Hoshiuta
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese adult
visual novel
developed by Front Wing
which was released on December 26, 2008 playable on the PC
as a DVD
.
Hoshiuta is Front Wing's twenty-first title and the third title of Uta series along with their previous titles Yukiuta and Sorauta.
A manga
adaptation illustrated by Fumio
began serialization in the May 2009 issue of Kadokawa Shoten
's Comp Ace
magazine.
A spin-off sequel to the visual novel entitled Hoshiuta: Starlight Serenade was released on December 25, 2009.
, Japan. The town is in a quiet, rural area on the west of the Izu Peninsula
and borders the Suruga Bay
. There is a high school named in the town. The protagonist Kazuhiko Suoh and his friends are students of the school.
. Scenario was written by Noboru Yamaguchi
, Takeyuki Kuzumi, and Katsuya. Music in the game was composed by Elements Garden
.
, the insert song is by Kaori Ōmura, and the ending theme is by Hiromi Satō
. Before the game's release, a maxi-single "Tazunebito" was released by Front Wing on November 28, 2008 and contained "Missing Person" and "Cradle Song".
Hoshiuta: Starlight Serenades opening theme is by Lia, and the ending theme is by Chata
. Before the game's release, a maxi-single "Hoshikuzu no Kizuna" was released by Front Wing on October 2, 2009 and contained "Stardust Bonds" and "Twilight Sky".
Music of the five songs was composed by Hitoshi Fujima, who is a member of Elements Garden.
Hoshiutas original soundtrack was released by Front Wing on January 30, 2009 and contained twenty-seven tracks.
series drawn by Japanese illustrator Fumio
. The manga began its serialization in the manga magazine Comp Ace
s May 2009 issue, first published on March 26, 2009 by Kadokawa Shoten
.
76 held in August 2009.
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visual novel
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
developed by Front Wing
Front Wing
is a Japanese visual novel studio that products that specializes in the production of adult visual novels. To date, the company has released 22 different games, came with three popular well-English released games/anime of Makai Tenshi Jibril, Majo no Ochakai and Canary...
which was released on December 26, 2008 playable on the PC
Personal computer
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as a DVD
DVD
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.
Hoshiuta is Front Wing's twenty-first title and the third title of Uta series along with their previous titles Yukiuta and Sorauta.
A manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
adaptation illustrated by Fumio
Fumio
is a Japanese illustrator from Osaka Prefecture who works on the art for adult visual novels. He has worked for several different visual novel companies, such as Front Wing, Jaleco, Circus, F&C, and Key.-Games illustrated:*Crank In*Hoshiuta...
began serialization in the May 2009 issue of Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
's Comp Ace
Comp Ace
is a Japanese computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. Comp Ace began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, Comptiq. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and was published quarterly for the first three volumes which had cover...
magazine.
A spin-off sequel to the visual novel entitled Hoshiuta: Starlight Serenade was released on December 25, 2009.
Setting
Hoshiuta is set in the fictional town in Shizuoka PrefectureShizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, Japan. The town is in a quiet, rural area on the west of the Izu Peninsula
Izu Peninsula
The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...
and borders the Suruga Bay
Suruga Bay
Suruga Bay is a bay on the Pacific coast of Honshū in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is situated north of an imaginary line joining Omaezaki Point and Irōzaki Point at the tip of the Izu Peninsula and surrounded by Honshū to the southwest and west and the Izu Peninsula to the east.-Geology:Suruga...
. There is a high school named in the town. The protagonist Kazuhiko Suoh and his friends are students of the school.
Main characters
- Kazuhiko is a second-year male student of Mihoshi Academy and is the protagonist of the story. He was left an orphan in his childhood, and was adopted by an old woman named Hina Suoh.
- Voiced by:Ayaka Kimura
- Yui is a second-year female student. She is Kazuhiko's childhood friend and his classmate. She and her parents moved from Tokyo to Mihoshi nine years ago. She has a positive personality, but she is not good at studying and cooking. Her parents run a Japanese-style hotel named Kuroda Ryokan. Kazuhiko and Yui work together at Kuroda Ryokan.
- Voiced by:Tomoe TamiyasuTomoe Tamiyasuis a female Japanese voice actress and singer, generally performing for adult games, and is from Hiroshima, Japan. She debuted in 2005 as a voice actress and started her singing career in 2006. Tomoe has been the host of three Internet radio shows, and has been a guest on a fourth...
