Grimms Notes Explained

Grimms Notes
Ja Kanji:グリムノーツ
Ja Romaji:Gurimu Nōtsu
Developer:Genki
Publisher:Square Enix
Genre:Role-playing
Platforms:Android, iOS
Type:tv series
Grimms Notes: The Animation
Director:Seiki Sugawara
Music:Taketeru Sunamori
Mirai Kodai Gakudan
Studio:Brain's Base
Network:TBS, BS-TBS
Released:
Episodes:12
Episode List:
  1. Episode List
Grimms Notes Repage
Developer:Genki
Publisher:Square Enix
Genre:Role-playing
Platforms:Android, iOS

was an online free-to-play role-playing game developed by Genki and published by Square Enix. It was released in Japan on January 21, 2016 for Android and iOS devices. The game was released worldwide on March 2, 2018 in South Korea, China, North America and Europe by Flero Games, a Korean publisher.[1] [2] An anime television series adaptation by Brain's Base, titled Grimms Notes: The Animation, premiered from January 10 to March 28, 2019; the anime series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.[3] [4]

Gameplay

Grimms Notes is a side-scrolling role-playing game. The player controls a party of characters based on fairy tales and stories such as Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella. The player directly controls the main character, moving them around the battle screen and attacking enemies, while the game controls the other party members. As characters defeat enemies they charge a skill meter, with the player activating the character's unique skill, both for the main character and others, when fully charged.[5]

The game features a "Soul System", wherein each character has two "souls" equipped, equivalent to jobs or character classes. In between battles the player can change which souls are equipped.[6]

Plot

In the game, the player and the fairy tale characters band together to combat "Chaos Tellers", which are rewriting the fairy tale stories and changing fate.[7] Fairy tales include characters from such stories as Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood.[8]

Release

The game was released in Japan on January 21, 2016 for Android and iOS devices. It was released worldwide on March 2, 2018 in South Korea, China, North America and Europe by Flero Games, a Korean publisher.[1] On January 10, 2019 the global version was shut down. The Japanese version closed its services on June 17, 2020. Later, a free offline application was released, which made it available to read every cutscene ever released without the gameplay. It is now considered a visual novel.

Reception

The game was downloaded two million times in four days, and over 15 million times total in Japan.[1] [9]

Other media

Anime

An anime television series adaptation titled Grimms Notes: The Animation was announced in 2018, which Square Enix had indicated that it would not be a short-form anime series.[10] The series premiered from January 10 to March 28, 2019 on TBS and BS-TBS.[11] The series is animated by Brain's Base and is directed by Seiki Sugawara, with Hiroshi Yamaguchi handling series composition, Kentaro Matsumoto handling character designs, and Fumiyuki Go is the sound director.[12] Ayana Taketatsu performs the series' opening theme song "Innocent Notes", while i☆Ris performs the series' ending theme song "Endless Notes". In North America, Crunchyroll simulcasts the series and Sentai Filmworks will release the series on home video.[4] [13]

Cast

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  • Known as Ex for short, a resident from Cinderella story, whose book of fate was blank, he is Attacker class.
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  • A resident from an unknown story, she is the leader of the group, her purpose is to "tune" every stories back to normal and stop Chaos Storyteller from destroying it, she is Healer class.
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  • A resident from Momotaro story and a friend of previous Momotaro, he is Defender class.
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  • A resident from Momotaro story as well, she was a demon with no horns as remembered by Onihime, she is Shooter class.
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  • Red Riding Hood
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    Snow White
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  • Episode list

