Kita e | |
The cover of the Complete Collection DVD edition of the Diamond Daydreams anime, released by ADV Films
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北へ。 | |
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Genre | Romance |
Game | |
Developer | Red Entertainment |
Publisher | Hudson Soft |
Genre | Communication game, Visual novel, Dating sim Romance |
Platform | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 |
Released | March 18, 1999 (Dreamcast) October 30, 2003 (PS2) |
Anime television series | |
Diamond Daydreams | |
Directed by | Bob Shirohata |
Produced by | Shun Shimizu, Satoshi Fujita, Takeshi Oguri, Norimitsu Urasaki, Keiji Hamada |
Written by | Ryōta Yamaguchi |
Music by | Takehiko Gokita |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X (TV Tokyo's satellite station) |
Original run | January 20, 2004 – April 5, 2004 |
Episodes | 12 |
Manga | |
Kita e. ~Diamond Dust Drops~ | |
Published by | Wani Books |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Comic Gum |
Published | May 2005 |
Volumes | 1 |
Kita e (北へ。?, "northward") is a Japanese game series, set in Hokkaidō. The series was developed by Red Entertainment and published by Hudson Soft. An anime version and a manga adaptation have also been released.
The series began with Kita e: White Illumination (北へ。White Illumination?), which was released on March 18, 1999 for the Dreamcast. A fan disc, Kita e: Photo Memories (北へ。Photo Memories?), was released on August 5 that same year. On October 30, 2003, the series hit the PlayStation 2 platform as Kita e. ~Diamond Dust~ (北へ。~Diamond Dust~?) was released. A sequel to Diamond Dust, Kita e: Diamond Dust + Kiss is Beginning came out October 28, 2004. An anime series entitled Kita e. ~Diamond Dust Drops~ (北へ。~Diamond Dust Drops~?) was adapted from the two Diamond Dust games. The anime was released in the United States by ADV Films under the title Diamond Daydreams in three volumes and later in a thinpack re-release.