Lunar: Eternal Blue

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Lunar: Eternal Blue

Publisher: Game Arts (JP), Working Designs (US)

Developer: Game Arts, Studio Alex, Working Designs (US)

Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart

Genre: RPG

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-12-22	¥9,8009,800	T-45074
US	1995	$59.9959.99^[1]	T-127045

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Lunar: Eternal Blue (ルナエターナルブルー) is the sequel to Game Arts's 1992 RPG Lunar: The Silver Star, first released on the Sega Mega-CD in 1994. As with the first game, Working Designs was responsible for translating this one, and (like its prequel) it was later remade as Lunar 2 Eternal Blue on various platforms including the Sega Saturn.

Story

Characters

Hiro
Lucia
Ruby
Ronfar
Jean
Lemina
Lunn (Rainus in Japan)
Mauri
Leo
Borgan
Nall
Luna/Althena
Ghaleon
Zophar

Production credits

Japanese version

Director / Program Director: Hiroyuki Koyama
Original Story / Scenario Director: Kei Shigema
Character Design / Animation Director / Layout Book / Screenplay: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Graphics Director: Masatoshi Azumi
System Program / Chief Programmer: Naozumi Honma
Main Scenario: Takashi Hino
Visual Director / Sounds Supervisor / Screenplay: Toshio Akashi (Ikusabune)
Design Works: Hajime Satoh
Music Director: Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Battle Program: Masao Ishikawa
Interface, Battle Design / Magic Effects / Monster Coordination: Masayuki Shimada
Battle, Dungeon Coordination / Chief Editor: Hiroatsu Ohkubo
Assistants: Yoshiyasu Ohkawara, Keisuke Watanabe, Mitsuru Hashimoto
Map Construction / Scenario Program: Osamu Harada, Ari Kamijo
Scenario: Kei Shigema, Naoko Kawahara, Ryousirow Hasukawa
Character Demo Program: Hiroaki Okabe, Naoki Kudoh
Image Boards: Hajime Satoh, Mahiro Maeda, Toshihiro Nukiyama
Graphics: Masatoshi Azumi, Meiko Wada, Mitsuru Kohno, Kazuteru Sugaya, Gow Suzuki (Vanguard), Goh Sugiyama (Vanguard), Touru Yamazaki (Vanguard), Tadao Mizuno, Yuki Igarashi (Jam), Naoko Sakurada (Jam), Masanori Itoh (Jam), Atsushi Yamaguchi (Jam)
Field Map Design: Sadao Kobayashi
Monster Graphics Design: Kohji Yokota
Management: Makoto Matsuoka, Shigehiro Tagawa
Key Animation: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Masami Ozone, Atsushi Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ohkura, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hidetoshi Yoshida, Yuji Takahashi, Hiroshi Yoneda, Eiji Inoue, Masaaki Nishida, Toshihiro Nukiyama, Junichiroh Saitoh
Between Animation: Susumu Banba, Satoshi Oshiki, Satoshi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Studio Deen
Opening, Ending Animation Editor: Shinya Fujita
Demo Animation Chief Editor: Masahiko Ikeya
Demo Animation Program: Hiroyuki Koyama, Hideki Kanai
Animation Graphics / Painting: Masahiko Ikeya, Shinya Fujita, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Kentaroh Yokokawa, Motomi Kajiwara, Singo Hayakawa, Kazuya Suzuki, Isamu Ikeda, Risa Mochizuki, Takayuki Hiramatsu, Naoyuki Hitomi, Bell (M.P.Run), Emi Miwa (Bits), Masahiko Koyama
Original Score / Lyrics: Noriyuki Iwadare (Two Five), Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Arrangement: Kenichi Ookuma (Two Five)
Sound Engineering / Chief Engineer: Ari Kamijo
Engineer: Takahiro Nishi, Akio Matsuda
Publisity Management: Toshiyuki Uchida, Masayuki Shimada
Art Works: Mariko Uemura
Manual: Masayuki Shimada
Sales Management: Toshiyuki Uchida, Rika Okabe, Youhei Ogawa
Supervisor: Kazutoyo Ishii
Executive Producer / General Director: Youichi Miyaji
Original Planning: Studio Alex
Presented by: Game Arts

