However, for nearly two decades, the biggest barrier to entry for Western fans has been the language gap. The menus are dense, the ability descriptions are cryptic, and the story mode is locked behind Japanese text.

Magical Battle Arena is a fan-made 3D arena fighter featuring magical girl characters (from Nanoha , Cardcaptor Sakura , Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha , etc.). It was developed by the circle fly-system and is freeware (though some versions require finding the original Japanese installer).