, or otherwise known as Suzunone7, is a
Japanese visual novel developed and published by Clochette. The
PC game
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was officially released on January 30, 2009, rated for ages 18 and over. On May 27, 2010, the game was made available on
PlayStation 2
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, entitled , published by
Alchemist
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as an all ages game. The PlayStation 2 version includes additional heroines. The game was later ported to
PlayStation Portable
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on January 30, 2014, which is also rated for all ages. A fan disc called was released on November 27, 2009. The fan disc is restricted to ages 18 and over.
A
manga
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based on the PlayStation 2 port, called ''Suzunone Seven! - Rebirth Knot'', was serialized in the ''
Comp Ace'' magazine.
Gameplay
The
gameplay of ''Suzunone Seven'' offers
branching plot lines and a multi-choice navigation. The player assumes the role of Yukimura Kido, who is the main
protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...
of the game. Kido can end up with any of the four heroines presented in the game, and in the
PC version of the game, he may sexually interact with the heroines, unlike in the all ages version. The four datable heroines are Nonomura Nino, Takatori Yuzuri, Mitsumine Minato, and Daikanyama Sumire. Most time spent playing the game is spent simply reading dialogue and inner thoughts of Kido in the text box on the bottom of the screen.
Plot
The story of ''Suzunone Seven!'' takes place in a world where magic is established as one of the energies. There is a prestige school called Suzunone Magic School, which has many talented pupils capable of magic, however, there are also dropout students, and the worst seven students are forced to contribute to a studying camp called the Suzunone Trial. There, they will take exams and whoever does the worst will be expelled from school.
Characters
Main characters
*Yukimura Kido - The main protagonist of the game.
*Nonomura Nino
;Voiced by:
Himari (PC),
Maki Tomonaga
Maki may refer to:
People
*Mäki, a Finnish surname (includes a list of people with the name)
*Maki (name), a Japanese given name and surname (includes a list of people with the name)
Places
*Maki, Ravar, Kerman Province, Iran
*Maki, Rigan, Ke ...
(PS2, PSP)
;A girl with a positive, high spirited personality.
*Takatori Yuzuri
;Voiced by:
Kōri Natsuno Kori may refer to:
* Kori (woreda), a district in Afar Region, Ethiopia
* Kori, Central African Republic
* Kori, Bushehr, a village in Iran
* Koori, Fukushima, a town in Japan
* Koli people, an Indian ethnic group
* Kori caste, a weaving caste of ...
(PC),
Hiroko Taguchi
, is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture who is attached to Haikyo. She sometimes goes by several pseudonyms, including , , and .
Voice Roles
Bold ''denotes leading roles.''
TV Animation
*'' ef: A Tale of Melodies.'' as Miyako Mi ...
(PS2, PSP)
;A girl who is taking part of the trial due to her high temper.
*Mitsumine Minato
;Voiced by:
Mio Okawa
Mio or MIO may refer to: shortened form of Mioritic Shepherd dog or Mioritic sheepdog; a Romanian mountain dog.
Places
* Mio, Michigan, a town in the US
Music
* ''Mío'', 2011 album by David Bustamante
* "Mío", 1992 song by Paulina Rubio
Bra ...
(PC),
Maki Kobayashi
is a Japanese rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Ch ...
(PS2, PSP)
;Kido's childhood friend.
*Daikanyama Sumire
;Voiced by:
Rumiko Sasa Rumiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Rumiko Fujikawa, fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in ''The Invincible Iron Man'' in 1998
*Rumiko Koy ...
(PC), Sayaka Aoki (PS2, PSP)
;A girl with a shy personality.
Minor characters
*Mitsumine Shin
;Voiced by:Renaissance Yamada
;A close friend of Kido and the brother of Minato.
*Daikanyama Toshiro
;Voiced by:
Jinpachi Nagakura
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*, Japanese actor
Fictional characters
*, in ''Nanaka 6/17''
*, in ''Young Gun Carnaval''
*, in ''Tekken''
*, in ''Please Save My Earth''
*, in ...
(PC),
Tomoyoshi Fukatsu
Tomoyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Tomoyoshi can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
*友義, "friend, justice"
*友吉, "friend, good luck"
*友善, "friend, virtuous"
*� ...
(PS2, PSP)
;The forerunner of Suzunone Magic School.
*Nonomura Nano - Nino's mother.
Related Media
Books
A visual fan book for ''Suzunone Seven!'' was released in July 2009. The book contains full-color illustrations of the various characters, and a world guide. The book was published by Max.
Manga
A manga based on the
PS2
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release of the game, called ''Suzunone Seven! - Rebirth Knot'', was serialized in
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...
's ''
Comp Ace'' magazine from June to August in 2010. Atera illustrated the 3-chapter manga.
Reception
On Getchu, a major re distributor of anime domestic products, ''Suzunone Seven!'' ranked 22nd in sales of January 2009, the month of the game's official release. In the ranking sales of February 2009, ''Suzunone Seven!'s'' rank rose to 15th place. In the entirety of 2009 sales, ''Suzunone Seven!'' came 44th. Getchu also awarded ''Suzunone Seven!'' 2nd place for recommended visual novels in January 2009, The fan disc, ''Suzunone Seven! -Sweet Lovers' Concerto-'', also came 2nd place in November 2009.
See also
*''
Kamikaze Explorer!''
References
External links
Official website
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PlayStation Portable games
Romance anime and manga
Romance video games
Anime and manga set in schools
Seinen manga
Visual novels
Windows games
PlayStation 2 games
Harem anime and manga
Harem video games
2009 video games
Bishōjo games
Eroge
Japan-exclusive video games
Video games developed in Japan