A3! Actor Training Game

-2.03
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store
Google Play App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-1.94

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
1 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 1 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 1 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-1.94

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
1 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
Power Creep -
1 / 0 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 2 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-0.24

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
1 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Competition -
1 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 1 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 1 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 1 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 0 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-0.24

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (5.00) with 105 votes.
Google Play:  (4.58) with 3,000 votes.



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Screenshot Train your own actors in one of Japan's top anime style mobile games, now in English!

■The Show Must Go On!
You're a former actress who in a sudden turn of events find yourself the director of a theater troupe on its last legs! It's up to you to find fresh new faces to bring the Mankai Company back to its original glory, but here’s the catch⁠— you only have 1 year and 4 performances to do so! Will you see your actors shining live on that stage? The fate of this theater is in your hands!

Get a behind the scenes look at the ups and downs of the life of fledgling actors as they work through their own personal drama and forge relationships that shine on and off the stage! Whether you love comedy, drama or action, this story has it all in spades!

■Play A3! to...
-Read a super interesting, fully voiced story with a star studded seiyuu cast!
-Meet more than 20 fascinating men, each with their own distinct characteristics! If you like the cute guys in otome games, you’ll be sure to enjoy this too!
-Train your very own acting troupe through doing practice, performing in shows, and 1 on 1 training, all with the tap of a finger!
-Collect amazing anime style cards of each guy through special events, and unlock exclusive side stories and new outfits for them! Collect more than one of the same card to change the illustration, too!
-Create original casts to act out plays of your choice!
-Pair up characters in various combinations during a super easy and cute mini-game to see how they interact!
-Set your favorite actor on your Home page to have you greet you each morning, afternoon, evening and night! He'll even have a special line on holidays and birthdays, too!
-Collect catchy pop music based on each play! Play up to 3 songs on your Home page!

■Introducing the Troupes:
SPRING TROUPE - Universal Appeal
Sakuya Sakuma (Voice: Kodai Sakai)
Masumi Usui (Voice: Yusuke Shirai)
Tsuzuru Minagi (Voice: Koutaro Nishiyama)
Itaru Chigasaki (Voice: Shintaro Asanuma)
Citron (Voice: Masashi Igarashi)

SUMMER TROUPE - Comedic Touch
Tenma Sumeragi (Voice: Takuya Eguchi)
Yuki Rurikawa (Voice: Shunichi Toki)
Muku Sakisaka (Voice: Yoshitaka Yamaya)
Misumi Ikaruga (Voice: Daisuke Hirose)
Kazunari Miyoshi (Voice: Ren Ozawa)

AUTUMN TROUPE - Hardboiled Action
Banri Settsu (Voice: Chiharu Sawashiro)
Juza Hyodo (Voice: Shunsuke Takeuchi)
Taichi Nanao (Voice: Kento Hama)
Omi Fushimi (Voice: Kentaro Kumagai)
Sakyo Furuichi (Voice: Yuichi Jose)

WINTER TROUPE - Subtle Drama
Tsumugi Tsukioka (Voice: Atsushi Tamaru)
Tasuku Takato (Voice: Takuya Sato)
Hisoka Mikage (Voice: Junta Terashima)
Homare Arisugawa (Voice: Toshiyuki Toyonaga)
Azuma Yukishiro (Voice: Tetsuya Kakihara)

Which style will you go for? Play A3! now to find out!