Dynamic Chord | |
Video game | |
Developer | Honeybee Black |
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Publisher | Honeybee Black |
Platform | Windows |
Released | December 26, 2014 (rêve parfait) March 27, 2015 (Liar-S) June 26, 2016 (Kyohso) November 4, 2016 (apple-polisher) |
Video game | |
Dynamic Chord V Edition | |
Platform | PlayStation Vita |
Released | September 29, 2016 (rêve parfait) December 22, 2016 (Liar-S) March 30, 2017 (Kyohso) July 28, 2018 (apple-polisher) |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shigenori Kageyama |
Written by | Shigenori Kageyama |
Music by | Shū Kanematsu |
Studio | Pierrot |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TBS, CBC, BS-TBS |
Original run | October 5, 2017 – December 22, 2017 |
Episodes | 12 |
Dynamic Chord (stylized as DYNAMIC CHORD) is a Japanese otome musical-themed visual novel game series developed and published by Honeybee Black. The games follow the musical careers and personal lives of several bands under the "Dynamic Chord" agency and music label. Each games feature different protagonist who develops a love story with the band members. An anime adaptation by Studio Pierrot premiered on October 5, 2017.
Characters
Protagonists
- Rio Atano (上遠野 理緒, Atano Rio)
- Niina Futami (双海 仁菜, Futami Niina)
- Konoha Kirishita (霧下 このは, Kirishita Konoha)
- Miu Hiiragi (柊 美羽, Hiiragi Miu)
rêve parfait
- Reon Kashii (香椎 玲音, Kashii Reon) / King
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi
- Tsumugi Momose (百瀬 つむぎ, Momose Tsumugi) / Bishop
- Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura
- Kuon Tsukinohara (月野原 久遠, Tsukinohara Kuon) / Rook
- Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi
- Aki Kashii (香椎 亜貴, Kashii Aki) / Knight
- Voiced by: Yūya Hirose
Liar-S
- Sakura Hinoyama (檜山 朔良, Hiyama Sakura)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima
- Chiya Suzuno (珠洲乃 千哉, Suzuno Chiya)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Seri Yuisaki (結崎 芹, Yuisaki Seri)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara
- Sōtarō Haruna (榛名 宗太郎)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō
KYOHSO
- Yoruto Kisaka (城坂依都, Kisaka Yoruto) / YORITO
- Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo
- Tokiharu Hanabusa (英時明, Hanabusa Tokuharu) / TOKIHARU
- Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana
- Yu Kuroya (黒谷優, Kuroya Yu) / YUU
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa
- Shinomune Sumiya (諏宮篠宗, Sumiya Shinomune) / SHINOMUNE
- Voiced by: Taku Yashiro
apple-polisher
- Narumi Amagi (天城成海, Amagi Narumi) / NaL
- Voiced by: Shouta Aoi
- Yusei Otoishi (音石夕星, Otoishi Yusei) / Toi
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai
- Yuki Aoi (青井有紀, Aoi Yuki) / UK
- Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima
- Shinobu Kurosawa (黒沢忍, Kurosawa Shinobu) / Kuro
- Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara
Manager
- Yakumo Igarashi (五十嵐 八雲, Igarashi Yakumo)
- Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi
- Manami Kaga (加賀真実, Kaga Manami)
- Voiced by: Masahisa Kudo
- Tatsuo Sagamihara (相模原龍雄, Sagamihara Tatsuo)
- Voiced by: Takamasa Mogi
- Hisaomi Izumi (伊澄久臣, Izumi Hisaomi)
- Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida
Anime Exclusive Characters
- Tatsuya Domyoji (伊澄久臣, Domyoji Tatsuya)
- Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze
Development and releases
Dynamic Chord is an otome visual novel game developed and published by Honeybee Black, an imprint of Honeybee. So far, the project has released 4 Windows games and 3 PlayStation Vita ports. Each band has also released several singles and albums.
Other media
An anime adaptation was first announced via the project's official website. Shigenori Kageyama directs the anime at Studio Pierrot. He's also in charge of series composition and penning the scripts alongside Kyōko Katsuya. Yasuomi Umetsu adapting Ryō Fujiwara's art into animation. Akemi Nagao is in charge of color design while Hiromi Sasaki handles the sound direction at Zack Promotion. The voice actors from the game returns to the anime. rêve parfait performs the opening theme titled "p.s. i hate you♡xxx" while Showtaro Morikubo performs the ending theme titled "because the sky..." under his character name Yorito Kisaka.
References
- ^ "Honeybee Black's Dynamic Chord Project for Female Gamers Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "What's". DYNAMIC CHORD (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Dynamic Chord Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Theme Song, October 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "Dynamic Chord Anime Reveals Character Visuals for rêve parfait Rock Band". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website at TBS (in Japanese)
- Dynamic Chord (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia