Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu

Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu is the Genki developed RPG and monster capture hybrid published in PAL territories by Crave Entertainment, with character design by Studio Ghibli alumnus Katsuya Kondo bringing a distinctive visual identity to the title. This is the UK market original release, dated 30th November 1998, on a single disc inside a Full Jewel PAL case carrying Hologram B authentication on the case, with English language support and EAN 4036636010164 under serial SLES-02201. As the lead English language SKU it is the most commonly encountered original variant of the title and serves as the natural baseline for collectors comparing against the dedicated French, German, Italian, and Spanish single market issues. The Studio Ghibli artistic pedigree and the niche RPG plus monster collection hybrid genre give the title a strong cult collector following despite the wider PAL Jade Cocoon family being relatively limited in scope.