Switch "CLANNAD" to be released in spring 2019! A masterpiece ADV depicting the bonds between people with the theme of "family"!

Prototype announced that "CLANNAD" for Nintendo Switch will be available on the Nintendo eShop in spring 2019.

CLANNAD" is the third title from Key, the brand of Visual Arts that established the "crying game" genre in the romance adventure game market with "Kanon" and "AIR".

Since the PC version was released in April 2004, the series has been developed into numerous media mixes, including TV anime, theater movies, comics, novels, drama CDs, music CDs, and character goods. For home video game consoles, the PS2, PSP, Xbox360, PS3, PS Vita, and PS4 versions have been released, and a popular game app for Android is also available.

CLANNAD, a masterpiece that became an unprecedented hit with its magnificent scenario depicting the bonds between people through the theme of "family," beautiful graphics, and moving music, is coming to the Switch this spring!　Information about the story, characters, and unique features of the Switch version has arrived, so let's take a look.

Feature of Nintendo Switch -Features of Nintendo Switch version

5.1ch surround sound for a more realistic experience!
All music (including the opening movie) and some voices are 5.1ch surround sound compatible, greatly increasing the sense of realism. By connecting a surround speaker system or surround headphones to the Nintendo Switch, you will be surrounded by beautiful music and characters running around you. Enjoy Sanae running through Haruhara, who is dragged along screaming and crying! (You can also switch to the conventional 2-channel stereo mode.)

Full touch screen operation! One-handed operation is also possible!
The game can be played not only in portable mode with the Joy-Con in place, but also with the Joy-Con removed, as it fully supports touch screen operation. Portability has been improved.
In table mode and TV mode, all controls can be performed with a single Joy-Con, making one-handed play possible.

Text is bilingual (Japanese and English)!
Texts are available in Japanese and English (voices are in Japanese only). The main game, preferences, digital manuals, etc. are also bilingual, allowing you to switch between languages at any time during the game.

The "Dangopedia" is included in the game!
Dangopedia" is a glossary of Japanese culture and other terms that appear in the game.
Dangopedia" is only available in English, and Japanese is not supported. Dangopedia" is available only when the game language is switched to English.

Story

Huh."
A high school built on top of a hill in a provincial city.
Tomoya Okazaki, who had just entered the third grade that day, sighed as he faced the long hill leading up to the school gate.

Hah ......."
Another sigh made him turn around to see a girl, also in the third grade, but unfamiliar to him, standing there. Her name is Nagisa Furukawa.

The two, who had never met before, exchanged just a few words and felt a little saved by each other, and began to go up the hill that they could not climb alone. ......
The story that begins there continues into the future, warmly embracing the people living in that town.

Character

Tomoya Okazaki
The main character. He is a third-year student at a school in the town where the story takes place. He lives with his father.
He is always late for school and is treated as a delinquent in the school.
He was a special sports student, but a minor altercation with his father resulted in an injury, and the injury cut off his future.
He has already given up on higher education, and looks askance at his classmates who are studying hard for entrance exams.

Nagisa Furukawa Voice: Mai Nakahara
If I could... I would like to create a drama club again.
A third-year student at the same school as the main character.
On the day she returns to school after a long absence, she meets the protagonist at the bottom of the long hill leading up to the school gate, where she is struggling with her thoughts. She faces many difficulties at school, but works hard together with the main character.
She is a little shy, but always tries her best. She is also strong and unbreakable, but she is always protective of others.

Anne Fujibayashi Voice: Ryo Hirohashi
If there was a girl who liked you, would you go out with her?
A girl in the class next to the main character. She is the chairperson of the committee.
In the second grade, she was in the same class as the main character.
She has a foul-mouthed and rough personality, but she takes good care of her students.
She secretly commutes to school on a motorcycle, which is against school rules.
Unlike her quiet younger sister Muku, she is an active character.

Ichinose Kotomi Voice: Noto Mamiko
She is surrounded by books and is very happy.
A classmate of the main character, she is the most brilliant student in her grade.
However, she often spends most of her time in the library reading books instead of attending class.
He is a bit out of touch with the world, and most of the time they don't get along in conversation, but he listens to what others have to say.

Tomoyo Sakagami Voice: Noriko Kuwashima
Of course. I won't be unhappy if you go out with me.
Tomoyo is a second-year student who transferred to the protagonist's school this spring.
Although she keeps it a secret at this school, she is actually so strong in fights that even a bunch of guys would be no match for her.
She is younger than the main character, but she doesn't look younger at all.

