Myself ; Yourself
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese visual novel
developed by Yeti
which was released on December 20, 2007 for the PlayStation 2
. Myself ; Yourself is the second original game published by Regista
, the first being I/O
. Takumi Nakazawa
, the main scenario writer for the infinity series (Ever17
, Remember11), is the principal writer for Myself ; Yourself. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki
, who also did the original character design for Memories Off
, Happy Lesson
, and Futakoi
. Before the game's release, a light novel
based on the story, written by Takumi Nakazawa
, and illustrated by Wadapen, was serialized in the Japanese bishōjo
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
between March and November 2007, published by MediaWorks
. An anime
adaptation began airing in Japan on October 3, 2007 on the TV Kanagawa television network, and contained thirteen episodes. A spin-off
sequel to the visual novel was developed by the previous staff entitled Myself ; Yourself: Sorezore no Finale and was released on May 28, 2009 for the PlayStation 2.
, Japan
. The town is in a quiet, rural area on the southern tip of the prefecture and borders the Pacific Ocean
. Sakuranomori is the birthplace of Sana Hidaka, a sixteen-year-old high school student, who grew up with his childhood friends Nanaka Yatsushiro, & Aoi Oribe, his best male friend Shusuke Wakatsuki, and his twin
sister Shuri Wakatsuki. Sana left Sakuranomori when he was eleven years old, but returns five years later living on his own in the apartment building Aoi's family runs. Sana soon finds out that while some things have stayed the same, there are still just as many things that have changed.
under the title , based on the visual novel's story, started serialization in the Japanese bishōjo
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
on March 30, 2007 and ran until November 30, 2007. The novel is written as a prologue to the game by Takumi Nakazawa
, who has also written scenarios for Ever17
, and Memories Off 2nd
, and is illustrated by Wadapen. Each chapter centers on one of the six heroines; chapters one through six are arranged as: Nanaka, Aoi, Syuri, Yuzuki, Hinako, and Asami.
Chapters
adaptation aired in Japan between October 3, 2007 and December 26, 2007 on the TV Kanagawa television network
containing thirteen episodes. The series is directed by Yasuhiro Kuroda
, and produced by the animation studio Dogakobo
through the Myself ; Yourself Production Committee, which is composed of Happinet Pictures, Marvelous Entertainment, The 5pb, and Pony Canyon
Enterprises. Seven DVD compilations, the first six containing two episodes of the anime, and the last containing the final episode have been released; the DVDs are distributed by Happinet Pictures.
, developed by Yeti
, was released on December 20, 2007 playable on the PlayStation 2
. The game is published by Regista
which mainly ports
all-age versions of adult games
developed by other companies, but in 2006 developed and published their first original game called I/O
; Myself ; Yourself is the second time Regista has published an original title. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki
, who also did the original character design for Memories Off
, Chaos;Head
, Happy Lesson
, and Futakoi
. Unlike most visual novels, Myself ; Yourself has two male protagonists.
A spin-off
sequel to the visual novel entitled was developed by the previous production staff and was released in spring 2009. The game features four new scenarios with Nanaka and Asami getting separate scenarios, and there are two duel scenarios with Syuri and Aoi in one, and Hinako and Yuzuki in the other. Several new characters are also introduced.
; the singles for both songs were released on October 24, 2007. The first opening theme for the visual novel is "Day-break" by Kaori, and the second opening theme is "ivy" by Kanako Itō. "Day-break" was released on the same single album as "Tears Infection", and "ivy" was released on the same single as "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" as B-side
tracks. The visual novel version has seven ending themes: "Another World" and "Myself ; Yourself" by Ami Koshimizu
, by Tomoko Kaneda
, "Never leave me alone" by Yukari Tamura
, by Ayumi Murata
, by Megumi Toyoguchi
, and by Mai Nakahara
. Each of the ending themes are sung by the voice actresses
of the six heroines from the series. These songs were released as character song
albums: volumes one through three were released on November 21, 2007 and consist of the themes "Another World", "Hajimete no Kiss? (#^.^#)", and "Haru no Kiss" respectively. The second batch, volumes four through six, were released on December 7, 2007 and consisted of the themes "Never leave me home", "Aoitori", and "Mirai Kansoku" respectively. The game's original soundtrack was released with the limited edition release of the game on December 20, 2007; the soundtrack was also used for the anime version.
due to both having "a guy who's not a complete loser, who returns to his old town and meets various people, most of them girls or teachers/parents of said girls. Unlike with Kanon, however, these are people he already know." He criticizes the anime for Aoi's "unchanging voice" throughout the flashback, the present and the epilogue that flash forwards ten years into the future.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese visual novel
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
developed by Yeti
Yeti (company)
is a Japanese visual novel producing company which mainly deals in the porting of adult games for the consumer port PlayStation 2 and removing the erotic content in effect...
which was released on December 20, 2007 for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
. Myself ; Yourself is the second original game published by Regista
Regista
is a Japanese visual novel publishing company founded by Takumi Nakazawa. The company name comes from an Italian word meaning film director, control tower, producer, and game maker. The company mainly ports adult game to the consumer port PlayStation 2...
, the first being I/O
I/O (visual novel)
is a Japanese science fiction visual novel produced by Regista. It was released for the PlayStation 2 on January 26, 2006 in Japan and was released on PC on August 29, 2008 in Japan. I/O was written and directed by Takumi Nakazawa, the writer and director for KID's infinity series, such as Ever17...
. Takumi Nakazawa
Takumi Nakazawa
is a Japanese video game writer and founder of the visual novel publishing company Regista. He worked at KID from 1998 until 2004, leaving to form Regista after the release of Remember11.-Direction:* infinity series...
, the main scenario writer for the infinity series (Ever17
Ever17
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity is a Japanese science fiction visual novel produced by KID, originally released on August 29, 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast. A Windows version, Ever 17: The Out of Infinity Premium Edition, was released on May 16, 2003. In December 2005, Hirameki...
, Remember11), is the principal writer for Myself ; Yourself. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki
Mutsumi Sasaki
is a male Japanese freelance anime/manga artist from Hokkaidō, Japan. He mainly provides character designs for bishōjo characters.-Works:Character design*Happy Lesson*Futakoi*Memories Off*Memories Off 2nd*Myself ; Yourself*Chaos;Head...
, who also did the original character design for Memories Off
Memories Off
is the title of a series of Japanese romance visual novel video games released by KID. The first game in the series, simply called Memories Off, was released in 1999 for the PlayStation. Memories Off titles have been released on the PC as well as video and handheld gaming consoles such as the...
, Happy Lesson
Happy Lesson
Happy Lesson is a comedy manga, written by Mutsumi Sasaki and illustrated by Shinnosuke Mori, serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine from April 1999 to September 2002, featuring a high school student who is adopted by five of his teachers...
, and Futakoi
Futakoi
is a light novel, visual novel and anime series created by Hina Futaba and Mutsumi Sasaki. The anime series aired in Japan in 2004. It replaced Sister Princess as Dengeki G's Magazine premier flagship title.-Story:...
. Before the game's release, a light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
based on the story, written by Takumi Nakazawa
Takumi Nakazawa
is a Japanese video game writer and founder of the visual novel publishing company Regista. He worked at KID from 1998 until 2004, leaving to form Regista after the release of Remember11.-Direction:* infinity series...
, and illustrated by Wadapen, was serialized in the Japanese bishōjo
Bishojo
is a Japanese term used to refer to young and pretty girls, usually below university age. Bishōjo is not listed as a word in the prominent Japanese dictionary Kōjien...
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
Dengeki G's Magazine
is a Japanese magazine published by ASCII Media Works and sold monthly on the thirtieth that primarily contains information on bishōjo games, but also includes an entire section on anime based on bishōjo games, and serializes manga and light novels based on such games. The "G's" in the title...
between March and November 2007, published by MediaWorks
MediaWorks (publisher)
was a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group known for their brand magazines and book labels. These included such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with MediaWorks' main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko. The company was merged with ASCII...
. An anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation began airing in Japan on October 3, 2007 on the TV Kanagawa television network, and contained thirteen episodes. A spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
sequel to the visual novel was developed by the previous staff entitled Myself ; Yourself: Sorezore no Finale and was released on May 28, 2009 for the PlayStation 2.
Plot
Myself ; Yourself is set in 2007 in the fictional town in W Prefecture which is modeled after Wakayama PrefectureWakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The town is in a quiet, rural area on the southern tip of the prefecture and borders the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Sakuranomori is the birthplace of Sana Hidaka, a sixteen-year-old high school student, who grew up with his childhood friends Nanaka Yatsushiro, & Aoi Oribe, his best male friend Shusuke Wakatsuki, and his twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
sister Shuri Wakatsuki. Sana left Sakuranomori when he was eleven years old, but returns five years later living on his own in the apartment building Aoi's family runs. Sana soon finds out that while some things have stayed the same, there are still just as many things that have changed.
Protagonists
- (regular), Madoka KimuraMadoka Kimurais a Japanese voice actress and singer working for Production Baobab.- Notable voice roles :* Kimie Sugawara in Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru* Yuuna Akashi in Negima!* Miki Tachibana in Night Head Genesis...
(childhood) - Sana is the main protagonist of the series. He left Sakuranomori during his childhood, and during the beginning of the series he comes back to live by himself in the apartment building owned by Aoi's parents. He apparently had a crush on Nanaka before he left and still holds those feelings for her. He used to play the piano, but he forgot every song except the song Nanaka wrote for him which he says is very important to him. He has a fear of blood, because he tried to commit suicide during his middle-school years due to constantly being bullied.
- In the game, his default romantic partner is Nanaka Yatsushiro, as shown in "Sorezore no Finale".
- (regular), Yūko SanpeiYuko Sanpeiis a female Japanese voice actress currently affiliated with Production Baobab.-TV Anime:2000:*Daa! Daa! Daa! '2001:*Ojarumaru 2002:...
(childhood) - Shusuke is one of the four childhood friends Sana left behind when he moved, and is still one of his new friends when he returned. He is the best friend of Sana and the only male besides Sana himself of the five friends. He is the younger twin of Shuri Wakatsuki. Yuzuki refers him as the lucky one of the Wakatsuki twins. When he and Shuri are accused of being lovers, their father decides to send Shuri to London. When Shuri says that she cannot stand to be separated from him, he decides to run away with her.
- In the game, his default romantic partner is Asami Hoshino, as shown in "Sorezore no Finale". However, in the first game, if Sana takes Shuri's route, Shusuke will admit that he has romantic feelings for his sister. Although Shusuke holds these kind of feelings, if playing as Shusuke, there is no Shuri route to move down. The feelings that the two supposedly share for each other are also reflected slightly in the anime, when they decide to run away and "elope".
Heroines
- Nanaka is one of Sana's friends, and seemed to have feelings for Sana. When Sana returns to town after five years, her personality has completely changed from sweet and caring to a cold demeanor, and moody. When she meets Sana again after he returned she slaps him for apparently not knowing who she was. She still seems to have romantic feeling as she gets jealous whenever Sana is with another girl (especially Asami).
- Nanaka was a victim of possible arson shortly after Sana left Sakuranomori, and lost both her parents during the fire; she managed to escape the fire with only her violin and the sakura bracelet Sana gave her. Since certain parts of the event were unknown to her, her uncle and aunt has since then taken her into custody and make sure she never remembers that event that has caused her so much pain. Soon afterward, she remembers what had happened in the fire. Her father had started the fire because of Nanaka's mother cheating on him with his best friend, who was also Nanaka's violin teacher and father.
- In the game, her default romantic partner is Sana, as shown in "Sorezore no Finale". Also revealed is that she is cousins with Asami Hoshino, which Hinako notes that she is surprised, but they had the same air to them, so she knew there was some kind of a connection between the two. Nanaka's dream for the future is to become a pro violinist, which was inspired by Sana's suggestion as a child.
