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Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki
恋がさくころ桜どき
GenreDrama, Harem, Romance
Game
DeveloperPalette
GenreEroge, Visual novel
PlatformMicrosoft Windows Vista/7/8
Released
  • JP: June 27, 2014
Manga
Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki - Charming Scarlet
Written byPalette
Illustrated byChikage Mitsukura
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComp Ace
Original runOctober 26, 2013 – present
Volumes1
Manga
Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki - Graceful Blue
Written byPalette
Illustrated byPepako Dokuta
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
Original runOctober 26, 2013 – present
Volumes1
Manga
Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki - Colorful Days
Written byPalette
Illustrated byAchumuchi
Published byIchijinsha
MagazineManga 4-koma Palette
Original runOctober 22, 2013 – present

Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki (恋がさくころ桜どき) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Palette. It was released in Japan on June 27, 2014 for Microsoft Windows PCs.

Summary edit

Title edit

Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki is the thirteenth work developed by the visual novel developer Palette, after their previous works such as Hare Tokidoki Otenkiame and Minna Sasagechau!. The title is also written as Koi ga Sakukoro Sakuradoki [P 1] and is abbreviated as SakuSaku [N 1] (さくさく). Koi ga Saku Koro (恋がさくころ) means "when love blooms" or "when romance blossoms", and Sakura Doki (桜どき) means "cherry blossom time" or "cherry blossom season".

Publicity edit

Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki was first introduced on Kadokawa Shoten's magazine Comptiq June 2012 issue released on May 10, 2012.[1][N 2] An anniversary event titled "Pasta! - Palette Premium Festa" was held at Nippon Seinenkan on October 20, 2013.[P 2] A teaser website was opened in May 2012, and it was renewed in October 2012.[2] One year later, the game's formal website was opened on October 21, 2013 (the next day of "Pasta!").

Development and release edit

The development for the game was directed by Yasu[J 1].[3] The character design and the art direction was provided by Tsubasu Izumi[J 2], and the super deformed illustration was provided by Eco* (eco*). The scenario was written by Mirai Minase[J 3]. The music was composed by Burton (BURTON). Tsubasu Izumi and Burton previously worked on Mashiroiro Symphony, Palette's ninth work released in 2009. A trial edition for the game became available for download at Palette's official website on March 28, 2014. The full game was released on June 27, 2014.

Related media edit

Before the game's release, three manga adaptations began serialization in October 2013, and an Internet radio show began airing in November 2013.

Plot edit

The story of Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki is set on a fictional city named Ounan New Town (桜南ニュータウン, Ōnan Nyū Taun). There is a high school named Mihaya Academy (美颯学園, Mihaya Gakuen) in the city. The story describes a romantic comedy about Yuma, a boy who attends Mihaya Academy, and five girls around him; Ann, Mio, Yuri, Konami, and Tina.

Characters edit

Main characters edit

Yuma Asaba (浅葉 悠真, Asaba Yūma [P 3])
Yuma is the protagonist and a second-year student at Mihaya Academy. His father was a school teacher and died several years ago.
Ann Jinpou (神鳳 杏, Jinpō An [P 4])
Voiced by: Iroha Natsumine[J 4]
Ann[N 3] is a third-year student at Mihaya Academy and is the president of the school council (students' association). She wears a special uniform that is different from other female students wear in the school.
Mio Ichinose (一ノ瀬 美桜, Ichinose Mio [P 5])
Voiced by: Yuika Ayabe[J 5]
Mio is a second-year student who is Yuma's childhood friend and his classmate. She is the secretary of the school council. She has an older sister named Miyu (美夕).
Yuri Tsukishima (月嶋 夕莉, Tsukishima Yūri [P 6])
Voiced by: Yozora Konoe[J 6]
Yuri is a second-year student who is Mio's close friend and Yuma's classmate. She is the acting chairperson of the school's discipline committee. She lives in the school's dormitory.
Konami Asaba (浅葉 こなみ, Asaba Konami [P 7])
Voiced by: Aoi Uehara[J 7]
Konami is a first-year student who is Yuma's younger sister. She is the accountant of the school council. She is good at playing shogi.
Tina (ティナ [P 8])
Voiced by: Yun Sachi[J 8]
Tina is a mysterious girl who refers to herself as "love fairy". She has a dog-like doll named Kotaro (コタロー, Kotarō), that She refers to as her "familiar". She is not a student at Mihaya Academy. She lives in Yuma's home.

Supporting characters edit

Hanako Tsukishima (月嶋 花子, Tsukishima Hanako [P 9])
Voiced by: Hana Kiritani[J 9]
Hanako is a second-year student and is Yuri's twin sister. She is not Yuma and Yuri's classmate. She is a member of the school's newspaper club and always carries a digital camera named Sleipnir.
Nao Sawada (佐和田 奈緒, Sawada Nao [P 10])
Voiced by: Kasumi Marunouchi[J 10]
Nao is the school doctor at Mihaya Academy and is the manager of the school's female dormitory. She was a student of Yuma's father. She is a woman like a big sister to Yuma.
Aoi Asaba (浅葉 葵, Asaba Aoi [P 11])
Voiced by: Ino Kabuchi[J 11]
Aoi is Yuma and Konami's stepmother and is the homeroom teacher for Yuma's class. Being a P.E. teacher, she wears a tracksuit in the school. She is Nao's old friend as she was also a student of Yuma's father.
Sou Koeta (肥田 爽, Koeta Sō [P 12])
Voiced by: Chutatsu[J 12]
Sou is a second-year student. He is a handsome and good-looking boy who is Yuma's classmate and close friend. He is the vice-president of the school council. He likes plump girls and has little interest in slim girls.

