Chloro's first visual novel, telling the story of Akane, a girl in the film department, who explores themes of love, magical girls, travel, and sci-fi to explore the starting point of her dream as an actress; The entire work is presented in six episodes.
| Title of the work | I want to become an actress |
|---|---|
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2012-12-31 |
| Platform | PC |
| Genre | ADV |
| Development | Chloro |
| Release | Chloro |
| Script | Se and Yin |
| Key animation | Komugi Skywalker, ume, Caterpillar, Emu (key animation), Chihiro (key animation) |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=18087 / https://vndb.org/v18996 |
Akane and the Film Club
High school girl Akane joins the film club, hoping to become an actress. Dating and interacting with partners keeps her busy and also changes the way she understands her own dreams; Why she wanted to become an actor became a question running through the story.
Six-word structure
The 2013 C83 version of the review record consists entirely of six episodes with no branching options. Each episode features an opening, transition, ending, and a preview for the next episode, using a structure similar to a TV show. Magical girl transformations, movies, and live-action footage also participate.
Changes in themes
The story expands from student relationships and film club activities to magical girls, bands, trips to Atami hot springs, and the universe. The change in theme is connected to Akane's quest for dreams, and is not just six independent mini-games.
Characters and voice acting
Yuri Akane is voiced by Eri Matsunaga, Wataru Shiraishi by Keiki Kubo from Yukawa, and Yua Saito from Escargot. The main characters Taro, Saito's mother, and Makoto Ibuki are voiced by Tsubasa Akamori, Kirino Nakamura, and Ryusei respectively.
Audiovisual performances
Full voice acting combined with CG and video, with magical girl segments featuring dynamic performances. During the COMITIA103 period, the author introduced about six vocal pieces and a sound gallery that could play these songs. Different reviews vary in classification of usage and quantity, so the song titles are still based on the actual song list.
First game in development
Planning and script by Sekine, original artwork by Chihiro and Caterpillar. A 2013 interview said about 20 people participated, with development taking one to two months to one year and two months; The reading system uses Girigiri, and Adobe tools and Logic are used in production.
Release and related works
The catalog records the first release on December 31, 2012, and a red packaging edition was COMITIA103 in 2013. On July 7, 2014, the free version was released, with the free platform recording version 1.11. The packaging also includes the math history STG "The Mathematical Aviation Front to the Science Department," and the related radio drama is "The Tape Spinning Things."
Bonus games included in the free pack
The 1.11 manual on July 7, 2014 confirmed that the free package also included a mathematical frontline for science students, so it was rikei1.zip included separately. The author describes it as a math-historical exploration shooter, running separately from the main visual novel.
Operations and gallery corrections
Click the mouse, Enter, or space to advance the text, then right-click to open the options. The manual notes that on January 8, 2013, an issue where some CGs in the gallery could not be viewed was fixed, and more than ten additional CGs were made available for viewing.
Old versions and the original environment
The manual reminds that old C82 save files may affect subsequent installation, but does not provide the full content of that version. At that time, it supported Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7, requiring colors of 16-bit or higher, with DirectX9 recommended; These are historical environmental explanations.
The author publicly reveals the six-story title
Author's upload notes before C83 release: Episode 1 "Nice to meet you, actress," Episode 2 "Inaba's White Magical Girl," Episode 3 "Wild Madness," Episode 4 "Rabbit, Turtle, and Death God," Episode 5 "Time, ○, Alone, Isolation," and final episode "Intellectual 42."
Role: Jinbo
Jinbo is one of the voice characters in this work, and the original author refers to him as Jinbo-kun.
Illustration assistance in episode 4
Episode 4, 'The Rabbit, the Turtle, and the Grim Reaper,' uses illustrations provided by umegrafix, Zunzun, You, Tabegoro, and Terrain.
C82 Portfolio Edition
The summer 2012 C82 edition was included in the Amusement Creators collection, together with 'Mathematical Aviation Frontline for Science Students.' Chloro introduced this version in an announcement on August 9 of that year and announced the album sales for the West Wing "no" 22a on August 11.
The launch of dubbing production
On July 22, 2012, Chloro's representatives met with seven participants who voiced the film. After the summer edition, the production team continued to create follow-up content for the winter edition; The development log on August 22 reported the first voice recording and announced that the completed version would include voice acting.
Final Episode and Gallery Unlock Icon
In the 1.11 patch notes, Chloro warned that after clearing the level, installing the patch might still not display all CGs; at this point, rereading the final chapter can set the corresponding icons so these CGs can be viewed in the gallery.
As the starting point for planning your composition
In a 2013 interview, the production team explained that the team initially wanted to create a visual novel but was unsure what content could be realized, so they used this work as a practice to experiment with what the club members could accomplish.
PC Main Story: Filming and Stopping Action
Akane participates in filming movies in the film department. Shiraishi also took action in an attempt to stop her rampage.
PC Main Story: Failure of a Solo Mission
Planador's gameplay records trace the latter half of her situation back to the failure of a solo mission in 2221: from that time, Akane's consciousness was left behind, trapped in isolation from the outside world.
Final Chapter: Asking questions and conceptualizing the story
In "Intellectual 42," Akane asks the director if the world can still be saved, and the director replies that he believes it is not.
In this chapter, she also proposed a story set in 2236, where a clone appears.
C83 Edition: The Reason for Forgotten Dreams
After experiencing love, becoming a magical girl, and traveling to hot springs, Akane forgot her original reason for wanting to become an actress.
In the six-story story, she also experiences being chased by others.
Spaceship backgrounds and animal cutscenes
The scenes inside the spaceship use gradually elongated backgrounds.
The cutscenes also feature live-action animal footage.
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Related entries
- Characters:Akane (I Want to Be an Actress)
- Voice Cast:Eri Matsunaga (actress voice)
- Characters:Wataru Shiraishi (I Want to Be an Actress)
- Voice Cast:Yoshiki Kawakubo (actress voice actor)
- Characters:Escargot Saito (I Want to Be an Actress)
- Voice Cast:Ai (actress voice)
- Characters:Lead role: Taro (I Want to Be an Actress)
- Voice Cast:Tsubasa Akamori (actress voice actor)
- Characters:Saito's mother (I want to become an actress)
- Voice Cast:Kirino Nakamura (actress voice)
- Characters:Makoto Ibuki (I Want to Be an Actress)
- Voice Cast:Yongcheng (actress voice)
- Production:Chloro
- Planning and Script:Se and Yin
- Key Animation:Chihiro (actress key animation)
- Key Animation:Caterpillar (Actress Key Animation)
- Versions and Related Releases:I Want to Be an Actress v1.11
- Related radio dramas:What tanzaku weave
- Versions and Related Works:I Want to Be an Actress COMITIA103 Edition
- Related works:A mathematical aviation front toward the sciences
- Event Background:Film Club (I Want to Be an Actress)
- Performance Structure:Episode 6 Direction (I Want to Be an Actress)
- Free version:I Want to Be an Actress v1.11
- Production clubs:Chloro
- Bonus works included with the package:A mathematical aviation front toward the sciences
- Promotional packaging version:I Want to Be an Actress COMITIA103 Edition
- Related versions:I Want to Be an Actress v1.11
- Related versions:I want to be an actress in the C82 version
- Game System:I want to be an actress in reading operations
- Included chapters:Episode 1: Nice to meet you, actress
- Included chapters:Episode 2: Inaba's White Magic Girl
- Included chapters:Episode 3: Wild Wild Party
- Included chapters:Episode 4: The Rabbit, the Tortoise, and the Grim Reaper
- Included chapters:Episode 5: Time, ○, Alone, Isolation
- Included chapters:Intellectual 42
- Characters:Jimbo (I want to be an actress)
- Episode 4 Illustration Assistant:umegrafix
- Episode 4 Illustration Assistant:ずんずん
- Episode 4 Illustration Assistant:ヨウ
- Episode 4 Illustration Assistant:Tabegoro
- Episode 4 Illustration Assistant:Terrain
References
- Bangumi Entry for works: I want to become an actress
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- Southern Cross: C83 version Review of 'I Want to Be an Actress.'
- Chloro: Overview of works and voice cast
- Chloro: Announcement of the Free Access
- Chloro: COMITIA103 announcement
- Free Game .com: Interview with Chloro
- Chloro: I want to be an actress in the free version
- Chloro: Free version 1.11 included manual
- Chloro official link uploaded: I Want to Be an Actress Episode 1
- Uploaded by the same author: I Want to Be an Actress Episode 2
- Uploaded by the same author: I Want to Be an Actress Episode 3
- Uploaded by the same author: I Want to Be an Actress Episode 4
- Uploaded by the same author: I Want to Be an Actress Episode 5
- Niconico: The author uploaded metadata for the final chapter
- Chloro: The character description of the last recording
- Chloro: List of illustration contributors for episode 4
- Chloro: I want to be an actress in the C82 version announcement
- Chloro: I met the voice actor.
- Chloro: Thanks for your hard work at Summer Comiket.
- Chloro: I want to be an actress in the 1.11 gallery revision notes
- Chloro: The reason for planning the first work as a study piece
- isumi: My Impressions of Playing 'I Want to Be an Actress' (2013-03-11)
- Planador: My Impressions of Playing 'I Want to Be an Actress' (2016-01-04)
- candle: My thoughts on 'I Want to Be an Actress.'
- shun-shun: My thoughts on 'I Want to Be an Actress.'
- Chloro: Overview of her works and actress profile
- Chrollo: I Want to Be an Actress Final Episode Author Announcement
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