Archive EntryPreservation Record

Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana

Shelf markLIB-0140

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2005Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: イリスのアトリエエターナルマナ
Release: 2004 (Japan) · 2005 (North America)
Developer: Gust
Publisher: NIS America
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: NTSC-U/C · North America · SLUS-21113
Medium: Pressed optical disc · PlayStation 2 retail edition
Subjects: JRPG · Gust · Atelier · Atelier Iris · Alchemy · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Complete in box: case, pressed disc, manual, and original cover insert
Condition Report: Mint. Purchased factory sealed and opened for custody; disc, printed materials, and packaging show no handling wear. Preserved as a playable reference copy.
Acquisition: Private acquisition · purchased factory sealed
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana is the game that brought Gust’s long-running Atelier series out of Japan. Earlier entries had stayed home; this one, with its Mana spirits and item synthesis woven into exploration, was the first to be localized for North America. Gust published it in Japan in May 2004. NIS America released it in North America on June 28, 2005, beginning a partnership that carried Gust’s PlayStation 2 catalogue — Atelier Iris, Ar tonelico, and Mana Khemia — to this region over the following four years. The filing opens the Atelier lineage on the shelf. Its two sequels sit beside it, and the Mana Khemia games share the same series authority.

Collection Documentation

Purchased factory sealed and opened for custody while assembling the Gust PlayStation 2 shelf. The copy is mint and complete in box. The retained object is the standard North American PlayStation 2 edition published by NIS America (SLUS-21113), with manual and cover insert, kept as the reference copy for this filing. The reference photograph records the seven Gust PlayStation 2 holdings together, as filed in the Collection Hall under synthesis.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Sony PlayStation 2; compatible North American PlayStation hardware
Original Hardware: Sony PlayStation 2 · NTSC-U/C
Playback Compatibility: Pressed for North American PlayStation 2 consoles. The retained disc remains the primary access copy.
Preservation Concerns: Optical-disc aging and surface damage remain the principal risks. The disc is stored upright in its original case under stable, dry conditions; printed materials remain housed with the copy.
Edition History: First issued in Japan by Gust on May 27, 2004 as イリスのアトリエエターナルマナ. The North American NIS America localization followed on June 28, 2005 (SLUS-21113). European and Australian releases by Koei and THQ in 2006 are separate editions and are not this filing.
Access Status: The original physical edition is out of print and circulates through the secondary market. No current digital edition replaces this North American reference copy.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0140Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (2005)this filing
LIB-0141Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (2006)
LIB-0142Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (2007)
Series: Atelier
Collection Record: Collection Hall filing
Acquisition Reference: Original acquisition post
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

The seven Gust PlayStation 2 holdings together on the archive shelf — the Ar tonelico and Mana Khemia Premium Boxes beside the Atelier Iris trilogy — as filed in the Collection Hall under synthesis. Reference photograph, October 2026.
Captured
October 2026
Resolution
1024 × 622 pixels
Edition
North American retail copies · Gust PlayStation 2 holdings
Region
NTSC-U/C

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection photography added
Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Atelier · Atelier Iris recorded. Collection Hall filing synthesis (ig-18101864138381265) linked.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official North American front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0140.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf