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Shiravune to Release Dōkyūsei Visual Novel Remake in English, Chinese
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Tokyo-based visual novel localization company Shiravune announced on Friday that it will release DOUKYUUSEI: Classmates (working title), the Elf's Dōkyūsei (Classmates) dating sim game, in English and Chinese. Shiravune plans to release the game in late 2021 as a Johren exclusive.
Fanza Games' DiGiNation brand developed the remake, which released on PC in Japan on Friday. Shiravune describes the game's story:
Our hero has spent the first half of his summer engaging in meaningful, productive labor.
Now he's flush with cash. Time to go pick up chicks!
Hit on some outrageous babes, get to know 'em, and come together on a deeper level.
Summer's back. Back again!
This is a full remake of the 1992 PC game DOUKYUUSEI.
Elf released the the original game in 1992, followed by a Kakyūsei 2 game in 2004. Like other dating sims, the games present a variety of girls that the playable main character can romance, primarily by going on activities with the girl in specific times that the player must learn through interacting with the girls.
The remake is based on a Windows re-release in 1999.
The games all inspired both adult and all-ages OVAs and television anime adaptations. The first game inspired the End of Summer four-episode Kakyūsei 2: Sketchbook OVA in 2007.
The series is not to be confused with boys-love manga or the manga's 2016 anime film adaptation.
Source: Press release
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