, also known by the title
Wild ARMs, is a
media franchise developed by
Media.Vision and owned by
Sony Computer Entertainment. The franchise spawns several
Western-themed
role-playing video games and related media. Since the launch of the original
Wild Arms title in 1996, the series has gone on to encompass several media, including
toys,
manga,
mobile phone applications, and a 22-episode
anime.
Wild Arms remains noteworthy in the computer and video game industry as being one of the few
role-playing series to adopt an
American Old West motif. Characters, settings, and music within the series contain visual and audio cues to American
westerns, as well as traditional
fantasy and
science fiction elements.