The Fruit of Grisaia
| The Fruit of Grisaia | |
 The Fruit of Grisaia original visual novel cover. | |
| グリザイアの果実 (Gurizaia no Kajitsu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Game | |
| Developer | Front Wing |
| Publisher |
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| Genre | Eroge, Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita |
| Released |
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| Manga | |
| The Fruit of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows | |
| Written by | Eiji Narumi |
| Illustrated by | Shū Hirose |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Champion Red Ichigo |
| Original run | February 5, 2013 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| The Fruit of Grisaia: L'Oiseau bleu | |
| Written by | Jun'ichi Fujisaku |
| Illustrated by | Taka Himeno |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine |
Monthly Comic Blade Monthly Comic Garden |
| Original run | May 2014 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tensho |
| Produced by |
Asuka Yamazaki Kazuhiro Kanemitsu Mitsutoshi Ogura Ryuichiro Yamakawa Tatsuya Ueki |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Elements Garden |
| Studio | 8-Bit |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11 |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 5, 2014 – December 28, 2014 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime television film | |
| Le Labyrinthe de la Grisaia | |
| Directed by | Tensho |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Elements Garden |
| Studio | 8-Bit |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11 |
| English network | |
| Released | April 12, 2015 |
| Runtime | 47 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Le Eden de la Grisaia | |
| Directed by | Tensho |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Elements Garden |
| Studio | 8-Bit |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11 |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 19, 2015 – ongoing |
The Fruit of Grisaia (グリザイアの果実 Gurizaia no Kajitsu), subtitled Le Fruit de la Grisaia (The Fruit of the Grisaia in French), is a Japanese adult visual novel, the first in a series of visual novels by Front Wing, with character designs by Akio Watanabe and Fumio. It was released in February 2011 for Windows, and it was later ported to the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. Two sequel visual novels were also produced for Windows: Le Labyrinthe de la Grisaia in February 2012 and Le Eden de la Grisaia in May 2013. There have been two manga adaptations published by Akita Shoten and Mag Garden. A 13-episode anime television series produced by 8-Bit aired in Japan between October and December 2014. Anime adaptations of Le Labyrinthe de la Grisaia and Le Eden de la Grisaia premiered in April 2015.
Gameplay
The Fruit of Grisaia is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Yūji Kazami. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The text in the game is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Yūji is talking to, over background art. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain points in the story, which take the place of the background art and character sprites. The Fruit of Grisaia follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.
There are five main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each heroine. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. Some decisions can lead the game to end prematurely, which offer an alternative ending to the plot. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices to further the plot to an alternate direction. Throughout gameplay, there are scenes with sexual CGs depicting Yūji and a given heroine having sex.
Plot
Yūji Kazami transfers to Mihama Academy, a school with only five female students and prison-like features. Every student in the school has their own "circumstances" for being there, but Yūji is not required to do anything about their situation as he asked for a normal student life.
Characters
Main characters
- Yūji Kazami (風見 雄二 Kazami Yūji)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Anime)
- The protagonist of Grisaia. Ace number 9029, Yūji is a hitman working for the underworld, executing black ops missions. Tired of his life, he wanted to live a normal school life. Cool, philosophical, and minimalist, Yūji is a realist. Being very cautious, he always plans and scouts before action. Other than his occasional orthodontic military methods, he’s just a fit young man. He disguises himself as an "exchange student from Canada".
- Yumiko Sakaki (榊 由美子 Sakaki Yumiko)
- Voiced by: Hikaru Isshiki (PC), Ryoko Tanaka (PSP & anime)
- Second-year student of Mihama Academy, the daughter of "East Beach Railway Express Group" tycoon. After Mihama Academy had been established, she was the first student to enroll. Her defining feature is her waist-length black hair. Because of her bluntness and a hard-to-please personality, she often comes into conflict with other characters. Always trying to be alone, she hardly tries to get along with others. She always carries a box cutter with her and uses it to threaten others, particularly Yūji, when she gets angry. She reads so many books that she’s nicknamed a bookworm, and she especially loves mystery novels. Although Yumiko is such a lady, she changes completely in lunchtime; junk foods, like a cup of fried soba noodles, are her favourite dishes.
