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Dōkyūsei (video game)
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Dōkyūsei (同級生; lit. Classmates) is an erotic dating sim visual novel. Originally released in 1992 by ELF Corporation for the PC-98, it became a foundational title in the dating sim genre and spawned a video game series.
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A heavily altered 1999 Windows port was the basis of a 2021 remake, which received English and Chinese releases in 2022. A Game Boy Color mahjong game with Dōkyūsei characters, Jankyusei (雀級生), was released in 2001.
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Gameplay
Dōkyūsei revolves around wandering through different locations in a town, conversing with whatever character the player happens to meet. To finish the storyline of a particular girl, the main challenge is to learn the times of day when the girl will be in a location.
Ports and remake
Dōkyūsei was ported to FM Towns and Sharp X68000 in 1993, PC Engine and MS-DOS in 1995, and Sega Saturn in 1996. A heavily altered Windows version was released in 1999. A Windows version using the updated art but with the original script was released in 2008.
A remake (based on the 1999 Windows version) was released in 2021 in Japan and in 2022 in English and Chinese, as Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer.[2][3][1] The international version of the remake was developed by the company Shiravune, a subsidiary of DMM Games.[4][5] Both an all-ages and adult version was released, with the adult version containing erotic scenes and racier dialogue.[6] The remake was ported to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan in 2024.
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OVA
There was an OVA series made from Dōkyūsei in 1994–1995, which was originally a 45-minute one-shot, but the original release was expanded into two half-hour episodes, with two more episodes added, for a total four. The first two episodes were released as End of Summer, and episodes three and four were released as End of Summer 2 in the North American market by SoftCel Pictures, an imprint of ADV Films. A two-episode sequel, titled Dōkyūsei Climax Files, was released in 1995–1996.
End of Summer is about a boy who seeks after a redheaded girl named Mai and along the way runs into difficulties (and trysts) with several other girls, namely, Kurumi, Miho, Misa, and Satomi. It was renowned for its romantic attributes[7] and quality of animation.[8] The depth of character development has been reviewed as being above average, although the format forced on it by OVA requires some compromises with realism.[9]
An OVA based on the remake, Dōkyūsei Remake The Animation, was released in 2022 and 2024.
Reception and legacy
Dōkyūsei helped popularise the modern dating sim genre.[10] Jun Maeda, co-founder of visual novel studio Key, credits Dōkyūsei as a pioneer in the nakige ("crying game") genre and as an influence on Key's own such games.[11]
The international version was well received by critics, with Ivanir Ignacchitti of GameBlast commenting on the historical value of the title[12] and Thomas Knight of NookGaming noting that the remake does well at fixing most of the issues that would make the game seem dated.[13]
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