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{{short description|Military-themed tactical role-playing video game series}}
{{about|the video game series|the first game in the series|Valkyria Chronicles (video game)}}
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{{Infobox video game series
| title                  = Valkyria Chronicles
| image                  = [[File:Valkyria Chronicles logo.svg|250px|class=skin-invert-image]]
| caption                = The logo for the first game in the series.
| genre                  = [[Tactical role-playing game|Tactical role-playing]]
| developer              = [[Sega]]<br />[[Media.Vision]]
| publisher              = Sega
| creator                =  Ryutaro Nonaka<br />Shuntaro Tanaka
| platforms              = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Browser game|Web browser]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Google Stadia|Stadia]], [[Amazon Luna]]
| first release version  = ''[[Valkyria Chronicles (video game)|Valkyria Chronicles]]''
| first release date     = April 24, 2008
| latest release version = ''[[Valkyria Chronicles 4]]''
| latest release date    = March 21, 2018
}}
'''''Valkyria Chronicles'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Senjō no Varukyuria'''''|戦場のヴァルキュリア||{{lit}} ''Valkyria of the Battlefield''|lead=yes}}<!-- See [[WP:JFN]] -->}} is a series of [[Military|military-themed]] [[Tactical role-playing game|tactical role-playing]] [[video game]]s created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka, and developed by [[Sega]]. The series began with ''[[Valkyria Chronicles (video game)|Valkyria Chronicles]]'', which was released for the [[PlayStation 3]] in 2008, and later for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]] and the [[Nintendo Switch]]. Two sequels have been released on the [[PlayStation Portable]], with the latest installment, ''[[Valkyria Chronicles 4]]'', released for the PlayStation 4, [[Xbox One]], Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows, and later for [[Google Stadia|Stadia]] and [[Amazon Luna]]. The series has also been expanded into [[List of Valkyria Chronicles episodes|anime]] and [[manga]] media.

==Setting and gameplay==
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The main line of games uses a turn based system known as the BLiTZ (''B''attle of ''Li''ve ''T''actical ''Z''ones) and is set in Europa, a fictional continent loosely based on [[Europe]]. A conflict known as the Second Europan War takes place between the superpowers of the Atlantic Federation, a group of democracies from the western part of the continent, and the East Europan Imperial Alliance, an imperialistic monarchy. Both sides covet the natural resources of the neutral nation of Gallia, which leads to an invasion from the Empire. The first, third, and fourth games of the series follow the exploits of distinct groups of soldiers on different fronts of the Second Europan War, fighting the Imperial forces, while the second game is set after the war. The games were designed using Sega's CANVAS graphics engine, making the visuals resemble pencil drawn paintings in motion. ''Valkyria Revolution'' is set in an alternate version of Europa with different lore, characters, and gameplay.

==Games==
''Valkyria Chronicles'' debuted on PlayStation 3, with the original game later made available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Sega opted to continue the series on PlayStation Portable instead of on PlayStation 3. However, ''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' was released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch, and was later ported to Stadia and Amazon Luna, it was the first ''Valkyria Chronicles'' game to debut on a [[Nintendo]] platform and Microsoft Windows in the West.

===Main series===
{{Video game timeline
| 2008 = ''[[Valkyria Chronicles (video game)|Valkyria Chronicles]]''
| 2010 = ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II]]''
| 2011 = ''[[Valkyria Chronicles III]]''
| 2012 = ''Valkyria Chronicles Duel''
| 2018 = ''[[Valkyria Chronicles 4]]''
|2017=''[[Valkyria Revolution]]''}}

====''Valkyria Chronicles''====
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The first main entry in the series was originally released for the [[PlayStation 3]] and later ported to Microsoft Windows, [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Nintendo Switch]]. The Windows port was developed by Little Stone Software. It takes place in Europa, a fictional continent based on [[Europe]], during the beginning of [[World War II]]. Because of its abundance of Ragnite ore, which takes the place of petroleum in the game setting, the neutral nation of Gallia comes under attack from the East Europan Imperial Alliance, which is itself engaged in a war with the Atlantic Federation.<ref name="Game Watch">{{cite web| url=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080220/val.htm| title=Sega and PS3 ''Valkyrie of the Battlefield'' 独特の世界観・時代背景の詳細を紹介 Unique view of the world to introduce detailed historical background| language=ja| work=www.watch.impress.co.jp| date=February 20, 2008| access-date=February 24, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227151816/http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080220/val.htm| archive-date=February 27, 2008| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Players take control of a unit of the Gallian Militia, dedicated to repelling the invasion.

