, also known as for short, is a Japanese
adult
An adult is a human or other animal that has reached full growth. In human context, the term ''adult'' has meanings associated with social and legal concepts. In contrast to a " minor", a legal adult is a person who has attained the age of major ...
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 ...
developed by the visual novel company Ricotta for
Windows
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PCs. It is Ricotta's second visual novel after ''
Princess Lover!
is a Japanese visual novel and the first title developed by Ricotta. It was first released as an eroge for Microsoft Windows on June 27, 2008, in both limited and regular editions, which was followed by an all-ages release for the PlayS ...
''. It was released on October 28, 2011. The game is described by the development team as a .
On August 9, 2012, Ricotta announced that a
fandisc
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titled ''Walkure Romanze More&More'' was in production. The fandisc is scheduled for release in 2013. An anime television series adaptation titled ''Walkure Romanze'', produced by
Eight Bit and directed by Yūsuke Yamamoto, aired from October 6 to December 22, 2013.
Plot
''Walkure Romanze''s story revolves around Takahiro Mizuno, a student studying at an academy with jousting as the main focus for sport.
Takahiro acts as an advisor to the riders of the sport.
Takahiro goes through each day tediously until the time of the annual competition draws near.
Due to some odd circumstances, his childhood friend Mio Kisaki is challenged to a duel and she is forced to participate even though she has never even ridden a horse before. Takahiro agrees to train Mio as her Begleiter, but only until the duel is over.
She later enrolls in the annual competition.
She and the four other heroines all want Takahiro to become their Begleiter.
Characters
;
: (anime)
:The protagonist of ''Walkure Romanze''.
Takahiro was a very good athlete in the junior competitions but has since left the scene due to an injury he incurred during a championship finals match.
;
: (PC),
Ai Shimizu
is a Japanese voice actress and professional wrestler. She has a career as a singer, signed to Lantis. She has released 14 singles (including joint and character singles) and four albums. She covered Yumi Matsutoya's " Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" as ...
(drama CD/anime)
:A friend of Takahiro's and also lives quite close to him.
Mio enjoys watching jousting competitions and strongly believes that Takahiro will eventually recover from his injury and return to competing. She has feelings for Takahiro.
;
: (PC),
Eriko Nakamura
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In 2014, at the 4th Newtype Anime awards, she won a voice actor award (female).
Biography
After going through the Japan Narration Acting Institute, she joined Arts ...
(drama CD/anime)
:Daughter of a
marquess
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family.
Her jousting skills are top class.
Noel puts in all she has got into the competitions because she promised her younger sister that she would never lose when she is competing in front of her. She has feelings for Takahiro.
;
:
:The younger sister of Noel Marres Ascot. When she was young, Mireille was injured in a jousting accident. After Mireille's operation was done successfully, she strangely did not show any signs of getting better. Later, she was forced to spend her life in a wheelchair. Noel attempted to give up the sport but Mireille implored her to continue as she didn't blame her for the event. Mireille told her sister to continue while she supported her all the way in her endeavors in jousting to which the latter promised to make Mireille happy.
;
: (PC), Kei Mizusawa (drama CD/anime)
:Celia was the winner of the jousting competitions during both her first and second year at the academy and is regarded as a prodigy in jousting.
Celia also has excellent grades and has been the president of the student council for consecutive years. She has feelings for Takahiro.
;
: (PC),
Hiroko Taguchi
, is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture who is attached to Haikyo. She sometimes goes by several pseudonyms, including , , and .
Voice Roles
Bold ''denotes leading roles.''
TV Animation
*'' ef: A Tale of Melodies.'' as Miyako M ...
(drama CD/anime)
:A first-year student at the academy but is regarded as a very promising rookie. She develops feelings for Takahiro.
No one in the first year class is able to stand up to her.
;
:
:Mio's best friend at school. She has a great fondness for Celia, so much so that even saying her name causes her to lose focus. She started jousting at the age of five.
