<s>
The	O
series	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
and	O
Disgaea	B-Application
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Disgaea	B-Application
games	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
,	O
extremely	O
high	O
maximum	O
stats	O
and	O
humorous	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
has	O
shipped	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Disgaea	B-Application
game	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
missions	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
undertakes	O
from	O
a	O
central	O
hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
itself	O
involves	O
convincing	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Assembly	I-Application
to	O
agree	O
to	O
such	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
initiate	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
the	O
missions	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
creature	O
to	O
see	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Disgaea	B-Application
games	O
take	O
place	O
mostly	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Netherworld	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
inhabited	O
by	O
demons	B-Operating_System
where	O
moral	O
values	O
are	O
reversed	O
from	O
those	O
of	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
areas	O
include	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
,	O
shown	O
to	O
possess	O
a	O
futuristic	O
level	O
of	O
technology	O
in	O
Hour	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
Celestia	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
heavenly	O
realm	O
inhabited	O
by	O
angels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
they	O
would	O
fear	O
demons	B-Operating_System
and	O
monsters	O
,	O
the	O
Netherworld	O
will	O
fall	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Disgaea	B-Application
game	O
Laharl	O
,	O
Etna	O
and	O
Flonne	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
every	O
subsequent	O
main	O
title	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
other	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
games	O
and	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
La	B-Application
Pucelle	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
Marl	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Makai	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Nomad	I-Application
,	O
Z.H.P.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlosing	O
Ranger	O
VS	O
Darkdeath	O
Evilman	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hundred	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
Battle	O
Princess	O
of	O
Arcadias	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Guided	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
Paradox	I-Application
have	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baal	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
legendary	O
overlord	O
that	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
recurring	O
boss	O
throughout	O
the	O
different	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asagi	O
is	O
a	O
character	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
development	O
hell	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
title	O
,	O
Makai	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
different	O
voice	O
actresses	O
in	O
different	O
games	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
also	O
voices	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
other	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
respective	O
game	O
(	O
Mamiko	O
Noto	O
in	O
Makai	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
Kana	O
Ueda	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Maria	O
Yamamoto	O
in	O
Soul	B-Application
Nomad	I-Application
,	O
Chiwa	O
Saitō	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kaori	O
Mizuhashi	O
in	O
Prinny	B-Application
:	I-Application
Can	I-Application
I	I-Application
Really	I-Application
Be	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
character	O
for	O
the	O
artist	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Takehito	O
Harada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
mute	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
at	O
times	O
referencing	O
her	O
refusal	O
(	O
or	O
perhaps	O
inability	O
)	O
to	O
speak	O
;	O
This	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
comical	O
effect	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
co-anchor	O
,	O
despite	O
herself	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
Netherworld	O
news	O
show	O
that	O
plays	O
between	O
chapters	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prinnies	O
are	O
also	O
mass-produced	O
with	O
demon	B-Operating_System
souls	O
,	O
which	O
leaves	O
them	O
stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Disgaea	B-Application
installments	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
in	O
2003	B-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
DS	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
1	I-Application
complete	I-Application
with	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Dark	O
Hero	O
Days	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
PC	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
PC	O
in	O
2017	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
content	O
and	O
redone	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
then	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
for	O
Disgaea	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Absence	I-Application
of	I-Application
Justice	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Absence	I-Application
of	I-Application
Detention	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Promise	I-Application
Unforgotten	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Promise	I-Application
Revisited	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Disgaea	B-Application
D2	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Brighter	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
of	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
5	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Disgaea	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Defiance	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
is	O
coming	O
to	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
most	O
notably	O
,	O
3D	O
models	O
are	O
now	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
maximum	O
level	O
of	O
9999	O
increased	O
to	O
99,999,999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
6	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
through	O
Steam	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
7	O
:	O
Vows	O
of	O
the	O
Virtueless	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-released	O
Disgaea	B-Application
titles	O
have	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
featuring	O
an	O
alternate	O
