"Photo Girlfriend" (フォトカノ) is a photography-themed romance simulation game developed by Dingo and published by Kadokawa Games. The protagonist, Kazuya Maeda, picks up the DSLR camera his father had replaced and approaches classmates through conversation and photography at the new semester, preparing a project for the school festival.
| Title of the work | フォトカノ |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Photo girlfriend |
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2012-02-02 |
| Platform | PSP |
| Genre | AVG - Adventage Game (Romance Genre) |
| Also known as | Koikyoku Photo / Photo Kano |
| Development | Dingo |
| Release | Kadokawa Games |
| Music | Tokuyuki Iwatari |
| Website address recorded by the source | http://photokano.jp/index.html |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=14836 / https://vndb.org/v11000 |
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A new semester with a change of camera
Originally, there was no particularly eye-catching campus life. On the last day of summer vacation, he received an old DSLR from his father, who was preparing to change his camera, and began to turn his attention to those around him. The photography event attracted invitations from two clubs; From the start of school to the school festival, he needs to gradually build trust, ultimately expressing his feelings through a photo filled with shared memories.
Two clubs with different routes
Joining the Photo Club leads to Love stories, and joining the Photo Club leads to Happy stories. Because of the same main female lead, the romance arc focuses more on inner feelings, as well as a comedic twist. This divergence is determined by the choice to join the story, not simply by switching endings at the end of the story.
Schedule and relationship advancement
Players choose locations during breaks, lunch breaks, and after school to meet characters, talk to them, and trigger events. After accumulating affection, a crucial meeting to advance the story will occur; After returning home, he can check with his sister Guo Yin about any changes in their relationship. The game combines limited campus time, appointment scheduling, and character interactions, and photography opportunities also rely on prior communication.
Conversation and photography
Conversations use dynamic rhythm matching: topics of different colors move along waveforms, and the timing of these changes influences the mood. You can request photos when the atmosphere is good. Once approved, they enter a photography session presented with 3D characters, adjusting perspective, framing, and timing to record their own photos, rather than just viewing preset event illustrations.
Production and subsequent versions
Ichiro Sugiyama was the main producer, and Masaharu Yamazaki was responsible for character design. The PSP version was released in 2012, with a budget version released the same year. The 2013 Vitamin Edition of "Photo Girlfriend Kiss" improved the 3D visuals and controls, and added "Love Love Days" one week after the confession; This epilogue is a new addition to the Kiss edition.
Ichiro Sugiyama was the main producer, and Masaharu Yamazaki was responsible for character design. The PSP version was released on February 2, 2012, with a budget version released the same year. The 2013 Vitamin Edition of "Photo Girlfriend Kiss" improved the 3D visuals and controls, and added "Love Love Days" one week after the confession; This epilogue is a new addition to the Kiss edition.
People and Associations
Childhood friend Haruka Niimi joins the tennis club; Aki Muroto serves as student council president and was once part of the swimming club; Nonoka Masaki is a key player in the softball club; Mai Hayakura focuses on rhythmic gymnastics; and Hyori Mihara excels at landscape photography. Rina Yuzunoki likes cooking, Tomoe Fukasumi is a timid classmate, and Momoko Otani is an education intern; The younger sister, Guoyin, hopes to become an idol.
Songs and production
Tokuyuki Iwatari composed the game's BGM, while Masaharu Yamazaki was responsible for character design and art direction. The original soundtrack released in February 2012 included 38 BGM tracks and three insert tracks; Ichiro Sugiyama wrote the lyrics for the insert songs, with two tracks composed by Don McCow. From April to June 2012, nine character CDs were released, each featuring new character songs, monologues, and character versions of game songs.
The original PSP school festival process
In a second playthrough in the original PSP game, after joining the Photo Club, a deep angle incident occurs at the start. Players then advance her love level and affection, save progress before inviting her to the festival, and then reach her ending.
