<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	B-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
created	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
formerly	O
from	O
Square	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
owned	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	O
side	O
story	O
to	O
Square	O
's	O
flagship	O
franchise	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
elements	O
were	O
subsequently	O
dropped	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
its	O
own	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
grown	O
to	O
include	O
games	O
of	O
various	O
genres	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
with	O
recurring	O
stories	O
involving	O
a	O
world	O
tree	O
,	O
its	O
associated	O
holy	O
sword	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
forces	O
that	O
would	O
steal	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
between	O
1991	B-Application
and	O
1999	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
(	O
1991	B-Application
)	O
—	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Mystic	O
Quest	O
in	O
Europe	O
—	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
2003	B-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
were	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
though	O
they	O
included	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
connected	O
only	O
thematically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
,	O
four	O
more	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
subseries	O
,	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
release	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
over	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
Children	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
action-oriented	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
;	O
Friends	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
multiplayer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
;	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
more	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
subseries	O
ended	O
:	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
card	O
battle	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GREE	O
mobile	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
free-to-play	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
four	O
manga	O
series	O
and	O
one	O
novelization	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
reception	O
has	O
been	O
very	O
uneven	O
,	O
with	O
early	O
games	O
rated	O
higher	O
by	O
critics	O
than	O
more	O
recent	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
ever	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
music	O
has	O
inspired	O
several	O
orchestral	O
concerts	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
rated	O
considerably	O
lower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
trademarked	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
,	O
intending	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
project	O
subtitled	O
The	O
Emergence	O
of	O
Excalibur	B-Application
,	O
and	O
led	O
by	O
Kazuhiko	O
Aoki	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
early	O
advertisements	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
consist	O
of	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
five	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
titles	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
letter	O
also	O
suggested	O
to	O
consider	O
placing	O
an	O
order	O
on	O
another	O
upcoming	O
Square	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
Square	O
reused	O
the	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
trademark	O
for	O
an	O
unrelated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
directed	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Gemma	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Mystic	O
Quest	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
1993	O
sequel	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
was	O
subsequently	O
"	O
spun	O
off	O
"	O
into	O
its	O
own	O
series	O
of	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
distinct	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
named	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
1993	O
and	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
NES	I-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
,	O
but	O
when	O
the	O
add-on	O
was	O
cancelled	O
it	O
was	O
cut	O
down	O
into	O
a	O
standard	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
cartridge	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
cut	O
ideas	O
appearing	O
in	O
other	O
Square	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
the	O
then	O
Japan-only	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
3	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
as	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
2	O
,	O
but	O
technical	O
issues	O
and	O
localization	O
costs	O
prohibited	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
initial	O
run	O
is	O
the	O
1999	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
game	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
3D	O
focus	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
console	O
could	O
not	O
handle	O
the	O
full	O
3D	O
world	O
Ishii	O
envisioned	O
where	O
one	O
could	O
interact	O
with	O
natural	O
shaped	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2003	B-Application
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
Square	O
,	O
now	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
began	O
a	O
drive	O
to	O
begin	O
developing	O
"	O
polymorphic	O
content	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
marketing	O
and	O
sales	O
strategy	O
to	O
"[provide]	O
well-known	O
properties	O
on	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
allowing	O
exposure	O
of	O
the	O
products	O
to	O
as	O
wide	O
an	O
audience	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
the	O
Compilation	B-Application
of	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
campaigns	O
for	O
other	O
series	O
whereby	O
multiple	O
games	O
in	O
different	O
genres	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
such	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
had	O
been	O
announced	O
by	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
2004	O
that	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Mana	B-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2005	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
a	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
project	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
of	O
this	O
"	O
polymorphic	O
content	O
"	O
idea	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
include	O
several	O
games	O
across	O
different	O
genres	O
and	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
this	O
project	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
as	O
Children	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
subseries	O
:	O
Children	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
Friends	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
was	O
different	O
,	O
both	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Children	O
is	O
an	O
action-oriented	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nex	O
Entertainment	O
;	O
Friends	O
is	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
multiplayer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
;	O
Dawn	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
and	O
Heroes	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Brownie	O
Brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ishii	O
was	O
the	O
designer	O
for	O
all	O
four	O
games	O
,	O
he	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
for	O
Dawn	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
held	O
off	O
on	O
designing	O
new	O
Mana	B-Application
games	O
after	O
Legend	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
meet	O
his	O
desires	O
,	O
until	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
technology	O
had	O
improved	O
enough	O
to	O
let	O
him	O
create	O
what	O
he	O
envisioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
subseries	O
was	O
considered	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
enter	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
Ishii	O
left	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
lead	O
his	O
own	O
development	O
company	O
,	O
named	O
Grezzo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
is	O
put	O
on	O
hiatus	O
until	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
card	O
battle	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GREE	O
mobile	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
