ORIGINES

SaGa (サガ) series (Square)

(1989) Makai Toushi SaGa / The Final Fantasy Legend (1990) (GB)

(1990) SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu / Final Fantasy Legend II (1991) (GB)

(1991) SaGa 3: Jikuu no Hasha / Final Fantasy Legend III (1993) (GB)

(1992) Romancing SaGa  (NSF) (2005 PS2)

(1993) Romancing SaGa 2 (NSF) (2017 PC)

(1995) Romancing SaGa 3 (NSF) (2019 PC)

(1997) SaGa Frontier (PS) (1998/2021 PC)

(1999) SaGa Frontier 2 (PS)

(2002) Unlimited Saga (PS2)

(2005) Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (Romancing SaGa 1992 remake) (PS2)

(2015) Imperial SaGa (Web browser JP)

(2016) SaGa: Scarlet Grace (PSV) (2019 PC)

Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説 The Legend of the Sacred Sword) Mana series (Square)

(1991) Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden / Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest (GB)

(1993) Seiken Densetsu 2 / Secret of Mana (SNES) (2018 PC)

(1995) Seiken Densetsu 3  (NSF) (2020 PC Trials of Mana)

(1999) Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana (PS)

(2003) Shin'yaku: Seiken Densetsu (A New Testament) / Sword of Mana (1991 R) (GBA)

(2006) Seiken Densetsu: Children of Mana (NDS)

(2006) Seiken Densetsu 4: Dawn of Mana (PS2)

(2007) Seiken Densetsu: Heroes of Mana (NDS)

(2014) Rise of Mana (iOS/Android)

(2016) Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden / Adventures of Mana  (1991 R) (iOS/Android)

(2018) Seiken Densetsu 2 / Secret of Mana (PC R)

(2020) Seiken Densetsu 3: Trials of Mana (PC R)

List of best-selling Japanese role-playing game franchises

(1984) Hydlide (T&E Soft) (PC-60 / PC-88)

(1984) Dragon Slayer (Nihon Falcom) (PC-88 / PC-98) (1990 NGB/1997 SS)
(1986) Dragon Quest (Enix) (NES)
(1987) Final Fantasy (Square) (NES)
(1987) Megami Tensei (Atlus) (NES)
(1987) Ys (Nihon Falcom) (PC-88 / PC-98) (1988 Famicom, Master System)
(1987) Phantasy Star (Sega) (SMS) (1994 SMD/1998 SS/2002 GBA/2008 PS2)

(1989) SaGa (Square) (NGB)

(1989) Mother (Earthbound) (Ape) (Famicom)

(1990) Fire Emblem (Intelligent Systems) (Famicom)

(1991) Mana (Seiken Densetsu) (Square) (GB)

(1991) Shining (Sega) (SMD)

(1992) Lunar (Game Arts) (Sega CD)

(1993) Breath of Fire (Capcom) (SNES)

(1993) Ogre Battle (Quest) (SNES)

(1995) Tales (Bandai Namco) (SNES)

(1995) Chrono Trigger (Square) (SNES) (1999 Chrono Cross PS)

(1995) Arc the Lad (Working Designs) (PS1)

(1995) Front Mission (Square) (SuperFamicom)

(1995) Suikoden (Konami) (PS)

(1996) Pokémon (Game Freak) (GB)

(1996) Mario RPG (Square) (SNES)

(1996) Persona (Atlus) (PS)

(1996) Star Ocean (tri-Ace) (SuperFamicom)

(1996) Wild Arms (Media.Vision) (PS)

(1997) Atelier (Koei Tecmo) (PS)

(1997) Grandia (Game Arts) (Sega Saturn)

(1998) Xeno (Square) (PS)

(1998) Digimon (Bandai Namco) (Sega Saturn)

(1998) Parasite Eve (Square) (PS), (1999) Parasite Eve II, (2010) The 3rd Birthday

(1999) Valkyrie Profile (Tri-Ace) (PS)

(2002) Kingdom Hearts (Square) (PS2)

(2002) .hack (Bandai Namco) (PS2)

(2003) Drakengard/NieR (Cavia) (PS2)

(2003) Disgaea (Nippon Ichi Software) (PS2)

(2004) Monster Hunter (Capcom) (PS2)