School Days | |
Second cover of School Days (DVD-ROM)
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スクールデイズ (Sukūru Deizu) |
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Genre | Drama, Harem |
Game | |
Developer |
0verflow (Windows) AiCherry (DVD) Guyzware, Regista (PS2) Ixia (PSP) |
Publisher |
0verflow (Windows) AiCherry (DVD) Interchannel (PS2) PalaceGame (PSP) |
Genre |
Eroge (Windows) Visual novel |
Platform | Windows, DVD, PS2, PSP |
Released |
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Manga | |
Written by | 0verflow |
Illustrated by | Homare Sakazuki |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Comp Ace |
Original run | May 26, 2006 – September 26, 2007 |
Volumes | 2 |
Audio drama | |
Radio School Days | |
Studio | TNK |
Station | Lantis Net Radio |
Original run | June 26, 2007 – March 28, 2008 |
Episodes | 39 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
Produced by | Katsumi Koike Makoto Ito Masanori Goto |
Written by | Makoto Uezu |
Music by | Yoshiyuki Ito |
Studio | TNK |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Saitama, AT-X |
Original run | July 3, 2007 – September 27, 2007 |
Episodes | 12 |
Original video animation | |
Valentine Days | |
Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
Studio | TNK |
Released | January 17, 2008 |
Runtime | 19 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Magical Heart Kokoro-chan | |
Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
Studio | TNK |
Licensed by | |
Released | March 26, 2008 |
Runtime | 25 minutes |
School Days (スクールデイズ Sukūru Deizu?) is a Japanese visual novel developed by 0verflow, released on April 28, 2005 for Windows as an adult game. It was later ported as a DVD game and for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) and PlayStation Portable (PSP). The story, a dramatic slice-of-life, follows Makoto Ito, a high school student who becomes the ambivalent love-interest of several girls during his second term, and the effects this has on himself and his relationships with other characters. Though the game requires little interaction from users, School Days engages the player through a plot that they are given opportunities to change the course of during play. The game concludes with an ending specific to the outcome of the story, some of which became notorious for their graphic violence.
0verflow announced work on School Days in October 2004 and marketed it through public venues that showcased the game's innovative use of anime-like cinematics and voice. The game ranked as the best-selling visual novel in Japan for the time of its release, continuing to chart in the national top 50 for nearly five months afterward. 0verflow would then go on to produce multiple sequels including a spin-off of the original story called Summer Days, and a parallel story called Cross Days. Another spin-off, Island Days, has been developed by Klon for the Nintendo 3DS. School Days was remastered as School Days HQ on October 8, 2010 and localized in North America on June 27, 2012. The original game was officially discontinued April 21, 2011.