Guardian Beast

Fully offline. No setup. Open the app and step into a multilingual adventure! Read with a dragon by your side, switch languages, hear voices created on your phone—and turn the adventure into language practice! Guardian Beast brings eleven chapters of science fantasy to life in Japanese, English, German and Chinese. Switch the text language as you read, compare the original and a translation on the same screen, then tap a speaker beside a passage or choice. Your phone creates the spoken audio right there on the device. The story, the translations—even the voice-generation engine—are all inside the app. No connection or extra voice packs needed. Read, listen and discover new expressions wherever your adventure takes you! Developed by the author of the commercially published novel, Takahiro Yonemura, Ph.D. in Engineering, to bring the pleasure of a story and the discovery of language together. READ IT. HEAR IT. FIND THE MEANING. Compare the Japanese original with an English, German or Chinese translation on the same screen. Tap a speaker beside a passage or choice to hear synthesized speech. Follow the story in translation, compare expressions with the original, then listen to a phrase that catches your attention. When you feel ready, try reading in the language you are learning. Explore words through the scenes and characters' feelings, at your own pace. YOUR NEW PARTNER IS A FORMIDABLE LADY DRAGON. Reis dreams of becoming a Guardian, but he faces expulsion unless he can summon a partner. His final attempt brings him face to face with Andromeda, a copper-red dragon. Their meeting begins a journey that brings humans and beasts together. Based on a published novel, the app includes all eleven chapters. Choices along the way reveal additional moments and points of view. A STORY WITH ART, MUSIC AND MOTION Full-screen illustrations, music, sound effects and short animated scenes accompany your reading. Move to the next passage when you choose, or use the artwork button to enjoy the illustration on its own. Your progress and preferences are saved. Return to where you stopped, or revisit completed chapters through Chapter Records. LISTEN A LITTLE AT A TIME Speech is available in Japanese, English, German and Chinese. No extra voice packs or operating-system voice setup are needed. Audio is generated on your device and plays when generation finishes. Waiting time varies with the device and text. Each audio clip lasts up to 10 seconds, so longer passages may end before the text is finished. Tap the same line again immediately to replay its last generated audio without generating it again. The playback bar shows the remaining time, and you can stop playback. Text options: Japanese, English, German, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Choose the original, a translation, or Japanese and a translation together. One purchase includes all eleven chapters. No ads, in-app purchases or subscriptions.

Read, listen and learn on your adventure! Added spoken Japanese, English, German and Chinese. Tap a speaker beside a story line or choice to create its voice on your phone. Fully offline, with no extra voice packs or setup. Replay the last spoken line without generating it again. A playback bar and stop button keep you in control. Each clip lasts up to 10 seconds. Generation time varies by device and text.