Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (spinoff)
107-523: Triangle Heart ( とらいあんぐるハート , Toraianguru Hāto ) , abbreviated as Toraha , is a series of eroge by Janis and OVAs by Mook and Seven Arcs that is best known for its spin-off series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha . The name comes from the fact that each game focuses on a "triangle" of one boy and two girls, though there are many other heroines. The first game in the trilogy was published December 18, 1998. The 2000 - 2002 Triangle Heart: Sazanami Joshiryō ( とらいあんぐるハート さざなみ女子寮 ) adult OVA, based on
214-421: A fighting style game along with various other characters taken from other media. The character Ayu Tsukimiya in particular is known to appear in works outside Kanon , such as in strip 67 of the webcomic Megatokyo where Ayu is shown eating taiyaki . The second Kanon anime series was reviewed at Anime News Network where Theron Martin commented how the series is a "formulaic moe haremfest", and how
321-530: A 13-episode anime series was produced, as well as another 24-episode anime series in 2006. According to Satoshi Todome's A History of Eroge , Kanon is still the standard for modern eroge and is referred to as a "baptism" for young otaku in Japan. Although many eroge still market themselves primarily on sex, eroge that focus on story are now a major established part of Japanese otaku culture. Voice actors who have voiced for eroge have often been credited under
428-506: A 13-episode anime television series in 2002 and an original video animation (OVA) episode in 2003. Kyoto Animation produced a 24-episode anime series in 2006. The 2006 anime was licensed and dubbed in English by ADV Films in 2008, but the license was given to Funimation after ADV's closure. The 2006 anime plays on the association between Kanon and the musical term canon by using Pachelbel 's Kanon D-dur , or Canon in D major , as
535-400: A background piece at certain instances throughout the series. Kanon is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Yuichi Aizawa. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue . Kanon follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in
642-504: A brand of Visual Arts. Prototype through VisualArt's Motto released a version playable on SoftBank 3G mobile phones on October 27, 2006, and another version playable on FOMA mobile phones in December 2006. A PlayStation Portable (PSP) version of the game was released in Japan on February 15, 2007, by Prototype . The first release of the PSP version came with a special DVD featuring
749-451: A city he last visited seven years prior, and he has little recollection of the events from back then. He meets several girls and slowly regains his lost memories. The gameplay in Kanon follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters by the player character . The game once ranked as
856-656: A collection of four-panel comic strips released in a single volume by Enterbrain titled Magi-Cu 4-koma Kanon , was released in January 2007 under their MC Comics label. Each of the anthology series are written and drawn by an average of 20 people per volume. The first Kanon anime was produced by the Japanese animation studio Toei Animation and directed by Naoyuki Itō . Thirteen episodes were produced and aired in Japan on Fuji TV between January 31 and March 28, 2002. The series also later aired on Kansai TV . Later,
963-589: A different heroine. A radio show to promote the Dreamcast port of Kanon titled Kanon: The Snow Talk Memories Yuki Furu Machi no Monogatari ( Kanon -The snow talks memories- 雪降る街の物語 ) broadcast 13 episodes between October 6 and December 29, 2000. The show, produced by Movic , was hosted by Yukari Tamura and Tomoko Kawakami , the voices Mai Kawasumi and Sayuri Kurata, respectively. A radio drama titled Minase-sanchi ( 水瀬さんち ) broadcast 53 episodes between October 6, 2001, and October 5, 2002. The show, which
1070-422: A few erotic scenes. Another subgenre is called "nukige" ( 抜きゲー , Nukigē ) , in which sexual gratification of the player is the main focus of the game. There is no set definition for the gameplay of eroge , except that they all include explicit erotic or sexual content depending on the game. Like other pornographic media in Japan, erotic scenes feature censorship of genitalia , only becoming uncensored if
1177-553: A hit, helping Koei become a major software company. In another opinion, Yuji Horii recalled in 1986 that he saw a demonstration of a Yakyūken -like game running on the FM-8 in the end of 1981 , and he considered Yakyūken was the origin of adult games. Some writers say that Yakyūken produced for Sharp MZ computers by Hudson Soft is the first Japanese adult game. Other now-famous Japanese companies such as Enix , Square and Nihon Falcom also released erotic adult games for
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#17327981421801284-460: A message from five of the voice actors and a recompiled opening video from the video game version. The five voice actors on the DVD included: Mariko Kōda as Nayuki Minase, Akemi Satō as Shiori Misaka, Mayumi Iizuka as Makoto Sawatari, Yūko Minaguchi as Akiko Minase, and Tomokazu Sugita as Yuichi Aizawa. Yui Horie as Ayu Tsukimiya voiced the short introduction of the DVD, but was not featured in
1391-754: A multitude of different artists. The first volume of the earliest anthology series, released by Ichijinsha under the title Kanon Comic Anthology , was released in November 2000 under their DNA Media Comics label. Volumes for this series continued to be released for another two years, ending in December 2002 with the 14th volume; an additional 15th volume was released later in February 2007. Ichijinsha also released two more volumes of anthology collections of four-panel comic strips titled Kanon 4-koma Kings in April and June 2001. Softgarage released an anthology in
1498-434: A pseudonym. As the visual novel standard was adopted, the erotic parts in eroge began to become less and less apparent. Many eroge become more story-oriented than sex-oriented, making story the main focus for many modern eroge . More and more people who used to reject such type of games began to become more open-minded, realizing that eroge are not just about sex anymore. A lot of story-focused eroge tend to have only
1605-536: A rage after her human lover was killed. She was cursed to live forever, but was sealed into the form of a helpless young fox until the Kanzaki family could become powerful enough to either save or destroy her. Kuon eventually learns to love humans again. Nami is a kindly miko and Miyuki's best friend from class. Kuon is her pet, whom she wishes to protect despite her origins. Noel is Shinobu's robotic maid, built by her aunt Sakura to be her constant companion. Filith
1712-460: A scenario writer who worked on later Key titles, commented that the sex scenes in Kanon are very self-contained, and can be easily removed without altering the story. Maeda remarked that the sex scenes were not written with reproduction in mind. There are several important locations featured in the Kanon story, though the location names are seldom mentioned explicitly in Key's works. The events of
1819-550: A scholarship in Uminari City and so moved into the Midori-ya. She sees Kyōya as her "teacher" of sorts, as Akira is a martial artist. A good cook, and one of the two "combat waitresses"- her best friend and rival is Ren, whom she calls "turtle" because of her green hair and love of turtles. The other "combat waitress", the best friend of Akira and also her rival in martial arts. Ren, as she likes to be called, also lives with
1926-463: A similar game by Tactics , One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e , became a hit in 1998, Visual Arts scouted main creative staff of One to form a new brand under them, which became Key . In 1999, Key released Kanon . It contains only about seven brief erotic scenes in a sentimental story the size of a long novel (an all-ages version was also released afterward), but the enthusiasm of the response was unprecedented, and Kanon sold over 300,000 copies. In 2002
2033-426: A similar line of work in other visual novel studios. Kanon was released as an adult game on June 4, 1999, in limited and regular editions, playable on a Windows PC as a CD-ROM . The limited edition came bundled with the remix album Anemoscope remixing background music tracks featured in the visual novel. Key released an all ages version on January 7, 2000, for Windows. An updated adult version called
2140-587: A single original video animation (OVA) episode titled "Kanon Kazahana" was released in March 2003. The anime series and OVA used the songs "Florescence" and "Flower" for the opening and ending themes, respectively. While it does not appear as the ending theme in the first 12 episodes or in the OVA, the game's ending theme "Where the Wind Reaches" is used as the ending theme for the series in episode 13. Additionally,
2247-902: A single volume in December 2002 titled Kanon Anthology Comic . In April 2004, Ohzora released an anthology composed of works based on both Kanon and Air titled Haru Urara: Kanon & Air . Between June and August 2004, Ohzora also released five separate volumes of manga based on Kanon drawn by five separate artists. Ohzora later collected some of the previously published manga anthologies into two volumes titled Kanon Anthology Comics Best Selection released in December 2006 and January 2007. Additionally, Ohzora released another 13 volumes of an anthology series titled Kanon under their Twin Heart Comics label. The now-bankrupt publisher Raporto also released 21 manga anthology volumes titled Kanon under their Raporto Comics label between November 2000 and October 2002. The last manga anthology,
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#17327981421802354-429: A specific direction. There are five main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each of the heroines in the story. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices to further
2461-585: A substitute janitor of a huge boarding house called Sazanami Dormitory mostly consisting of young girls from grades of elementary school through high school, while the regular janitor and the dorms owner, who is his brother in law Keigo and his aunt Kana respectively, are traveling abroad in Hong Kong, China . The story follows the lives of Kousuke and the girls and introduces each them one by one. Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever : A mysterious organization keeps sending intimidating letters to Fiasse Christella,
2568-412: A sweetly sentimental story of high school love that became one of the most famous and trendsetting eroge ever. To Heart 's music was so popular it was added to karaoke machines throughout Japan—a first for eroge . In response to increasing pressure from Japanese lobby groups , in mid-1996 Sega of Japan announced that they would no longer permit Sega Saturn games to include nudity. After
2675-553: A terrorist organization that is known by the symbol of a clover leaf. Albert's daughter Fiasse blamed herself, but then grew closer to the Fuwa (now Takamachi) children, Kyōya and Miyuki, and decided to use her gift of singing to help the world. But now that they have grown up, Fiasse herself is being targeted by the same organization. Kyōya and Miyuki, swearing to protect Fiasse, become professional bodyguards like their fathers. Triangle Heart 2: Sazanami Joshiryō : Kosuke Makihara works as
2782-663: Is "Hidamari no Machi" ( 日溜りの街 , A Sunny City ) ; Nayuki's theme is "Yuki no Shōjo" ( 雪の少女 , Girl in the Snow ) ; Makoto's theme is "The Fox and the Grapes"; Shiori's theme is "Egao no Mukōgawa ni" ( 笑顔の向こう側に , Beyond the Smile ) ; lastly, Mai's theme is "Shōjo no Ori" ( 少女の檻 , Girls' Prison ) . The first music album released was Anemoscope which came bundled with the original release of Kanon in June 1999. The next release
2889-438: Is Mai Kawasumi who attends his high school as a third-year. She takes it upon herself to fight and defeat demons at night while the school is deserted. Due to this, she is constantly blamed for accidents because she never denies them, being too sincere to say anything and knowing that no one will believe that there are demons in the school. Yuichi coincidentally meets a fifth girl named Shiori Misaka who he gets to know along with
2996-632: Is Shinichirō's classmate, and the only other male character, filling a role much like Jun Kitagawa of Kanon . A kind and beautiful person, Kyōya is the hero of the story. He is the inheritor of the Mikami-ryuu and Fuwa-ryuu sword styles and is teaching them to his sister Miyuki. Kyōya is dedicated to his sword and is quick to prove wrong anyone who believes the sword is an "outdated" weapon. Miyuki does not really feel any passion for sword fighting, but does it because she wants to honour Shirō and protect Fiasse. Her father and extended family were killed by
3103-528: Is a Japanese erotic video game . The earliest known commercial erotic computer game is PSK's Lolita Yakyūken , released in 1982 . That same year, Koei released the erotic title, Seduction of the Condominium Wife ( 団地妻の誘惑 , Danchi Zuma no Yūwaku ) , which was an early role-playing adventure game with color graphics, owing to the eight-color palette of the PC-8001 computer. It became
3210-455: Is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key , a brand of Visual Arts . It was released on June 4, 1999, for Windows as an adult game . Key later released versions of Kanon without the erotic content, and the game was ported to the Dreamcast , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Switch . The story follows the life of Yuichi Aizawa, a high school student who returns to
3317-464: Is a Japanese genre of erotic video game . The term encompasses a wide variety of Japanese games containing erotic content across multiple genres. The first eroge were created in the 1980s, and many well-known companies in the Japanese gaming industry originally produced and distributed them. Some eroge are primarily focused on erotic content, while others, such as Key 's Kanon , only contain occasional scenes in an otherwise non-erotic work. Games in
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3424-475: Is a bitter young girl around Nanoha's age. She holds a grudge against all people, but somehow befriends Nanoha after Kuon has turned good. Alisa is actually a wandering spirit seeking rest after she was kidnapped and brutally murdered. In the Lyrical Toy Box game, even though she has passed to the spirit realm, her influence is felt everywhere. Nanoha meets Lindy at Alisa's grave. Fiasse's mother, Tiore,
3531-407: Is a young doctor that worries about Kyōya's battle injuries. In the original game, she was a minor character, but was popular enough to be promoted to heroine in the game in Lyrical Toy Box. The deceased father of Kyōya and, by adoption, Miyuki. He continued on the family tradition of bodyguarding. He was killed by a bomb, and wished to protect everyone, not just his client. Shirō's second wife, she
3638-427: Is accosted by a girl named Makoto Sawatari who has lost her memories , though still remembers that she has a grudge against him from when he last visited the city. After she collapses in the street, he takes her home and learns about her situation. Akiko gives her permission to live with them for the time being, which is against Yuichi's plan to hand her over to the police. Another girl who is connected to Yuichi's past
3745-471: Is actually a very kind and caring person; she "punishes" someone who makes a playful joke about her by giving them a light karate chop to the head. Kanon ' s story revolves around a group of five girls whose lives are connected to the same boy. Yuichi Aizawa is a second-year high school student who had visited the city where the story takes place seven years prior to Kanon' s beginning. The story opens on Wednesday January 6, 1999 when Yuichi arrives in
3852-407: Is almost always absent from school because of it. She tries to be strong in the face of her condition, and gets along well with others, even though she does not know very many people her age due to her condition. The fifth and final heroine of the game is Mai Kawasumi, a third-year student of the same high school that Yuichi attends. She has a cold attitude towards almost everyone, but despite this, she
3959-507: Is almost as rich as Fiasse's, but her mysterious parents were disliked by the rest of the family, and after their death, she was left alone. However, a kindly aunt (the grown-up Sakura Kidō) made her a guardian in Noel. Shinobu knows Kyōya from school and works at his family's cafe, Midori-ya. She also appears to have an interest in mechanics. Akira is a friend of the Takamachi family, who got
4066-415: Is found throughout the story. Yuichi eventually makes important promises to the five main girls while at the same time fulfilling past promises he had made with four of them when he used to visit the city as a kid. One of the motifs in the story is amnesia , or memory loss; three of the main characters—Yuichi, Ayu and Makoto—suffer from amnesia in varying degrees; this is used as a plot device to advance
4173-443: Is half-German, half-Japanese. She is very sickly and spends a lot of time in the nurse's ward. Despite this, she is seen as "cool" and is the most popular girl in school. In Triangle Heart 3, she is Shinobu's aunt and the creator of Noel. Hitomi, Yuiko's senior, is the captain of a national-level self-defence team. Kind, wise, beautiful and strong, she has many fans. However, she has a deep and secret anger against an old boyfriend that
4280-399: Is normally very naive, but when she speaks one-on-one with Shinichirō, he can tell that she actually has a sharp mind. She is shown to be inept at domestic activities such as cleaning. Kotori lives with Shinichirō as a childhood friend. She is very small and is often mistaken for a student in elementary school, which offends her to the point of a complex. She taught Shinichirō how to cook. She
