The Sailor Moon Drops Puzzle game was released today for iOS and Android devices. This free game is only available in the Japanese iTunes store but with a little bit of work you can set up an account and download Japanese games on a North American iPhone. I’ll include instructions to do so later in this post. Though the game is free it does include microtransactions meaning you can do in game transactions to buy items which will let you keep playing. To download the game use the links to the Google Play Store or iTunes store.
I’ll include a brief explanation on how to play, based on what I’ve managed to figure out. I don’t read Japanese but can infer enough about how to play just be touching around the game. Menus are easy enough to navigate. On the main screen hit the pink button then the blue button. Just tap the screen to advance through the Japanese dialog cut scenes. You’ll see Usagi meet Luna and transform into Sailor Moon. The game will walk you through going into a game screen. On the game screen hit the pink button a few times and follow the on screen instructions to make a move and make a 3 item match. Gameplay is like Bejewled and Columns. You swipe a gem to move it a single position. Make matches of 3 ore more to get points. Try to chain combos if possible. You’ll clear the level once you reach a certain number of points. Your remaining moves are in the top right corner. Filling up the pink bar on the top right gets you three stars. On the level select screen simply tap the level you want to play. In general you can advance through menus hitting the pink buttons.
The game becomes difficult based on the number of moves you get and the shape of the level. A rectangular puzzle is somewhat straightforward but odd shapes become difficult to navigate.
The game, being freemium, can’t very well let you play forever! The game’s currency involves hearts and gems. Hearts are needed to play and gems are used to buy hearts or other items. You start with 5 hearts and, if they are consumed, they are replenished at a rate of one heart per 30 minutes. Unlike many games you will not lost hearts simply by playing but only by losing. If you complete a level you will still have all your hearts but if you lose and want to continue Tuxedo Mask will show up and allow you to
On the main map you can scroll up to see where the game will advance to. Ami can be seen not far up, followed by Rei then Makoto and Minako. The map goes through a lot of Tokyo with locations such as Naru’s parent’s store Osa-p, the Hikawa Shrine and eventually into areas which appears to look like a Dark Kingdom stronghold and a Crystal Spire. After completing 10 stages I unlocked Sailor Mercury. It seems likely this trend will continue every 10 stages. Though I can’t read the text in the cut scenes it seems to somewhat follow the story of Sailor Moon as she argues with Mamoru at first and befriends the other girls going along on her journey. We also see villains such as Queen Beryl and Jadeite. It’s unclear just how far the story will go with the given map. It’s always possible that more content could be added at a later date.
The game allows you to register friends. This lets you compare top scores with others you know who have the game. Each user has a unique code. To view it and add friends simply click on the green arrow on the map screen then the little picture of Usagi with a heart. You can change your name here. Your ID is unique and this is what you give to friends. Click the “ID…” button to register a new friend. Might I suggest added 4a24eec?
Setting up a Japanese iTunes account is free and relatively easy to do. iTunes accounts are tied to a specific store. Mine was tied to the Canadian store. Many readers may have accounts tied to the US store or some other country’s store. If you happen to live in Japan then good for you the game is already in your store. If not there are a few simple steps you can do to register a Japanese iTunes account and switch the store back and forth on your phone. I followed a tutorial similar to this one and it worked just fine for me.
I don’t have an Android device on hand. If you have any trouble using the Google Play Store link try checking out this tutorial which seems to work for getting a Japanese game downloaded. Leave us a comment if this works for you so that I can amend the post.
Source: The Official Sailor Moon Site
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I am really disappointed that the game is not with english language preference… even it they want to release this only in Japan, english language preference would be still necessary I think
and also on Google Play it is not available outside Japan
It’s especially annoying after they forced Google Play to take down that high quality fanmade Sailor Moon and Sailor V game yet they’re not making this official game more easily accessible to Western Sailor Moon fans.
for all fans with Android who wants to download the game without any difficult device changes, you can download it directly from here (just tap the QRcode and direct download begin, than send it by BT to your phone): http://www.gameapps.hk/index.php/getapps/12170-sailor-moon-drops#
Thank you so much.. Now i can play it
I have managed the game. It’s like the Witch Puzzle. Now i am on step 33.
The game is out in English now. I’ve been playing it for 2 months now. I got Princess Serenity 2 days ago. =)
Managed to get it installed with a little help- having too much fun! I added you as a friend, thanks so much for the info
well, it looks like it can not be played on Android devices outside Japan even if you download it directly… I install it, then played once and when I want to play the game again some Japanese warning which I of course do not understand showed up
The first text block in pnk letters with a spinning line at the bottom? Just click on it once and it’ll move you to the game
As sad as I am that Bandai got rid of the other Sailor Moon games (The Sailor Dash and Sailor V fangames) I do hope that they release a version that is accessible for those of us not in Japan.
It’s like Candy Crush Saga just with Sailor Moon. If you know how to play that you’ll be fine. With sound it’s better since you understand spoken japanese
Wow….. I’m not sure this is relivent. It sounds like the ‘SAILOR MOON’ verson of ‘FROZEN FREEFALL’ with the eception of gaining lives faster
Hi, can you say me, how can I add friends, because I click on green button, add code and the friend is not in the game. Have to wait for some message?
Tell them to download it from Google Sailor moon drops game .apk
I could use some friends! My code is efa57c6.
U can change the code with your name. I have managed. I dont know how
You can add the game on android by downloading qooapp
My friend Id is da5bdea ^^
Help a fellow fan out and add me: cca4a39
My fru
My friend code is 5400325.
Add me pls~ 2003e3d
I’ve had the game for a while and now it’s time for an update to the game. But because we couldn’t directly download it from the Google Play in the first place, it’s hard to find the QR code for the update. Has anyone been able to update their Sailor Moon Drops game from another file anywhere?
When I do go to the Japanese Google Play site, it says my device is not compatible(which is funny since it’s works fine but understand that the Japanese site doesn’t recognize my phone.)
I just figured out that issue. Go to this girls tutorial site and ‘redownload’ the game (it’ll just update your game) and it works fine.
http://geekgrubs.com/how-to-install-sailor-moon-game-japan-official-on-android/
Cheers!
Awesome! Thanks a lot!
No progress loss when updating? Havent updated cuse of fear of progress loss.
Thank you!!! This is amazing and the only way I could get it to work, thanks so much! Found a lot of other fun games on there too <3
Hello! I was wondering how do we send gifts and what not to people on our friend list?
I haven’t figured out what the button with Luna and Artemis does yet. Anyone else gotten it to do anything?
Tap a puzzle piece below accesories or something else
I really want to play this game but I can’t play it on my iPhone because of the language barriers of Apple App Store it won’t let me
Try the details in the tutorial linked near the bottom of the post. They worked for me. I’ve updated the game a number of times with no issue.
I was able to download it just fine from my Google play store from my phone. all the text is in English and it opened with no trouble at all. So maybe they made an english translation for it
Here’s my ID
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For those of you who don’t know I actually downloaded this game and it is in English!!
Yeah, Sailor Moon Drops its now available in english and free in the Google Play
I need the link to download it now from Europe, please help me.
Salve a tutti, qualcuno mi potrebbe aiutare?? Sono al 29 livello e per accedere al 30 serve la terza “key”, come posso acquisirla? Non ci sto riuscendo!! Grazie
Push Friends to help you.
Everybody watch out (watch out)
‘Cause someone’s out to turn this night around (turn this night around)
Is it you, or is it I?
Nobody knows
Look around your shoulder (shoulder?)
I don’t want to be carried away in a hearse (carried away)
I wish I knew how I might die
But nobody knows
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You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
But you’re among us
I can feel it, I can feel it in my bones
So why don’t you show yourself
And leave us all alone?
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
But you’re among us
I can feel it, I can feel it in my bones
So why don’t you show yourself?
They’re listening in
To everything we discussin’
No one is safe
But we got to keep on breathin’
‘Cause the actor’s here
The actor’s playin’ the part
(Oh, he or she’s so sneaky)
Look around your shoulder (shoulder?)
I don’t want to be carried away in a hearse (carried away)
I wish I knew how I might die
But nobody knows
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
But you’re among us
I can feel it, I can feel it in my bones
So why don’t you show yourself
And leave us all alone?
Maybe you’re just messing with us (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
Yeah, maybe you’re just messing with us (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
But you’re among us
I can feel it, I can feel it in my bones
So why don’t you show yourself? (Show yourself)
Show yourself (show yourself)
You’re among us, so show yourself (show yourself, show yourself)
‘Cause not a single one of us wants to die here
Right now
(No, no, no, no, no, no)
I think we’re done with this charade
So why don’t you come out
And please stop playin’ with our brains
Oh, no
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
But you’re among us
I can feel it, I can feel it in my bones
So just leave us alone!
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
You’re a sneaky little impostor (aren’t you, aren’t you?)
But you’re among us
I can feel it, I can feel it in my bones
So why don’t you show yourself?
He brought the lottery ticket
HE WON
God dammit Alan
(Afterlife: The Game Revenge Fail)