- Aoi is not Sana's cousin, despite the fact that Sana calls her mother his aunt. Her parents own the apartment building that Sana lives in. She prefers to be called Aoi-chan instead of Aoi-san, despite the fact that she is a year older than Sana. She wears glassesMeganekkois a Japanese word which translates to "glasses girl"....
and has a busty physique. She loves to read books and is very energetic and clumsy. She has a very high-pitched voice and child-like character. Despite being childish, Aoi has a very caring personality, and never fails to aid a friend in need. Her dream for the future is to become a picture-book author. This dream was inspired by Sana.
- Shuri is one of Sana's friends since childhood, and is the older twin of Shusuke Wakatsuki. Yuzuki refers her as unlucky Wakatsuki twin. She can be seen as the most athletic of all the girls, although she is somewhat lacking when it comes to her figure. Despite her sporty physique, Shuri is still a very supportive friend that had no trouble connecting with Sana, even after his prolonged absence. She was also the first to be a volunteer at the old folk's home before inviting Asami. In the anime, she and Shusuke run away together, but come back in the final episode to see Nanaka's violin performance.
- , Ayano NiinaAyano Niinais a female Japanese voice actress.-Anime roles:*Oroshitate Musical Nerima Daikon Brothers as Mako*Otome wa Boku ni Koi Shiteru as Yukari Kamioka*Ryusei Sentai Musumet as Kurenai Mishina*Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto as Kanako Watanabe/Todori...
(Sorezore no Finale) - Hinako is ten years old at first but becomes eleven in the course of the story. She is in love with Shusuke from when he saved her from three bullies who took her bag and would not give it back. She seems to want to learn how to be the girl he will like and asks Sana and Aoi for help. Hinako has a personality comparable to Aoi's, however being only in the fifth grade, she is childish as a result of her age. In the last anime episode, it is shown that she is the girlfriend of Asami's cousin, who is five years younger than her.
- Yuzuki is the twenty-five-year-old homeroom teacher of Sana's class; Shusuke, Nanaka, and Shuri are also in the same class. Whenever her students do a good job in school, such as cleaning a classroom thoroughly or bringing things to the teacher's lounge, Yuzuki will give them a piece of caramel candy, and even though she says to keep it a secret, everyone already knows that she does this. Many years ago when she was in high school, she met a child at the park and gave him one such caramel candy for trying so hard at attempting to flip over a metal bar (this turned out to be Sana during the course of the anime); this is what helped her decide to give them to others.
- Asami is a friend of Sana's and is in her second year. Asami seems to have a very gentle personality, and even volunteers at an old folk's home; she often asks Sana to come too, who is happy to oblige. However, she actually has a very vindictive personality. She takes revenge on people who hurt her. In the anime, she had a crush on Shuri and when she confesses to her, Shuri says they should just be friends. Angered, Asami writes a letter to the school, accusing that Shuri and Shusuke are lovers. Later on, she invites Shuri and Sana to the hospital to visit a sick lady so she could see how much she hurt Shuri. To her surprise, Shuri seems fine. At the hospital, the sick lady takes a knife and tries to kill Shuri, but Asami runs to protect her and is stabbed instead. She lives to realize that she should not hate Shuri anymore.
- In the game, her default romantic partner is Shusuke Wakatsuki, as shown in "Sorezore no Finale". Also revealed is that she is cousins with Nanaka Yatsushiro, which Hinako notes that she is surprised, but they had the same air to them, so she knew there was some kind of a connection between the two.
Light novel
A six-chapter light novelLight novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
under the title , based on the visual novel's story, started serialization in the Japanese bishōjo
Bishojo
is a Japanese term used to refer to young and pretty girls, usually below university age. Bishōjo is not listed as a word in the prominent Japanese dictionary Kōjien...
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
Dengeki G's Magazine
is a Japanese magazine published by ASCII Media Works and sold monthly on the thirtieth that primarily contains information on bishōjo games, but also includes an entire section on anime based on bishōjo games, and serializes manga and light novels based on such games. The "G's" in the title...
on March 30, 2007 and ran until November 30, 2007. The novel is written as a prologue to the game by Takumi Nakazawa
Takumi Nakazawa
is a Japanese video game writer and founder of the visual novel publishing company Regista. He worked at KID from 1998 until 2004, leaving to form Regista after the release of Remember11.-Direction:* infinity series...
