Other Media
Rays did not receive very much supplementary material, but there were a few things released outside of the game.
Opening Animations
Originally these were in the game, but they were stripped out of the official offline version, so in my book they count.
- Arc 1: Tales of the Rays (New Wall by Alexandros)
- Arc 2: Mirrage Prison (Mirai List by Girlfriend)
- Arc 3: Fairy's Requiem (Mirai Kara no Hikari by DEEN)
- Arc 4: Last Cradle (I Believe by BoA)
- Recollection (Back to Life by Ayaka Hirahara)
For now these all link to Youtube uploads from other people, as I don't have the space on this web server to host them myself, but I will get some kind of external hosting figured out to upload the highest quality versions I can manage Soon™.
Twitter Skits
After the game ended service, the lead writer (Takumi Miyajima) wrote a short, light-hearted bonus scenario that was then rendered in the game engine and released on Twitter. For the sake of preservation, I have uploaded the videos and linked them below. Note that they contain spoilers through to the end of the finale scenario released with the offline version of the app.
Everlasting Destiny
Everlasting Destiny is a short OVA released on Youtube. It is an anime adaption of the very end of Arc 2. It has a handful of inaccuracies and shouldn't be used as a replacement for reading the end of Mirrage Prison, but it's worth watching at least once.
Tales of the Rays Theatre
Tales of the Rays Theatre is a short episodic gag anime. It is incredibly, incredibly meta and takes a hammer to the fourth wall. Unfortunately, while it was released for the game's first anniversary, the only Rays characters included are Ix, Mileena, and Gareth. It's still a fun time, though!
Development Information
During the EoS campaign, the official Twitter periodically released behind the scenes production information about the game. I have provided a zip file of all the production information released on Twitter during this period here.
Character Concept Art
Preliminary Timeline
The development reference timeline was released as well. A lot of things changed over the course of development, so it's mostly just for fun, though a few things can tentatively be gleaned from it. (Most notably, ballpark ages for a handful of immortal characters, as nothing in the game contradicts anything relevant for determing that based off the timeline). I have stitched together the three images into one full image of the development timeline here. While many things have changed since this original timeline, there are still several spoilers that hold true. Be cautious of reading this if you have not finished reading Recollection.