4387-588: Is shown predominantly in Shiori's and Mai's stories, and is otherwise a general setting where Yuichi interacts with other characters. There are recurring themes that appear throughout the story. A music theme is present, as the episode titles from the 2006–2007 anime have parts in their titles related to music, such as overture and introit . Miracles play a large part in the story; Kanon ' s plot line and characters are influenced by various instances where miracles occur. The act of promising and keeping promises
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4494-546: Is the aging wheelchair-bound director of the famed Crystela Song School. She trusts the Takamachi children implicitly. In the OVAs, she has died and left Fiasse with an inheritance that she can claim once she reaches a certain age or marries. Fiasse's advisor and a member of the faculty of Crystela Song School. See Characters in Triangle Heart . Yung-fa, in this game, is a Chinese assassin. Once she fell in love, she left
4601-399: Is unsuccessful. Throughout the story, as he learns about the supernatural undertones of the city, Yuichi is reminded of the events of seven years ago. On the day after Yuichi's return, he is out with Nayuki who is showing him around the city. Nayuki remembers that she has to buy things for dinner, but Yuichi is reluctant to go into the store with her. Moments after Nayuki leaves him waiting on
4708-416: Is very shy, and a good friend of Sakura. Like the later character Fiasse Crystela, Kotori is a talented singer. A classmate of Shinichirō, and a tomboy who dresses in the boys' uniform. She treats Shinichirō as a buddy and considers herself "one of the guys", but she has a deep and caring soul which others consider feminine. Izumi trains especially for patience, and lives alone. Shinichirō's junior, Sakura
4815-577: The Kanon Standard Edition was released on November 26, 2004, with added support for Windows 2000 / XP as a DVD-ROM . The Standard Edition incorporates the extra graphics added to the earlier all ages version of the game, and other technical changes such as more save slots. An all ages version of the Standard Edition was released on January 28, 2005. An updated all ages version of Kanon compatible for Windows Vista PCs
4922-564: The X68000 or MS-DOS , whilst the MSX platform (which had many eroge games in the 1980s) was nearing the end of its lifetime. Eroge was much less common on consoles – only NEC 's PC Engine series had officially licensed adult games, and from the mid-90s, Sega 's Saturn . Both Nintendo and Sony disallowed adult video games on their consoles. Games also started to appear on Windows as it grew in popularity. There were also some titles on
5029-407: The adult versions of the game, there are scenes with sexual CGs depicting Yuichi and a given heroine having sex. Later, Key released versions of Kanon without the erotic content. The versions that include the adult content have one explicit sex scene in each of the five main story routes, in addition to one fantasy scene. Outside of these, there are two scenes with nudity . Yūichi Suzumoto ,
5136-547: The arcades , such as the Gals Panic series. In 1992, Elf released Dōkyūsei . In it, before any eroticism, the user has to first win the affection of one of a number of female characters, making the story into an interactive romance novel . Thus, the love simulation genre was invented. Soon afterwards, the video game Otogirisou on the Super Famicom attracted the attention of many Japanese gamers. Otogirisou
5243-468: The arrange albums released over the years, which include Anemoscope , Recollections , Re-feel , and Ma-Na . The visual novel has two main theme songs, the opening theme "Last regrets", and the ending theme "Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho" ( 風の辿り着く場所 , Where the Wind Reaches ) , both sung by Ayana . The lyrics for both songs were written by Jun Maeda , and arranged by Kazuya Takase of I've Sound . The five heroines have leitmotifs . Ayu's theme
5350-445: The moe aspects of the series may make viewers "feel like they're drowning in a vat of gooey cuteness". The series is described as being similar to the anime television adaptation of Air , saying "Like Air , the first four episodes can be simply summarized as 'male lead arrives in town and kills time interacting with cute girls.' Unlike Air , however, these interactions can occasionally be very funny." Martin also compares Kanon to
5457-548: The 50 best bishōjo games were released. Out of 249 titles, Kanon ranked fifth with 71 votes. Characters from Kanon have appeared in several dōjin games not directly based on the Kanon series such as the Eternal Fighter Zero game by Twilight Frontier where most of the playable characters either came from Kanon or from One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e . The dōjin game Glove on Fight featured at least two Kanon characters: Ayu Tsukimiya and Akiko Minase in
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#17327981421805564-465: The February 2000 and July 2002 issues. The individual chapters were later collected into two separate tankōbon volumes published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Comics imprint released in September 2000 and on July 27, 2002. There are six chapters in total, three in each volume. Aside from the prologue in volume one and the epilogue in volume two, the other four chapters concern four of
5671-725: The Other Side of the Smiling Face ) with the subtitle each regret of Kanon , was serialized between volumes two and seven of Fujimi Shobo 's Dragon Age Pure magazine sold between June 29, 2006, and October 20, 2007, respectively. The first volume was released in Japan on April 1, 2007, and focused on Nayuki's story. The second volume was released on December 8, 2007, and focused on the other four heroines. There are nine chapters in total, five in volume one and four in volume two. There have also been many releases of manga anthologies produced by different companies and drawn by
5778-475: The PC-8801 computer in the early 1980s before they became mainstream. Early eroge usually had simple stories, some even involving anal sex , which often led to widespread condemnation from the Japanese media. In some of the early erotic games, the erotic content is meaningfully integrated into a thoughtful and mature storytelling, though others often used it as a flimsy excuse for pornography. Erotic games made
5885-507: The PC-8801 popular, but customers quickly became tired of paying 8800 yen ($ 85) for such simple games. Soon, new genres were invented: ASCII's Chaos Angels , a role-playing -based eroge , inspired Dragon Knight by Elf and Rance by AliceSoft . In the early 1990s eroge games became much more common. Most eroge games, a fairly large library, found its way on the PC-9801 platform. FM Towns also received many games, more so than
5992-436: The PSP release. Five days before the first PS2 release for Kanon , a PS2 printer called Tapis MPR-505 went on sale which enabled the user to print out game screens. Kanon was one of the three games supported at launch, the other two being America Ōden Ultra Quiz from DigiCube and Marle de Jigsaw from Nippon Ichi Software . The first PS2 release in 2002 was reviewed by the Japanese video game magazine Famitsu where
6099-402: The Takamachi family so that she can continue to go to school, because her grandfather, whom she had been living with, returned to China. She practices bōjutsu . Like Akira, she is a good cook. She calls Akira "monkey". Kuon is Nami's pet fox, who has an affinity for Nanoha as well. However, she is actually a kitsune and transforms into a foxgirl. Kuon has lived for centuries and once flew into
6206-468: The anime adaptation of Shuffle! which is described as "bombing" where Kanon "works". The reviewer chalks this up to the characters "endear[ing] themselves to the viewer...far better than what Shuffle!' s do." Martin cites the transition between humor and serious content as a defining feature of the series. However, Martin comments how one of the series' flaws is how it "overplays the mundane cutesiness and moe cards at times" causing little to happen with
6313-407: The artist who drew the artwork in the visual novel. The basis for each novel was one of each of the five heroines and had titles that were taken from the musical themes pertaining to each character in the original game. The first two released were Yuki no Shōjo ( 雪の少女 , Girl in the Snow , Nayuki) and Egao no Mukougawa ni ( 笑顔の向こう側に , Beyond the Smile , Shiori) in December 1999. The third
6420-725: The characters, but in the later versions produced for the Dreamcast and PS2, full voice acting was included. The only exception was Yuichi, who was not voiced in either version. However, the PSP release features voice acting for Yuichi, provided by Tomokazu Sugita . Prototype released a Nintendo Switch version in Japan on April 20, 2023. Visual Arts and Prototype have announced a Windows release for Kanon distributed via Steam with English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese language support. Five adult light novels written by Mariko Shimizu and published by Paradigm were released in Japan between October 1999 and August 2000. The cover art and internal illustrations were drawn by Itaru Hinoue ,
6527-407: The city and is very detached from it and its inhabitants. Prior to his return, it is decided that he is to stay with his first cousin, Nayuki Minase, and her mother, Akiko. After his long absence, Yuichi has forgotten almost everything except minor details of what happened seven years before and is in need of being reminded of what he left behind. Nayuki initially tries repeatedly to jog his memory, but
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#17327981421806634-547: The city by the third heroine Makoto Sawatari, a young amnesiac girl. Despite this, she is sure that she holds a grudge against Yuichi from when he last visited the city. Makoto has a mischievous side and constantly plays pranks on Yuichi. She has an affinity towards the spring and once wished that it would stay spring forever. Yuichi coincidentally meets Shiori Misaka, another heroine and first-year high school student suffering from an unexplained illness since birth. Her affliction has caused her to become very physically weak, and she
6741-447: The clover-leaf terrorist organization, so she was adopted by Shirō while her biological mother sought revenge. Fiasse is a world-renowned singer and heiress, and the childhood friend of Kyōya and Miyuki to whom she is an older sister figure. For unknown reasons, most likely relating to her inheritance, her family has been targeted by terrorists. Her late father, Albert, was a senator. She comes from England, but lives in Uminari City during
6848-486: The contents of the DVD itself. A downloadable version of the PSP release via the PlayStation Store was released by Prototype on November 9, 2009. A version playable on Android devices was released on November 30, 2011. An adult version for Android devices was released in January 2013. A version playable on iOS devices was released on April 4, 2013. In the original release, there was no voice acting for
6955-404: The developers the freedom they desired, and they officially transferred to Visual Arts where they formed Key on July 21, 1998, and started production on Kanon . The planning for the visual novel was headed by Naoki Hisaya who was also one of two scenario writers with Jun Maeda . Hisaya wrote the scenarios for Ayu, Nayuki and Shiori, while Maeda wrote the routes for Makoto and Mai. Art direction
7062-408: The end of each of these girls' stories were originally intended to give the viewer the remaining answers, but the manga version ends these girls' stories prematurely. This was due to the manga putting more focus on Ayu's story. The second manga illustrated by Kinusa Shimotsuki, under the main title Kanon: Honto no Omoi wa Egao no Mukōgawa ni ( Kanon ホントの想いは笑顔の向こう側に , Kanon: The Real Feelings of
7169-413: The exception of Yuichi and Kuze . Unlike the first anime, the actual theme songs from the Kanon game are used for the second anime's opening theme, ending theme and soundtrack. There is one song featured as an insert song in episode 16 that did not come from the visual novel titled "Last regrets (X'mas floor style)" by Eiko Shimamiya from I've Sound 's first album Regret . Other songs are used from
7276-409: The first anime were produced by Frontier Works and Movic . A single was released in commemoration for the second anime called " Last regrets/Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho " which contained the game's original opening and ending themes in original, short, and remixed versions; the album was produced by Key Sounds Label. According to a national ranking of how well bishōjo games sold nationally in Japan,
7383-572: The game Triangle Heart 2 , focuses on an all-girl dorm and Kousuke, its male temporary manager. The 2003 Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever ( とらいあんぐるハート～Sweet Songs Forever～ ) OVA, based on the game Triangle Heart 3 , focuses on a boy named Kyōya Takamachi who, with his cousin-turned-sister, vows to protect a childhood friend from a mysterious terrorist organization. There have also been two fanbox games, Love Love Toy Box , based on Triangle Heart and Triangle Heart 2 , and Lyrical Toy Box , based on Triangle Heart 3 . The three main games and
7490-418: The game and returns to Crystela Song School in the OVAs. A character from the OVAs, Ellis is Fiasse's real (read: paid) bodyguard, and jealous of Kyōya and Miyuki. However, her antipathy towards them stems from more than just a fear of being replaced. They are part of her past, a past which she would like to deny... The "main heroine" in the dating sim sense, i.e. Kyōya's canonical girlfriend. Shinobu's family
7597-726: The game is licensed and released outside Japan, unless produced illegally by dōjin (usually with a construction kit like NScripter or RPG Maker ). Additionally, some games may receive an "all-ages" version, such as a port to consoles or handheld devices where pornographic content is not allowed, which either remove or censor the sex scenes entirely. Eroge is most often a visual novel or dating sim . However, there are also many other gameplay genres represented within eroge , such as role-playing games , mahjong games , or puzzle games . Some eroge , such as those made by Illusion Soft , are just simulations of sex, with no "conventional" gameplay included. Kanon (visual novel) Kanon
7704-502: The game received an overall score of 29/40 (out of the four individual review scores of 7, 8, 7, and 7). Yūichi Suzumoto commented in an interview in March 2001 that he felt the end of Kanon' s story could be summed up as "the prince and princess live happily ever after. The end," resulting in an ending that does not expand on what could possibly happen afterwards. In the October 2007 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine , poll results for
7811-423: The game's heroines, has been in love with him since childhood, and must learn how to deal with her feelings, especially with the threat that he may fall in love with one of the other girls. Nayuki talks noticeably slower than those around her, and has constant trouble waking up in the morning except on a few occasions when she is up before Yuichi, much to his surprise. Yuichi is accosted a few days after arriving in
7918-532: The game's main heroine, is a short, strange, and mysterious girl immediately recognizable by her winged backpack, red hair band, and tendency to refer to herself with the masculine first-person pronoun boku ( 僕 ) . She has a fondness for eating taiyaki , and is notorious for her catchphrase , "ugū" ( うぐぅ ) , which she mutters as an expression of various negative emotions such as frustration, pain, and fear. Yuichi's first cousin Nayuki Minase, another of
8025-428: The game's opening theme "Last regrets" is played near the end of episode 13 during the flashback scene. Starting in 2006, Kyoto Animation , the animators of another Key game-turned-anime, Air , decided to animate a new adaptation of Kanon . This version, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and written by Fumihiko Shimo , aired between October 5, 2006, and March 15, 2007, on BS-i , containing 24 episodes. The series
8132-421: The game's protagonist and a cynical 17-year-old high school student. He is known to play jokes on the girls his age he knows and interacts with throughout the story. Despite this, Yuichi is very loyal and will go to great lengths to please others, even at the expense of his own time and money. He generally has a selfless personality and does not ask much from others in return for what he does for them. Ayu Tsukimiya,
8239-404: The latter category are often re-released with sexual content removed for general audiences. Throughout its history, the genre has faced controversy for its use of explicit sexual content, and as a result has been banned from several console platforms. Eroge is a portmanteau of "erotic game" ( エロチックゲーム , erochikku gēmu ) . Such games are also referred to as an "H-game" ( Hゲーム ) . Eroge
8346-545: The licensing rights of the second Kanon anime were transferred from ADV to Funimation Entertainment (now known as Crunchyroll as of 2024) who continued to produce the series in North America. MVM Entertainment released Kanon on DVD in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2022. The second TV Kanon animation features updated animation quality, and uses the same voice acting cast as the first anime, with
8453-414: The main heroines. From chapters one through four, the main heroines presented are: Shiori Misaka, Makoto Sawatari, Mai Kawasumi and Ayu Tsukimiya. To make up for Nayuki not getting a chapter of her own, the story is altered in that Nayuki is in most of the scenes Yuichi is in. The first manga is different from the visual novel in that Shiori's, Makoto's, and Mai's stories are not told in their entirety. Near
8560-491: The missing erotic content, Shimizu wrote additional content for each volume. A sixth novel titled Kanojotachi no Kenkai ( 彼女たちの見解 , The Girls' Opinions ) for the supporting character Sayuri Kurata written by Shimizu and illustrated by Zen was released on March 31, 2011. Following the release of the original visual novel, Key collaborated with TI Tokyo to release the Kanon Trading Card Game. The game
