Dynamic Chord

Dynamic Chord
Video game
Developer	Honeybee Black
Publisher	Honeybee Black
Platform	Windows
Released	December 26, 2014 (rêve parfait); March 27, 2015 (Liar-S); June 26, 2016 (Kyohso); November 4, 2016 (apple-polisher)
Video game
Dynamic Chord V Edition
Platform	PlayStation Vita
Released	September 29, 2016 (rêve parfait); December 22, 2016 (Liar-S); March 30, 2017 (Kyohso); July 28, 2018 (apple-polisher)
Anime television series
Directed by	Shigenori Kageyama
Written by	Shigenori Kageyama
Music by	Shū Kanematsu
Studio	Pierrot
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks;
Original network	TBS, CBC, BS-TBS
Original run	October 5, 2017 – December 22, 2017
Episodes	12

Dynamic Chord (stylized as DYNAMIC CHORD) is a Japanese otome musical-themed visual novel game series developed and published by Honeybee Black. The games follow the musical careers and personal lives of several bands under the "Dynamic Chord" agency and music label.^[1] Each games feature different protagonist who develops a love story with the band members.^[2] An anime adaptation by Studio Pierrot premiered on October 5, 2017.^[3]

Characters

Protagonists

Rio Atano (上遠野理緒, Atano Rio)
Niina Futami (双海仁菜, Futami Niina)
Konoha Kirishita (霧下このは, Kirishita Konoha)
Miu Hiiragi (柊美羽, Hiiragi Miu)

rêve parfait

Reon Kashii (香椎玲音, Kashii Reon) / King: Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi^[3]

Tsumugi Momose (百瀬つむぎ, Momose Tsumugi) / Bishop: Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura^[3]

Kuon Tsukinohara (月野原久遠, Tsukinohara Kuon) / Rook: Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi^[3]

Aki Kashii (香椎亜貴, Kashii Aki) / Knight: Voiced by: Yūya Hirose^[3]

Liar-S

Sakura Hinoyama (檜山朔良, Hiyama Sakura): Voiced by: Takuma Terashima^[3]

Chiya Suzuno (珠洲乃千哉, Suzuno Chiya): Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto^[3]

Seri Yuisaki (結崎芹, Yuisaki Seri): Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara^[3]

Sōtarō Haruna (榛名宗太郎): Voiced by: Sōma Saitō^[3]

KYOHSO

Yoruto Kisaka (城坂依都, Kisaka Yoruto) / YORITO: Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo

Tokiharu Hanabusa (英時明, Hanabusa Tokuharu) / TOKIHARU: Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana

Yu Kuroya (黒谷優, Kuroya Yu) / YUU: Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa

Shinomune Sumiya (諏宮篠宗, Sumiya Shinomune) / SHINOMUNE: Voiced by: Taku Yashiro

apple-polisher

Narumi Amagi (天城成海, Amagi Narumi) / NaL: Voiced by: Shouta Aoi

Yusei Otoishi (音石夕星, Otoishi Yusei) / Toi: Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

Yuki Aoi (青井有紀, Aoi Yuki) / UK: Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima

Shinobu Kurosawa (黒沢忍, Kurosawa Shinobu) / Kuro: Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara

Manager

Yakumo Igarashi (五十嵐八雲, Igarashi Yakumo): Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi
Manami Kaga (加賀真実, Kaga Manami): Voiced by: Masahisa Kudo
Tatsuo Sagamihara (相模原龍雄, Sagamihara Tatsuo): Voiced by: Takamasa Mogi
Hisaomi Izumi (伊澄久臣, Izumi Hisaomi): Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida

Anime Exclusive Characters

Tatsuya Domyoji (伊澄久臣, Domyoji Tatsuya): Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze

Development and releases

Dynamic Chord is an otome visual novel game developed and published by Honeybee Black, an imprint of Honeybee. So far, the project has released 4 Windows games and 3 PlayStation Vita ports. Each band has also released several singles and albums.

Other media

An anime adaptation was first announced via the project's official website.^[1] Shigenori Kageyama directs the anime at Studio Pierrot. He's also in charge of series composition and penning the scripts alongside Kyōko Katsuya. Yasuomi Umetsu adapting Ryō Fujiwara's art into animation. Akemi Nagao is in charge of color design while Hiromi Sasaki handles the sound direction at Zack Promotion.^[4] The voice actors from the game returns to the anime. rêve parfait performs the opening theme titled "p.s. i hate you♡xxx" while Showtaro Morikubo performs the ending theme titled "because the sky..." under his character name Yorito Kisaka.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Honeybee Black's Dynamic Chord Project for Female Gamers Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "What's". DYNAMIC CHORD (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Dynamic Chord Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Theme Song, October 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ "Dynamic Chord Anime Reveals Character Visuals for rêve parfait Rock Band". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Anime official website at TBS (in Japanese)
Dynamic Chord (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[:0-1] "Honeybee Black's Dynamic Chord Project for Female Gamers Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

[2] "What's". DYNAMIC CHORD (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 September 2017.

[anime-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Dynamic Chord Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Theme Song, October 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

[4] "Dynamic Chord Anime Reveals Character Visuals for rêve parfait Rock Band". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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