The Rune of Change is one of the 27 True Runes that are said to have created the world.
Solar Year 453. Tragedy strikes a lakeside village located east to the Scarlet Moon Empire, where mysterious enemies attack, houses go up in flames, and people have to flee for their lives.
After the threat leaves, the Hero, along with Hisui, Shirin, and Shapur stand up to restore the village.
As the Hero and his friends depart for their journey, they quickly get caught up in the great swells of history.
What are the atrocities that torment the people of the Empire?
What kind of destiny will these encounters with Viktor, Flik, Odessa, and various others lead to?
Small adventures eventually turn into a large ambition.
For our precious one.
CHARACTER
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Hero
CV:Tomohiro Ono
The protagonist of this story and son of the village chief, Hou.
He is kind, courageous, and charming.
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Hisui
CV:Hika Tsukishiro
A servant that works in the Hero's house. Due to reasons unknown, she is suppressing her emotions, however, she is a cheerful and kind girl by nature.
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Hou
CV:Akio Otsuka
Chief of the village and father of the Hero.
He used to be a fiery fighter, but he brought the ruffians together and created a new village. Other than that, his past is shrouded in mystery, but he seems to have relations with many important people in various countries.
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Shirin
CV:Fairouz Ai
The Hero's childhood friend.
Her high-spirited personality is a mirror to her father's, who raised her on his own. She sometimes gets caught up in tunnel vision, but her sense of justice is strong.
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Shapur
CV:Takuya Sato
The Hero's teacher and butler of the Hou household.
He used to be a general. He doesn't seem to be the kind of person to settle as a butler of a household in a small village...
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Yua
CV:Liyuu
The hero's younger sister. Highly independent and passionate for cooking, she even goes on culinary training trips on her own.
Highly sensitive to taste and smell, she has a promising future as a cuisinier.
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Orhan
CV:Kazuhiko Inoue
As a childhood buddy of Hou, he was also involved in the founding of the village.
Similarly to his daughter, Shirin, he has a wide circle of friends and runs a tavern that people come to gossip in.
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Farah
CV:Miho Wataya
She works at the trading post and is always cheerful and lighthearted.
She is often mistaken for a child, but rumor has it that she is even stronger than Hou due to lugging around so much luggage all the time.
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Flanagan
CV:Kengo Takanashi
A powerful village guard sent by Shapur.
His energy may make him appear like he lacks caution, but he is an open and honest person that quickly allowed him to fit in with the villagers.
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Stendhal
CV:Inuko Inuyama
A creature of the Rarby race who speaks our language and makes a living as an adventure-tale spinner.
Having set his heart on writing the hero's adventure chronology, he has forcefully moved into the archives room.
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Odessa
CV:Haruka Shiraishi
An aristocrat of the Scarlet Moon Empire whom the hero met during his journey.
With her innate kindness and strong sense of justice, she rose up against the Empire and goes on to become the leader of the Liberation Army.
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Flik
CV:Yuichi Nakamura
A traveling swordsman that Odessa and company encountered while being chased by the Empire.
A bit of a show-off, but he has excellent swordsmanship and always makes sure to protect his allies. He later goes on to join the Liberation Army.
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Viktor
CV:Katsuyuki Konishi
Encounters Odessa during his journey, and being highly impressed by her strength of will, decides to fight alongside her.
He has an easygoing and daring personality but his foundation in sword fighting is solid, and he later goes on to join the Liberation Army.
A village located to the east of the great Scarlet Moon Empire. Perched on the shore of a large lake, there are multiple bodies of water within the village.
Amongst the luscious nature, the Great Tree stands in the center of the village, acting as its symbol and watching over the lives of the people.
The capital of the Scarlet Moon Empire, the Gregminster Castle towering high. A thriving commercial city always full of energy and vitality, people from around the world visit this place.
The city inn is frequented by many people, including those from the Hero's village.
MESSAGE
Aki Shimizu
Manga artist and illustrator. Representative works include the manga adaptation of Suikoden III and Hyakki Yako Series. Currently working on The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei series, with 10 volumes released so far.
A new addition to the Suikoden series, after a long silence!
I'm already looking forward to meeting him...and her...and all the others.
PRODUCTS
Suikoden STAR LEAP
iOS/Android, Steam
Genre:RPG
Free to play (includes in-game purchases)
Movie
Since its release in Japan in 1995, Suikoden series has been one of KONAMI's most popular RPG series, with 11 titles released, including both the main story and the spin-offs.
Suikoden STAR LEAP is an entirely new addition to the series and is the first title to be tailored for mobile.
The game features beautiful pixel art graphics that enhances on the series' traditional art style, combined with dynamic sounds to deliver a whole new experience of Suikoden, complete with 108 new stars to meet and befriend.
