Nitro+chiral is a subsidiary of the Japanese

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 ...

company

Nitroplus Nitroplus Co., Ltd., currently styled as NITRO PLUS, formerly stylized as nitro+, and formerly known as "OKStyle", is a Japanese visual novel video game developer that has developed a number of visual novels, including eroge. They also have been ...

that focuses on creating BL

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visual novels.

History

The company was formed in 2004 and released their first work, ''

Togainu no Chi is a Japanese BL visual novel created by Nitro+CHiRAL. The plot centers on Akira, a young man who is made to participate in a deadly game called "Igura" (from "игра"/ "igra", Russian for "game") in post-apocalyptic Japan in exchange ...

'', in 2005. Their second game, ''Lamento -Beyond the Void-'' was released in 2006. A

fan disc A fan disc (sometimes called fandisk or simply abbreviated as FD) is a package of additional content, usually released by a game company after the successful launch of one of its titles. The contents of fan discs varies, but often includes new i ...

named ''Chiral Mori'' was released in 2008. It is an amusement disc that includes three minigames and features the characters of their first two games. While ''Togainu no Chi'' and ''Lamento'' were adult games, ''Chiral Mori'' was given an approval for all ages. Their third game, ''Sweet Pool'' was also released in 2008 for adults only. During the same year, ''Togainu no Chi'' was re-released on PlayStation 2 for ages 15+ and called ''Togainu no Chi True Blood''. In 2010, ''Togainu no Chi'' was ported to the PSP handheld consoles as ''Togainu no Chi True Blood Portable''. Nitro+chiral released their fourth game, '' Dramatical Murder'', in 2012. A fan disc of ''Dramatical Murder'' called ''Dramatical Murder re:connect'' and featuring additional scenes and songs was released in 2013. A 15+ PlayStation Vita port of the game called ''Dramatical Murder re:code'' was released in 2014. In 2015, ''Togainu no Chi'' was ported to iPhone and Android devices; both versions are based on the PlayStation 2 port for ages 15+. In 2016, Nitro+chiral re-released ''Togainu no Chi'', ''Lamento: Beyond the Void'' and ''Sweet Pool'' for the

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. In 2021, Nitro+chiral released their fifth game, ''Slow Damage''. Within the same year, a browser based mobile side story called ''Slow Damage: Clean Dishes'' was released, featuring all new characters within the same setting as its original game. On July 4, 2018, it was announced at the

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that

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's new JAST Blue branch, which focuses on boys-love games, will release Nitro+CHiRAL's visual novel titles in English. On June 14, 2021, JAST Blue announced that they will be postponing their localization of ''Lamento -Beyond the Void-'' indefinitely.

Video games

Staff

*Producer: Dejitarou *Director:

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*Illustrator: Seiji Onitsuka, now Honyarara *Scenario Writer: Kabura Fuchii *Graphics: Namaniku ATK *Script: Reito Chiyoko * SD Character Illustrator: Yuupon *Public Relations: Chiral-kun

Former Staff

*Illustrator: Kana Tatana (who now uses the name Chinatsu Kurahana)

Music Performance

* Kanako Itou * ZIZZ STUDIO * Kazuhiro Watanabe *Pale Green
GOATBED
* VERTUEUX * Seiji Kimura

External links

Nitro+CHiRALNitroplusChinatsu Kurahana

References

{{reflist, 30em Video game development companies