is a series of

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s created by manga artist Kazuhiro Ochi, published by

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and developed by subsidiary LaserSoft from 1990 to 1994. It consists of four games (the last one being split in two installments) for the PC Engine CD console. The first two games were re-released as ''Cosmic Fantasy Stories'', an upgraded compilation for the

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developed by Riot. The series has themes of science fiction, adventure, raunchy comedy, and light erotica. It is notable as among the earlier RPGs to feature extended anime-style cutscenes and voice acting. '' Cosmic Fantasy 2'' was the only game in the series to be released in English, localized and published by Working Designs. Limited Run Games released ''Cosmic Fantasy Collection'' in North America on 25 January 2024. It features new English translations for the first two games. Both of the games only have Japanese voice acting with English subtitles. Limited Run Games released ''Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2'' in North America on 18 February 2025. It features new English translations for the last three games. All of the games only have Japanese voice acting with English subtitles.

Plot

Yuu the leader of an interstellar crime force, is fighting space pirates alongside his crew consisting of Saya, tanuki motorcycle robot Momo, and the feline Nyan. This time against Berga, who has a love interest in Yuu, which he then declines, forcing Berga to go berserk.

Characters

Yuu:

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Saya:

Yumi Takada is a former Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. Notable voice roles *Chitose Fujinomiya in Goldfish Warning! *Alice Knox in Power Dolls * Ayeka Masaki Jurai in Tenchi Muyo! *Ayeka Takada (OVA)/Romio (TV), Ghost Girl (TV; episode ...

Berga:

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Nyan:

Sanae Miyuki is a Japanese voice actress known for voicing Botan of YuYu Hakusho. Her previous stage name was . Anime roles *'' Akuma-kun'' (Hyakume) *''Bubblegum Crash'' (Street Kid (episode 2)) *''Chimpui'' (Hotaru Fujino) *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Henderland ...

Tokida Director:

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Monmo:

Titles

* ''Cosmic Fantasy: Bōken Shōnen Yū'' (1990, PC Engine CD) * '' Cosmic Fantasy 2'' (1991, PC Engine, TurboGrafx CD) * ''Cosmic Fantasy Stories'' (1992, Sega CD) * ''Cosmic Fantasy 3: Bōken Shōnen Rei'' (1992, PC Engine CD) * ''Cosmic Fantasy Visual Collection'' (1993, PC Engine CD) * ''Cosmic Fantasy 4: Ginga Shōnen Densetsu - Totsunyū-hen'' (1994, PC Engine CD) * ''Cosmic Fantasy 4: Ginga Shōnen Densetsu - Gekitō-hen'' (1994, PC Engine CD) * ''Cosmic Fantasy Collection'' (2022, Nintendo Switch) * ''Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2'' (2023, Nintendo Switch)

Other media

is an

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OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the ...

, based on the series. It was released in 1994, on

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and

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, shortly before the release of the game ''Cosmic Fantasy 4''.

External links

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References

1990 video games 1994 anime OVAs Sega CD games Telenet Japan games TurboGrafx-CD games TurboGrafx-CD-only games Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Tokuma Japan Communications anime {{Anime-OVA-stub