- Amane Suou (周防 天音 Suō Amane)
- Voiced by: Sora Yukimi (PC), Hiroko Taguchi (PSP & anime)
- Third-year student of Mihama Academy, the Onee-san type who always takes care of others. She is known as Makina's "mom". For some circumstances, she skipped one school year at her previous school, so she is actually 2 years older than Yūji. She is tall and has a good body which she tries using to seduce Yūji. Her family manages a long-established restaurant in Ginza, so she is good at cooking. Because of her mother coming from Kyoto, when getting excited, or while panicking, she picks up Kansai dialect in her speech. She is deeply interested in cars and has acquired an automatic two-wheeled vehicle license. Amane also has a dirt bike which was remodeled to a cruiser called "Boba Tarou" (ボバ太郎) and was put in the garage of the Academy.
- Michiru Matsushima (松嶋 みちる Matsushima Michiru)
- Voiced by: Urara Hani (PC), Kaori Mizuhashi (PSP & anime)
- Second-year student of Mihama Academy, a fake tsundere with bleached blond twin tails and dissociative identity disorder. She has a deep interest in tsundere characters and tries to act like one. Her silly and energetic personality makes her the moodmaker of the class. Her grades are bad. She always carries with her a shark-shaped pouch which contains lemonade sweets. Despite having difficulty with sour foods, she still tries to drink 100% pure vitamin C in order to "improve her intelligence", as Michiru has said. She has encountered a lot of bad luck since her birth, but always manages to get through in one way or another. Michiru also appears in the all-ages spin-off game titled Idol Mahō Shōjo Chiru Chiru☆Michiru as main character.
- Makina Irisu (入巣 蒔菜 Irisu Makina)
- Voiced by: Tomoe Tamiyasu (PC, PSP & anime)
- First-year student of Mihama Academy, an innocent and carefree girl. For some unexplainable reasons, it’s hard to understand her personality. In general, she can be explained in one word, "Fool", but sometimes her speech and behavior make people shed cold sweat. For those reasons, most of people who talk with her for 5 minutes will say "This girl is awful". She adores Yūji as a brother and Amane as a sister. She calls Yūji "Onii-chan". Although she has her own room in the dormitory, she always stays in Amane’s room. She always wears knee-socks with 2 different colors. Because of her parents' work, she stayed in foreign countries until she was 6 so she can speak English. Her family is rumored to be a large financial clique which controls the underworld of Japan, but rarely people know the unhappiness which she suffered for being born in such a troublesome family. Makina used to be the successor of Irisu family but her inheritance was transferred to her younger sister, Irisu Sarina, after she suffered a mental shock in an accident. Despite all of that, she still has 70 million yen as her own property.
- Sachi Komine (小嶺 幸 Komine Sachi)
- Voiced by: Mikasa Okamura (PC), Ai Shimizu (PSP & anime)
- First-year student of Mihama Academy, the maid of Mihama Academy. Except when going to school, taking a bath or swimming, she always wears her maid uniform. She said that everyone told her to wear maid uniform as much as possible. Polite and has a strong sense of responsibility, Sachi never fails to accomplish any request from others. In her action dictionary, there are only 3 words "receive", "confirm" and "execute". Because of that, she often takes a joke too seriously and causes a lot of trouble. Her favorite animal is the shark. The shark-shaped pouch which Michiru carries around is made by her.
Secondary characters
- Chizuru Tachibana (橘 千鶴 Tachibana Chizuru)
- Voiced by: Izumi Maki (PC), Natsumi Yanase (PSP & anime)
- The only daughter of prefectural governor and the principal of Mihama academy. To her, Yūji is a benefactor of life, as he rescued her in an event in the past. Because of that reason, when Yūji told her that he wanted to have a normal school life, she offered him the chance to enroll to Mihama academy. Sometimes, she is mistaken for a junior school girl due to her young figure. Her age is about 30, and she's still a virgin. She has a habit of speaking and stuttering very quickly when lying.
- Yuria Harudera (春寺 由梨亜 Harudera Yuria, Julia Bardera; JB)
- Voiced by: Suzune Kusunoki (PC), Erika Narumi (PSP & anime)
- Yūji's guardian and work boss. Her former name is Julia Bardera but she changed it after moving to Japan, that’s why Yūji calls her JB. Though she looks like American, she is a mixed-blood between German and Italian. She has a yellow Ferrari.