, who has also written scenarios for Ever17
Ever17
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity is a Japanese science fiction visual novel produced by KID, originally released on August 29, 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast. A Windows version, Ever 17: The Out of Infinity Premium Edition, was released on May 16, 2003. In December 2005, Hirameki...
, and Memories Off 2nd
Memories Off
is the title of a series of Japanese romance visual novel video games released by KID. The first game in the series, simply called Memories Off, was released in 1999 for the PlayStation. Memories Off titles have been released on the PC as well as video and handheld gaming consoles such as the...
, and is illustrated by Wadapen. Each chapter centers on one of the six heroines; chapters one through six are arranged as: Nanaka, Aoi, Syuri, Yuzuki, Hinako, and Asami.
Chapters
- , published March 30, 2007
- , published April 30, 2007
- , published June 30, 2007
- "Close Encounter: Yuzuki's Story", published August 30, 2007
- , published September 30, 2007
- , published November 30, 2007
Anime
An animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation aired in Japan between October 3, 2007 and December 26, 2007 on the TV Kanagawa television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
containing thirteen episodes. The series is directed by Yasuhiro Kuroda
Yasuhiro Kuroda
is a Japanese animation director who has also worked on anime storyboards. He is also known by the moniker QZo, such as when he directed the anime series Myself ; Yourself.-Anime involved with:*Kyouran Kazoku Nikki: Director*Angel's Feather: Director...
, and produced by the animation studio Dogakobo
Dogakobo
is a Japanese animation studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The studio was established on July 11, 1973 and has been involved in the production of a large amount of anime over the years.-Anime involved with:*Aria the Animation: 2nd Key Animation...
through the Myself ; Yourself Production Committee, which is composed of Happinet Pictures, Marvelous Entertainment, The 5pb, and Pony Canyon
Pony Canyon
is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
Enterprises. Seven DVD compilations, the first six containing two episodes of the anime, and the last containing the final episode have been released; the DVDs are distributed by Happinet Pictures.
Visual novels
The Myself ; Yourself visual novelVisual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
, developed by Yeti
Yeti (company)
is a Japanese visual novel producing company which mainly deals in the porting of adult games for the consumer port PlayStation 2 and removing the erotic content in effect...
, was released on December 20, 2007 playable on the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
. The game is published by Regista
Regista
is a Japanese visual novel publishing company founded by Takumi Nakazawa. The company name comes from an Italian word meaning film director, control tower, producer, and game maker. The company mainly ports adult game to the consumer port PlayStation 2...
which mainly ports
Porting
In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
all-age versions of adult games
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
developed by other companies, but in 2006 developed and published their first original game called I/O
I/O (visual novel)
is a Japanese science fiction visual novel produced by Regista. It was released for the PlayStation 2 on January 26, 2006 in Japan and was released on PC on August 29, 2008 in Japan. I/O was written and directed by Takumi Nakazawa, the writer and director for KID's infinity series, such as Ever17...
; Myself ; Yourself is the second time Regista has published an original title. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki
Mutsumi Sasaki
is a male Japanese freelance anime/manga artist from Hokkaidō, Japan. He mainly provides character designs for bishōjo characters.-Works:Character design*Happy Lesson*Futakoi*Memories Off*Memories Off 2nd*Myself ; Yourself*Chaos;Head...
, who also did the original character design for Memories Off
Memories Off
is the title of a series of Japanese romance visual novel video games released by KID. The first game in the series, simply called Memories Off, was released in 1999 for the PlayStation. Memories Off titles have been released on the PC as well as video and handheld gaming consoles such as the...
, Chaos;Head
Chaos;Head
, stylized as ChäoS;HEAd, is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus that was released on April 25, 2008 for the PC. A port of the game, named , for the Xbox 360 console was released on February 26, 2009. The game is described by the development team as a...
, Happy Lesson
Happy Lesson
Happy Lesson is a comedy manga, written by Mutsumi Sasaki and illustrated by Shinnosuke Mori, serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine from April 1999 to September 2002, featuring a high school student who is adopted by five of his teachers...
, and Futakoi
Futakoi
is a light novel, visual novel and anime series created by Hina Futaba and Mutsumi Sasaki. The anime series aired in Japan in 2004. It replaced Sister Princess as Dengeki G's Magazine premier flagship title.-Story:...
. Unlike most visual novels, Myself ; Yourself has two male protagonists.
A spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
sequel to the visual novel entitled was developed by the previous production staff and was released in spring 2009. The game features four new scenarios with Nanaka and Asami getting separate scenarios, and there are two duel scenarios with Syuri and Aoi in one, and Hinako and Yuzuki in the other. Several new characters are also introduced.
Music
The opening theme for the anime is "Tears Infection" by Kaori, and the ending theme is by Kanako ItōKanako Ito
is a female Japanese singer from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. She has sung many songs that have appeared in video games and anime. One of her notable songs in games is , the "bad end" ending theme to the visual novel School Days. Itō has also sung songs for a drama CD and anime adaptations of School...
; the singles for both songs were released on October 24, 2007. The first opening theme for the visual novel is "Day-break" by Kaori, and the second opening theme is "ivy" by Kanako Itō. "Day-break" was released on the same single album as "Tears Infection", and "ivy" was released on the same single as "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" as B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
tracks. The visual novel version has seven ending themes: "Another World" and "Myself ; Yourself" by Ami Koshimizu
Ami Koshimizu
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Production Baobab management. She was born in the city of Kokubunji in Tokyo Prefecture. She is an award winning voice actress.-Career:*She graduated from Aomori Yamada High School...
, by Tomoko Kaneda
Tomoko Kaneda
is a Japanese voice actress, J-Pop singer, and radio personality who was born in Yokohama, Japan. She had worked at Aoni Production for 11 years, and had worked at freelance since April 2011, and it was announced to belong to Across Entertainment in August 2011. She graduated from Department of...
, "Never leave me alone" by Yukari Tamura
Yukari Tamura
, is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress, affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, she is also known for her high-pitched voice and interest in Lolita fashion...
, by Ayumi Murata
Ayumi Murata
is a female Japanese singer from Tokyo, Japan. She has also played the role of Minako Aino in the Sailor Moon musicals from 2001 to 2002.-Anime voice roles:*Happiness! *Kappa no Kaikata...
, by Megumi Toyoguchi
Megumi Toyoguchi
is a voice actress, born on January 2, 1978 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. She is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce.-Trivia:* Toyoguchi is the only seiyū to have the distinction of appearing in every anime in the Saturday 6 p.m...
, and by Mai Nakahara
Mai Nakahara
is a voice actress. She is employed by I'm Enterprise. Some of her hobbies include cooking and watching movies, and she is skilled at kendo. She worked with voice actor Ai Shimizu in eight anime where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS, Kage Kara Mamoru!,...
. Each of the ending themes are sung by the voice actresses
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
of the six heroines from the series. These songs were released as character song
Image song
An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album for an anime, game or dorama that is usually sung by the seiyū or actor of a character, in character...
albums: volumes one through three were released on November 21, 2007 and consist of the themes "Another World", "Hajimete no Kiss? (#^.^#)", and "Haru no Kiss" respectively. The second batch, volumes four through six, were released on December 7, 2007 and consisted of the themes "Never leave me home", "Aoitori", and "Mirai Kansoku" respectively. The game's original soundtrack was released with the limited edition release of the game on December 20, 2007; the soundtrack was also used for the anime version.
Reception
Stig Høgset from THEM Anime Reviews comments that the anime is similar to KanonKanon
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and originally released as an adult game on June 4, 1999, playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. An all ages version for the PC was released in January 2000, and was later ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable...
due to both having "a guy who's not a complete loser, who returns to his old town and meets various people, most of them girls or teachers/parents of said girls. Unlike with Kanon, however, these are people he already know." He criticizes the anime for Aoi's "unchanging voice" throughout the flashback, the present and the epilogue that flash forwards ten years into the future.