<s>
is	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
Vanillaware	O
and	O
studio	O
Ashinaga	O
Oji-san	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kumatanchi	B-Application
met	O
with	O
low	O
sales	O
and	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Western	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kumatanchi	B-Application
is	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
zoo	B-Application
housing	O
moe	O
anthropomorphic	O
young	O
girls	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
caretaker	O
at	O
a	O
zoo	B-Application
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
looking	O
after	O
a	O
new	O
arrival	O
,	O
the	O
bear	O
girl	O
Kuma-tan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interactions	O
with	O
Kuma-tan	O
influence	O
her	O
mood	O
and	O
performance	O
during	O
public	O
shows	O
in	O
the	O
zoo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
two	O
weeks	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
raise	O
Kuma-tan	O
'	O
s	O
standing	O
in	O
the	O
zoo	B-Application
by	O
interacting	O
with	O
her	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
set	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kuma-tan	O
receives	O
visits	O
from	O
other	O
zoo	B-Application
inhabitants	O
,	O
which	O
further	O
reflect	O
on	O
Kuma-Tan	O
'	O
s	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
interact	O
with	O
other	O
animals	O
in	O
the	O
zoo	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
Kuma-tan	O
'	O
s	O
mood	O
to	O
become	O
better	O
by	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
conversations	O
and	O
activities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
purchase	O
food	O
from	O
the	O
zoo	B-Application
's	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessories	O
are	O
paid	O
for	O
with	O
money	O
earned	O
by	O
selling	O
themed	O
merchandise	O
and	O
pictures	O
of	O
Kuma-tan	O
to	O
zoo	B-Application
visitors	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
pictures	O
yielding	O
higher	O
rewards	O
depending	O
on	O
Kuma-tan	O
'	O
s	O
mood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kumatanchi	B-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
and	O
the	O
studio	O
Ashinaga	O
Oji-san	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
to	O
develop	O
two	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
;	O
Kumatanchi	B-Application
was	O
in	O
production	O
alongside	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
staff	O
for	O
Kumatanchi	B-Application
,	O
forcing	O
Shigetake	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
both	O
director	O
and	O
art	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
research	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
zoo	B-Application
setting	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
members	O
went	O
to	O
Tennōji	O
Zoo	B-Application
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
props	O
and	O
activities	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
observations	O
of	O
the	O
animal	O
pens	O
and	O
zoo	B-Application
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
considered	O
several	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
earlier	O
product	O
of	O
Ashinaga	O
Oji-san	O
before	O
settling	O
on	O
Kumatanchi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
Vanillaware	O
earlier	O
hinted	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
3,500	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
4th	O
highest-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mathias	O
Oertel	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
for	O
German	O
website	O
4Players	O
,	O
noted	O
Kumatanchi	B-Application
as	O
having	O
inferior	O
artwork	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