In a double invitation process for the original PSP school festival, players first reload the save before inviting Shinkaku, advance Mai, and watch her ending; Reload the progress of the invited Mai and add an additional Shen Jiao. During the festival, when she confesses to Shinkado, Mai scolds the protagonist for lying, and this time, the Shinkaku epilogue she saw earlier does not appear.
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Related entries
- Character CD versions of the game songs:ムーンライト スターライト
- Character CD versions of the game songs:フォトグラフメモリー
- Characters:New sight, distant and beautiful
- Haruka Niimi (Photo Girlfriend):Kanae Ito
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:ハートのエース
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.1 Haruka Niimi
- Character CD monologue writing:Ichiro Sugiyama
- Character CD cover illustration:ヤマザキマサハル
- Characters:Aki Muroto
- Aki Muroto voiced (photo girlfriend):In the Central Plains, hemp garments
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:Blue Heaven
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.2 Aki Muroto
- Characters:Is it Masaki's family?
- Nonoka Masaki voiced (photo by girlfriend):Chiwa Saito
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:はっぴ~モーニング!
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.3 Nonoka Masaki
- Characters:Mai Hayakura
- Mai Hayakura voiced (photo girlfriend):Jin Yuanshou's son
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:DOKI♥DOKI♥ラブリースイーツ
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.4 Mai Hayakura
- Characters:Kaon Maeda
- Voice of Kaon Maeda (Photo Girlfriend):Mariya Ise
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:After School ☆ Twinkle Star
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.5 Kanon Maeda
- Characters:Tomoe Fukasumi
- Tomoe Fukakado voiced (photo girlfriend):Miyuki Sawashiro
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:Rain Song
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.6 Tomoe Fukasumi
- Characters:Rina Yunoki
- Rina Yunoki voiced (photo girlfriend):Asuka Ogame
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:Falling in Love Feeling ~Can't Stop Lovin' You~
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.7 Rina Yunoki
- Characters:Hiri Mihara
- Voiced by Hiri Mihara (Photo Girlfriend):Kaori Mizuhashi
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:Hikari no Komori
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.8 Hyori Mihara
- Characters:Momoko Otani
- Momoko Otani voiced (photo girlfriend):Aya Endo
- Newly recorded songs on the character CD:First love, romance, sensation
- Original Sound/Album:Photo Kano Character Song Vol.9 Momoko Otani
- Developer:DINGO
- Production/Publication:Enterbrain
- Game BGM composition:Tokuyuki Iwatari
- Character Design/Art Direction:ヤマザキマサハル
- Original Soundtrack and Character Album Releases:TWOFIVE
- Insert tracks included on the original soundtrack:ムーンライト スターライト(AcosticVer.)
- Insert tracks included on the original soundtrack:The song of Ahoge Api~
- Insert tracks included on the original soundtrack:ラブ ラブ トゥルーラブ
- Original Sound/Album:フォトカノ オリジナルサウンドトラック
- Deep Corner route advanced in Playthrough 2 (PSP Playthrough 2):Tomoe Fukasumi
- Mai, who reprimands the protagonist during the festival's selection process (PSP dual invitation gameplay):Mai Hayakura
- Deep Corner of Confession in Double Invitation Playable (PSP Double Invitation Play):Tomoe Fukasumi
- Producer Ichiro Sugiyama previously participated in romance simulation games, with gameplay and world-building introduced separately. :The sovereign's kiss
References
- Bangumi work entry: Photo Kano
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- Famitsu product introduction
- System records of Japanese game catalogs
- Release report on the Vitamin version of GAME Watch
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend album catalog
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 1
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 2
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 3
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 4
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 5
- TBS: Photo girlfriend anime character
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 6
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 7
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 8
- TWOFIVE: Photo Girlfriend Character CD 9
- KADOKAWA: PSP photo girlfriend
- Mitokuro: Second playthrough of Photokano PSP
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