Melody of a Lifetime: The Ar Tonelico Series By dj Date Masamune Disclaimers

 Panel will be available online as well as a list of all my resources!  Appreciate & love all feedback!  E-mail, blog, con feedback session, con FB page, etc.  Feel free to ask ques/make comments throughout  Just respect me as a panelist  Don’t hesitate to come up to me after the panel to talk  Experimental panel, so forgive the rough edges  Spoilers abound Order of Events

 (Opening)  Basic premise  Playable Characters  Reyvateils  Villains/Other Characters  Gameplay, plot, feelz  *Endings  Extras Ar Tonelico: Melody Elemia Viruses are amok & it’s up to you, Lyner Barsett, to find out why (also, hawt girlz want your bod ;-)

Basic Plot Overview Playable Characters Reyvateils & Costumes Aurica & Costumes Misha & Costumes Shurelia & Costumes Villains/Other Characters Endings

 If you decide to save Mir or not  (TO a lesser extent) Which Reyvateil you go w/ Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metalfalica Ancient prophecies, sister songstresses, disappearing landmass, reyvateils succumbing to a “virus”, political intrigue, general intenseness >.>

Basic Plot Overview Playable Characters Reyvateils & Costumes Cloche & Costumes Luca & Costumes Mir & Costumes Villains/Other Characters Endings

 Which Reyvateil you go w/  Cocona is the default if you don’t go beyond lvl 4 w/ anyone else  Branching paths  Which girl you have sing the (fake) Metafalica song Ar Tonelio Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel Reyvateils rule all, “split personalities”, humans succumbing to some sort of illness, cameos/”travelers”, wills of the planet, STRIPPING XD

Basic Plot Overview Playable Characters Reyvateils/Personalities Finnel

Soma Suzunomia

Yurishica Saki

*Sakia Rumei Sarapatra

Filament Tyria Villains/Other Characters Extras Goddesses Manga

 Ar Tonelico ~Arpeggio~  Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia Manga Anthology  Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (manga)  Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (manga)  Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel Manga Anthology Compare/Contrast

 Situation is more dire w/ each game/tower  Political clout of Reyvateils increases w/ each game/tower  Fight system  Ar Tonelico Hymnos language Reyvateil Costumes

 Costume guarantees; always…  Angel/demon  Hot Tub Time Machine  Mahou Shojou  Dominatrix/S&M  Oriental garb  Sailor fuku  Schweepy time  Mascot  Wedding dress Ciel nosurge Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta

Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star

Sequel Motto Discussion XD Come See My Other Panels!

 Bleach: Shunpou Edition  Panel 208, 4/3/2015, 7p- 8p  Yaoi & Bara Tropes & Trends 4: You Put That WHERE!?  Hynes Panel 302/304, 4/3/2015, 12a-2:00a  Melody of a Lifetime: The Ar Tonelico Series  Hynes Panel 309, 4/4/2015, 5:30p-6:45p  Let’s Go to ‘The World': A Panel About the .Hack Games  Hynes Panel 107, 4/5/2015, 10a- 11:30a  Sit Down, STFU, & Play This J-RPG (Awesome Edition)  Hynes Panel C, 4/5/2015, 1-3p Thanks for coming~!