Square Enix recently filed for four new trademarks in Japan, and one of them is a bit more interesting than the others. A registration appeared for something called Circle of Mana, which could hint at more to come from the Mana series, the most celebrated entry of which is no doubt Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2) in North America. 

Chris Kohler over at Wired's Game|Life blog wisely cautions against getting too excited, with a "Mana Cycle" graphic that mimics the infamous "Sonic Cycle." 

The last Mana game to be released was Heroes of Mana, which hit Nintendo DS in 2007. The other trademarks Square Enix registered include "Wizardlings," "Ultima Box"—perhaps related to the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy box released in Japan?—and "Agent 47," which is related to the Hitman series. 

Anyone hopeful for more Mana? What's your favorite game from the series?

Via Gematsu

Top image from Heroes of Mana

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. His blog can be found at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter at @Moldilox.