Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue

Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
Original visual novel cover featuring heroines (from left to right): Misaki Tobisawa, Mashiro Arisaka, Asuka Kurashina and Rika Ichinose
蒼の彼方のフォーリズム (Ao no Kanata no Fō Rizumu)
Genre	Drama, Romance, Sci-fi, Sports
Game
Developer	Sprite
Publisher	Sprite
Genre	Eroge, Visual novel
Platform	Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
Released	JP: November 28, 2014 (Windows)
Manga
Written by	Sprite
Illustrated by	Hideyu Tōgarashi
Published by	Kadokawa Corporation
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comp Ace
Original run	December 2015 – present
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Fumitoshi Oizaki
Written by	Reiko Yoshida
Music by	Elements Garden
Studio	Gonzo
Licensed by	NA Crunchyroll
Original network	TV Tokyo, TVA, TVO, AT-X
Original run	January 12, 2016 – March 29, 2016
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Game
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm: Eternal Sky
Developer	Sprite
Publisher	Sprite
Platform	Android, iOS
Released	October 5, 2016
Game
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm: Zwei
Developer	Sprite
Publisher	Sprite
Genre	Eroge, Visual novel
Platform	Windows
Game
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm: Extra 1
Developer	Sprite
Publisher	Sprite
Genre	Eroge, Visual novel
Platform	Windows
Released	April 28, 2017

Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue, known in Japan as Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (蒼の彼方のフォーリズム, Ao no Kanata no Fō Rizumu^?, subtitled Beyond the sky, into the firmament), officially abbreviated as Aokana (あおかな^?) and translated as Four Rhythm Across the Blue, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Sprite and released for Windows on November 28, 2014. The game was ported to the PlayStation Vita and will be ported to the PlayStation 4. A manga adaptation began publication in Comp Ace magazine in October 2015. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Gonzo and directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki, aired between January and March 2016. A mobile game spinoff was released in October 2016, while a sequel and a visual novel spinoff are currently in production.

Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Masaya Hinata. 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 Masaya 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 game 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.