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To Heart

"To Heart" is a school romance visual novel released by Leaf in 1997. The story revolves around an ordinary high school student, childhood friend, classmates, and other girls at the academy. Through various encounters and their daily lives around the start of the spring semester, they each embark on their own romantic journeys.

Work information
Title of the workTo Heart
The publication date listed in the materials1997-05-23
PlatformPC / PS / PS2 / PSP
GenreAVG（ビジュアルノベル）
Also known asトゥ・ハート
DevelopmentLeaf
ScriptTatsuya Takahashi, Fumi Aoi Mori, Akihide Takebayashi (Aishiro, Saki Aomura, BLUE-PURPLE)
Key animationToru Minazuki, Hisashi Kawata (Yu Kawata, Masato Kawata, Ra~YOU, Ra-YOU)
MusicShinya Ishikawa, Naoya Shimokawa, Kazuhide Nakagami
Website address recorded by the sourcehttps://leaf.aquaplus.jp/product/th/
External links to source recordshttps://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=475 / https://vndb.org/v18

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From March to April

Akari Kamiishi and Masashi Sato have been the protagonists' childhood friends, and Shiho Nagaoka has been with them since middle school. The work centers on campus life in March and April, with familiar commutes and extracurricular interactions gradually taking on different meanings; Many relationships gradually change from everyday companionship.

A character in the academy

Akari cares about the protagonist, but is easily overlooked due to being too familiar; Shiho is a friend skilled at lightening the mood. Serika Kurusugawa comes from a wealthy family and is passionate about occultism; Tomoko Hoshina served as class president and kept her distance from her classmates. Aoi Matsubara, who works hard to establish a mixed martial arts club, has her own ideals and anxieties.

Robots and paranormal phenomena

The HMX-12 home robot Multi is a student at the academy for trial operation, and enjoys helping others. The unusual phenomena around Kotone Himekawa make classmates avoid her. The work embraces the robot's emotions and extraordinary abilities beyond ordinary campus relationships, giving each route its own theme.

Choose with the version

Players read the text and choose actions at key points, deciding who to approach and how the story will unfold. According to official AQUAPLUS information, the PlayStation version was released on March 25, 1999, followed by an all-ages Windows version called ToHeart PSE, which included standalone mini-games. There are differences between versions in voice acting, performance, and inclusions; the PS version's character dubbing and PSE features should not be directly applied to the early original PC versions.

PC and PlayStation theme songs

PC version OP Brand-new Heart and ending theme performed by Yumi Shinobu New Premonition. The 1999 PlayStation version featured Masami Nakatsukasa's song "Feeling Heart and Each Person's Future"; The old official website also lists a vocal version of Shinobu Misaki's 'Your Profile'.

PlayStation original soundtrack and character theme song

The original soundtrack catalog number KICA-5038 (FA001) includes 39 tracks of original PlayStation audio, including Akari Kamikishi's profile of you, Serika's 'The Young Lady is Elegant,' Tomoko's melancholy, and Multi's Dreaming Robot. The soundtrack also includes the Brand-New Heart accompaniment, the Feeling Heart music box and accompaniment, as well as two mini-game tracks. The label catalog records May 28, 1999, while the old official website product page lists the same product number as April 2, 1999.

Band arrangements, solo albums, and vocals

COOL-WEIGH participated in the band's arrangement album HEART SESSION, released on July 30, 1999. Masami Nakatsuka's January 31, 2000 album 'Rain' includes an alternately arranged version of 'Feeling Heart and Each Person's Future'; The July 14, 2000 radio drama 'Peace of Heart' was supervised by Tatsuya Takahashi and written by Yosuke Kuroda, telling the story of Serio's three-circuit journey.

The developer of multiplayer and the PS version voice acting

The Multi is the HMX-12 home robot prototype developed by Kurusugawa Electronics, introduced as a high school test by students, and may overheat when emotions run high. The PlayStation version is voiced by Yui Horie; In the same version, Akari, Shiho, Serika, and Tomoko are voiced by Ayako Kawasumi, Chieko Higuchi, Junko Iwao, and Aya Hisakawa, while Aoi, Kotone, and Remy are voiced by Mayumi Iizuka, Kyoko Hikami, and Rumi Kasahara, respectively.

From suspense to youthful daily life

Naoya Shimokawa hoped to change direction after "Shizuku" and "Hen," proposing a youth project to Tatsuya Takahashi similar to "Doukyuusei" and "Kokimeki Memories"; The specific way to write everyday conversations comes from Takahashi.

The production of the first vocal theme song

The producer wanted to add a vocal theme song to the game, and let guitar and drums form the band's sound. The singers, guitarists, and recording engineers were introduced by acquaintances and gradually formed the recording team.

The delivery process of original production

The script, music, and programming of the original "ToHeart" are assembled in parallel. Shimokawa recalled in 2025 that the finished product was only ready around 2 p.m. on the night of delivery, then he drove it to the Shizuoka factory.

Daily communication and PlayStation version revisions

Ryu Takahashi once considered a harsh fantasy genre, but later shifted to "To Heart" to accommodate audience and company expansion. He wants readers to create a comfortable companion space through communication, turning everyday conversations beyond finding people or numerical puzzles into game content.

When revising the PlayStation version of To Heart, Takahashi strengthened the theme of companion interaction, adjusting dialogue rhythm, humor, and instant responses. He referenced short clips from "Chibi Maruko-chan" for interesting effects, allowing the first half of daily life to be presented with fun step by step.

The manuscript for 'To Heart' was revised with Takahashi added. According to his recollections in interviews, he retained the characteristics of Harada's manuscripts and incorporated them into this work, striking a middle ground between the two styles.

The original standalone PSP product

The original "ToHeart PORTABLE" was originally included in the W pack of the 2009 "ToHeart2 PORTABLE" and was later released as a standalone AQUAPRICE2800 product. The UMD packaging was released on October 27, 2011, and the download version was released on May 30, 2013.

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