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{{quote|''"And now, the story continues with a princess from a frontier kingdom, [[Title Drop|Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland]]"''|From the Prologue}}

'''''Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland''''' is the third and last of the [[Trilogy|Arland Trilogy]] of ''[[Atelier Series(franchise)||Atelier]]'' games on the [[PSPlayStation 3]]. Like the two before it, and much of the rest of the [[Atelier Series(franchise)|Atelier]], ''Meruru'' is focused on alchemy while [[Time Management Game|planning ahead of time]] to get things done.

Released in 2011 in Japan and hitting American shorelines on May 29th, 2012 with the localization help of NIS America, ''Atelier Meruru'' is the direct sequel to ''[[Atelier Totori]]'' before it. The game possesses mechanics that are widely regarded as '[[SurprisinglyAtelier Improved SequelRorona|''Rorona'']] and ''Totori'' [[Surprisingly Improved Sequel|polished together']]', earning many an [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|approving word]] from the fanbase (not to mention some of the best review scores an Atelier game has ever '''seen''', on both sides of the Pacific). Unlike the previous game, where Totori has to go out for an adventure of her own, the titular protagonist Merurulince Rede Arls (commonly known as Meruru) is a princess on a mission to improve the state of her land in as many ways as she can.

* [[Combination Attack]]: One of this game's ferocious selling points involving combat. After Meruru uses an attack item, her companions can follow-up with attacks, followed by her unleashing the thrown item's hidden power, THEN followed by one played straight combination attack, before channeling the thrown item's REAL''real'' hidden power, maxing such items' use up to three

* [[Downloadable Content]]: Rufus, [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"|Fwana/Hanna]] and [[Cute Ghost Girl|Pamela]] are downloadable as party members for a price each. A post-game [[Bonus Dungeon]] can be downloaded for free, while a set of remixed BGM ([[Beyond the Impossible|from nearly]] ''[[Beyond the Impossible|every previous game in the franchise]]'') can be downloaded and set to play during certain events in place of the standard OST, for a price.

* [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]: You can count the amount of characters who have shortened forms of their real names, with the latest addition of Meruru

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Due to the large carry-over of cast, a number of examples from [[Atelier Rorona|previous]] [[Atelier Totori|games]] apply here as well. Two new examples for ''Meruru'', however, are Meruru's father and "the young shop owner" - the former was "Dessie Horstna Arls" (デジエ　ホルストナ　アールス). As this was a bit feminine for a man, a bit of kana-interpretation alchemy transformed it into '''Dessier Hahlsner Arls'''.<ref>A trailing "e" or "a" sound can be interpreted as a light "er" or "ar" in romanization of Japanese.</ref> More problematic was the latter, though, as "Fwana/Juana Olsys" (フアナ　オルシズ). There've been several ways given of spelling her name and neither really matches the given katakana. NISA ended up saying "pike it" and called her '''Hanna Olses'''.

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