NORN9
| NORN9 | |
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The limited edition of NORN9 featuring the male protagonists. | |
| NORN9 ノルン＋ノネット (NORN9 Norun+Nonetto) | |
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| Game | |
| Developer | Otomate |
| Publisher | Idea Factory |
| Genre | Otome game |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
| Released | May 30, 2013 |
| Game | |
| NORN9 Last Era | |
| Developer | Otomate |
| Publisher | Idea Factory |
| Genre | Otome game |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita |
| Released | April 2, 2015 |
| Game | |
| NORN9 Var Commons | |
| Developer | Otomate |
| Publisher | Idea Factory |
| Genre | Otome game |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita |
| Released | December 11, 2014 |
NORN9 (NORN9 ノルン＋ノネット NORN9 Norun+Nonetto) is an otome game for PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Otomate and published by Idea Factory. The game was originally going to be launched on May 23, 2013, but its release was delayed one week. An anime adaptation was announced along with a PlayStation Vita port, entitled NORN9 Var Commons, which was released in December 11, 2014.[1] A fandisk titled NORN9 Last Era has been announced and was released on April 2, 2015.
Plot
The story takes place a little in the future. Guided by one particular song, young elementary-schooler Sorata Suzuhara, from the Heisei Era, is warped through a time skip to an unfamiliar place that looks much like the towns from the Meiji or Taishō period from his textbooks. In this world, he meets three young ladies and nine young men and joins them on a journey aboard the mysterious Norn ship, a giant globe that floats in midair.
Characters
Protagonist
- Sorata Suzuhara (鈴原 空汰 Suzuhara Sorata)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Abe
- 12 years old. The male protagonist of the game. He come from the Heisei Era. He's warped to the past, upon hearing a mysterious song.
Heroines
There are three available heroines that can be played as, if the player did not want to choose to play as Sorata. And each have three different men by their sides.
- Koharu (こはる)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
- 17 years old. A pink-haired girl. She does not remember her own name because people mock and call her a monster. The name she goes by was given to her by an unknown man who turned out to be Kakeru's father. She has the ability to manipulate fire and is an ignorant and fearless heroine. Koharu has less knowledge, so she always noted everything. She always wants to be friends with everyone.
- Mikoto Kuga (久我 深琴 Kuga Mikoto)
- Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki
- 18 years old. A long black-haired girl. Calm and mature, have a strong sense in responsibility and taking care of others. Because her feelings to protect everyone is too strong, she often abandons her own feelings and safety. She always thinks that she's the one who can protect everyone and responsible for that. But as the journey continues, that thought begins to change. She has the ability to create force fields (結界 kekkai).
- Nanami Shiranui (不知火 七海 Shiranui Nanami)
- Voiced by: Asami Seto
- 16 years old. The youngest heroine with short wavy blue hair. Despite a seemingly quiet personality, she has high physical ability and is a talented kunoichi (female ninja). She has a dark past and seems to hate her own ability, which is to erase other people's memories. This makes her always try not to get too close with other people, so that she won't get hurt when she has to makes them forget something, or even about her. Her ability makes her relationship dynamics with her three men interesting but complicated.
Koharu's Target Group
- Kakeru Yuiga (結賀 駆 Yuiga Kakeru)
- Voiced by: Yūki Kaji
- Born July 25. 18 years old. A natural sadist, proven when he treats Senri like his ‘toy’. The game introduces him as a bright and gentle young lad. Some of the crew members think of him as a great tactician but some of them think that he’s mean. He seems to enjoy teasing Koharu. She innocently accepts any jokes he threw at her which sometimes causes Kakeru to feel a sense of guilt. His ability is manipulating greens.
- Senri Ichinose (市ノ瀬 千里 Ichinose Senri)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono
- Born February 22. 16 years old. A hikikomori. He has the ability to use water.
- Masamune Tōya (遠矢 正宗 Tōya Masamune)
- Voiced by: Takuya Satō
- Born January 4. 24 years old.
Mikoto's Target Group
- Natsuhiko Azuma (吾妻 夏彦 Asuma Natsuhiko)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono
- Born October 11. 22 years old.
- Sakuya Nijō (二条 朔也 Nijō Sakuya)
- Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga
- Born June 29. 19 years old. He is Mikoto's childhood friend. He has the ability to see the future, though he cannot use it as he wishes.
- Itsuki Kagami (加賀見 一月 Kagami Itsuki)
- Voiced by: Kōji Yusa
- Born November 1. 23 years old. He has the ability to manipulate dreams.
Nanami's Target Group
- Akito Syukuri (宿吏 暁人 Syukuri Akito)
- Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama
- Born February 11. 18 years old.
- Ron Muroboshi (室星 ロン Muroboshi Ron)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
- 25 years old.
- Heishi Otomaru (乙丸 平士 Otomaru Heishi)
- Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Born December 18. 19 years old. He has the ability to use telepathy.
Other Characters
- Shirō Yuiga (結賀 史狼 Yuiga Shirō)
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada
- Kakeru's father.
- Setsu Takishima (滝島 雪 Takushima Setsu)
- Voiced by: Mitsuhiro Ichiki
- 18 years old.
- Aion (アイオン)
- Voiced by: Nagi Yanagi
- Kazuha Kagami (加賀見 和葉 Kagami Kazuha)
- Voiced by: Miho Arakawa
- 14 years old. She is one of the characters who appears in NORN9 Last Era and was Itsuki younger sister before her death.
- Motohisa Tōya (遠矢 基久 Tōya Motohisa)
- Voiced by: Yōji Ueda
- 39 years old. He is one of the characters who appears in NORN9 Last Era. He is a relative of Masamune.
- Nagisa Totonose (柚木 涼香 Totonose Nagisa)
- Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki
- 27 years old. She is one of the characters who appears in NORN9 Last Era.
- Yahiro Saishō (西所 弥広 Saishō Yahiro)
- Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura
- 22 years old. He is one of the characters who appears in NORN9 Last Era.
Music
The game's background music was written by Australian composer Kevin Penkin. Famed Final Fantasy series composer Nobuo Uematsu wrote the game's main theme, which was arranged by Penkin. Three pieces of theme music are used throughout the game. The opening is melee, the ending theme is many universes, and the insert song is Sunadokei wa Karanokara (砂時計は空の空 The Hourglass is the Futility of Futilities). All three songs are performed by Nagi Yanagi.[2] For NORN9 Last Era, the opening theme is foe while the ending theme is skyscape. Both songs are also performed by Yanagi.
References
- ↑ 2014-03-03, Love adventure game Norn9 coming to PS Vita, Gematsu
- ↑ "NORN9 Original Soundtrack PLUS". VGMdb. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- NORN9 Last Era Official Site (Japanese)
- NORN9 Var Commons Official Site (Japanese)