"The Story of the Jade Cocoon") is a role-playing video game developed by Genki exclusively for PlayStation.

It was developed by Genki in collaboration with Katsuya Kondō, character designer for the Studio Ghibli movies Kiki's Delivery Service and Ocean Waves.

[2] Jade Cocoon is set in a world where most of the land is covered in dense forest and populated by bizarre, mostly bug-like monsters called Minions.

Fused minions take on physical characteristics of both their parent creatures, allowing the player to customize their appearance and abilities.

However, the player is unable to access other areas in the game, and can become stuck in the corridor forever (hence it is recommended to keep a separate save file for this).

The silent protagonist is guided by the player on his quest to follow in his presumably dead father's footsteps to become a Cocoon Master.

After a quick wedding ceremony, Levant is given the title of cocoon master and leaves to explore the surrounding forest to find a rare herb rumored to be able to lift the curse.

Throughout Levant's journey, his wife, Mahbu experiences treacherous ordeals called Nagi Brandings in order to soothe the souls of the minions the protagonist captures.

On his quest he meets many others, such as Koris, the Blue Cocoon Master, Kikinak, the Bird Man, and Yamu, who assist him in saving the people of the village.

Levant makes one final journey into the gates of the Moth Forest to find the Temple of Kemuel, a place where he must go into the nether-realms to fight challenging inner demons and save his village once and for all and fulfill a prophecy.

The game takes place 100 years after the original, and changes a substantial number of elements, retaining only certain recurring characters and core concepts.

[24] Reviews of Jade Cocoon praised its graphics, including the game's FMV anime cut-scenes and environment—which consisted of over 600 pre-rendered backgrounds[5][6]—as well as its audio, sound effects, and simple interface.