Fortune Arterial (Series)

Fortune Arterial (フォーチュン アテリアル) is a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by, released as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 playable on Windows PCs as a DVD.

Fortune Arterial is August's fifth game, preceded by other titles such as , and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na.

A manga based on the story, drawn by, was serialized between the September 2007 and April 2008 issues of ' '; the manga transferred to ASCII Media Works' ' in April 2008.

A second manga started serialization in the November 2007 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's gaming magazine , illustrated by Miki Kodama. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by and  aired in Japan between October and December 2010.

Gameplay
The gameplay requires little interaction from the player as a majority of the game is spent simply reading text that appears on the screen. This text represents either dialogue between the various characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. Every so often, the player will come to a "decision point" where they must choose from options that are displayed on the screen, typically two to three at a time. During these times, gameplay pauses until a choice is made that furthers the plot in a specific direction, depending on which choice the player makes.

There are five main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each of the heroines in the story. In order to view the five plot lines to their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices during the decision points in order to further the plot in an alternate direction.

Plot
Fortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of a Western six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school, named Shuchikan Academy (修智館学院), is on an island named Tamatsu Island (珠津島) off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that one of the students in the class next door to his, Erika Sendo, is in fact a type of vampire.

Main Characters
Kohei Hasekura (支倉 孝平)is the protagonist of the story, and is a fifth-year student.He tends to not make friends due to his constant transfering of schools. He has lived on this island once before. After always transferring to other schools, he makes his way to Shuchikan Academy where he plans to stay for a while.

Erika Sendo (千堂 瑛里華) is also a fifth-year student, as well as the student council vice-president. She is a vampire. She is strong in literature classes and martial arts, and is very attractive, making her popular in her school.

Shiro Togi (東儀 白) is a fourth-year student who gives off a delicate image, and is very shy. She was introduced to the student council by her brother who was already on the council, and it was decided that Shiro would become the treasurer. Shiro joins an organization named "Laurel Ring" in order to support a chapel, and she cherishes a white pet rabbit named Yukimaru (雪丸) at the chapel.

Kiriha Kuze (紅瀬 桐葉) is one of Kohei's classmates. She is most often seen alone, and will not talk much, even when spoken to directly. She does not have many interests, and is in no clubs.

Kanade Yuki (悠木 かなで) is Kohei's childhood friend, and is the older sister of Haruna. She is constantly in high spirits, and likes to do things at her own pace. She often calls her sister "Hina". She is the resident adviser in the Academy dormitory.

Haruna Yuki (悠木 陽菜) is in Kohei's class, and is also a childhood friend of his. She has a bright personality, and enjoys helping others. She lost the memories from her early childhood after an accident as a child.

Release History
first announced the production of a new visual novel at, and on February 21, 2007, they made the official announcement for Fortune Arterial on their official website. The game was first introduced to the public in Japan as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. The regular edition followed on February 29, 2008.

had planned on releasing a port for the PlayStation 3 and a spin-off game for the PlayStation Portable, but they later cancelled both games.

Manga
The manga adaptation, under the title Fortune Arterial Character's Prelude, was serialized in '  between the September 2007 and April 2008 issues, illustrated by. The manga transferred to , a special edition version of Dengeki G's Magazine, starting with the second volume sold on April 26, 2008. The first bound volume was released on June 27, 2008 under ASCII Media Works' imprint.

A second manga, called simply Fortune Arterial, started serialization in the November 2007 issue of 's gaming magazine , illustrated by Miki Kodama. The first volume for the second manga was released on July 26, 2008 under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Comics Ace imprint; the sixth volume was released on February 26, 2011. published ten volumes of a manga anthology titled  4-koma Fortune Arterial released between April 25, 2008 and February 25, 2010. published three volumes of another anthology titled Fortune Arterial Comic Anthology between June 25 and October 25, 2008.

Audio Dramas
Marine Entertainment released a series of five drama CDs titled Fortune Arterial: Through the Season between August 15 and December 28, 2008. Each of the CDs covered one of the heroines and featured the same voice cast as the game. An Internet radio show titled August Broadcasting Office: Shuchikan Academy Student Council Business Trip had a pre-broadcast on August 13, 2009 and started regular biweekly broadcasts on September 10, 2009. The show is produced by Marine Entertainment and hosted by and, the voices of Iori and Erika Sendo. The first volume of a CD compilation containing the first six broadcasts was released on December 29, 2009 by Marine Entertainment.

Anime
A 12-episode anime TV series adaptation titled Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (FORTUNE ARTERIAL 赤い約束) produced by and  and directed by Munenori Nawa aired on TV Tokyo between October 9 and December 25, 2010 in Japan. The opening theme is "Kizunairo" (絆-kizunairo-色) by and the ending theme is "I Miss You" by Veil.

An original video animation (OVA) episode was bundled with the limited sixth volume of Miki Kodama's manga Fortune Arterial.

Music
The opening theme for the Fortune Arterial visual novel is "Tobira Hiraite, Futari Mirai e" (扉ひらいて、ふたり未来へ) sung by Mizuho. An insert song in the game is "Akai Yakusoku" (赤い約束) sung by Veil. A maxi single containing the opening theme and insert song was released on January 25, 2008. An image song for the game, "It's My Precious Time!", is also sung by Mizuho and a single containing the image song was released on October 25, 2007. August released the game's original soundtrack on May 30, 2008. A character song album titled Fortune Arterial Feeling Assort was released by on August 14, 2009. Shot Music released a remix album, Fortune Arterial -Omnibus Edit- P-O-P, with remixes of the game's background music and theme songs on January 29, 2010.