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Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers

May 04, 2024

Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers[a] is a visual novel video game, developed by Akabeisoft2 for Microsoft Windows in November 2005 in Japan; it was later released by 5pb. for Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 in Japan, and is planned for release in the West by Front Wing for Microsoft Windows. A PlayStation Vita version was also in development by Front Wing but was later cancelled after multiple delays. The player takes the role of Kenichi Morita, a young man who has been training for seven years to become a "Special High Class Individual" – an elite class of people possessing complete legal authority – and travels to a farming town to rehabilitate three students and prepare them to re-enter society.

Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)Akabeisoft2
Publisher(s)
Artist(s)Alpha
Writer(s)Loose Boy
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • JP: November 25, 2005
  • WW: TBA
Xbox 360
  • JP: October 28, 2010
PlayStation Portable
  • JP: February 23, 2012
PlayStation 3
  • JP: February 28, 2013
Genre(s)Visual novel
Mode(s)Single-player

The game was written by Loose Boy, with character art by Alpha. They also created the fan disc Sharin no Kuni, Yūkyū no Shōnenshōjo[b] (2007), and a manga adaptation by Usami Wataru was published from 2008 to 2011.

Synopsis edit

Setting edit

Sharin no Kuni is a visual novel[1] set in an isolated farming town in an unnamed country, referred to as the "wheel country", and was prior to the events of the story the origin of a civil uprising, which was suppressed by the government. Although nominally democratic, all aspects of society in this country are influenced by an elite stratum of people known as "Special High Class Individuals" (SHCI). These individuals possess complete legal authority, using this to confer "obligations" – rules which if disobeyed result in confinement in a forced-labor camp – upon those whose actions are deemed detrimental to society. The wheel country borders the poverty-stricken and war-torn "southern country", whose inhabitants often are discriminated against in the north.

Plot edit

The player takes the role of Kenichi Morita, a young man who has been training for the past seven years to become an SHCI. For his final examination, he has been dispatched to the same town in which he lived as a child, with the objective to pose as a student in the town's school and rehabilitate three students who possess "obligations" to prepare them to re-enter society.

Development and release edit

The game was developed by Akabeisoft2 and written by Loose Boy, and features character art by Alpha.[2][3][4] Akabeisoft2 originally released the game for Microsoft Windows on November 25, 2005 in Japan,[3][5] and it was later released by 5pb. for other systems: Xbox 360 on October 28, 2010,[6] PlayStation Portable on February 23, 2012,[7] and PlayStation 3 on February 28, 2013.[8] A Western release is planned for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Vita, by the video game developer Front Wing;[4][9] they will also make a patch available for the Microsoft Windows version that adds "18+" content to the game.[10] The PlayStation Vita version will be distributed physically by Eastasiasoft and digitally through the PlayStation Store; it was originally intended to be distributed by Limited Run Games, but plans had to be changed as PlayStation Vita cart production had ended in North America before the game was ready for release.[11][12]

The PlayStation Vita version of the game was ultimately cancelled on February 15, 2021. The announcement was made through a Backers Only update on the Kickstarter page but was shared by backers elsewhere

Other media based on the game has been released: a fan disc, Sharin no Kuni, Yūkyū no Shōnenshōjo, was published in January 2007, and was later bundled with the PlayStation Portable release of the original game.[13] A manga adaptation of the original game was created by Usami Wataru and serialized in Dengeki Daioh from 2008 to 2011, and later published in three collected volumes by Kadokawa Corporation.[3]

Localization edit

In April 2016, Front Wing announced that they would localize and publish the game for the West under the title Wheel Country, Sunflower Girl: Sharin no Kuni, using a crowdfunding campaign to finance the release. The campaign launched in June 2016,[3] but had troubles meeting its goal of US$140,000;[1] Tokyo Otaku Mode, the company in charge of managing the campaign, added new lower-priced tiers for people to contribute through,[1][3] but suspended the campaign in July 2016, with 39% of the goal funded and only eight days remaining of the campaign, as they considered it unlikely to succeed at that point. They planned a re-launch of the campaign, with improved communication and promotion and re-planned campaign goals and reward tiers; initially planned for re-launch in August,[14] the new campaign started on November 21, 2016, with a goal of US$80,000, and with the game's localized title changed to Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers.[15] This incarnation of the campaign fared better, reaching US$60,000 within the first few days,[10] and the goal of US$80,000 on December 2. The campaign also reached two "stretch goals" on top of the original goal: one of US$120,000, allowing the development of a PlayStation Vita version, and one of US$145,000, allowing for the inclusion of the Yūkyū no Shōnenshōjo fan disc in the localization.[16][17]