free-to-play	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
stream	O
were	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
mobile	B-Application
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
new	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ishii	O
's	O
opinion	O
,	O
Mana	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
world	O
which	O
is	O
illustrated	O
by	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
explored	O
through	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
draws	O
inspiration	O
from	O
abstract	O
images	O
from	O
his	O
memories	O
of	O
childhood	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
movies	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
books	O
that	O
captivated	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
do	O
share	O
direct	O
connections	O
with	O
other	O
installments	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
few	O
concrete	O
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
connections	O
between	O
each	O
title	O
are	O
more	O
abstract	O
than	O
story-based	O
,	O
linked	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
karmic	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complicating	O
this	O
assertion	O
,	O
Ishii	O
has	O
also	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
Children	O
is	O
set	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
Dawn	O
,	O
while	O
Heroes	O
is	O
set	O
one	O
generation	O
prior	O
to	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
and	O
improved	O
upon	O
by	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
system	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
action-based	O
,	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
battle	O
system	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
even	O
by	O
newcomers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
veterans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
distinctive	O
hierarchical	O
"	O
Ring	O
Command	O
"	O
menu	O
system	O
,	O
featured	O
prominently	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
in	O
later	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
ring	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
icons	O
with	O
a	O
textual	O
infobox	O
explanation	O
which	O
,	O
upon	O
selection	O
,	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
cast	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
look	O
up	O
in-game	O
statistics	O
,	O
or	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evermore	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Square	O
Soft	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
"	O
Ring	O
Command	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
features	O
several	O
recurring	O
characters	O
and	O
beings	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
creatures	O
Chocobos	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Moogles	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
as	O
a	O
status	O
ailment	O
in	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
role	O
is	O
played	O
by	O
Neko	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Niccolo	O
in	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
and	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
,	O
called	O
Excalibur	B-Application
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
English	O
version	O
,	O
are	O
recurring	O
plot	O
devices	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
every	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mystical	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
is	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
magic	O
which	O
sustains	O
the	O
balance	O
and	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
is	O
typically	O
used	O
to	O
restore	O
this	O
balance	O
when	O
it	O
becomes	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
explains	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
dies	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Family	O
will	O
become	O
the	O
"	O
seed	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sprout	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
is	O
called	O
a	O
Gemma	O
,	O
while	O
protectors	O
of	O
the	O
Tree	O
,	O
who	O
wield	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
,	O
are	O
called	O
Gemma	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Goddess	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
turned	O
into	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
after	O
creating	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
is	O
destroyed	O
near	O
the	O
game	O
ending	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
character	O
becomes	O
the	O
new	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elemental	B-Device
Spirits	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Mana	B-Application
Spirits	O
,	O
are	O
beings	O
who	O
govern	O
the	O
magic	B-Device
elements	I-Device
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
at	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
magic	B-Application
system	I-Application
as	O
they	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
cast	O
magic	B-Application
spells	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
types	O
of	O
spirits	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
embodies	O
a	O
different	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
usage	O
of	O
their	O
power	O
is	O
enabled	O
upon	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
meeting	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
the	O
spirits	O
serve	O
as	O
factors	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
Creation	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
multiple	O
spirits	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
elemental	B-Device
type	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
storyline	O
,	O
in	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
the	O
spirits	O
are	O
charged	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Stones	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Goddess	O
sealed	O
eight	O
elemental	B-Device
benevodons	O
(	O
God-Beasts	O
in	O
the	O
fan-translation	O
of	O
SD3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
's	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
each	O
spirit	O
speaks	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
European	O
accent	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
French	O
or	O
Scottish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rabite	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
mascot	O
for	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
,	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
Chocobo	O
represents	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
most	O
recognizable	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabites	O
are	O
also	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
with	O
an	O
accessory	O
comically	O
named	O
"	O
Rabite	O
's	O
Foot	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
luck	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
they	O
appear	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
in	O
the	O
description	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
optional	O
missions	O
as	O
an	O
endangered	O
species	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
poached	O
for	O
good	O
luck	O
charms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabites	O
have	O
appeared	O
prevalently	O
in	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
merchandise	O
,	O
including	O
plush	O
dolls	O
,	O
cushions	O
,	O
lighters	O
,	O
mousepads	O
,	O
straps	O
,	O
telephone	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
T-shirts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Flammie	O
's	O
appearance	O
is	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
draconian	O
,	O
mammalian	O
,	O
and	O
reptilian	B-Language
features	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
coloring	O
has	O
varied	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
Mode	O
7	O
graphic	O
capabilities	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
Flammie	O
from	O
either	O
a	O
"	O
behind	O
the	O
back	O
"	O
third-person	O
or	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
fly	O
over	O
the	O
landscape	O
as	O
it	O
scrolls	O
beneath	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
Flammies	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Moon	O
Gods	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
endless	O
cycle	O
of	O
destruction	O
and	O
rebirth	O
as	O
the	O
stronger	O
versions	O
of	O
Flammies	O
—	O
becoming	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
category	O
of	O
creature	O
known	O
as	O
Mana	B-Application
Beasts	O
(	O
Benevodons	O
in	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
