Popotan is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Petit Ferret with character designs by Akio Watanabe under the alias Poyoyon Rock. It was originally released as a PC game for CD-ROM on December 13,2002,and subsequently re-released on DVD-ROM and for the PlayStation 2 with certain scenes removed. The title Popotan is a nonsensical word meant to reflect the prominence of dandelions,spelled tanpopo (たんぽぽ) in Japanese;Petit Ferret also produced a fan disc shortly before the DVD-ROM re-release. Popotan has been adapted to other media,including a novel series by Sassami Yachiruda;a manga series by Yūjiro Izumi;a twelve episode anime television series directed by Shinichiro Kimura,animated by Shaft,and licensed in North America by Geneon USA and later,Sentai Filmworks;a radio drama (Poporaji);and several art and reference books.
Kohsuke Toriumi is a Japanese voice actor affiliated to Arts Vision.
Shuffle! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Windows on January 30,2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) and an expanded adult release for Windows. The Windows version was localized in English by MangaGamer in 2009,and the PS2 version was localized in English by YumeHaven in 2016 on Steam. The gameplay in Shuffle! follows a branching plot line that offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction and focuses on the appeal of the female main characters. Shuffle! has been re-made into an expanded version called Shuffle! Essence+. It has expanded routes for the original five main heroines and new routes for six other characters. Shuffle! also has three spin-off sequels:Tick! Tack!,Really? Really! and Shuffle! Love Rainbow.
Lamune is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Neko Neko Soft. Originally released on July 30,2004,for the PC. It was followed by an all-ages version for the PlayStation 2,and was released on August 25,2005. A twelve-episode anime series based on the visual novel,entitled Lamune:Garasu Bin ni Utsuru Umi,was produced by Trinet Entertainment and Picture Magic and aired between October 11,2005,and December 27,2005. Light novels,drama CDs,and one volume of a manga adaption have also been produced.
Canvas 2:Akane Iro no Palette,also known as just Canvas 2,is a Japanese visual novel developed by F&C FC01,a brand of F&C,released for Windows on April 23,2004. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 by Kadokawa Shoten,on January 26,2006. AiCherry produced a DVD Player Game version of Canvas 2 on November 28,2008. An iOS version was released on January 12,2013. A fan disc called Innocent Colors ~Canvas 2 Fan Disc~ was released for Windows on September 24,2004. The game is a sequel to Canvas ~Sepia-iro no Motif~. Two other spin off games part of the Canvas series were released by F&C.
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.
Tetsuya Kakihara is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He was affiliated with 81 Produce before he became a freelancer in June 2013. He set up his own agency,Zynchro,in July 2014.
Tsuyokiss is a Japanese visual novel that has been adapted into an anime television series directed by Shinichiro Kimura. The story focuses on a group of students at a high school and the various romantic attachments that the characters feel for each another.
Baldr Force is a 2D action-shooter game and eroge visual novel with fast action and detailed sprite characters. The game features a world in the not-so-distant future where humans are able to dive into the network,and fight using humanoid tools called "Simulacrum".
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na,also known as Crescent Love,is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and first released on September 22,2005,for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A manga illustrated by Hoehoe Nōmiso was serialized in Dengeki Daioh between the November 2005 and May 2007 issues. A 12-episode anime adaptation titled Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na:Crescent Love aired in Japan between October and December 2006. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and was released on June 1,2010.
Gift is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Moonstone and released on May 27,2005,for Windows. The original game was a collaboration project where the company Circus helped to produce it,though Moonstone did the majority of the work involved. Gift is Moonstone's fourth title,and was followed up with an adult fan disc called Gift Rainbow-colored Stories released on January 27,2006,for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The gameplay in Gift follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction,and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters. The story revolves around Haruhiko Amami,a male high school student living in a town where a rainbow is always seen in the sky.
HoneyComing is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Hooksoft which was released on June 29,2007,for Windows. Kadokawa Shoten published a PlayStation 2 port of the game on September 3,2009. HoneyComing is Hooksoft's sixth title,along with other games such as Orange Pocket,and _Summer. A fan disc called @HoneyComing RoyalSweet was released on August 28,2009. The gameplay in HoneyComing follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction,and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters. The game offers three different modes:Amusement,Feeling,and Only One. The story revolves around KōichirōOgata,a young man entering his first year of high school into a former all-girls school. However,at this school,there are still mandatory subjects taught on love and romance,much to the dislike of Kōichirō.
Kanako Itō is a female Japanese singer from Utsunomiya,Tochigi,Japan. She has sung a large number of songs that have been used in a variety of video games,visual novels,and anime.
Clover Heart's is an adult visual novel developed by ALcot.
Yotsunoha is a Japanese visual novel developed by Haikuo Soft,and was originally released in Japan as an erotic game on January 27,2006,for Microsoft Windows. A PlayStation 2 version titled Yotsunoha:A Journey of Sincerity,published by Gadget Soft with adult content removed,was released in 2008,and an English version for Windows was released by Sol Press in 2018. The story in Yotsunoha focuses on the appeal of the four female main characters. The gameplay follows a linear plot line,which offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction.
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka,also known in short as Akasaka,is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Feng and first released for Windows as a DVD on July 27,2007. A version without adult content was released under the title Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka:Parallel on July 31,2008,by GN Software for the PlayStation 2. A port of this version of the game was released for the PlayStation Portable on December 17,2009,under the title Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka:Portable. The gameplay in Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction,and focuses on the appeal of the six female main characters. Two light novels were produced in December 2007 and February 2008 written by different authors,and an Internet radio show began in April 2008. A manga adaptation began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen magazine Comp Ace on June 26,2008,illustrated by Homare Sakazuki. An anime adaptation produced by TNK and directed by Keitaro Motonaga aired in Japan between October and December 2008.
Moekan (モエかん) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by KeroQ. It was released for Windows on January 31,2003,and later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 platforms by PrincessSoft. The story follows Takahiro Kanzaki who is served by five android combat maids on Moekko Island. Moekan's gameplay follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction,and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters by the player character.
Dramatical Murder is a Japanese BL visual novel developed and published by Nitro+chiral. It was originally released on March 23,2012 for Windows PCs as a first press edition,with a regular edition released on April 27,2012. A sequel titled Dramatical Murder re:connect, also for Windows PCs,was released on April 26,2013,adding additional scenes,images and songs to the existing routes,as well as four new character routes to play through. On October 30,2014,a version of the visual novel aimed at ages 15 and above titled Dramatical Murder re:code was released for the PlayStation Vita which removed the sex scenes,toned down the violence,and included an additional route for the character Mizuki.
