2-shuume Hajimemashita is the expanded Japanese cut of Phantom Brave, with extra content and tweaked balance. For NIS devotees this is the fullest version available.
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Tactics1 player12+
Description
An expanded Japanese reissue by Nippon Ichi released in 2006, subtitled "2-shuume Hajimemashita" ("second playthrough, at your service"). Includes the original Phantom Brave plus new dungeons (Adell and Rozalin from Disgaea 2 as bonus characters), a new epilogue quest and balance adjustments. The definitive Japanese version.
Phantom Brave - 2-shuume Hajimemashita. review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
This Japanese re-release enriches the game with characters from elsewhere in the studio's universe. Adell and Rozalind, heroes of Disgaea 2, arrive as guest fighters, a knowing wink to Nippon Ichi's shared galaxy. Their presence, alongside gentle Marona, mixes two house aesthetics and makes this definitive version a crossroads of mascots, where fans gladly recognize familiar faces sprung from another game.
This version brings forward the playful side of Tenpei Sato's score. To the melancholic exploration themes answer lively, chirpy battle tracks, bouncing rhythms, mischievous melodies and light brass that sparkle through the free-terrain skirmishes. Where the story cultivates tenderness, the battle music breathes an impish energy, a reminder that beneath the melancholy surfaces the studio's characteristic humor.
The great addition of this edition is an epilogue quest, a second playthrough extending the story beyond its original end. The subtitle, second round at your service, announces this narrative supplement where one finds Marona and Ash again for new adventures and new dungeons.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Deploying your allies from any object in the scenery turns this Nippon Ichi tactical RPG into a grid-free experimentation ground. Beyond the story, an outsized endgame of items to fuse and levels pushed to the extreme devours hundreds of hours. That excess, the studio's hallmark, founds a time-devouring longevity dear to fans.
Technical info
💾0,46 GB📅23/03/2006
Published by Nippon Ichi Software
Phantom Brave - 2-shuume Hajimemashita. (PS2) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
The enriched Japanese re-release of Phantom Brave, subtitled 2-shuume Hajimemashita, which adds scenarios and tweaks and stayed confined to the Japanese market. Its appeal lies in this regional exclusivity coupled with its status as the most complete version of the Nippon Ichi tactical, never ported as such to the West. A sharp target for collectors importing the house's variants.
An underrated gem
Nippon Ichi swept aside the tactical RPG's traditional grid here for a free-placement system and characters summoned from the scenery. Its disorienting approach and modest presentation confined it to a small audience. Behind an abyssal difficulty for completionists hides a bittersweet tale and a system of unsuspected richness.
Is Phantom Brave - 2-shuume Hajimemashita. still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2006 on PS2, this enriched Japanese re-release of Phantom Brave, subtitled 2-shuume Hajimemashita, adds scenarios, characters and adjustments for a second adventure. Nippon Ichi's project upends the grid tactical RPG with free movement across the field, no tiles. Young Marona, able to summon spirits by binding them to objects, unfolds an original and deep combat mechanic. The bittersweet writing moves through its sincerity. The depth of the progression borders on excess. A singular gem, recommended for fans of strategy and of moving stories.