====''Valkyria Chronicles II''====
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The second main entry was moved to the [[PlayStation Portable]] platform. Story-wise, it takes place two years after the events of the first game, with a fight that breaks loose against the Gallian Revolutionary Army and the Regular Army in a bid to remove Cordelia from the throne. The game's story focuses on a military academy as its cadets seek to prevent an [[ethnic cleansing]] campaign by a ruthless rebel group.

====''Valkyria Chronicles III''====
{{main|Valkyria Chronicles III}}
The third main entry was also released on the [[PlayStation Portable]]. However, it takes place during the events of the first game. The story follows the "Nameless", a penal military unit serving the nation of Gallia during the Second Europan War who perform secret black operations and are pitted against the Imperial unit "Calamity Raven". Unlike the previous installments, it did not have an official release outside of Japan.

====''Valkyria Chronicles 4''====
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The fourth main entry was released on the [[Personal computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], and [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2018.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/LGL5EzrHm_U Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20171122035941/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGL5EzrHm_U Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGL5EzrHm_U| title = New Valkyria Project Announcement Trailer | website=[[YouTube]]| date = November 19, 2017 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> While taking place during the events of the first and third game, ''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' focuses on a group of Gallian soldiers enlisted in the Atlantic Federation, the other major superpower during the events of the war, that enacts a bold plan to strike at the imperial capital in order to end the conflict.

===Spinoffs===
====''Valkyria Chronicles Duel''====
{{nihongo|''Valkyria Chronicles Duel''|戦場のヴァルキュリアDUEL|Senjō no Varukyuria Duel|{{lit}} ''Valkyria of the Battlefield Duel''}}, also known as ''Valkyria Chronicles D'' or ''Valkyria Duel'', was a browser and mobile game released only in Japan. It was a free [[Browser game|browser-based]]/[[Android (operating system)|Android]]/[[iOS]] game, with radically different gameplay, focusing more on character management of war troops similar to sports team management simulations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2012 |title=Check Out the Other Valkyria Chronicles Game That's Never Left Japan |url=https://kotaku.com/check-out-the-other-valkyria-chronicles-game-that-s-nev-5957474 |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=[[Kotaku]]|language=en}}</ref> It was released on July 26, 2012 (August 17 on Android and September 24 on iOS)<ref>{{Cite web |title=「戦場のヴァルキュリアDUEL」のAndroid版が本日配信。PCブラウザ版とのデータ連動にも対応 |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/170/G017092/20120817051/ |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=4Gamer.net |language=ja|date=August 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=iOS版「戦場のヴァルキュリアDUEL」のサービスが9月24日にスタート。PC版とのデータ連動にも対応 |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/170/G017091/20120925004/ |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=4Gamer.net |language=ja|date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> and shut down on April 22, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/sega-shuts-down-valkyria-chronicles-mobile-game-288268.phtml|title = Sega shuts down Valkyria Chronicles mobile game|date = February 26, 2015|access-date=November 19, 2024|website=[[Destructoid]]}}</ref>

====''Valkyria Revolution''====
{{main|Valkyria Revolution}}
''Valkyria Revolution'' (known in Japan as ''Valkyria of the Blue Revolution'') was released on [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation Vita]] on January 19, 2017 in Japan. It is considered a spin-off, with a storyline separate from the main series, taking place in the fictional country of Jutland. It was released in North America and Europe on June 27, 2017 and June 30, 2017 respectively for the [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation Vita]] and [[Xbox One]], making it the first series game to be on a Microsoft console, alongside the PlayStation versions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/valkyria-revolution-is-coming-west-1790092968|title=Valkyria Revolution is Coming West|date=December 14, 2016 }}</ref>

==Other media==
===''Valkyria Chronicles''===
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| name            = Valkyria Chronicles
| image           = Valkyria Chronicles manga cover.jpg
| caption         = ''Valkyria Chronicles'' volume 1 manga cover
| ja_kanji        = 戦場のヴァルキュリア -Gallian Chronicles-
| ja_romaji       = Senjō no Varukyuria -Gallian Chronicles-
| genre           = Action, drama, comedy, romance, military
| creator         = [[Sega]]
}}
{{collapsed infobox section begin}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Wish Your Smile
| author          = [[Sega]]
| illustrator     = Kyusei Tokito
| publisher       = [[Enterbrain]]
| demographic     = 
| magazine        = [[B's LOG|Comic B's Log]]
| first           = November 12, 2008
| last            = January 22, 2010
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[En Kito]]
| publisher       = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine        = [[Comp Ace]]
| first           = November 26, 2008
| last            = March 26, 2010
| volumes         = 4
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = TV series
| director        = Yasutaka Yamamoto
| producer        = 
| writer          = [[Michiko Yokote]]
| music           = 
| studio          = [[A-1 Pictures]]
| network         = [[Mainichi Broadcasting System|MBS]], [[Animax]]
| first           = April 4, 2009
| last            = September 26, 2009
| episodes        = 26 + 9 OVA
| episode_list    = List of Valkyria Chronicles episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Anthology Comic
| author          = Sega
| illustrator     = Various artists
| publisher       = Enterbrain
| demographic     = 
| magazine        = Bros Comics EX
| published       = December 28, 2009
| volumes         = 1
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = 4-koma Anthology
| author          = Sega
| illustrator     = Various artists
| publisher       = Enterbrain
| demographic     = 
| magazine        = Bros Comics EX
| published       = March 10, 2010
| volumes         = 1
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

====Manga====
Four manga adaptations have been published based on the first game. The first is ''Valkyria Chronicles: Wish Your Smile'', serialized by [[Enterbrain]]'s ''[[B's LOG|Comic B's Log]]'' magazine<ref name="AS"/> and centering on two characters made for the manga: Mintz, an orphan and engineer, and Julius Klose, a sniper, with both of them in the Gallian army's militia force.<ref name="AS">{{cite web|url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/articles/2008/10/15/senjo_no_valkyria_comic/|title=Enterbrain publishing Battlefield Valkyria manga|date=October 15, 2008|access-date=December 9, 2008|publisher=andriasang.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412175028/http://www.andriasang.com/e/articles/2008/10/15/senjo_no_valkyria_comic/|archive-date=April 12, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/bslog_chara.shtml|title=Official Senjō no Valkyria: Wish Your Smile characters page|access-date=May 27, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609192340/http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/bslog_chara.shtml|archive-date=June 9, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/bslog_02.shtml|title=comic B's-LOG 戦場のヴァルキュリア－wish your smile－ (1)|language=ja|access-date=November 3, 2009|publisher=[[Sega]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/product/magazine/comic_bslog/08465401.html|title=B's-LOG12月号増刊 comic B's-LOG 2008 12|access-date=November 3, 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://sinkan.net/?asin=4047263753&action_item=true|title=戦場のヴァルキュリア -wish your smile- 2 (B's LOG Comics) (B's-LOG COMICS)|access-date=March 6, 2010|publisher=Sinkan|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{ASIN|2302017250|country=uk}}</ref>

The second manga, titled the same as the game, was illustrated by En Kito.<ref name="KS">{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200808000057|title=Kadokawa Shoten's Senjō no Valkyria: Gallian Chronicles Page|access-date=December 9, 2008|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|language=ja}}</ref> 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]]<ref name="KS"/> from November 26, 2008 to March 26, 2010 in ''[[Comp Ace]]'' magazine and later compiled in four volumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comptiq.com/ace/index.php?%CB%DC%BB%EF%2F2008%C7%AF%2FVOL.27|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630033002/http://www.comptiq.com/ace/index.php?%CB%DC%BB%EF/2008%C7%AF/VOL.27|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2012|script-title=ja:月刊 コンプエース７月号|access-date=December 9, 2008|publisher=[[Comptiq]]|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{ASIN|2302014243|country=uk}}</ref>

The third manga is ''Valkyria Chronicles: Anthology Comic'', published by the Bros Comics EX comic label on December 28, 2009 in one volume.<ref name="VC1EX">{{cite web|url=http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/anthology_01.shtml|title=戦場のヴァルキュリア アンソロジーコミック(Bros.comics EX)|access-date=September 12, 2011|publisher=Sega|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224052951/http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/anthology_01.shtml|archive-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref>

The fourth manga is ''Valkyria Chronicles: 4-koma Anthology'', published by the Bros Comics EX comic label on March 10, 2010 in one volume.<ref name="VC1EX2">{{cite web|url=http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/anthology_02.shtml|title=戦場のヴァルキュリア 4コマアンソロジー|access-date=September 12, 2011|publisher=Sega|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224052951/http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/anthology_02.shtml|archive-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref>

====Anime====
{{See also|List of Valkyria Chronicles episodes}}

The anime adaptation of the first game premiered on April 4, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=333392|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア|language=ja|access-date=April 8, 2009|publisher=All Cinema}}</ref> and was produced by [[Aniplex]]'s [[A-1 Pictures]].<ref name="ANN">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-12/valkyria-chronicles-game-to-get-tv-anime-next-spring|title=Valkyria Chronicles Game to Get TV Anime Next Spring|access-date=November 12, 2008|date=November 12, 2008|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/120/120894/|title=「戦場のヴァルキュリア」が2009年春にTVアニメ化！ 制作はA-1 Pictures!!|access-date=November 12, 2008|date=November 12, 2008|publisher=Dengeki Online}}</ref> The series was directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto<ref name="Cast and Staff">{{cite web|url=http://www.valkyria-anime.com/staff/index.html|title=Official Valkyria Chronicles Cast/Staff Page|access-date=April 19, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> and written by [[Michiko Yokote]] under the Project Valkyria Group.<ref name="Cast and Staff"/> ''Valkyria Chronicles'' was aired on [[Animax]], [[Tokyo MX]], [[Mainichi Broadcasting System|MBS]], [[Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting|CBC]], [[Chiba Television Broadcasting|Chiba TV]], [[Television Kanagawa]], [[Television Hokkaido]], [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]], and [[TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting]].<ref name="TAF">{{cite web|url=http://akibanana.com/?q=node/1588|title=Chronicles of Valkyria Anime Starts Broadcast Run in April!|date=March 29, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref> 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]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/movie/090324pv_m.html|title=TVアニメーション 「戦場のヴァルキュリア」 プロモーションビデオ|language=ja|access-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref> was performed by [[Animax Anison Grand Prix]] winner [[Himeka|Catherine St. Onge]], under her chosen moniker of Himeka.<ref name="mainichi3">{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20090226mog00m200037000c.html|title=HIMEKA: 「私は音楽と結婚します」 カナダ出身"アニソン界の黒船"デビュー会見|publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=February 26, 2009|access-date=March 6, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090227083930/http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20090226mog00m200037000c.html|archive-date=February 27, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="ann-anison">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-18/canada-st-onge-to-sing-valkyria-anime-theme-song|title=Canada's St. Onge to Sing Valkyria Anime's Theme Song|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 18, 2009|access-date=March 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animecenter.jp/eng/200904/05154516.php|title=Chronicles of Valkyria Anime Starts Broadcast Run in April!|date=April 5, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2009|publisher=[[Tokyo Anime Center]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423053221/http://www.animecenter.jp/eng/200904/05154516.php|archive-date=April 23, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A CD single of the song was released on May 27, 2009.<ref name="OCD">{{cite web|url=http://www.valkyria-anime.com/dvdcd/cd.html|title=CD Single section, Official Valkryia Chronicles DVD/CD Page|access-date=July 1, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> The first ending theme, {{nihongo|"Ano Kaze ni Notte"|アノ風ニノッテ||"Riding on that Wind"}} was sung by the band [[Pe'z]]moku with a CD single released on May 27, 2009 in a regular and special edition.<ref name="OCD"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinra.net/news/2009/04/02/130205.php|title=pe'zmoku, 苦難を乗り越えニューシングル「アノ風ニノッテ」がリリース決定|access-date=April 19, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> [[Maria (band)|Maria]] performed the series's second opening theme, {{nihongo|"Kanashimi Rensa"|カナシミレンサ||"Chain of Sorrow"}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valkyria-anime.com/news/index.html|title=今週末より新クール突入！新OP場面カット公開！|access-date=July 6, 2009|date=July 2, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> which was used from the 14th episode on.<ref name="New">{{cite web|url=http://theakiba.com/2009/07/05/valkyria-chronicles-new-op-ed-preview/|title=Valkyria Chronicles New OP ED Preview|access-date=July 7, 2009|date=July 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707232729/http://theakiba.com/2009/07/05/valkyria-chronicles-new-op-ed-preview/|archive-date=July 7, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The second ending song, {{nihongo|"Hitotsu no Negai"|ひとつの願い||"A Single Wish"}}, was sung by Hikari Inoue<ref name="New"/> beginning from Episode 14 until Episode 25. Episode 26's ending song was "Brightest Morning", also performed by Hikari Inoue. CD singles for "Kanashimi Rensa" and "Hitotsu no Negai" were released on August 12, 2009 and August 5, 2009.<ref name="New"/> 

[[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] [[DVD]]s of all 26 episodes were released across nine volumes, beginning on August 5, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valkyria-anime.com/dvdcd/dvd01.html|script-title=ja:「戦場のヴァルキュリア 1」|access-date=July 1, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> and concluding on April 7, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002TJBAUE/ |title=戦場のヴァルキュリア 9 [DVD&#93;: 山本靖貴, 千葉進歩, 井上麻里奈: DVD |date=April 7, 2010 |publisher=Amazon.co.jp |access-date=November 7, 2010}}</ref> 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,<ref name="CD">{{cite web|url=http://www.valkyria-anime.com/dvdcd/cd_d.html|title=Drama CD, Official Senjō no Valkyria DVD/CD Page|access-date=July 1, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> and the second was released on October 7, 2009.<ref name="CD"/>

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===''Valkyria Chronicles II''===
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| name            = Valkyria Chronicles II
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| ja_kanji        = 戦場のヴァルキュリア2
| ja_romaji       = Senjō no Varukyuria Tsū 
| genre           = Action, drama, comedy, romance, military
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Sōkō no Aliasse
| author          = [[Sega]]
| illustrator     = Daisuke Shido
| publisher       = [[ASCII Media Works]]
| demographic     = ''[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]''
| magazine        = [[Dengeki Maoh]] 
| first           = June 2010
| last            = June 2011
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = Sega
| illustrator     = Watari
| publisher       = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine        = [[Comp Ace]]
| first           = October 2010
| last            = September 2011
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Our Only Days
| author          = Sega
| illustrator     = Mekki Kuroyama
| publisher       = [[Enterbrain]]
| demographic     = 
| magazine        = [[B's LOG|Comics B's-Log Air Raid]]
| first           = May 28, 2010
| last            = January 2011
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

Three manga adaptations of the second game were released by Sega in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.valkyria.jp/books/comicfair_1101.shtml|title=『戦場のヴァルキュリア２』コミックスフェア タイアップステッカープレゼント！|access-date=September 12, 2011|publisher=Sega}}</ref>

The first one released was {{nihongo|''Valkyria Chronicles II Sōkō no Aliasse''|戦場のヴァルキュリア2 蒼光のエイリアス|Senjō no Varukyuria  2 Sōkō no Eiriasu|{{lit}} ''Valkyria of the Battlefield 2: Aliasse of the Blue Light''}}, 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 ''[[B's Log|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.
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===''Valkyria Chronicles III''===
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Valkyria Chronicles III
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| ja_kanji        = 戦場のヴァルキュリア３
| ja_romaji       = Senjō no Varukyuria 3
| genre           = Action, drama, comedy, romance, military
}}
{{collapsed infobox section begin}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| title           = Taga Tame no Jūsō
| director        = Nobuhiro Kondō<ref name="AnimeStaff"/>
| producer        = Shinji Motoyama<ref name="AnimeStaff"/>
| writer          = [[Hiroshi Ōnogi]]<ref name="AnimeStaff"/>
| music           = [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]]<ref name="AnimeStaff"/>
| studio          = [[A-1 Pictures]]<ref name="AnimeStaff"/>
| first           = June 29, 2011
| last            = August 31, 2011
| episodes        = 2
| runtime         = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Na mo Naki Chikai no Hana
| author          = [[Sega]]
| illustrator     = Naoyuki Fujisawa
| publisher       = [[ASCII Media Works]]
| demographic     = ''[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]''
| magazine        = [[Dengeki Maoh]] 
| first           = March 26, 2011 
| last            = February 27, 2012
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Akaki Unmei no Ikusa Otome
| author          = Sega
| illustrator     = Mizuki Tsuge
| publisher       = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine        = [[Comp Ace]] 
| first           = July 26, 2011 
| last            = January 26, 2012
| volumes         = 1
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

