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2017 · Life simulation · Simulation

A3!

You're a former actress who, in a sudden turn of events, becomes the director of a theater troupe on its last legs! It's up to you to find fresh new faces to bring the Mankai Company back to its original glory, but here’s the catch⁠— you only have 1 year and 4 performances to do so! Will you see your actors shining live on that stage? The fate of this theater is in your hands!

Released: 2017
Platforms: Android iOS
Genres: Life simulation Simulation
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Drama
Country: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

About

A3! (acronym for "Act! Addict! Actors!")

is a Japanese mobile game developed by Liber Entertainment. The game was released on January 27, 2017, in Japan. It was given a worldwide English release on October 23, 2019, which later ended services in November 2021. The success of the game led to several adaptations for the franchise, including stage plays, an anime series, and 2 live action movies.

›Story

Velvet Town is a town on the outskirts of Tokyo. In this town, there is a sacred place for theater troupe members called Velvet Way.

What you meet in that city is...the failing theater company ``MANKAI Company''!

By an unexpected turn of events, you decide to rebuild the theater troupe, and are entrusted with the role of president and ``general director'' of the troupe.

Keywords

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Story

Mankai Company is a theatre company for actors, who are split into four troupes and named after the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Having incurred a huge debt over the years after the sudden disappearance of its former director, Mankai Company is at the risk of shutting down. The player character joins as the director of the theatre company in order to save it from being shut down by repaying the debt with a one-year time limit.

Reception

A3! was downloaded by 800,000 users within the first three days of the original Japanese release, with 300,000 of the registrations taking place on the day of release. By February 21, 2017, the game had a cumulative total of 2 million downloads. A3! was nominated for the Google Play Best of 2017.