Kansei (video game)
Encyclopedia
Kansei is a Visual Novel
video game for the Microsoft Windows
, Mac OS X
and Linux
platforms. The game was developed and published by SakeVisual
and is the second installment in the Green Tea Line and the sequel to Jisei
.
The unnamed main protagonist of the series. A teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches. He seems to have unnaturally bad luck, constantly finding dead bodies. He doesn't like to give out much information about himself, but it seems that he's been traveling from one city to the next for several years.
A police detective in the city of Edgewater. He has a sarcastic streak and a quick tongue. Despite his laid back nature, he knows more than he lets on.
A college kid with a sweet personality and a shy demeanor. He is part of a special detective agency, and he has an eidetic memory. He's often the (very quiet) voice of reason.
Naoki's twin sister, and the leader of an investigation agency made up of kids with special abilities. Brash, aggressive, and very outgoing. She can speak directly into anyone's mind.
A young girl who lives with Aki and Naoki. No one seems to want to talk about her or what she does.
A fresh college grad currently working as IT guy for Auten Engineering. It doesn't seem like he's interested in anything but money, but he'd do anything for it.
Mr. Auten's personal assistant. Sophia is in charge of managing his day to day affairs as well as issuing statements and press releases when Mr. Auten doesn't feel like talking to anyone. She knows everything there is to know about his company.
Mr. Auten's party-happy nephew. Lately, he's been getting in a lot of trouble for more than just partying. Rumor has it he's been arguing with his uncle about it.
A chipper magazine reporter who will do anything for the next big scoop. She enjoys poking around in everyone's personal business. She's also the last person who saw the deceased alive.
. Several voice actors resumed their roles from the first game such as Kira Buckland
and Micah Solusod
. The opening theme song is "Escape" by Aural Wave.
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...
video game for the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Mac OS X
Mac OS X
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and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
platforms. The game was developed and published by SakeVisual
SakeVisual
SakeVisual is a developer and publisher of interactive story games such as Visual Novels and Otome games, well-known for their otome game RE: Alistair++. Their games are for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. SakeVisual is a partner of Hanako Games, Winter Wolves and Tycoon Games.-History:SakeVisual was...
and is the second installment in the Green Tea Line and the sequel to Jisei
Jisei (video game)
Jisei is a Visual Novel video game for the Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. The game was developed and published by SakeVisual and is the first installment of the Green Tea Line.-Plot:...
.
Plot
The story follows the journey of a teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches. He finds himself tangled in another murder case when the owner of a high profile corporation dies under mysterious circumstances. This time, however, he's forced to team up with a group of kids with abilities as strange as his own.Characters
- ???:
The unnamed main protagonist of the series. A teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches. He seems to have unnaturally bad luck, constantly finding dead bodies. He doesn't like to give out much information about himself, but it seems that he's been traveling from one city to the next for several years.
- Mikolaj Gurski:
A police detective in the city of Edgewater. He has a sarcastic streak and a quick tongue. Despite his laid back nature, he knows more than he lets on.
- Naoki Mizutani:
A college kid with a sweet personality and a shy demeanor. He is part of a special detective agency, and he has an eidetic memory. He's often the (very quiet) voice of reason.
- Aki Mizutani:
Naoki's twin sister, and the leader of an investigation agency made up of kids with special abilities. Brash, aggressive, and very outgoing. She can speak directly into anyone's mind.
- Li Mei:
A young girl who lives with Aki and Naoki. No one seems to want to talk about her or what she does.
- Kevin Nealy:
A fresh college grad currently working as IT guy for Auten Engineering. It doesn't seem like he's interested in anything but money, but he'd do anything for it.
- Sophia Millerson:
Mr. Auten's personal assistant. Sophia is in charge of managing his day to day affairs as well as issuing statements and press releases when Mr. Auten doesn't feel like talking to anyone. She knows everything there is to know about his company.
- Liam Auten:
Mr. Auten's party-happy nephew. Lately, he's been getting in a lot of trouble for more than just partying. Rumor has it he's been arguing with his uncle about it.
- Marissa Klein:
A chipper magazine reporter who will do anything for the next big scoop. She enjoys poking around in everyone's personal business. She's also the last person who saw the deceased alive.
Gameplay
During the game the player has the ability to examine the current place to find clues. The player also can talk to people and get hints. All hints will be placed in a notebook so the player can keep track of the clues.Development
The game was created with Ren'PyRen'Py
The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine is a free software engine which facilitates the creation of visual novels, a form of computer-mediated storytelling...
. Several voice actors resumed their roles from the first game such as Kira Buckland
Kira Buckland
Kira Buckland is an American voice actress.Kira graduated from University of Alaska, Anchorage, majoring in Japanese. Since winning the Anime Expo 2007 AX Idol Voice Acting competition Buckland has been working professionally with Bang Zoom! Entertainment...
and Micah Solusod
Micah Solusod
Micah Solusod is an American voice actor at Funimation Entertainment. He was born and raised in Hawaii before moving to Texas to become a voice actor...
. The opening theme song is "Escape" by Aural Wave.
Staff
- Writing, programming: Ayu Sakata
- Character design, art: M. Beatriz Garcia
- Music Composition: Marc Conrad Tabula
- Opening theme: Aural Wave
- Environment Art: Lewis Lane
Voice actors
- Detective Gurski: Chris Niosi
- Naoki Mizutani: Micah SolusodMicah SolusodMicah Solusod is an American voice actor at Funimation Entertainment. He was born and raised in Hawaii before moving to Texas to become a voice actor...
- Aki Mizutani: Apphia YuApphia YuApphia Yu is an American voice actress and founder of SakeVisual from Dallas, TX.- Video games :- Anime :- Software :-Television: * Chase - Thai Girl* The Good Guys - Diner Patron...
- Li Mei: Cherami LeighCherami LeighCherami Leigh Kuehn is an American actress and voice actress who is affiliated with Funimation Entertainment...
- Kevin Nealy: Zach Holzman
- Liam Auten: Matt Alan
- Marissa Klein: Melissa D. Johnson
- Sophia Millerson: Karen Hayman
- William Auten: R Bruce Elliott
- Girl: Mindy Owen
- Chance: Kira BucklandKira BucklandKira Buckland is an American voice actress.Kira graduated from University of Alaska, Anchorage, majoring in Japanese. Since winning the Anime Expo 2007 AX Idol Voice Acting competition Buckland has been working professionally with Bang Zoom! Entertainment...