Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (spinoff)
39-523: Triangle Heart ( とらいあんぐるハート , Toraianguru Hāto ) , abbreviated as Toraha , is a series of eroge by Janis and OVAs by Mook and Seven Arcs that is best known for its spin-off series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha . The name comes from the fact that each game focuses on a "triangle" of one boy and two girls, though there are many other heroines. The first game in the trilogy was published December 18, 1998. The 2000 - 2002 Triangle Heart: Sazanami Joshiryō ( とらいあんぐるハート さざなみ女子寮 ) adult OVA, based on
78-526: A 13-episode anime series was produced, as well as another 24-episode anime series in 2006. According to Satoshi Todome's A History of Eroge , Kanon is still the standard for modern eroge and is referred to as a "baptism" for young otaku in Japan. Although many eroge still market themselves primarily on sex, eroge that focus on story are now a major established part of Japanese otaku culture. Voice actors who have voiced for eroge have often been credited under
117-422: A few erotic scenes. Another subgenre is called "nukige" ( 抜きゲー , Nukigē ) , in which sexual gratification of the player is the main focus of the game. There is no set definition for the gameplay of eroge , except that they all include explicit erotic or sexual content depending on the game. Like other pornographic media in Japan, erotic scenes feature censorship of genitalia , only becoming uncensored if
156-549: A hit, helping Koei become a major software company. In another opinion, Yuji Horii recalled in 1986 that he saw a demonstration of a Yakyūken -like game running on the FM-8 in the end of 1981 , and he considered Yakyūken was the origin of adult games. Some writers say that Yakyūken produced for Sharp MZ computers by Hudson Soft is the first Japanese adult game. Other now-famous Japanese companies such as Enix , Square and Nihon Falcom also released erotic adult games for
195-434: A pseudonym. As the visual novel standard was adopted, the erotic parts in eroge began to become less and less apparent. Many eroge become more story-oriented than sex-oriented, making story the main focus for many modern eroge . More and more people who used to reject such type of games began to become more open-minded, realizing that eroge are not just about sex anymore. A lot of story-focused eroge tend to have only
234-531: A rage after her human lover was killed. She was cursed to live forever, but was sealed into the form of a helpless young fox until the Kanzaki family could become powerful enough to either save or destroy her. Kuon eventually learns to love humans again. Nami is a kindly miko and Miyuki's best friend from class. Kuon is her pet, whom she wishes to protect despite her origins. Noel is Shinobu's robotic maid, built by her aunt Sakura to be her constant companion. Filith
273-539: A scholarship in Uminari City and so moved into the Midori-ya. She sees Kyōya as her "teacher" of sorts, as Akira is a martial artist. A good cook, and one of the two "combat waitresses"- her best friend and rival is Ren, whom she calls "turtle" because of her green hair and love of turtles. The other "combat waitress", the best friend of Akira and also her rival in martial arts. Ren, as she likes to be called, also lives with
312-463: A similar game by Tactics , One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e , became a hit in 1998, Visual Arts scouted main creative staff of One to form a new brand under them, which became Key . In 1999, Key released Kanon . It contains only about seven brief erotic scenes in a sentimental story the size of a long novel (an all-ages version was also released afterward), but the enthusiasm of the response was unprecedented, and Kanon sold over 300,000 copies. In 2002
351-580: A substitute janitor of a huge boarding house called Sazanami Dormitory mostly consisting of young girls from grades of elementary school through high school, while the regular janitor and the dorms owner, who is his brother in law Keigo and his aunt Kana respectively, are traveling abroad in Hong Kong, China . The story follows the lives of Kousuke and the girls and introduces each them one by one. Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever : A mysterious organization keeps sending intimidating letters to Fiasse Christella,
390-412: A sweetly sentimental story of high school love that became one of the most famous and trendsetting eroge ever. To Heart 's music was so popular it was added to karaoke machines throughout Japan—a first for eroge . In response to increasing pressure from Japanese lobby groups , in mid-1996 Sega of Japan announced that they would no longer permit Sega Saturn games to include nudity. After
429-549: A terrorist organization that is known by the symbol of a clover leaf. Albert's daughter Fiasse blamed herself, but then grew closer to the Fuwa (now Takamachi) children, Kyōya and Miyuki, and decided to use her gift of singing to help the world. But now that they have grown up, Fiasse herself is being targeted by the same organization. Kyōya and Miyuki, swearing to protect Fiasse, become professional bodyguards like their fathers. Triangle Heart 2: Sazanami Joshiryō : Kosuke Makihara works as
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#1732859471853468-626: Is Shinichirō's classmate, and the only other male character, filling a role much like Jun Kitagawa of Kanon . A kind and beautiful person, Kyōya is the hero of the story. He is the inheritor of the Mikami-ryuu and Fuwa-ryuu sword styles and is teaching them to his sister Miyuki. Kyōya is dedicated to his sword and is quick to prove wrong anyone who believes the sword is an "outdated" weapon. Miyuki does not really feel any passion for sword fighting, but does it because she wants to honour Shirō and protect Fiasse. Her father and extended family were killed by
507-515: Is a Japanese erotic video game . The earliest known commercial erotic computer game is PSK's Lolita Yakyūken , released in 1982 . That same year, Koei released the erotic title, Seduction of the Condominium Wife ( 団地妻の誘惑 , Danchi Zuma no Yūwaku ) , which was an early role-playing adventure game with color graphics, owing to the eight-color palette of the PC-8001 computer. It became
546-515: Is a Japanese genre of erotic video game . The term encompasses a wide variety of Japanese games containing erotic content across multiple genres. The first eroge were created in the 1980s, and many well-known companies in the Japanese gaming industry originally produced and distributed them. Some eroge are primarily focused on erotic content, while others, such as Key 's Kanon , only contain occasional scenes in an otherwise non-erotic work. Games in
585-468: Is a bitter young girl around Nanoha's age. She holds a grudge against all people, but somehow befriends Nanoha after Kuon has turned good. Alisa is actually a wandering spirit seeking rest after she was kidnapped and brutally murdered. In the Lyrical Toy Box game, even though she has passed to the spirit realm, her influence is felt everywhere. Nanoha meets Lindy at Alisa's grave. Fiasse's mother, Tiore,
624-407: Is a young doctor that worries about Kyōya's battle injuries. In the original game, she was a minor character, but was popular enough to be promoted to heroine in the game in Lyrical Toy Box. The deceased father of Kyōya and, by adoption, Miyuki. He continued on the family tradition of bodyguarding. He was killed by a bomb, and wished to protect everyone, not just his client. Shirō's second wife, she
663-498: Is almost as rich as Fiasse's, but her mysterious parents were disliked by the rest of the family, and after their death, she was left alone. However, a kindly aunt (the grown-up Sakura Kidō) made her a guardian in Noel. Shinobu knows Kyōya from school and works at his family's cafe, Midori-ya. She also appears to have an interest in mechanics. Akira is a friend of the Takamachi family, who got
702-443: Is half-German, half-Japanese. She is very sickly and spends a lot of time in the nurse's ward. Despite this, she is seen as "cool" and is the most popular girl in school. In Triangle Heart 3, she is Shinobu's aunt and the creator of Noel. Hitomi, Yuiko's senior, is the captain of a national-level self-defence team. Kind, wise, beautiful and strong, she has many fans. However, she has a deep and secret anger against an old boyfriend that
741-399: Is normally very naive, but when she speaks one-on-one with Shinichirō, he can tell that she actually has a sharp mind. She is shown to be inept at domestic activities such as cleaning. Kotori lives with Shinichirō as a childhood friend. She is very small and is often mistaken for a student in elementary school, which offends her to the point of a complex. She taught Shinichirō how to cook. She
780-535: Is the aging wheelchair-bound director of the famed Crystela Song School. She trusts the Takamachi children implicitly. In the OVAs, she has died and left Fiasse with an inheritance that she can claim once she reaches a certain age or marries. Fiasse's advisor and a member of the faculty of Crystela Song School. See Characters in Triangle Heart . Yung-fa, in this game, is a Chinese assassin. Once she fell in love, she left
819-416: Is very shy, and a good friend of Sakura. Like the later character Fiasse Crystela, Kotori is a talented singer. A classmate of Shinichirō, and a tomboy who dresses in the boys' uniform. She treats Shinichirō as a buddy and considers herself "one of the guys", but she has a deep and caring soul which others consider feminine. Izumi trains especially for patience, and lives alone. Shinichirō's junior, Sakura
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#1732859471853858-557: The X68000 or MS-DOS , whilst the MSX platform (which had many eroge games in the 1980s) was nearing the end of its lifetime. Eroge was much less common on consoles – only NEC 's PC Engine series had officially licensed adult games, and from the mid-90s, Sega 's Saturn . Both Nintendo and Sony disallowed adult video games on their consoles. Games also started to appear on Windows as it grew in popularity. There were also some titles on
897-534: The arcades , such as the Gals Panic series. In 1992, Elf released Dōkyūsei . In it, before any eroticism, the user has to first win the affection of one of a number of female characters, making the story into an interactive romance novel . Thus, the love simulation genre was invented. Soon afterwards, the video game Otogirisou on the Super Famicom attracted the attention of many Japanese gamers. Otogirisou
936-470: The PC-8801 computer in the early 1980s before they became mainstream. Early eroge usually had simple stories, some even involving anal sex , which often led to widespread condemnation from the Japanese media. In some of the early erotic games, the erotic content is meaningfully integrated into a thoughtful and mature storytelling, though others often used it as a flimsy excuse for pornography. Erotic games made
975-502: The PC-8801 popular, but customers quickly became tired of paying 8800 yen ($ 85) for such simple games. Soon, new genres were invented: ASCII's Chaos Angels , a role-playing -based eroge , inspired Dragon Knight by Elf and Rance by AliceSoft . In the early 1990s eroge games became much more common. Most eroge games, a fairly large library, found its way on the PC-9801 platform. FM Towns also received many games, more so than
1014-402: The Takamachi family so that she can continue to go to school, because her grandfather, whom she had been living with, returned to China. She practices bōjutsu . Like Akira, she is a good cook. She calls Akira "monkey". Kuon is Nami's pet fox, who has an affinity for Nanoha as well. However, she is actually a kitsune and transforms into a foxgirl. Kuon has lived for centuries and once flew into
1053-447: The clover-leaf terrorist organization, so she was adopted by Shirō while her biological mother sought revenge. Fiasse is a world-renowned singer and heiress, and the childhood friend of Kyōya and Miyuki to whom she is an older sister figure. For unknown reasons, most likely relating to her inheritance, her family has been targeted by terrorists. Her late father, Albert, was a senator. She comes from England, but lives in Uminari City during
1092-572: The game Triangle Heart 2 , focuses on an all-girl dorm and Kousuke, its male temporary manager. The 2003 Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever ( とらいあんぐるハート～Sweet Songs Forever～ ) OVA, based on the game Triangle Heart 3 , focuses on a boy named Kyōya Takamachi who, with his cousin-turned-sister, vows to protect a childhood friend from a mysterious terrorist organization. There have also been two fanbox games, Love Love Toy Box , based on Triangle Heart and Triangle Heart 2 , and Lyrical Toy Box , based on Triangle Heart 3 . The three main games and
1131-418: The game and returns to Crystela Song School in the OVAs. A character from the OVAs, Ellis is Fiasse's real (read: paid) bodyguard, and jealous of Kyōya and Miyuki. However, her antipathy towards them stems from more than just a fear of being replaced. They are part of her past, a past which she would like to deny... The "main heroine" in the dating sim sense, i.e. Kyōya's canonical girlfriend. Shinobu's family
1170-765: The game is licensed and released outside Japan, unless produced illegally by dōjin (usually with a construction kit like NScripter or RPG Maker ). Additionally, some games may receive an "all-ages" version, such as a port to consoles or handheld devices where pornographic content is not allowed, which either remove or censor the sex scenes entirely. Eroge is most often a visual novel or dating sim . However, there are also many other gameplay genres represented within eroge , such as role-playing games , mahjong games , or puzzle games . Some eroge , such as those made by Illusion Soft , are just simulations of sex, with no "conventional" gameplay included. Kanon (visual novel) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
1209-404: The latter category are often re-released with sexual content removed for general audiences. Throughout its history, the genre has faced controversy for its use of explicit sexual content, and as a result has been banned from several console platforms. Eroge is a portmanteau of "erotic game" ( エロチックゲーム , erochikku gēmu ) . Such games are also referred to as an "H-game" ( Hゲーム ) . Eroge
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1248-477: The organization and is now being hunted by it. The Slicer is a masochistic assassin under the employ of The Fan. He laughs whenever he gets hit and challenges his opponents to fight harder. She and her five clones attack the Tsukimura mansion. An old pervert with an obsession over Fiasse Christella. He is responsible for the death of Albert and Shirō. Misato is actually Miyuki's biological mother, who infiltrated
1287-646: The organization and worked her way up to learn the leader's name. She was about to with a certain mission- killing Fiasse Crystela- but was stopped by her own children. She then left and became the leader of Hong Kong Defence Group. In the OVA, Misato is the commanding officer of the Hong Kong Intelligence Defence Squad's 4th Division, and plans to recruit Kyōya and Miyuki into her team. Eroge An eroge ( エロゲ or エロゲー , erogē ; pronounced [e̞ɾó̞ɡe̞(ː)] ), also called an H-game ,
1326-422: The principal of British Christella Music Academy. The purpose is to find the whereabouts of Fiasse's inheritance; although Fiasse already has a bodyguard, Ellis McGaren, she asked her childhood friends, the siblings Takamachi Kyouya and Miyuki to help Ellis. This of course is received by Ellis, as a professional bodyguard, with a cold shoulder. Kyouya remembered an incident that was happened several years ago, when he
1365-448: The two fanboxes were later republished as a single DVD title on 14 June 2002. Three manga were made for the series. Two versions of Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever were published, one by KSS (4 volumes), and the other by SOFTBANK Publishing Inc. (1 volume). Sweet Songs Forever 4 koma KINGS was published by Studio DNA . Triangle Heart : Years ago, professional bodyguard Shirō Fuwa and his client Albert Crystela were killed by
1404-457: Was a standard adventure game but had multiple endings. This concept was called a "sound novel". In 1996, the new software developer and publisher Leaf expanded on this idea, calling it a visual novel and releasing their first successful game, Shizuku , a horror story starring a rapist high school student, with very highly reviewed writing and music. Their next game, Kizuato , was almost as dark. However, in 1997, they released To Heart ,
1443-452: Was about ten years old. This incident was actually aimed at Fiasse's father, senator Albert Christella. The hero of this game, Shinichirō is short, bland and very inept at dealing with women. However, what he lacks in tact, he makes up for with a sincere desire to help the people around him. He is a beginner in the art of karate and proud of his cooking skills. This young girl has a vast talent for martial arts, but does not put it to use. She
1482-579: Was pregnant with Nanoha when he died. She now owns the Midori-ya ( 翠屋 , Midori ya ) cafe, after retiring from her job as a top chef. Nanoha is the youngest Takamachi, and has no need for swords, as she, around twelve years old, is almost completely removed from the conflict. She is a cheerful girl who makes friends with even those that hate humanity. She is the protagonist in the spinoff Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise. Known as Alisa Bannings in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha , Alisa
1521-466: Was unfaithful to her. She has one older sister. Before she was an assassin in Triangle Heart 3 , Yung-fa was just a normal Chinese exchange student. She appears during the second half of the game. Nanase is a mysterious glowing girl that appears mysteriously in the school. She wears a black uniform rather than the one that the students use. Nanaka is Yuiko's junior, a bright and energetic girl. He
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