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Maia: "This is just another dream of mine..." This story is a reimagining of Ys I & II. The content of this article is not canon to the timeline of the Ys world. |
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Ys Legacy consists of two different OVA series. The first series is based on the first Ys game, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished. The second one follows the second game, Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter.
Ys I and II (video games) are often called BOOK ONE and BOOK TWO respectively. Not to be confused with the naming conventions of the games they were based on, the first animated series was split into two parts: BOOK ONE covers episodes 1-4 while BOOK TWO covers episodes 5-7. Since BOOK TWO refers to the second half of the Ys I series, the Ys II anime was named Castle in the Heavens.
There have been two attempts at a follow-up series over the years. The first one would have been based on Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys. The second one consisting of 4 episodes was planned to be produced by Marvelous Entertainment and Falcom circa 2006.[1] Neither of these projects ended up coming to fruition.
Availability
Both series are available on DVD in English, having been released by MediaWorks. They can be purchased separately, or in the three-disc box set, Ys Legacy. The English releases are the subject of some contention, since the dubbed audio track has multiple and frequent changes to the music and character names ("Dark Fact" changed to "Dark Factor" and "Lilia" changed to "Lillian," for instance), and pronunciations of various names are inconsistent, sometimes within the same scene.
Included on one of the discs is what appears to be a preview for an anime based around Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys. This was created by Falcom as a "pitch" trailer to shop around to various animation studios, to see if anyone was interested in producing the series. They had no takers, however, so this trailer is all that exists of the series.
Episodes
Book One (1-4) & Book Two (5-7)
| No. | English Episode Title | Japanese Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue | 序章 |
| 2 | The Book of Hadal | ハダルの章 |
| 3 | The Book of Tovah | トバの章 |
| 4 | The Book of Dabby | ダビーの章 |
| 5 | The Book of Messa | メサの章 |
| 6 | The Book of Gemma | ジェンマの章 |
| 7 | The Book of Fact | ファクトの章 |
Castle in the Heavens
| No. | English Episode Title | Japanese Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallen Paradise | 失楽園 |
| 2 | The End of the World | 世界果つるところ |
| 3 | Wandering and Straying | 彷徨、そして迷走… |
| 4 | On the Path to Destiny | 運命の流れる中で |