Music edit

External videos
  Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki Opening Movie with the theme song - YouTube

Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki's theme song is "Koi Saku Mirai" (恋さくミライ, "Love-Blooming Future") sung by Sayaka Sasaki[J 13][4], with lyrics by Rino (rino) and composition by Kaoru Okubo. The second opening theme is "Distance" sung by Sayaka Sasaki, with lyrics by Rino and composition by Satoshi Hoda[J 14].

Manga edit

Three manga adaptations each subtitled Charming Scarlet, Graceful Blue, and Colorful Days began serialization in October 2013.[5][P 13]

Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki - Charming Scarlet (恋がさくころ桜どき -Charming scarlet-)
Charming Scarlet is illustrated by Chikage Mitsukura[J 15] and began serialization in the December 2013 issue (released on October 26, 2013) of Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace. Charming Scarlet's main heroine is Ann Jinpou. The first tankōbon volume was released on April 23, 2014.[6]
Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki - Graceful Blue (恋がさくころ桜どき -Graceful blue-)
Graceful Blue is illustrated by Pepako Dokuta[J 16] and began serialization in the December 2013 issue (released on October 26, 2013) of Media Factory's Comic Alive. Graceful Blue's main heroine is Yuri Tsukishima. Pepako Dokuta previously worked on a manga adaptation for Waiting in the Summer.
Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki - Colorful Days (恋がさくころ桜どき -Colorful days-)
Colorful Days is illustrated by Achumuchi[J 17] and began serialization in the December 2013 issue (released on October 22, 2013) of Ichijinsha's Manga 4-koma Palette[J 18]. Colorful Days is a yonkoma manga (four-panel comic strip).

Internet radio show edit

An Internet radio show titled Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki Sakuraji (恋がさくころ桜どき さくらじ) began airing on November 7, 2013. It is hosted by Iroha Natsumine and Yuika Ayabe, the voices of Ann Jinpou and Mio Ichinose, respectively.[P 14]

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The game's official website URL is "http://www.clearrave.co.jp/product/sakusaku/"
  2. ^ Before May 2012, Palette's new work had been announced on Comiket 81 held in December 2011, but its title was secret then.
  3. ^ Her name's romanization is "Ann" in the game's official website, but it was "Anne" in the June 2012 issue of Comptiq.
Japanese
  1. ^ ヤス, Yasu
  2. ^ 和泉 つばす, Izumi Tsubasu
  3. ^ みなせ 未來, Minase Mirai
  4. ^ 夏峰 いろは, Natsumine Iroha
  5. ^ 綾部 結花, Ayabe Yuika
  6. ^ 近衛 夜空, Konoe Yozora
  7. ^ 上原 あおい, Uehara Aoi
  8. ^ 咲智 ゆん, Sachi Yun
  9. ^ 桐谷 華, Kiritani Hana
  10. ^ 丸ノ内 霞, Marunouchi Kasumi, name comes from Marunouchi and Kasumigaseki
  11. ^ 加渕 以乃, Kabuchi Ino, name comes from Suzuki Cappuccino
  12. ^ 仲達, Chūtatsu, name comes from Zhongda
  13. ^ 佐咲 紗花, Sasaki Sayaka
  14. ^ 宝田 聡史, Hōda Satoshi
  15. ^ 三倉 ちかげ, Mitsukura Chikage
  16. ^ 毒田 ペパ子, Dokuta Pepako, "Dr. Pepperco"
  17. ^ あちゅむち, Achumuchi, also written as "Atyumuti" in Kunrei-shiki romanization
  18. ^ まんが4コマぱれっと, Manga Yonkoma Paretto

Citations edit

  1. ^ "コンプティーク 2012年6月号 (角川書店)" (in Japanese). Getchu.com. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki on Internet Archive (August 12, 2012)
  3. ^ Tech Gian February 2014 issue, Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki Special Booklet
  4. ^ "佐咲紗花 Official Web Site - Link To You" (in Japanese). 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "『ましろ色シンフォニー』のぱれっと新作『恋がさくころ桜どき』コミックアライブにてコミカライズ連載決定!!" (in Japanese). コミックアライブ編集部ブログ[Comic Alive editorial department's blog]. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "恋がさくころ桜どき‐Charming scarlet‐ 1 角川コミックス・エース" (in Japanese). Getchu.com. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Palette
  1. ^ "恋がさくころ桜どき　さくらじ" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "PASTA! -PALETTE PREMIUM FESTA-" (in Japanese). Palette. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "浅葉悠真" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "神鳳杏" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "一ノ瀬美桜" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "月嶋夕莉" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "浅葉こなみ" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "ティナ" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "月嶋花子" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "佐和田奈緒" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "浅葉葵" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "肥田爽" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "雑誌掲載情報" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "恋がさくころ桜どき　さくらじ" (in Japanese). Palette. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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