Ar Tonelico

Ar Tonelico
GenreRole-playing game
DevelopersGust Co. Ltd.
Banpresto
PublishersBanpresto
NIS America
505 Games
Bandai Namco Entertainment
CreatorAkira Tsuchiya
PlatformsPlayStation 2, PlayStation 3
First releaseAr tonelico: Melody of Elemia
January 26, 2006
Latest releaseAr tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
January 28, 2010

Ar tonelico is a multimedia project series made in collaboration by Gust Corporation and Banpresto (currently subsidiaries of Tecmo Koei and Namco Bandai Games respectively) consisting of video games, manga, and an OVA. The name of the series is also the name of the amplification complex composed by three monumental towers that appear in the aforementioned works. Throughout the life of the series, it was directed by Akira Tsuchiya (Gust) and produced by Atsunori Kawachi (Banpresto). The main theme songs for all of the games were sung by Akiko Shikata. Recently, it was succeeded by the Surge Concerto series.