Angelique (Japanese series)

Angelique

The Angelique Series logo.
Developer(s) Ruby Party
Publisher(s) Koei
NEC Home Electronics
Designer(s) Kairi Yura (character)
Platform(s) Super Famicom, PC-FX, Sega Saturn, Windows, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
Release date(s)
  • JPN September 23, 1994

(SFC)

  • JPN December 22, 1995

(PC-FX)

  • JPN March 29, 1996

(SAT) (PS1) (SFC) (PC)

  • JPN July 30, 1998

(SAT) (PS1)

  • JPN March 21, 2003

(GBA)

  • JPN February, 2006

(NDS)

Genre(s) Dating sim
Mode(s) Single player

Angelique (アンジェリーク Anjerīku) is a Japanese media franchise based on the video game series. Currently, the series has only been released in Japan, with the exception of a Chinese PC version of the first game in the series. It is somewhat popular with overseas import gamers, who have started petitions in the hopes of English-translated releases of various games in the series. KOEI mentioned in an issue of Newtype USA that it is a possibility if enough demand is shown.

Plot

The basic lore of the series is built around a Queen who fairly and wisely rules a Cosmos. By balancing elemental forces with the help of nine Guardians, she keeps the various planets in her domain stable and her people content. However, the powers of the Queen and the Guardians fade over time, and successors must be appointed. In the first game and its various remakes, the protagonist is a 17-year-old girl named Angelique Limoges who has been chosen by the current Queen and her aide Dia as one of two candidates from the Royal Smallney Girls' Academy to become the next Queen. She is transported to the Flying City to begin her final examination.

Each of the candidates is given a land to populate. Whoever finishes populating their land first wins and becomes the next Queen. It is done with the help of nine Guardians who use their powers to make the people of the candidate's land happy, or to devastate their rival's lands. Along the way, the candidates become friends with the Guardians and can fall in love. If they choose love, they forfeit their chance to become Queen, but will live happily ever after.

The story expands in later titles, but most entries in the series feature one of a succession of girls named Angelique as the protagonist, with ever larger casts of characters. The roster of potential love interests swells to 19 characters in later titles.

Characters

Angelique Limoges (アンジェリーク・リモージュ)
Voiced by: Yuri Shiratori
Angelique has the role of a Queen Candidate, and is seventeen years old.
Rosalia de Catargena (ロザリア・デ・カタルヘナ)
Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi
Another Queen Candidate, Rosalia is also seventeen years old.
Julious (神鳥の光の守護聖ジュリアス)
Voiced by: Shō Hayami
Julious' role is the Guardian of Light, he is twenty-five years old and serves the queens.
Clavis (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka
Clavis has the role of Guardian of Dark, he is twenty-five years old.
Luva (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
Luva has the role of Guardian of Earth, he is twenty-six years old.
Oscar (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Horiuchi Kenyuu
Oscar's role is Guardian of Fire, he is twenty-two years old.
Lumiale (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
Lumiale is twenty-one years old, and has the role of Guardian of Water.
Olivie (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu
Olivie has the role of Guardian of Dream, he is twenty-two years old.
Randy (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna
Randy is Eighteen years old, and has the role of Guardian of Wind
Zephel (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata
At seventeen years old, Zephel's role is Guardian of Steel
Marcel (Japanese here)
Voiced by: Hiro Yuuki
Marcel's role is Guardian of Green, he is fourteen years old.

Game Software

Angelique

Released on:

The inaugural Angelique game and the first release from the developer Ruby Party.

Angelique Special

Angelique Special Logo
Released on:

A renovated version of Koei's first Angelique game, Angelique Special featured several new animated scenes, in addition to voice acting by several big-name voice actors. This version appeared on PC-FX, Sega Saturn, and Sony PlayStation, plus a hard-to-find PC version. Among the new animated scenes were several love events that were not present in the original game. Others included the opening sequence and the endings.

This is also the first (and currently only) title in the Angelique series to have an official translation: a Chinese language version exists for PC.

Angelique Voice Fantasy

Released on:

Angelique Voice Fantasy included a special Audio CD and an add-on called Voice-Kun, which allowed for the addition of voice acting. The game contents are otherwise identical to the original Super Famicom release.

Angelique Duet

Angelique Duet Logo
Released on:

Angelique Duet allows the player to choose the usual heroine, Angelique Limoges, or her rival Rosalia de Catargena, as the main character. The DS version introduced a messaging feature.[2]

Related products

Software

アンジェリーク美術館 
1995年7月21日発売。デスクトップアクセサリ。Windows、Macintosh用。
レター工房アンジェリークポストクリップ 
1996年発売。マルチレター印刷ソフト。Windows95用ソフト。
アンジェリークスクリーンカクテル 
1997年1月31日発売。デスクトップアクセサリ。Windows95用。
アンジェリークラブラブメール 
2000年10月27発売。メールソフト。Windows95/98/Me、MacOS8.1/9用ソフト。

OVA

Dating sim/Adventure titles

RPG titles

A traditional role-playing video game with dating sim events and multiple endings. Angelique Collet is the heroine. The cosmos which Angelique Limoges rules is under attack from a mysterious figure called the "emperor", and Angelique Collet must come to the rescue.

Board game titles

Doujin titles

  • A doujin game based on the series also exists, a galge PC title named Angeleo where the characters' genders have been switched.

Manga

Anime

Anime in the series includes:

OVA series

There are 4 OVA series:

  1. OVA 1- Angelique: Shiroi Tsubasa no Memoire (アンジェリーク 白い翼のメモワール) (2000; 2 ep)- sequel to game events
  2. OVA 2- Angelique: Seichi yori Ai o Komete (アンジェリーク 聖地より愛をこめて) (2001; 3 ep)
  3. OVA 3- Angelique Twin Collection (アンジェリークTWINコレクション) (2002; 8 ep)
  4. OVA 4- Angelique (オリジナルビデオアニメーション アンジェリーク) (2004; 3 ep)- based on video game; first series chronologically, prequel to "Tsubasa no Memoir"

Angelique Limoges and Rosalia de Catargena have been chosen as candidates in a Queen Examination - a test to see who is better qualified to be the next Queen of the cosmos. For this special examination, both girls are given their own continent on a planet. The girls must raise the continents into thriving civilizations and environments. Nine Guardians (who control various elements, such as fire, wind, and water) have been chosen to help the girls raise their continents during the Queen Examination.

Television series spin-offs

There was first a Koi Suru Tenshi Angelique series (25 episodes) from 2006 to 2007, and then a Neo Angelique series (26 episodes) in 2008

  1. Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kokoro no Mezameru Toki (恋する天使アンジェリーク 〜心のめざめる時〜) (13 eps) 2006 spinoff of the OVAs
  2. Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kagayaki no Ashita ~ (恋する天使アンジェリーク 〜かがやきの明日〜) (12 eps) 2007 sequel to 2006 series
  3. Neo Angelique Abyss (13 eps) April 2008 spinoff of OVAs
  4. Neo Angelique Abyss - Second Age (13 eps) July 2008 sequel to April 2008 series

CDs

Vocal and soundtrack CDs

Drama CDs

Gaiden Drama Series

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ゲーム – アンジェリークSpecial" [Games – Angelique Special]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Gantayat, Anoop (18 November 2005). "Koei Brings Love to the DS". IGN. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

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