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| 3 | Nippon Ichi Software (often shortened to NIS or N1) is a video game company based in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan. They are relatively famous for their use of detailed pixel art sprites instead of the photorealistic 3D models toward which the rest of the industry is leaning, and their many {{Strategy RPG}}s with [[AbsurdlyHighLevelCap absurdly high]] PowerLevels. |
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| 5 | "Nippon Ichi" is Japanese for "Japan One" or, in other words, "Japan's Best". It also happens to be part of [[VideoGame/FatalFury Mai]] [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Shiranui's]] CatchPhrase[[note]]"Yo! Nippon Ichi!"[[/note]]. |
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| 7 | Nippon Ichi opened an American branch called NIS America in 2003 (which has also operated in Europe since 2009, under the same name), which publishes games from both its Japanese parent company and other smaller companies (much like Creator/{{Atlus}} USA, which localized several of Nippon Ichi's games before 2003 and today distributes several of NIS America's games). These include numerous games developed by Creator/IdeaFactory, Creator/CompileHeart and Hit Maker, and nearly anything from Gust Corporation; the two have been partners in Japan for some time and that extends to America as well, with the ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'' (from ''Atelier Iris'' on) essentially forming the "second tentpole" of NIS America's output. |
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| 9 | NIS America is also in the anime licensing business. Up until March 2014, all of NIS America's releases were subtitled-only.[[note]]Which is ironic, [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing because they dub games quite well,]] albeit this is for being able to fund their video game dubs, as Sony requires including an English dub in their consoles and they don't have a choice on this one.[[/note]] Their first dubbed release was the re-release of ''Literature/{{Toradora}}''. |
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| 11 | %%Please leave the redlinks. They exist so someone can make a page later. |
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| 14 | [[folder:Games developed by Nippon Ichi]] |
| 15 | [[index]] |
| 16 | * ''VideoGame/BattlePrincessOfArcadias'' |
| 17 | * ''VideoGame/ClosedNightmare'' |
| 18 | * ''VideoGame/CookingFighterHao'' |
| 19 | * ''[[VideoGame/CriminalGirls Criminal Girls: Invite Only]]'' (Developed by Creator/{{Imageepoch}}) |
| 20 | ** ''VideoGame/CriminalGirls2PartyFavors'' |
| 21 | * ''VideoGame/TheCruelKingAndTheGreatHero'' |
| 22 | * ''VideoGame/DestinyConnectTickTockTravelers'' |
| 23 | * ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series: |
| 24 | ** ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness''[[note]]Publisher as of 2007's ''Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness''. Original [=PS2=] release published by Creator/{{Atlus}}[[/note]] |
| 25 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'' |
| 26 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' |
| 27 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' |
| 28 | ** ''VideoGame/DisgaeaD2ABrighterDarkness'' |
| 29 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance'' |
| 30 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea6DefianceOfDestiny'' |
| 31 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea7VowOfTheVirtueless'' |
| 32 | ** ''VisualNovel/DisgaeaInfinite'' |
| 33 | ** ''VideoGame/DisgaeaRPG'' |
| 34 | ** ''VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero'' |
| 35 | ** ''[[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!]]'' |
| 36 | * ''VisualNovel/ExileElection'' |
| 37 | * ''VideoGame/TheGuidedFateParadox'' |
| 38 | ** ''VideoGame/TheAwakenedFateUltimatum'' |
| 39 | * ''Hayarigami'' series: |
| 40 | ** ''VisualNovel/{{Hayarigami}}'' |
| 41 | ** ''VisualNovel/Hayarigami2'' |
| 42 | ** ''VisualNovel/Hayarigami3'' |
| 43 | ** ''VisualNovel/ShinHayarigami'' |
| 44 | ** ''VisualNovel/ShinHayarigami2'' |
| 45 | ** ''VisualNovel/ShinHayarigami3'' |
| 46 | * ''VideoGame/HeroMustDie'' |
| 47 | * ''VideoGame/HotaruNoNikkiTheFireflyDiary'' |
| 48 | * ''VideoGame/JigsawMadness'' |
| 49 | * ''VisualNovel/KamigamiNoAsobi'' |
| 50 | * ''VideoGame/LaPucelleTactics''[[note]]Publisher as of 2022's ''Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 3''. Original [=PS2=] release published by Mastiff[[/note]] |
| 51 | * ''VideoGame/TheLiarPrincessAndTheBlindPrince'' |
| 52 | * ''VideoGame/MadRatDead'' |
| 53 | * ''[[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome]]'' |
| 54 | * ''[[VideoGame/MonsterMenuTheScavengersCookbook Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook]]'' |
| 55 | * ''VisualNovel/MyHaremHeavenIsYandereHell'' |
| 56 | * ''VideoGame/PennyPunchingPrincess'' |
| 57 | * ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'' |
| 58 | * ''VideoGame/{{Pieces}}'', an oft-forgotten PuzzleGame that was their first title to be released outside Japan, released before they were even called Nippon Ichi (Then called Prism Kikaku) |
| 59 | * ''VisualNovel/ProcessOfElimination'' |
| 60 | * ''VideoGame/PuchiPuchiVirus'' |
| 61 | * ''Rhapsody'' series |
| 62 | ** ''VideoGame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure''[[note]]Publisher as of 2008's Nintendo DS UpdatedRerelease. Original [=PS1=] release published by Creator/{{Atlus}}[[/note]] |
| 63 | ** ''VideoGame/RhapsodyIIBalladOfTheLittlePrincess'' |
| 64 | ** ''VideoGame/RhapsodyIIIMemoriesOfMarlKingdom'' |
| 65 | * ''VideoGame/PoisonControl'' |
| 66 | * ''VideoGame/ThePrincessGuide'' |
| 67 | * ''VideoGame/ARoseInTheTwilight'' |
| 68 | * ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'' |
| 69 | * ''VisualNovel/TokuHou'' |
| 70 | * ''VideoGame/VoidTRrLMVoidTerrarium'' |
| 71 | * ''The Witch and The Hundred Knight'' series: |
| 72 | ** ''VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight'' |
| 73 | ** ''VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight2'' |
| 74 | ** ''VideoGame/LabyrinthOfRefrainCovenOfDusk'' |
| 75 | ** ''VideoGame/LabyrinthOfGalleriaTheMoonSociety'' |
| 76 | * ''Yomawari'' series: |
| 77 | ** ''VideoGame/YomawariNightAlone'' |
| 78 | ** ''VideoGame/YomawariMidnightShadows'' |
| 79 | ** ''VideoGame/YomawariLostInTheDark'' |
| 80 | * ''[[VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman]]'' |
| 81 | * ''VideoGame/ZillionsOfEnemyX'' |
| 82 | [[/folder]] |
| 83 | |
| 84 | [[folder:Games from other Japanese development houses published by NIS America]] |
| 85 | * ''VideoGame/TheAllianceAlive HD Remaster'' (Nintendo Switch, [=PS4=] and PC. The original 3DS version was published by Creator/{{Atlus}}) |
| 86 | * ''VideoGame/AmagoushiNoYakata'' |
| 87 | * ''VideoGame/ArNosurgeOdeToAnUnbornStar'' (Limited Edition only) |
| 88 | * ''Ar tonelico'' series: |
| 89 | ** ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoMelodyOfElemia'' |
| 90 | ** ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoIIMelodyOfMetafalica'' |
| 91 | ** ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoQogaKnellOfArCiel'' |
| 92 | * ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'' (handed off to Creator/KoeiTecmo as of ''VideoGame/AtelierAyeshaTheAlchemistOfDusk'') |
| 93 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierAnnieAlchemistsOfSeraIsland'' |
| 94 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana'' |
| 95 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierIris2TheAzothOfDestiny'' |
| 96 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierIris3GrandPhantasm'' |
| 97 | ** ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis'' |
| 98 | ** ''VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy'' |
| 99 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierRoronaTheAlchemistOfArland'' |
| 100 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierTotoriTheAdventurerOfArland'' |
| 101 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierMeruruTheApprenticeOfArland'' |
| 102 | ** ''VideoGame/AtelierShallieAlchemistsOfTheDuskSea'' (Limited Edition only) |
| 103 | * ''VideoGame/BlackRockShooter'' |
| 104 | * ''Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light'' |
| 105 | * ''Bleach: Soul Resurreccion'' |
| 106 | * ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect: Overdose'' |
| 107 | ** ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect2'' |
| 108 | * ''VideoGame/CaveStory 3D'' |
| 109 | * ''VideoGame/ClaDun: This is an RPG'' (also published by Nippon Ichi in Japan), has Asagi cameos |
| 110 | ** ''[=ClaDun X2=]'' |
| 111 | ** ''[=ClaDun=] Returns: This Is Sengoku!'' |
| 112 | * ''VideoGame/CrossEdge'' |
| 113 | * ''VideoGame/{{Crystar}}'' (Nintendo Switch version; International PC and [=PS4=] versions were published by Creator/SpikeChunsoft) |
| 114 | * ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' series (All PC versions were published by developer Creator/SpikeChunsoft; TheAnimeOfTheGame is licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}}) |
| 115 | ** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' |
| 116 | ** ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' |
| 117 | ** ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' |
| 118 | ** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' |
| 119 | * ''VideoGame/DemonGaze'' |
| 120 | * ''Dragoneer's Aria'' |
| 121 | * ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown'' (European publisher) |
| 122 | * ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey IV: Legends of the Titan'' (European publisher) |
| 123 | * ''Fallen Legion'' and ''VideoGame/FallenLegionRevenants'' (Nintendo Switch version; [=PS4=], Vita and Steam versions were self-published by [=YummyYummyTummy=]) |
| 124 | * ''VideoGame/FairyFencerF'' ([=PS3=] version only) |
| 125 | * ''Generation of Chaos'' series |
| 126 | * ''VideoGame/GodWarsFuturePast'' (developed by Kadokawa Games) |
| 127 | * ''VideoGame/{{GrimGrimoire}}'' (also published by Nippon Ichi in Japan; has a crossover in ''Soul Nomad'') |
| 128 | * ''Happy Birthdays'' (a.k.a. ''Birthdays: The Beginning'' on [=PS4=] and PC; released under its original title on Nintendo Switch) |
| 129 | * ''VideoGame/Killer7'' (PC version) |
| 130 | * ''VideoGame/LastRebellion'' |
| 131 | * ''VideoGame/{{Legasista}}'' (also published by Nippon Ichi in Japan) |
| 132 | * ''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries The Legend of Heroes - Trails]]'': |
| 133 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'' |
| 134 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfNayutaBoundlessTrails'' |
| 135 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' (beginning with ''Cold Steel III''; prior installments were published by Creator/XSEEDGames) |
| 136 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie'' |
