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Echoes of Mana, New Console Mana Game, and More Announced at 30th Anniversary Event

Beautiful art in Echoes of Mana

After the release of the gorgeous Legend of Mana remaster, Square Enix isn’t done with the series yet! During the Seiken Densetsu 30th Anniversary broadcast, new entries in the Mana series were announced, such as Echoes of Mana for mobile devices and an as-yet unnamed console title. And if you haven’t had enough of Legend of Mana, an anime series was also announced.

First, let’s take a look at Echoes of Mana with the announcement trailer:

Developed by Wright Flyer Studios, Echoes of Mana releases for iOS and Android in 2022. This free-to-play 2D action RPG wil feature characters from the entire Mana series. The trailer showed off a few of them, such as the heroes of Adventures of Mana, and Keldric & Lekius from Dawn of Mana, to name a few.

As for another new game in the series, eager fans will need to wait a bit. Series creator Koichi Ishii stated the game was still in early development and unfortunately didn’t make the 30th anniversary event. But it exists!

In the meantime, you’ve got even more Mana to anticipate. The recent Trials of Mana remake releases for mobile devices on July 15th in Japan. The game will priced at 2,940 yen ($26.54 USD).

Lastly, an anime adaptation of Legend of Mana is on the way! Produced by Graphinica and Yokohoma Animation Lab, the studios recently produced the new opening to the Legend of Mana remaster. Titled Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal (Seiken Densetsu Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal), the anime will also be produced by Warner Bros. Japan. No premiere date for the show was announced, but stay tuned to RPGFan as we learn more!

For the full 30th anniversary event, check out the video below:

Which Mana project are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below! We will keep you posted on more details as they emerge.

Sources: Nova Crystallis and Anime News Network

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Tyler Trosper

Tyler Trosper

Tyler Trosper is a news writer for RPGFan. He has an unhealthy obsession with the Xeno franchise, especially Xenosaga. He runs a podcast about the series in his free time and sometimes works on fan projects. Tyler would die happy if Xenosaga Episode IV was announced. Besides Xeno, Tyler enjoys watching anime, his favorite being Neon Genesis Evangelion.

2 Responses to Echoes of Mana, New Console Mana Game, and More Announced at 30th Anniversary Event

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cinematicsunset

I think the anime is my number 1 take away. I love the stories from Legend of Mana and always wanted a more focused dive into them. I’d want my hype to be behind the new console title but If I’m honest some of the later Mana games seemed to have lost that magic. So we’ll have to wait and see how it turns out.

Mike Salbato
Mike Salbato

@cinematicsunset: I would love a well-made Mana console game, so I'm glad they're doing it. I think if they are inspired by the Trials remake, they'll be on the right track, and hopefully they learned their lesson from the likes of Dawn of Mana and other post-Legend console releases! There's just so much potential.

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