Reception edit

In their cross-review, Famitsu's writers said that they enjoyed the game, and praised it for its scenario and characters; one of them said that the female character designs, while attractive, felt dated.[18] In February 2010, the game was the tenth best selling title on the web store ErogeShop.[19]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shōjo (車輪の国、向日葵の少女, "Wheel Country, Sunflower Girl")
  2. ^ Sharin no Kuni, Yūkyū no Shōnenshōjo (車輪の国、悠久の少年少女, lit. "Wheel Country, Eternal Boys and Girls")

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Estrada, Marcus (2016-07-11). "Visual Novel Sharin no Kuni Gets New Kickstarter Rewards". Hardcore Gamer. from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  2. ^ Romano, Sal (2016-11-15). "Kamaitachi no Yoru remake announced for PS Vita [Update]". Gematsu. from the original on 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Frontwing to Offer Wheel Country, Sunflower Girl -Sharin no Kuni- Visual Novel in the West via Kickstarter". Anime News Network. 2016-04-08. from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  4. ^ a b "Re: Sharin no Kuni Project". Front Wing. from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-18 – via Kickstarter.
  5. ^ (in Japanese). Akabeisoft2. Archived from the original on 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  6. ^ 車輪の国、向日葵の少女 [360]. Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  7. ^ "車輪の国、向日葵の少女 [PSP]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. from the original on 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  8. ^ 車輪の国、向日葵の少女. Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  9. ^ "Project Progress Update #13: Current Status of Game Development and Merchandise Production". Front Wing. 2019-02-27. from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-28 – via Kickstarter.
  10. ^ a b Estrada, Marcus (2016-11-23). "Sharin no Kuni Kickstarter Doing Much Better on Second Attempt". Hardcore Gamer. from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  11. ^ Willett-Jacob, Ian (2016-12-09). "Update 20: Want to know about the potential Vita port? Read this!". Front Wing. from the original on 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2016-12-18 – via Kickstarter.
  12. ^ "Project Progress Update #16: About the Change in VITA Publishers". Front Wing. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-29 – via Kickstarter.
  13. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2012-02-13). "Demo of Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shojo Hits PSP This Week". Andriasang. from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  14. ^ "Sharin no Kuni Visual Novel Localization Kickstarter Suspended, Restart Planned". Anime News Network. 2016-07-22. from the original on 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  15. ^ "Frontwing's Sharin no Kuni Kickstarter Relaunches on November 21". Anime News Network. 2016-11-18. from the original on 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  16. ^ "Frontwing's Sharin no Kuni Kickstarter Campaign Reaches Goal". Anime News Network. 2016-12-05. from the original on 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  17. ^ Estrada, Marcus (2016-12-21). "Sharin no Kuni Livestream to Commemorate Final Hours of Kickstarter". Hardcore Gamer. from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  18. ^ a b 車輪の国、向日葵の少女. Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 1264. Enterbrain. 2013.
  19. ^ Ishaan (2010-02-28). "What Games Are Selling Best On ErogeShop?". Siliconera. from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2016-12-18.

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Sharin no Kuni The Girl Among the Sunflowers a is a visual novel video game developed by Akabeisoft2 for Microsoft Windows in November 2005 in Japan it was later released by 5pb for Xbox 360 PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 in Japan and is planned for release in the West by Front Wing for Microsoft Windows A PlayStation Vita version was also in development by Front Wing but was later cancelled after multiple delays The player takes the role of Kenichi Morita a young man who has been training for seven years to become a Special High Class Individual an elite class of people possessing complete legal authority and travels to a farming town to rehabilitate three students and prepare them to re enter society Sharin no Kuni The Girl Among the SunflowersJapanese cover artDeveloper s Akabeisoft2Publisher s JP Akabeisoft2 5pb WW Front WingArtist s AlphaWriter s Loose BoyPlatform s Microsoft Windows PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 PlayStation 3ReleaseMicrosoft WindowsJP November 25 2005WW TBA Xbox 360JP October 28 2010 PlayStation PortableJP February 23 2012 PlayStation 3JP February 28 2013Genre s Visual novelMode s Single player The game was written by Loose Boy with character art by Alpha They also created the fan disc Sharin no Kuni Yukyu no Shōnenshōjo b 2007 and a manga adaptation by Usami Wataru was published from 2008 to 2011 Contents 1 Synopsis 1 1 Setting 1 2 Plot 2 Development and release 2 1 Localization 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editSetting edit Sharin no Kuni is a visual novel 1 set in an isolated farming town in an unnamed country referred to as the wheel country and was prior to the events of the story the origin of a civil uprising which was suppressed by the government Although nominally democratic all aspects of society in this country are influenced by an elite stratum of people known as Special High Class Individuals SHCI These individuals possess complete legal authority using this to confer obligations rules which if disobeyed result in confinement in a forced labor camp upon those whose actions are deemed detrimental to society The wheel country borders the poverty stricken and war torn southern country whose inhabitants often are discriminated against in the north Plot edit The player takes the role of Kenichi Morita a young man who has been training for the past seven years to become an SHCI For his final examination he has been dispatched to the same town in which he lived as a child with the objective to pose as a student in the town s school and rehabilitate three students who possess obligations to prepare them to re enter society Development and release editThe game was developed by Akabeisoft2 and written by Loose Boy and features character art by Alpha 2 3 4 Akabeisoft2 originally released the game for Microsoft Windows on November 25 2005 in Japan 3 5 and it was later released by 5pb for other systems Xbox 360 on October 28 2010 6 PlayStation Portable on February 23 2012 7 and PlayStation 3 on February 28 2013 8 A Western release is planned for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Vita by the video game developer Front Wing 4 9 they will also make a patch available for the Microsoft Windows version that adds 18 content to the game 10 The PlayStation Vita version will be distributed physically by Eastasiasoft and digitally through the PlayStation Store it was originally intended to be distributed by Limited Run Games but plans had to be changed as PlayStation Vita cart production had ended in North America before the game was ready for release 11 12 The PlayStation Vita version of the game was ultimately cancelled on February 15 2021 The announcement was made through a Backers Only update on the Kickstarter page but was shared by backers elsewhereOther media based on the game has been released a fan disc Sharin no Kuni Yukyu no Shōnenshōjo was published in January 2007 and was later bundled with the PlayStation Portable release of the original game 13 A manga adaptation of the original game was created by Usami Wataru and serialized in Dengeki Daioh from 2008 to 2011 and later published in three collected volumes by Kadokawa Corporation 3 Localization edit In April 2016 Front Wing announced that they would localize and publish the game for the West under the title Wheel Country Sunflower Girl Sharin no Kuni using a crowdfunding campaign to finance the release The campaign launched in June 2016 3 but had troubles meeting its goal of US 140 000 1 Tokyo Otaku Mode the company in charge of managing the campaign added new lower priced tiers for people to contribute through 1 3 but suspended the campaign in July 2016 with 39 of the goal funded and only eight days remaining of the campaign as they considered it unlikely to succeed at that point They planned a re launch of the campaign with improved communication and promotion and re planned campaign goals and reward tiers initially planned for re launch in August 14 the new campaign started on November 21 2016 with a goal of US 80 000 and with the game s localized title changed to Sharin no Kuni The Girl Among the Sunflowers 15 This incarnation of the campaign fared better reaching US 60 000 within the first few days 10 and the goal of US 80 000 on December 2 The campaign also reached two stretch goals on top of the original goal one of US 120 000 allowing the development of a PlayStation Vita version and one of US 145 000 allowing for the inclusion of the Yukyu no Shōnenshōjo fan disc in the localization 16 17 Reception editReceptionReview scorePublicationScoreFamitsu32 40 18 In their cross review Famitsu s writers said that they enjoyed the game and praised it for its scenario and characters one of them said that the female character designs while attractive felt dated 18 In February 2010 the game was the tenth best selling title on the web store ErogeShop 19 Notes edit Known in Japan as Sharin no Kuni Himawari no Shōjo 車輪の国 向日葵の少女 Wheel Country Sunflower Girl Sharin no Kuni Yukyu no Shōnenshōjo 車輪の国 悠久の少年少女 lit Wheel Country Eternal Boys and Girls References edit a b c Estrada Marcus 2016 07 11 Visual Novel Sharin no Kuni Gets New Kickstarter Rewards Hardcore Gamer Archived from the original on 2016 07 13 Retrieved 2016 12 18 Romano Sal 2016 11 15 Kamaitachi no Yoru remake announced for PS Vita Update Gematsu Archived from the original on 2016 12 12 Retrieved 2016 12 18 a b c d e Frontwing to Offer Wheel Country Sunflower Girl Sharin no Kuni Visual Novel in the West via Kickstarter Anime News Network 2016 04 08 Archived from the original on 2016 05 12 Retrieved 2016 12 18 a b Re Sharin no Kuni Project Front Wing Archived from the original on 2016 12 21 Retrieved 2016 12 18 via Kickstarter 車輪の国 向日葵の少女 in Japanese Akabeisoft2 Archived from the original on 2006 01 01 Retrieved 2016 12 18 車輪の国 向日葵の少女 360 Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Archived from the original on 2015 10 29 Retrieved 2016 12 18 車輪の国 向日葵の少女 PSP Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Archived from the original on 2015 10 28 Retrieved 2016 12 18 車輪の国 向日葵の少女 Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Archived from the original on 2015 12 22 Retrieved 2016 12 18 Project Progress Update 13 Current Status of Game Development and Merchandise Production Front Wing 2019 02 27 Archived from the original on 2019 02 28 Retrieved 2019 02 28 via Kickstarter a b Estrada Marcus 2016 11 23 Sharin no Kuni Kickstarter Doing Much Better on Second Attempt Hardcore Gamer Archived from the original on 2016 11 25 Retrieved 2016 12 18 Willett Jacob Ian 2016 12 09 Update 20 Want to know about the potential Vita port Read this Front Wing Archived from the original on 2016 12 19 Retrieved 2016 12 18 via Kickstarter Project Progress Update 16 About the Change in VITA Publishers Front Wing 2019 07 25 Retrieved 2019 07 29 via Kickstarter Gantayat Anoop 2012 02 13 Demo of Sharin no Kuni Himawari no Shojo Hits PSP This Week Andriasang Archived from the original on 2016 06 16 Retrieved 2016 12 18 Sharin no Kuni Visual Novel Localization Kickstarter Suspended Restart Planned Anime News Network 2016 07 22 Archived from the original on 2016 07 23 Retrieved 2016 12 18 Frontwing s Sharin no Kuni Kickstarter Relaunches on November 21 Anime News Network 2016 11 18 Archived from the original on 2016 12 12 Retrieved 2016 12 18 Frontwing s Sharin no Kuni Kickstarter Campaign Reaches Goal Anime News Network 2016 12 05 Archived from the original on 2016 12 14 Retrieved 2016 12 19 Estrada Marcus 2016 12 21 Sharin no Kuni Livestream to Commemorate Final Hours of Kickstarter Hardcore Gamer Archived from the original on 2016 12 22 Retrieved 2016 12 22 a b 車輪の国 向日葵の少女 Famitsu in Japanese No 1264 Enterbrain 2013 Ishaan 2010 02 28 What Games Are Selling Best On ErogeShop Siliconera Archived from the original on 2011 08 09 Retrieved 2016 12 18 External links editOfficial website at the Wayback Machine archived December 15 2005 in Japanese Official website for the console releases in Japanese Sharin no Kuni The Girl Among the Sunflowers at The Visual Novel Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sharin no Kuni The Girl Among the Sunflowers amp oldid 1156297338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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