Angelique (video game series)

Angelique (アンジェリーク, Anjerīku) is Japanese otome game series, and a media franchise based on this game series. There are various OVAs, Drama CDs, Music CDs and Anime series, developed along wth the base game, or broadcast on TV channels, etc. The series has continued since 1994 till today. The latest version of the series is Angelique Luminarise released in 2021.[1]

Angelique
The Angelique series logo.
アンジェリーク
(Anjeri-ku)
GenreOtome, strategy, simulation
Game
Angelique
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI, NEC Home Electronics
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformSuper Famicom,
Released
  • JP: September 23, 1994
Game
Angelique Voice Fantasy
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI, NEC Home Electronics
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformSuper Famicom,
Released
  • JP: March 29, 1996
Game
Angelique Special
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformNEC PC-FX, PC, Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation
Released
  • JP: December 22, 1995
  • JP: March 29, 1996
Game
Angelique Special 2
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformNEC PC-FX, PC, Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation
Game
Angelique Duet
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformSony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo DS
Released
  • JP: July 30, 1998
,
  • JP: February 2006
Game
Angelique Trois
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
Game
Angelique Etoile
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
Game
Angelique: Tenkuu no Requiem
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, mini games
PlatformSony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, NEC PC-FX
Game
Sweet Ange
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, simulation
PlatformGame Boy Color
Game
Fushigi no Kuni no Angelique
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, board game, dating sim
Game
Angelique: Maren no Roku Kishi
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherIdea Factory
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformPlayStation Portable
Game
Angelique Retour
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformPlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Released
  • JP: December 17, 2015
Game
Angelique Luminarise
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKOEI
GenreOtome, dating sim, visual novel
PlatformNintendo Switch
Released
  • JP: May 20, 2021

The first game was released in 1994 on Super Famicom. This is the first otome game (dating sim for women) known in the world.[2] Angelique series is also the first otome game setries of the Neo Romance series by Ruby Party.[3] At this point, the game series are only in Japanese.

Plot

The basic lore of the series is built around a Queen who fairly and wisely rules a Universe. 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 girls named Angelique or its short form name (Enju or Ange) as the protagonist, with ever larger casts of characters. The roster of potential love interests swells to 19 characters in later titles (in Angelique Etoile).

Characters

The major characters appeared in the otome games: Angelique 1994, 1995 (Special),[4] Angelique Special 2 1995,[5] Angelique Trois 2000,[6] Angelique Etoile 2003,[7][8] and Angelique Luminarise (Anmina) 2021.[9]

Legend:

  • "Etoile+" indicates: Both in game Angelique Etoile and anime Koisuru tenshi Angelique.
  • "Etoile anim" indicates: In anime Koisuru tenshi Angelique.
  • "Etoile" indicates: In game Angelique Etoile.
NameVersionPositionRoleUniverseAgeVoiced by
Angelique Limoges
(アンジェリーク・リモージュ)
AngeliqueProtagonistCandidate for 256th queenOriginal17Yuri Shiratori
Special 2-256th Queen of the universe
3rd Trois-
4th Etoile+-256th Queen of the ShinchōShinchō
Rosalia de Catargena
(ロザリア・デ・カタルヘナ)
AngeliqueRivalCandidate for 256th queenOriginal17Kotono Mitsuishi
Special 2-Aide of the queen Limoges
3rd Trois-
4th Etoile+-Shinchō
Julious
(ジュリアス)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the lightOriginal25Shō Hayami
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Clavis
(クラヴィス)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the darknessOriginal25Kaneto Shiozawa
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Luva
(ルヴァ)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the earthOriginal26Toshihiko Seki
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Oscar
(オスカー)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the fireOriginal22Kenyū Horiuchi
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Lumiale
(リュミエール)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the waterOriginal21Nobuo Tobita
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th EtoileShinchō
Olivie
(オリヴィエ)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the dreamOriginal22Takehito Koyasu
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Randy
(ランディ)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the windOriginal18Nobutoshi Canna
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Zephel
(ゼフェル)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the steelOriginal17Mitsuo Iwata
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Marcel
(マルセル)
AngeliqueTargetGuardian of the greenOriginal14Hiro Yūki
Special 2
3rd Trois
4th Etoile+Shinchō
Angelique
(アンジェリーク)
Angelique-255th Queen of the universeOriginal21Masako Katsuki
Dia
(ディア)
Angelique-Aide of the queen AngeliqueOriginal21Atsuko Tanaka
NameVersionPositionRoleUniverseAgeVoiced by
Angelique Collet
(アンジェリーク・コレット)
Special 2ProtagonistCandidate for new universe queenOriginal17Yoko Asada
3rd TroisProtagonist1st Queen of new universe
4th Etoile+-1st Queen of the SeijūSeijū
Rachel Hart
(レイチェル・ハート)
Special 2RivalCandidate for new universe queenOriginal16Miki Nagasawa
3rd Trois-Aide of the queen Collet
4th Etoile+-Seijū
Alfonsia
(アルフォンシア)
Special 2-The will of new universeNew universe--
3rd TroisMysterious Elda
Leonard
(レオナード)
4th Etoile+TargetGuardian of the lightSeijū27Rikiya Koyama
Francis
(フランシス)
4th Etoile+TargetGuardian of the darknessSeijū23Tomokazu Sugita
Victor
(ヴィクトール)
Special 2TargetTutor of the spiritOriginal31Fumihiko Tachiki
3rd Trois34
4th Etoile+Guardian of the earthSeijū34
Charlie Won
(チャーリー)
Special 2TargetCollaboratorOriginal23Mitsuaki Madono
3rd Trois26
4th Etoile+Guardian of the fireSeijū26
Timka
(ティムカ)
Special 2TargetTutor of the dignityOriginal13Atsushi Kisaichi
3rd Trois16
4th Etoile+Guardian of the waterSeijū16
Mel
(メル)
Special 2TargetCollaboratorOriginal15Yumi Tōma
3rd Trois18
4th Etoile+Guardian of the dreamSeijū18?
Heuye
(ユーイ)
4th Etoile+TargetGuardian of the windSeijū17Daisuke Namikawa
Ernst
(エルンスト)
Special 2TargetCollaboratorOriginal27Toshiyuki Morikawa
3rd Trois30
4th Etoile+Guardian of the steelSeijū30
Sei-lan
(セイラン)
Special 2TargetTutor of the sensibilityOriginal19Tetsuya Iwanaga
3rd Trois22
4th Etoile+Guardian of the greenSeijū22
Arios
(アリオス)
3rd TroisTargetMysterious young manOriginal28Ken Narita
4th Etoile+Shadow of the queen (Collet)Unknown
NameVersionPositionRoleUniverseAgeVoiced by
Ange (Enju)
(エンジュ)
4th EtoileProtagonistLegendary EtoileBoth universes17(no voice)
Etoile_animYōko Honna
Constantan
(タンタン)
4th Etoile+-Spirit of the monolithBoth universes ?-
Conrad
(コンラッド)
4th Etoile-Captain of space-shipSeijū--
Sacrea no seirei
(サクリアの精霊)
Etoile_anim-Spirit of the sacreaSeijū ?Akimitsu Takase
/ Eri Ōno
Moira
(モイラ)
Etoile_anim-Cosmic mind of AngeSeijū ?Yōko Honna
NameVersionPositionRoleUniverseAgeVoiced by
Ange
(アンジュ)
AnminaProtagonistCandidate for new queen-25(no voice)
Reina
(レイナ)
AnminaRivalCandidate for new queen-25Ryōko Shiraishi
Yue
(ユエ)
AnminaTargetGuaridian of the light-25Shimba Tsuchiya
Noah
(ノア)
AnminaTargetGuardian of the darkness-22Hiroki Nanami
Lorenzo
(ロレンツォ)
AnminaTargetGuaridian of the earth-30Ryōta Takeuchi
Shuri
(シュリ)
AnminaTargetGuardian of the fire-27Takuya Satō
Kanata
(カナタ)
AnminaTargetGuardian of the water-18Takeo Ōtsuka
Felix
(フェリクス)
AnminaTargetGuardian of the dream-25Yūto Uemura
Vergil
(ヴァージル)
AnminaTargetGUardian of the wind-27Yū Miyazaki
Xeno
(ゼノ)
AnminaTargetGuardian of the steel-19Nobunaga Shimazaki
Milan
(ミラン)
AnminaTargetGuardian of the green-26Shōhei Komatsu
Cyrus
(サイラス)
Anmina-Butler-28Yūki Ono
Taira
(タイラー)
Anmina-Chief of Royal Institute-25Fumiya Imai
  • In Angelique Etoile, Original universe is called "the universe of Shinchō (神鳥, the Divine Bird)" and New universe is called "the universe of Seijū (聖獣, the Sacred Beast)". Alfonsia is the spirit of New universe. Alfonsia appears in the form of a small animal, thus it is called "seijū".[10]