Source:

In-game credits

Cast
- Hiero: Hikaru Midorikawa
- Lucier: Chisa Yokoyama
- Ruby: Kumiko Nishihara
- Jean: Aya Hisakawa
- Rong-fa: Ryoutarou Okiayu
- Remiena: Megumi Hayasibara
- Rainus: Kohji Yada
- Mauli: Kumiko Watanabe
- Leo: Sinichirou Ota
- Bawgan: Daisuke Gouri
- Nall: Rika Matsumoto
- Luhna / Althena: Kikuko Inoue
- Ghaleon: Rokurou Naya
- Zone・Pharaoh: Iemasa Kayumi
Director / Program Director: Hiroyuki Koyama
Original Story / Scenario Director: Kei Shigema
Character Design / Animation Director / Layout Book / Screenplay: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Graphics Director: Masatoshi Azumi
System Program / Chief Programmer: Naozumi (Kuma) Honma
Main Scenario: Takashi Hino
Visual Director / Sounds Supervisor / Screenplay: Toshio Akashi (Ikusabune)
Design Works: Hajime Satoh
Music Director: Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Interface, Battle Design / Magic Effects / Monster Coordination: Masayuki Shimada
Battle Program: Masao (Mikey) Ishikawa
Battle, Dungeon Coordination / Chief Editor: Hiroatu (Daddy) Ohkubo
Assistants: Yoshiyasu Ohkawara, Keisuke Watanabe, Mitsuru Hashimoto
Map Construction / Scenario Program: Osamu Harada, Ari Kamijo
Scenario: Kei Shigema, Naoko Kawahara, Ryousirow Hasukawa
Character Demo Program: Hiroaki Okabe, Naoki (Eddie) Kudoh
Image Boards: Hajime Satoh, Mahiro Maeda, Toshihiro Nukiyama
Graphics: Masatoshi Azumi, Meiko (Tⓐn) Wada, Mitsuru Kohno, Kazuteru Sugaya, Gow Suzuki (Vanguard), Goh Sugiyama (Vanguard), Touru Yamazaki (Vanguard), Atsushi Yamaguchi (Jam), Yuki Igarashi (Jam), Naoko Sakurada (Jam), Masanori Itoh (Jam), Tadao Mizuno
Field Map Design: Sadao Kobayashi
Monster Graphics Design: Kohji Yokota
Management: Makoto Matsuoka, Shigehiro Tagawa
Key Animation: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Masami Ozone, Atsushi Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ohkura, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hidetoshi Yoshida, Yuji Takahashi, Hiroshi Yoneda, Eiji Inoue, Masaaki Nishida, Toshihiro Nukiyama, Junichiroh Saitoh
Between Animation: Susumu Banba, Satoshi Oshiki, Satoshi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Studio Deen
Opening, Ending Animation Editor: Shinya Fujita
Demo Animation Chief Editor: Masahiko Ikeya
Demo Animation Program: Hiroyuki Koyama, Hideki Kanai
Animation Graphics / Painting: Masahiko Ikeya, Shinya Fujita, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Kentaroh Yokokawa, Motomi Kajiwara, Singo Hayakawa, Kazuya Suzuki, Isamu Ikeda, Risa Mochizuki, Takayuki Hiramatsu, Naoyuki Hitomi, Bell (M.P.Run), Emi Miwa (Bits Laboratory), Masahiko Koyama
Original Score / Lyrics: Noriyuki Iwadare (Two Five), Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Arrangement: Kenichi Ookuma (Two Five)
Sound Engineering / Chief Engineer: Ari Kamijo
Engineer: Takahiro Nishi, Akio Matsuda
Special Thanks to: Akari Funato, Comic Dragon (Fujimishobo), Beep! Mega Drive (Soft Bank), Mega Drive Fan (Tokuma Shoten Intermedia), Lunar Eternal Blue "Prelude" Music CD (Youmex/Toshiba EMI)
Publisity Management: Toshiyuki Uchida, Masayuki Shimada
Art Works: Mariko Uemura
Manual: Masayuki Shimada
Sales Management: Toshiyuki Uchida, Rika Okabe, Youhei Ogawa
Supervisor: Kazutoyo Ishii
Executive Producer / General Director: Youichi Miyaji
Original Planning: Studio Alex
Presented by: Game Arts

