school days visual novel school days japanese visual novel developed released april windows adult game later ported dvd game playstation ps2 playstation portable story dramatic slice life follows high school student ambivalent love interest girls second term effects relationships characters game requires little interaction users school days engages player plot given opportunities change course play game concludes ending specific outcome story notorious graphic violence announced work school days october marketed public venues showcased game innovative use anime like voice game ranked best selling visual novel japan time release continuing chart national nearly months afterward produce multiple sequels including spin original story called summer days parallel story called cross days spin island days developed nintendo 3ds school days remastered october localized north_america june original game officially discontinued april following game release school days transitions media original story adapted manga serialized magazine later published volumes comic light novels art books published audio dramas albums music animated television series direct video single releases concert film produced precursor internet finale pulled broadcast gameplay visual novel school days contains extremely minimal gameplay game core onscreen presentation composed scenes viewed person perspective intervals game players presented responses actions relevant scene progress behalf characters selection branches game progress point alternate direction causing player love character plateau diminish providing storytelling experience erotic title relationships characters sexual scenes kind depict varying combination french kissing oral sex intercourse original japanese releases western release sex scenes omitted playstation playstation portable ports game route game takes invariably concludes ending specific choices point depending choices outcome story good bad school days popularly known bad endings depict deaths characters ending titled bloody conclusion character neck open causing collapse die fountain blood laughter called character commits suicide leaning falling roof school landing horror characters game good endings contrast depict characters relationships ending christmas eve couple share embrace hotel room snow falls surrounding titled lovers pair characters agree relationship male lead instead numerous alternate endings achieved players wish watch additional endings sex scenes play game unlike traditional visual novels consist static characters subtitled dialogue school days unusual incorporates motion voice making reminiscent animated series naturally play players afforded ability pause fast forward skip seen male female voices muted subtitles turned game played window ratio progress saved time slots loaded main menu play plot school days focuses life year high school student living divorced unseen mother fictional city second term soft spoken shares train rides campus seating plan rearranged acquaintances upbeat girl takes special interest newfound crush providing grounds meet spite triumphant efforts jealous new couple having developed feelings development school days tenth game develop news school days surfaced october posted link game live website development log official site blog revealed school days pre production roughly years fully animated game updates development game scheduled company encouraged fans attend upcoming anime convention tokyo big sight october public showcase game characters follow venue october end month october posted new information school days circulated november issue tech adult magazine published promotion game began shortly november development post announced planning public screening new game material experiencing difficulty acquiring space company initially chosen venue unable find retailer willing host prompting visit osaka following week news game contain music artists posted november release date change february december released public trial school days announced company attending tokyo big sight december handing visitors booth months later february company announced game postponed april april april concluded development log comments respective voices address bugs later found game released patch bring school days stable build june net radio began air internet radio drama called radio school days broadcasts finished march episodes aired april announced blog support school days discontinued release history school days ported platforms interactive movie developer announced august picked game development releasing disc dvd game september year august posted link blog official website playstation ps2 port development edited explicit sexual content game released january assessed japan primary video game content rating system receiving years older rating sexual themes profanity final port developed playstation portable game released june opened original game initially scheduled release august site finished june july game postponed september trial publicly released download august august september promoted game customers purchased original school days given opportunity upgrade fee october game disc visiting stores osaka distributors offered reservations second date change september game released october march acknowledged unofficial fan translation group reportedly begun school days april american distributor english announced north american release march development instead continued announced company begun taking pre orders collector edition bundled release game packaged company announced weeks later june school days gone gold following news june company exhibit game anime expo update june announcement begun shipping downloadable version game later released august sales national sales ranking games defunct japanese online magazine school days premiered number game sold second half april second seventeenth second halves fifth sixth second halves june seventh half july renewal edition released week previous ranking continued chart behalf game ranked thirty sold game second half july ending thirty fifth ninth second halves august major distributor visual novels domestic anime products recorded similar sales school days windows premiered number game sold month release seventh ranking number game sold half ninth year following year renewal edition charted twentieth sold game july dropping august october ranked sixth sold game october failed chart according video gaming news site school days ranked number playstation game sold january media related visual novels developed visual novels related school days sharing universe prior development school days developed vacation visual novel series snow vacation released december followed april finally summer vacation august spin titled summer days released june retelling original game summer vacation perspective unlike predecessor summer days universally panned heavily state loads patches recall spin titled cross days released march set continuity school days cross days follows life protagonist high school freshman finds caught affection girls second term game features scenarios cross dresses maid released shiny days february establishes solid link days series vacation series spin island days developed nintendo 3ds released japan july game developed focuses girls trapped remote island includes tower defense elements manga based story original game school days manga illustrated serialized magazine september july announced manga collected volume comprising chapters set released july later year second final volume comprising remaining seven chapters released november artists produced short manga school days compiled comic released october mate comics imprint containing short manga individual artists february printed dna imprint collection manga primarily featuring character books publications addition manga school days adapted print media published september character illustrations model sheets screenplay visual hierarchy choices corresponding scenes game separate editions anime television series playstation game published december march respectively collections production work windows game character environment art screenplay artist commentaries manufactured promotional items collected school days school days december featured sic school days visual collection august light novels illustrated written printed harvest novels imprint released december school days school days original story perspective follow book school days school days january switching perspective light novels published written school days school days printed december second school days innocent blue released april anime school days adapted episode anime television series concrete news appeared june announced blog official website gone live stations participating broadcast included osaka premiere air july anime aired september finished broadcast september february series compiled limited regular edition dvds produced direct video episodes school days titled valentine days bundled limited edition copies features unrelated comedic valentine day try second magical heart series magical girl territory portraying magical heart released march acquired television series magical heart released dvd june english subtitles delay finale september day twelfth final episode televised anime air sixteen year old girl murdered year old father home axe promptly cancelled tuesday airing finale similarly violent content replacing instead thirty minute video scenery footage played august air string newspapers reported killing episode september according cancelled station remaining issued apology blog day asking viewers stay tuned updates following week announced arranged screenings edited finale theater september wishing attend required register seat email years old photo bring windows copy school days summer days day announced decided air finale september october wake broadcast change screen capture surfaced internet alongside nice boat phrase gained popularity japan google trends recorded spike nice boat searches quarter japanese newspaper reported nice boat tenth popular yahoo japan search september september nice boat known media appeared easter egg episode tale memories parodied february channel uploaded short montage instead previously scheduled premiere melancholy capitalized popularity phrase naming booth nice boat selling inspired merchandise paid homage magical heart special direct video episode animated series concert film video releases school days anime concert film school days secret live dvd produced released june conjunction summer days film contains footage concert held june featuring performances audio cds published albums school days music album compilation featuring game closing themes performed artists distributed sharing april date release game remaining background scores composed sound released july officially completing game soundtrack compilation album sic featuring songs summer days cross days released october weeks premiere televised anime july published single innocent blue track disc featuring anime opening disco inspired song called followed school days ending theme august sixteen track disc containing closing themes background scores september addition music albums audio dramas produced school days little promise chronicle featuring music published little promise disc set scheduled release january pre releases sold december afterward announced pre released copies asked customers mail discs replacements release postponed february released remaining dramas school days drama vol series main girls released august second school days drama vol released october compiled separate albums released november february june merchandise considerable effort market promote school days release including sale brand merchandise use incentives public venues company online store sold brand book covers shirts cases figures business card holders material girls school uniforms plastic reception british online anime manga magazine gave television series utter high school romance genre disturbing unsettling oddly compelling way website devoted review anime gave series favorable stars citing shallow flat characters school days looks fascinating read episode guides reviewer found annoying stupid mean spirited biggest seen anime long time
School Days (visual novel)