Development
''Walkure Romanze'' is Ricotta's second game, after their first game, ''
Princess Lover!
is a Japanese visual novel and the first title developed by Ricotta. It was first released as an eroge for Microsoft Windows on June 27, 2008, in both limited and regular editions, which was followed by an all-ages release for the PlayS ...
'', released in 2008. The scenario for ''Walkure Romanze'' is being written by Hare Kitagawa, Takami Tanikawa, Hatsu, Natake, Octopus, assault and Orgel.
Kitagawa's authoring credits include ''
Akiiro Renka'', ''
Happiness! Re:Lucks'', and ''
Time Leap
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Front Wing. It was first released as an adult game for Windows on December 27, 2007, and it was followed by an all-ages version release for the Xbox 360 on June 25, 2009. ''Time Leap'' is Front Wing's ...
''. The art and character designs were handled by Kei Komori,
who also worked on ''Princess Lover!''.
Due to the unusual jousting theme of the game and Komori's personal love for armour, the Ricotta staff had to do a lot of research.
With regards to the game, the staff would like the player to pay close attention to how the sport of jousting brings the protagonist and the heroine together, and how the trust between the two slowly blossoms into love.
They also stated that they originally had five heroines being designed but the number was later cut down to four.
Release history
''Walkure Romanze'' was originally planned to be released in the winter of 2009 but has since been delayed to 2010. It was scheduled for June 24, 2011 but was then subsequently delayed to September 30, 2011.
Adaptations
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Mitsu King, was serialized in
ASCII Media Works
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' ''
Dengeki Daioh
is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) under the ''Dengeki'' brand. Many manga serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' were later published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Co ...
'' between the May 2012 and July 2013 issues. Two ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...
'' volumes were released: the first on November 27, 2012 and the second on August 27, 2013. A second manga, illustrated by Manoe Nagisa, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' ''
Dengeki Hime
was a Japanese magazine published monthly by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) publishing information mainly on adult visual novel
A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often a ...
'' between the July and November 2012 issues. A third manga, illustrated by No. Gomesu, started serialization in Kill Time Communication's ''
Comic Valkyrie Web Edition'' in the second volume released on January 28, 2013. A fourth manga, titled ''Walkure Romanze: Noel Etoile'' and illustrated by Sawayoshi Azuma, began serialization in ''Dengeki Hime'' in the July 2013 issue.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation, produced by
Eight Bit and directed by Yūsuke Yamamoto, aired from October to December 2013. The opening theme is "Un-Delayed" by
Miyuki Hashimoto
is a female Japanese singer from Saitama Prefecture. She is signed to Lantis, a label which contribute songs to anime and video games.
Discography
Singles
* ''Koko ni Iru kara...'' (Released August 25, 2004)
# Koko ni Iru kara... — anim ...
and the ending theme is "MoonRise Romance" by
Natsuko Aso
is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Natsuko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*夏子, "summer, child"
*懐子, "reminiscence, yearn, child"
*捺子, "press, print, affix a seal, stamp, child"
*奈津 ...
.
Episode list
Music
The game's opening theme to ''Walkure Romanze'' is by
Miyuki Hashimoto
is a female Japanese singer from Saitama Prefecture. She is signed to Lantis, a label which contribute songs to anime and video games.
Discography
Singles
* ''Koko ni Iru kara...'' (Released August 25, 2004)
# Koko ni Iru kara... — anim ...
.
The song is composed and arranged by Takagō Azuma.
The ending theme is and is also sung by Hashimoto. The game also includes two insert songs by Sayaka Sasaki: "Shooting the future" and "Mind Squall".
Reception
In Getchu.com's 2011
Bishōjo Game
A or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive girls".
''Bishōjo'' games are similar to ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' books in the way of narrative, in which the game tells a story but the player may make ...
Awards (based on user votes), ''Walkure Romanze'' won first place in the Graphics category, second place in
Ero
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Description
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, as well as 20th place overall. The game was also Getchu's fifth best selling game for 2011.
References
External links
''Walkure Romanze: Shōjo Kishi Monogatari'' official website
''Walkure Romanze More&More'' website
''Walkure Romanze'' anime official website
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Japan-exclusive video games
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Romance video games
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