After... (video game)

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After...
Cover of the PS2 version of After...: Wasureemu Kizuna.
Developer(s)Ciel
Publisher(s)Ciel (PC)
Pionesoft (DC, PS2)
Designer(s)Tony Taka (character designs)
Artist(s)Tony Taka
Platform(s)Windows 98, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Blu-ray, DVD
Release
  • JP: June 27, 2003 (Win)
  • JP: December 19, 2003 (Sweet Kiss)
  • JP: February 26, 2004 (DC, PS2)
  • JP: August 26, 2005 (Story Edition)
  • JP: February 25, 2007 (DVD-PG)
  • JP: May 21, 2010 (Blu-ray)
Genre(s)Visual novel, eroge
Mode(s)Single-player

After... is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Ciel which was released on June 27, 2003, playable on the PC as a CD or a DVD.The early DVD version includes a guide book and soundtrack CD and the early CD version includes a guide book and a mouse pad. Subsequent enhanced ports to the Dreamcast and to the PlayStation 2 as After... ~Wasureemu Kizuna~ were released. Both ports feature their own exclusive characters and new scenarios not in the original PC release.

Gameplay[edit]

The gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent on simply reading the text that will appear 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 he or she is given the chance to 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.

Characters[edit]

  • Yūichi Takawashi (高鷲祐一, Takawashi Yūichi)
  • Kanami Shiomiya (汐宮香奈美, Shiomiya Kanami)
  • Nagisa Takawashi (高鷲渚, Takawashi Nagisa)
  • Yōko Kishi (喜志陽子, Kishi Yōko)
  • Kōtarō Takidani (滝谷紘太郎, Takidani Kōtarō)
  • Keishō Abiko (我孫子慶生, Abiko Keishō)
  • Miyuki Chihaya (千早美雪, Chihaya Miyuki)
  • Saori Mikkaichi (三日市沙織, Mikkaichi Saori)
  • Satoshi Kamuro (学文路聡, Kamuro Satoshi)
  • Cypher (サイファ, Saifa)
  • Lou (ルー, Rū)

Release[edit]

After.. was first introduced in Japan on June 27, 2003, as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. Two consumer console versions for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 with adult content removed were developed by Pionesoft and released on February 26, 2004, in limited and regular edition versions. Both versions had the title After... ~Wasureemu Kizuna~ (After...～忘れえぬ絆～, lit. "After... ~Unforgettable Bond~"). A version playable as a DVD TV game entitled After... DVDPG was released on February 25, 2007; and a version playable as a Blu-ray TV game was released on May 21, 2010. On August 26, 2005, a version containing both the original game and its fandisc called After... -Story Edition- was released.

After... Sweet Kiss, a fandisc for the original game released on December 19, 2003. It contains side stories for the three main heroines along with desk accessories.

Anime[edit]

After... was adapted as a hentai OVA by Milky Label Animation. It was released on two DVDs between August 25, 2007, and January 25, 2008. Media Blasters licensed the two-episode OVA and released it in the United States thru Kitty Media on Blu-ray and DVD on September 28, 2021, with a new english dub featuring American voiceover actresses, Yara Naika and Diana Lockheart.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beveridge, Chris (July 21, 2021). "Kitty Media Announces 'After… The Animation' Hentai Blu-ray Release". Fandom Post. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Blasters, Media (April 15, 2021). "We have too many H-anime in the future and I mixed up After Lesson with After... Crying face Work begins! I like this one better anyway". Twitter. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

External links[edit]

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