story-line	O
to	O
freshen	O
up	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
re-releases	O
,	O
Etna	O
Mode	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
and	O
Axel	O
Mode	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Dark	O
Hero	O
Days	O
,	O
feature	O
alternate	O
story-lines	O
with	O
new	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
has	O
also	O
spawned	O
several	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
such	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Mugen	O
Keitai	O
Disgaea	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makai	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sacred	I-Application
Tome	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
starred	O
Lord	B-Application
Zetta	I-Application
as	O
an	O
overlord	O
of	O
an	O
alternate	O
Netherworld	O
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
much-maligned	O
Prinnies	O
were	O
then	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
Prinny	B-Application
:	I-Application
Can	I-Application
I	I-Application
Really	I-Application
Be	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
2008	O
and	O
Prinny	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Panties	I-Application
,	I-Application
Dood	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Android-based	O
game	O
,	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Netherworld	O
Unbound	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
with	O
optional	O
paid-content	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
Disgaea	B-Device
Infinite	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
story-line	O
of	O
a	O
Prinny	O
being	O
ordered	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
attempted	O
assassination	O
of	O
Laharl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
simple	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Disgaea	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
primary	O
interactive	O
element	O
being	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
characters	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
mystery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makai	O
Senki	O
Disgaea	B-Application
is	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makai	O
Senki	O
Disgaea	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
plot	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
alterations	O
to	O
character	O
roles	O
and	O
the	O
chronology	O
of	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
necessarily	O
canon	O
,	O
a	O
Disgaea	B-Application
manga	O
,	O
Makai	O
Senki	O
Disgaea	B-Application
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Arashi	O
Shindo	O
,	O
follows	O
the	O
basic	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makai	B-Application
Senki	I-Application
Disgaea	I-Application
2	I-Application
ran	O
from	O
2006	O
–	O
07	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Makai	B-Application
Senki	I-Application
Disgaea	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
School	O
of	O
Devils	O
has	O
been	O
ongoing	O
in	O
Japan	O
since	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
sells	O
various	O
merchandise	O
such	O
as	O
several	O
different	O
Prinny	O
plushies	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
has	O
released	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
Prinny	O
merchandise	O
and	O
has	O
used	O
kigurumi	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Prinny	B-Application
:	I-Application
Can	I-Application
I	I-Application
Really	I-Application
be	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
four	O
Prinny	O
avatars	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
sale	O
,	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
different	O
unique	O
Prinnies	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Disgaea	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
if	O
the	O
novels	O
are	O
considered	O
canon	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
fit	O
alongside	O
Disgaea	B-Application
and	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
canon	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
's	O
plot	O
(	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
only	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
novels	O
are	O
placed	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
six	O
novels	O
:	O
Enter	O
the	O
Maoh	O
,	O
Revelation	O
,	O
Returned	O
,	O
On	O
Love	O
part	O
1	O
and	O
part	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Maoh	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
feature	O
appearances	O
by	O
Zetta	O
,	O
Pram	O
,	O
Salome	O
,	O
and	O
King	O
Drake	O
from	O
Makai	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
the	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
and	O
Makai	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
for	O
Disgaea	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
particularly	O
praising	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
solid	O
battle	O
system	O
and	O
humor	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
large	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
dated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
score	O
was	O
received	O
by	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	O
Afternoon	O
of	O
Darkness	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
at	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
87%	O
at	O
Gamerankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disgaea	B-Application
D2	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Brighter	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
received	O
the	O
lowest	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
at	O
around	O
74%	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Disgaea	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Promise	I-Application
Unforgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prinnies	O
have	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mascots	B-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
additionally	O
comparing	O
in	O
great	O
detail	O
the	O
Prinny	O
to	O
fellow	O
video	O
game	O
mascots	B-Application
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
Slime.Chris	O
Hudak	O
,	O
"	O
Prinny	B-Application
:	I-Application
Can	I-Application
I	I-Application
Really	I-Application
Be	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
PSX	O
Extreme	O
described	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
recognizableand	O
curiously	O
lovablecharacters	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series.Dutka	O
,	O
Ben	O
(	O
2008-12-15	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Previews	O
:	O
Prinny	B-Application
:	I-Application
Can	I-Application
I	I-Application
Really	I-Application
Be	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
?	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Disgaea	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
