Brave Story: New Traveler

Brave Story: New Traveler (ブレイブ・ストーリー: 新たなる人旅) is a Video Game based in the world of the manga Brave Story. It was released in Japan on July 6th, 2006. An English version, published and localized by XSEED Games, was released on July 31, 2007 in the United States.

Plot Summary
The game starts off with the player as the main protagonist, called Tatsuya as the default name, and introduces us to his best friend, whose default name is Miki. The story kicks off with Tatsuya and Miki sitting on a bench. Tatsuya is too immersed in the game he is playing on his PSP to notice that Miki is missing. Kratos, Miki's dog, barks and shows Tatsuya where Miki is and thus he finds her unconscious on the ground, sick by some unknown illness. He wishes for her to become better, and suddenly, a voice magically appears and asks Tatsuya if he wants to save his friend and make her healthy again. He agrees and thus the adventure begins in an unknown land seperated from the rest of the world.

This game is based on the Japanese manga, Brave Story, and features some of the manga's cast, although the main characters, Tatsuya and Miki, are original creations for the game.

Characters
Tatsuya - a young 11-year-old human boy from the real world with an intense love of playing video games on his PSP; he embarks on a quest to save Miki's life by journeying to the world of Vision as a Traveler. He is given a powerful blade called the Traveler's Sword by a mysterious elderly man named Lau. Despite being so young, he wields the sword quite well in battle and the sword's own strength grows as he locates the mysterious five gemstones. Tatsuya fills the role of the typical silent protagonist in the game and only speaks when prompted by questions or decisions.

Yuno - a 15-year-old half ankhakin kitkin girl who Tatsuya meets shortly after arriving in Vision. She takes an immediate interest in him after he helps save her life from monsters and remains a close ally throughout their journey together. She tends to be a bit high-spirited and bossy (a comparison Tatsuya makes to Miki) as well as curious about the many unseen sights of the world. She wields a bow in combat as well as a useful healing art.

Sogreth - a 30-year-old waterkin warrior who befriends Tatsuya and Yuno when they help to save his son from trouble. He is bent on training his 4-year-old son Minos to be a man, but his methods borderline on extreme and everyone in his town knows what his son goes through daily. Despite his tough exterior and gruff manner, he is actually quite kind and empathetic to even the least disheartening of situations. In battle, he fills the role of strongman and wields an axe with great power.

Wataru - the hero from the previous Brave Story and the protagonist of the original novel that inspired the games. He first appears to assist Tatsuya with clearing his friends' names. Like Tatsuya, he wields a special blade (called the Brave's Sword) in battle and fights with essentially the same Bravura techniques.

Meena - a kitkin girl who traveled alongside Wataru in the previous game and original story. She is spritely and kind, and willing to help Wataru no matter what. She wields throwing knives in battle and uses a healing art like Yuno.

Kee Keema - a waterkin merchant who traveled with Wataru and Meena in the original novel and game. He teams up with Tatsuya and Yuno to save Sogreth's son early on. He also seems to be have many connections with many important people in Vision. He wields an axe in battles.

Races

 * Ankhakin - the term for the race of humanlike beings in Vision; though these people look like humans, it's not actually stated how they differ from humans in the real world (it's important to remember that Tatsuya and Wataru are humans, not ankhakin)


 * Kitkin - a race of beastman people that could include any animal such as a cat or a wolf; Yuno (though only half) and Meena are examples of kitkin


 * Waterkin - a race of beings that can include any type of aquatic animal ranging from crocodiles to sharks; Sogreth and Kee Keema are examples of waterkin (Sogreth resembles a crocodile while Kee Keema is a kind of generic lizard)

Voice Roles
Japanese
 * Mayumi Tanaka - Tatsuya

English
 * Wendee Lee - Tatsuya
 * Mona Marshall - Wataru