- Nanano is Kazuhiko's younger sister-in-lawSister-in-lawA sister-in-law is the sister of one's spouse, the wife of one's sibling, or sometimes the wife of one's spouse's sibling...
and a first-year student. She is Hina Suoh's granddaughter. Her parents died in her childhood the same as Kazuhiko's parents. She has an innocent personality and loves Kazuhiko very much.
- Voiced by:Kaname YuzukiShiho Kawaragi, is a Japanese voice actor who works for Kenyu-Office.-Notable voice roles:Note: Main character role in bold letters.*Aisling in The Secret of Kells*Aki Aoi in Aki Sora*Barou Esharotto in Law of Ueki...
- Kurara is a second-year female student. Her father is the president of Amamiya ZaibatsuZaibatsuis a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II.-Terminology:...
which is one of the largest companies in Japan, but she does not boast of that. She moved from Tokyo to Mihoshi before the summer vacation begins, and became a classmate of Kazuhiko and Yui. She is good at cooking and painting pictures.
- Voiced by:Yukari Aoyama
- Midori is a third-year female student and good friend of Kazuhiko, Yui, and Nanano. She has used a wheelchairWheelchairA wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
since four years ago when she lost the use of her left leg in a traffic accident. She and her friends call her wheelchair . She is very spirited and good at swimming.
- Voiced by:Karen AozoraKaori Mizuhashiis a Japanese voice actress who is employed by Arts Vision. Her debut was in 1998 with the game First Kiss Story.-TV anime:*Ai Yori Aoshi *Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ *Angelic Layer...
- Renge is a mysterious girl living in a Western-style house built nearby the sea. Kazuhiko met her in his way to the school on a morning. She likes playing tricks and often fibs. Unlike other main characters, she is not Mihoshi Academy's student.
Supporting characters
- Voiced by:Mikado Sumeragi
- Yousuke is a second-year male student and a classmate of Kazuhiko. Kazuhiko and Yousuke became friends after they had entered Mihoshi Academy. He is not good at studying.
- Voiced by:Rina MisakiRina Misakiis a female Japanese seiyū or voice actress, primarily in visual novels.-Game:2009*Hoshiuta:Starlight Serenade as Arisa Houjou2008*Hoshiuta as Arisa Houjou2007*NITRO+ROYALE -HEROINES DUEL- as Ignis*Inakoi! Fan Disc as Hiina Kujō...
- Arisa is a second-year female student and a classmate of Kazuhiko. She moved from Tokyo to Mihoshi last year. Her father manages a large company named Houjou Group, and she is proud of that. She is smart and good at studying.
- Voiced by:Hazuki Sakura
- Koume is a maidMaidA maidservant or in current usage housemaid or maid is a female employed in domestic service.-Description:Once part of an elaborate hierarchy in great houses, today a single maid may be the only domestic worker that upper and even middle-income households can afford, as was historically the case...
working under Amamiya family. She has looked after Kurara since about ten years ago.
- Voiced by:Kū Iida
- Kayo is Yui's mother and the landlady of Kuroda Ryokan.
- Voiced by:Eiko Matsu
- Hina is Nanano's grandmother and Kazuhiko's grandmother-in-law. She took charge of Kazuhiko and Nanano and brought them up, but she died at age seventy-two last year. She worked at Kuroda Ryokan as a waitress during her lifetime.
- Voiced by:Ayumu Kawase
- Seiko is a young female teacher working at Mihoshi Academy. She is in charge of Japanese history lessons and is the homeroom teacher of Kazuhiko's class.
- Voiced by:Kanade Amano
- Kamejirou is a turtleTurtleTurtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
which Kazuhiko and Nanano have as their pet. Kame means "turtle" in Japanese, and JirouJiro (given name)is a stand-alone Japanese given name along with "Tarō", and a common name suffix for males.-Possible writings:Jirō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:*次郎, "next, son"*次朗, "next, melodious"*二郎, "second, son"*二朗, "second, melodious"...
is one of Japanese male names. Nanano likes Kamejirou very much.
- Voiced by:Izumi MakiNatsumi Yanaseis a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She also goes by the name when voicing adult games.-Anime:*D.C. II: Da Capo II *Debutante Detective Corps *Ef: A Tale of Memories....
- Yurika is Kurara's mother and Masaki Amamiya's former wife. She died of an illness about ten years ago. She was very kind to Kurara.
- Voiced by:Kanai Nirai
- Tamaki is Kurara's stepmother and Masaki Amamiya's present wife. She used to be an able secretary to Masaki. She married Masaki after Yurika had died. She is not kind to Kurara.
- Voiced by:Ajisai
- Teppei is Midori's father and a fisherman. He dotes upon his daughter. His wife died of an illness when Midori was a child.
- Voiced by:Mirin Yamada
- Mutou is a housekeeper living with Renge. She is very kind and thinks as if Renge were her daughter.
- Voiced by:Jimudaisya
- Kashimura is Renge's father. He divorced Renge's mother when Renge was a child.
Development
Direction and planning for Hoshiuta and Hoshiuta: Starlight Serenade was done by Ryūichirō Yamakawa. Characters were designed by FumioFumio
is a Japanese illustrator from Osaka Prefecture who works on the art for adult visual novels. He has worked for several different visual novel companies, such as Front Wing, Jaleco, Circus, F&C, and Key.-Games illustrated:*Crank In*Hoshiuta...
. Scenario was written by Noboru Yamaguchi
Noboru Yamaguchi (author)
is a male Japanese light novel and game scenario author from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He is well known for being the author of the Zero no Tsukaima light novels and works in Front Wing game studio.He currently has cancer.-Light novels:*Green Green...
, Takeyuki Kuzumi, and Katsuya. Music in the game was composed by Elements Garden
Elements Garden
Elements Garden is a Japanese group of music composers, or a "music production brand" as they call themselves. They generally produce music for video games, anime and recording artists...
.
Music and audio CDs
Hoshiutas opening theme is sung by LiaLia (singer)
Lia is a female Japanese singer-songwriter who is a former member of I've Sound. Lia has also participated in happy hardcore singing, producing four such albums with this style of singing; these albums have her name in all capital letters. She is notable as the singer for the opening and ending...
, the insert song is by Kaori Ōmura, and the ending theme is by Hiromi Satō
Hiromi Sato
is a Japanese female singer-songwriter from Iwate Prefecture. She has performed for songs for games and anime, such as Mizuiro, Onegai Twins, Green Green, and the Galaxy Angel games. She has also written songs for other artists. Prior to December 10, 2005, her name was written as 佐藤裕美. She is...
. Before the game's release, a maxi-single "Tazunebito" was released by Front Wing on November 28, 2008 and contained "Missing Person" and "Cradle Song".
Hoshiuta: Starlight Serenades opening theme is by Lia, and the ending theme is by Chata
Chata
is a Japanese singer who has performed theme songs for games and anime.She has also participated in various dōjin music circles. Her own private circle is called Usagi Kinoko.-History:...
. Before the game's release, a maxi-single "Hoshikuzu no Kizuna" was released by Front Wing on October 2, 2009 and contained "Stardust Bonds" and "Twilight Sky".
Music of the five songs was composed by Hitoshi Fujima, who is a member of Elements Garden.
Hoshiutas original soundtrack was released by Front Wing on January 30, 2009 and contained twenty-seven tracks.
Manga
Hoshiuta was adapted into a mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series drawn by Japanese illustrator Fumio
Fumio
is a Japanese illustrator from Osaka Prefecture who works on the art for adult visual novels. He has worked for several different visual novel companies, such as Front Wing, Jaleco, Circus, F&C, and Key.-Games illustrated:*Crank In*Hoshiuta...
. The manga began its serialization in the manga magazine Comp Ace
Comp Ace
is a Japanese computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. Comp Ace began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, Comptiq. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and was published quarterly for the first three volumes which had cover...
s May 2009 issue, first published on March 26, 2009 by Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
.
Book
An art book entitled Fumio ArtWorks Hoshiuta was released on ComiketComiket
, otherwise known as the , is the world's largest self-published comic book fair, held twice a year in Tokyo, Japan. The first Comiket was held on December 21, 1975, with only about 32 participating circles and an estimated 600 attendees. Attendance has since swelled to over a half million people....
76 held in August 2009.