| 137 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsThroughDaybreak'' |
| 138 | * ''VideoGame/TheLongestFiveMinutes'' |
| 139 | * ''VideoGame/MugenSouls'' ([=PS3=] version only) |
| 140 | ** ''Mugen Souls Z'' |
| 141 | * ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series (video games only, TheAnimeOfTheGame is licensed and dubbed by Creator/FUNimation; games handed off to [[Creator/IdeaFactory Idea Factory International]] as of ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaReBirth1'') |
| 142 | ** ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia'' |
| 143 | ** ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2'' |
| 144 | ** ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'' |
| 145 | ** ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaProducingPerfection'' |
| 146 | * ''[[VideoGame/Persona4 Persona 4 Golden]]'' (European publisher) |
| 147 | * ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' (European publisher) |
| 148 | * ''VideoGame/RodeaTheSkySoldier'' |
| 149 | * ''UsefulNotes/RPGMaker Fes'' |
| 150 | * ''VideoGame/{{Reynatis}}'' |
| 151 | * ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove'' |
| 152 | * ''[[VideoGame/SoulHackers Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers]]'' (European publisher) |
| 153 | * ''VideoGame/SpectralSoulsRessurrectionOfTheEtherealEmpires'' |
| 154 | * ''VideoGame/TheSilverCase'' |
| 155 | ** ''VideoGame/TheTwentyFifthWard'' |
| 156 | * ''VideoGame/TimeAndEternity'' |
| 157 | * ''VideoGame/TokyoTattooGirls'' |
| 158 | * ''Franchise/{{Touhou|Project}}'' Play! Doujin titles for [=PS4=] and Nintendo Switch |
| 159 | * ''VideoGame/TrinityUniverse'' (Developed for Nippon Ichi by Idea Factory in combination with Gust. Features Etna, Flonne, and Prinny from ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' and Violet and Pamela from ''[[VideoGame/AtelierVioletTheAlchemistOfGramnad2 Atelier Violet]]'' as guest cameos.) |
| 160 | * ''Viral Survival'' |
| 161 | * ''VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai 4'' (European publisher) |
| 162 | * ''VideoGame/WhatDidIDoToDeserveThisMyLord'' series (first two games only; ''No Heroes Allowed!'', ''No Heroes Allowed! No Puzzles, Either'', and ''No Heroes Allowed VR'' were published by Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment in North America) |
| 163 | * ''VideoGame/AWitchsTale'' |
| 164 | * ''VideoGame/WorldsEndClub'' |
| 165 | * ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' (exclusive publishing rights; the other titles are published by Creator/XSEEDGames) |
| 166 | ** ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana'' |
| 167 | ** ''VideoGame/YsIXMonstrumNox'' |
| 168 | ** ''VideoGame/YsXNordics'' |
| 169 | * ''VisualNovel/YurukillTheCalumniationGames'' (console versions only) |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Anime licensed by NIS America [[note]]Were all, until July 1st 2014, sub-only[[/note]]]] |
| 173 | * ''[[Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day]]'' (reissued by Creator/AniplexUSA) [[note]]License has expired[[/note]] |
| 174 | * ''Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge'' |
| 175 | * ''Manga/Brave10'' |
| 176 | * ''Manga/BunnyDrop'' |
| 177 | * ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' (First anime license rescue, includes the Animax English dub) |
| 178 | * ''Manga/CatGod'' |
| 179 | * ''Manga/ChroniclesOfTheGoingHomeClub'' |
| 180 | * ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'' |
| 181 | * ''Literature/TheEccentricFamily'' |
| 182 | * ''Anime/FuseMemoirsOfAHuntress'' [[note]]License has expired[[/note]] |
| 183 | * ''Anime/GhastlyPrinceEnmaBurningUp'' |
| 184 | * ''Anime/HanasakuIroha'' |
| 185 | * ''Manga/HouseOfFiveLeaves'' (rescued from Creator/FUNimation) [[note]]License has expired[[/note]] |
| 186 | * ''Literature/IfHerFlagBreaks'' |
| 187 | * ''{{Literature/Katanagatari}}'' [[note]]License has expired[[/note]] |
| 188 | * ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'' |
| 189 | * ''Franchise/LoveLive: School Idol Project'' (Both Seasons and the movie; Originally released sub-only in September 2014, was re-released on February 14th, 2016 with an all new English dub) |
| 190 | * ''Manga/MyLittleMonster'' |
| 191 | * ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea'' (Their second original dub, first dubbed release to not be a re-release) |
| 192 | * ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'' |
| 193 | * ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' (NIS' license to the first season has expired, and it is streaming on Crunchyroll but it has yet to re-enter print) |
| 194 | * ''Anime/OccultAcademy'' [[note]]License has expired[[/note]] |
| 195 | * ''Literature/OurHomesFoxDeity'' |
| 196 | * ''Manga/OtomeYoukaiZakuro'' |
| 197 | * ''Anime/PersonaTrinitySoul'' |
| 198 | * ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' (rescued from Creator/FUNimation) |
| 199 | * ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' (first anime reissued and dubbed by [=NIS=] America) |
| 200 | * ''[[Manga/KotouraSan The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura]]'' |
| 201 | * ''Literature/ThePilotsLoveSong'' |
| 202 | ** ''Literature/ThePrincessAndThePilot'' |
| 203 | * ''Manga/{{Wagnaria}}'' (The first season's license expired in November 2015) |
| 204 | * ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' |
| 205 | * ''Manga/YuruYuri'' |
| 206 | * ''Zakura'' |
| 207 | [[/index]] |
| 208 | [[/folder]] |
| 209 | ---- |
| 210 | !Tropes that are commonly found in Nippon Ichi games: |
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| 212 | !!Gameplay Tropes: |
| 213 | * AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: Most games stick with two-digit level numbers (or they'll give you a level 100 if you're lucky). While most Nippon Ichi games can be beaten before you reach the third digit, the actual level caps have ''four digits''. And they also for several games allow you to reset a character's levels, but not the base stats, meaning that a fully levelled character can have stats which are in the TRILLIONS. |
| 214 | * ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: You might have 50+ characters, but you can only ever bring out 10 on any given map. |
| 215 | ** The Makai Kingdom DLC for Disgaea 5 let's the player field 15 or 20 units instead: Zetta's Overload Invites an expanded base that lets you field 5 more units, and Petta's lets other units use their Overload a second time during the fight. Downside is it's hard to return units to the base as the new base is higher up, doubly so if two are invited. |
| 216 | * AttractMode: Most games will either play a cutscene with backstory or demonstrate some of the crazier stuff available if left alone at the title screen. |
| 217 | * BadExportForYou: Their localizations of non-[=NIS=] titles, and sometimes even [=NIS=] titles, leave something to be desired. For example, their localization of ''Ar Tonelico II'' introduced a series of {{Game Breaking Bug}}s that were not present in the original Japanese release. |
| 218 | * BonusDungeon: Any item, any character, and in some games (e.g. ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave''), any adjective. |
| 219 | * {{Cap}}: Averted in most, there generally is no damage or stat caps and characters can do many thousands or even millions of damage in a hit if [[LevelGrinding brought to a high enough level]]. |
| 220 | * ColorCodedArmies: Usually life bars only, although the ''Disgaea'' port for the Nintendo DS also featured colour-coded icons on the mini-map. |
| 221 | * CombatMedic: Most Nippon Ichi healers can fight just fine, though some require tweaking using things like ''Disgaea's'' Apprentice system. |
| 222 | * CompilationRerelease: ''Prinny Presents: NIS Classics'' is a series of internationally-released two-pack compilations for MediaNotes/TheNinthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames, while notably including updated versions of titles [[LateExportForYou that had previously been exclusive to Japan]]. |
| 223 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Usually averted, as the computer cannot throw except in ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'' and ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'' (one of the NIS-produced {{Strategy Guide}}s even mentioned this, pointing out that the games would be far harder if the computer had this ability). The Anti-Matter ability in ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'' is an exception. |
| 224 | * CreatorDrivenSuccessor: |
| 225 | ** ''VideoGame/HotaruNoNikkiTheFireflyDiary'' and ''VideoGame/ARoseInTheTwilight'' are story-unrelated 2D Horror platformers with chibi artstyle by Masayuki Furuya. ''VideoGame/VoidTRrLMVoidTerrarium'' sometimes is added to the lineup by being by the same team even if it's a different genre. |
| 226 | ** ''VideoGame/TheCruelKingAndTheGreatHero'' and ''Videogame/TheLiarPrincessAndTheBlindPrince'' are a SugarBowl picture book-like stories by Sayaka Oda, but aside a crossover comic are unrelated. |
| 227 | * EverythingFades: Applies in all games except ''Phantom Brave.'' In that one, piles of corpses may impede movement or targeting. A moderate amount of damage applied to the corpse will remove it. You could also simply [[GrievousHarmWithABody use them]] as a weapon, stepping stool, distraction, etc etc. |
| 228 | * ExtendedGameplay: By the bucket, even if you do generally have to start a NewGamePlus at least once to get at some of it. |
| 229 | * ForcedLevelGrinding: Most of Nippon Ichi's TurnBasedStrategy and {{Roguelike}} games devolve into this by the post game as the later bosses reach up to four-digit levels with ridiculous stats to match. |
| 230 | * GlassCannon: Common result of obeying One Stat To Rule Them All. The Magic-based classes typically fall into this trope. |
| 231 | * HubLevel: Games that don't use a world map typically have one of these. ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'' combines the two. |
| 232 | * ImprovisedWeapon |
| 233 | * LevelGrinding: And how! |
| 234 | * MagicKnight: From ''Disgaea'' on, there is a class explicitly named this. Some plot characters also qualify, and use of reincarnation can make almost anyone a Magic Knight. |
| 235 | * {{Mana}}: Mana in Nippon Ichi games is different from how it's handled in other similar games. There is indeed a secondary bar called "SP" which drains as you use special abilities, but Mana is a separate statistic from that. It's usually generated from defeating opponents (depending on the game) and is a measure of how much hidden power or potential a character may have. In the ''Disgaea'' games, this means you can ask for different things from the Dark Assembly. In ''VideoGame/ClaDun'' it's how many slots a character gives you for upgrade items. In ''Phantom Brave,'' mana is used to gain new skills on weapons and fuse them to make them stronger. |
| 236 | * MinMaxing: All of Nippon Ichi's TurnBasedStrategy games thrive on this. Once you reach post game, it's all about making your character(s) as stupidly powerful as possible. |
| 237 | * MonsterAllies: From the very beginning, monsters can join the party. |
| 238 | * NewGamePlus |
| 239 | * NonstandardGameOver |
| 240 | * OneStatToRuleThemAll: Because of how damage is calculated, [[RocketTagGameplay defence becomes increasingly useless as attack power increases.]] At high levels, the most viable strategy is to pump your attack stat (usually ATK or INT) as high as possible and just blitz the enemy in a one-turn do-or-die attack. In ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'', Speed can claim a tie or even a solo first if used as the attack stat. |
| 241 | ** Averted in Disgaea 5 due to the addition of armor mastery and skill level reducing SP cost instead. Not having a tank in this game is a very bad idea in post game. |
| 242 | * OptionalBoss: Cameos from just about every other game appear in every other game, but Baal deserves special mention -- he is in every major game by Nippon Ichi and is always the ultimate threat. And as soon as Zetta calls him on this fact, Asagi makes her premier. |
| 243 | * OverNineThousand: The sheer amount of high levels in most N1 games is just ''staggering'' to the average RPG fan. Add in that you can also level up weapons and abilities to insane levels and... |
| 244 | * PinballScoring: A damage example. If you can easily count how many digits your "Total Damage" counter has, your units aren't powerful enough. |
| 245 | * PlayerHeadquarters: The Hub Level of each game generally serve as this. |
| 246 | * PlayerMooks: A staple of nearly all the TurnBasedStrategy games. ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'' takes the cake here, as until you get to the bonus content, literally none of your playable characters are plot characters. |
| 247 | * RandomlyGeneratedLoot: The stats of the items sold in shops or won in battle tend to vary (there's usually a way of increasing an item's stats with a bit of grinding anyway, though). |
| 248 | * RecurringBoss: Baal, Laharl, [[VideoGame/LaPucelle Prier]], and Asagi. |
| 249 | * RocketTagGameplay: High-level random dungeon enemies and bonus bosses can usually kill player units in one hit regardless of defense stats. The reverse is generally true, though bosses are a bit more resilient. |
| 250 | * SignatureMove: The skill [[WaveMotionSword Dimension Slash]] has become a recurring sword skill and usually one of the strongest ever since the first Disgaea, though it's name and appearance somewhat changes with each game. |
| 251 | * SplashDamageAbuse: In games with tiles (''VideoGame/LaPucelle'' and the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' games), the area of effect for magic can be abused to extend the range of your spells by a couple tiles. The 7-tile checker array is especially good. In titles like ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'' and ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'', the trope still applies, though targeting can be a bit trickier (this is due to the tricky aiming with area of effect skills in these non-tile games). |
| 252 | * SpritePolygonMix: The majority of Nippon Ichi's games from MediaNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames onward utilize sprites for characters and other objects while the stages are made with polygons. When MediaNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames rolled around, some of their games began adding more interaction between the sprite and polygon elements like rendering particularly large characters with polygons. |
| 253 | * SuperMovePortraitAttack: They actually provide the image for the trope. |
| 254 | * TurnBasedStrategy: Most of their games, in fact. |
| 255 | * UpdatedRerelease: Currently, ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', ''Videogame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure'', ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'', ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|Cursed Memories}}'', ''VideoGame/LaPucelle'', ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'', ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4}}'' have received one, though the PSP versions of ''La Pucelle'' and ''Makai Kingdom'' [[LateExportForYou did not leave Japan for years]], only releasing westward as part of a ''Prinny Presents: NIS Classics'' CompilationRerelease. ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'' is the only [=PS2=]-era Nippon Ichi game that has yet to receive an update, even after being included in ''Prinny Presents: NIS Classics Volume 1''. |
| 256 | ** ''VideoGame/CriminalGirls'' was originally a PSP game that was ported to the Vita with the subtitle "''Invitation''". It was ''Invitation'' that was released outside of Japan under the new subtitle "''Invite Only''". |
| 257 | ** It has been explicitly stated that ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 5}}'' will not receive one, at least on the Vita, as A: ''Disgaea 4'' already pushed the system to the limit and required the old graphics to be cut, and B: The [=PS4=] is much more powerful than the Vita or [=PS3=] which has allowed ''Disgaea 5'' to have more units on a map than any of the previous games (''Disgaea 5'' can have over 100 on the field at a time under the right conditions). While ''Disgaea 5'' migrated to PC & the Platform/NintendoSwitch as ''Disgaea 5 Complete'', it was only a straight port of the game, but did have all the DLC included for free. Later, ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 6}}'' received the same "Complete" edition treatment, adding some additional unit color palettes in addition to the free DLC. |
| 258 | * VideoGame3DLeap: ''VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight'' is the first game developed by Nippon Ichi that doesn't use sprite based or SpritePolygonMix graphics. ''VideoGame/TheAwakenedFateUltimatum'' makes a similar leap, abandoning the SpritePolygonMix of its predecessor, ''VideoGame/TheGuidedFateParadox'', for CelShading. |
| 259 | * WhiteMage: The Healer classes. |
| 260 | |
| 261 | !!Story and Characterization Tropes: |
| 262 | |
| 263 | * AxCrazy: Every ''Disgaea'' game has at least one somewhat ax-crazy guy, but Sapphire embodies it. [[spoiler:Everybody in the demon path of ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters''.]] |
| 264 | * BadAssNormal: Pick a human, any human (in the context of game play). Sapphire embodies this trope story wise. Subverted with [[spoiler:Adell who only thinks he's human.]] |
| 265 | * BittersweetEnding: Several, the normal (non canonical) ending of Disgaea 1 is probably the worst offender. |
| 266 | * BlackComedy: There's usually at least a little of this in most Nippon Ichi games. |
| 267 | * {{Butt Monkey}}: Poor, poor Asagi. You can't sink much lower than second banana to a Prinny. |
| 268 | * TheChessmaster: Regular trope, used even by good characters, (used most often by good ones at that). |
| 269 | * CrossOver: Most Nippon Ichi games feature {{Secret Character}}s from other Nippon Ichi games. |
| 270 | * CueTheFlyingPigs: DO NOT ask when Makai Wars will get released. Asagi has been waiting for over a decade. [[note]]It's been announced for PSP, Playstation 3 and mobile so far, but has still not got a release date.[[/note]] |
| 271 | * CuteBruiser: Almost every game in Nippon Ichi's collection has at least one, and usually many more. |
| 272 | * DarkIsNotEvil: That's every Nippon Ichi game in a nutshell, really. |
| 273 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 274 | * DefeatMeansFriendship |
| 275 | * DemonOfHumanOrigin: Kill too many Demon Overlords (or a strong enough singular one) and you become one. Very important rule to remember throughout the games. [[spoiler: This is the canonical ending to Priere of ''La Pucelle'' -- in the bonus ending she becomes Overlord Priere after beating up too many things inside the bonus dungeons, in all her cameos, this is the role she appears as.]] |
| 276 | * TheDitz: Usually as a foil for the Deadpan Snarker. |
| 277 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Asagi... maybe, kinda. To elaborate, Asagi was a demo character used to test out the engine of one of the games (the persistent rumor is that she was supposed to be the main character of the cancelled ''Makai Wars'' for the PSP), but the developers liked her so much that they kept her around as a cameo in other games. She usually [[PaintingTheMedium bemoans the fact that she doesn't have her own game yet]] and tries to [[HostileShowTakeover take your game for her own.]] So she's an Early Bird Cameo for a game that hasn't been made yet. She ''kind of'' got her own game, but being a Japan-only [[GachaGames gacha game]], as far as even the devs are concerned, she still hasn't quite got to be a Main Character. |
| 278 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Most of Nippon Ichi's games prior to ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'' did not have full dual language voice overs. You were able to choose between English and Japanese voices for cut scenes, but in-battle dialogue remained dubbed in English. |
| 279 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Seedle, Drazil and Super Hero Aurum all get lectures like this. |
| 280 | * EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Mid-Boss, as well as the fact that a lot of characters have French words for names (''La Pucelle'' especially so). |
| 281 | * FallenHero: [[spoiler:Thorndyke and Gig in ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters''. Thorndyke's fall is in the Demon Path and Gig was tossed (through the actions of Drazil before the game) down. Super Hero Aurum also applies.]] |
| 282 | * GuileHero: Sereph Lamington, Champloo (to a lesser extent) and Lady Virtuous. Lamington especially shows just how scary these characters can be. |
| 283 | * HeroesPreferSwords: [[VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Revya]] with his[=/=]her [[ArtifactOfDoom Onyx Blade]] is the only one to play the trope completely straight. The other main characters either avert it or swords are just one option among the other weapons he[=/=]she is capable of wielding (Though promotional art and their personal stats might pull them closer to this trope). |
| 284 | * HeroicSacrifice: It usually ends up triggering the main character's UnstoppableRage and, in some cases, their SuperpoweredEvilSide. Coincidentally, a good portion of them are blondes. |
| 285 | * HiddenDepths: Lamington, Adell and Champloo are '''much''' smarter than they look and act. |
| 286 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Oh boy. Every game has plenty but Phantom Brave takes the cake. Or fish. Or phonograph. |
| 287 | * LightIsNotGood: See "Dark Is Not Evil". |