Ibuki Fuuko Voice: Nonaka Ai
I don't know if I should say this myself, but I think I did a pretty good job.
A first-year student at the protagonist's school.
A first-year student at the school where the main character attends, she is a quiet girl who is always working alone with a knife in her hand, carving pieces of wood. She wants to give her finished sculptures to as many people as possible.

Voice: Enomoto Atsuko
It must be because people's hearts have changed.
A second-year student holed up in a forgotten reference room.
She knows a lot about the school and the town.
He is very polite and calls the protagonist "senpai" (senior).

Muku Fujibayashi Voice: Akemi Kanda
Fortune-telling is just fortune-telling.
A girl in the same class as the main character.
She is twin sisters with her older sister Anzu, who is the chairperson of the committee in the next class.
Unlike her sister, she is passive and quiet, but is still the class committee chairperson.
She likes fortune-telling, but it never comes true.

Yohei Sunohara Voice: Daisuke Sakaguchi
When the time comes, I'll leave my back to you!
The protagonist's bad friend.
He entered the school with a sports recommendation, but was suspended from school after getting into a fight, and was forced to leave the club.
After that, he leads a lazy school life.
Haruhara is a good friend of the protagonist. From the protagonist's point of view, he is a passive (?) friend. She is a good friend from Haruhara's point of view.

Misae Sagara Voice: Itsuki Yukino
Come on, you guys, clean your own room!
The matron of the student dormitory where Haruhara lives.
She is an energetic older sister and a good advisor for the dorm residents.
She is also an alumna of the school the main characters attend, and is said to have been a "neat and pretty girl" in her school days.

Akio Furukawa Voice: Ryutaro Okiayu
He says, "May this town and its inhabitants be blessed.
Father of Nagisa. He runs his own bakery with his wife Sanae.
He has the personality of a juvenile delinquent who failed to reform and became an adult, with a foul mouth and a bit of vulgarity.
He is a bit vulgar, but he seems to be well-liked by his neighbors, and spends his spare time playing baseball with the neighborhood children.

Voice: Kikuko Inoue
Please try it, I'm very proud of it!
Sanae Furukawa is Nagisa's mother. She is just as childish as her daughter Nagisa, and is a crybaby.
While helping out at the bakery, she also gathers elementary school students and teaches them how to study.

Kimiko Ibuki Voice: Yuko Minaguchi
Kimiko Ibuki is Kazuko's older sister. Until three years ago, she was an art teacher at the same school.
She is able to treat everyone with kindness, and was the only person Nagisa admired at school.

Toshio Koumura Voice: Takeshi Aono
A teacher at the school where the story takes place, he has been taking care of the main character since the first grade. He is also Kimiko's former teacher.

Mei Sunohara Voice: Tamura Yukari
Haruhara's younger sister. She is clever and mischievous, but in reality, she is a girl who loves her brother. Since she came from the countryside to visit her brother, her eyes light up when she sees new things.
She is a big fan of Yusuke Yoshino, a former guitarist in a rock band and now an electrician.

Yusuke Yoshino Voice: Hikaru Midorikawa
A young electrician. He used to make a living from music.
Perhaps it is a habit from that time, but he sometimes shouts out his rock soul.

Kappei Hiiragi Voice: Ryoko Shiraishi
A boy who appears and disappears like a ghost. He appears everywhere in town.
According to him, his goal in life is to "live like a man.

Naoyuki Okazaki Voice: Hiroshi Naka
The father of Tomoya Okazaki.
He raises Tomoya single-handedly, but when Tomoya is in his second year of high school, his father and son quarrel over a trivial matter, and Tomoya is injured.
Tomoya became stubborn and refused medical treatment, and as a result, his right arm could no longer rise above the shoulder, which ended his career as a special sports athlete in basketball. Thereafter, Naoyuki begins to distance himself from his son, and also fails in his business, leading to a life of apathy.

Product Information.
CLANNAD
Genre: Love Adventure
・Distribution start date: Spring 2019
Price: Download version: Undecided *Download only
Compatibility: Nintendo Switch
Controller: Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Play mode: TV mode / Table mode / Portable mode
Supported languages: Japanese/English *Voice: Japanese only
Voice: Full voice (except for the main character)
CERO rating will be reviewed
CERO rating review scheduled
Original Drawing: Toru Higami
Scenario: Associate Asae / Yuichi Ryougen / Kai
Music: Shinji Orito / Magome Togoshi / Associate Maeda

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