List of La Corda d'Oro media

This is a list of all the media references in La Corda d'Oro.

The following are the media information for the dating simulation game, manga and anime series, Kin'iro no Corda.

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Games

The first game of the Kin'iro no Corda series was released on September 19, 2003 for PC platform. Later, it was then released for PlayStation 2 on March 18, 2004. After that, it was also released for PlayStation Portable on November 10, 2005.

On March 15, 2007, the second game was released, but only for PlayStation 2. A sequel to the second game Kin'iro no Corda 2: Encore was released for the same platform on September 20, 2007. The encore game added a new character, Mari Tsuzuki and made Akihiro Kira an obtainable character. Encore is like a side-game to the second game and is much shorter.

According to LaLa, the magazine where the manga is serializing has announced that a new game titled Kin’iro no Corda 2: Forte is set to be released for the PlayStation Portable platform. It will be released in 3 versions, a regular edition, a Premium box and the Treasure box on February 2009. There’s also a new character in the game named Kiriya Etō.

According to the July issue of LaLa in 2009, another new game will be released in August, titled as Kin'iro no Corda 2 Forte: Encore. Mari Tsuzuki, the new character that appeared in Kin'iro no Corda: Encore will also appear in the new game which was voiced by Sayaka Ōhara. Kiriya Etō, the new character in Forte will also appear. The new game will also include a few new events such as staying together for a training camp as well as an after school date.

Media for the first game

Drama CDs

Vocal collections

Valentine CDs

Limited event CDs

Books

Manga

Novels

Media for the second game

Drama CDs

Vocal collections

Background music and monologue compilation

Limited event CD

Books

DVDs

Manga

Media for Kin'iro no Corda: Forte

Vocal collections

Manga

A month after the release of the PC version of Kin’iro no Corda, the manga adaptation of the game had started to serialize in Hakusensha’s monthly shōjo manga magazine of LaLa in October 2003. Yuki Kure, the person who contributed the character designs for the game, authors the manga.

In year 2006, the series has won the Outstanding Debut Award in Hakusensha Athena Newcomers' Awards.

As of March 2011, there are currently 16 volumes of the manga and it’s published under the Hakusensha's shōjo manga imprint, Hana to Yume Comics.[2]

The manga has been licensed by Viz Media in the United States under the title, La Corda D’oro.[3] The first volume was released on October 3, 2006.[3] Chuang Yi has also licensed the manga for its English release in Singapore.

Note: The following is the ISBN and publication dates for the Japanese edition.

Source:[2]

Anime

The anime adaptation from the manga series, titled as Kin'iro no Corda ~primo passo~ was first broadcast by TV Tokyo starting from October 2006 to March 2007. Kōjin Ochi directs the series, while Reiko Yoshida did the series composition.

The anime is produced by Ruby Party, a sub-division in Koei that produces dating-simulation games that are targeted towards the female audience.

The anime also premiered on Animax under the title, La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~. It was aired across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, also translating and dubbing the series into English for its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and other regions.

The last volume of the DVD has compiled the special episode together. Even so, it has yet to be broadcast in Japan. However, it was aired on Animax’s Southeast Asia English networks.

The series was later collected into 9 DVD volumes.

Episodes

For more details on this topic, see List of Kin'iro no Corda episodes.

Other related DVDs

Music

Opening theme

Brand New Breeze - episode 1-24 and episode 26

Ending themes

Crescendo - episode 1-24 and episode 26

Brand New Breeze - episode 25

First selection - Opening Up

Second selection - Something to Believe In

Third selection - Irreplaceable Parts

Final selection - Setting Free

Special episode - The Search For That Singular Sound

CDs

Books

Manga

Kin'iro no Corda ~secondo passo~

A special under the name Kin'iro no Corda ~secondo passo~ has been confirmed. The first episode will be aired on March 26, 2009 by Kids Station.[4]

While the production staffs for the series remains the same, there are three new additions to the voice cast that includes Satoshi Hino voicing Kiriya Etō, Yūya Uchida voicing Akihiko Kira and Mamoru Miyano voicing Aoi Kaji.[5]

There will only be two episodes. The three new characters appeared in the later games of the franchise will be introduced in this special.

Theme song

蒼穹のスコア ～The score in blue～

Music In Secondo Passo

Hino Kahoko - Sicilienne by M.T Paradis

Ensemble - Ruslan and Ludmilla" Overture composed by Glinka

Aoi Kaji - Traumerei (Dreaming) in F major from "Kinderszenen" (Scenes from Childhood)

CDs

Radio

Kin'iro no Corda ~The After School Etude~ Kin'iro no Koruda Hōgako no Etude (金色のコルダ〜放課後のエチュード〜?) is a radio show that is broadcast by Radio Osaka and TBS Radio in Japan.

The show's personalities are Kishō Taniyama as Len Tsukimori and Katsuyuki Konishi as Shinobu Osaki. In the show, they called themselves Koniyama 30's (こにやま30's?), a name made up of Katsuyuki Konishi's and Kishō Taniyama's last name.

After it finished airing at Radio Osaka and TBS Radio, Lantis Web Radio took it up and re-broadcast it as an Internet radio.

For more details on this topic, see Kin'iro no Corda ~The After School Etude~.

Events

Concert

There has been a concert held in Kanagawa Prefecture’s City Hall at June 30, 2007 and released on to DVD as Kin’iro no Corda ~primo passo~ Stella Concert Encore Live Video (金色のコルダ ~primo passo~ ステラ コンサート アンコール ライブビデオ?). Kanon, Reiko Takagi, Yūki Nakajima as well as the other voice cast and musicians who performed the pieces in the anime were present at the concert to perform.

The concert was recorded and was released as a DVD on October 17, 2007.

Stella Concert 2

A live concert titled Kin’iro no Corda Stella Concert 2 (金色のコルダ ステラ コンサート2?) was held at Showa Women University’s Hitomi Memorial Hall on February 22, 2009.

Unlike the previous concert, the voice casts are not present for the concert, but the performing cast is having light classical concert. The music from the second game will be performed as well.

References

  1. ^ "SWEET♪TWINKLE Product page" (in Japanese). http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/media/cd/corda/sweettwincle. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
  2. ^ a b "s-book.net Library Service - 金色のコルダ" (in Japanese). s-book.net/Hakusensha. http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_series?tid=459218071. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  3. ^ a b "Viz Media Acquires Lots of Manga". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-01/viz-media-acquires-lots-of-manga. Retrieved 2009-08-27. 
  4. ^ "スペシャルアニメ放送情報発表！" (in Japanese). 2009-01-30. http://www.corda-primopasso.com/news.html. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
  5. ^ "Staff and cast list" (in Japanese). http://www.corda-primopasso.com/staff.html. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 

See also