<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Meruru	I-Application
is	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Atelier	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
continues	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
emphasis	O
on	O
item	O
creation	O
and	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Arland	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Atelier	B-Application
Totori	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventurer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
titled	O
Atelier	B-Application
Meruru	I-Application
Plus	O
:	O
The	O
Apprentice	O
of	O
Arland	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Atelier	B-Application
Meruru	I-Application
DX	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
release	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
father	O
and	O
Gio	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Arland	O
,	O
discussed	O
the	O
merging	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
lands	O
,	O
she	O
met	O
Totori	B-Application
,	O
the	O
now-graduated	O
alchemist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dazzled	O
by	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
alchemy	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
country	O
prosper	O
,	O
she	O
forced	O
herself	O
on	O
Totori	B-Application
as	O
her	O
first	O
student	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Rorona	B-Application
joins	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
child	O
by	O
Astrid	O
after	O
drinking	O
an	O
experimental	O
potion	O
of	O
youth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
simply	O
Rorona	B-Application
,	O
she	O
is	O
Totori	B-Application
's	O
teacher	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Arland	O
installment	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
prefers	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
by	O
her	O
nickname	O
,	O
"	O
Rorona	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
Totori	B-Application
,	O
she	O
is	O
Meruru	O
's	O
mentor	O
and	O
previously	O
Rorona	B-Application
's	O
pupil	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
preceding	O
installment	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Totori	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventurer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Arland	O
aristocrat	O
who	O
is	O
exceedingly	O
fond	O
of	O
Totori	B-Application
as	O
a	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
experienced	O
adventurer	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
Sterk	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
knight	O
who	O
was	O
first	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
first	B-Application
Arland	I-Application
game	I-Application
who	O
holds	O
very	O
traditional	O
views	O
about	O
knighthood	O
and	O
wants	O
it	O
re-instituted	O
in	O
Arland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Totori	B-Application
and	O
Rorona	B-Application
,	O
as	O
alchemists	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
items	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
bonuses	O
like	O
Meruru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
re-release	O
,	O
titled	O
Atelier	B-Application
Meruru	I-Application
Plus	O
:	O
The	O
Alchemist	O
of	O
Arland	O
3	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
new	O
scenes	O
,	O
costumes	O
,	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
boss	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
Vita	O
release	O
of	O
Atelier	B-Application
Totori	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Atelier	B-Application
Totori	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
costumes	O
for	O
characters	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
costume	O
store	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
of	O
Atelier	B-Application
Meruru	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Cadena	O
"	O
performed	O
by	O
Mineko	O
Yamamoto	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
performed	O
Atelier	B-Application
Totori	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Adventurer	O
of	O
Arlands	O
opening	O
theme	O
)	O
with	O
Dani	O
on	O
guitar	O
and	O
bass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Metro	O
"	O
,	O
sung	O
by	O
mao	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
performed	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
ending	O
theme	O
)	O
with	O
Akihisa	O
Tsuboy	O
on	O
violin	O
and	O
Dani	O
on	O
guitar	O
and	O
bass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tech-Gaming	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
streamlined	O
mechanics	O
and	O
plotline	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
a	O
kingdom	O
development	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
Atelier	B-Application
Meruru	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
"	O
pleasing	O
and	O
poignant	O
conclusion	O
to	O
the	O
perpetually	O
cheery	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
