Fortune Arterial
| Fortune Arterial | |
 Fortune Arterial original visual novel cover. | |
| フォーチュン アテリアル (Fōchun Ateriaru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Manga | |
| Fortune Arterial Character's Prelude | |
| Written by | August |
| Illustrated by | Akane Sasaki |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine |
Dengeki G's Magazine (former) Dengeki G's Festival! Comic |
| Original run | September 2007 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | August |
| Illustrated by | Miki Kodama |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comptiq |
| Original run | November 2007 – September 2011 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Game | |
| Developer | August |
| Publisher | August |
| Genre | Eroge, Visual novel |
| Platform | PC |
| Released | January 25, 2008 |
| Anime television series | |
| Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku | |
| Directed by | Munenori Nawa |
| Studio | Zexcs, Feel |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 9, 2010 – December 25, 2010 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Fortune Arterial (フォーチュン アテリアル Fōchun Ateriaru) is a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by August, released as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 playable on Windows PCs as a DVD. Fortune Arterial is August's fifth game, preceded by other titles such as Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary, and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na. A manga based on the story, drawn by Akane Sasaki, was serialized between the September 2007 and April 2008 issues of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine; the manga transferred to ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Festival! Comic in April 2008. A second manga started serialization in the November 2007 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's gaming magazine Comptiq, illustrated by Miki Kodama. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs and Feel aired in Japan between October and December 2010.
Gameplay
The gameplay requires little interaction from the player as a majority of the game is spent simply reading text that appears 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 they must 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. There are five main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each of the heroines in the story. In order to view the five plot lines to their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices during the decision points in order to further the plot in an alternate direction.
Plot
Fortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of a Western six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school, named Shuchikan Academy (修智館学院 Shūchikan Gakuin), is on an island named Tamatsu Island (珠津島 Tamatsushima) off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that one of the students in the class next door to his, Erika Sendo, is in fact a type of vampire.
Characters
Main characters
- Kohei Hasekura (支倉 孝平 Hasekura Kōhei)
- Voiced by: Shinsuke Nakamoto (Drama CD) / Daisuke Ono (anime), Natsumi Takamori (childhood in anime)
- Kohei is the protagonist of the story, and is a fifth-year student. He tends to not make friends due to his constant transferring of schools, and has lived on the island once before. Eventually he makes his way to Shuchikan Academy where he plans to stay for a while.
- Erika Sendo (千堂 瑛里華 Sendō Erika)
- Voiced by: Shōko Mimura (PC) / Rie Kanda (anime)
- Erika is also a fifth-year student, as well as the student council vice-president. She is a vampire. She is strong in literature classes and martial arts, and is very attractive, making her popular in her school. She has an inquisitive personality, and likes to do things directly. Once she has her mind set on something, she becomes very pushy, and will take her time making plans to make sure she gets her way. Her older brother Iori is the student council president.
- Shiro Togi (東儀 白 Tōgi Shiro)
- Voiced by: Airi Himekawa (PC) / Yukari Minegishi (anime)
- Shiro is a fourth-year student who gives off a delicate image, and is very shy. She was introduced to the student council by her brother who was already on the council, and it was decided that Shiro would become the treasurer. However, she is often missing from student council meetings after school and is only known for serving tea to the student council. Shiro joins an organization named "Laurel Ring" in order to support a chapel, and she cherishes a white pet rabbit named Yukimaru (雪丸) at the chapel.
- Kiriha Kuze (紅瀬 桐葉 Kuze Kiriha)
- Voiced by: Suzune Kusunoki (PC) / Erika Narumi (anime)
- Kiriha is one of Kohei's classmates. She is most often seen alone, and will not talk much, even when spoken to directly. She does not have many interests, and is in no clubs. She has been exceptional in math ever since she was young. She is a vampire servant, which makes her immortal and she has superhuman powers, though she does not need blood and has lost her sense of taste.
- Kanade Yuki (悠木 かなで Yūki Kanade)
- Voiced by: Fūka Hinami (PC) / Hitomi Nabatame (anime)
- Kanade is Kohei's childhood friend, and is the older sister of Haruna. She is constantly in high spirits, and likes to do things at her own pace. She loves her younger sister so much, that she says that if she had been born a man from another family, she would have definitely married Haruna eventually. She often calls her sister "Hina". She is the resident adviser in the Academy dormitory.
- Haruna Yuki (悠木 陽菜 Yūki Haruna)
- Voiced by: Sakura Takatsuki (PC) / Hiroko Taguchi (anime)
- Haruna is in Kohei's class, and is also a childhood friend of his. She has a bright personality, and enjoys helping others. She lost the memories from her early childhood after an accident as a child.
- Miya Togi (東儀 観夜 Tōgi Miya)
- Miya is a new female character included in the PlayStation 3 version, Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku.
Secondary characters
- Iori Sendo (千堂 伊織 Sendō Iori)
- Voiced by: Kevin Spicy (PC) / Junichi Suwabe (anime)
- Iori is Erika's older brother, and is the student council president. He is a huge jokester unlike that to the serious Togi. Just like his sister, he too is a vampire. He gives off the air of a male model, and many girls in his school want to go out with him. He is generally popular with everyone in his school.
- Seichiro Togi (東儀 征一郎 Tōgi Seiichirō)
- Voiced by: Rei Takatori (PC) / Tomohiro Tsuboi (anime)
- Seiichirō is also the treasurer of the student council, along with his sister Shiro. He is very kind with his sister, and may have a sister complex. He used to be the president of the Japanese archery club.
- Tsukasa Hachimandaira (八幡平 司 Hachimandaira Tsukasa)
- Voiced by: Kyōtarō Hai (PC) / Kentarō Itō (anime)
- Tsukasa is one of Kohei's classmates otherwise known as "Heiji". After Kohei transferred schools, he became a good friend of his. He may seem like a delinquent, but he is very friendly. He has a twin sister.
- Shizuko Amaike (天池 志津子 Amaike Shizuko)
- Voiced by: Tomomi Misaki (PC) / Chizuko Hoshino (anime)
- Shizuko is the caretaker of a certain church on the island, as well as the one in-charge of the female side of the school dormitory. She is always wearing a sister outfit. Her Christian name is "Margarita", while most students address her as "Sister Amaike" instead. Also she is known around campus for carrying a frying pan. She is typically sister-like and a no-nonsense type of person most of the time, however she is also known to be very scary when she loses her temper. Kohei fears her as "The Person who cannot take jokes". Kanade calls her "Maru-chan" and Iori calls her "Shizuko-chan", which she doesn't seem too happy about.
- Masanori Aoto (青砥 正則 Aoto Masanori)
- Voiced by: Kazuya Ichijō (PC/anime)
- Masanori is the homeroom teacher of Kohei, Haruna, Kiriha and Tsukasa's class, as well as the one in-charge of the male side of the school dormitory. He teaches Chemistry. Has a mild personality. Kohei saw him riding a scooter without a license and thinks of him as "Someone who rides a stolen bike". Takes towards an independence and autonomy approach in education. He is usually known by the nickname "Aonori", while Kanade calls him "Noripii". Was known to be a troublemaker during his younger days.
- Art Club President (美術部部長, Bijutsubu Buchō)
- Voiced by: Keito Mizukiri (PC/anime)
- Her name is unknown. She is a sixth-year student as well as the president of the Art Club. She is troubled over the declining in the number of members in the Art Club. Has a very straightforward personality. Tsukasa works part-time at the sushi bar which is owned by her family, as well as her residence. Kohei falls in love with her if you cannot end up with any of the five heroines, which is known as the Bad End Route.
- Kaya Sendo (千堂 伽耶 Sendō Kaya)
- Voiced by: Ōka Miseri (PC) / Kaori Mizuhashi (anime)
- Kaya is Erika and Iori's mother. Estimated to be at least 251 years old, yet she looks like a child, giving people the image that she is Iori and Erika's younger sister instead. Erika looks like a splitting image of her, the only difference being Erika's more matured body and that Kaya's eyes are constantly red in color, which every vampire has when they have their vampiric impulses.