Titles

Main series

  • Angelique (アンジェリーク)
    First installment in the series developed by Ruby Party. The game follows Angelique Limoges, an ordinary high school girl, is chosen as a queen candidate. With help from the power of the nine Guardians, she aims to be the next Queen. Angelique is generally considered to have popularized the otome game market. Angelique Voice Fantasy, Angelique Special, and Angelique Duet are all different versions of this game. The game was released on September 23, 1994 for Super Famicom.[11] A Game Boy Advance version was released on March 21, 2003. A full remake titled Angelique Retour (アンジェリーク ルトゥール) was released for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
  • Angelique Special is a revised version of the first game and features several new animated scenes, in addition to voice acting by several big-name voice actors. 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. released on December 22, 1995 for PC-FX and published by NEC Home Electronics. The game was ported to PC, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation on March 29, 1996.[12]
  • Angelique Voice Fantasy included a special Audio CD and an add-on called Voicer-kun, which allowed for the addition of voice acting. The game contents are otherwise identical to the original version. It was released on March 29, 1996 for Super Famicom.
  • Angelique Duet was released on July 30, 1998 for Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The game was ported to the Nintendo DS on February 2006[13] This version 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.[13]
  • Angelique Special 2 (アンジェリークSpecial2)
    Second installment in the series. Angelique Collet, a girl who lives in the cosmos that the heroine of the first game now rules, is chosen as a queen candidate for a new cosmos. The count of male characters increases to include the nine Guardians, as well as three Tutors and three Collaborators.
  • Angelique Trois (アンジェリーク トロワ)
    Third installment in the series. Angelique Collet, now queen of a new cosmos, is drawn into a pocket cosmos, Arcadia, with the rest of the Angelique Special 2 cast. She develops the wilderness of Arcadia in order to free Elda, a strange being she finds there.
  • Angelique Etoile (アンジェリーク エトワール)
    Fourth installment in the series. The main character is a girl from the universe ruled by Angelique Limoges named Ange, who must save the new universe (the Seojū univerrse) as the "Legendary Etoile". Includes all of the major characters from previous Angelique titles, plus three new "Seijū Universe" Guardians.
  • Angelique Luminarise (アンジェリーク ルミナライズ)
    The first Nintendo Switch installment of the series, scheduled for release on May 20, 2021. The main character is a 25-year-old single office worker.[1][17][18][19] It is the first new entry in the main Angelique series in 18 years.[20][21]

Spin-offs

  • Angelique Tenkū no Requiem (アンジェリーク 天空の鎮魂歌)
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.
  • Fushigi no Kuni no Angelique (ふしぎの国のアンジェリーク)
    Angelique Limoges is the main character. The goal is to explore the Flying City to find the Guardian's tea party. Though a board game, it has dating sim events and multiple endings.
  • Sweet Ange (スウィートアンジェ)
    Features the first two heroines, their rivals, the nine Guardians and the tutors and collaborators as students attending the same high school. The goal is to make dessert dishes and get rewards for them. Though a board game, it has dating sim events and multiple endings.
  • Angelique Maren no Roku Kishi (アンジェリーク 魔恋の六騎士) for PlayStation Portable

Games in non-Japanese language

At this poins (May 2022), the game series have been released only in Japanese except for Chinese PC version of the first game in 1994. KOEI does not deny to release the games in other language(s) than Japanese. But for the realization of release(s), the existence of enough demand shall be shown.

Software

  • The first game series (Angelique 1994, Angelique Special 1995)
    • Angelique Bijutsukan (Angelique Museum) (アンジェリーク美術館) : Released on July 21, 1995. Desktop accessories for Windows and Macintosh.
    • Letter Kōbō Angelique Post Clip (Letter Workshop Angelique Post Clip) (レター工房アンジェリークポストクリップ) : Released in 1996. Multi-letter printing software for Windows 95.
    • Angelique Screen Cocktail (アンジェリークスクリーンカクテル) : Released on January 31, 1997. Desktop accessories for Windows 95.
    • Angelique Love Love Mail (アンジェリークラブラブメール) : Released on October 27, 2000. Email software for Windows95/98/Me and MacOS8.1/9.

OVA

  • Angelique (Special, part 1, 2, 3) (アンジェリーク(スペシャル・上・中・下)) (Clavis: Hideyuki Tanaka)

Manga

  • Angelique (Kairi Yura) Serialized in Monthly Asuka by Kadokawa Shoten in 1996. This manga series was published as ten books series.
  • Guruguru Angelique (ぐるぐるアンジェリーク) (J.O. Oda)
  • Angelique Retoure (アンジェリーク ルトゥール). two volumes tankobon.

Anime, 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 Shiroi Tsubasa no Memoire

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 universe. 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 spiritual elements, such as fire, wind, and water) have been chosen to help the girls raise their continents during the Queen Examination.

Anime, Television series spin-offs

There was a Koi Suru Tenshi Angelique series (25 episodes) from 2006 to 2007.

