Yosuga no Sora
Yosuga no Sora is a Japanese romance drama eroge visual novel developed by CUFFS. The game was originally released for Windows on December 5, 2008. It was adapted into a serialized manga and an anime television series. A sequel/fan disk titled Haruka na Sora was released on October 24, 2009, containing new and expanded scenarios for several characters from the original game.
Plot
Tragically orphaned by a car accident, the Kasugano twins travel to their grandparents' countryside residence in Okukozome via railcar, hoping to reconstruct the shards of a shattered life. These two lonely souls, physically alike yet spiritually divergent, are unaware of the challenges these conflicting expectations will unveil in the coming days. Uncertain of the future, Haruka Kasugano clings to memories, hoping to find the strength he needs to protect his ailing sister. As the tale develops, it tells four stories, each with one girl: Kazuha Migiwa, rich but kind; Akira Amatsume, polite but sad; Nao Yorihime, depressed but hopeful; Sora Kasugano, petite but fierce.Characters
Main
; Haruka Kasugano; Sora Kasugano
; Nao Yorihime
; Akira Amatsume
; Kazuha Migiwa
Supporting
; Kozue Kuranaga; Yahiro Ifukube
; Motoka Nogisaka
; Ryouhei Nakazato
Development
Staff
- Illustrations by: Takashi Hashimoto, Hiro Suzuhira
- Script by: Yukiji Tachikaze, Seiri Asakura
- Music by: Manack
Release history
The game was originally released for Windows PC on December 5, 2008. A sequel/fan disk titled Haruka na Sora was released on October 24, 2009. It contains full scenarios for Kozue and Yahiro, an expansion to Sora's story from the original game, and additional bonus material.Adaptations
Anime
Yosuga no Sora was adapted into a 12-episode anime series that aired on October 4, 2010. Each episode consists of a 22-minute feature segment and a 3-minute omake segment. The anime's main plot is presented in a multi-arc branching format that independently tells the stories of Kazuha, Akira, Nao, and Sora while sharing certain common episodes. The title of each episode incorporates the names of the characters it concerns. The bonus segment focuses on Motoka's story, relying more extensively on humor and super deformed character designs. Each segment has its own ending credit sequence in each episode. The anime's opening theme is "Hiyoku no Hane"- by eufonius, and the ending themes are "Tsunagukizuna"- by Nekocan feat. Junca Amaoto, and "Pinky Jones"- by Momoiro Clover.The first volume of the series was released by King Records for DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats on December 22, 2010, and the final fourth volume was released on March 26, 2011, with a limited edition Blu-ray Disc, including the stuffed toy strap of Sora Kasugano.
The series premiered on Toku in the United States on December 31, 2015.
Drama CD
There are five drama CDs: two released with the purchase of the original visual novel Yosuga no Sora from stores Sofmap and Messe Sanoh, one released with the pre-ordering of its Fan Disc Haruka na Sora, and two released with the purchase of the Blu-ray volumes 2 and 4 of its anime adaptation.| Title | Affiliation | Kind |
| "秘密のリゾート遊び" | Yosuga no Sora | Retailer Bonus: Sofmap |
| "叉依姫神社祭り" | Yosuga no Sora | Retailer Bonus: Messe Sanoh |
| "ソイネノソラ" | Haruka na Sora | Pre-ordering Bonus |
| "添い寝CD（依媛奈緒／春日野穹）" | Yosuga no Sora | Blu-ray Bonus |
| "添い寝CD（渚一葉／天女目瑛）" | Yosuga no Sora | Blu-ray Bonus |
Manga
Yosuga no Sora was adapted into a manga of the same title, illustrated by Takashi Mikaze, and serialized from October 2009 to January 2011 issues of Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine. It was compiled into two volumes.Music
Sphere released the original game's OST, with music composed by Manack, on February 27, 2009.The OST for the anime adaptation, with music composed by Manabu Miwa and Jun Ichikawa, consists of both new compositions and newly arranged versions of tracks from the original game. It was released on two CDs, subtitled "Arrange" and "New", accompanying the Japanese Blu-ray disc release of the anime with volumes 1 and 3 respectively.
There are nine music releases: three affiliated with the original visual novel Yosuga no Sora, one affiliated with its fan disc Haruka na Sora, and five affiliated with its anime adaptation. Some titles are not consistent among official, retailers, and databases, thus their normalized titles are given following style guidelines from MusicBrainz.
| Title | Affiliation | Kind |
| "ヨスガノソラ: Image" | Yosuga no Sora | limited editionbonus |
| "ヨスガノソラ" | Yosuga no Sora | Commercial album |
| "ヨスガノソラ: Maxi-Single" | Yosuga no Sora | Commercial album |
| "ハルカナソラ: キャラクターソング" | Haruka na Sora | Limited Edition Bonus |
| "比翼の羽根" | Yosuga no Sora | Commercial album |
| "ツナグキズナ" | Yosuga no Sora | Commercial album |
| "ピンキージョーンズ" | Yosuga no Sora | Commercial album |
| "ヨスガノソラ: New" | Yosuga no Sora | Blu-ray bonus |
| "ヨスガノソラ: Arrange" | Yosuga no Sora | Blu-ray bonus |