Mana-Khemia - Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi (Japan)
PlayStation 2
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Reviewed in 2007
78
✪ Reviewed on May 26, 2025
72
Japanese version of Mana Khemia. Same content as the international version with original localisation. Gust's developed school alchemy system and endearing characters are accessible to Japanese players in their native language.
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RPG1 player12+
Description
Original Japanese edition by Gust released in 2007, subtitled "Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi" ("The Alchemists of the Academy"). The first Mana Khemia entry, a spin-off of the Atelier franchise. Vayne joins the Al-Revis Academy to study alchemy, in a formula blending school life and synthesis. Released a year later in the West in 2008.
Mana-Khemia - Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
The original Japanese edition brings forward the game's heart: the synthesis workshop. The art direction tends to the alchemy interface, a smoking cauldron, recipe grimoires, and above all the Grow Book, a progression tree where items and skills bloom from branch to branch.
The score gives each workshop classmate their own motif. The party's many characters, of sharply drawn temperaments, are endowed with distinct musical themes that return during their scenes and personal quests, so that the soundtrack works as a gallery of sonic portraits. This treatment, giving each their melodic voice, makes the score a faithful mirror of a choral ensemble of students rather than a single hero.
The story adopts the structure of school life. It unfolds over the terms, paced by class assignments to complete and by the personal episodes of the workshop classmates, each offering its own small plot. Far from a grand linear quest, the adventure progresses like a school year, between hands-on alchemy work, friendships forming and slices of everyday life, an unusual narrative cadence that makes the whole charm of the game.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾1,5 GB📅21/06/2007
Published by Gust
Mana-Khemia - Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi (PS2) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Mana-Khemia - Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi still worth playing in 2026?
A Gust alchemy RPG, Mana Khemia Alchemists of Al-Revis transposes the Atelier formula into an academy where you attend classes, synthesise items and weave bonds with classmates between explorations. The addictive crafting loop, the warm school mood and the link based combat system make it an endearing, original RPG. The measured pace and the repetitive side of gathering call for patience. An alchemy RPG to recommend for fans of crafting, student life and a gentle Japanese atmosphere.
