Snow Sakura


Snow Sakura is a visual novel first developed and published by D.O. and released on November 28, 2003. This interactive fiction game was translated into English language and then published by G-Collections in December 2007. The visual novel follows the story of Yuuji Tachibana who moves to Hokkaido unwillingly after having a strange dream about a girl by a sakura tree. He eventually falls in love with one of the girls in the village of the player's choosing, and learns the secret of his dream.

Story

Yuuji Tachibana recently moved in with his cousin and uncle after his parents go on a business trip to Hawaii. Left in the care of his uncle at his inn in Hokkaido, Yuuji struggles to get used to his surroundings. Shortly after arriving, Yuuji is enrolled in the local high school and makes friends with four students within a week. Yuuji first meets Sumiyoshi and subsequently become best friends, while Yuuji's cousin Saki helps him ease in with her group of friends. Saki's friends include Misaki, who seems to get nervous around Yuuji, Kozue who seems obsessed with Misaki, and Rei who is a second year high school student and a shrine maiden at the local temple. In addition, Yuuji also gets to know his teacher Misato and discovers that she is Misaki's older sister. While playing some video tapes his father sends back from Hawaii, Yuuji learns that aside from the teasing, he wants him to find someone to fall in love with. The player can choose one of five females to fall in love with which progresses the plot along, eventually leading to a good or bad ending.

Characters

;Yuuji Tachibana
;Saki Tachibana
;Misaki Soya
;Kozue Hiyama
;Rei Kisaragi
;Misato Souya
;Takeaki Tachibana
;Sumiyoshi Ito
;Kuraki

Reception

Trushot Archer from visual novel cake gave the novel a score of eight out of ten.