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OdiakeS
OdiakeS (born March 22) is a Japanese composer from Tokyo, Japan who has worked for a variety of visual novel companies. His first work was on the game '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'' under Tactics. When the staff of ''One'' left Tactics to create the company Key, OdiakeS became a member of Key and had a hand in the musical composition of Key's first title '' Kanon''. After ''Kanon'' was complete, OdiakeS left Key and became a freelance artist; over time he has been employed by several different visual novel companies. OdiakeS has also been active with his dōjin music circle SJV-SC. Career OdiakeS began his musical career for visual novels with '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'' by the company Tactics under Nexton released in 1998. After the completion of ''One'', OdiakeS, and much of the staff who made ''One'', including Jun Maeda, Itaru Hinoue, Shinji Orito, and Naoki Hisaya, left Tactics to work under the video game publishing company VisualArt's where they formed the company Key. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanon (visual Novel)
''Kanon'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key (company), Key, a brand of Visual Arts (company), Visual Arts. It was released on June 4, 1999, for Microsoft Windows, Windows as an Eroge, adult game. Key later released versions of ''Kanon'' without the erotic content, and the game was Porting, 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 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 Nonlinear gameplay#Branching storylines, 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 the second best-selling PC game sold in Japan, and charted in the national top 50 several mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key (company)
Key is a Japanese visual novel studio known for making dramatic and plot-oriented titles. It was formed on July 21, 1998, as a brand under the publisher Visual Arts (company), Visual Arts, and is located in Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka. Key's debut visual novel ''Kanon (video game), Kanon'' (1999) combined an elaborate Plot (narrative), storyline, up-to-date anime-style art, and a musical score which helped to set the mood for the game. Key's second game, ''Air (video game), Air'' (2000), had a similarly complex storyline to ''Kanon'' and a more thorough gameplay. Both ''Kanon'' and ''Air'' were originally produced as Eroge, adult games, but this trend was broken with Key's third title ''Clannad (video game), Clannad'' (2004), released for all ages. Key has released 18 visual novels to date, the latest being ''Stella of The End'' (2022). Key has worked in the past with Interchannel and Prototype (company), Prototype for the consumer Porting, port releases of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Air Soundtracks
''Air'' is a visual novel developed by Key and published by Visual Arts in 2000. The story follows Yukito Kunisaki, a traveler who arrives in a quiet seaside town during summer who is on a search for the "girl in the sky" that his now-deceased mother told him about and was searching for too. In town, Yukito meets three strange girls and Yukito begins to suspect that one of them may in fact be the girl he has been searching for. It was adapted by Toei Animation into an animated film in 2005 directed by Osamu Dezaki with music direction by Yoshikazu Suo. Kyoto Animation also adapted it into a 13-episode anime television series broadcast in 2005, along with an additional two episodes also broadcast in 2005, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara with music direction by Shinji Orito. The discography of ''Air'' and its anime adaptations consists of one EP, one single, two soundtracks, and three remix albums. The core of the discography is the two original soundtrack albums. The visual novel' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Clannad Soundtracks
''Clannad (visual novel), Clannad'' is a visual novel developed by Key (company), Key and published by VisualArt's in 2004. The story follows Tomoya Okazaki, a discontented high school student whose life changes when he meets a girl one year older than him named Nagisa Furukawa. It was adapted by Toei Animation into an animated film in 2007 directed by Osamu Dezaki with music direction by Yoshichika Inomata. Kyoto Animation also adapted it into two anime television series consisting of 49 episodes broadcast between 2007 and 2009, including two original video animation episodes released in 2008 and 2009, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara with music direction by Shinji Orito. The discography of ''Clannad'' and its anime adaptations consists of two studio albums, four Single (music), singles, two Soundtrack album, soundtracks, and four remix albums. The core of the discography is the two original soundtrack albums. The visual novel's soundtrack, which was also used for both anime series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happiness! (visual Novel)
is a Japanese Eroge, adult visual novel developed by Windmill (company), Windmill released on October 21, 2005 for Microsoft Windows, Windows Personal computer, PCs. The game was later Porting, ported to the PlayStation 2. An adult fan disc titled ''Happiness! Re:Lucks'' was developed by Windmill's sister brand Windmill (company), Windmill Oasis and released on July 28, 2006 for Windows. A manga illustrated by Rino Fujii was serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Alive'' between 2006 and 2007. A series of novels were published by Harvest between 2006 and 2008. A 12-episode anime produced by Artland (company), Artland aired in Japan between October and December 2006, and an original video animation episode followed in January 2007. Plot ''Happiness!'' centers around Yūma Kohinata, a high school student attending Mizuhosaka Academy's regular section of the school, and his close friends Jun Watarase and Hachisuke Takamizo. The other section of the school, aptly named the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Hisaya
