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Da Capo II

type	ova
title	T.P. Sakura - Time Paladin Sakura - Jikū Bōeisen
director	Takehiro Nakayama
writer	Naoki Tozuka
music	Tatsuya Kato
studio	Nomad
first	January 27, 2011
last	February 24, 2011
runtime	24 minutes each
episodes	2

Da Capo II (〜ダ・カーポII〜) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Circus which was first released on May 26, 2006, for Windows computers. It is a part of the ongoing Da Capo series of games by Circus, and is the direct sequel to Circus' previous title Da Capo released in 2002. Da Capo II is described by Circus as a "ticklish school romance adventure (こそばゆい学園恋愛アドベンチャー). A fan disc, Da Capo II: Spring Celebration, was released on April 27, 2007, and features springtime stories set after the endings for each of the six Da Capo II heroines. An all-ages consumer port titled Da Capo II: Plus Situation containing additional scenarios was released for the PlayStation 2 in May 2008. The PlayStation 2 version was later ported to PC, titled Da Capo II: Plus Communication and containing the hentai scenes found in the original release, in December 2008.

There have been many drama CDs, and two separate sets of novels and manga created based on the original game. An anime adaptation aired in Japan between October and December 2007 on TV Aichi, and was also broadcast on other networks as well. A second season of the anime aired between April and June 2008;[1] each anime season contained thirteen episodes and were produced by Feel. A sequel set 20 years after the end of Da Capo II, Da Capo III, was released on April 27, 2012.

Gameplay

Adaptations

Drama CDs

There have been many drama CDs for Da Capo II. The first, titled D.C.II prestorys entrata, was written by Chihare Ameno, the director and one of the main scenario writers from the original game, and was released on February 24, 2006. A second drama CD, called D.C. II: Otome no "Chocolate Box Memories" (D.C.II 音姫の｢Chocolate Box Memories｣), was written by Kōta Takeuchi, another one of the scenario writers for the original game, and was released almost a year later on February 10, 2007. A third drama CD, under the name D.C. II: Setsugekka no "Dokidoki Omimai Daisakusen" (D.C.II 雪月花の｢ドキドキお見舞い大作戦｣), was not released in stores, but instead given out to those who had already signed previously signed up for the Circus fan club in mid 2007.[8] Two more CDs, titled D.C. II: Otome no "Dokidoki! Hatsu (?) Ecchi Daisakusen?" (D.C.II 音姫の｢どきどき! 初(?)エッチ大作戦?｣) and D.C. II: Otome to Yume no "Iku Toshi, Kuru Toshi: Mattari Hen (D.C.II 音姫と由夢の｢行く年、来る年〜まったり編〜｣) were also released. A CD titled Seiya no Misukon Daisōdō! (聖夜のミスコン大騒動!) was released for the anime's second season on May 21, 2008, by Lantis.[9]

Internet radio shows

An Internet radio show for Da Capo II called Da Capo II: Kazami Academy Broadcasting Club (〜ダ・カーポ II〜風見学園放送部). The show, produced by Lantis Web Radio, had a pre-broadcast on March 27, 2006, and officially aired between April 3, 2006, and September 24, 2007. The program aired every Monday at midnight featuring Ai Hinaki, Hijiri Kinomi, and Aya Tachibana who voiced Otome, Yume, and Koko in the original game, respectively. A second Internet radio show began on October 1, 2007, called D.C.toEF Radio produced by Onsen. The show airs every Monday and is hosted by Hinaki, Kinomi, and Tachibana.[10] A third Internet radio show titled Radio Da Capo II: Hatsunejima Nikki (ラジオダ・カーポII 〜初音島日記〜) started on November 2, 2007, produced by Animate. The show is aired every Friday and is for the first twenty-seven broadcasts was hosted by Shintarō Asanuma and Yoshino Nanjō who voiced Yoshiyuki and Koko in the anime, but starting with the twenty-sixth broadcast on May 2, 2008, Ayahi Takagaki who voices Otome in the anime joined Asanuma as his co-host.[11]

Novels

There have been two separate novel series written based on Da Capo II, both published by Paradigm. The first series contained two novels that were written by Circus staff members; the first was released on May 12, 2006, and the second on June 25, 2007. The second series is written by Tasuku Saika and seven volumes were produced between November 24, 2006, and October 11, 2007. Each of the novels covers the story for one of the six heroines, except for the last two volumes which both cover Otome's story.

