Mizuiro | |
みずいろ | |
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Video game | |
Developer | NekoNeko Soft |
Platform | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows |
Released | 2001 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Shigeki Awai |
Written by | Yu Tachibana |
Music by | Tooru Shura |
Studio | ARMS |
Released | 23 August 2002 – 6 December 2002 |
Episodes | 2 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Kiyotaka Isako |
Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Tatsuya Murayama |
Studio | OLM Team Iwasa |
Released | 25 April 2003 – 10 July 2003 |
Runtime | 29–30 minutes |
Episodes | 2 |
Mizuiro (みずいろ, "light blue") is a visual novel made by NekoNeko Soft released in 2001. It has versions for four different platforms: Windows CD (3 Disc), Dreamcast,[1] PlayStation 2,[2] and Windows DVD-Rom.
There were two anime OVA adaptations of the game, a two-episode hentai OVA in 2002, and Mizuiro 2003, a two-episode non-hentai OVA in 2003. Both have same characters, but with somewhat different storylines.
Characters
[edit]- Kenji Katase (片瀬 健二, Katase Kenji)
- The protagonist controlled by the player.
- Yuki Katase (片瀬 雪希, Katase Yuki)
- The heroine of the story. Kenji Katase's adopted little sister.
- Hiyori Hayasaka (早坂 日和, Hayasaka Hiyori)
- Kenji Katase's childhood friend. (In DC/PS2 version she has two different stories)
- Kiyoka Onosaki (小野崎 清香, Onosaki Kiyoka)
- Kenji Katase's childhood friend.
- Mutsuki Shindou[3] (進藤 むつき, Shindō Mutsuki)
- Yuki's trusted friend. In her story, she is shy. In all other stories, she is very loud and humorous.
- Asami Kouzu[4] (神津 麻美, Kōdzu Asami)
- A shy, but smart third year student.
- Fuyuka Ishikawa (石川 冬佳, Ishikawa Fuyuka)
- Kenji Katase's tutor. She is quite strict. (DC/PS2 version only)
Game Setting
[edit]- Prologue: The player's character is very young, with the story beginning with the meeting of Yuki for the first time and developing a loving sibling relationship although they are not both related in blood as Yuki was adopted.
- Pre-Opening: The player makes choices to decide the story of the game, with the players character still very young. The first meeting of Hiyori occurs, who is a lost girl crying in the park. The game then presents the problems of the character that your choices led to.
- Game: The players character is in the second year of senior high in the game (grade 11). A story about a character is presented to the player depending on the choices made in the last setting. Each story has a moving or tragic situation.
- Voice: Most of the female characters you encounter have a very calm voice, though it depends on the situation.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "みずいろ | ドリームキャスト | 家庭用ゲーム | SEGA" (in Japanese). Sega.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ みずいろ (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ "Mutsuki Shindou." Mizuiro. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
- ^ "Asami Koudu." Mizuiro. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
External links
[edit]- NekoNeko soft[permanent dead link] (in Japanese)
- Mizuiro game info (in Japanese)
- Unofficial English translation for Mizuiro
- Mizuiro (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mizuiro at The Visual Novel Database