This is a list of the media references in La Corda d'Oro , the role-playing game series. The following are the media information for the dating simulation game, manga and anime series, and Kin'iro no Corda .
The first game of the Kin'iro no Corda series was released on September 19, 2003, for PC platform. Later, it was then released for PlayStation 2 on March 18, 2004. After that, it was also released for PlayStation Portable on November 10, 2005.
On March 15, 2007, the second game was released, but only for PlayStation 2. A sequel to the second game Kin'iro no Corda 2: Encore was released for the same platform on September 20, 2007. The encore game added a new character, Mari Tsuzuki and made Akihiro Kira an obtainable character. Encore is like a side-game to the second game and is much shorter.
According to LaLa, the magazine where the manga is serializing has announced that a new game titled Kin’iro no Corda 2: Forte is set to be released for the PlayStation Portable platform. It will be released in 3 versions, a regular edition, a Premium box and the Treasure box in February 2009. There's also a new character in the game named Kiriya Etō.
According to the July issue of LaLa in 2009, another new game will be released in August, titled as Kin'iro no Corda 2 Forte: Encore. Mari Tsuzuki, the new character that appeared in Kin'iro no Corda: Encore will also appear in the new game which was voiced by Sayaka Ōhara. Kiriya Etō, the new character in Forte will also appear. The new game will also include a few new events such as staying together for a training camp as well as an after school date.
A month after the release of the PC version of Kin’iro no Corda, the manga adaptation of the game had started to serialize in Hakusensha’s monthly shōjo manga magazine of LaLa in October 2003. Yuki Kure, the person who contributed the character designs for the game, authors the manga.
In year 2006, the series has won the Outstanding Debut Award in Hakusensha Athena Newcomers' Awards.
As of March 2011, there are currently 16 volumes of the manga and it's published under the Hakusensha's shōjo manga imprint, Hana to Yume Comics. [2]
The manga has been licensed by Viz Media in the United States under the title, La Corda D’oro. [3] The first volume was released on October 3, 2006. [4] Chuang Yi has also licensed the manga for its English release in Singapore.
Note: The following is the ISBN and publication dates for the Japanese edition.
Source: [2]
The anime adaptation from the manga series, titled as Kin'iro no Corda ~primo passo~ was first broadcast by TV Tokyo starting from October 2006 to March 2007. Kōjin Ochi directs the series, while Reiko Yoshida did the series composition.
The anime is produced by Ruby Party, a sub-division in Koei that produces dating-simulation games that are targeted towards the female audience.
The anime also premiered on Animax under the title, La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~. It was aired across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, also translating and dubbing the series into English for its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and other regions.
The last volume of the DVD has compiled the special episode together. Even so, it has yet to be broadcast in Japan. However, it was aired on Animax's Southeast Asia English networks.
The series was later collected into 9 DVD volumes.
La Corda d'Oro
Brand New Breeze - episode 1-24 and episode 26
Crescendo - episode 1-24 and episode 26
Brand New Breeze - episode 25
A special under the name Kin'iro no Corda ~secondo passo~ was first aired on March 26, 2009, by Kids Station. [5] This special consists on two episodes, where the three new characters that appeared in the later games of the franchise are introduced.
While the production staffs for the series remained the same, there were three new additions to the voice cast that includes Satoshi Hino voicing Kiriya Etō, Yūya Uchida voicing Akihiko Kira and Mamoru Miyano voicing Aoi Kaji. [6]
蒼穹のスコア ~The score in blue~
Hino Kahoko - Sicilienne by Maria Theresa von Paradis
Ensemble - "Ruslan and Ludmilla" Overture composed by Glinka
Aoi Kaji - Traumerei (Dreaming) in F major from "Kinderszenen" (Scenes from Childhood) by Robert Schumann
Kin'iro no Corda ~The After School Etude~Kin'iro no Koruda ~Hōgako no Etude~ (金色のコルダ〜放課後のエチュード〜) is a radio show that was broadcast by Radio Osaka and TBS Radio in Japan.
The show's personalities are Kishō Taniyama (as Len Tsukimori) and Katsuyuki Konishi (as Shinobu Osaki). In the show, they called themselves Koniyama 30's (こにやま30's), a name made up of Katsuyuki Konishi's and Kishō Taniyama's last name.
After airing at Radio Osaka and TBS Radio, Lantis Web Radio took it up and re-broadcast it as an Internet radio with additional new episodes.
After the broadcast, the show was collected into 3 radio CDs and 7 DVDs.
The information is as follows:
There has been a concert held in Kanagawa Prefecture’s City Hall at June 30, 2007 and released on to DVD as Kin’iro no Corda ~primo passo~ Stella Concert Encore Live Video (金色のコルダ ~primo passo~ ステラ コンサート アンコール ライブビデオ). Kanon, Reiko Takagi, Yūki Nakajima as well as the other voice cast and musicians who performed the pieces in the anime were present at the concert to perform.
The concert was recorded and was released as a DVD on October 17, 2007.
A live concert titled Kin’iro no Corda Stella Concert 2 (金色のコルダ ステラ コンサート2) was held at Showa Women University's Hitomi Memorial Hall on February 22, 2009.
Unlike the previous concert, the voice casts are not present for the concert, but the performing cast is having light classical concert. The music from the second game will be performed as well.
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