Island (visual novel)
| Island | |
 | |
| アイランド (Airando) | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Developer | Front Wing |
| Publisher | Prototype |
| Produced by | Ryuichiro Yamakawa |
| Designed by | Yōsai Kūchū |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation Vita, Android |
| Released |
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| Manga | |
| Island x Berlin wa Kane | |
| Written by | Frontwing |
| Illustrated by | NyaroMelon |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Tappu! |
| Original run | 7 April 2016 – 21 April 2016 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Front Wing |
| Illustrated by | Naoya Yao |
| Published by | Simsum Media |
| Magazine | Cosplay Channel |
| Original run | 21 April 2016 – present |
| Anime television series | |
Island (アイランド Airando) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Front Wing and published by Prototype. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Gameplay
Island is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Setsuna Sanzenkai. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The text in the game is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Setsuna is talking to, over background art. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain points in the story, which take the place of the background art and character sprites. The game follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.
There are three main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each heroine. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. Some decisions can lead the game to end prematurely, which offer an alternative ending to the plot. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices to further the plot to an alternate direction.
Characters
Main characters
- Setsuna Sanzenkai (三千界 切那 Sanzenkai Setsuna)
- Rinne Ohara (御原 凛音 Ohara Rinne)
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura[1]
- Sara Garando (伽藍堂 紗羅 Garandō Sara)
- Voiced by: Rie Murakawa[1]
- Karen Kurutsu (枢都 夏蓮 Kurutsu Karen)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi[1]
Other characters
- Kuon Ohara (御原 玖音 Ohara Kuon)
- Voiced by: Rina Satō
- Taro Harisu (播守 太郎 Harisu Tarō)
- Voiced by: Takamasa Mogi
- Moritsugu Kurutsu (枢都 守継 Kurutsu Moritsugu)
- Voiced by: Mitsuru Ogata
- Subaru Kurutsu (枢都 守春 Kurutsu Subaru)
- Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi
- Kenji Morisu (森須 賢治 Morisu Kenji)
- Voiced by: Shinya Fukumatsu
- Momoka Yamabuki (山吹 桃香 Yamabuki Momoka)
- Voiced by: Ai Kakuma
Development and release
Developed by the visual novel studio Front Wing, Island was produced by Ryuichiro Yamakawa, with G.O. writing the scenario. The art direction and character design was provided by Yōsai Kūchū.[2] Background art is provided by Magnum and Cre-p. The game's music was composed by Hijiri Anze. Rated for all ages, the development staff classifies the game as a "momentary and eternal fairy tale" (せつなとえいえんのおとぎばなし Setsuna to eien no otogibanashi).[3] Prototype will release the game for Windows on 28 April 2016, for PlayStation Vita in May 2016, and for Android sometime in 2016.[1] Front Wing announced in December 2015 that they were considering an overseas release for the game.[4]
Island has three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is "Traveler's tale" sung by Riya of Eufonius. The first ending theme is "Present" (プレゼント Purezento) sung by Chata, and the second ending theme is "Kimi ga Ita" (きみがいた) by Eufonius.[3]
Adaptations
Manga
A manga adaptation by Naoya Yao began serialization in the third issue of Simsum Media's Cosplay Channel magazine on 21 April 2016.[5]
NyaroMelon and Frontwing published a two-chapter four-panel comic strip manga crossover with NyaroMelon's Berlin wa Kane manga, titled Island x Berlin wa Kane (『ISLAND』×『ベルリンは鐘』 ISLAND × Berurin wa Kane), on Akita Shoten's Champion Tappu! website between 7 and 21 April 2016.[5][6]
Anime
In March 2016, Front Wing announced that the game would be adapted into an anime television series.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "ISLAND Visual Novel by Grisaia's Frontwing Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Frontwing, Prototype's Island Game Slated for 2016 on PC, PS Vita, Android". Anime News Network. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Product | Island" (in Japanese). Front Wing. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Frontwing Considers Overseas Release for Island Visual Novel". Anime News Network. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- 1 2 "ISLAND Visual Novel Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ 『ISLAND』×『ベルリンは鐘』 [Island x Berlin wa Kane]. Champion Tappu! (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 April 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- ISLAND x Berlin wa Kane at Champion Tappu! (Japanese)
- Island (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia