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Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (Limited Edition: Grand Finale Set)

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Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (Limited Edition: Grand Finale Set)
NIS America5/22/2012Americas

The grand finale deserves a proper send-off. Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland Limited Edition, subtitled Grand Finale Set, on PlayStation 3 closes out the beloved Arland trilogy with a bundle that NIS America crafted for the fans who stuck with Rorona, Totori, and Meruru from the beginning.

The set includes a full-color softcover artbook, the Atelier Meruru original soundtrack, and a men's large black "Barrel" T-shirt. It's a focused package, each item chosen to celebrate the conclusion of the Arland arc rather than pad out a box with filler. The artbook captures Mel Kishida's gorgeous character designs and the pastel-toned world that made the Arland games so visually distinct. The OST delivers Gust's signature blend of whimsical and sweeping compositions on a physical disc.

The "Grand Finale Set" branding on this Limited Edition carries weight for Atelier collectors. The Arland trilogy was the run that brought the franchise to a wider Western audience on PS3, and Meruru's conclusion marked a genuine turning point for the series. NIS America's limited editions from this period have aged remarkably well in the collector's market, partly because their print runs were modest and partly because the Atelier fanbase is fiercely loyal about keeping sets complete. The Barrel T-shirt has become a quiet cult item among fans, the kind of wearable that only another Atelier collector would recognize. If you've got the Rorona and Totori limited editions on your shelf, leaving the Meruru Grand Finale Set out would be an unforgivable gap in the trilogy.

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