Shōjotachi wa Kōya o Mezasu
Also recorded as Girls Beyond the Wasteland · Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya o Mezasu · Shokomeza · Girls Beyond the Youth Koya
Shōjotachi wa Kōya o Mezasu
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- 2016
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- Japanese
- Genre
- visual novel
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Key facts
• Name — Girls Beyond the Wasteland • Ja Kanji — 少女たちは荒野を目指す • Ja Romaji — Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu • Genre — Drama, romance
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• Type — tv series • Director — Takuya Satō • Producer — Nobuhiro Nakayama Yōsuke Wada Takema Okamura Jun Fukuda Satoshi Fukao Toshiyasu Hayashi Takahiro Imaizumi Yasuo Saitō Ryūtarō Usukura • Writer — Yuniko Ayana • Music — Takeshi Watanabe GoKoY • Studio — Project No.9 • Network — Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, AT-X • First — January 7, 2016 • Last — March 24, 2016 • Episodes — 12 + OVA
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• Type — manga • Title — Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu: Tori Naku Uta • Author — Minato Soft • Illustrator — Kazuchi • Publisher — ASCII Media Works • Magazine — Dengeki G's Comic • First — February 29, 2016 • Last — September 30, 2017 • Volumes — 3
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• Developer — Minato Soft • Publisher — Minato Soft • Genre — Visual novel • Platforms — Windows • Released — March 25, 2016
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• Type — manga • Title — Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu: Yukidoke no Oto • Author — Minato Soft • Illustrator — Tsukune Taira • Publisher — ASCII Media Works • Magazine — Dengeki G's Comic • First — July 30, 2016 • Last — May 30, 2018 • Volumes — 2 Girls Beyond the Wasteland, often abbreviated as Shokomeza and also known as Girls Beyond the Youth Koya in Japan, is a visual novel developed by Minato Soft, released for Windows on March 25, 2016, with a rating for all ages. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Project No.9 and directed by Takuya Satō, premiered in January 2016.
Gameplay
Girls Beyond the Wasteland is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Buntarō Hōjō. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The text in the game is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Buntarō is talking to, over background art. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain points in the story, which take the place of the background art and character sprites. The game follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction. There are four main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each heroine. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. Some decisions can lead the game to end prematurely, which offer an alternative ending to the plot. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices to further the plot to an alternate direction.
Characters
• Buntarō Hōjō • Seiichiro Yamashita • Buntarō, nicknamed Bunta, is the protagonist. He is hardworking, friendly, and well-aware of his surroundings. He usually writes the scenarios for the drama club, although he writes based on an existing stories. He becomes the scenario writer for the game produced by Sayuki. • Sayuki Kuroda • Haruka Chisuga • Sayuki is Buntarō's quiet classmate. She has been investigating Buntarō and convinces herself that he is fit to be scenario writer for her upcoming game. She wants to make a bishōjo game because she knows that this world is a "wasteland" where people are forced to do something they have no interest in so they can make money for living. She is inspired by her older brother who works for a game company. She loves Buntarō and kissed him in the 8th episode in the anime. She blushes really hard when Buntarō sees her in embarrassing situations or when he said something lovely to her. She goes with him on a date in the first episode in the anime. It's often hinted in the anime that she has strong feelings for Buntarō. • Yūka Kobayakawa • Kana Hanazawa • Yūka is Buntarō's childhood friend. She is an energetic girl who is good at acting. She is recruited to be the voice director of Sayuki's game and provides her own voice. She has feelings for Buntarō. • Teruha Andō • Satomi Akesaka • Nicknamed Akkīna, Teruha is another of Buntarō's classmate. She is the programmer, web designer, and script composition of the game. Despite working on a bishōjo game, Teruha is a heavy fujoshi, and views the characters as men so she can get the "feeling". Teruha's way of thinking is opposite to that of Sayuki, and she is not afraid to try new things, often getting in fights with Sayuki over ideas. Due to not getting permission from school, she is secretly working at a Maid Cafe and using an alter ego under the name of "Luka". She also has feelings for Buntarō. • Uguisu Yūki • Satomi Satō • Uguisu is a first-year student, and the artist of the game. She is nicknamed "bird" because her name stands for Japanese bush warbler. Uguisu is shy and timid, and sometimes forgets to take care of herself due to her love on drawing. Her pen name is "Hokekiyo" and her art often gets a high rank on Pixi. • Atomu Kai • Toshiyuki Toyonaga • Atomu is Buntarō's childhood friend. Along with Yūka, they are a trio who are always seen together. Atomu was dumped by his girlfriend for being "too nice", which makes him hate 3D girls and couples. He doesn't have any special talents, but has the motivation that Sayuki needs, which makes him the Assistant Director.
Development and release
The planning for Girls Beyond the Wasteland was headed by Takahiro, with Romeo Tanaka writing the scenario. The art direction and character design was provided by Matsuryū. A demo was released on October 23, 2015. The game was released on March 25, 2016, for Windows. The opening theme "Master Up" is sung by the voice cast of the main female characters: Haruka Chisuga, Kana Hanazawa, Satomi Satō and Satomi Akesaka.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Project No.9 and directed by Takuya Satō, premiered on January 7, 2016. The screenplay is written by Yuniko Ayana and Takayuki Noguchi based the character design used in the anime on Matsuryū's original designs. A Blu-ray Disc containing an original video animation episode will be bundled with an "Anime Edition" of the Windows game. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, Madman Entertainment in Australia and MVM Films in the United Kingdom. The opening theme "Wastelanders" is by Sayaka Sasaki and the ending theme "Sekai wa Kyō mo Atarashii" is sung by the voice cast of main female characters: Haruka Chisuga, Kana Hanazawa, Satomi Satō, and Satomi Akesaka.
Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Kazuchi began serialization in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki G's Comic with the April 2016 issue released on February 29, 2016.
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- 1.Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu Anime's TV Ad Highlights Kana Hanazawa's. Anime News Network. December 29, 2015.
- 2.Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu Anime's Promo Previews Main Cast. Anime News Network. December 30, 2015.
- 3.Takahiro, Romeo Tanaka's Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu PC Game Listed With OVA. Anime News Network. October 16, 2015.
- 4.Minato Soft.
- 5.MinatoSoft's Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu PC Game Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. October 23, 2015.
- 6.Sentai Filmworks. Sentai Filmworks Licenses Girls Beyond the Westland. January 7, 2016.
- 7.MVM Updates from MCM London Expo. Anime News Network. May 28, 2016.
- 8.Dengeki G's Comic to Launch New Utawarerumono, Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu, Love Live! Manga. Anime News Network. January 2, 2016.
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