Sister Princess | |
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シスター・プリンセス (Shisutā Purinsesu) |
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Genre | Comedy, Drama, Harem |
Light novel | |
Written by | Sakurako Kimino |
Illustrated by | Naoto Tenhiro |
Published by | MediaWorks |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Dengeki G's Magazine |
Original run | March 1999 – September 2003 |
Volumes | 54 magazine issues |
Game | |
Developer | MediaWorks |
Publisher | MediaWorks |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation |
Released | 2001 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kiyotaka Ohata (eps 1-12) Ikuji Inada (eps 13-26) |
Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
Studio | Zexcs |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | April 4, 2001 – October 6, 2001 |
Episodes | 26 |
Manga | |
Sister Princess: 12 Promises | |
Written by | Kizuku Itsukawa |
Published by | Media Works |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
Original run | June 2001 – July 2002 |
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Sister Princess 2 | |
Developer | MediaWorks |
Publisher | MediaWorks |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation |
Released | 2002 |
Anime television series | |
Sister Princess: RePure | |
Directed by | Tsubame Shimodaya (story) Nagisa Miyazaki (characters) |
Music by | Ritsuko Okazaki |
Studio | Zexcs |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | October 4, 2002 – December 25, 2002 |
Episodes | 13 |
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Sister Princess -Re Pure- | |
Developer | MediaWorks |
Publisher | MediaWorks |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | Game Boy Advance |
Released | 2003 |
Sister Princess (シスター・プリンセス Shisutā Purinsesu?) is a Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance. Sister Princess was also adapted into two anime television series.
The premise behind Sister Princess is that an ordinary young man (the player) is made to live with twelve lovable little sisters, each with their own distinct quirks and personalities. The game itself plays out like a dating sim. Players have about a month to spend with the sisters with each day broken up into three segments: first is the free time period before noon, followed by the period after lunch and ending with another period of time before bed. During day time, the player can choose which of the girls he wishes to escort to school, if any. The period after lunch is similar to the one in the morning, with additional choices which allow the player to go to various places in town besides walking home with one of the girls. Every night before bed, the player will be allowed to check his e-mail and send replies. As the player continues to interact with the sisters, their reactions to their big brother will change accordingly until the ending.
There are two different endings for each sister: the normal ending and the "non-blood relation" ending. As the name would suggest, the special ending reveals that the brother-character and sister are not actually related by blood. In the case of some of the older sisters, this can lead to the protagonist and "sister" marrying one another. In the original Sister Princess, the player can see two different endings for each sister, but Sister Princess 2 has four endings for each sister. The first two were the non-sibling relation and siblings-together ending and, if the player chooses one sister in the beginning but ends up with another sister, either of the other two endings for the first sister who the player does not choose appear ("non-blood relation" ending and "still brother and sister forever" ending also) but with a different story.