Haikuna is a 3D word search game set in three classic books of the West: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Don Quixote.

Explore each level in pursuit of the words that will compose a translated poem by Matsuo Bashō, Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Konishi Raizan, or one of eleven other poets who wrote during the Nanbokucho, Edo, Genroku, and Meji periods.

Players can enable magic for each map by clearing it of visible creatures, and must avoid hidden creatures like the minogame to avoid temporal distortions that inhibit game play.