Apocripha/0 FANBOX - HAPPINESS CAGE
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Casts:
Alex - Motoki Takagi
Platina - Chihiro Suzuki
Sapphirus - Tomokazu Seki
Jade - Toshiyuki Morikawa
Ruby - Ishikawa Hideo
Carrol - Hoshi Souichirou
Rize - ?
Rita - ?

Apocripha/0 Fanbox is a collection of three side stories created to answer some of the questions that fans had after playing the actual games themselves. Only limited of copies of the actual Fanbox was sold, so it is considered rare. There are also desktop goodies (10 wallpapers in 1400x1050, 1280x960, 1024x768, and 800x600 sizes, calendar, time, sound files) along the fanbox.

"Forget Words" is a Ruby and Carrol story told in Ruby's point of view, and it shows how they met each other and tells how Ruby became an angel hunter. The new characters are Rita, a young boy (follower of Ruby), and a bandit. Ruby get complimented by Rita that he is always so kind to everyone, regardless of who they are, and he also question his own actions. Why is he helping everyone? Why do everyone end up depending on him? He asks himself that too when he finds the helpless Carrol that was attacked by angels.

"Call My Name" is a Jade and Sapphirus story taking place after their fall but before they became staff officers, told in Sapphirus' point of view. To disguise their real identities, the two of them are working as angel hunters, and Jade is constantly discouraging Sapphirus and teasing him even though Sapphirus is trying his best to earn Jade's trust and respect. One day, he realizes that Jade has been disappearing without him knowing, and for what reasons he doesn't know. But Jade always comes back looking tired. Then Sapphirus meets Rize, a fellow angel hunter in their angel hunt group.

"Happiness Cage" is a short Alex and Platina story in both of their views (more of Alex's though), and it takes place after the Alex and Platina ending (which is obtained only if both games are installed) and after Jade and Sapphirus ... well ...left. Alex and Platina are having tea/snack time, Alex obviously is still thinking about Sapphirus, and even though Platina refuses to think about Jade, it is almost obvious he is though. T_T Then flocks of birds flew to Alex-sama.

The final section of the Happiness Cage is not a story, but it is Alex and Platina being the hosts and speaking to fellow fans (in other words, you) how to obtain all the CGs in the Alex and Platina disks, what CGs are available in both disks, character information, and some silly conversations :) (as you can tell already there in the screenshot) Everything is dialogue, so there are no new CGs in this section at all.

OVERALL:
My personal favorite is Call My Name, but all the stories are really exciting as well. Of course, the core of Apocripha/0 is really the story itself, it is hard to capture the real beauty if one doesn't understand what the characters are say (one-fourth of Call My Name and Forget Words is text, not even speaking). Although there are not that many new CGs, the new ones within are already worth getting, and the stories definitely enhance character developements ^_^ I must say, it is definitely worth a Apocripha/0 fan's collection.