Development
Release history
August first announced the production of a new visual novel at Comiket 71, and on February 21, 2007, they made the official announcement for Fortune Arterial on their official website. The game was first introduced to the public in Japan as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. The regular edition followed on February 29, 2008. Kadokawa Shoten had planned on releasing a port for the PlayStation 3 and a spin-off game for the PlayStation Portable,[1] but they later cancelled both games.[2]
Related media
Manga
The manga adaptation, under the title Fortune Arterial Character's Prelude, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine between the September 2007 and April 2008 issues, illustrated by Akane Sasaki. The manga transferred to Dengeki G's Festival! Comic, a special edition version of Dengeki G's Magazine, starting with the second volume sold on April 26, 2008. The first bound volume was released on June 27, 2008 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics imprint. A second manga, called simply Fortune Arterial, started serialization in the November 2007 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's gaming magazine Comptiq, illustrated by Miki Kodama.[3] The first volume for the second manga was released on July 26, 2008 under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Comics Ace imprint; the sixth volume was released on February 26, 2011. Enterbrain published ten volumes of a manga anthology titled Magi-Cu 4-koma Fortune Arterial released between April 25, 2008 and February 25, 2010. Ichijinsha published three volumes of another anthology titled Fortune Arterial Comic Anthology between June 25 and October 25, 2008.
Books and publications
Harvest published a series of six erotic light novels, each focusing on a different heroine, between June 10, 2008 and June 1, 2009. Runa Okada wrote the novels and the game's original artist Bekkankō provided the illustrations. Prior to the game's release, Enterbrain published a fan book on November 21, 2007 titled Tech Gain Super Prelude: Fortune Arterial containing information on the development of the game and information on the game itself. ASCII Media Works published a fan book on June 20, 2008 titled Fortune Arterial Perfect Visual Book.
Audio dramas
Marine Entertainment released a series of five drama CDs titled Fortune Arterial: Through the Season between August 15 and December 28, 2008. Each of the CDs covered one of the heroines and featured the same voice cast as the game. An Internet radio show titled August Broadcasting Office: Shuchikan Academy Student Council Business Trip had a pre-broadcast on August 13, 2009 and started regular biweekly broadcasts on September 10, 2009. The show is produced by Marine Entertainment and hosted by Junichi Suwabe and Rie Kanda, the voices of Iori and Erika Sendo. The first volume of a CD compilation containing the first six broadcasts was released on December 29, 2009 by Marine Entertainment.
Anime
A 12-episode anime TV series adaptation titled Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (FORTUNE ARTERIAL 赤い約束 Fortune Arterial: Red Promise) produced by Zexcs and Feel and directed by Munenori Nawa aired on TV Tokyo between October 9 and December 25, 2010 in Japan.[4] The opening theme is "Kizunairo" (絆-kizunairo-色 Color of Bonds) by Lia and the ending theme is "I Miss You" by Veil. An original video animation episode was bundled with the limited sixth volume of Miki Kodama's manga Fortune Arterial.[5][6]
Episode list
| Episode # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Migratory Bird" "Wataridori" (渡り鳥) | October 9, 2010 |
| Episode starts with Kohei Hasekura who transfers into Shuchikan Academy. Kohei on an island named Tamatsu Island because of his family. Arriving at school, he meets Sendo Erika, a student council vice-president but unable to shake her hand due to unknown reasons. She then asks Hachimandaira Tsukasa guide Kohei to dorms. At the dorms he meets his childhood friends because he once lived on the island for a short time seven years ago. The girl is name Kanade Yuki along with his sister Haruna Yuki. While Kohei tries go to Student Oversight Building(Pandemonium), he encounters Shiro Togi when she try to catch her rabit (Yukimaru) and Shizuko Amaike. Arriving at Student Oversight Building, he meet Shiro's brother Seichiro Togi, Erika brother Iori Sendo(who also tell him that Erika love him at first sight), and Erika. Later, Iori trick Kohei go to girl bath and Erika in there. Kohei then know he had been tricked but still want to apologize to Erika. In the end of episode, Erika ask Kohei to meet her at the Zelkova tree. | ||
| 02 | "Opening Ceremony" "Shigyōshiki" (始業式) | October 16, 2010 |
| Kohei late and unable to see Erika. Back at school Erika tell everyone that Kohei went to girl bath. At class, he meet Kuze Kiriha and later run into her while she carrying boxs. While trying to find Yukimaru, he encounter Kuze again and she tell him not too involve with other too much. Back at dorm, Kohei able to apologize to Erika and their friendship start. However, at Pandemonium Iori show test result of Kohei that he is not normal which make Erika go crazy. | ||
| 03 | "The One Thousand Year Spring" "Sennen Izumi" (千年泉) | October 23, 2010 |
| Episode start with everyone want to have tea party at Kohei room and they also invite Erika along. Later they go shopping together. In middle of episode, Iori reveal he is indeed a vampire also his sister but has no intention to suck Kohei's blood. He offer Kohei to join Student Council but if Kohei refuse he will erase his memory. However, Kohei refuse and want to start from nothing then Iori leave and let Erika do the job. Later, because of Erika Kohei refuse and agree to join Student Council. | ||
| 04 | "Newcomer" "Shin'iri" (新入り) | October 30, 2010 |
| Begin of episode, Iori show Kohei about their detail which different from Vampire in movie. Later, he put Kohei in charge of Athletic Meet. Kohei work so hard and come up with idea giving winner a reward. | ||
| 05 | "Key" "Kagi" (鍵) | November 6, 2010 |
| Episode begins with Kohei give a speech to Athletic Meet day but do not know how to say. Everything is going well and everyone exited. At final compitition, Haruna got injure at previous race and can not run with Kohei. Then Kohei ask Kuze to join him. At the end of episode, Iori give Kohei Student Oversight Building's key. | ||
| 06 | "Letter" "Tegami" (手紙) | November 13, 2010 |
| Haruna was seem to wish fro something when she was a little girl. At present time school begin event "School Image Month" but preparation is completed without say anything to Kohei but he wants to help. Meanwhile, Kanade suspect them and think Erika may have Kohei-love fever but wonder about Kohei feeling to Erika. Back to Haruna, she keeps all letter that Kohei replied when he was away. Soon after that, Kanade sneak to Kohei's room but get caught. At "School Image Month" event, Haruna argue with her sister about her loss memory because of car accident. It's later reveal that lost the memories of her year with Kohei and it ended all the letter she sent so Haruna tried to make Haruna happy to make up for it (she thought it was all her fault). However, Haruna do not want that. After they confront each other they able to resolve it (actually, it was a misunderstanding). And it reveal Haruna wish that Kohei came back to island. | ||
| 07 | "Omen" "Maebure" (前触れ) | November 20, 2010 |
| Someone confess to Erika but she refuse. Erika's birthday is today. Erika help Kohei for upcoming swimming pool event then Kohei give her a present (flowers) which surprise her. At her room, Erika's heart pounding. At swimming pool event, Erika give Kohei sandwhich as a lunch which also put Yakiso on it. As the event end, Kohei ask Erika to have a swim race and they also nearly end up kiss but then Erika feel her heart pounding again. And it's reveal that she wants blood (Maybe Kohei's blood). | ||
| 08 | "Memory" "Kioku" (記憶) | November 26, 2010 |
| Erika has a dream that she sucks Kohei's blood. There is a vampire sneak at school, but both Iori and Erika deny it was not them. Both Kohei and Erika try to look for that vampire at night when they meet up with Iori and Seichiro four of them then see a vampire. It's reveal she is Kuze who is a servant which serve vampire. While chase over Kuze, Erika thirst of blood then she meet Haruna(in her vampire mode). And finally reveal then when accident happened it was Erika who save Haruna and erase her memory. Because Haruna saw her in Vampire mode, Iori suggest she should erase her memory like before. But Kohei beg Erika not to do that but Erika refuse meanwhile Haruna awake and thank Erika for saving her six year ago. Erika proceed instead of erase her memory, she restore all of them back. | ||
| 09 | "Servant" "Kenzoku" (眷属) | December 4, 2010 |
| Kuze show to be lying on the grass on the cliff. Back at school, Haruna told Kanade everything about what had happened and Kanade thank Erika. Kuze appears but seems to ignore them as well as Iori and Seichiro. Iori ask both Erika and Kohei in charge of "The culture fair". Back to Kuze, Seichiro meet her and want her to meet someone. Meanwhile, Erika and Kohei go shopping together and then she tell Kohei about "servant" which reveal kuze form a contract with her mother(Kaya Sendo). Erika tell Kohei about promise she had made with her mother if she can not find servant after graduate her mother will drag her to estate. Then Kohei offer to be Erika's servant but she refuse because also just want to be a normal human. Later at night, Erika begin to drink more blood and show she wants Kohei's blood most. | ||
| 10 | "Thirst" "Kawaki" (渇き) | December 11, 2010 |
| At Pandemonium, student submit their application for culture fair event. Later at night, Erika go to meet her mother and discuss about having servant but Erika keep refuse not to have servant. After that Erika refuse to drink blood and try to control it. At beach Iori tell everything to Kohei. While the class hang out Erika no longer able to control her thirst then Kohei give her his blood. | ||
| 11 | "Parting" "Ketsubetsu" (訣別) | December 18, 2010 |
| Erika awake in her room but do not remember what had happened. After meeting Kohei at Pandemonium, she unable to control her thirst. At Kuze come to her room and reveal that Kohei's blood is special and once she drank it, she unable to stop. Kuze also warn about her mother (she will try to take Kohei). Erika still do not come out to meet Kohei. However, Shiro offer her blood but she refuse. | ||
| 12 | "Red Promise" "Akai Yakusoku" (赤い約束) | December 25, 2010 |
| Episode begin with Erika is in prison. Iori tell Kohei that after vampire draw blood directly from human they will keep desire blood stronger. Later, Kohei go to meet Kaya Sendo about Erika and try to take her back. Erika show up but Kaya try make Kohei became Erika's servant but Erika refuse. Konei want Erika back and offer his blood but might become or might not become her servant, for it is what they decide between them. Episode end with with ceremony which enjoy by everyone. | ||
| OVA | "The Place I Longed to Reach" "Tadoritsuita Basho" (たどり着いた場所) | February 26, 2011 |
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Kohei shows an expression just like the beginning of episode 1 but is interrupted by his friend. Everyone has vacation as they arrive at cabin they were all surprised because it was huge, and everyone will be sleeping together. Yukimaru talks to each other about promise they have made which creates a misunderstanding to Seichiro. After the bath, Kanade asks everyone what is the guy they think the most and surprisingly answer is Kohei (even Kuze) except for Shiro (she thinks about his brother). Later, they have tea party together. In the morning, they have main even "The Great Tennis Match-ups!" and Eirak and Kohei win the match. After the match, they have a bath at hot-spring then Iori tricks Kohei again (makes him go to girl bath). Erika thanks Kohei but then sucks his blood from his finger. | ||
Music
The opening theme for the Fortune Arterial visual novel is "Tobira Hiraite, Futari Mirai e" (扉ひらいて、ふたり未来へ Open the Door, to Our Future) sung by Mizuho. An insert song in the game is "Akai Yakusoku" (赤い約束 Red Promise) sung by Veil. A maxi single containing the opening theme and insert song was released on January 25, 2008. An image song for the game, "It's My Precious Time!", is also sung by Mizuho and a single containing the image song was released on October 25, 2007. August released the game's original soundtrack on May 30, 2008. A character song album titled Fortune Arterial Feeling Assort was released by Geneon on August 14, 2009. Shot Music released a remix album, Fortune Arterial -Omnibus Edit- P-O-P, with remixes of the game's background music and theme songs on January 29, 2010.
References
- ↑ "フォーチュン アテリアル アニメ&PS3ゲーム総合サイト" [Fortune Arterial Anime & PS3 Game Composite Site] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Fortune Arterial PS3 Port, PSP Game Cancelled". Anime News Network. August 3, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Comptiq November 2007 issue" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ↑ "スタッフ&キャスト - フォーチュン アテリアル 赤い約束" [Staff & Cast - Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Fortune Arterial Manga to Bundle Original Anime DVD". Anime News Network. August 23, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ↑ "FORTUNE ARTERIAL (6) オリジナルアニメDVD付き限定版" [Fortune Arterial (6) Limited Edition that Bundles DVD of Original Animation] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
External links
- Fortune Arterial official website (Japanese)
- Fortune Arterial at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
- Fortune Arterial at Crunchyroll
- Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Fortune Arterial at the Visual Novel Database