Sentimental Graffiti
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| Sentimental Graffiti | |
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| センチメンタルグラフティ (Sentimentaru Graffiti) |
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| Genre | Romance, Drama |
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| Developer | NEC Interchannel |
| Publisher | NEC Interchannel |
| Genre | Dating Simulation |
| Rating | CERO: All ages |
| Platform | SG1: Sega Saturn (SS) PlayStation (PS) Windows (Win) SG2: Dreamcast (DC) Windows (Win) |
| Released | SG1: 22 January 1998 (SS) 30 October 1998 (PC) 29 March 2001 (PS) SG2: 28 July 2000 (DC) 23 March 2001 (Win) |
| TV anime: Sentimental Journey | |
| Director | Kazuyoshi Katayama |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | 1998-04-08 – 1998-07-01 |
| Episodes | 12 episodes |
Sentimental Graffiti (センチメンタルグラフティ Sentimentaru Graffiti?) is the name of a popular dating simulation series by NEC Interchannel. A TV anime based on the series was later produced, titled Sentimental Journey. Three Japanese radio dramas based on the series, titled Sentimental Night and Kaettekita Sentimental Night and Only Sentimental Night 2 were produced. A number of non-broadcast Japanese audio dramas have also been produced. Several dojin games have been made based on the characters, including the infamous Sentimental Shooting ecchi scrolling shooter, which combines a very engaging (and difficult) shoot-em-up with provocative imagery. Its nicknames amongst fans are typically Senti or the contraction SentiGra.
Following the 1994 hit success of Tokimeki Memorial, NEC Interchannel initiated a cooperation between Tabeta Toshio and the main staff of the Graduation series with game production house Marcus in an attempt to produce a "Tokimeki-like" game. While the six central characters were casted by Seiji Productions, the remaining six were considered unconventional for the time in that they were selected for public appeal. At the time, many of the staff and cast were unknown by the general public, which spurred a large media sales campaign designed to widen the game's exposure and establish it as a new brand. Advertisements and articles were placed in many magazines such as Dengeki G's Magazine as well as the TBS radio show Sentimental Night which aired in 1997. A unit entitled "SG girls" was formed and numerous events and concert were held. The promotion paid off, as sales of various related goods took off and the game received a positive reaction from fans and copies became scarce.
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[edit] Heroines
Akira met the protagonist when he walked in on her practicing the violin and encouraged her to put true feeling to her music.
- Asuka Hoshino
- Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Birthday: June 21
- Seiyū: Asami Okamoto
Asuka wanted to date the protagonist, imagining herself to be the heroine of a popular romantic comedy film, but she fell ill on the day that they were supposed to go out and he moved away soon after.
The protagonist and Chie were charged with arranging the school festival, and together they managed to make the event one of the biggest in school history, but the protagonist moved away before Chie could sing the song she had composed for him.
Emiru was ostracised by her peers for her strange mannerisms, but the protagonist didn't mind and became friends with her. When he had to move, they made a time capsule promising each other that they would continue to be friends after they grew up.
- Honoka Sawatari
- Location: Sapporo, Hokkaidō
- Birthday: May 14
- Seiyū: Mariko Suzuki
The protagonist was one of Honoka's few male friends, having won her trust in a riding accident when she fell off her horse and the protagonist let her fall on him. They kept an exchange diary until the protagonist had to move away.
Kaho is one of the best runners in her school, and had claimed crowns in every event except for the relay race. The protagonist is roped into joining the team and practices with Kaho every day, but he had to move away on the day of the race.
- Manami Sugihara
- Location: Takamatsu, Kagawa
- Birthday: March 12
- Seiyū: Machiko Toyoshima
Manami was often ill and therefore absent from school, but after meeting the protagonist and taking care of an injured bird with him, she gained the courage to be stronger.
- Miyuki Hosaka
- Location: Kanazawa, Ishikawa
- Birthday: February 16
- Seiyū: Yuki Makishima
Miyuki worked in her parents' kimono store and felt tremendous pressure to inherit the family business because her siblings had run away from home. An offhand remark by the protagonist suggesting that the kimonos her parents sold were as beautiful as the paintings she made caused her to change her mind.
- Rurika Yamamoto
- Location: Nagoya, Aichi
- Birthday: August 22
- Seiyū: Hiromi Konno
Rurika accidentally broke a fossil when cleaning up after class, but the protagonist (who also had cleaning duties that day) took responsibility for the act.
Taeko was the protagonist's neighbour when they were children (making her chronologically the first girl he met) and the two often teased by the other kids as the "Adachi couple".
Wakana was locked in the family warehouse as punishment for trespassing it; the Protagonist, though he was chased out for this infraction as well, sneaked back in at night to be with her so she wouldn't be afraid. The two then found an old music box that played a lovely melody.
Yuu met the protagonist by chance one evening during summer vacation and watched a meteor shower with him, but he transferred away before the school year began.
[edit] Sentimental Graffiti 1
The first game focused on the relationship between a boy and the various girls he met throughout his life. The protagonist, Tanaka Ichirou, is a high school student who, prior to the spring vacation of his third year, receives a letter simply stating "I want to meet you." During middle school, his frequent transferring of schools allowed him to form unique relationships with various girls. In order to search for the sender of the letter, he travels nationwide to various places, and meets the 12 girls of his memories once again.
[edit] Sentimental Graffiti 2
The second game takes place in a world in which the first protagonist died in a traffic accident during his journey. The game takes place in a college town in which the original 12 girls have gathered to attend. The protagonist, Shiina Kouhei, is a second-year college student and a member of the Photography Club. He has been tasked with the job of finding his own model for the photo exhibition at the upcoming school festival, and thus turns to one of the now emotionally scarred girls in hopes of convincing them to become his model.
Sentimental Graffiti 2 was received on a much smaller scale than the first one. By this time, the momentum of the series had already been lost since three years had passed since the release of the original and by this time the genre was flooded with similar games. In addition, the original scenario writer was not in charge of the second game, stating that even if he did wanted to, it was impossible for him to write such a continuation as to have the original protagonist die in such a way. Moreover, fans of the series were upset by the change in Taeko Adachi's seiyū, who was played by Arishima Moyu for the sequel.
[edit] Links
- Sentimental Graffiti 2 - Gene-X's Page for Sentimental Graffiti 2 PC (Japanese)
- Sentimental Museum(Japanese)
