If My Heart Had Wings (visual novel)

If My Heart Had Wings

Developer(s) Pulltop
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, Android, iOS
Release date(s)
  • JP 25 May 2012
  • NA 28 June 2013
Genre(s) Eroge, Visual novel
Mode(s) Single Player
Distribution DVD-ROM, Digital distribution

If My Heart Had Wings (この大空に、翼をひろげて Kono Ōzora ni, Tsubasa o Hirogete) is a Japanese 18+ Visual Novel produced by Pulltop. It was released on 25 May 2012 and an English localization that was given a Teen rating was released by MoeNovel on 28 June 2013. The game focuses on Aoi who, having lost his direction in life, returns to his hometown of Kazegaura where a gentle breeze blows through the streets. On the hill lined with windmills, he meets a wheelchair-ridden girl Kotori and together they watch the gliders overhead in awe. With his childhood friend Ageha in town, they resurrect the soaring club in order to fulfill a childhood dream: to fly in a paper airplane.

Plot

Main characters

Aoi Minase (水瀬 碧 Minase Aoi)
Voiced by: Cider Yotsuya (drama cd)
Aoi Minase is the main protagonist of the visual novel. He was a member of the cycling club at his previous school, but unfortunately, injuries to his legs in an accident forced him to retire and return to his hometown of Kazegaura. He had intended on living in his parents’ home but was made the manager of Keifuu Academy’s girls’ dormitory by his mother, who manages the dormitory. He begins to regain the passion he once had after meeting and getting to know Kotori.
Kotori Habane (羽々音 小鳥 Habane Kotori)
Voiced by: Iria Hoshizaki
A slender, beautiful girl with long, black hair who is bound to a wheelchair. Though she is strong willed and speaks with confidence she is at times a cry baby. Her sole reason for transferring to Keifuu Academy is that the school is completely barrier free. She has no interest in the classes which teach specialty fields. Because of this, she is completely cut off from her those around her.
Ageha Himegi (姫城 あげは Himegi Ageha)
Voiced by: Choco Moehana
A fashionable, cheerful, beautiful young girl who has a playfully flirtatious air about her. As she is good with her hands, she belongs to the Robotics Club but soon joins the Soaring Club. She once had feelings for Aoi but she rejected him when he confessed to her. Now, after five years apart, they meet again.
Amane Mochizuki (望月 天音 Mochizuki Amane)
Voiced by: Nazuna Gogyō
A tall, gorgeous, and very stylish girl, she is senior to most of the main characters. Although she is very intelligent,at times she acts airheaded and can be quite clumsy. Her only flaw is her great love of food. . She is the sole member of Keifuu Academy’s Soaring Club before Aoi and his friends join. She continues to enroll in school even though she has officially graduated in order to complete the glider the club is building for her best friend, Isuka.
Asa Kazato (風戸 亜紗 Kazato Asa)
Voiced by: Saori Yukito
Asa is a girl with a bright and warm air about her. She is Yoru's twin sister and a first-year at Keifuu Academy. She can be a little clumsy, and a bit of an airhead but even those traits are attractive. Asa, who can get along with anyone, helps others get along with each other as well. She and her sister provide their secret base as a garage for the glider.
Yoru Kazato (風戸 依瑠 Kazato Yoru)
Voiced by: Miyabi Arisugawa
Yoru is Asa's twin. She has a cool personality and is rather indifferent about others with her head up in the clouds. She tries not to become close to others but is emotionally attached to her twin. Because she is a genius and does not like doing pointless things, she is rather pessimistic in regards to the Soaring Club. Their grandfather is the chairman of Keifuu Academy.

Supporting characters

Tatsuya Igarasashi (五十嵐 達也 Igarasashi Tatsuya)
Voiced by: Kojirō
He acts as a kind and older brother to the main cast. He is the same age of Amane and Hibari and works at his family's factory and helps gather materials for the glider.
Masatsugu Tasaki (田崎 柾次 Tasaki Masatsugu)
Voiced by: Yuuma Aoi
Commonly known as Ma-bou by his childhood friends. He used to have a girlfriend but broke up with her after a music disagreement. He has a part-time job.
Hibari Habane (羽々音 ひばり Habane Hibari)
Voiced by: Soyogi Tōno
Hibari is Kotori's older sister and about the same age as Tatsuya and Amane. She is concerned about Kotori flying gliders.
Hotaru Himegi (姫城 ほたる Himegi Hotaru)
Voiced by: Sora Hatori
She is a first-year and Ageha's little sister. Aoi often teases her. In the fan disc, she is one of the heroines.
Akari Kumoi (雲居 朱莉 Kumoi Akari)
Voiced by: Aoi Kisaragi
The vice president of the Student Council. She is very serious about rules of the school. She is later elected as the council president. She seems a bit interested in Aoi Minase.
Kanako Sigure (時雨 佳奈子 Shigure Kanako)
Voiced by: Serika Yūki
Kanako is a resident of Flying Fish Manor. She rarely leaves the dormitory to go home because her parents she keep kicking her out for walking around in her underwear all the time.
Isuka Misagi (美鷺 イスカ Misagi Isuka)
Voiced by: Rika Kasuga
She is Amane Mochizuki's best friend, who promised Amane to take her up inn the Morning Glory but was unable to do so due to an accident. She hides the fact that she has a frail constitution from her friends.

Development

Release

Pulltop officially released an adult trial version on 6 April 2012 followed by the full, limited edition version released on 25 May 2012. The visual novel received its English localization on 28 June 2013, with its age rating lowered to "all-ages" since all sexual content was removed.

Fan disc

A fan disc was released on 25 January 2013 featuring a before story for the Soaring Club (after Amane's route), an after story for the Soaring Club (after Kotori's route), and stories for sub-heroines Hotaru and Kanako. There is also additional ecchi-focused side stories for twins Asa and Yoru, and siblings Ageha and Hotaru.

Music

The opening theme for the game is "Precious Wing" by Chata and the ending song is "Perfect Sky" by Haruka Shimotsuki. In its soundtrack, there are 28 songs in total.

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