Arcana Heart
It was the first game in the series to be developed and published by Examu after the rights of the franchise had been transferred to the company from Yuki Enterprise.
New techniques were also included, such as the Arcana Blast, allowing the player to become temporarily invulnerable; Arcana Homing, a feature allowing the player to simultaneously close the distance between them and the opponent while homing in on them; and the Critical Heart, a devastating special attack unique to each character.
A spin-off of the series for mobile phones, Arcana Heart: Card of Glory, was jointly developed between Examu and Cave Co., Ltd.
A manga adaptation based on the video game was serialized on the January 2008 issue of Comp Ace magazine.
Remix featured arrangements from a variety of composers, including Nobuyoshi Sano, Atsushi Ohara, Ayako Saso, Shinji Hosoe, Raito, and Takayuki Aihara.
Japanese peripheral manufacturer Hori produced two limited edition arcade sticks for the series following the PlayStation 2 releases of Arcana Heart and Suggoi!
Arcana Heart 2 arcade stick featured other goods such as postcards and beverage coasters.
Like her predecessors, she works for Sweden's Spirit Sector and is the youngest member to be selected to join their group.
An orphan in Moscow, she joined a team of Spirit Investigators and received training at a young age.
When the organization was cutting back on personnel, she took the opportunity to leave and traveled the world as a Freelance Spirit Specialist.
At first, Zenia has no memory of her previous life, but in Arcana Heart 3 she learns that her real name is Elfriede Achenbach (エルフリーデ・アッヒェンバッハ, Erufurīde Ahhyenbahha), and she is Lieselotte's older sister.
[7] Elsa La Conti (エルザ・ラ・コンティ, Eruza Ra Konti) enlisted in the Western Europe Spirit Sector after losing her entire family to demons.
[7] Catherine Kyohbashi (キャサリン京橋, Kyasarin Kyōbashi) is a blond-haired, blue-eyed American of Japanese descent, from the Osaka region.
She has a bright and friendly personality, as well as an intellect that rivals Kira's; she enrolled in MIT's College of Spirit Research at the age of ten.
[7] Angelia Avallone (アンジェリア・アヴァロン, Anjeria Avaron) is the main antagonist and final boss of Arcana Heart 2.
Mildred was the main antagonist and final boss of the first Arcana Heart game, but now serves as Angelia's guardian following her defeat.
She is the older sister of Nazuna and part of the Inuwaka clan, a family of shinobi that aid the Thousand Year Protector.
In an attempt to control life and distort dimensions, she has visited the physical world several times to collect and refine magical stones, causing many incidents.
