<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
Allison	B-Application
novels	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
volumes	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
MediaWorks	O
under	O
their	O
Dengeki	O
Bunko	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
Allison	B-Application
sound	O
novel	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Allison	B-Application
and	O
Lillia	O
and	O
Treize	O
novels	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Allison	B-Application
&	O
Lillia	O
,	O
aired	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allison	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
series	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
containing	O
one	O
continent	O
(	O
extending	O
roughly	O
from	O
the	O
Equator	O
to	O
60	O
degrees	O
North	O
latitude	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
down	O
the	O
center	O
by	O
a	O
towering	O
mountain	O
range	O
and	O
a	O
huge	O
river	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
novel	O
,	O
Allison	B-Application
,	O
a	O
pilot	O
in	O
the	O
Roxche	O
Air	O
Force	O
,	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
visit	O
her	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Wilhelm	O
(	O
"	O
Wil	O
"	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
remained	O
at	O
school	O
over	O
his	O
summer	O
break	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
studies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
is	O
abducted	O
and	O
taken	O
over	O
to	O
Sou	O
Beil	O
,	O
Allison	B-Application
and	O
Wil	O
steal	O
an	O
airplane	O
and	O
chase	O
the	O
abductors	O
across	O
the	O
river	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
protagonist	O
and	O
namesake	O
,	O
Allison	B-Application
is	O
a	O
corporal	O
in	O
the	O
Roxche	O
Air	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Wil	O
,	O
Allison	B-Application
speaks	O
Bezelese	O
fluently	O
,	O
but	O
already	O
knew	O
it	O
when	O
the	O
two	O
met	O
,	O
having	O
learned	O
it	O
from	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
she	O
and	O
Wil	O
now	O
spend	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
apart	O
,	O
they	O
exchange	O
letters	O
frequently	O
and	O
Allison	B-Application
works	O
to	O
arrange	O
meetings	O
between	O
them	O
in	O
often-convoluted	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ace	O
pilot	O
,	O
Allison	B-Application
is	O
fond	O
of	O
unnecessarily	O
acrobatic	O
stunts	O
in	O
missions	O
that	O
amount	O
to	O
delivering	O
planes	O
or	O
engaging	O
in	O
joint	O
emergency	O
training	O
with	O
soldiers	O
from	O
"	O
Across	O
the	O
River	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
she	O
finds	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
admit	O
outright	O
,	O
Allison	B-Application
is	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Wil	O
and	O
is	O
continually	O
trying	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
two	O
closer	O
in	O
ways	O
that	O
either	O
Wil	O
fails	O
to	O
notice	O
or	O
other	O
events	O
interrupt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
Allison	B-Application
's	O
arrival	O
ten	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
he	O
became	O
her	O
semi-willing	O
"	O
lackey	O
"	O
almost	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Allison	B-Application
insists	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
adventures	O
,	O
he	O
relies	O
on	O
her	O
,	O
or	O
his	O
friend	O
's	O
,	O
financial	O
backing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
spent	O
much	O
of	O
his	O
childhood	O
with	O
Allison	B-Application
,	O
Wil	O
knows	O
her	O
better	O
than	O
almost	O
anyone	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
getting	O
roped	O
into	O
her	O
schemes	O
,	O
finds	O
himself	O
able	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
her	O
impulsiveness	O
and	O
her	O
idiosyncrasies	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benedict	O
first	O
encounters	O
Allison	B-Application
during	O
a	O
joint	O
training	O
session	O
between	O
Roxche	O
and	O
Sou	O
Beil	O
and	O
is	O
quite	O
taken	O
with	O
her	O
,	O
inviting	O
her	O
to	O
dine	O
with	O
the	O
Sou	O
Beil	O
soldiers	O
in	O
broken	O
Roxchean	O
and	O
later	O
asking	O
her	O
to	O
exchange	O
letters	O
as	O
a	O
couple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Allison	B-Application
rebuffs	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
still	O
recognizes	O
her	O
when	O
she	O
and	O
Wil	O
are	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
incident	O
with	O
Captain	O
Graz	O
's	O
"	O
Gang	O
of	O
Thugs	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
pursues	O
them	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
stopping	O
them	O
non-lethally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
views	O
Allison	B-Application
and	O
Wil	O
as	O
the	O
true	O
heroes	O
of	O
the	O
ordeal	O
,	O
and	O
considers	O
all	O
the	O
attention	O
an	O
inconvenience	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
feels	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
deserve	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
prone	O
to	O
the	O
occasional	O
slip-up	O
,	O
and	O
prefers	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
Allison	B-Application
and	O
Wil	O
in	O
Bezelese	O
unless	O
stealth	O
warrants	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allison	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
light	O
novels	O
written	O
by	O
Keiichi	O
Sigsawa	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Kouhaku	O
Kuroboshi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
Allison	B-Application
novels	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
novels	O
were	O
developed	O
into	O
the	O
first	O
thirteen	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
adaptation	O
Allison	B-Application
&	O
Lillia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
#	O
Title	O
ISBN	O
Release	O
date1March	O
2002	O
Allison	B-Application
drops	O
in	O
on	O
her	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Wilhelm	O
during	O
his	O
summer	O
break	O
from	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allison	B-Application
and	O
Wil	O
steal	O
an	O
airplane	O
and	O
cross	O
the	O
border	O
into	O
Sou	O
Beil	O
,	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
treasure.2March	O
2003	O
When	O
Wil	O
writes	O
to	O
Allison	B-Application
that	O
his	O
school	O
will	O
be	O
having	O
an	O
excursion	O
in	O
the	O
mountain	O
country	O
of	O
Iks	O
,	O
she	O
urges	O
him	O
into	O
going	O
despite	O
his	O
limited	O
financial	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
there	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
"	O
abducted	O
"	O
by	O
Allison	B-Application
,	O
who	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
meet	O
a	O
now	O
world-famous	O
Benedict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Allison	B-Application
's	O
plan	O
to	O
be	O
alone	O
with	O
Wil	O
is	O
thwarted	O
by	O
a	O
sudden	O
snowstorm	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
take	O
shelter	O
in	O
a	O
remote	O
village	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
worried	O
Benedict	O
sets	O
out	O
after	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
earlier	O
,	O
Allison	B-Application
,	O
Wil	O
,	O
and	O
Fiona	O
are	O
each	O
shocked	O
to	O
find	O
themselves	O
the	O
recipients	O
of	O
a	O
ticket	O
for	O
the	O
Transcontinental	O
Limited	O
Express	O
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Benedict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
the	O
Sou	O
Beil	O
officer	O
has	O
objectives	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
words	O
indicate	O
he	O
may	O
hold	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
the	O
mystery	O
surrounding	O
Allison	B-Application
's	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sound	O
novel	O
,	O
with	O
card	O
game	O
attributes	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
limited	O
and	O
regular	O
editions	O
by	O
MediaWorks	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allison	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
light	O
novels	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
MediaWorks	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
sound	O
novel	O
under	O
DS	B-Device
Dengeki	O
Bunko	O
,	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
MediaWorks	O
which	O
produces	O
sound	O
novels	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
based	O
from	O
light	O
novels	O
published	O
under	O
MediaWorks	O
 '	O
Dengeki	O
Bunko	O
publishing	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allison	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
produced	O
under	O
DS	B-Device
Dengeki	O
Bunko	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
others	O
include	O
Baccano	O
!,	O
Inukami	O
!,	O
and	O
Iriya	O
no	O
Sora	O
,	O
UFO	O
no	O
Natsu	O
.	O
</s>
