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Atelier Escha & Logy (Anime) – Final Review

July 3, 2014 by chikorita157 3 Comments

Before I started playing Atelier Totori last year, I never heard of these games since it was not a traditional Japanese RPG. Instead of focusing on saving the world from an evil person, Atelier games focuses more on collecting ingredients, doing tasks, exploration and of course item crafting. Back in the 90s, these games were ground breaking as it introduced item crafting for the first time, which subsequently got added to other Japanese RPGs.

To commemorate Gust’s 20^th anniversary, they decided to make their first anime adaption for the franchise starting with Atelier Escha & Logy. While I have shared my first impressions of the game last year, I wonder how the anime adaptation will fare?
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Atelier Escha and Logy the Animation – Episode 10 and 11- Exploring the Secrets of the Unexplored Ruins

June 22, 2014 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Yep, the Anime loves to ship-tease Escha with Logy at every possible moment.

Logy’s dark past finally got revealed as the R&D Division finds a way to reach the ruins. Also, what is the mystery behind the ruins?
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Atelier Escha and Logy the Animation – Episode 9 – Crushed Dreams and a New Plan of Action

June 8, 2014 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Escha just had her dreams crushed in an instant, or did it?

It seems that Colland has a lot of bad news to share that will most certainly upset Escha.
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Atelier Escha and Logy The Animation – Episode 8 – Willbell’s Quest to Win Fire Spirit’s Trust and Hot Springs!

June 1, 2014 by chikorita157 2 Comments

Yes, she planned this all along. — Yes, Wilbell planned this all along.

This episode may look like your typical hot springs episode, but it’s not since Wilbell is after something.
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Atelier Escha and Logy The Animation – Episode 7 – The Tale of Three Lincas

May 25, 2014 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Go home Linca #3, you're really drunk. — Go home Linca #3, you are *really* drunk.

Yep, it’s true! There are more than one Lincas.
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Atelier Escha and Logy – Episode 1 – The First Day of Alchemy

April 13, 2014 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Yep, she is very excited to start working as a real alchemist.

Back in 2012 when I regained interest in Japanese RPGs, I decided to get a copy of Atelier Totori Plus (in Japanese) and Atelier Meruru. While the Arland trilogy is more light-hearted compared to the Dusk series, I enjoyed these games mostly for the fact that it was not a traditional Japanese RPG featuring a teenaged male hero going off on an adventure to save the world, but rather one starring a young cheerful female character (with a few exceptions) that make weapons, gather items, do quests, battle monsters and make items through alchemy. While the first several games only got released in Japan, the Atelier games definitely influenced Japanese RPGs in general as many of them implemented some type of item crafting, especially weapons and equipment.

Atelier Escha and Logy is the 15^th game in the series and since I played most of the game already, I was excited to see the first episode of this adaptation.
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