<s>
is	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
character	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Japanese	O
manga	O
artist	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
game	O
goods	O
company	O
Alchemist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Minabe	O
,	O
Wakayama	O
,	O
a	O
location	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
largest	O
producer	O
of	O
binchōtan	B-Application
charcoal	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Binchō-tan	B-Application
is	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
who	O
lives	O
by	O
herself	O
in	O
an	O
old	O
house	O
far	O
from	O
town	O
and	O
is	O
always	O
barefoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
episode	O
depicts	O
a	O
day	O
in	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Binchō-tan	B-Application
who	O
needs	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
buy	O
food	O
and	O
necessities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Binchō-tan	B-Application
is	O
initially	O
a	O
very	O
lonely	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unable	O
to	O
adventure	O
outside	O
her	O
home	O
and	O
school	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
strict	O
instructions	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
her	O
butler	B-Operating_System
,	O
Kunugi-tan	O
often	O
stares	O
into	O
the	O
distance	O
blankly	O
,	O
as	O
if	O
yearning	O
for	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunugi-tan	O
takes	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
Bincho-tan	B-Application
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
become	O
better	O
acquainted	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
viewer	O
sees	O
that	O
like	O
Binchō-tan	B-Application
,	O
Chiku-tan	O
also	O
lives	O
far	O
from	O
town	O
in	O
an	O
old	O
house	O
but	O
lives	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
her	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
Chiku-rin	O
and	O
her	O
grandfather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chiku-tan	O
often	O
takes	O
on	O
jobs	O
like	O
Binchō-tan	B-Application
and	O
after	O
meeting	O
,	O
they	O
quickly	O
became	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
lives	O
at	O
a	O
Buddhist	O
temple	O
with	O
her	O
grandparents	O
and	O
enjoys	O
eating	O
dango	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunugi-tan	O
'	O
s	O
household	O
butler	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
acrophobia	B-Application
(	O
a	O
fear	O
of	O
heights	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Binchō-tan	B-Application
'	O
s	O
favorite	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
television	O
show	O
she	O
watches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
Bincho-tan	B-Application
after	O
he	O
followed	O
her	O
to	O
her	O
house	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
,	O
after	O
she	O
gave	O
him	O
some	O
food	O
from	O
a	O
shop	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Binchou-tan	B-Application
'	O
s	O
mysterious	O
benefactor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incidentally	O
,	O
Wakayama	O
in	O
Kansai	O
is	O
famous	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
binchōtan	B-Application
and	O
Binchō-tan	B-Application
is	O
the	O
mascot	B-Application
of	O
operated	O
by	O
Minabegawa	O
Forestry	O
Society	O
in	O
Minabe	O
,	O
Wakayama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
its	O
limited	O
edition	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Interactive	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
