It has grown to include games of various genres within the fictional world of Mana, with recurring stories involving a world tree, its associated holy sword, and the fight against forces that would steal their power. The Final Fantasy elements were subsequently dropped starting with the second installment, Secret of Mana, in order to become its own series.
The series began as a handheld side story to Square's flagship franchise Final Fantasy.
The Legend of the Sacred Sword), is a high fantasy action role-playing game series created by Koichi Ishii, with development formerly from Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The Mana series, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu ( 聖剣伝説, lit. Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 (As PSOne Classic), PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita, Super NES, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
