Arc the Lad (1999)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Steve Blum
Elk's Father / Leader / Pandit
Brianne Brozey
Additional Voices / Young Elk
Brianne Siddall
Additional Voices / Young Elk
Michelle Ruff
Additional Voices / Meril
Melissa Fahn
Additional Voices / Chante
Barbara Goodson
Boy B / Nurse / Old Woman
Masahiro Andoh
Main Title Theme Composer
Kirk Thornton
Soldier A / Toshu / Vilmer
Michiru Oshima
Original Music Composer
Paul St. Peter
Gorgon / Quote / Soldiers
Ryuzo Shirakawa
Executive Producer
Yukio Nagasaki
Executive Producer
Doug Stone
Ambassdor / Demitas / George
Kenji Teraoka
Mechanical Designer
Terrence Stone
Walla / Gequbec / Hunter B
Toshihisa Koyama
Art Direction
Yumiko Katayama
Color Designer
Seiichi Morishita
Director of Photography
Seiji Morita
Editor
Masahiro Murakami
Special Effects
Riku Matsukawa
Sound Director
Shoji Hata
Sound Recordist
Eiko Morikawa
Sound Effects
Takashi Kodama
Music Director
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Associate Producer
Yurie Yamamoto
Associate Producer
Hideo Deguchi
Line Producer
Hideo Katsumata
Producer
Takashi Sudo
Director
Minoru Murao
Key Animation
Daisuke Namikawa
Yui Horie
Details.
Release DateApril 5, 1999
Original Nameアークザラッド
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes26
Running Time22m
Genres
Wiki.
Arc the Lad (アークザラッド, Āku za raddo) is a series of tactical role-playing games created by Toshiro Tsuchida and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Each Arc the Lad game often features recurring characters and locations, as well as a consistent timeline. Most of the stories in the series involves a cast of characters battling against the forces of an evil organization or empire, with monsters attacking the world alongside them. The series features a similar strategy-like battle system, which all games except Arc the Lad: End of Darkness follow.
The series began with the release of Arc the Lad in 1995 exclusively for the PlayStation, followed up by a sequel a year later. Alongside seven other released games after II, the Arc the Lad series has also branched into other media such as manga, anime, and novels.
Though the series enjoyed huge success in Japan, often regarded as a staple RPG of its generation in the region, Western sales and overall knowledge of the series are low due to its obscurity. This is due to the first three Arc the Lad games not being released outside of Japan until the Arc the Lad Collection was released by Working Designs in 2002, which was followed by Twilight of the Spirits in 2003 and End of Darkness in 2005.