(L) Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka

[NeoSam]

The eroge (erotic game) Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka by feng will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

Staff info:

Director: Motonaga Keitaro
Series Composition & Script: Uezu Makoto
Character Design: Hirayama Madoka & Horii Kumi
Chief Animation Director: Hara Shouji
Animation Production: TNK

Cast info:

Katagiri Yuuhi: Kugimiya Rie
Nagase Minato: Hirano Aya
Kiryuu Tsukasa: Inoue Marina
Shiraishi Nagomi: Hirohashi Ryou
Shiina Mitsuki: Tanaka Rie
Tachibana Mikoto: Haduki Erino

The official site for the anime:
http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/akasaka/

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あかね色に染まる坂
Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka

Game's cover:



Game developer: feng

The game was released on July 27th, 2007.

Genre: Seinen, Drama, Adventure, Romance

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The following websites are NSFW: (be careful)

Game's official site:
http://www.akane-iro.jp/

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=370685

[Shana]

Eroge + TNK = No more please.

I'll check up first episode when comes out... as of now, art (game's) looks good.

[cyth]

Too bad they will most likely be using the PS2 cast. No miru.

[Newprimus]

What!? For real!? Interesting. If this game gets animated then I wonder if any other will be done the same?

[MeganeShounen]

From what I've heard, I wonder if this will be a mix of School Days, Princess Princess and... probably Myself;Yourself?

There's no Wiki entry for it, so I'm in the dark regarding the story... game art looks great though. Wasn't the artist Ryohka or someone else?

[jcdranzer]

Plot:

One day, Junichi's fiancee, Yuhi, suddenly moves to his high school, but they have a quarrel on the day they first meet.... Their parents discuss and order them to go out together once a month to restore their relationship. And if they can't do that, their engagement will be cancelled. Their school life starts and various accidents happen.... What will happen to them in the end...?

[Siegel Clyne]

Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Parallel Game

Title: Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Parallel
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2
Release Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008
Price: Regular Edition - 7,200 yen (7,560 yen including tax); Limited Edition - 8,800 yen (9,240 yen including tax)
Age Rating: CERO Rating C (Ages 15 and Up)
Genre: Tsundere-kei Gakuen Ren'ai Adventure (Tsundere Campus Love Adventure)
Original Picture: Waizumi Tsubasu, Suzuka, Nachuraruton, Aoi Manabu
Scenario: Saitou Kenji

Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Anime Announcement was Expected (by Some)

Originally Posted by Siegel Clyne

Since the star studded cast for the Sony PlayStation 2 game version was announced over three and a half months ago, I had been expecting an announcement of an Akaneiro ni Somarusaka anime to be made.

See my posts here and at Anime News Network: A couple of KimiKiss seiyuu cast in Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Parallel; Trend for Anime Adaptations of Ero-Games Continues; and...

Re: Trend for Anime Adaptations of Ero-Games Continues

And they were right.

Since I wrote those posts over three and a half months ago, they have added four more characters and their voice actors to the game.

Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Parallel PS2 Game Cast

Nagase Jun'ichi

Katagiri Yuuhi CV: Kugimiya Rie

Nagase Minato CV: Hirano Aya

Kiryuu Tsukasa CV: Inoue Marina

Shiraishi Nagomi CV: Hirohashi Ryou

Shiina Mitsuki CV: Tanaka Rie

Tachibana Mikoto CV: Hazuki Erino

Parallel Original Heroine Ayanokouji Karen CV: Katou Emiri

Nijou Aya CV: Fukuhara Kaori

Nishino Fuyuhiko CV: Ishida Akira

Sugishita Seijirou CV: Koyama Rikiya

Fujimiya Sai CV: Kobayashi Yuu

Expect the voice actors from the PS2 game rather than from the PC ero-game, more or less, to reprise their roles in the anime.

The existence of the ongoing Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Web Radio Show, hosted by Koyama Rikiya (Sugishita Seijirou role) and Hirohashi Ryou (Shiraishi Nagomi role) strongly suggests that the PS2 game cast, not the PC eroge cast, will pretty much be the anime cast.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Ahh... So this is the name of the game where all those CG images that I've been getting comes from...

The synopsis is nothing outstanding to be honest, but the character design and VAs on the other hand is a complete win !

I mean, Kugimiya Rie, Tanaka Rie and Hirano Aya, together ?!


(Wonder which VA they're pick for the male lead...)

[shaolinx]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Ahh... So this is the name of the game where all those CG images that I've been getting comes from...

The synopsis is nothing outstanding to be honest, but the character design and VAs on the other hand is a complete win !

I mean, Kugimiya Rie, Tanaka Rie and Hirano Aya, together ?!


(Wonder which VA they're pick for the male lead...)

Agreed~ those VAs alone are worth the watch.

Nonetheless, the story sounds interesting and the characters has a nice appeal to them. Cant wait to watch this one

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Shana

Eroge + TNK = No more please.

