Myself ; Yourself
Myself ; Yourself is a Japanese visual novel developed by Regista which was released on December 20, 2007, for the PlayStation 2. Takumi Nakazawa, the main scenario writer for the Infinity series, is the principal writer for Myself ; Yourself. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki, who also produced the original character design for Memories Off, Happy Lesson, and Futakoi. Before the game's release, a light novel based on the story, written by Takumi Nakazawa, and illustrated by Wadapen, was serialized in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine between March and November 2007, published by MediaWorks.
A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo, the first for the studio, aired in Japan from October to December 2007 on TV Kanagawa. A spin-off sequel to the visual novel was developed by the previous staff entitled Myself ; Yourself: Sorezore no Finale and was released on May 28, 2009, for the PlayStation 2.
Plot
Myself ; Yourself is set in 2007 in the fictional town Sakuranomori in W Prefecture which is modeled after Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The town is in a quiet, rural area on the southern tip of the prefecture and borders the Pacific Ocean. Sakuranomori is the birthplace of Sana Hidaka, a sixteen-year-old high school student, who grew up with his childhood friends Nanaka Yatsushiro & Aoi Oribe, his best friend Shusuke Wakatsuki, and Shusuke's fraternal twin sister Shuri Wakatsuki. Sana left Sakuranomori when he was eleven years old, but returns five years later living on his own in the apartment building Aoi's family runs. Sana soon finds out that while some things have stayed the same, there are still just as many things that have changed.Characters
Protagonists
;Sana Hidaka;Shusuke Wakatsuki
Heroines
;Nanaka Yatsushiro;Aoi Oribe
;Shuri Wakatsuki
;Hinako Mochida
;Yuzuki Fujimura
;Asami Hoshino
Media
Light novel
A six-chapter light novel under the title Myself ; Yourself Sorezore Overture, based on the visual novel's story, started serialization in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine on March 30, 2007, and ran until November 30, 2007. The novel is written as a prologue to the game by Takumi Nakazawa, who has also written scenarios for Ever17, and Memories Off 2nd, and is illustrated by Wadapen. Each chapter centers on one of the six heroines; chapters one through six are arranged as: Nanaka, Aoi, Shuri, Yuzuki, Hinako, and Asami.;Chapters
- "Seven children: Nanaka's Story", published March 30, 2007
- "The Lost Child Aoi-san: Aoi's Story", published April 30, 2007
- "Me and Him, My Friend: Shuri's Story", published June 30, 2007
- "Close Encounter: Yuzuki's Story", published August 30, 2007
- "A Small and Large First Step: Hinako's Story", published September 30, 2007
- "What Thing Did You Lose?: Asami's Story", published November 30, 2007
Anime
An anime television series adaptation aired in Japan between October 3, 2007 and December 26, 2007 on TV Kanagawa containing thirteen episodes. The series is written by Gō Zappa, directed by Yasuhiro Kuroda, and animated by Doga Kobo, their first television production, through the Myself ; Yourself Production Committee, which is composed of Happinet Pictures, Marvelous Entertainment, The 5pb, and Pony Canyon Enterprises. Seven DVD compilations, the first six containing two episodes of the anime, and the last containing the final episode have been released; the DVDs are distributed by Happinet Pictures. The anime has been licensed by Maiden Japan.Visual novels
The Myself ; Yourself visual novel, developed by Yeti, was released on December 20, 2007, playable on the PlayStation 2. The game is published by Regista which mainly ports all-age versions of adult games developed by other companies, but in 2006 developed and published their first original game called I/O; Myself ; Yourself is the second time Regista has published an original title. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki, who also did the original character design for Memories Off, Chaos;Head, Happy Lesson, and Futakoi. Unlike most visual novels, Myself ; Yourself has two male protagonists.A spin-off sequel to the visual novel entitled Myself ; Yourself: Sorezore no Finale was developed by the previous production staff and was released in spring 2009. The game features four new scenarios with Nanaka and Asami getting separate scenarios, and there are two duel scenarios with Shuri and Aoi in one, and Hinako and Yuzuki in the other. Several new characters are also introduced.