There's a new game

From the makers of Neko Atsume, the cat collecting game

And this time it's a frog game

It's got the same art style

And it's really cute

I put some pictures on Twitter

And some of you were asking what it was

So I thought I'd make a video to tell you all about it

And how to play

It's all in Japanese

But it's really easy

So you can still play even if you don't know any Japanese

It's available on iTunes & Android for free

I'll put the links in the description

So what happens in the game?

Basically, you pack items into a frog's backpack

He goes off travelling

Then brings you back souvenirs

And photos of where he's been

And that's it

There's little surprises

And it's really cute

So, like Neko Atsume

It's a low maintenance, waiting-type game

That you open up every now and again

To see what's going on

So it's not going to be a massive time drain

And the music's really cute as well!

That was one of my favourite things about Neko Atsume

How the music was really soothing

Especially when you're feeling stressed

It's called Tabikaeru

Tabi means journey or travelling

And kaeru means to come back

And it also means frog

So it's the perfect name

Next I'm going to tell you how to play

Then I've got some tips for you

But first, if you like cute things

Have a look at my designs

I love drawing cute characters

And I put them on t-shirts

Cushions

Dresses

And enamel pins

You can see them all on cakeswithfaces.co.uk

Or Cakes with Faces on Etsy

So how to play

In this game

Your currency is clover

Like the fish in Neko Atsume

They grow in the garden

Or sometimes you're given them

You harvest by tapping

Or dragging your finger over them

They make a really satisfying springy popping sound

With the clover

You can then buy items for your frog

For his travels

Like food, good luck charms and travelling equipment

The shop icon's in the bottom right

With the picture of the two bags

The hiragana says "o-mise"

Which means shop

It helps if you learn the hiragana for yes and no

Hai and iie

If you don't know hiragana

Iie is the one with all the vertical lines

The other icon in the bottom right

With the house

Takes you inside the frog's house

So you can see all his stuff

And it's really cute

Tap the bottom left to open up the frog's backpack

And you can pack items in 3 categories:

"O-bento" (food)

Good luck charms and equipment

You don't have to fill up all the spaces

Then he's ready to go travelling

You don't have to do anything to make him go

Just pack up his bag

And he'll go when he's ready

To go back to the garden,

Tap the icon in the bottom right

That looks like a letterbox

In the menu in the top right

You can see the souvenirs and pictures you've collected

You can also get to it with the little doorway with the curtains inside the house

To get to the back room

So the game's all about seeing where the frog goes

Saving up for more expensive items

And little surprises along the way

Like sometimes there's a visitor

Quite early on I had a visit from this cute snail!

You can give the visitors food

And sometimes they send you something as a thank you

There's also a lottery

Which is something you might not realise is there at first

So how do you get a lottery ticket

Sometimes, like when you've had a visitor

There's a letter in the mailbox

Tap it, then tap hai to view an advert

You need an internet connection

Sometimes you get a lottery ticket from the frog as well

You need 5 tickets to play

Go to the shop and tap the icon in the top right

At the top it tells you how many tickets you've got

If you've got 5, you can tap "mawasu" to play

If you get a white ball

It means you've lost

And if you get a coloured ball, you win a prize!

There's special items like train tickets

And special treats

Finally, a few tips for you

Number one: Before the frog's first trip

You have to close the app then open it back up again

Sometimes it might seem like a long time

Before the frog comes back

Or it might seem like nothing's happened

But it's a waiting game

You just have to wait

Number 2

If the frog's not there

You can leave items on his desk

And he'll take them with him when he next goes on a trip

You get to the desk

The same way you get to the bag

Don't press the button at the bottom of the desk

Because it clears away all the items

When you're done, just press the cross

It is ok to press the button at the bottom of the bag

You can tell the difference:

The bag is blue

And the desk is yellow

It's best to leave items on his desk

Just to make sure he doesn't go away with nothing

Number 3

If the frog does go out without anything

And doesn't come back

You can tempt him back with food

Just put some food on the desk

And he'll come back

Number 4

When you get a photo from the frog

It's not saved automatically

Press the button to add it to your album

And number 5

Where the frog goes

Depends on what you pack

So if you give him more expensive food

Or fancier equipment

He can go on longer, more exotic trips

And bring you back better souvenirs

The type of equipment determines where he goes

So it's all about making different combinations

And trying to collect all the souvenirs

And that's it

The links to download it are in the description

Tell me in the comments how you get on

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And I've just booked my next trip to Japan

So there'll be new Japan videos coming up soon

There's also a few more Disney World videos for you as well

So I'll see you soon

Bye bye!