| 288 | * MilestoneCelebration: Five games have been in development in celebration of Nippon Ichi's 20th Anniversary. These games are ''VideoGame/TheGuidedFateParadox'', ''VisualNovel/TokuHou: The Truth of the World'', ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2'', ''VideoGame/ZillionsOfEnemyX'', and ''VideoGame/BattlePrincessOfArcadias''. Of the five, only ''The Guided Fate Paradox'', ''Disgaea D2'', and ''Battle Princess of Arcadias'' were released outside of Japan. |
| 289 | ** For the 25th Anniversary, they announced... ''Makai Wars''. Asagi is hopeful. |
| 290 | * MultipleEndings: And it's usually far harder to get the worst endings than the good endings. |
| 291 | * TheMultiverse: All of the [=tRPGs=] take place in the same multiverse. |
| 292 | ** The Witch and the Hundred Knight series has its own, along with an internal rule setting a hard cap on "safe" worlds. Simply put, while there are an infinite number of worlds, only 26 are permitted to exist at any given time. [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The rest are subjected to visits]] from creatures like the [[PlanetEater Hundred Knight or Velkuvrana]]. |
| 293 | * NoFourthWall: Mostly in the Franchise/{{Disgaea}} series but even the more serious games have been known to break the fourth wall (Usually in post-game content). |
| 294 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Marona and Almaz. Deconstructed with [[spoiler: Artina's death in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|A Promise Unforgotten}}'', which caused Nemo to become an OmnicidalManiac.]] |
| 295 | * NobleDemon: Most of the demons claim to be evil, but they're simply rude jackasses at worst. |
| 296 | * ObligatorySwearing: The developer's localization team are fond of placing at least one mild to strong cuss word (shit, ass, bitch, slut, etc.) in ''all'' games with a Teen (or equivalent) rating, which actually is almost of all of their games; still they're rare and doesn't sound gratuitous at all, exception goes to ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'' in which the script doesn't waste a chance to drop some bombs, and yet it comes out pretty funny. |
| 297 | * OlderAndWiser: Borderline--many of said {{Optional Boss}}es tend to be earlier heroes. |
| 298 | * OnlySaneMan: One per game. |
| 299 | * OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: In NIS games there have been two recurring types of werewolves, one is the constantly transformed man-like werewolf and the other is of the "humanoid with a wolf tail" variety, who are rarely seen completely transformed, if ever. The first type appears in the [[VideoGame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure Marl Kingdom games]] and in ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'', the other types appears as plot related characters in both [[VideoGame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure Marl Kingdom games]] VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|A Promise Unforgotten}}, and VideoGame/{{Disgaea 5}} namely Gao, Ran Ran,Fenrich and Zeroken. |
| 300 | * OutOfCharacterMoment: Quite common in NIS games, particularly [[PlayableEpilogue the post-game content]]. |
| 301 | * ParentalAbandonment: It would be easier to list the NIS characters who ''have'' living parents. |
| 302 | * ThePlan: Used a lot by both good and bad guys. |
| 303 | * ThePowerOfLove: Expect this to play a vital role in the plots of nearly all their games. It's used as a serious plot device even in the stories that directly parody it. |
| 304 | * RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: How [[spoiler:Seedle]] and [[spoiler:Hawthorne]] are revealed to be utter monsters. After Jennifer asked whether demons molested Laharl, he took offence to the human perception that demons are rapists. |
| 305 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The demons and angels in their games have very long lifespans, to say the least: for a simple formula, take their estimated age based on their appearance and multiply it by 100. |
| 306 | * RedIsHeroic: Pick any main character of a Nippon Ichi game. Chances are they will have some red on them whether it's their hair color or an article of clothing. Asagi, who wears mostly black and white, hasn't taken note of this. |
| 307 | * RunningGag: Asagi attempting a HostileShowTakeover in each game. It sorta works in ''VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero'', where she's the main character of her own mini-campaign... about various Asagis attempting this. |
| 308 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: This trope shows up enough that even Nippon Ichi's MoeAnthropomorphism [[http://levelupnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Nisa.jpg has one]]. |
| 309 | * TheStinger |
| 310 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Many, but the sexy-type monsters (drawn by the artist of the ''Marl'' series instead of the ''Disgaea'' artist) take the cake. Not to be outdone, the ''Disgaea'' artist has drawn nudist green flower-[[UnsettlingGenderReveal guys]] and warrior women wearing a pair of belts as a tube top. |
| 311 | ** Lampshaded in ''Disgaea 2'', where said flower-man's name is [[ShoutOut 'BRID]][[VideoGame/GuiltyGear GET.']] |
| 312 | ** Not to mention that only a handful of the ''male'' characters actually cover their chest. |
| 313 | * SuperHero: The Prism Rangers, Super Hero Aurum and the newest, Absolute Victory Unlosing Ranger, Star of Z.H.P. [yada yadda]. |
| 314 | * TokenMiniMoe: Expect at least one character fall into this trope in every single of their games. Even if there isn't in the original, expect one in remakes instead. |
