Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition (2011)
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition is a 2011 role-playing (rpg) video game made by LEVEL-5 and Namco Bandai Games.
Oliver is thirteen and living in Motorville when his life breaks apart. What follows is a journey into a parallel world called Ni no Kuni, a place of hand-painted landscapes designed by Studio Ghibli and a combat system that blends familiar JRPG conventions with creature-catching mechanics. The Wizard's Edition includes a physical 340-page Wizard's Companion, the spellbook Oliver carries in the game, printed in full color and filled with the world's bestiary, spells, and lore. It is a rare case of a collector's edition that is genuinely part of the game.
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What is Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition about?
Oliver is thirteen and living in Motorville when his life breaks apart. What follows is a journey into a parallel world called Ni no Kuni, a place of hand-painted landscapes designed by Studio Ghibli and a combat system that blends familiar JRPG conventions with creature-catching mechanics. The Wizard's Edition includes a physical 340-page Wizard's Companion, the spellbook Oliver carries in the game, printed in full color and filled with the world's bestiary, spells, and lore. It is a rare case of a collector's edition that is genuinely part of the game.
When was Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition released?
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition was released on 17 November 2011.
Who made Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition?
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition was made by LEVEL-5 and Namco Bandai Games.
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Ni no Kuni stands apart as one of the few games with a genuine Studio Ghibli co-production pedigree. Its warmth and visual language are specific enough that the most honest recommendation is the rest of Ghibli's own filmography rather than any game equivalent.
Fantasy quests that start with an ordinary kid stepping into a magic world
Ni no Kuni Wizard's Edition sends thirteen-year-old Oliver from ordinary Motorville into a hand-painted realm he has to save. These fantasy quests share that shape: The Girl Who Drank the Moon follows a girl raised on magic she never asked for, Redwall sends its heroes across a whole animal kingdom, and Brisingr and Wizard and Glass both follow young travelers whose fates are tangled up with magic bigger than themselves.
Anime and manga about ordinary kids pulled into a world full of magic
Wrath of the White Witch turns a grieving boy into the one person who can save a whole parallel world, handed power he never trained for. That leap shows up across these manga: Fullmetal Alchemist follows two brothers chasing forbidden alchemy, Inuyasha pulls a schoolgirl into a feudal world of demons, Saint Seiya arms its heroes with mythic constellation armor, and Sailor Moon turns an ordinary teenager into a guardian.
Coming-of-age shows about a kid who grows into extraordinary power
Oliver is thirteen when Ni no Kuni hands him magic and a fight bigger than he is. These shows share that arc: Avatar: The Last Airbender follows a boy mastering four elements to end a war, Hunter x Hunter sends a kid into a dangerous world to find his father, Miraculous gives a teenager a secret power to protect her city, and Smallville watches a boy grow into his abilities.