, born , is a Japanese screenwriter who has worked for Tactics, Key and Siesta, but as of 2006, he is a freelance writer. He is well known for being the main writer of the popular visual novel '' Kanon'' while working under Key. Additional works include ''Moon'', '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'', and ''Moon Childe''. He is also known for being the original concept writer for ''Sola'' and '' Sora no Method''. He later wrote the scenario for the action role-playing game '' Crystar''. He also does work in a dōjin circle named Cork Board. Career Naoki Hisaya debuted as the main scenario writer for the adult visual novel developer Tactics under Nexton in 1997. He first worked on the company's second title ''Moon'', followed by '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'' in 1998. After ''Ones completion, Hisaya and much of the staff who made both ''Moon'' and ''One'', including Jun Maeda, Itaru Hinoue, Shinji Orito, and OdiakeS, left Tactics to work under the video game publishing company VisualArt's whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinji Orito
is a Japanese musical composer originally from Hyōgo, Japan working for the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Before forming Key, Orito worked for another software company named Leaf where he contributed to four games. After leaving Leaf, Orito transferred to another company named Tactics where he had a hand in the creation of three games for that company: ''Dōsei'', ''Moon'', and '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''. After forming Key, Orito has put much work into such famous titles as '' Kanon'', ''Air'' and ''Clannad''. Orito has been influenced by the famous Japanese composers Joe Hisaishi and Yuzo Koshiro. Career After graduating from high school, Orito worked at a bank, but due to a recession in the economy, the bank fell to restructuring, and Orito quit soon after. Orito found new work at the video game developer TGL composing music, but when a friend from high school named Naoya Shimokawa (now the president of Aquaplus) invited him to work for the video game develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaru Hinoue
is the pseudonym of a Japanese artist from Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Japan, who is one of the founding members of the visual novel brand Key (company), Key under VisualArt's. Hinoue's choice of her pseudonym stems from the manga ''C'' by Shō Kitagawa; the protagonist in the manga was named . Before forming Key, Hinoue worked for the company Tactics (brand), Tactics where she had a hand in the creation of the company's three games: ''Dōsei'', ''Moon (visual novel), Moon'', and ''One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''. After forming Key, Hinoue has become known for her work on such titles as ''Kanon (visual novel), Kanon'', ''Air (visual novel), Air'' and ''Clannad (visual novel), Clannad''. Her dōjinshi circle is known as "Soldier Frog". In September 2016, Hinoue resigned from Key and VisualArt's. Career Hinoue entered a vocational school to become a professional artist due to the influence of the popular Eroge, adult visual novel ''Dōkyūsei (video game), Dōkyūsei'' by ELF Corporation, EL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Maeda
is a Japanese writer and composer. He is a co-founder of the visual novel brand Key under Visual Arts. He is considered a pioneer of nakige visual novels, and has mainly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the games the company produces. After graduating with a degree in psychology from Chukyo University, Maeda contributed to the scripts and scores of games released under the Tactics brand of Nexton: ''Moon'' and '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''. He has contributed both to writing music and scripts to most games released under the Key brand, notably writing the majority of '' Air'' and '' Clannad''. He also served as a screenwriter and composer for several anime series produced by P.A. Works, such as '' Angel Beats!'' and '' Charlotte''. Early life Jun Maeda started writing at a young age; while attending elementary school, Maeda wrote his first amateur gamebook. Maeda was initially inspired by the '' Grailquest'' series of gamebooks by J.H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Novel
A visual novel (VN) is a form of digital interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustrations and a varying degree of interactivity. The format is more likely referred to as a visual novel game. Visual novels originated in and are especially prevalent in Japan, where they made up nearly 70% of the PC game titles released in 2006. In Japanese, a distinction is often made between visual novels (NVL, from "novel"), which consist primarily of narration and have very few interactive elements, and adventure games (AVG or ADV, from "adventure"), which incorporate problem-solving and other types of gameplay. This distinction is normally lost outside Japan, as both visual novels and ADV-style adventure games are commonly referred to as "visual novels" by international fans. Visual novels are rarely produced exclusively for dedicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eroge
An ''eroge'' (, ''eroge'', or , ''erogē'', ), also called an H-game, 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 (company), Key's ''Kanon (video game), Kanon'', only contain occasional scenes in an otherwise non-erotic work. Games in 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. Etymology ''Eroge'' is a portmanteau of . Such games are also referred to as an . History ''Eroge'' is a Japanese erotic video game. The earliest known commercial ero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill (company)
is a Japanese adult visual novel video game developer and brand used by . They also have a sub-brand, Windmill Oasis, which produces high-quality games with 2D animation. Games developed Windmill *(2002) '' Yuibashi'' *(2004) '' Cradle Song -Kinou ni Kanaderu Asu no Uta-'' *(2004) '' Mahou to H no Kankei.'' *(2005) '' Chotto Sunao ni Donburi Kanjō'' *(2007) '' Tsunagaru★Bangle'' *(2008) ''TsunaBan ♥ Love Mix'' *(2010) ''Iro ni Ide ni Keri Waga Koi wa , abbreviated as , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed and published by Windmill for Windows. It was released on April 29, 2010. ''Denikeri'' is Windmill's eleventh game, along with other titles like '' Happiness!'' and '' Shukufuku no Cam ...'' *(2011) '' Hyper→Highspeed→Genius'' *(2012) '' Kamigakari Cross Heart!'' *(2013) '' Hyper→Highspeed→Genius Megami no Shuuen'' *(2015) '' Unlucky Re:Birth/Reverse'' *(2017) '' Hyper→Highspeed→Genius Anniversary Pack'' Windmill Oasis *(2005) '' Happiness!'' *(2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
