is a 2013 otome game for PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Otomate and published by Idea Factory. A PlayStation Vita port, entitled ''Norn9: Var Commons'', was released on December 11, 2014. A fandisk titled ''Norn9: Last Era'' has been announced and was released on April 2, 2015. On March 2, 2014, it was announced that an anime adaptation was in the works. The anime ran from January 7 to March 31, 2016.

Plot

Guided by a strange, haunting song, elementary-schooler Sorata Suzuhara from the Heisei Era is warped back in time to 1919, in a high-tech ship called Norn9. This ship, flying above towns resembling that of the Meiji or Taishō period, harbours The Gifted, a group of three girls and eight boys with special abilities. As he tries to find a way to return to his time, he discovers incredible secrets about the world and spacetime itself.

Anime

On March 2, 2014, Idea Factory announced that ''Norn9: Norn + Nonette'' has an anime in the works during the "Norn9 with Ark & for Spica" event at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza. The anime aired from January 7 to March 31, 2016. The opening theme is "Kazakiri" by Nagi Yanagi and the ending theme is "Zero Tokei" by Kaori Oda. On December 29, 2015, the anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America. The series was streamed on Hulu and Anime Network.

Episode list

Note

Music

The game's background music was written by Australian composer Kevin Penkin. Famed ''

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wrote the game's main theme, which was arranged by Penkin. Three pieces of theme music are used throughout the game. The opening is ''melee'', the ending theme is ''many universes'', and the insert song is . All three songs are performed by Nagi Yanagi. For ''Norn9: Last Era'', the opening theme is ''foe'' while the ending theme is ''skyscape''. Both songs are also performed by Yanagi.

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* {{Authority control 2013 video games 2016 anime television series debuts Idea Factory franchises NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Orange (animation studio) Otome games PlayStation Portable games PlayStation Vita games Sentai Filmworks Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Kevin Penkin