As much as I sort of had the same thought (same director and writer as the School Days anime), I also think that, having played the game, it should be a fairly straightforward conversion. The game is, after all, structured like an anime already (with episodes, teasers, OP, eyecatches, and next episode previews), and the canon route (with a few things mixed in from other routes for good measure) is a pretty good standalone story that makes pretty use of the entire cast. It also has the benefit of giving major roles to the characters with the big name voice actresses, which makes it even more likely, I think. So, I'm not too worried about it. I'm pretty confident that this should make a decent anime, and am looking forward to it.

[NeoSam]

The cast info:

Katagiri Yuuhi: Kugimiya Rie
Nagase Minato: Hirano Aya
Kiryuu Tsukasa: Inoue Marina
Shiraishi Nagomi: Hirohashi Ryou
Shiina Mitsuki: Tanaka Rie
Tachibana Mikoto: Haduki Erino

[NeoSam]

A manga adaptation titled "Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka" started serialization in the male oriented bishoujo manga magazine CompAce on June 26th, 2008.

Some images of the manga can be seen here:
http://www.muhyojo.com/magazine/Kado...0806-8/T-1.php

[NeoSam]

The official site for the anime has opened:
http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/akasaka/

Broadcast is scheduled to start in Autumn 2008.

[suguru]

Originally Posted by relentlessflame

As much as I sort of had the same thought (same director and writer as the School Days anime), I also think that, having played the game, it should be a fairly straightforward conversion. The game is, after all, structured like an anime already (with episodes, teasers, OP, eyecatches, and next episode previews), and the canon route (with a few things mixed in from other routes for good measure) is a pretty good standalone story that makes pretty use of the entire cast. It also has the benefit of giving major roles to the characters with the big name voice actresses, which makes it even more likely, I think. So, I'm not too worried about it. I'm pretty confident that this should make a decent anime, and am looking forward to it.

What kind of story does the game have, is it likely to have people wielding machetes at the end, or is it more laid-back, slice-of-life/romance like Lamune? If it's the latter, I'll definitely be looking forward to it...

Originally Posted by NeoSam

The official site for the anime has opened:
http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/akasaka/

Broadcast is scheduled to start in Autumn 2008.

Thanks for all the info--a good voice cast, could be interesting.

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by suguru

What kind of story does the game have, is it likely to have people wielding machetes at the end, or is it more laid-back, slice-of-life/romance like Lamune? If it's the latter, I'll definitely be looking forward to it...

Definitely not machete-wielding, that's for sure! But I wouldn't necessarily say it's "slice-of-life" either. If I were going for a description in 10 words or less, I would say it's a "fun high-school tsundere romance with a dash of drama". It's more or less the story of how Junichi's fateful encounter with Yuuhi (the tsundere princess-type betrothed to be his future wife) turned his high school life upside-down. Some parts romantic comedy, some parts tsundere hijinks, some parts love triangle, and some parts family drama.

Edit: Regarding the official website, I'd really like to have a word with their incompetent web designer. No, your 784 x 1149 pixel JPEG really does not need 1.36 MB to do it justice... That being said, I like the look -- it's a good adaptation of the game's art, I think.

[suguru]

Originally Posted by relentlessflame

Definitely not machete-wielding, that's for sure! But I wouldn't necessarily say it's "slice-of-life" either. If I were going for a description in 10 words or less, I would say it's a "fun high-school tsundere romance with a dash of drama". It's more or less the story of how Junichi's fateful encounter with Yuuhi (the tsundere princess-type betrothed to be his future wife) turned his high school life upside-down. Some parts romantic comedy, some parts tsundere hijinks, some parts love triangle, and some parts family drama.

Edit: Regarding the official website, I'd really like to have a word with their incompetent web designer. No, your 784 x 1149 pixel JPEG really does not need 1.36 MB to do it justice... That being said, I like the look -- it's a good adaptation of the game's art, I think.

Sounds like something I'll be looking forward to then, thanks for the insight into the game! I agree the character designs look good, although haven't played the game so I don't have a frame of reference there...and the 1.36MB JPEG explains why that page takes longer than I would expect to load...

[asaqe]

Hopefully Junichi's VA wont go to the dogs.

[Game8910]

seeing the VA list is enough to make me orgasm over this

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by asaqe

Hopefully Junichi's VA wont go to the dogs.

Whoever it is... Man, are they still deciding who the guy's gonna be, or are they just trying to drag it out =_=

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Whoever it is... Man, are they still deciding who the guy's gonna be, or are they just trying to drag it out =_=

Well, they could potentially still be auditioning for it at this point, since it doesn't air 'till October. The rest of the voice cast was already decided because it's the same as those used for the PS2 game. Junichi is, obviously, unvoiced in the game, so it's basically the only voice they had yet to cast.