Apron of Magic
Apron of Magic is an arcade collectible card game|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 through several revisions during its release period. 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 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 need to be scanned into the arcade machine. Gameplay is performed using the touchscreen. The cards must be scanned in the following order: the character card, the ingredient card, and finally the Magic Power card. However, there is a time limit, and players may scan as many cards as they can within it. 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 of 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.