On this time in this blog I will be talking about one of my favorite genre of game/anime. Its called a dating sim, what a dating sim you take control of or you view multiple possible realities through the eyes of your charecter or the main charecter. The sims that I will be discussing are both video games and anime. The first one is Photo Kano. It is based and centered around a guy who enters high school and his social circle centers around the fact that he gets a used camera from his dad. The first episode is basically an introduction to the main charecter and his possible love interests. The narrorator refers to this as an intersection of multiple realities. Here is a list of charecters:
Kazuya is the male protagonist of the story. He has tried and given up on many different kinds of activities including playing guitar and darts, among other things. His current hobby, sparked by the gift of his father's old digital camera, is photography.
Haruka is the protagonist's classmate and object of affection. She is very popular among both boys and girls, has good grades and plays tennis very well. She can handle everything with ease but is not the type to show initiative herself. She is the protagonist's childhood friend; but, because he became conscious of her developing body, her beauty, as well as the gossip regarding the two of them once they reached middle school, he has distanced himself from her, much to her disappointment.
Hikari is is a member of the photo club. She chooses not to take portrait shots, specializing instead in landscape/scenery and astronomy photos. She is not the type to engage in small talk and therefore is mostly seen by herself. She rarely smiles and is prone to sarcastic comments.
Aki is a third-year student with a rather stern personality, earning her the reputation as the "Captious Student Council President". Her grades are outstanding, the best Kouga Academy has ever seen, and was formerly a member of the swim club, specifically as a diver.
Nonoka has below average grades, is extremely athletic and has an upbeat personality that allows her to have a lot of friends of both genders. She is the ace pitcher of the softball club. Love is the last thing on her mind. She has been the protagonist's friend since middle school and has frequently given him nicknames based on his interests at the time; the one she uses most frequently is "Darts'un" from the time the protagonist tried playing darts.
Mai is a classmate of the protagonist's little sister, Kanon. Her personality is on the meek and shy side. She has average grades but is rather athletic. She engaged in gymnastics during middle school but switched to rhythmic gymnastics in high school.
Rina has a very gentle demeanor and is in the same school year as the protagonist. Her grades are quite good even with the careless mistakes that she often makes. She likes cooking and is the lone member of the Cooking Research Society.
Tomoe is a girl with a rather plain personality who easily blends into the background in the protagonist's class. Her grades are about average and she is not very athletic either. She always distances herself from her other classmates and would react timidly should anyone attempt to start a conversation with her. This shyness comes from having moved many times due to her father's work and not having been able to make fast friends as a result.
In the video game version of this game it is only offered as PSP(Playstation Portable) game.
Generally most dating sim game are only offerd on the psp game system.
Each girl has her own version of reality that the main charecter can explore in the game to get the good ending, the main charecter has to choose, the appropriate responses to questions that trigger what this genre refer to as "flags". What a flag is, is an event that leads to major part of the story that could possitively or negatively affect the story's outcome.
Here a free streaming link to this anime: http://www.gogoanime.com/category/photokano
The next anime/game that I will talk about is called Amagami. In Amagami it's pretty much the same as Photo kano, however this anime based on a guy who sufferd a traumatic heartbreak around Christmas Eve, which is a huge romantic holiday for couples in Japanese culture.
Heres the plot:
Two years ago, Junichi Tachibana got his heart broken by a girl who stood him up on a date on Christmas Eve. Now a second-year student in high school, Junichi is wary of love because of his past and dislikes celebrating Christmas. However this Christmas, his encounter with one of six girls from his school, Haruka Morishima, Kaoru Tanamachi, Sae Nakata, Ai Nanasaki, Rihoko Sakurai, or Tsukasa Ayatsuji will finally open up his heart to love again.
Heres a list of charecters:
Junichi Tachibana
The lead male protagonist of the story, and class 2A student. He has had a hard time opening up to others since his Christmas Eve date stood him up two years ago. He also fears heights, as he feels uncomfortable when riding elevators. Although his sister thinks of him as unreliable and slightly perverted, in the various character arcs he shows that he is quite responsible when he puts his mind to it. He is a better than average student (particularly in math) but has a tendency to oversleep in the mornings and has to be woken up by his sister Miya.
Haruka Morishima
A very popular girl in her final year, who has many fans at school. She can be described as a fickle and insecure girl with a liking for cute things, especially puppies. Her best friend is Hibiki Tsukahara and she has a younger brother named Satoshi. She is a quarter British from her mother, whose family's surname is Lovely (thus Haruka's middle name). Possibly as a nod to her heritage, she frequently mixes English phrases into her speech.
Kaoru Tanamachi
One of Junichi's childhood friends and class 2A classmate, she is often hangs out with him and his best friend, Masayoshi. She is unpredictable and is liable to punch or otherwise physically assault Junichi unexpectedly. Kaoru does household chores and works part-time at a family restaurant to help support her single mother, who later dates another man. Her feelings for Junichi have been building since middle school.
Sae Nakata
A friend and classmate of Miya's. Having studied at an all-girls school for most of her life, Sae is incredibly shy around men. She has a soft, quiet voice and though generally reserved, she shows a child-like enthusiasm for the Inago Mask superheroes. Her story arc in the anime is unique in that the characters occasionally break the fourth wall. Sae also has a severe fear of dogs.
Ai Nanasaki
A friend and classmate of Miya's. She is a member of their school's swimming team. She has a younger brother named Ikuo and possesses a cool, calm disposition. She is responsible for maintaining the household as both of her parents work.
Rihoko Sakurai
She is Junichi's childhood friend who, despite her large appetite, or because of it, avidly reads the dieting books in the school library. She is a member of the Tea Club.
Tsukasa Ayatsuji
Class 2A's class representative, who excels academically and is a hard worker. While she acts kind and friendly, this is actually a facade that secretly hides the real her, who is manipulative and cunning.
Again the concept of multiple realities is used in this anime to manage the relationships with the different girls he encounters. Unlike most dating sims this one has an ongoing contination an the videogame to this one is actually offered on PS3 and Playstation Portable. The Anime has two parts to the series called Amagami SS and Amagami SS Plus
Heres a link to this anime:http://www.gogoanime.com/category/amagami-ss and http://www.gogoanime.com/category/amagami-ss-plus
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