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Encyclopedia > Angelique (Japanese series)

Angelique is a series of Neoromance dating sims by KOEI from Ruby Party with character designs by shōjo manga artist Kairi Yura and music by Kuzuu Chinatsu. The gimmick is that the games are by women for women. Due to its popularity, many spin-offs were made, including a manga series, several OVAs and numerous CDs and dramas. A TV anime series is in the works for 2006.[1] Starting in 1994, it is possibly the first GxB dating sim to have ever been produced, predating the 1995 American Laser Games title McKenzie & Co which is often claimed as such. Dating simulations are a genre of computer and video games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. ... Koei Co. ... Shōjo or shoujo (少女 lit. ... Mangaka (漫画家) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... // A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is a style of cartoon animation originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background stylings that visually set it apart from other forms of animation. ... GxB is a common abbreviation used in reference to dating sims and occasionally used to describe general fictional works where a female main character dates male characters. ... Dating simulations are a genre of computer and video games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. ... American Laser Games was a company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico that created a wide variety of light gun laserdisc video games. ... An early CD-ROM game designed for Windows 95 by American Laser Games (under the label that was then known as Her Interactive, but is not the same as todays Her Interactive division which now produces Nancy Drew games), McKenzie & Co was given a lot of press attention for...


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. ... Import gamers are a subset of the video game player community that partake in the practice of purchasing games from another region, usually from Japan where the majority of games originate. ... A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Newtype USA, November 2004. ...


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. 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.


Software titles in the series

Angelique is a series of Neoromance dating sims by KOEI from Ruby Party with character designs by shoujo manga artist Kairi Yura and music by Kuzuu Chinatsu. ... This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ... The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. ... This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ... A renovated version of KOEIs first Angelique game, Angelique Special featured several new animated scenes, in addition to voice acting by several big-name seiyuu. ... ... The PC-FX console The PC-FX was NECs 32-bit sequel to its PC Engine (US:TurboGrafx 16). ... The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The Sega Saturn (Japanese: セガサターン, Sega Saturn), is a video game console of the 32-bit era. ... The Sega Saturn (Japanese: セガサターン, Sega Saturn), is a video game console of the 32-bit era. ... The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... ... The PC-FX console The PC-FX was NECs 32-bit sequel to its PC Engine (US:TurboGrafx 16). ... The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The Sega Saturn (Japanese: セガサターン, Sega Saturn), is a video game console of the 32-bit era. ... The PC-FX console The PC-FX was NECs 32-bit sequel to its PC Engine (US:TurboGrafx 16). ... The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The Sega Saturn (Japanese: セガサターン, Sega Saturn), is a video game console of the 32-bit era. ... The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. ... The PC-FX console The PC-FX was NECs 32-bit sequel to its PC Engine (US:TurboGrafx 16). ... The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The Game Boy Color came in a myriad of different colors, as did earlier incarnations of the Game Boy. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... ... ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... ... ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... Dōjin game (同人ゲ−ム, also romanised as Doujin Game) in Japan is an informal term for computer games created by non-professionals, mostly for fun but sometimes for profit. ... A bishōjo game (美少女ゲーム bishōjo gēmu); more often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ...

The Characters

  • Angelique Limoges
    • Age: 17
    • Role: Queen Candidate
    • Seiyuu: Shiratori Yuri
    • Personality: Cheerful and friendly, albeit a tad clumsy.
  • Rosalia de Catargena
    • Age: 17
    • Role: Queen Candidate
    • Seiyuu: Mitsuishi Kotono
    • Personality: Confident and dignified.
  • Julious
    • Age: 25
    • Role: Guardian of Light
    • Seiyuu: Hayami Shou
    • Personality: Cold and austere
  • Luva
    • Age: 26
    • Role: Guardian of Earth
    • Seiyuu: Seki Toshihiko
    • Personality: Sincere and warm
  • Oscar
    • Age: 22
    • Role: Guardian of Fire
    • Seiyuu: Kenyuu Horiuchi
    • Personality: Playboy
  • Lumiale
    • Age: 21
    • Role: Guardian of Water
    • Seiyuu: Tobita Nobuo
    • Personality: Gentle and delicate
  • Olivie
    • Age: 22
    • Role: Guardian of Dream
    • Seiyuu: Koyasu Takehito
    • Personality: Cheerful and openhearted
  • Randy
    • Age: 18
    • Role: Guardian of Wind
    • Seiyuu: Nobutoshi Canna, formerly known as Nobutoshi Hayashi
    • Personality: Outgoing and high spirited
  • Zephel
    • Age: 17
    • Role: Guardian of Steel
    • Seiyuu: Iwata Mitsuo
    • Personality: Rebellious
  • Marcel
    • Age: 14
    • Role: Guardian of Green
    • Seiyuu: Yuuki Hiro
    • Personality: Sweet and innocent

Yuri Shiratori (白鳥 由里 Shiratori Yuri) is a female seiyuu who has also a talented J-pop singer who has released various solo CD albums. ... Kotono Mitsuishi (三石 琴乃, born December 8, 1967) is one of the most famous seiyū (Japanese voice actors). ... Sho Hayami (速水 奨 Hayami Shō), né Yasushi ÅŒhama (大濱 靖 ÅŒhama Yasushi, born August 2, 1958) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born in Hyogo. ... A former Japanese seiyuu, Shiozawa Kaneto was born in 1954 and died in 2000 after falling down the stairs in his home. ... Tanaka Hideyuki (田中 秀幸) is a veteran seiyuu who was born on November 12, 1950 in Tokyo. ... Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦 Seki Toshihiko, born June 11, 1962) is a veteran Japanese voice actor (seiyū) who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs and video games. ... Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内 賢雄 Horiuchi Kenyū, born July 30, 1957) is a veteran seiyū who was born in Shizuoka. ... Nobuo Tobita (飛田 展男 Tobita Nobuo) is a veteran seiyu who was born November 6, 1960 in Ibaraki. ... Takehito Koyasu (子安 武人 Koyasu Takehito) is a seiyū who was born on May 5, 1967. ... Kanna Nobutoshi (神奈 延年), formerly known as Hayashi Nobutoshi (林 延年), is a seiyu who was born June 10, 1968 in Tokyo. ... Mitsuo Iwata (岩田 光央 Iwata Mitsuo, born July 31, 1967) is a seiyū who was born in Saitama. ... Hiro Yuki (結城 比呂 Yūki Hiro, né Teruhisa Tsuyusaki or 露崎 照久 Tsuyusaki Teruhisa) is a seiyu who was born on February 13, 1965 in Tokyo. ...

External links

  • http://marfisa.net/ange/index.html
  • http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4468

 
 

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