is a series of

tactical role-playing game Tactical role-playing game (abbreviated TRPG), also known as strategy role-playing game or (both abbreviated SRPG), is a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (Turn-based tactics, turn-b ...

s with installments on the

PlayStation is a video gaming brand owned and produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. Its flagship products consists of a series of home video game consoles produced under the brand; it also consists ...

PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October, in Europe on 24 Novembe ...

, and

PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PA ...

. The franchise has been developed by

Career Soft was a Japanese video game development studio founded in June 1996 by Team Career, a team within the Masaya Games, which was formed to develop '' Langrisser'' and '' Langrisser II''. Career Soft continued to work with Masaya Games for the developm ...

, and is owned by

Atlus is a Japanese video game developer, video game publisher, publisher, Arcade game, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for the ''Megami Tensei'', ''Persona (series), Persona'' ...

and

Sega is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises for arcade game, arcades and video game cons ...

. The series is set in a world that is being taken over by an ancient evil. It is a spiritual successor to Career Soft's earlier ''Langrisser'' series.

Working Designs Working Designs was an American video game publisher that specialized in the localization of Japanese role-playing video games, strategy video games and top-down shooters for various platforms. Though the company had published many cult hits, it ...

published '' Growlanser II'' and '' III'' in North America together in a package called ''Growlanser Generations'' that had additional features. '' Growlanser V: Generations'' was published in North America by

Atlus USA is a Japanese video game developer, video game publisher, publisher, Arcade game, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for the ''Megami Tensei'', ''Persona (series), Persona'' ...

and Europe by

Rising Star Games Rising Star Games Limited is a British video game publisher based in Hitchin. History Rising Star Games was founded on 10 July 2004 by Martin Defries as a joint venture between Bergsala Holding and Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment ...

under the name ''Growlanser: Heritage of War''. The PSP version of '' Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time'' was also published in North America by Atlus. All titles feature character art by

Satoshi Urushihara (pen name) or , the "Master of Breasts", is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist and illustrator known for his distinctive style of beautiful characters. His work is the basis for anime such as ''Plastic Little'' and ''Legend of Lemnear'', and appea ...

Games

Other merchandise

* Soundtrack CDs for the ''Growlanser'' series were released in Japan by King Records (''I'', ''II'', and ''III''), FrontierWorks (''IV''), Pony Canyon (''V'') and Sony Music (''VI''). * As a companion to ''Growlanser IV'', a collection of entirely vocal music from the game was released as ''Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of the Time Original Character Song Album''. * With ''Growlanser IV'' came an

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 ...

to the series, featuring a situation from the game turned into an anime. Silverneil, the main character of the OVA, travels around in the city trying to figure out what is going on regarding a rebellion and is given the decision either to join it or go against it. The ending theme to the OVA is "Yakusoku" (Promise), featured as track 10 on the ''Character Song Album''.

References

External links

Atlus official website

Atlus U.S.A. official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Growlanser (Series) OVAs based on video games Sega video game franchises PlayStation (console) games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation Portable games Tactical role-playing video games Tactical role-playing video games by series Video game franchises Video game franchises introduced in 1999