Soul Link | |
Genre | Action, Drama, Military, Romance |
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Video game | |
Developer | Navel (Windows) Examu (PS2) |
Publisher | Navel (Windows) Interchannel (PS2) MangaGamer (Europe Windows) |
Genre | Eroge,Visual novel |
Platform | Windows (Soul Link) PlayStation 2 (Soul Link Extension) |
Released | December 17,2004 (Windows) June 29,2006 (PS2) December 28,2009 (English edition) |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Toshikatsu Tokoro |
Music by | Hiroyuki Sawano |
Studio | Picture Magic |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, AT-X, Sun TV, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, Mie TV, TV Saitama |
Original run | April 11, 2006 – June 24, 2006 |
Episodes | 12 |
Soul Link is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Windows on December 17,2004. It centers on a group of military cadets' adventure aboard a space hotel called Aries.
An all-ages release of the original game,titled Soul Link Extension,was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on June 29,2006. [1] It contains additional material to supplement the removal of adult content.
Soul Link has also been adapted into several forms of media,including manga,light novels,drama CDs,and an anime television series.
An English version of the Windows game was released in December 2009 by MangaGamer. [2] then later discontinued citing a change in management. [3]
In AD 2045,a group of military cadets attending the preparatory course of the Central Military Academy transfer to the space station Aries for zero-g training. This class of cadets includes Ryota Aizawa,Sayaka Nagase and Kazuhiko Nitta. Their training is interrupted when a terrorist group called "Hallarax" takes over the station. While the military successfully evacuates the civilians on board the station,Ryota and his group are trapped. Worse still,the boarding assault has left most of the military personnel dead,effectively leaving the cadets on their own.
An unexpected twist occurs when a mysterious virus is released within the station,which turns those infected into mindless creatures. This forces everyone,friend and foe alike,to work together to find a way off of the station alive.
Shuhei Aizawa (相澤秀平,Aizawa Shūhei)
Ryota Aizawa (相澤涼太,Aizawa Ryōta)
Sayaka Nagase (永瀬沙佳,Nagase Sayaka)
Nao Morisaki (森崎七央,Morisaki Nao)
Aki Nitta (新田亜希,Nitta Aki)
Yuu Yamanami (ユウ=ヤマナミ)
Karen Tachibana (カレン=タチバナ)
Kazuhiko Nitta (新田和彦,Nitta Kazuhiko)
Cellaria Markelight (セラリア=マーカライト,Seraria Mākuraito)
Shigemichi Morimoto (森本茂道,Morimoto Shigemichi)
Gale Lantis (ゲイル=ランティス,Gairu Rantisu)
Aya Sugimoto (杉本亜弥,Sugimoto Aya)
Nanami Inatsuki (稲月ななみ,Inatsuki Nanami)
Three Soul Link novel adaptations have been released. Two are published by Soft Garage [4] [5] and one is an anthology collection published by Jive. [6]
An anthology collection referred to as Twin Heart Comics Soul Link consists of manga relating to Soul Link by various artists and a manga adaptation titled Soul Link Signal Code:0 was released on April 4,2006.
A 12-episode anime adaptation by Picture Magic aired in Japan between April and June 2006. [7] In 2017 Discotek Media released the series in North America on DVD after acquiring the license. [2]
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