PopoloCrois

PopoloCrois
ポポロクロイス物語 (Poporokuroisu monogatari)
Manga
Written by	Yohsuke Tamori
Published by	The Asahi Shimbun Company
Magazine	The Asahi Shimbun Student Newspaper
Published	October 1984
Novel
PopoloChronicle
Written by	Yohsuke Tamori
Illustrated by	Atsuko Fukushima
Published by	Kaiseisha
Published	February 18, 2015
Novel
PopoloChronicle 2
Written by	Yohsuke Tamori
Illustrated by	Atsuko Fukushima
Published by	Kaiseisha
Published	December 23, 2018
Novel
Maya Mensis Aureos
Written by	Yohsuke Tamori
Illustrated by	Atsuko Fukushima
Published by	Kaiseisha
Published	December 10, 2013
Video game
Developer	epics (G-Artists), Sugar & Rockets
Publisher	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genre	Role-playing video game
Platform	PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, Nintendo 3DS
Released	PopoloCrois Story JP: July 12, 1996 JP: September 27, 2007 (PSN) Poporogue JP: November 26, 1998 PopoloCrois Story II JP: January 27, 2000 JP: December 26, 2007 (PSN) PopoloCrois: Adventure of Beginnings JP: June 20, 2002 PopoloCrois: Adventure of the Law of the Moon JP: March 18, 2004 PopoloCrois (PSP) JP: February 10, 2005 NA: December 6, 2005 EU: June 16, 2006 AU: June 30, 2006 Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale JP: June 18, 2015 NA: March 1, 2016
Related works
Popolocrois (anime)

PopoloCrois (ポポロクロイス物語, Poporokuroisu Monogatari) is a fantasy media franchise created by Yohsuke Tamori and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment.^[1] It originated as a manga series in 1977 in the Asahi Student Newspaper (a subsidiary of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper).^[2] Its title, pronounced (PO-po-lo-croyce), is a combination of words from two languages: the Italian word "Popolo (people)" and the French "croisé (crossing)", which together mean "crossing of people". The franchise is geared towards a young Japanese audience, with the general theme of the series being love, compassion and racial equality.^[3] The franchise consists of a manga series, role-playing video games, two anime series in 1998 and 2003 and a series of novels.