Every game should be a strategy game/dating-sim/RPG/life-simulation combined into one. Every game should just be Gunparade March.
August 15, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Every game should be a strategy game/dating-sim/RPG/life-simulation combined into one. Every game should just be Gunparade March.
Coincidentally, in Japan, it’s the 28th which marks the 26th anniversary of Gunparade March’s release date. Happy birthday to one of the greatest games of all time: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
Gunparade March and the JRPG at the Turn of the New Millennium
Here, players can eternally live out their teenage post-apocalyptic fantasy. But, this dream can only last so long and Gunparade seems aware of that. Partake in its social system to learn the truth…
ogrerun.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Coincidentally, in Japan, it’s the 28th which marks the 26th anniversary of Gunparade March’s release date. Happy birthday to one of the greatest games of all time: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
A month later, Gunparade March takes the magazine's front cover which features a quite detailed guide to various aspects of the game. To add some more context which makes this impressive, this is a moment where everyone is talking about DQ VII and FF IX.
September 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A month later, Gunparade March takes the magazine's front cover which features a quite detailed guide to various aspects of the game. To add some more context which makes this impressive, this is a moment where everyone is talking about DQ VII and FF IX.
Nice Games dubs it one of the best games of the year and it also goes on to win a few awards, including the Seiun. While many games have been nominated, to this day, Gunparade March is the only game to have actually won.
September 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Nice Games dubs it one of the best games of the year and it also goes on to win a few awards, including the Seiun. While many games have been nominated, to this day, Gunparade March is the only game to have actually won.
GUNPARADE MARCH
September 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
GUNPARADE MARCH
Model: AMTT-519M Shikon ("Spirit of Samurai")
Debut: High Mobile Fantasy: Gunparade March
Year: 2000
Designers: the artists at Alfa System
Debut: High Mobile Fantasy: Gunparade March
Year: 2000
Designers: the artists at Alfa System
September 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Model: AMTT-519M Shikon ("Spirit of Samurai")
Debut: High Mobile Fantasy: Gunparade March
Year: 2000
Designers: the artists at Alfa System
Debut: High Mobile Fantasy: Gunparade March
Year: 2000
Designers: the artists at Alfa System
Gunparade March is a phenomenally complex relationship simulator interspersed with fascinating tactical battle scenes. It's as an essential and unmissable a PlayStation game as anything you already know and adore:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
Gunparade March: Students, statistics, and bloodthirsty beasts
In 1945 a mysterious black moon appeared in the sky and waves of mythical beasts – goblins, gorgons, naga, and worse – began to roam the land, their only goal to kill, without malice or…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Gunparade March is a phenomenally complex relationship simulator interspersed with fascinating tactical battle scenes. It's as an essential and unmissable a PlayStation game as anything you already know and adore:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
GunParade March!!
January 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
GunParade March!!
the problem with having played gunparade march is that 50% of my brain is now dedicated exclusively to thinking about gunparade march
January 22, 2026 at 12:14 PM
the problem with having played gunparade march is that 50% of my brain is now dedicated exclusively to thinking about gunparade march
PS2
Gunparade Orchestra - Ao no Shou
The final chapter of Gunparade Orchestra takes place in the summer where the 109th ISP protects Chichijima an island located 600 miles south of Tokyo
Info:
psxdatacenter.com/psx2/games2/...
#ps2 #psx #retrogame #playstation #GunparadeOrchestra #ガンパレード・オーケストラ
Gunparade Orchestra - Ao no Shou
The final chapter of Gunparade Orchestra takes place in the summer where the 109th ISP protects Chichijima an island located 600 miles south of Tokyo
Info:
psxdatacenter.com/psx2/games2/...
#ps2 #psx #retrogame #playstation #GunparadeOrchestra #ガンパレード・オーケストラ
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 AM
PS2
Gunparade Orchestra - Ao no Shou
The final chapter of Gunparade Orchestra takes place in the summer where the 109th ISP protects Chichijima an island located 600 miles south of Tokyo
Info:
psxdatacenter.com/psx2/games2/...
#ps2 #psx #retrogame #playstation #GunparadeOrchestra #ガンパレード・オーケストラ
Gunparade Orchestra - Ao no Shou
The final chapter of Gunparade Orchestra takes place in the summer where the 109th ISP protects Chichijima an island located 600 miles south of Tokyo
Info:
psxdatacenter.com/psx2/games2/...