====Anime====
''Valkyria Chronicles III'' was adapted into a two-episode [[original video animation]] series in the same year of its release. Titled {{nihongo|''Senjō no Varukyuria 3: Taga Tame no Jūsō''|戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡||{{lit}} ''Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Wound Taken for Someone's Sake''}}, 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 [[2011 PlayStation Network outage|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/Q_A.html|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡 - Q&A|language=ja|publisher=Valkyria Chronicles III OVA Website|date=2011|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506053526/http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/Q_A.html|archive-date=May 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/goods.html|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡 - Goods|language=ja|publisher=Valkyria Chronicles III OVA Website|date=2011|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505161438/http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/goods.html|archive-date=May 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The anime is set during the latter half of ''Valkyria Chronicles III'', detailing a mission by the Nameless against their Imperial rivals Calamity Raven.<ref name="AnimeInterview"/> The anime was first announced in November 2010.<ref name="ANNvalkyria">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-08/valkyria-chronicles-3-game-gets-original-video-anime|title=Valkyria Chronicles 3 Game Gets Original Video Anime (Updated)|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 8, 2010|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211121126/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-08/valkyria-chronicles-3-game-gets-original-video-anime|archive-date=December 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="AnimeStaff">{{cite web|url=http://a1p.jp/works/valkyria3-anime/|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア3 誰がための銃瘡|publisher=[[A-1 Pictures]]|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004040457/http://a1p.jp/works/valkyria3-anime/|archive-date=October 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name="AnimeInterview">{{cite web|url=http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_int001.html|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡 - クリエイターズインタビュー 第1回|language=ja|publisher=Valkyria Chronicles III OVA Website|date=2011|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505161444/http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_int001.html|archive-date=May 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_int002.html|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡 - クリエイターズインタビュー 第２回|language=ja|publisher=Valkyria Chronicles III OVA Website|date=2011|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317145658/http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_int002.html|archive-date=March 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_int003.html|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡 - クリエイターズインタビュー 第3回|language=ja|publisher=Valkyria Chronicles III OVA Website|date=2011|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505161456/http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_int003.html|archive-date=May 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The opening theme, {{nihongo|"Akari (Light) -Tomoshibi-"|灯-TOMOSHIBI-|}}, was sung by Japanese singer [[Faylan]]. The ending theme, {{nihongo|"Someday the Flowers of Light Will Bloom"|いつか咲く光の花|Itsuka Saku Hikari no Hana}}, was sung by [[Minami Kuribayashi]]. Both songs' lyrics were written by their respective artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_artist.html|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア３ 誰がための銃瘡 - 主題歌アーティストメッセージ|language=ja|publisher=Valkyria Chronicles III OVA Website|date=2011|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506053700/http://valkyria3-anime.sega.jp/special_artist.html|archive-date=May 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Manga====
Two [[manga]] adaptations were serialized between 2011 and 2012, following each of the game's main female protagonists, Imca and Riela. They were {{nihongo|''Senjō no Varukyuria 3: Na mo Naki Chikai no Hana''|戦場のヴァルキュリア3 名もなき誓いの花||{{lit}} ''Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Flower of the Nameless Oath''}}, 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 {{nihongo|''Senjō no Varukyuria 3: -Akaki Unmei no Ikusa Otome-''|戦場のヴァルキュリア3 -赤き運命の戦乙女-||{{lit}} ''Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Valkyrie of the Crimson Fate''}}, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.valkyria.jp/goods/book/comic_05/|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア3名もなき誓いの花|language=ja|publisher=Valkyria Portal|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620053926/http://portal.valkyria.jp/goods/book/comic_05/|archive-date=June 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/201111000493/|script-title=ja:戦場のヴァルキュリア3-赤き運命の戦乙女-|language=ja|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130135521/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/201111000493/|archive-date=January 30, 2016|url-status=live |title=KADOKAWA Corporation }}</ref>
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==Reception==
{{VG Series Reviews
| game1 = [[Valkyria Chronicles (video game)|Valkyria Chronicles]]
| mc1 = (PS3) 86/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=''Valkyria Chronicles'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref><br>(PC) 85/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''Valkyria Chronicles'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref><br>(PS4) 84/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles-remastered/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=''Valkyria Chronicles Remastered'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref><br> (NS) 84/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=''Valkyria Chronicles'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
| game2 = [[Valkyria Chronicles II]]
| mc2 = (PSP) 83/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles-ii/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=''Valkyria Chronicles II'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
| game3 = [[Valkyria Chronicles III]]
| mc3 = — 
| game4 = [[Valkyria Revolution]]
| mc4 = (PS4) 54/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-revolution/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=''Valkyria Revolution'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref><br>(XONE) 56/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-revolution/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=''Valkyria Revolution'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
| game5 = [[Valkyria Chronicles 4]]
| mc5 = (NS) 82/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles-4/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref><br>(PC) 83/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles-4/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref><br>(PS4) 85/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles-4/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref><br>(XONE) 81/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/valkyria-chronicles-4/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
}}

