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Fortune Arterial (フォーチュン アテリアル, Fōchun Ateriaru) is a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by August, 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 Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary, and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na.
A manga based on the story, drawn by Akane Sasaki, was serialized between the September 2007 and April 2008 issues of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine; the manga transferred to ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Festival! Comic in April 2008.
A second manga started serialization in the November 2007 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's gaming magazine Comptiq, illustrated by Miki Kodama. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs and Feel 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, Shūchikan Gakuin), is on an island named Tamatsu Island (珠津島, Tamatsushima) 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.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
Kohei Hasekura (支倉 孝平, Hasekura Kōhei)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, Sendō Erika) 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, Tōgi Shiro) 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, Kuze Kiriha) 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, Yūki Kanade) 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, Yūki Haruna) 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.
Development[]
Release History[]
August first announced the production of a new visual novel at Comiket 71, 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.
Kadokawa Shoten had planned on releasing a port for the PlayStation 3 and a spin-off game for the PlayStation Portable,[1] but they later cancelled both games.[2]
Related Media[]
Manga[]
Main article: Fortune Arterial Character's Prelude
The manga adaptation, under the title Fortune Arterial Character's Prelude, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine between the September 2007 and April 2008 issues, illustrated by Akane Sasaki. The manga transferred to Dengeki G's Festival! Comic, 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' Dengeki Comics imprint.
Main article: Fortune Arterial (Manga)
A second manga, called simply Fortune Arterial, started serialization in the November 2007 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's gaming magazine Comptiq, illustrated by Miki Kodama.[3] 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. Enterbrain published ten volumes of a manga anthology titled Magi-Cu 4-koma Fortune Arterial released between April 25, 2008 and February 25, 2010. Ichijinsha 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 Junichi Suwabe and Rie Kanda, 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[]
Main article: Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (Anime)
A 12-episode anime TV series adaptation titled Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (FORTUNE ARTERIAL 赤い約束, Fortune Arterial: Red Promise) produced by Zexcs and Feel and directed by Munenori Nawa aired on TV Tokyo between October 9 and December 25, 2010 in Japan.[4] The opening theme is "Kizunairo" (絆-kizunairo-色, Color of Bonds) by Lia 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.[5][6]
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, Open the Door, to Our Future) sung by Mizuho. An insert song in the game is "Akai Yakusoku" (赤い約束, Red Promise) 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 Geneon 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.
References[]
- ↑ フォーチュン アテリアル アニメ&PS3ゲーム総合サイト (Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ↑ Fortune Arterial PS3 Port, PSP Game Cancelled. Anime News Network (August 3, 2011). Retrieved on August 3, 2011.
- ↑ Comptiq November 2007 issue (Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ↑ スタッフ&キャスト - フォーチュン アテリアル 赤い約束 (Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ↑ Fortune Arterial Manga to Bundle Original Anime DVD. Anime News Network (August 23, 2010). Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ↑ FORTUNE ARTERIAL (6) オリジナルアニメDVD付き限定版 (Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved on March 9, 2011.
External links[]
- Fortune Arterial official visual novel website
- August Broadcasting Office: Shuchikan Academy Student Council Business Trip audio drama
- Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku PS3 visual novel website
- Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku official anime website
- Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku anime at TV Tokyo
- Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku at Crunchyroll
- Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia