Dōkyūsei
Dōkyūsei | |
Cover art from the original Dōkyūsei game released in 1992 | |
同級生 | |
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Genre | Erotic, romance, slice of life |
Game | |
Publisher | ELF Corporation |
Genre | Visual novel, Dating sim |
Platform | PC, PC Engine and Sega Saturn |
Released |
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Game | |
Jankyusei | |
Publisher | ELF Corporation |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | Game Boy Color |
Original video animation | |
End of Summer | |
Studio | Pink Pineapple |
Released | 1994 – 1995 |
Episodes | 4 |
Dōkyūsei (同級生, lit. classmates) is the first game in the popular Dōkyūsei series of eroge dating sims by ELF Corporation. The original Dōkyūsei (also called Nanpa, meaning pick-up, due to its batch file name "nanba.bat"), released in 1992.
OVA
There was an OVA series made from Dōkyūsei, which was originally a 45-minute one-shot, but the original release was expanded into two half-hour episodes, with two more episodes added, for a total four. The first two episodes were released as End of Summer, and episodes three and four were released as End of Summer 2 in the North American market by SoftCel Pictures, an imprint of ADV Films. A two-episode sequel, entitled Dōkyūsei Climax Files, was also released.
End of Summer is about a boy who seeks after a redheaded girl named Mai and along the way runs into difficulties (and trysts) with several other girls, namely, Kurumi, Miho, Misa, and Satomi. It was renowned for its romantic attributes[1] and quality of animation.[2] The depth of character development has been reviewed as being above average, although the format forced on it by OVA requires some compromises with realism.[3] The film has some classical music.
Game system
The gameplay in Dōkyūsei revolves around wandering through different locations in a town, conversing with whatever character you happen to meet. To finish with a girl, the main challenge is to learn the times of day when the girl will be in a location.
References
External links
- Brief history of Dōkyūsei and Kakyūsei (archive article)
- Kakyusei 2 game website
- "Dōkyūsei". The Visual Novel Database.
- End of Summer (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dōkyūsei: Climax (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia