Valkyria Chronicles, known in Japan as Battlefield Valkyria: Gallian Chronicles 戦場のヴァルキュリア - Gallian Chronicles - Senjō no Varukyuria - Gallian Chronicles, is a tactical role-playing game published by Sega, developed by their Sega WOW division exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It was released in Japan on April 24, 2008. The game's visuals, which utilize SEGA's CANVAS graphics engine, resemble a watercolor painting in motion.