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Raising simulation game on which the player is in charge of raising a homunculus.

Graduation is a Japanese anime "life-sim" game published in America by Mixx Entertainment, the company that would later become Tokyopop. This was said to be "The First Anime Game to hit American Shores". You take the role of a homeroom teacher who is given the responsibility of teaching five girls for their last year of high school in the hopes of making them better people. You determine their class schedules, do guidance counseling, interfere with their weekend plans, and occasionally take to the streets to make sure they're not getting into trouble. Each of the girls has their own individual personality and problems, and the choices you make will determine whether they graduate from high school, what they do with their lives afterward, and whether or not they wind up hating your guts. Get them all into top colleges and your boss will praise your genius. If they all flunk or wind up wanting to marry you, you'll obviously be fired.

The objective in Tanjou Debut is to train three idols belonging to a small, struggling production company into top stars. The game introduces "rivals," a new feature that adds depth to the gameplay, which was not present in "Sotsugyou". The three heroines form a unit within the game, but depending on the outcome of the Idol Grand Prix, they might go solo, transition to acting, or even marry the manager and pursue a different path. There are nine types of parameters and lessons for each girl. If their parameters drop significantly, they may become ill or turn delinquent. The player must not only understand how to raise the correct stats but also maintain the girls’ trust in the manager to prevent them from skipping lessons.