemonpai's theme song "Megami wa shoto, Kurumono Kobamazu."" "Oooh." "The atmosphere has suddenly shifted." "Here is the studio where the Original Video Animation ldol Fight Suchipai 2 going on sale in April is being produced." "Here we are." "Excuse me--." "Oh, and they are drawing away." "Wow they are really good." "Oh?" "Oops, excuse me. those are the original drawiings." "Wow, that's amazing." "Now it's time for Director Ide, who's in charge of the anime version to guide us through the studio." "Hello." "My name is Ide and I'm in charge of directing the anime." "Suchipai 2 is the sequel to a mahjong game." "This time the sequel we are making is an anime." "Many of you out there know, the mahjong version does not really have an especially elaborate storyline." "So when making this into an animation we were given a fair range of free rein and we have pretty much utilized that." "Ultimately we are hoping that we can turn out something good." "Right now we are in fact coming to the crunch time, for the project." "Well, I don't imagine you want to listen to me rambling on, so I'll introduce the other members of the staff." "This is the person in charge of performing, Mr. Yatani." "Can we get you to show us some of the key, outstanding points to look for?" "Things to look for, huh?" "Well, usually when creating a story the characters strive toward a goal, but with this work we have been more focused on making it full of humanity, and are not as concerned with giving the story direction." "It seems like the further we push ahead, the more difficult it is to see just where the project is heading, and that element of expectation is kind of exciting." "Thank you." "Well, let's move on to the next person." "How do you do?" "Ahh, turn that off." "For this anime, you have the original character pictures by Kenichi Sonoda from the game." "What was your initial impression of the images?" "Just... um Mr. Sonoda, I am sorry." "I apologize if the characters aren't like your original ones." "But I feel quite confident that we I can recommend this anime wiith pride." "Are there any other outstanding points to look for?" "All of it is good." "That is good to hear." "I especially want to recommend the scenes where the characters transform." "I hope viewers watch them over and over." "The transformation scenes that she is talking about have been slightly rearranged so that they are a little different from the game and you can enjoy them anew." "Well that is all we have from the anime studio." "Thank you for watching." "Wow." "It's exciting." "But actually my voice hasn't even been dubbed yet." "Suchipai is being brought to life in this kiind of cozy place you just saw." "Of course the game was too." "Hey that's me!" "Or Suchipai!" "Ooh?" "The work is so detailed..." "Well, let's take another look at Director Ide." "Yes." "We are now on a different floor." "This is reporter Ide again." "This is the color setup where very important work is done." "Now I would like to introduce Ms. Keiko Shibuya." "Ms. Shibuya - who loves Heavy Metal." "I am sorry for bothering you at such a busy time, but could you answer two or three questions for us?" "What would you tell our watchers what to look for in the upcoming anime?" "Well, let's see." "First we are trying hard to bring you a lot of cute female characters to look at." "And so I think there is a lot for guys to enjoy." "Do you mind?" "Just as she gets bombarded by a phone call." "What to do." "Well this is the busy Ms. Shibuya." "That is all from here..." "That's a lot of work, but drawing anime looks like a lot of fun." "I hope that they finish the video soon." "Ahh, so thereis still have work to do." "I'd better make sure the there staff doesn't out do me." "Yup." "OK." "Now it is time to introduce the characters from the anime version of ldol Fight Suchipai 2." "First, we have Ariisu Shinohara Peach Pai, who is an aspiring witch who came all the way from the Peach Kingdom to study and was scouted for her idol debut." "When she transforms, she becomes an adult." "Rumi Sasaki's pet rabbit, Milky transforms into human form and is called Milky Pai." "But she is really from the planet Snow White in the middle of the Milky Way and is an alien rabbit." "Rumi Sasaki is also in the anime." "Sanae Makieda is the maid that is regularly abused." "But using the help of some strange black magic she transforms into Cherry Pai and her personality alters as well as she becomes a dangerous SM queen that hunts ghosts." "There is the female self-defense force member named lchimonji Tsukasa, who was turned into a cyborg after being severely injured in an accident with the national defense budget paying for the surgery." "The combat suit-clad, super heroine Lemon Pai looks like she could be the most reliable." "And that cute kitten-like girl is a character unique to the animation version of Suchipai - the Monster." "Her?" "A monster?" "A monster this cute could be forgiven for anything it did." "What in the world could her role in the anime be?" "That is still a secret." "And last but not least is Misaki Kyoko, also Suchipai." "Her voice is tops, isn't it?" "Who was the actress who does that voice?" "Oh, well." "Never mind." "And now we are geared up to go.." "Tadah!" "The trailer for Idol Fight Suchipai 2 has been completed." "So let's show you just a peek of the unique characters from the game."