''Valkyria Chronicles'' series has had a generally positive reception. The original ''Valkyria Chronicles'' won numerous awards, including Strategy Game of the Year from [[GameSpy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goty.gamespy.com/2008/special/25.html?page=5|title=Gamespy's Special Awards Winners Recap, award|access-date=December 25, 2008|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412045434/http://goty.gamespy.com/2008/special/25.html?page=5|archive-date=April 12, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and is considered one of the [[greatest games of all time]].

By 2015, ''Valkyria Chronicles'' sold over 200,000 copies on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], exceeding expectations, and shipped over one million on the PlayStation 3.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2015 |title=Valkyria Chronicles sold over 200,000 copies on Steam |url=https://segabits.com/blog/2015/03/05/valkyria-chronicles-sold-over-200000-copies-on-steam/ |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=segabits.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=「戦場のヴァルキュリア リマスター」がPS4で2016年2月10日発売。フルHD解像度やトロフィーに対応，さらに全DLCの完全収録も |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/324/G032499/20151119002/ |work=[[4Gamer.net]] |date=November 19, 2015 |language=ja}}</ref> The second game was the second best-selling video game in Japan during its release week, selling 94,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PSP tops Japanese chart for third week|url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/psp-tops-japanese-chart-for-third-week|website = GamesIndustry.biz| date=January 28, 2010 |access-date = December 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = New Super Mario Bros Beats Out Valkyria Chronicles 2 In Japan|url = http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/01/new-super-mario-bros-beats-out-valkyria-chronicles-2-in-japan/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100204222716/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/01/new-super-mario-bros-beats-out-valkyria-chronicles-2-in-japan/|url-status = dead|archive-date = February 4, 2010|website = [[Kotaku Australia]]|access-date = December 11, 2015}}</ref> The third game sold approximately 100,000 units during its premier week,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/02/03/media_create_sales/|author=Anoop Gantayat|publisher=Andriasang|title=The Last Story Tops the Charts with 115,000 Sales|date=February 3, 2011|access-date=February 7, 2011|archive-date=July 23, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723231456/http://andriasang.com/comtro/media_create_sales/|url-status=dead}}</ref> faring better than its predecessors. By 2020 the fourth game sold over one million copies worldwide on all platforms.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sinha |first=Ravi |title=Valkyria Chronicles 4 Crosses 1 Million Units Sold |url=https://gamingbolt.com/valkyria-chronicles-4-crosses-1-million-units-sold |website=gamingbolt |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref>

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==See also==
*''[[Skies of Arcadia]]''

==Notes==
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