  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

CDs

Vocal and soundtrack CDs

  • Angelique, Yasashī ai no melody (アンジェリーク 優しい愛のメロディ)
  • Angelique, Fallin' love (アンジェリーク FALLIN’LOVE)
  • Angelique, Soiree (アンジェリーク SOIREE)
  • Angelique, Sing & Talk - Harmonia (アンジェリーク Sing&Talk~ハルモニア)

Drama CDs

  • Angelique, Hikari to yami no sacrea (アンジェリーク 光と闇のサクリア) (Clavis: Bin Shimada)
  • Angelique, Tokimeki no hōseki-bako (アンジェリーク ときめきの宝石箱) (Clavis: Bin Shimada)
  • Angelique, Koi wa Push & Push! (アンジェリーク 恋はPUSH&PUSH!)
  • Angelique, Anata no hitomi ni yume-tenshi (sweet angel) (アンジェリーク あなたの瞳に夢天使(スウィート・エンジェル))
  • Angelique, Madowase naide sei-shōjo (innocent girl) (アンジェリーク 惑わせないで聖少女(イノセント・ガール))
  • Angelique duet, Hikōtoshi monogatari (アンジェリークデュエット 飛空都市物語)

Gaiden Drama series

  • Angelique Gaiden: Infinite Scale (アンジェリーク外伝 無限音階)
  • Angelique Gaiden 2: Outline in Crimson (アンジェリーク外伝2 緋の輪郭)
  • Angelique Gaiden 3: Mirrors of the Forbidden Land (アンジェリーク外伝3 禁域の鏡)'
  • Angelique Gaiden 4: Rainbow Memories (アンジェリーク外伝4 虹の記憶)

Neo Romance series

Neo Romance series is the otome game series developed by the women-based group Ruby Party in KOEI.[3]

  1. Angelique series (The otome game series in this article).
  2. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Second game series of the Neo Romance.
  3. Kiniro no Corda - Third game series of the Neo Romance.
  4. Neo Angelique - Fourth game. This is totally different game from the series Angelique. Neither sequel nor spin-off. According to Ruby Party, the world of the series Angelique is the distant past of the Neo Angelique.[22] Therefore, a bit similar gadgets appear, such that the stage of Neo Angelique is the continent Arcadia, which was the stage of Angelique Trois.

Notes and references

  1. (ja) "Angelique Luminarise (Anmina)".
  2. (ja) Famitsu-news 190914
  3. (ja) Official Neo Romance website: About (retrieved 25 March 2022).
  4. (ja) Angelique Special, Sweet guide pp.10-80.
  5. (ja) Angelique Special 2, Sweet guide pp.14-44.
  6. (ja) Angelique Trois, Sweet guide pp.10-46.
  7. (ja) Angelique Etoile, Official guide pp.3-48.
  8. (ja) Angelique Etoile, Handbook.
  9. (ja) Gamecity, Luminarise: Ange (retrieved 5 March 2022).
  10. (ja) Angelique Trois, Sweet guide, opening story.
  11. (ja) Famitsu-news 210923 (retrieved 2 March 2022)
  12. (ja) "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.
  13. Gantayat, Anoop (18 November 2005). "Koei Brings Love to the DS". IGN. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  14. "New Angelique Retour Trailer Revealed". 12 November 2015.
  15. "Angelique Retour Adds a Pair of Dapper Twins to the Dating Sim". 23 June 2015.
  16. "Angelique Retour Arrives in Japan on December 17". 2 September 2015.
  17. (ja) famitsu-news-210520
  18. (ja) bs-log-210519
  19. (ja) famitsu-news-210420
  20. (ja) famitsu-news-190914
  21. The former game is Angelique Etoile 2003. After 18 years since 2003, the new game Luminarise has been releaesd.
  22. (ja) Neo Angelique, Memorial book, 2008, p.111, q3 ISBN 978-4-7758-0664-7.
  • (ja) Naomi Tanizaki Angelique Special, Sweet guide, 1996, Koei ISBN 4-87719-349-9
  • (ja) Naomi Tanizaki Angelique Special 2, Sweet guide, 1997, Koei ISBN 4-87719-446-0
  • (ja) Ruby Party ed. Angelique Trois, Sweet guide, 2000, Koei ISBN 4-87719-848-2
  • (ja) Ruby Party ed. Angelique Etoile, Official guide, 2003-1230, Koei ISBN 4-7758-0143-0
  • (ja) Ruby Party ed. Angelique Etoile, Handbook, 2004-0129, Koei ISBN 4-7758-0155-4
  • (ja) Ruby Party ed. Neo Angelique, Memorial book, Koei, 2008. ISBN 978-4-7758-0664-7
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