Japanese	O
—	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
and	O
Tree	O
restore	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
has	O
had	O
several	O
different	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
his	O
second	O
original	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scores	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
were	O
both	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
difficulties	O
in	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
tried	O
to	O
express	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
two	O
"	O
contrasting	O
styles	O
"	O
,	O
namely	O
himself	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuta	O
considers	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
his	O
favorite	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
compositions	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
were	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
natural	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
released	O
an	O
experimental	O
album	O
of	O
arranged	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
installments	O
,	O
titled	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
+	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
one	O
50-minute-long	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	O
Ito	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
composed	O
roughly	O
one	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
Children	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masaharu	O
Iwata	O
and	O
Takayuki	O
Aihara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ito	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
composer	O
for	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
assisted	O
by	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Sekito	O
,	O
Masayoshi	O
Soken	O
,	O
and	O
Junya	O
Nakano	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
main	O
theme	O
composer	O
Ryuichi	O
Sakamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
purchasers	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
from	O
participating	O
retailers	O
were	O
offered	O
a	O
sampler	O
disc	O
,	O
titled	O
Breath	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimomura	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
while	O
also	O
contributing	O
one	O
song	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
five-volume	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
drawn	O
by	O
Shiro	O
Amano	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
between	O
2000	O
and	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
German	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Egmont	O
Manga	O
&	O
Anime	O
in	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
of	O
four-panel	O
comic	O
strips	O
,	O
drawn	O
by	O
various	O
authors	O
and	O
titled	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
Yonkoma	O
Manga	O
Theatre	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterbrain	O
also	O
published	O
a	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
manga	O
adaptation	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
drawn	O
by	O
a	O
collaboration	O
of	O
authors	O
led	O
by	O
Shiro	O
Amano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
published	O
a	O
two-volume	O
novelization	O
of	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
written	O
by	O
Matsui	O
Oohama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
manga	O
,	O
named	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
:	O
Princess	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
300	O
years	O
after	O
Children	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
starring	O
the	O
descendant	O
of	O
Ferrick	O
,	O
was	O
drawn	O
by	O
Satsuki	O
Yoshino	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Gangan	O
Powered	O
from	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
to	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
collected	O
into	O
five	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
though	O
each	O
title	O
has	O
seen	O
varied	O
levels	O
of	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
things	O
to	O
happen	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
on	O
the	O
console	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
referred	O
to	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
masterpieces	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
called	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
RPGs	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
era	O
"	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
rated	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
at	O
31/40	O
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
at	O
32/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
ranked	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
as	O
the	O
top	O
seller	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
titles	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
as	O
critically	O
successful	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
attempts	O
at	O
trying	O
new	O
ways	O
of	O
experiencing	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
fictional	O
world	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
various	O
gameplay	O
design	O
flaws	O
that	O
have	O
hindered	O
the	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
commented	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
excellent	O
presentation	O
and	O
storytelling	O
,	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
did	O
not	O
match	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
Mana	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
games	O
,	O
RPGamer	O
called	O
the	O
series	O
a	O
"	O
treasured	O
favorite	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
they	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
is	O
"	O
cursed	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
looked	O
"	O
bleak	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
,	O
especially	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
has	O
received	O
wide	O
acclaim	O
and	O
fan	O
enthusiasm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
music	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
thus	O
before	O
fully	O
mainstream	O
interest	O
in	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Secret	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Angel	O
's	O
Fear	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
rated	O
at	O
number	O
7	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
Top	O
Ten	O
RPG	O
Title	O
tracks	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
magical	O
title	O
song	O
that	O
captures	O
our	O
hearts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
number	O
6	O
most	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
site	O
OverClocked	O
ReMix	O
,	O
with	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
tied	O
at	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
called	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
low	O
,	O
MIDI-like	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
called	O
Children	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
music	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
music	O
yet	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
complimented	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
music	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
referred	O
to	O
Legend	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
music	O
as	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
brought	O
"	O
intensity	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
suspense	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
subtle	O
nuance	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
well	O
overall	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
series	O
titles	O
have	O
sold	O
over	O
6	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Seiken	O
Densetsu	O
sold	O
over	O
700,000	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
remake	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
277,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
shipped	O
over	O
1.83	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
alone	O
as	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
release	O
that	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
700,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Children	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
281,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
410,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
178,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Rise	O
of	O
Mana''	O
downloaded	O
over	O
100,000	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