Manga

There have been two separate manga series created based on Da Capo II. The first, illustrated by Syo Ryuga, was serialized from December 2006 to October 2009 issues of Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine.[12] It was collected into five bound volumes published under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Comics Ace imprint. The second manga series, illustrated by Tsukasa Uhaha, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine between the March 2007 and May 2009 issues under the title Da Capo II: Imaginary Future (〜ダ・カーポII イマジナリーフューチャー〜). The fifth and final bound volumes will be published for Da Capo II: Imaginary Future under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics imprint on June 27, 2009. A special chapter of Da Capo II: Imaginary Future was serialized in the July 2008 issue of Comptiq sold on June 10, 2008.[13]

Anime

On May 10, 2007, the magazine Comptiq revealed that a Da Capo II anime adaptation would be produced.[14] The anime aired in Japan between October 1, 2007, and December 24, 2007, on TV Aichi, and was broadcast on other networks soon after, including Chiba TV and TV Kanagawa. A second season aired in Japan between April 5, 2008, and June 28, 2008, on the same networks as the first season. Each season was produced by the animation studio Feel, and contains thirteen episodes.

Music

A CD single containing the main opening and ending themes of Da Capo II was released on June 7, 2006, by Lantis.[15] The main opening theme, "Da Capo II: Asaki Yumemishi Kimi to" (ダ・カーポII 〜あさきゆめみし君と〜), was sung by Yozuca*, and the main ending theme, "Spring has come", was sung by Rino. There were two other opening themes: "Beautiful flower" was sung by Aki Misato, which was also used as an insert song, and "Especially" was sung by Miyuki Hashimoto. Additionally, there were four other ending themes. "Mabushikute Mienai" (まぶしくてみえない) was sung by Yozuca*, which was also used as another insert song, was used as the ending theme for Nanaka's route. "Little Distance" was sung by Seiko Modaka was used as the ending theme for both Anzu's and Koko's route. The third ending theme, "If...I wish", was sung by Aki Misato and was used as the ending theme for Otome's and Yume's routes. The last ending theme, "Aogeba tōtoshi" (仰げば尊し), was sung by twenty of the cast from the game and was used as the ending theme for Minatsu's route. The final theme song used in the game was "Time will shine" sung by Alchemy+, and was used as an insert song.

An album titled VocalAlbum Songs From D.C.II containing the theme songs was released on July 26, 2006, by Lantis.[16] Da Capo II's original soundtrack was released on August 23, 2006 by Lantis.[17] A single containing the theme song for the first Internet radio show titled "Dream on: Koiseyo Otome" (Dream on ~コイセヨオトメ~) was released on October 25, 2006.[18] A character song album featuring songs sung by voice actors from the game was released on December 13, 2006 by Lantis.[19] A maxi single containing the opening theme of Spring Celebration called "Happy my life: Thank you for everything!!" was released on May 9, 2007.[20] A mini album for Spring Celebration containing five of the game's theme songs was released on May 23, 2007 by Lantis.[21] A vocal album for Plus Situation was released by Lantis on June 4, 2008.[22]

For the anime's first season, the opening theme of season one is "Sakura Kimi ni Emu" (サクラキミニエム) sung by Yozuca*, and the ending theme is "Yasashisa wa Ame no Yōni" (優しさは雨のように) by CooRie. Both singles were released on October 24, 2007, by Lantis.[23][24] The song "Sakura Emi Kimi Omou" (桜笑み君想う) sung by Minori Chihara was used as the ending theme for the thirteenth episode of season one, and the single containing the song was released by Lantis on January 23, 2008.[25] A best of album containing songs from the games and the anime seasons of Da Capo titled Hatsunejima Best: Da Capo Best Selection (初音島ベスト〜ダ・カーポ〜ベストセレクション) was released by Lantis on November 21, 2007.[26] A vocal album containing songs sung by Yozuca* and CooRie titled Dolce3 was released by Lantis on July 9, 2008.[27] Six image song singles were released for the six main heroines featured in Da Capo II. The first two for Koko and Minatsu were released on December 26, 2007.[28]