J-Pop RPGs are a series of rhythm game-RPG hybrids, most of them adapted from mythology and/or historical battles, which feature music from famous J-Pop bands.
Games[]
Kullervo's Saga- a J-Pop RPG, adapted from the Finnish legend of Kullervo, contained in the epic Kalevala. It stars Kullervo Fukuyama (Jonne Jarvela) as he becomes a J-Pop idol and seeks revenge against his adoptive father Untamo for the murder of his real father, Kalervo. It features music by Korpiklaani.
Yorinobu's Saga- a J-Pop RPG, based on Genghis Khan's campaign and set in a fantasy-style Mongolia. It stars the shaman Yorinobu Tsendbataar (Galbadrakh "Gala" Tsendbataar) as he helps Genghis Khan conquer Europe with his J-Pop magic. It features music by The Hu.
Miyuri's Saga- a J-Pop RPG, starring the shinto priestess Miyuri Hojo (Yuko Suzuhana) fighting against Yokai from the Dark Realm and reliving various Japanese legends. It features music by WagakkiBand.
Miku's Saga- a J-Pop RPG set in Gaul during the war between Vercingetorix and Caesar. It delves into how Hatsune Miku (Fabienne Erni) ascended to Goddess of J-Pop, Miku is a Gaul druid who helps Gaul rebel Vercingetorix Kagamine fight against the Roman Empire until the Siege of Alesia, where Vercingetorix is defeated, and then takes part in the last stand of the Gauls in Uxellodunum. Features music from Eluveitie
Kenshin's Saga- a J-Pop RPG, which doesn't have a real-world setting and is adapted from the Emerald Sword Saga of J-Pop band Rhapsody of Fire. It stars Kenshin Murakami (Fabio Lione), the Warrior of Ice, as he recovers the Emerald Sword. It features music by Luca Turilli and Rhapsody of Fire.
Trivia[]
Kullervo is the only protagonist whose name isn't Japanese (it's Finnish), however he and Miyuri are the only ones to be Japanese: Miku is Gaulish, Kenshin is from a fantasy land and Yorinobu is a Mongol. Only Miyuri, however, is voiced in Japanese in songs, by Yuko Suzuhana.
The "J-Pop" in the title is what non-Japanese audiences would call "folk metal". In Japan, it counts as J-Pop.
Kenshin's Saga isn't set in the real world. It's an adaptation of a fantasy story written by Rhapsody themselves.
Hatsune Miku is not voiced by her trademark voice actress Saki Fujita, but by Fabienne Erni (the singer of Eluveitie). Saki Fujita still voices her once she ascends to godhood, after Julius Caesar kills her at Alesia in the game's ending.