Source:

In-game credits (Epilogue)

Overseas version

USA Production Staff

Director: Victor Ireland
Translation: Akiko Skjellerup, Victor Ireland, Don Shirley
Sound Engineer: Bill Staeck
Music Composition: Bill King
Additional Artwork: Bill Ulch
"Eternal Blue"
- Lyrics: Victor Ireland
- Performed by: Jennifer Stigile

Japan Production Staff

Director / Program Director: Hiroyuki Koyama
Original Story / Scenario Director: Kei Shigema
Character Design / Animation Director / Story Boards / Screenplay: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Graphics Director: Masatoshi Azumi
System Program / Chief Programmer: Naozumi Honma
Main Scenario: Takashi Hino
Visual Director / Sound Supervisor / Screenplay: Toshio Akashi (Ikusabune)
Music Director: Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Battle Program: Masao Ishikawa
Interface, Battle Design / Magic Effects / Monster Coordination: Masayuki Shimada
Battle, Dungeon Coordination / Chief Editor: Hiroatsu Ohkubo
Assistants: Yoshiyasu Ohkawara, Keisuke Watanabe, Mitsuru Hashimoto
Map Construction / Scenario Program: Osamu Harada, Ari Kamijo
Scenario: Kei Shigema, Naoko Kawahara, Ryousirow Hasukawa
Character Demo Program: Hiroaki Okabe, Naoki Kudoh
Image Boards: Hajime Satoh, Mahiro Maeda, Toshihiro Nukiyama
Graphics: Masatoshi Azumi, Meiko Wada, Mitsuru Kohno, Kazuteru Sugaya, Gow Suzuki (Vanguard), Coh Sugiyama (Vanguard), Touru Yamazaki (Vanguard), Tadao Mizuno, Yuki Igarashi (Jam), Masanori Itoh (Jam), Atsushi Yamaguchi (Jam)
Field Map Design: Sadao Kobayashi
Monster Graphics Design: Kohji Yokota
Management: Makoto Matsuoka, Sigehiro Tagawa
Key Animation: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Masami Ozone, Atsushi Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ohkura, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hidetoshi Yoshida, Yuji Takahashi, Hiroshi Yoneda, Eiji Inoue, Masaaki Nishida, Toshihiro Nukiyama, Junichiroh Saitoh
Between Animation: Susumu Banba, Satoshi Oshiki, Satoshi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Studio Deen
Opening, Ending Animation Editor: Shinya Hujita
Demo Animation Chief Editor: Masahiko Ikeya
Demo Animation Program: Hiroyuki Koyama, Hideki Kanai
Animation Graphics / Painting: Masahiko Ikeya, Shinya Hujita, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Kentaroh Yokokawa, Motomi Kajiwara, Shingo Hayakawa, Kazuya Suzuki, Isamu Ikeda, Risa Motizuki, Takayuki Hiramatsu, Naoyuki Hitomi, Bell (M.P.Run), Emi Miwa (Bits), Masahiko Koyama
Original Score / Lyrics: Noriyuki Iwadare (Two Five), Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Arrangement: Kenichi Ookuma (Two Five)
Sound Engineering / Chief Engineer: Ari Kamijo
Engineer: Takahiro Nishi, Akio Matsuda
Supervisor: Kazutoyo Ishii
Executive Producer / General Director: Youichi Miyaji
Original Story / Program: Game Arts/Studio Alex
Presented by: Working Designs

Source:

In-game credits

Cast
- Hiro: Mark Zempel
- Lucia: Kelly Weaver
- Ruby: Jennifer Stigile
- Ronfar: Ned Schuft
- Jean: Jennifer Stigile
- Lemina: Kathy Emma
- Lunn: Blake Dorsey
- Mauri: Emmunah Hauser
- Leo: Ty Webb
- Borgan: Dean Williams
- Nall: Jonathan Esses
- Luna / Althena: Rhonda Gibson
- Ghaleon: John Truitt
- Zophar: T. Owen Smith

USA Production Staff

Director: Victor Ireland
Translation: Akiko Skjellerup, Victor Ireland, Don Shirley
Additional Artwork: Bill Ulch
"Lucia's Theme"
- Lyrics: Victor Ireland
- Performed by: Jennifer Stigile
Sound Engineer: Bill Staeck
Additional Music Composition: Bill King
Manual Design / Layout: Don Shirley, Victor Ireland
Moral Support: Cindy Lea, Broderick James
Continuity: Don Shirley, Bonnie Shirley
USA Sales Manager: Kelly (Boom Boom) Knight

Japan Production Staff

Director / Program Director: Hiroyuki Koyama
Original Story / Scenario Director: Kei Shigema
Character Design / Animation Director / Story Boards / Screenplay: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Graphics Director: Masatoshi Azumi
System Program / Chief Programmer: Naozumi (Kuma) Honma
Main Scenario: Takashi Hino
Visual Director / Sound Supervisor / Screenplay: Toshio Akashi (Ikusabune)
Design Works: Hajime Satoh
Music Director: Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Interface, Battle Design / Magic FX / Monster Coordination: Masayuki Shimada
Battle Program: Masao (Mikey) Ishikawa
Battle, Dungeon Coordination / Chief Editor: Hiroatsu (Daddy) Ohkubo
Assistants: Yoshiyasu Ohkawara, Keisuke Watanabe, Mitsuru Hashimoto
Map Construction / Scenario Program: Osamu Harada, Ari Kamijo
Scenario: Kei Shigema, Naoko Kawahara, Ryousirow Hasukawa
Character Demo Program: Hiroaki Okabe, Naoki (Eddie) Kudoh
Image Boards: Hajime Satoh, Mahiro Maeda, Toshihiro Nukiyama
Graphics: Masatoshi Azumi, Meiko (Tⓐn) Wada, Mitsuru Kohno, Kazuteru Sugaya, Gow Suzuki (Vanguard), Coh Sugiyama (Vanguard), Touru Yamazaki (Vanguard), Atsushi Yamaguchi (Jam), Yuki Igarashi (Jam), Naoko Sakurada (Jam), Masanori Itoh (Jam), Tadao Mizuno
Field Map Design: Sadao Kobayashi
Monster Graphics Design: Kohji Yokota
Management: Makoto Matsuoka, Sigehiro Tagawa
Principal Animation: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Masami Ozone, Atsushi Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ohkura, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hidetoshi Yoshida, Yuji Takahashi, Hiroshi Yoneda, Eiji Inoue, Masaaki Nishida, Toshihiro Nukiyama, Junichiroh Saitoh
Animation Second Unit: Susumu Banba, Satoshi Oshiki, Satoshi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Studio Deen
Opening, Ending Animation Editor: Shinya Hujita
Demo Animation Chief Editor: Masahiko Ikeya
Demo Animation Program: Hiroyuki Koyama, Hideki Kanai
Animation Graphics / Painting: Masahiko Ikeya, Shinya Hujita, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Kentaroh Yokokawa, Motomi Kajiwara, Shingo Hayakawa, Kazuya Suzuki, Isamu Ikeda, Risa Motizuki, Takayuki Hiramatsu, Naoyuki Hitomi, Bell (M.P.Run), Emi Miwa (Bits Laboratory), Masahiko Koyama
Original Score / Japanese Lyrics: Noriyuki Iwadare (Two Five), Isao Mizoguchi (Two Five)
Arrangement: Kenichi Ookuma (Two Five)
Sound Engineering / Chief Engineer: Ari Kamijo
Engineer: Takahiro Nishi, Akio Matsuda
Supervisor: Kazutoyo Ishii
Executive Producer / General Director: Youichi Miyaji
Original Story / Program: Game Arts/Studio Alex
Presented by: Working Designs

Source:

In-game credits (Epilogue)

Track list

Game disc

1. Data track

2. Hikari to Kage no Rondo (04:49)
光と影の輪舞
Composed by: Noriyuki Iwadare
Vocals: Chisa Yokoyama
Arranged by: Kenichi Ookuma

