Valkyria Chronicles Manga Four manga adaptations have been published based on the first game. The first is
Valkyria Chronicles: Wish Your Smile, serialized by
Enterbrain's ''
Comic B's Log'' magazine It was illustrated by Kyusei Tokito, and was serialized from November 12, 2008, to January 22, 2010, with two compilation volumes released on May 1, 2009, and March 1, 2010. The second manga, titled the same as the game, was illustrated by En Kito. Similar to the anime, it is a loose adaptation of the original video game, with some story details diverging from the source material. It was serialized by
Kadokawa Shoten The third manga is
Valkyria Chronicles: Anthology Comic, published by the Bros Comics EX comic label on December 28, 2009, in one volume. The fourth manga is
Valkyria Chronicles: 4-koma Anthology, published by the Bros Comics EX comic label on March 10, 2010, in one volume.
Anime The anime adaptation of the first game premiered on April 4, 2009 and was produced by
Aniplex's
A-1 Pictures. The series was directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto and written by
Michiko Yokote under the Project Valkyria Group. Generally following the storyline of the original game, the anime version differs from its source in terms of characterization of main players such as Alicia, and introduces a character unique to the anime, Ramal Valt. While retaining elements of the CANVAS Engine's look, the characters were redesigned for the anime by Atsuko Watanabe. The original score for the anime is composed and conducted by the game's composer
Hitoshi Sakimoto and performed by the Czech Film Orchestra. The first opening theme song, "
Asu e no Kizuna" was performed by
Animax Anison Grand Prix winner
Catherine St. Onge, under her chosen moniker of Himeka. A CD single of the song was released on May 27, 2009. The first ending theme, was sung by the band
Pe'zmoku with a CD single released on May 27, 2009, in a regular and special edition.
Maria performed the series's second opening theme, , which was used from the 14th episode on. The second ending song, , was sung by Hikari Inoue and concluding on April 7, 2010. Each DVD volume contained a
Valkyria Chronicles Theater OVA mini-episode. A BD-box was released on April 27, 2011.
Drama CD Two
Valkyria Chronicles Drama CDs have been released. The first was released on July 24, 2009, and the second was released on October 7, 2009. The first one released was , drawn by Daisuke Shido and serialised in
Dengeki Maoh between June 2010 and June 2011 issues, in which the story follows the developing friendship between the Valkyrian Aliasse, and her Darcsen classmate Magari. The first volume was published in January 2011 and the second volume was published on May 27, 2011. The next manga is called
Valkyria Chronicles II (戦場のヴァルキュリア2,
Senjō no Varukyuria 2). The story was written by Daiki Saito and the artwork was done by Watari. It was serialised in
Comp Ace from October 2010 to September 2011 issues, and its storyline is loosely based on the game, with emphasis on the relationship between Avan and his brother. The first volume was published on January 26, 2011, and the second volume was published on September 21, 2011. Another manga, named
Valkyria Chronicles II: Our Only Days (戦場のヴァルキュリア2 -our only days-,
Senjō no Varukyuria 2 -our only days-), was illustrated by Mekki Kuroyama and was serialised as a
webcomic in ''
Comics B's-Log Air Raid'' from May 28, 2010, to January 2011. The story is focused on Zeri and his changing relationships with his schoolmates over the course of the events of the game. The first volume was published on January 31, 2011, and the second volume on September 1, 2011.
Valkyria Chronicles III Anime Valkyria Chronicles III was adapted into a two-episode
original video animation series in the same year of its release. Titled , it was originally released through
PlayStation Network and
Qriocity between April and May 2011. The initially planned release and availability period needed to be extended due to a
stoppage to PSN during the early summer of that year. It later released for
DVD on June 29 and August 31, 2011, with separate "Black" and "Blue" editions being available for purchase. The anime is set during the latter half of
Valkyria Chronicles III, detailing a mission by the Nameless against their Imperial rivals Calamity Raven. It was developed by
A-1 Pictures, produced by Shinji Motoyama, directed by Nobuhiro Kondō, and written by
Hiroshi Ōnogi. Sakimoto's music for the game was used in the anime. The anime's title was inspired by the principal purpose of the Nameless: to suffer in battle for the goals of others. A subtitle attached to the project during development was "The Road to Kubinka", which referenced the
Kubinka Tank Museum in
Moscow. The game's main theme was how the characters regained their sense of self when stripped of their names and identities, along with general themes focused on war and its consequences. While making the anime, the production team were told by Sega to make it as realistic as possible, with the consequence that the team did extensive research into aspects such as what happened when vehicles like tanks were overturned or damaged. Due to it being along the same timeline as the original game and its anime television adaptation, the cast of
Valkyria Chronicles could make appearances, which pleased the team. The opening theme, , was sung by Japanese singer
Faylan. The ending theme, , was sung by
Minami Kuribayashi. Both songs' lyrics were written by their respective artists.
Manga Two
manga adaptations were serialized between 2011 and 2012, following each of the game's main female protagonists, Imca and Riela. They were , illustrated by Naoyuki Fujisawa and released in two volumes by
ASCII Media Works after being serialized in
Dengeki Maoh from March 26, 2011, to February 27, 2012; and , illustrated by Mizuki Tsuge and released in a single volume by
Kadokawa Shoten after being serialized in
Comp Ace from July 26, 2011, to January 26, 2012. ==Reception==