Elemental Gelade (also translated as "Erementar Gerad") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as "living weapons".
The manga series has been adapted into an anime TV series produced by XEBEC, two light novels, two video games for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance and four drama CDs. The anime ended with 26 episodes, but the manga is still being serialized in the monthly Japanese manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade, published by Mag Garden.
PLOT:
The tale of Elemental Gelade is set in the world of Guardia where beings called Edel Raids co-exist with humans. Edel Raids, (With it instead being pronounced EL-Dell) have the ability to fuse with a human and become a living weapon. The story focuses on the adventures of a young sky pirate named Cou Van Giruet, an Edel Raid named Reverie Metherlance or Ren as she prefers to be called, and three guardians of an Edel Raid protection organization called Arc Aile named Cisqua, Rowen, and Kuea. Reverie Metherlance is set on journeying to the legendary land of gold called Edel Garden, but it turns out that she is a powerful and rare Edel Raid called the shichikouhouji which leads to many villains attempting to kidnap her for themselves.
VIDEO GAMES:
Three video games based on Elemental Gelade was released only in Japan midway through the anime season for mobile phones, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance.[5] Prior to the PS2 release, Taito released a 2D fighting game for mobile phones in May 2005. The PS2 version of the game called Erementar Gerad - Matoe, Suifu no Ken was released on June 30, 2005. Matoe, Suifu no Ken is a 3D cel-shaded fighting game featuring seven characters/groups and two unlockable characters in four modes of play. It was re-released on June 8, 2006 as part of the Taito Best lineup.
Based on the Erementar Gerad manga/anime property, the pirate Coud van Giruet and his charge Reverie Metherlence reach the PS2 in a 3-D fighting game. Game modes include Story, Arcade, Training, and an unlockable Gallery mode. In the Story Mode, Coud and Ren face various challengers with standard attack moves as well as special attacks that are activated by holding the R2 trigger and a face button.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Comic & popular "Elemental Gerad" in the anime in the fighting game! Familiar characters who are drawn to real in toon shading, animation as well reproduces the effects and production of combat. The "?" for issuing a deathblow, introduced the Edirureido and sing system! It has become a fighting game with a high strategic.
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCIFI, Futuristic, Fantasy & Anime themes.
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