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Rance: Quest for Hikari is the first game in the long-running Rance series made by Alice Soft in 1989. It is an Adventure Game with RPG Elements.

The story follows Rance, a mercenary working for the Keith Guild. His current job is to find out what happened to Hikari Bran, a young student kidnapped by ninjas. With his faithful slave Sill, Rance has to rescue the missing girl before it's too late.

This game is now freeware, and it can be found with a Fan Translation here.

=== This game contains examples of: ===

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 * Affectionate Parody: This game lampoons pretty much every ancient RPG
 * Ascended Extra: A literal case with the nameless girl who runs the
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing:.
 * The Cameo: Miki appears from Alice Soft's earlier Little Princess
 * Chain of Deals: You need to trade a straw for a mandarin, which gets you
 * Early Installment Weirdness: In this game, Rance could both learn magic
 * Fate Worse Than Death: The man trapped in cement.
 * He is actually [[spoiler: British, an important character in the back
 * Gladiator Subquest
 * Guide Dang It: Knowing what spells to get from Sill. Also, much of the
 * Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja: Hikari was kidnapped by female ninjas.
 * Lady Not Appearing in This Game: No, the girl on the box isn't Hikari. Nor
 * Law of Conservation of Detail:
 * Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot: Missing student --> [[spoiler:The princess
 * No Fourth Wall: Rance actually addresses the player during an H-scene,
 * No Name Given: The girl in the level shop, who says it's because the
 * Nonstandard Game Over: If you decide to assault the girl in the Thieves'
 * Out With a Bang: Maris attempts to do this to Rance, but fails.
 * Pooled Funds: In the ending, Rance takes a bath in his 20,000 gold
 * Put On a Bus: Yuran Mirage, who never made any future appearances until
 * Hikari herself makes her first reappearance in the expansion pack,

option on the menu is the least of them all. later informed that the person who takes the princess's virginity has to marry her. Of course, he and Sill make a quick escape before that happens. kidnapped as personal playthings for the princess.]]
 * Refuge in Audacity: Setting the standard for future games. The "Assault"
 * Signature Move: Yuran's Illusion Sword.
 * Standard Hero Reward: Played with. After raping the princess, Rance is
 * Town With a Dark Secret: [[spoiler:The school's honor students are
 * Wham Episode: The mansion.