Secret of Mana sequel getting set to rejoice its thirtieth anniversary.
In 1995, online game developer Sq. launched Seiken Densetsu 3 for the Tremendous Famicom, the bold, immensely gratifying follow-up to Seiken Densetsu 2, the sport that was launched in English-speaking areas as The Secret of Mana. Sadly, Seiken Densetsu 3 wouldn’t have an official English launch till 2019, when it was given the brand new title Trials of Mana. That was shortly adopted up with a remake of the sport in 2020 that obtained a full worldwide launch proper from the beginning.
And with Trials of Mana’s thirtieth anniversary arising subsequent yr, it’ll be celebrating with its first-ever live-action adaptation as a stage play.
Overlaying all nomenclature bases, the manufacturing’s full official title is Seiken Densetsu 3 Trials of Mana the Stage. Lengthy-time followers of the sport franchise shall be comfortable to know that Hiroki Kikuta, who composed the soundtrack of not solely Trials of Mana but in addition Secret of Mana, Rise of Mana, and this yr’s Visions of Mana, is dealing with the music for the stage play.
Forged to play Duran, Trials of Mana’s younger knight, is actor and dancer Kai Ogasawara, who’s additionally a member of boy band Chotokkyu. “It’s a nice honor to have the ability to take the stage to be a part of a manufacturing of Trials of Mana, which continues to be cherished by so many individuals because it nears its thirtieth anniversary,” says Ogasawara, including that he hopes that pre-existing followers shall be comfortable to see the sport’s characters seem on stage and in addition that the play will convey new followers to the franchise who’ve but to play the supply materials.
▼ Ogasawara in costume as Duran
Considered one of Trials of Mana’s most-defining gameplay components is that in the beginning of the sport you select three heroes from a pool of six, leading to a singular mixture of motivations, personalities, and ability units which produces completely different experiences for various gamers. Nonetheless, the Trials of Mana stage play will convey collectively all the group, with the opposite core solid consisting of:
● Ruito Aoyagi as Kevin
● Haruna Iikubo as Angela
● Karin Isobe as Riesz
● Haruse Akune as Hawkeye
● Amisa Miyazaki as Charlotte
▼ The in-game solid
▼ Announcement tweet for the manufacturing
Trials of Mana the Stage will open in Tokyo on the Sunshine Theater within the Ikebukuro neighborhood on March 7, the place it is going to run till March 16 (one efficiency per day on March 7, 10, 12, and 16, two per day on March 8, 9, 14, and 15, and no performances on March 11). The play then strikes to the Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Corridor in Osaka Metropolis from April 4 to six (two performances on April 5). Tickets are priced at 12,100 yen (US$81) with advance gross sales open now by means of the play’s official web site right here.
Supply: Trials of Mana the Stage official web site through Otakomu
Prime picture: Twitter/@stage_seiken
Insert pictures: Trials of Mana the Stage official web site (1, 2, 3)
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