Dōkyūsei (video game)
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Dōkyūsei | |
同級生 | |
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Genre | Erotic, romance, slice of life |
Game | |
Publisher | ELF Corporation |
Genre | Visual novel, Dating sim |
Platform | PC-98, MS-DOS, Windows, PC Engine, Sega Saturn |
Released |
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Game | |
Jankyusei | |
Publisher | ELF Corporation |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | Game Boy Color |
Original video animation | |
End of Summer | |
Directed by | Kinji Yoshimoto |
Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
Studio | Pink Pineapple, Triple X |
Released | July 8, 1994 – May 12, 1995 |
Episodes | 4 |
Dōkyūsei (同級生, lit. classmates) is an adult dating sim video game. It is the first game in the Dōkyūsei series of adult-themed dating sims by ELF Corporation. It was released in 1992.
A remake, planned for a February 26 2021 release, was announced in October 2020.[1] Upcoming English and Chinese localisations of the remake have been announced.[2]
Game system[]
The gameplay in Dōkyūsei revolves around wandering through different locations in a town, conversing with whatever character the player happens to meet. To finish with a girl, the main challenge is to learn the times of day when the girl will be in a location.
OVA[]
There was an OVA series made from Dōkyūsei, which was originally a 45-minute one-shot, but the original release was expanded into two half-hour episodes, with two more episodes added, for a total four. The first two episodes were released as End of Summer, and episodes three and four were released as End of Summer 2 in the North American market by SoftCel Pictures, an imprint of ADV Films. A two-episode sequel, titled Dōkyūsei Climax Files, was also released.
End of Summer is about a boy who seeks after a redheaded girl named Mai and along the way runs into difficulties (and trysts) with several other girls, namely, Kurumi, Miho, Misa, and Satomi. It was renowned for its romantic attributes[3] and quality of animation.[4] The depth of character development has been reviewed as being above average, although the format forced on it by OVA requires some compromises with realism.[5]
Music[]
The film has some classical music, including:
References[]
- ^ "Dōkyūsei Dating Sim Game Gets Remake in February". Anime News Network. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "Shiravune to Release Dōkyūsei Visual Novel Remake in English, Chinese". Anime News Network. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ The Animé Café - A Parent's Guide to Anime
- ^ THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - End of Summer
- ^ AMR: End of Summer Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Brief history of Dōkyūsei and Kakyūsei (archive article)
- Kakyusei 2 game website
- Dōkyūsei at The Visual Novel Database
- End of Summer (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dōkyūsei: Climax (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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