Idea Factory International have recently confirmed that MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy will launch digitally and physically onto the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 on 25th July 2025 within Europe and North America. A Limited Edition will also be available through the Idea Factory Stores.
MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy is a dungeon-crawler RPG and is the latest entry in the long running MADO MONOGATARI franchise, a franchise which originally debut in 1990 for the MSX and PC-8901 platforms in Japan. Interestingly despite having a 35 year history the only (known) official release of the franchise was released as Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God by Aksys Games more than a decade ago.
About: An academy with a long, storied past, known as the place where The Great Mage learned and graduated. Students study here to become Mages themselves.
A girl named Fia, wanting to enroll in the Academy, makes a long arduous journey from her hometown, and manages to get in through her own luck.
She now tries her best to get through the many challenges of schoolwork, strict professors, and mysterious happenings, all in pursuit of her goal to become a Great Mage herself, while also making friends with other students in her class.
Embark on an adventure with Fia and her classmates as they explore the mysteries of the Ancient Magic Academy and uncover the legends of The Great Mage.
Key Features:
Conquer Dynamic Dungeons and Help Fia Become A Great Mage! — Crawl through randomly generated dungeons and engage in real-time, turn-based battles to help Fia level up. Use Magic Artes and collect Elemental Orbs to fill up your gauge and unleash Great Magic Artes. Manage your inventory and stats as you traverse floor after floor of wondrous treasures and magical monsters—including Puyo, Skeleton T, and others!
Keep your Grimoire Handy! — Keep track of unlocked abilities with the Grimoire, which logs Fia’s Magic Artes. Complete Assignments, Help Quests, and earn Learning Points that can be used to unlock nodes in the Grimoire for Fia to learn new Magic Artes.
Fia is Mad About Town! — Take a break from dungeon crawling and explore the school grounds where Fia can check out the Bulletin Board for unlocked mini-games, interact with classmates, grow ingredients, cook curry for in-dungeon boosts, and more! Find out what other goings on await Fia along her journey!
Swords, Shields, and Shiny Armor with Synthesis in the Storage Room — In the Storage Room of the school grounds, use items found in dungeons to synthesize into new equipment for Fia. Better synthesis items can later be unlocked via the Grimoire.
Limited Edition:
Physical game
Official Art Book (64 pages)
Official Soundtrack (27 tracks)
Mini Shikishi Board
Reversible Cover Sleeve
Exclusive Trading Card
As a reminder MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy will have Japanese audio with English & French text/subtitle support. The game will be available both physically and digitally for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 in Europe (and North America) with it scheduled for a 25th July 2025 release. Further details can be found on the official website.
