StudyPocket Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representatives: Ryo Yajima / Hiroyuki Tsuruta) has launched a new 'Friendly View' feature on StudyPocket for STUDENT, its education-focused generative AI service. This new mode offers a more intuitive and child-friendly interface designed to be easily navigable even by elementary school students. Features include larger text, chat bubbles, soft color schemes, selectable characters, and simplified button labels. Friendly View transforms the chat interface into a more intuitive and accessible layout for young learners. In addition to the standard clean design, it incorporates larger text, chat bubble-style conversations, gentle color palettes, customizable characters, and easy-to-understand button text—aiming to create a comfortable learning experience that encourages even lower-grade elementary students to confidently ask questions using generative AI. Additionally, users can now enable optional settings for furigana (phonetic ruby characters) and 'wakachigaki' (word segmentation) in AI responses. These features help younger students read and understand AI-generated content at their own pace, especially when answers contain many kanji characters or long sentences. Development Background Generative AI is rapidly spreading into society and schools. However, its use in education requires careful design that considers students' developmental stages, information literacy levels, school and board of education policies, and the need for proper teacher guidance and supervision. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) emphasizes that using generative AI should not be an end in itself, but must be evaluated based on whether it effectively supports the development of competencies outlined in the national curriculum guidelines. Moreover, for students to truly benefit from AI-generated responses, they must learn to critically read, think independently, and verify information—rather than pas