Ys (イース, Īsu?, ) /ˈiːs/ is a Japanese role-playing video game series, and Nihon Falcom corporation's flagship franchise. The series started on the NEC PC-8801 in 1987. The games take place in a fictional world with some geographical resemblance to Earth, and chronicle the adventures of Adol Christin, a red-haired swordsman, and his companions. Ys titles have appeared on the MSX2, FM-7, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, TurbGrafx/PC-Engine CD-ROM, cellular phone, and on the Wii's Virtual Console service from Nintendo. Two separate OVA anime series of Ys have been released, as well as many soundtracks based on the games' music.
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