3. CD Warning message (01:07)

4. Game Arts Logo (00:07)

► Running time: 6:03

Bonus disc

1. DJ Part 1 (03:33)

2. Okane ga Ichiban (03:35)
おカネがいちばん
Composed by: Noriyuki Iwadare
Vocals: Megumi Hayashibara
Arranged by: Noriyuki Iwadare

3. DJ Part 2 (01:40)

4. ETERNAL BLUE: Eien no Omoi (06:05)
ETERNAL BLUE 〜永遠の想い〜
Composed by: Noriyuki Iwadare
Vocals: Chisa Yokoyama
Arranged by: Noriyuki Iwadare

5. DJ Part 3 (01:12)

► Running time: 16:05

Magazine articles

Main article: Lunar: Eternal Blue/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0807: "Vol. 8 No. 7 July 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #73: "August 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[2]
EGM² (US) #15: "September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)^[3]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-11: "November 1994" (1994-10-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-12: "December 1994" (1994-11-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1995-01: "January 1995" (1994-12-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-03: "March 1995" (1995-02-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[9]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC

80

^[10]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[11]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

81

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

90

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-U

85

^[15]

Next Generation (US)

75

^[16]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

85

^[17]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

94

^[18]

Videogame Advisor (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[19]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

89

^[20]

	82
Based on 14 reviews

Lunar: Eternal Blue

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Disc 2 Manual Map

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

523,157,712

CD (JP)

T-45074

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

584,488,464

CD (US)

T-127045

References

Lunar: Eternal Blue

Main page | Comparisons | Magazine articles | Reception | Technical information

Books: Lunar: Eternal Blue - The Official Strategy Guide (1995)

Demos: Lunar: Eternal Blue Hibaihin Auto Demo (1994)

Lunar games for Sega systems
	Lunar: The Silver Star (1992) \| Lunar: Eternal Blue (1994)
	Lunar Silver Star Story (1996) \| Mahou Gakuen Lunar! (1997) \| Lunar 2 Eternal Blue (1998)
	Lunar: Sanpo-suru Gakuen (1996)
Sampler Discs
Lunar: Eternal Blue Hibaihin Auto Demo (1994)
Lunar Silver Star Story Hibaihin Auto Demo (1997)
Lunar related media
	Lunar: The Silver Star Koushiki Guide Book (1992) \| Lunar: The Silver Star - Lunar no Sekai to Kouryaku Guide (1992) \| Lunar: The Silver Star - The Official Strategy Guide (1994) \| Lunar I and II Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1995) \| Lunar: Eternal Blue - The Official Strategy Guide (1995) \| Lunar Silver Star Story Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1996) \| Lunar Silver Star Story Game Guide Book (1997) \| Mahou Gakuen Lunar! Koushiki Guide Book (1997) \| Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1998) \| Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Koushiki Kouryaku Guide Book (1998)

[GamePlayers_US_0810.pdf-1] GamePlayers US 0810.pdf

[:File:GamePro_US_073.pdf_p61-2] GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 61

[:File:EGM2_US_15.pdf_p73-3] EGM², "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 73

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1995-01.pdf_p25_.2823.29-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 23 (25)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p84_.2882.29-5] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 82 (84)

[:File:GamePro_US_076.pdf_p122_.28120.29-6] GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 120 (122)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1995-01.pdf_p25-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 25

[:File:EGM_US_075.pdf_p33-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 33

[9] Famitsu, "1994-12-30" (JP; 1994-12-16), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1995-06.pdf_p71-10] Fun Generation, "06/95" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 71

[:File:GameFan_US_0310.pdf_p17-11] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0810.pdf_p65-12] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 65

[:File:GamePro_US_076.pdf_p122-13] GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:Joypad_FR_Supplement_044_International.pdf_p29-14] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 29

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-10.pdf_p34-15] MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 34

[:File:NextGeneration_US_10.pdf_p125-16] Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 125

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-03_19950315.pdf_p41-17] Saturn Fan, "1995 March" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 41

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p84-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84

[:File:VideogameAdvisor_US_0103.pdf_p31-19] Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 31

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-11.pdf_p96-20] Video Games, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-25), page 96

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Lunar: Eternal Blue

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Contents

Story

Characters

Production credits

Japanese version

Overseas version

Track list

Game disc

Bonus disc

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References