Sophie no Atelier - Fushigi na Hon no Renkinjutsushi (Japan)

RPG by Gust opening Mysterious trilogy around Sophie alchemist apprentice. Published by Gust, released in November 2015 exclusively in Japan. Sophie Neuenmuller young alchemist apprentice from Kirchen Bell inheriting a magical talking book named Plachta amnesiac, JRPG gameplay mixing creative alchemy with item crafting without temporal deadline and turn-based combat, New Alchemy System mechanic on grid where ingredient layout influences final properties, over five secondary characters to recruit including Oskar and Monika, over a hundred alchemy recipes to discover progressively, hand-painted anime aesthetic by Yuugen, Japanese voice-over with Yuka Aisaka as Sophie, soundtrack by Daisuke Achiwa and Tatsuya Yano.