"Orbital ★ Rainbow" (オービタル・レインボウ) is a visual novel about childhood and space dreams produced by CraftAge. The story moves back and forth between children in 1999 and youth ten years later; the publicly verified version includes the first two chapters of the trial version.
| Title of the work | オービタルレインボウ |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Orbital ★ rainbow |
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2013-03-31 (Trial Version 1.00, includes the first two chapters) |
| Platform | PC |
| Genre | A sound novel for the general audience with no branches |
| Also known as | オビレイ / Orbital Rainbow |
| Development | クラフトエイジ(Craft Age) |
| Release | Satis Factory |
| Script | クラフトエイジ(Craft Age) |
| Key animation | クラフトエイジ(Craft Age) |
| Game engine | Jirijiri 2/KAG3 |
| Website address recorded by the source | http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~craft-age/obireiTOP.html |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=35570 / https://vndb.org/v33459 |
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| Title of the work | オービタルレインボウ |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Orbital ★ rainbow |
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2013-03-31 (Trial Version 1.00, includes the first two chapters) |
| Platform | PC |
| Genre | A sound novel for the general audience with no branches |
| Also known as | オビレイ / Orbital Rainbow |
| Development | クラフトエイジ(Craft Age) |
| Release | Satis Factory |
| Script | クラフトエイジ(Craft Age) |
| Key animation | クラフトエイジ(Craft Age) |
| Game engine | Jirijiri 2/KAG3 |
| Website address recorded by the source | http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~craft-age/obireiTOP.html |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=35570 / https://vndb.org/v33459 |
The summer of planting dreams
In the summer of 1999, a group of ten-year-old friends buried their hopes for the future into a time capsule, including the dream of becoming astronauts. By 2009, Nikko was the one who truly embarked on the path to becoming an astronaut. Former companions have gone on to different lives, and reunion brings back the promises made in childhood with the choices made in reality.
The correspondence of two eras
The work alternates between adolescence and experiences at twenty, using a ten-year distance to observe how dreams, parent-child relationships, and partnerships change. The cosmic theme and the crises facing the world together form the backdrop, and the characters' past decisions gradually reveal their influence on the present. The author introduces it as a coming-of-age story with a collective character.
The scope of content already disclosed
The version registered by the author on March 31, 2013, is trial version 1.00. The project was originally planned for seven chapters, but the public download instructions specify that only two chapters will be included, with an estimated duration of about four hours. Existing information is sufficient to confirm the scope of this demo version, and it cannot be used to conclude that the full version of Chapter 7 has been completed or published.
Time capsules and unfulfilled dreams
In the summer of 1999, Nikko proposed burying a time capsule, and the protagonist suggested writing their dreams into it. He wrote about becoming an astronaut, and ten years later, it was Nikko who truly realized this dream.
Radio spanning a decade
In 2009, a companion who returned home dug up a capsule, and the radio Sullivan connected to his self ten years ago. They call this phenomenon retroactive communication, trying to change past decisions, only to end up with another 2009 where partners' lives are shattered; The protagonist then tries to continue changing the past.
Dual time points and public scope
The perspectives alternated between 1999 and 2009. The author lists seven chapters in total, releasing two chapters in a demo version lasting about four hours, and clearly states that there is no romance in this work.
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Related entries
- Characters:Orbital Rainbow Protagonist (Orbital ★ Rainbow)
- Characters:Nikko (orbital ★ rainbow)
- Production Manager:クラフトエイジ
- Setting and Setting:サリヴァン
- Game System:Retroactive communication
- Setting and Setting:Rainbow Track 1999 and 2009
- Related versions:Orbital Rainbow two-chapter demo
References
- Bangumi Work entry: Orbital Rainbow
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- Vector:CraftAge author registration
- Free Game Dream Appears: Submitted by the author
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