8667-482: The organization and is now being hunted by it. The Slicer is a masochistic assassin under the employ of The Fan. He laughs whenever he gets hit and challenges his opponents to fight harder. She and her five clones attack the Tsukimura mansion. An old pervert with an obsession over Fiasse Christella. He is responsible for the death of Albert and Shirō. Misato is actually Miyuki's biological mother, who infiltrated
8774-614: The organization and worked her way up to learn the leader's name. She was about to with a certain mission- killing Fiasse Crystela- but was stopped by her own children. She then left and became the leader of Hong Kong Defence Group. In the OVA, Misato is the commanding officer of the Hong Kong Intelligence Defence Squad's 4th Division, and plans to recruit Kyōya and Miyuki into her team. Eroge An eroge ( エロゲ or エロゲー , erogē ; pronounced [e̞ɾó̞ɡe̞(ː)] ), also called an H-game ,
8881-419: The original Kanon release for Windows achieved its highest rank at number two in the ranking. Three years later in June 2002, the original release ranked in again at 45, and then again at 46 the following two weeks. The original release also made the ranking after that at number 41 in early July 2002. The Kanon Standard Edition premiered at number 16 in the rankings. The Kanon Standard Edition remained on
8988-444: The other four heroines in the story. She has suffered from an unexplained affliction since birth which makes her weak to the point of missing school because of it. Yuichi starts to talk with her more after noticing her in the school courtyard one day. It turns out that Shiori stands outside on the school grounds nearly every day because she wants to meet someone dear to her. Most of Kanon ' s development staff originally worked for
9095-460: The plot to an alternate direction. After Mai's scenario is completed, a replay of her route will offer an additional choice to play through Sayuri's back-story . Jun Maeda , who worked on the scenario for Kanon , commented in March 2001 that the Japanese public may have fallen under the impression that Key makes soothing games because of Kanon' s influence, but Maeda affirmed that there was not one person who worked on Kanon who thought that. In
9202-422: The principal of British Christella Music Academy. The purpose is to find the whereabouts of Fiasse's inheritance; although Fiasse already has a bodyguard, Ellis McGaren, she asked her childhood friends, the siblings Takamachi Kyouya and Miyuki to help Ellis. This of course is received by Ellis, as a professional bodyguard, with a cold shoulder. Kyouya remembered an incident that was happened several years ago, when he
9309-547: The second best-selling PC game sold in Japan, and charted in the national top 50 several more times afterwards. Kanon has sold over 300,000 units across several platforms. Following the game's release, Kanon made several transitions into other media. Two manga series were serialized in Dengeki Daioh and Dragon Age Pure . Comic anthologies , light novels and art books were also published, as were audio dramas and several music albums. Toei Animation produced
9416-405: The sidewalk, a strange girl named Ayu Tsukimiya collides with him with little warning. Upon recovering, she drags him away to a nearby café and confesses to inadvertently stealing a bag filled with taiyaki after being accidentally scared away by the salesman before she had a chance to pay. They decide to meet up again another day and Ayu scampers off. A few days after he has been in the city, Yuichi
9523-406: The story occur during winter, and since it often snows periodically over the course of the entire story, the city is always presented covered in a layer of snow. The shopping district is featured throughout the story when the characters go into town, and especially whenever Ayu appears in the early story. The high school where Yuichi and the other main characters attend, including the school grounds,
9630-467: The story. Another motif deals with the favorite foods of the five main heroines. Newtype USA stated in an article on Kanon that "it's when the characters are eating something really tasty that they seem most beautiful and alive", despite the somber setting and overall tone of the series. These five foods of choice are: taiyaki (Ayu), strawberries (Nayuki), nikuman (Makoto), ice cream (Shiori), and gyudon (Mai). The player controls Yuichi Aizawa,
9737-530: The top 50 list for the next two months, achieving the rankings of 47 and 35. The all ages version of the Kanon Standard Edition premiered at number 42 on the national ranking, went up to 35 the next month, and did not appear on the rankings after that. The Dreamcast port sold 42,379 units in the first week and was the fourth top selling console game in Japan for that week. Kanon has sold over 300,000 units across several platforms, not counting
9844-448: The two fanboxes were later republished as a single DVD title on 14 June 2002. Three manga were made for the series. Two versions of Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever were published, one by KSS (4 volumes), and the other by SOFTBANK Publishing Inc. (1 volume). Sweet Songs Forever 4 koma KINGS was published by Studio DNA . Triangle Heart : Years ago, professional bodyguard Shirō Fuwa and his client Albert Crystela were killed by
9951-432: The two theme songs. A piano arrange album was released in December 2003 called Re-feel which contained five tracks from Kanon and five from Air . Excluding the first two albums, each of the albums released for the visual novel version were released on Key's record label Key Sounds Label ; this is due to the first two albums being released before the label was formed. The first anime's first original soundtrack
10058-441: The visual novel publisher Nexton under the brand Tactics . After the release of the brand's third game One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e , most of Tactics' staff left Nexton to pursue work in another publishing company where they could have the freedom to produce their next game. Itaru Hinoue, who had previously worked at Visual Arts once before, introduced Key's founding members to the president of Visual Arts, Takahiro Baba. Baba gave
10165-590: Was Shōjo no Ori ( 少女の檻 , Girl's Prison , Mai) released in April 2000 and the fourth novel was titled The Fox and the Grapes (Makoto), released two months later. The final novel titled Hidamari no Machi ( 日溜りの街 , A Sunny City , Ayu) was released in August 2000. Paradigm re-released the five novels in conjunction with Visual Arts under their VA Bunko imprint , which removed the erotic scenes, starting with Yuki no Shōjo on June 27, 2009, and ending with Hidamari no Machi on December 26, 2009. To make up for
10272-449: Was a single, " Last regrets/Place of wind which arrives ", which contained the opening and ending themes plus arranged versions of three background music tracks and a male vocal version of the opening theme. A compilation album containing tracks from the two albums was released in December 2001 called Recollections . The game's original soundtrack was released in October 2002 containing 22 different tracks along with short versions of
10379-457: Was a standard adventure game but had multiple endings. This concept was called a "sound novel". In 1996, the new software developer and publisher Leaf expanded on this idea, calling it a visual novel and releasing their first successful game, Shizuku , a horror story starring a rapist high school student, with very highly reviewed writing and music. Their next game, Kizuato , was almost as dark. However, in 1997, they released To Heart ,
10486-452: Was about ten years old. This incident was actually aimed at Fiasse's father, senator Albert Christella. The hero of this game, Shinichirō is short, bland and very inept at dealing with women. However, what he lacks in tact, he makes up for with a sincere desire to help the people around him. He is a beginner in the art of karate and proud of his cooking skills. This young girl has a vast talent for martial arts, but does not put it to use. She
10593-523: Was broadcast on TBS Radio and Radio Kansai, was hosted by Yūko Minaguchi , the voice of Akiko Minase, and narrated by Atsushi Kisaichi . The voice actors from Kanon were also featured as guests. Five CD compilation volumes containing all of the show's broadcasts were released between August 30, 2002, and April 26, 2003. The first Kanon manga illustrated by Petit Morishima was serialized in MediaWorks ' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh between
10700-454: Was headed by Key's artist Itaru Hinoue who worked on the character design and computer graphics. Further computer graphics were split between three people—Dinn, Miracle Mikipon, Shinory—and background art was provided by Torino. The music in the game was composed by OdiakeS , Shinji Orito and Jun Maeda. Kanon was the first and last visual novel developed by Key that two of the main staff—Naoki Hisaya, and OdiakeS—worked on before pursuing
10807-620: Was later rebroadcast on TBS . ADV Films announced on September 21, 2007, at the Anime Weekend Atlanta anime convention that they have officially licensed the second Kanon anime series. ADV had previously posted a trailer for the series in August 2007, but was soon taken offline once the news had been spread on the Internet. The first English-dubbed episode was made available via streaming online at Anime News Network between December 23 and December 30, 2007. In July 2008,
10914-590: Was pregnant with Nanoha when he died. She now owns the Midori-ya ( 翠屋 , Midori ya ) cafe, after retiring from her job as a top chef. Nanoha is the youngest Takamachi, and has no need for swords, as she, around twelve years old, is almost completely removed from the conflict. She is a cheerful girl who makes friends with even those that hate humanity. She is the protagonist in the spinoff Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise. Known as Alisa Bannings in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha , Alisa
11021-411: Was released by Key on July 31, 2009, in a box set containing five other Key visual novels called Key 10th Memorial Box. Another all ages updated version compatible for Windows 7 PCs called Kanon Memorial Edition was released on April 30, 2010. The first consumer console port of the game was released for the Dreamcast on September 14, 2000, by NEC Interchannel . A PlayStation 2 (PS2) version
11128-586: Was released in May 2002, and a second followed in July 2002. The first anime's opening theme is "Florescence" and the ending theme is "Flower", both sung by Miho Fujiwara; the maxi single containing the anime's opening and ending themes was released in June 2002. An album containing music box arranged tracks of music from the first anime was released in July 2003 called Orgel de Kiku Sakuhin Shū . The albums released for
11235-448: Was released on February 28, 2002, also by NEC Interechannel. The PS2 version was re-released as a " Best " version on December 22, 2004. The PS2 version was bundled in a "Key 3-Part Work Premium Box" package together with the PS2 versions of Air and Clannad released on July 30, 2009. An adult version playable as a Blu-ray Disc was released on December 16, 2011, by Asoberu! BD-Game,
11342-618: Was showcased through Comiket, with the original beta cards and promotional materials appearing in winter 1999. This release would also be expanded to include the Air Trading Card Game, based on Key's followup visual novel, Air , alongside several expansions to the core game. A set of five drama CDs were released between September 29, 2000, and April 27, 2001, with each volume focusing on a different heroine. A set of five anthology drama CDs were released between December 22, 2001, and May 25, 2002, with each volume again focusing on
11449-473: Was unfaithful to her. She has one older sister. Before she was an assassin in Triangle Heart 3 , Yung-fa was just a normal Chinese exchange student. She appears during the second half of the game. Nanase is a mysterious glowing girl that appears mysteriously in the school. She wears a black uniform rather than the one that the students use. Nanaka is Yuiko's junior, a bright and energetic girl. He
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