#ps2 #psx #retrogame #playstation #GunparadeOrchestra #ガンパレード・オーケストラ
I've described Alfasys' PS1 RPGs as being RPGs for RPG devs and nowhere is that more true than Gunparade March. I almost never use the word "masterpiece" since it's so hackneyed, but if ever there was one for systems-driven storytelling, GPM is it, as barely held together as parts of it often are.
Coincidentally, in Japan, it’s the 28th which marks the 26th anniversary of Gunparade March’s release date. Happy birthday to one of the greatest games of all time: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
Gunparade March and the JRPG at the Turn of the New Millennium
Here, players can eternally live out their teenage post-apocalyptic fantasy. But, this dream can only last so long and Gunparade seems aware of that. Partake in its social system to learn the truth…
ogrerun.com
September 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I've described Alfasys' PS1 RPGs as being RPGs for RPG devs and nowhere is that more true than Gunparade March. I almost never use the word "masterpiece" since it's so hackneyed, but if ever there was one for systems-driven storytelling, GPM is it, as barely held together as parts of it often are.
Which is also to say that true to being a cult game, GPM had a very strong and active fan base whose activities seemed to have been encouraged by Alfa System who published fan art and gifts sent to the office on the GPM website as well as also hosting a repository of fan sites.
![A mecha being attacked. From the GPM dojin (CR31) [TEX-MEX (Red Bear)] Kumamoto-jou Koubousen DAG Desperation and Gauntlet (Gunparade March)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:45w67ihm447u4yehauvpdeii/bafkreidwvzpwoigtdvwh5b7f4vw3ay5ifhonfnjemvnj5mklk5wt4v2yem)
![A mecha shooting a rifle. From the GPM dojin (Tokubetsu Daienshuu) [TEX-MEX (Red Bear)] GPM Tokubetsu Haifubon (Gunparade March)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:45w67ihm447u4yehauvpdeii/bafkreidikss34zfftt6zig25pkybs5jl5f2vwws2ywyll7rsm2k2ro6qne)
September 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Which is also to say that true to being a cult game, GPM had a very strong and active fan base whose activities seemed to have been encouraged by Alfa System who published fan art and gifts sent to the office on the GPM website as well as also hosting a repository of fan sites.
Imagine if it’s Gunparade March.
May 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Imagine if it’s Gunparade March.
For Valentine's, please enjoy the romantic jazz tones of Gunparade March's "sexy atmosphere" mechanic.
February 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
For Valentine's, please enjoy the romantic jazz tones of Gunparade March's "sexy atmosphere" mechanic.
If you're a fan of Japanese RPGs and you want to learn about the works that inspire veteran genre designers, you owe it to yourself to study Alfa System's untranslated PS1 games and especially Gunparade March and for my money, you won't find a better primer in English anywhere than Kimimi's piece.
"This isn’t a war, it’s an extermination."
And it all takes place in one of the most complex PlayStation games ever made.
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
And it all takes place in one of the most complex PlayStation games ever made.
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
Gunparade March: Students, statistics, and bloodthirsty beasts
In 1945 a mysterious black moon appeared in the sky and waves of mythical beasts – goblins, gorgons, naga, and worse – began to roam the land, their only goal to kill, without malice or…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
If you're a fan of Japanese RPGs and you want to learn about the works that inspire veteran genre designers, you owe it to yourself to study Alfa System's untranslated PS1 games and especially Gunparade March and for my money, you won't find a better primer in English anywhere than Kimimi's piece.
This culminates with Dengeki publishing a full strategy/world guide for Gunparade (which they would later do again for the game's spiritual sequel, Neon Genesis Evangelion 2).
September 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This culminates with Dengeki publishing a full strategy/world guide for Gunparade (which they would later do again for the game's spiritual sequel, Neon Genesis Evangelion 2).
I’ve been (slowly) playing around with that at github.com/Davermouse/g.... As you say probably impossible to do anything proper (and for sure my Japanese isn’t up to it) but kinda fun to play with, even if just browsing the event scripts and art
GitHub - Davermouse/gpm-tool: A tool to view and manipulate data for the PS1 game Gunparade March.
A tool to view and manipulate data for the PS1 game Gunparade March. - Davermouse/gpm-tool
github.com
September 28, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I’ve been (slowly) playing around with that at github.com/Davermouse/g.... As you say probably impossible to do anything proper (and for sure my Japanese isn’t up to it) but kinda fun to play with, even if just browsing the event scripts and art
Weird anime release from the shelf time: Gunparade March
It looks like your typical Media Blasters/AnimeWorks release… except where are the logos?
Gunparade March was in fact the only anime ever licensed by the US arm of d-Rights, and they used Media Blasters for distribution.
It looks like your typical Media Blasters/AnimeWorks release… except where are the logos?
Gunparade March was in fact the only anime ever licensed by the US arm of d-Rights, and they used Media Blasters for distribution.
December 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Weird anime release from the shelf time: Gunparade March
It looks like your typical Media Blasters/AnimeWorks release… except where are the logos?
Gunparade March was in fact the only anime ever licensed by the US arm of d-Rights, and they used Media Blasters for distribution.
It looks like your typical Media Blasters/AnimeWorks release… except where are the logos?
Gunparade March was in fact the only anime ever licensed by the US arm of d-Rights, and they used Media Blasters for distribution.
I'm currently gathering information on Gunparade March's predecessor, Elemental Gearbolt. I did not expect this at all...
May 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I'm currently gathering information on Gunparade March's predecessor, Elemental Gearbolt. I did not expect this at all...
My first article is now live. 5,000 words on the story, systems, and legacy of Alfa System's legendary RPG, Gunparade March.
Read here: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
Read here: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
Gunparade March and the JRPG at the Turn of the New Millennium
Drawing influence from the apocalyptic narratives and new wave elements of Devilman (Go Nagai, 1972) and Space Runaway Ideon (Sunrise, Yoshiyuki Tomino, 1980), Neon Genesis Evangelion (Gainax, Hide…
ogrerun.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My first article is now live. 5,000 words on the story, systems, and legacy of Alfa System's legendary RPG, Gunparade March.
Read here: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
Read here: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
Gunparade March for the sony playstation never came out in English. Until now.
The whole game is translated, every story scene, 17,000+ lines of small talk, menus, and most of the text inside images.
Playtest build is out. Testers wanted!
discord.gg/xcyEFG4YG8
#fantranslation #PS1 #JRPG
The whole game is translated, every story scene, 17,000+ lines of small talk, menus, and most of the text inside images.
Playtest build is out. Testers wanted!
discord.gg/xcyEFG4YG8
#fantranslation #PS1 #JRPG
September 29, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Gunparade March for the sony playstation never came out in English. Until now.
The whole game is translated, every story scene, 17,000+ lines of small talk, menus, and most of the text inside images.
Playtest build is out. Testers wanted!
discord.gg/xcyEFG4YG8
#fantranslation #PS1 #JRPG
The whole game is translated, every story scene, 17,000+ lines of small talk, menus, and most of the text inside images.
Playtest build is out. Testers wanted!
discord.gg/xcyEFG4YG8
#fantranslation #PS1 #JRPG
August 28, 2026 at 7:17 PM
芝村に挨拶は不要だ
#機動幻想ガンパレード・マーチ
Mai Shibamura is one of the heroines appearing in the Japanese-released "Gunparade March." While the game was never released in the West, the anime adaptation was distributed overseas, so some people might be familiar with her.
#機動幻想ガンパレード・マーチ
Mai Shibamura is one of the heroines appearing in the Japanese-released "Gunparade March." While the game was never released in the West, the anime adaptation was distributed overseas, so some people might be familiar with her.
March 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
芝村に挨拶は不要だ
#機動幻想ガンパレード・マーチ
Mai Shibamura is one of the heroines appearing in the Japanese-released "Gunparade March." While the game was never released in the West, the anime adaptation was distributed overseas, so some people might be familiar with her.
#機動幻想ガンパレード・マーチ
Mai Shibamura is one of the heroines appearing in the Japanese-released "Gunparade March." While the game was never released in the West, the anime adaptation was distributed overseas, so some people might be familiar with her.
oh no Gunparade March is like the ultimate final form Baxter game, I can feel my entire personality becoming this PS1 CD-ROM
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
oh no Gunparade March is like the ultimate final form Baxter game, I can feel my entire personality becoming this PS1 CD-ROM
"This isn’t a war, it’s an extermination."
And it all takes place in one of the most complex PlayStation games ever made.
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
And it all takes place in one of the most complex PlayStation games ever made.
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
Gunparade March: Students, statistics, and bloodthirsty beasts
In 1945 a mysterious black moon appeared in the sky and waves of mythical beasts – goblins, gorgons, naga, and worse – began to roam the land, their only goal to kill, without malice or…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"This isn’t a war, it’s an extermination."
And it all takes place in one of the most complex PlayStation games ever made.
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...
And it all takes place in one of the most complex PlayStation games ever made.
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2022/03/14/s...