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Cross Ange tr. PS Vita Game's Vivian Ad Shows Off Customization

The official website for the the Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo tr. PlayStation Vita game began streaming a new commercial for the game on Friday starring Vivian (voiced by Houko Kuwashima).

Vivian: It's time for a quiz! What can't you ignore when going to fight enemies? It's customization!
Text: Before heading to battle with enemies
Text: Power up your Para Mail with customization!
Vivian: OK, I'm going with a big boomerang and a pink color!
Text: Over 300 types of parts
Vivian: Man, I am so excited! Oh yeah! I want my marking to be Perolina! Pero pero pero! Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo tr., to be released on May 28. These are the bonuses!

The video introduces the new original protagonist character named Naomi, who is voiced by Sayuri Hara (Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls). In the game, Naomi fights alongside the Normas in order to return a monetary debt. She graduated from Arzenal's junior class, and now is enrolled in the first brigade. When the creative staff were asked at the second Cross Ange fan event in Ikebukuro last month about Naomi's connection to the owner of the rider suit that appeared in episode two, they replied that there might or not be a connection, and that fans will have to play to find out.

The player will take control of Naomi, and choose which Norma heroines for her to form trusting relationships with. In order to survive, the player will also take part in shooting sections in order to fight dragons.

The game is separated into three parts: the drama part where the story progresses, the customizing part, where the player customizes Naomi's Para-mail with parts bought with money from killing dragons, and the battle part, where Naomi fights incoming foes. By increasing friendships with the Normas in Arzenal during the drama part, Naomi might receive support during battle from those she has befriended. The first half of the game will focus on DRAGON-hunting, but characters that appear later in the anime, like Salamandinay and Embryo, will also appear in the game.

The game will ship on May 28. First copies of the game will include an original custom theme for the PlayStation Vita. The theme will feature illustrations of the eight heroines.

The Sunrise television anime premiered in Japan in October, Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan, and Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America.