History VideoGame / AtelierAnnieAlchemistsOfSeraIsland

''Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island'' is the second UsefulNotes/NintendoDS entry in Gust Corporation's ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'', and is both the only DS Atelier title and the first Atelier with "traditional gameplay" to be released in North America.

* {{Bishonen}}: God, practically ''every'' single playable male character is this, and they're the ''traditional'' type of Bishonen, too. Tall, willowy (although Kilbert is pretty well-built), handsome to the point of being pretty; the only one who ''doesn't'' fit this trope exactly is Beaux, as he's a [[TokenMiniMoe cuter little boy]], really, which just means he's a bishie-in-training. This game doesn't leave the female fans hurting, that's for sure.

''Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island'' is the second UsefulNotes/NintendoDS entry in Gust Corporation's ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series, and is both the only DS Atelier title and the first Atelier with "traditional gameplay" to be released in North America.

* BladeOnAStick: Gillian's weapon of choice.

* NiceHat: Annie's, though she's of the opinion that it's incredibly unfashionable.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Several characters, most notably Melody and Gillian.

* AlchemyIsMagic

* AwesomeButImpractical: [[spoiler:Kilbert's sword]] is an in-universe example. [[spoiler:(see {{BFS}} below)]]
* BadLiar: Kilbert.

* {{BFS}}: Kilbert's "Fragarach" has a handle that easily stretches from shoulder-to-shoulder. Note that Kilbert also has very broad shoulders.
** [[spoiler: He also ends up ''subverting'' the trope, in that it's eventually revealed that he cannot actually use his overly-massive sword in a practical sense; he only keeps it around for the intimidation value.]]
** [[spoiler: And he de-subverts it if you raise his friendship to the max and do his final sidequest, where he wields it to save Annie from a dragon and reveals that his klutzy attitude was just ObfuscatingStupidity]].
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Annie. Poor, poor Annie. She gets mistaken for a boy ''constantly''. That she doesn't really have much of a fashion sense (or ''care'' to have one) doesn't help her much, either.
** Mueller is also this, but much more deliberately.
* BreakTheHaughty: Happens to [[spoiler:Annie]] in the "good" ending.

* BishoujoSeries: And on the other side of the coin? Oh yeah. Practically '''''every''''' unique-portrait female character is one (even Mueller, who really is too pretty to be a man). The actual appearances run the gamut, but without fail Sera Island is evidently packed with eye-poppingly gorgeous girls. The male demographic hasn't been ignored, either.
** The only exception is ''Annie'', of course, since, well, [[{{Bifauxnen}} nobody is really sure if she should be filed under "bishoujo", "bishonen" or "neither"]]...

* CampStraight: Kenner.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Fitz.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Melody, Claus, Kilbert, Gillian, Kyle.
* TheComicallySerious: Hans.
* CoolBigSis: Liese can count. Also, this is how Fitz sees Annie.
* DamageSpongeBoss: The [[spoiler:Rock Puni]].
* TheDandy: Kenner, manager of the "recreational" resorts.

* ExpositionFairy: Pepe. Applies doubly since he's actually a fairy.
* {{Expy}}: Pepe looks a lot like ''VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana''[='=] Popo, and performs most of the same functions.

* GogglesDoNothing: Beaux.

* GoodMorningCrono: This is pretty much exactly how the game opens. The two minor subversions are that Annie is of course female rather than the typical guy who gets this trope, and ''she doesn't wake up at first'', necessitating some mild violence from [[ExpositionFairy Pepe]] to get her to actually wake up.
** And that she's being woken up after being hauled across half a nation and an ocean by her grandfather's homunculi...[[HeavySleeper during which she never woke up at all]].
** He has to do this to her once or twice ''more'' during the course of the game. Annie is apparently capable of entering a voluntary comatose state at will.
* GuideDangIt: Good luck getting the best ending. Or any specialized ending, really.

* HiddenDepths: Gillian and Kilbert.

* [[IdiotHero Idiot "Hero"]]: Kilbert. Obviously he isn't the ''actual'' "hero" of the story, but he's clearly meant to be a send-up of this type of character.
* InsufferableGenius: Julian is seen as this by Annie.
* ItemCrafting: Naturally, the cornerstone of gameplay.

* LethalChef: Gillian and her "[[GargleBlaster herbal health drinks]]". They aren't lethal to her, but they're indigestible to anyone else. It's pretty much [[OneNoteCook the only thing she's able to make with consistency]].
** Apparently, they also smell so horrible to the point driving everyone out of the city library at one point. And later, she even makes health stew and health cake...

* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler: Hans and Annie in the GoldenEnding]].

* MultipleEndings
* NerdGlasses: Daniel

* NonHumanSidekick: Pepe.
* NotSoInnocentWhistle: Kilbert.
* OneManArmy: [[spoiler:Annie, in the Adventurer ending.]]

* OverusedRunningGag: Some (or probably most) players view [[TheNapoleon Pepe's]] BerserkButton triggering by several characters throughout the game as this.
** Others might say this about at least one aspect of most major members of the cast.

* RelationshipValues: Prominently displayed on the status screens of party members. Getting these higher unlocks the full story-arc for each. [[spoiler: The "best" endings require that several of these be maxed out.]]
** While the dialogue texts when Annie talks to other party members don't change, the voice clips used will eventually change. In the beginning, the party members will greet Annie with formal greetings (in Japanese, of course). As their relationship values increase, their greetings eventually become friendlier.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Arguably, the mascots of your resorts.
* TheRival: Julian.

* SchizoTech: This occasionally crops up, such as Hans being described as doing business on a phone - even though phones never show up on the walkabout maps, there's no sprite for him holding a phone, and there doesn't really seem to be electricity on Sera Island (or gunpowder weapons aside from grenade-like bombs, for that matter).

* ShipTease: LOADS between Hans and Annie.
* ShoutOut: (Ending spoilers) [[spoiler:The outfit Annie wears as a "lady adventurer" may be a shoutout to the Red Mage outfit from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', especially with the hat.]]

* SinkOrSwimMentor: Bentner.

* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Annie's default weapon.

* OdangoHair: Fitz's hair buns.

''Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island'' is the second UsefulNotes/NintendoDS entry in Gust Corporation's ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series, and is both the first DS Atelier title and the first Atelier with "traditional gameplay" to be released in North America.

''Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island'' is the second UsefulNotes/NintendoDS entry in Gust Corporation's ''Franchise/{{Atelier}}'' series, and is both the first DS Atelier title and the first Atelier with "traditional gameplay" to be released in North America.

* {{Expy}}: Pepe looks a lot like ''AtelierIris''[='=] Popo, and performs most of the same functions.

** Annie seems to take philosophy lessons from [[ShamanKing Yoh Asakura]].

''Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island'' is the second NintendoDS entry in Gust Corporation's ''Franchise/{{Atelier}}'' series, and is both the first DS Atelier title and the first Atelier with "traditional gameplay" to be released in North America.

''Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island'' is the second NintendoDS entry in Gust Corporation's ''{{Atelier}}'' series, and is both the first DS Atelier title and the first Atelier with "traditional gameplay" to be released in North America.

* LowFantasy: A notable and welcome return to this after some of the craziness in ''ManaKhemia'', and was the first time Americans got to see the franchise act this way. Although, as always, the game isn't gritty or cynical in the ''slightest'', humanity still dominates the island and the wider world (in fact, other "sentient" beings generally try to keep out of human business; Pepe insinuates that even the fairies don't always like involving themselves in wider affairs, and ''he's'' only training Annie as a favor to Bentner), all the "magic" involved has some basis in science, and the most epic thing Annie can do is fight some large monsters who are in the way of the island's development. And, of course, you never actually leave the island.

* MightyGlacier: Kilbert, against physical enemies.

* FragileSpeedster: Beaux.

* RoseHairedGirl: Liese, Jasmine, and Mueller.

* LowFantasy: A notable and welcome return to this after some of the craziness in ''ManaKhemia'', and this is the first time Americans have seen the franchise acting this way. Although, as always, the game isn't gritty or cynical in the ''slightest'', humanity still dominates the island and the wider world (in fact, other "sentient" beings generally try to keep out of human business; Pepe insinuates that even the fairies don't always like involving themselves in wider affairs, and ''he's'' only training Annie as a favor to Bentner), all the "magic" involved has some basis in science, and the most epic thing Annie can do is fight some large monsters who are in the way of the island's development. And, of course, you never actually leave the island.

A [[LazyBum lazy young girl]] named Annie Eilenberg is unknowingly shipped off to Sera Island by her parents in order to force her to make something of herself. Left only with a note from her grandfather and a [[FairyCompanion fairy sidekick]] named Pepe, she is pushed by her family to take up the trade of [[AlchemyIsMagic alchemy]]. Shortly after she wakes up on the island for the first time, she is informed by a young man named Hans Arlens of a contest being held on the island. She and several other alchemists are to compete to build Sera Island into a resort paradise within three years. The person whose alchemy most impresses the judges will earn themself the title of "Meister", granting them a boatload of money and the opportunity to win the hand in marriage of one of the King's children.

* {{Bishounen}}: God, practically ''every'' single playable male character is this, and they're the ''traditional'' type of Bishounen, too. Tall, willowy (although Kilbert is pretty well-built), handsome to the point of being pretty; the only one who ''doesn't'' fit this trope exactly is Beaux, as he's a [[TokenMiniMoe cuter little boy]], really, which just means he's a bishie-in-training. This game doesn't leave the female fans hurting, that's for sure.
* [[BishoujoGenre Bishoujo]]: And on the other side of the coin? Oh yeah. Practically '''''every''''' unique-portrait female character is one (even Mueller, who really is too pretty to be a man). The actual appearances run the gamut, but without fail Sera Island is evidently packed with eye-poppingly gorgeous girls. The male demographic hasn't been ignored, either.
** The only exception is ''Annie'', of course, since, well, [[{{Bifauxnen}} nobody is really sure if she should be filed under "bishoujo", "bishounen" or "neither"]]...

* CloudCuckooLander: Melody, Claus, Kilbert, Gillian, Kyle.

* EverythingsBetterWithZippers: Check out Kyle's coat, and the mondo full-length zipper which keeps it closed.

* {{Odango Hair}}: Fitz's hair buns.

''Atelier Annie: Alchemist of Sera Island'' is the second NintendoDS entry in Gust Corporation's ''{{Atelier}}'' series, and is both the first DS Atelier title and the first Atelier with "traditional gameplay" to be released in North America.

* PolarOppositeTwins: Jasmine and Mueller. Jasmine loves to flaunt her femininity and sex appeal, while her sister Mueller...erm, doesn't.