Saishu Shiken Kujira
| Saishu Shiken Kujira | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 最終 試 験 く じ ら |
| transcription | Saishu Shiken Kujira |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Saishū Shiken Kujira Saishū Shiken Kujira: Alive |
| Original title | 最終 試 験 く じ ら 最終 試 験 く じ ら Alive |
| Studio | Circus |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 December 23, 2004 (PC), September 27, 2007 (PS2) |
| platform | PC ( Windows ), PlayStation 2 |
| genre | Ren'ai Adventure |
| Subject | romance |
| Game mode | Single player |
| system advantages preconditions |
Pentium III 450 MHz, 96 MB RAM, 10 MB hard disk, Windows 98 |
| medium | DVD |
| language | Japanese |
| Web anime | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2007 |
| Studio | Zexcs |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Nagisa Miyazaki |
| music | Yoshiki Minami |
| First broadcast | August 25, 2007 - November 10, 2007 on Nico Nico Dōga |
Saishū Shiken Kujira ( Japanese 最終 試 験 く じ ら , Eng . "Abschlussexamens-Wal") is a Ren'ai adventure by the Japanese game developer Circus , which was also adapted as a 12-part web anime .
action
A city is guarded by a large whale flying in the sky and has become a matter of course for the inhabitants. The boy Mutsumi Kuonji ( 久遠 寺 睦 ) moves from the country to this city in the middle of the school year and soon other mysterious things happen.
In the city he meets the seven female protagonists: the so-called "whale girl" ( く じ ら の 少女 , kujira no shōjo ), Haruka Yumesaki ( 夢 前 春香 ), Niina Mikage ( 御 影 仁 菜 ), Kurumi Haibara ( 榛 原 胡桃 ), Yuka Moteki ( 茂木 優 佳 ), Mika Moteki ( 茂木 美 佳 ) and Kaguya Kagura ( 神 楽 香 具 耶 ).
computer game
The game was released on December 23, 2004 as a limited version and on January 28, 2005 as a regular version, as well as a limited version on CD on August 26, 2005, each for Windows as eroge .
After exactly one year, on December 23, 2005, a fandisc called Saishū Shiken Kujira - Departures ( 最終 試 験 く じ ら 〜Departures〜 ) was published, which contained further scenarios with subplots . Also included was Saishū Shiken Kujira - progressive ( 最終 試 験 く じ ら 〜progressive〜 ), a pre-release version of the game that was distributed at Comiket 2004 in the summer of 2004 , and Saishū Shiken Kujira - conservative ( 最終 試 験 く じ ら 〜conservative〜 ), which was released in the Internet was published.
Sweets adapted the game for the PlayStation 2 as Saishū Shiken Kujira: Alive ( 最終 試 験 く じ ら Alive), whereby the sex scenes have been removed as is usual for console games. However, there were also two other female protagonists - Yōko Honnami ( 本 並 曜 子 ) and Narumi Minagawa ( 皆川 成 美 ).
Adaptations
Novel and manga
Izumi Shimizu adapted the game to Roman, which was published by Paradigm. The first volume ( ISBN 4-89490-748-8 ) was published on July 16 and the second volume ( ISBN 4-89490-756-9 ) on September 22, 2005.
In addition, the manga Saishū Shiken Kujira: Progressive C-side , which was drawn by Wataru Usami, was published in December 2007 by Kadokawa Shoten .
Finally, on March 24, 2006 Media Works published the art book Saishū Shiken Kujira Artworks - Arrival ( 最終 試 験 く じ ら ARTWORKS 〜Arrival〜; ISBN 4-8402-3331-4 ).
Anime
The 12-part anime was produced under the direction of Nagisa Miyazaki at Studio Zexcs . Starchild Records was also responsible for the production . The music for the web series comes from the composer Yoshiki Minami . Both the opening credits Turning World and Tooi Natsuzora ( 遠 い 夏 空 ), the credits song, are by eufonius. The character design was created by Hisako Sato and the artistic direction was with Yusuke Takeda.
The episodes were shown for the first time from August 25 to November 10, 2007 on the Nico Nico Dōga platform . The web series was released on a total of two DVDs, each with six episodes, also on DVD, the first being released on December 26, 2007 and the second on January 23, 2008 in Japan. On March 26, 2008 followed with Saishū Shiken Kujira: Progressive ( 最終 試 験 く じ ら Progressive) an OVA another DVD as a sequel.
synchronization
| role | Japanese voice ( seiyū ) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pc | PlayStation 2 | Anime | |
| Mutsumi Kuonji | - | Toshiyuki Toyonaga | |
| Whale girl | Arisu Kagami | Sayaka Aoki | |
| Haruka Yumesaki | Hina Kamimura | Mikako Satō | |
| Niina Mikage | Yui Sakakibara | ||
| Kurumi Haibara | Mia Naruse | ||
| Yuka Moteki | Erena Kaibara | Hyōsei | |
| Mika Moteki | |||
| Kaguya Kagura | Shīna Kō | Hitomi Nabatame | |
| Sae Nagumo | - | Sayaka Aoki | |
| Yun Sakura | Nene Amanami | Kaori Mizuhashi | |
| Yōko Honnami | - | Yui Itsuki | - |
| Narumi Minagawa | - | Jun Miruno | - |
literature
Web links
- PC Game Website (Japanese)
- PlayStation 2 Game Website (Japanese)
- Starchild Official Website for the Anime (Japanese)
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)