[10] MangaGamer also distributed for a time the Japanese versions of several games created by the dōjin circle 07th Expansion (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni, Rose Guns Days) for explicit use of the respective English fan translations. [6] Starting with Soul Link, translation and editing is handled by an international team of native English speakers, resulting in an increased quality. [12], In January 2011, a collaboration was announced between Hendane!.com and MangaGamer resulting in the sale of physical copies of Da Capo Limited Edition through Hendane!.com. Chie is my most favored girl out of the three because her personality is just really good. Your suggested order is probably the best for you then. Most likely because in all of KiraKira, this is the first time the story breaks away from Shikanosuke’s point of view and jumps into Chie’s point of view. The comedy is also the best in this chapter because of a pickle Shikanosuke falls in that has him dress as a girl AT ALL TIMES. The atmosphere created by the sound is wonderful and the whole place feels livelier than any VN’s I have played so far. It was met with positive reviews and till this day is hailed as one of the best visual novels Overdrive has put out. Change ). With all that said, KiraKira is one of Overdrive’s popular visual novels if not the most popular novel. He had even joined the Second Literature Club but just ended up being a ghost member just for the sake of lessening his workload. This is also the route where he is put into a really psychologically questioning situation. However, as much as I liked it, the way they used flashback at the fourth chapter really didn’t sit with me well. During the Anime Expo 2010 and Otakon 2010 conventions, physical disks were sold with the first four games in the Higurashi When They Cry series and Kira Kira All-Ages. It plays like a fairly standard visual novel in that the routes all have you progress romantically with a certain character, but how it happens and the endings may not be how you would expect them to be. Her voices really gives a lot of variety and brings the character to life. It’s popularity eventually led to the release of a fan-disk called KiraKira Curtain Call a year later and the second music visual novel set in the same universe of KiraKira named Deardrops with that following an crossover fan-disk d2B vs. Deardrops – Cross the Future in celebration of Overdrive’s 5th anniversary. Eventually, due to the high-number of ghost members and no active members, the club was getting disbanded.

One interesting feature which often presents itself both during the cases and the rest of the story is Point of View switching. Angels are meant to help to heal human hearts. Like there is a segment where the characters are looking at the fireworks, but there are only sounds playing. The whole situation was indeed believable but it just didn’t felt satisfying in the end.

Also, her route was also takes over the shorter time span compared to longer ones from the other two. But this is the only route where Shikanosuke improves as a musician as well as a person. However, I am not sure if they will turn on everyone. Note: So how did you guys like my review dear readers? The time jump. Yes! It is also a very well written visual novel with a great story that I would highly recommend to someone who wants to experience something out of the ordinary. OVERDRIVE’s latest and final rock’n roll visual novel, MUSICUS, is coming soon to MangaGamer.com and Steam.A free adult patch will be available on our website at launch for Steam customers! But it actually holds up well enough especially when it starts to show backstories of the characters. If you like what we do, please support us on Ko-Fi. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. KiraKira is available in English from Mangagamer.

Posted in Music Spotlight, Spotlight | Tagged Deardrops, Noisy Sweet Home, OVERDRIVE, Visual Novel, VN | 3 Comments. Honestly, it gives a really fitting end to the series. It may not be the greatest visual novel ever created, but the lovable characters, the journey they embark on and the conclusion of their story actually makes this road trip worth taking. This is a very sad, emotional experience with some highly disturbing scenes and topics. Bokuten is definitely not for everyone. There are four main girls in this visual novel. There is what I would consider a true ending, which is locked behind the other routes. It's popularity eventually led to the release of a fan-disk called KiraKira Curtain Call a … Considering the length of the visual novel and how new it is, it’s impressive that I did not catch many mistakes. The most awesome moment in chapter 1 comes in the form at the end when the band finally performs and in the most punk way possible. And I mean A LOT! Chapter 3 is where the story mostly subsides all of the band elements and focuses on the personal dilemma each heroine faces in their route. Like Kirari’s normal position has her standing a little bent backwards and also the sideways position of Sarina’s also is confusing because it kinda makes it look like a sexual angle, but it is actually used in emotional segments with a really serious expression by her. His life took a dramatic turn when it was decided by the three senior year girls that for the final year of the their High-School and to give a fitting send-off to the Second Literature Club, that they would do something memorable which leads to them deciding on playing Rock music on stage at the upcoming Cultural Festival. [3], At their panel at Otakon 2011, MangaGamer announced that they are expanding their business into digital distribution of erotic manga (by Japanese publisher Akane Shinsha) and anime (by Discovery). She is a very forthright and overly positive girl, who is obsessed with love being the answer to everything. Please use an ROT13 decoder to read. This is the perfect title for all you OVERDRIVE fans out there!

While it doesn’t expand the story or change the characters dramatically, it also doesn’t feel forced either. For the next part, I could potentially spoil so before you go down.

As much as she is DereDere, her line delivery is just lacking some impact for me. Fbzr rknzcyrf bs guvf vapyhqr ehaavat njnl gbtrgure naq yvivat ba gur eha be abg frrvat rnpu bgure ntnva. In the end, as much as I loved the True route, the time jump just didn’t sit with me well. However, at the same time it is not the case with the male characters.