| 315 | * TranslationStyleChoices: The localization team always goes for exotic English names for some titles and locations for TheMultiverse, and even the game itself; Maoh (Devil King, Devil Lord, ''The'' Devil) becomes ''Overlord'', Makai becomes Netherworld but it's basically the same thing; also as seen in ObligatorySwearing above, words and titles like ''Badass'' and ''Frickin Badass'' are used to set in stone how strong the character is. |
| 316 | * WorldOfHam |
| 317 | |
| 318 | !!The anime licensed by Nippon Ichi's branch, NIS America, provides example of: |
| 319 | * DigitalPiracyIsEvil: Although they use the popularity of a series via fansubs as a basis for licensing it, this company is usually well protective of their series when they license them. If you don't believe me, check [[http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/owners/45067/NIS-America/ this link]]. At the priginal time this entry was added, more than 250,000 links were removed by Google, regardless of the fansub. As of October 21, 2015, that number is nearly 560,000. |
| 320 | * IGaveMyWord: At Anime Expo 2013, they announced that they were looking into dubbing for future releases, something that surprised many of the fans, but many fans didn't expect them to keep their word. However, 8 months later on March 2014, they kept their word with the announcement of the reissuing of Toradora! with an English dub. |
| 321 | * {{Shoujo}}[=/=]{{Josei}}: A lot of the anime they are licensed are usually romantic[=/=]drama anime geared towards this demographic. |
| 322 | * LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Like ''Creator/{{Aniplex}}'', NIS America is found with this trope when they release their anime, albeit cheaper than Aniplex due to the fact that they originally [[NoDubForYou refused to dub any of their anime]]. |
| 323 | * NoDubForYou: Like Creator/SentaiFilmworks, they were originally a big proponent of this trope. Their anime titles were like that since 2010 because they entered the anime market around the time companies like Creator/ADVFilms and Creator/BandaiEntertainment were falling all over, and they completely refused to do any anime dubbing. That is until March 2014 when they announced that they are reissuing ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' with an English dub, much to the surprise and joy from many anime fans. And the upcoming ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' re-release will have a dub as well, though it is an older dub licensed from another company. Just when it seemed like ''Toradora'' was going to be their only dubbed release, it was later announced that two more titles will be dubbed: ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea'' (their first original, non re-release English dub), and ''Franchise/LoveLive'' (which is getting an English dubbed re-release). |
| 324 | |
| 325 | !!Trivia |
| 326 | * ActingForTwo: Almost inevitable with Creator/KaoriMizuhashi always providing the voice of a main character and Laharl in all of his cameos. |
| 327 | * {{Vaporware}}: ''Makai Wars'', the often alluded to game that Asagi was supposed to be the star of. It was originally slated to be released in 2005 and would have been Nippon Ichi's first PSP game. It was put on hold (With ''Makai Kingdom'' taking its place that year) with Nippon Ichi announcing that ''Makai Wars'' was going to be released on the Platform/PlayStation3 a couple of years later until the project was cancelled. The success of Asagi's fan club and the Makai Wars live concert has renewed Nippon Ichi's motivation to give Asagi her own game, leading to the announcement of ''Makai Wars'' for [[MilestoneCelebration the company's 25th anniversary]], though as a MobilePhoneGame rather than on a console or handheld. They have gone on record saying they would like to also produce the game for Playstation, but aren't sure they can just yet. |
| 328 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Creator/CompileHeart. The Companies had a nasty falling out that led to a number of NIS workers quitting to go work at Compile Heart. The exact reasons are unknown (Though it is apparently at least partly NIS's fault due to the rumors of mistreated employees tied to the falling out), the two companies have stopped working together and NISA eventually stopped bringing over Compile Heart's properties outside Japan. This is why Nisa/Nippon Ichi, the MoeAnthropomorphism of NIS, never appeared again after the first two ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia'' games. |
| 329 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: A [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/3c1d20c957159439a321d6f8119734d5/tumblr_o29bjkUS7P1rju5gjo1_400.jpg promo image]] for ''Makai Wars'' showed silhouettes for several now familiar monster types in later Nippon Ichi games. With ''Makai Wars''' cancellation, they eventually became the Orc, Mystic Beast, and Skeletal Dragon classes in ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'' and the Harpy, Cloudie, and Scissor Beetle enemies in ''VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject''. The ''Makai Wars'' Summer Greetings [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disgaea/images/b/bd/Dg04.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090825213549&path-prefix=en card]], which revealed Asagi for the first time, also shows a Rifle Demon, another monster that would debut in ''Disgaea 2''. |
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