We haven’t got Mana Khemia in North America yet and Gust is already working on a port. Mana Khemia: Gakuen no Renkinjutsu Shitachi Portable Plus heads to the PSP sometime this summer in Japan. As the “plus” in the title implies there is something extra in the PSP release, but details have not been revealed. [...]

NIS America is bringing Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis to North America next month. Meanwhile Gust is already busy developing the sequel Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushitachi (loosely Alchemists and the Fallen Academy). The trailer doesn’t reveal much in terms of gameplay, but you can get a first look at the two lead [...]

NIS America quietly released a Mana Khemia Limited Edition Scholarship Box Set and it’s unfortunately sold out. The package contains a copy of Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis, the soundtrack, a mini poster, a collector’s box (which looks like it’s from Japan because of the CERO A label) and a Study Hall Jess Figure (1/8 [...]

Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis is finally a go for the US on March 18th and I have the rare opportunity to try the Atelier Iris spinoff before its release date.  Now I’ve never played any of the games in the series, so I was a little leery of the game when I first received [...]

NIS America is bringing Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis to us in March. Gust released it back in July ’07 and that gave one gamer enough time to delve into the combo system to chain over 1,000 hits. Yes, you can do unnecessary Disgaea-like damage in Mana Khemia, but this game is actually developed by [...]

Don’t worry NIS America fans, the company that brought Atelier Iris and Disgaea Portable isn’t about to abandon their core audience. On March 18, 2008 they are releasing Mana Khemia ~ Alchemists of Al-Revis ~ on the Playstation 2. Gust originally developed the game, which means you can expect 2D visuals and plenty of crafting. [...]

While it’s not an official Atelier Iris game, Mana Khemia has a lot of similarities to the series. In Mana Khemia you play as Vain Aurcolus who was recruited to join the school. Vain will meet Philomel Hartung, an alchemy prodigy and Gunnar Damm a well respected senior. Vain is given quests like finding items [...]