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is a Japanese
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visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...
by Minori released on July 23, 2004. A
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port, , was released on April 6, 2006, and a fandisc, , was released on March 31, 2006. The deluxe ''Step of Spring Paku Paku Pack'' comes with puppets of the three main heroines (Yuzuki, Yū, and Nagomi). Also, the ''Paku Paku Pack'' box is exceptionally big (about twice the size of the PlayStation 2's). The opening movie was done by
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. The game is set in a small town in the fictional ,
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, to which the protagonist returns after his experiences in
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.


Main characters

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Media


Fandisc

The fandisc ''Sakura no Sakukoro -Haru no Ashioto Pleasurable Box- ''was released on March 31, 2006. The fandisc featured an after story, short stories set in the timeline of the original game and other additional content. It also featured an
original video animation , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
titled'' Haru no Ashioto the Movie: Ourin Dakkan. ''The OVA featured an original story where the sub-heroine Kusunoki-sensei takes the school and the main characters must confront her.


References


External links

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Official ''Haru no Ashioto'' website
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Official ''Haru no Ashioto -Step of Spring-'' website
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