- Kazuki Kazami (風見 一姫 Kazami Kazuki)
- Voiced by: Yukari Aoyama (PC), Akane Tomonaga (PSP & anime)
- Yūji's elder sister. Despite her delicate and diminutive body, she has a brilliant intelligence and excels in judgment that she can be called a genius. She is the same age as Amane, both of them went to the same school, "Takizono Private Academy", and were in the basketball team of the school. She 'died' in an accident which greatly influences Yūji's and Amane's future life.
- Asako Kusakabe (日下部 麻子 Kusakabe Asako)
- Voiced by: Rino Kawashima (PC), Kei Mizusawa (PSP) (Meikyū and Rakuen)
- The woman whom Yūji calls "Master". She took charge of raising Yūji when his parents passed away. She had died one and a half years before Yūji enrolled to Mihama academy. After her death, her friend, JB, became Yūji's guardian. Yūji once said "She had a rough personality". She is now buried among the mountains in Yamanashi Prefecture where she and Yūji used to live.
- Michiaki Sakaki (榊 道昭 Sakaki Michiaki)
- Voiced by: Kyōsuke Suzuki
- Yumiko's father, the leader of the "East Beach Electric Railway Group" financial clique and the chief director of Mihama academy.
- Chiara Farrell
- Voiced by: Akane Tsukigase
- A staff member of the information section of the "Company", JB's assistant and junior. She is very interested in Yūji. Apparently, she is two-thirds Japanese and one-third of African descent, hence her tanned complexion.
Release history
The game was first released for Windows on February 25, 2011. A PlayStation Portable version was released on February 21, 2013. The PSP version removes explicit sex scenes, but adds a new story, updated graphics, and additional voices.[1][2][3] An upgraded PlayStation Vita version was released on August 2013 in Japan.[4] There are two sequels for Windows to The Fruit of Grisaia: Grisaia no Meikyuu: Le Labyrinthe de la Grisaia (グリザイアの迷宮 -LE LABYRINTHE DE LA GRISAIA-) released on February 24, 2012 and Grisaia no Rakuen: Le Eden de la Grisaia (グリザイアの楽園 -LE EDEN DE LA GRISAIA-) released on May 24, 2013. Sekai Project acquired the rights to release an English version of the Grisaia trilogy as well as the spinoff game Idol Magical Girl Chiruchiru Michiru which they funded via Kickstarter in December 2014.[5][6] They plan to release the all-ages versions of the games, with the uncut adult versions being made available at a later date.
A spin-off parody game of Grisaia no Kajitsu, titled Grisaia no Kajitsu Spin-out!? Idol Mahō Shōjo Chiruchiru Michiru (グリザイアの果実スピンアウト!? アイドル魔法少女ちるちる☆みちる), was released for Windows in 2014 (part one released in August, and part two in December). It has been announced for a June 25, 2015 release on the PlayStation Vita, featuring an original story on how Michiru becomes a magical girl tasked with the job of saving the world.[7]
Related media
Manga
A manga adaptation titled The Fruit of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows (グリザイアの果実 サンクチュアリ フェローズ Grisaia no Kajitsu: Sankuchuari Ferōzu), written by Eiji Narumi and illustrated by Shū Hirose, began serialization in Akita Shoten's Champion Red Ichigo magazine with volume 36 released on February 5, 2013.[8] The first tankōbon volume was released on December 20, 2013;[9] three volumes have been released as of September 19, 2014.[10] A second manga titled The Fruit of Grisaia: L'Oiseau bleu (グリザイアの果実 〜L'Oiseau bleu〜), written by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and illustrated by Taka Himeno, was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine between the May and September 2014 issues.[11][12] Following the magazine's discontinuation,[13] the manga continued serialization in Mag Garden's Comic Garden magazine with the October 2014 issue.[14] The first tankōbon volume was released on September 10, 2014.[15]
Anime
A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by 8-Bit and directed by Tensho,[16] aired in Japan between October 5 and December 28, 2014 on AT-X. The screenplay is written by Hideyuki Kurata, character designs and chief animation direction are handled by Akio Watanabe, and Elements Garden composed the music. The anime has been licensed for digital and home video release by Sentai Filmworks.[17] Anime adaptations of Le Labyrinthe de la Grisaia and Le Eden de la Grisaia premiered in April 2015.[18]
Music
 Shūmatsu no Fractal/Faylan PV(short ver.) (Lantis) - YouTube |
The Fruit of Grisaia has six pieces of theme music: one opening theme and five ending themes. The opening theme is "Shūmatsu no Fractal" (終末のフラクタル, "Fractal of the End") by Faylan. Each heroine has her own ending theme, starting with Yumiko's theme "Holograph" (ホログラフ) by Eufonius. Amane's theme is "Home" by Miyuki Hashimoto. Michiru's theme is "Skip" by Chata. Makina's theme is "Mayoi no Mori" (迷いの森, "Lost Forest") by Hiromi Satō. Sachi's theme is "Kono Hi no Mama de" (この日のままで) by Nana. The single for "Shūmatsu no Fractal", which also contains "Happy Soul Dance", was released on January 26, 2011.
The anime's opening theme is "Rakuen no Tsubasa" (楽園の翼, "Wing of Paradise") by Maon Kurosaki, and the main ending theme is "Anata no Aishita Sekai" (あなたの愛した世界, "The World That You Loved") by Yoshino Nanjō.[19] Additional ending themes include "Eden's Song" by Hana used in episode two, "Skip" used in episode five, and "Sōsei no Tanatosu" (創世のタナトス, "Thanatos of the Genesis") by Faylan was used in episode thirteen. Several ending themes from the game included as insert songs are also used in the anime such as "Holograph" in episode six and "Lost Forest" in episode nine.
Reception
In the 2011 Moe Game Awards, The Fruit of Grisaia was awarded the Grand Prize, as well as the Gold Prizes for Scenario, User's Choice, Theme Song, and True Love. The judges highly praised the story for its balancing of seriousness with comedy.[20] The PlayStation Portable version sold 3,700 units in the first week, making it the second best-selling PSP title in Japan that week.[21] Famitsu rated it 30 out of 40.[22]
References
- ↑ "PCの人気作『グリザイアの果実』がPSPに移植。プロトタイプより発売されることが決定した。" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "『グリザイアの果実 -LE FRUIT DE LA GRISAIA-』PCの人気作が移植 - ファミ通.com" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "週刊ファミ通2013年2月28日号新作ゲームクロスレビューより - ファミ通.com" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "PlayStation Vita Is Becoming A System For Visual Novels". Siliconera. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ ""The Fruit of Grisaia" Visual Novel Kickstarter Campaign Announced". Crunchyroll. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "The Grisaia Trilogy: Three Huge Visual Novels for PC". Kickstarter. December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ "シリーズ初のスピンオフ作品がPS Vitaに登場。「グリザイアの果実スピンアウト!? アイドル魔法少女ちるちる☆みちる」が6月25日に発売". 4gamer (in Japanese). March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "チャンピオンREDいちご VOL.36" [Champion Red Ichigo volume 36] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ グリザイアの果実 ～サンクチュアリ フェローズ～ 第1巻 [The Fruit of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows Volume 1] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ グリザイアの果実 ～サンクチュアリ フェローズ～ 第3巻 [The Fruit of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows Volume 3] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ 月刊コミックブレイド 2014年5月号 [Monthly Comic Blade May 2014 issue] (in Japanese). Tohan Corporation. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ 月刊コミックブレイド 2014年9月号 [Monthly Comic Blade September 2014 issue] (in Japanese). Tohan Corporation. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Comic Blade Ceases Publication, Replaced with Comic Garden Magazine". Anime News Network. July 30, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ コミックガーデン 2014年10月号 [Comic Garden October 2014 issue] (in Japanese). Tohan Corporation. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "グリザイアの果実 ~L'Oiseau bleu~ 1" [The Fruit of Grisaia: L'Oiseau bleu 1] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Grisaia no Kajitsu Anime Coming This Fall/Autumn". Otaku Tale. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Le Fruit de la Grisaia". Anime News Network. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "The Eden of Grisaia, The Labyrinth of Grisaia Anime's April Premiere Dates Unveiled". Anime News Network. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Takahiro Sakurai, Hiroko Taguchi Lead Le Fruit de la Grisaia Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ 萌えゲーアワード 2011年度 受賞タイトル発表 [Moe Game Awards - Fiscal Year 2011 Winning Titles Announcement] (in Japanese). Moe Game Award Executive Committee. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 18-24". Anime News Network. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (2013-02-12). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1261". Gematsu. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
External links
- The Fruit of Grisaia at Front Wing (Japanese)
- The Fruit of Grisaia at Prototype (Japanese)
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- The Fruit of Grisaia at Crunchyroll
- The Fruit of Grisaia (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Grisaia no Kajitsu at The Visual Novel Database