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Arcana Heart

aka: Arcana Heart Full!
Moby ID: 37893
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Long, long ago, our world and the Elemental world existed as one, but for reasons unknown, they were separated, and if they were to now rejoin, the results would be catastrophic for humanity. In the sky above Tokyo, events are transpiring to lead to just such an event. The only ones who can stop this form happening are the Maidens, young girls with the ability to communicate with beings from the Elemental world known as Arcana.

Arcana Heart is a 2D fighting game ported from the arcade original. Choose one of eleven Maidens, and from eleven Arcanas each with their own unique abilities, and get to the bottom of what's happening in Tokyo. The game plays similarly to the Guilty Gear series, incorporating a variety of advanced techniques such as air dashing and dash cancels, and making for complicated high-speed battles.

In arcades, this was released under the title Arcana Heart FULL! and was sold as an update to the original Arcana Heart. It features balance improvements, new colour schemes for every character, and a practice mode.

The home version includes standard story, arcade, and versus modes, along with a training mode and an unlockable illustration gallery. Players can choose between the original version of the characters or the rebalanced versions from Arcana Heart FULL!

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Arcana Heart series

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Spellings

  • アルカナハート - Japanese spelling
  • アルカナハート Full! - Japanese spelling of arcade title

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Director (ディレクター)
Concept & Scenario (原作/脚本)
Character Design & Main Visual (キャラクターデザイン/メインビジュアル)
Arcana Design (アルカナデザイン)
Planners (プランナー)
Character Graphics (キャラクターグラフィック)
Backgrounds (背景)
Backgrounds Support (背景協力)
  • Hiroshi Ichikawa (Xelflex) (市川 宏 (ゼルフレックス))
  • Aiko Murata (Xelflex) (村田 藍子 (ゼルフレックス))
  • Mona Yamada (Xelflex) (山田 朋奈 (ゼルフレックス))
Effects (エフェクト)
Program (プログラム)
  • Hakumai Iida (飯田 白米)
  • Factory Manager Machida [マチダ工場長]
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Average score: 76% (based on 12 ratings)

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Extras

Initial copies of the Japanese PS2 version came with a bonus drama CD.

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by j.raido 【雷堂嬢太朗】.

Arcade added by Ms. Tea.

Additional contributors: Freeman, Ms. Tea, Patrick Bregger.

Game added December 23, 2008. Last modified March 16, 2026.