READ ME FIRST- The Yosuga no Sora anime is told in a branching/"Omnibus" format. This means there are separate story arcs for each of the four main heroines (Kazuha, Akira, Nao, and Sora).
- Each story arc consists of some "common" or "shared" episodes and some "heroine-specific" episodes. After you complete one story arc, the plot "rewinds" (goes back in time) and takes a different alternate route branching off of an earlier episode. The dialog in the Episode Preview will explain how this works, so please pay attention (or see below).
- The structure of the episodes is outlined below (subject to change):
TV Airing Structure
Episode 1: Common Episode 1 for all Paths
Episode 2: Akira and Kazuha Episode 2
Episodes 3 & 4: Kazuha Episodes 3 & 4
Episodes 5 & 6: Akira Episodes 3 & 4
Episode 7: Nao and Sora Episode 2
Episode 8 & 9: Nao Episodes 3 & 4
Episode 10-12: Sora Episodes 3-5
Blu-Ray Arc Structure
Kazuha (BD1): TV Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4
Akira (BD2): TV Episodes 1, 2, 5, 6
Nao (BD3): TV Episodes 1, 7, 8, 9
Sora (BD4): TV Episodes 1, 7, 10, 11, 12
- There is an indicator on the episode title screen (right after the OP) that tells you what arc you are on. For example, "AK2" is Akira/Kazuha Episode 2, "K3" is Kazuha 3, and so on. So if you're not sure, just check the title screen.
- Motoka's story is told in the omake section after each episode. (The second ED in each episode is for this omake segment.)
- Please don't ask questions in the thread that are answered by this preamble. (Though you may ask clarification questions if the above isn't clear.)
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ANN is
reporting via 2ch (based on the manga tankubon being released next week) that Sphere's eroge Yosuga no Sora will be getting an anime adaptation.
Yosuga no Sora is a romantic drama set in a quiet country setting. Haruka and his twin sister Sora return to the country to live in their grandfather's house after the death of their parents. There Haruka begins to reconnect with a forgotten past and decides on his future.
The game is most famous for its rather distinctive colouring style (with illustrations by well-known artists Takashi Hashimoto and Hiro Suzuhiro), and Sora, the protagonist's blood-related twin sister (and the game's most popular character). Beyond the original game, there was also a fandisk called Haruka na Sora, and the story is being adapted as a manga that runs in Kadokawa's Compace magazine.
Looking forward to this one as well; we're down to maybe not even a single bishoujo game adaptation per season, but at least there are some potentially-decent ones on the horizon now.
(Edit: For reference, I'm actually half-way through the game at the moment. One of the things I like most about the game is the setting/atmosphere, and the weird sort of weightiness to some aspects of the plot. Hopefully they are able to preserve this in the anime and keep it more-or-less story-focused.)