Description
Rêver d’un Manège comes is a French word for “Dreaming of a Carousel”. The story unfolds in the setting of a Travelling Circus. The player takes on the role of protagonist Emma (changeable name), awakened magical powers which she’ll use to “wake you up from a rêve (dream).”
Other characters include Hugo (Lavender hair), Serge (Megane), Coulier (Conductor hat), Lyon (Mascot), Luciole (Seafoam green hair with hoodie), and Arnaud (Red hair with newsboy cap).
Filled with magic and dreams but holding a dark secret, Emma feels an immediate connection to the wondrous La Foire du Rêve. She discovers that hidden underneath the lustrous fairy-like charm of the park, its employees are trapped, bound to the amusement park and only the magic within Emma can free them. But it has been years since Emma has been able to access her magic, and she must dig deep within herself, navigating painful repressed memories, in order to recover it.
Working at the Rêve as she unravels the tangled threads of her forgotten past, Emma forges bonds with the employees of the amusement park. A cast of wonderful characters; the dazzling director Hugo, the stoic accountant Serge, the Tsundere Performer Crier, the kind-hearted rabbit Lyon, the Reclusive Mechanic Luciole, and Emma’s special childhood friend, Arnaud. Each character with their own crosses to bear, stories of tragedy and longing woven together with desperation, Emma builds deepening bonds of friendship, and maybe more, as she works to unlock her magic and their freedom.
With its gorgeously subdued artwork, radiating warmth and romance, Genso Manège is a dream-like otome fantasy with an outstanding visual power that conjures an unforgettably bittersweet tale.
