The Alliance War was a war set in the world of Arcanine Royale's fan novel, Now and Forever. The war pitted Japan, Hakkou, and minimal support from NATO and the United States, along with the private society called Team Angel, against The Nebulan Alliance - an alliance put together by Team Nebula leader George Hackley. The alliance consisted of nearly every team situated near the Asian Pacific coast. With the backing of communist nations China, North Korea, and Russia, the Nebulan Alliance had a large amount of fiscal backing behind them. With this money, they had also hired the then mercenary pirates to soon be known as Team Aqua.