Uchi no Hime-sama ga Ichiban Kawaii (ウチの姫さまがいちばんカワイイ lit. These Princesses of Mine are the Most Cute), officially abbreviated as Uchihime (ウチ姫), is a card roleplaying shooter video game in the action-fantasy genre, developed by Ameba Studios and published by CyberAgent in the Asian market.[1] The Uchihime game was released as a free-to-play game for the iOS platform on August 13th, 2013 and for the Android platform on February 17th, 2014.[6] The core gameplay involves a continuous mob shooter mechanic with princess card power-ups.[7] The game has had over four million downloads as of March 2015 and is one of the most popular mobile role-playing games in Japan,[4] with collaborative multiplayer gameplay support and innovative game voice-overs from famous seiyuu.[5] Though the Uchihime game was initially released to Japan and China, the mobile app is now distributed to eight countries in South-East Asia.[8]
Plot[]
The main storyline of the game involves the non-linear journey of a super-deformed anthropomorphic frog prince across a fantasy world to defeat the evil monster army of the Demon Prince.[7] The goal of the titular hero is to free the land's female royalty with the main heroine Princess Lina from crystalline imprisonment in order to regain his human form and royal dignity.[5] The introduction of other collectible princess cards occurs through quests and events which are unlocked through rescuing a princess crystal. The character cards are infused with an individual special attribute with light, dark, fire, water and wind attributes in the game. These cards are usable as attack, defense and health upgrades as well as magical or elemental abilities.[5]
Collaboration[]
The one-month collaboration period between the Prison School anime and Uchihime was announced by the the Prison School animation committee and the game developers on April 14th, 2016 to continue until May 15th, 2016.[9][10] This commemorative event for the first anime season's original run will introduce characters from the Prison School universe to the game as limited-edition playable characters,[11] with Chiyo, Meiko, Mari and Hana being voiced by their voice characters.[12] The event will also involve exclusive gifts and cards to players such as an exclusive platinum Gacha card. The Uchihime game has also been adapted into a four-koma manga with story and artwork by Futoshi Chii and published by Dengeki Bunko.[3]
List of characters[]
This is a comprehensive list of main characters for the Uchihime universe. There are 178 total characters in the game excluding the Frog Prince.
- The Frog Prince (カエル王子)
- Love Princess Lina Prinsera (愛姫 リィナ・プリンセラ)
- Crimson Princess Akane Garnet (紅姫 アカネ・ガーネット)
- Water Princess Sophia Kris (沼妖姫 ソフィア・クリス)
- Blue Princess Clarice Lapis (蒼姫 クラリス・ラピス)
Crossover characters[]
This subsection lists the in-universe characters of Prison School in the Uchihime collaboration.
- Crow-User Princess Mari Kurihara (鴉遣姫 栗原万里)
- Warden Princess Meiko Shiraki (看守姫 白木芽衣子)
- Deathkick Princess Hana Midorikawa (蹴殺姫 緑川花)
- Classmate Princess Chiyo Kurihara (級友姫 栗原千代)
Trivia[]
- The term "Uchi" (ウチ) means "one's own" in Japanese.[13]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "The Smartphone Native Application Developement Specialists 'Ameba Native Game Studio' To Produce Their First Title Uchihime" | CyberAgent News. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ About Me - Reika Clovia Profile | Clovia Studio. Retrieved 01-05-2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The 4-Koma Manga of Mobile Game Uchihime is Published by Dengeki" | Dengeki. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Action Shooter Uchihime Breaks the Four-Million Download Mark" | CyberAgent News. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Uchihime by CyberAgent | Google Play Store. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "The Action Shooter Uchihime Recieves Two Million Downloads" | CyberAgent News. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "April Fools: The Frog Prince's Voice Actor Implementation for Uchihime! The Frog Cannot Even..." | Dengeki. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ "The Smartphone Game Uchihime to be Distributed in 6 Southeast Asian Countries." | CyberAgent News. Retrieved 30-04-2016.
- ↑ @uchi_hime tweet #726350408730341377 on April 15, 2016 | Twitter. (Japanese)
- ↑ News Item #91 | Prison School Anime. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ Pre-Release Notice for Uchihime-Prison School Commemorative Collaboration | Ameba Studios. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ @uchi_hime tweet #720627783584473088 on April 14, 2016 | Twitter. Retrieved 30-04-2016. (Japanese)
- ↑ うち | Wiktionary. Retrieved 02-05-2015.
External links[]
- Official game website (Japanese)
- Official app page on Google Play (Japanese)
- Official app page on Apple iTunes (Japanese)
- Official Twitter profile (Japanese)
- Official in-game collaboration guide (Japanese)