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Eden* | |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
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Manga | |
Written by | Yū Kagami |
Illustrated by | Takeshi Moriki |
Published by | Ichijinsha |
Magazine | Comic Rex |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | August 2009 – present |
Volumes | 1 |
Video game | |
Developer | Minori |
Publisher | Minori |
Genre | Eroge, Visual novel |
Platform | PC |
Released | September 18, 2009 |
Eden* is a Japanese visual novel by Minori for the PC playable as a DVD and was released on September 18, 2009 with a rating for everyone.[1] An updated adult patch of the game entitled Eden* Plus+Mosaic was released on the same day.[2] Other games by Minori include Wind: A Breath of Heart and Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.. A manga adaptation illustrated by Takeshi Moriki began serialization in the August 2009 issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex manga magazine.
Plot
[edit]This is the last love story on Earth.
In the far future, a huge mass of energy suddenly appear near Mars. It causes unusual natural phenomena. As a result, wars and terrorism occur all over the world. The Earth only has a hundred years left because of the damage. In order to avoid extinction, the mankind creates two plans to escape from Earth. One is to form the World Integrated Government to gather resources and suppress antis. The other is called "Felix plan". Humans need new technologies to travel outer space and migrate to other planets so they create a new species called Felix by manipulating genes. Felix are humans with high intelligence and immortal bodies. Ninety-nine years later, a Felix girl who devotes her whole life to humans' plans has accomplished all her tasks and decides to stay on Earth for the rest of her life. Then a boy is sent to protect her as well as restrict her freedom.
The story starts when the boy meets the girl...[3]
Characters
[edit]- Ryō Haruna (榛名 亮, Haruna Ryō)
- Voiced by: Junji Majima, Kiya Sugi (Plus*Mosaic)
Ryō is the protagonist of the story. He was abandoned by his parents because of the global chaos. He used to live in mountains and join the army in an incident. He becomes an excellent soldier and has a successful career within the special force. After the wars, he is assigned to be Sion's bodyguard.
- Sion (シオン, Shion)
- Voiced by: Yumi Shimura, Yōko Tange (Plus*Mosaic)
Sion is a Felix girl also known as the "savior of humanity". She is a hundred years old but with a teenage-girl appearance. She has the highest intelligence among Felix and is one of the core members in the escaping from Earth plans. As the engineer and developer of the spacecrafts, she has been used as political weapon and has many enemies. In fact, she is just a naive girl who desired the beauty of outside world because she was locked inside the institution since she was born.
- Elica (エリカ, Erika)
- Voiced by: Yumiko Nakajima, Yuna Yamada (Plus*Mosaic)
She is also a Felix as well as Sion's older sister. She used to be a scientist doing research with Sion at institution. Now she is Sion's personal doctor and maid. She also has a mysterious relationship with Ryō.
- Naoto Inaba (稲葉 直人, Inaba Naoto)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Tōchika, Chūjū Mibuno (Plus*Mosaic)
He is the leader of the facility guards. He seems slack all the time but he is a really good soldier. He is the person who brought Ryō to the army and is like an older brother to Ryō.
- Lavinia F. Asai (浅井・F・ラヴィニア, Asai F. Ravuinia)
- Voiced by: Eriko Nakamura, Hitomi Tatano (Plus*Mosaic)
Lavinia is Ryō's friend who is also Sion's bodyguard. She is an expert of combat and always obeys her orders. She's also good at fighting with daggers.
Others
[edit]- Natsume (ナツメ)
- Voiced by: Junko Okada
- Maya Tōno (塔野 真夜, Tōno Maya)
- Voiced by: Mai Goto, Momo Harukawa (Plus*Mosaic)
Related media
[edit]Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation illustrated by Takeshi Moriki began serialization in the August 2009 issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex manga magazine. The first tankōbon volume was released on March 9, 2010.[5]
Internet radio show
[edit]An Internet radio show produced by Onsen titled The End of Eden (終末のエデン, Shūmatsu no Eden) broadcast 30 episodes between July 3, 2009 and January 29, 2010. The show was hosted by Yumiko Nakajima and Kōichi Tōchika who play Erica and Naoto Inaba in the visual novel, respectively.
Music
[edit]The visual novel's opening theme is "Little Explorer" by Hitomi Harada.[6] Tenmon and Eiichiro Yanagi produced the background music in the game.
Social game
[edit]A social game produced by CommSeed Corporation titled Eden* Campus Love Story (eden*学園恋物語 Eden* Gakuen Koimonogatari) was operated by Mobage (from March 11, 2011)[7] and GREE (from November 29, 2011).[8]
As a start, the player will be designated as the VP of students' union. The player can meet the characters of eden* and impress them by communication. On the other hand, the story of eden* will be present as a dream and link to and connect to both games.
References
[edit]- ^ "Eden* -Outline" (in Japanese). Minori. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ^ "18歳未満閲覧禁止 eden* PLUS+MOSAIC" (in Japanese). Minori. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
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- ^ "Eden* -Character" (in Japanese). Minori. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ "Eden* 1" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "little explorer" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ "コムシード、「モバゲータウン」で恋愛シミュレーションゲーム「eden*学園恋物語」を配信" (in Japanese). Social Game Info. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ "コムシード、「GREE」で恋愛ゲーム『eden*学園恋物語』の配信開始" (in Japanese). Social Game Info. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Eden* official website (in Japanese)
- Eden* Plus+Mosaic official website (in Japanese)
- Hexie cct110/sandbox at The Visual Novel Database
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