    Other works

    Another game under development called Grimms Echoes, will be one series but not direct sequel to Grimms Notes as it develops a completely new story.[16] It scheduled to release on March 28, 2019.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Square Enix's Grimms Notes Smartphone Game Gets Release in N. America, Europe. Anime News Network. September 11, 2017. January 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120200052/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-20/square-enix-grimm-notes-rpg-app-gets-anime/.126711. January 20, 2018. live.
    2. Web site: Square Enix smartphone RPG Grimms Notes coming west. Romano. Sal. Gematsu. September 11, 2017. January 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221060357/https://gematsu.com/2017/09/square-enix-smartphone-rpg-grimms-notes-coming-west. February 21, 2018. live.
    3. Web site: Ressler . Karen . Sentai Filmworks Licenses Grimms Notes the Animation . Anime News Network . January 8, 2019 . January 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190108032115/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-07/sentai-filmworks-licenses-grimms-notes-the-animation/.141736 . January 8, 2019 . live .
    4. Web site: Crunchyroll Adds Grimms Notes the Animation, Mysteria Friends Anime Simulcasts. Anime News Network. January 10, 2019. January 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129005834/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-10/crunchyroll-adds-grimms-notes-the-animation-mysteria-friends-anime-simulcasts/.141899. January 29, 2019. live.
    5. Web site: Square Enix smartphone RPG Grimms Notes coming west . Romano . Sal . Gematsu . 2017-09-11 . 2018-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180221060357/https://gematsu.com/2017/09/square-enix-smartphone-rpg-grimms-notes-coming-west . 2018-02-21 . live .
    6. Web site: English Version Of Grimms Notes By Square Enix Launched! . GamerBraves . 2018-03-02 . 2018-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114061836/https://www.gamerbraves.com/english-version-of-grimms-notes-by-square-enix-launched/ . 2018-11-14 . live .
    7. Web site: Square Enix's "Grimms Notes" Mobile RPG Reportedly Gets Anime . Luster . Joseph . Crunchyroll . 2018-01-20 . 2018-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060338/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/01/20-1/square-enixs-grimms-notes-mobile-rpg-reportedly-gets-anime . 2018-11-14 . live .
    8. Web site: Square Enix Japan-Only Mobile Game Grimms Notes Comes to the West. GameZone. April 21, 2020. September 11, 2017. Knauer, Steve. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217062616/http://www.gamezone.com/news/square-enix-japan-only-mobile-game-grimms-notes-comes-to-the-west-3457307. December 17, 2017. live.
    9. Web site: Big in Japan: Square Enix's fairytale JRPG Grimms Notes. April 21, 2020. January 29, 2016. Drake, Sophia Aubrey. Pocket Gamer. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011063553/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/068871/big-in-japan-square-enixs-fairytale-jrpg-grimms-notes/. October 11, 2019. live.
    10. Web site: Square Enix's Grimm's Notes RPG App Gets Anime. Anime News Network. January 20, 2018. January 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120200052/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-20/square-enix-grimm-notes-rpg-app-gets-anime/.126711. January 20, 2018. live.
    11. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Grimms Notes Anime's New Promo Video Reveals January 10 Premiere. Anime News Network. November 30, 2018. November 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005026/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-30/grimms-notes-anime-new-promo-video-reveals-january-10-premiere/.140178. December 1, 2018. live.
    12. Web site: Loo. Egan. Grimms Notes TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Unveils Main Staff. Anime News Network. August 6, 2018. August 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807085526/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-06/grimms-notes-tv-anime-1st-promo-video-unveils-main-staff/.135137. August 7, 2018. live.
    13. Web site: Ressler . Karen . Sentai Filmworks Licenses Grimms Notes the Animation . Anime News Network . January 8, 2019 . January 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190108032115/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-07/sentai-filmworks-licenses-grimms-notes-the-animation/.141736 . January 8, 2019 . live .
    14. Web site: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . Grimms Notes Anime Project Reveals 4 Cast Members, TV Format . Anime News Network . June 28, 2018 . June 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701005540/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-28/grimms-notes-anime-project-reveals-4-cast-members-tv-format/.133515 . July 1, 2018 . live .
    15. Web site: Sherman . Jennifer . Ayana Taketatsu, i☆Ris Perform Grimms Notes TV Anime's Theme Songs . Anime News Network . November 6, 2018 . November 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106201810/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-06/ayana-taketatsu-i-ris-perform-grimms-notes-tv-anime-theme-songs/.139133 . November 6, 2018 . live .
    16. Web site: 『グリムエコーズ』大人気童話RPGのシリーズ新作が登場。新たな物語の扉が開く!【事前登録】. ゲームギフト. November 6, 2018. 29 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100547/https://gamegift.jp/news/1539775877337047. 29 November 2018. live.