A science fiction visual novel created by minori. The red celestial body foretells that Earth is heading toward destruction, and humanity seeks a way out through evacuation plans; Sion, a girl long stranded at the island research facility, meets Ryou Haruna, a soldier assigned to guard her, forming the central point of the story.
| Title of the work | eden* They were only two, on the planet. |
|---|---|
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2009-09-18 |
| Platform | PC |
| Genre | AVG |
| Also known as | Eden / eden* |
| Development | minori |
| Release | minori、MangaGamer |
| Script | Jingyou |
| Key animation | ちこたむ、KIMちー |
| Music | Heaven's Gate |
| Director | Mikage |
| Game engine | Musica |
| Website address recorded by the source | http://www.minori.ph/eden_entranceo18.html |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=11829 / https://vndb.org/v1286 / http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=600545 / https://store.steampowered.com/app/315810/ |
Facilities on the island before the apocalypse
A red star appeared in the near-future sky, signaling the end of life on Earth. The unified government began planning the evacuation of all humanity from Earth and cultivated genetically modified humans known as Felix to support the plan. Shion is the best among them, left behind in the island's research facility for nearly a century; Government soldier Haruna Ryo was assigned to guard her, while Shion wished to leave the military-controlled environment. The story begins with their encounter, with the grand evacuation plan intertwined with personal freedom.
Forms and Distribution of Works
"eden*" was developed by minori and published by MangaGamer and Sunflower Ocean for a Steam version that launched on January 30, 2015. The release page lists it as a linear visual novel, featuring a large number of event illustrations and widescreen images.
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Earth evacuation plan
A red celestial body appears in the near-future sky, threatening the extinction of life on Earth. The coalition government plans to send humans into space and create a cyborg named Felix, who possesses high intelligence and longevity, to assist in the evacuation. The story concludes this large-scale project on a remote research facility.
Sion with Ryou Haruna
Sion is the best Felix, having lived in research facilities for about a century, responsible for projects that save humanity. She longed to escape the life controlled by the military. Coalition government soldier Ryou Haruna is ordered to guard her and prevent her from escaping; Their relationship began with duties and imprisonment.
A novel progressed through illustrations
Steam labels eden* as an adventure game and explains that it features a widescreen screen of 1024×640 screens and numerous event illustrations, reducing the traditional portrait dialog box. The story mainly progresses through continuous text, visuals, and music. English Steam products offer an English interface and subtitles, Japanese voice lines, and Chinese Simplified interface/subtitles.
Release version
minori for developer; The overseas merchandise listed on Steam was published by MangaGamer and Sunflower Ocean, with a release date of January 30, 2015. MangaGamer also sells eden* PLUS + MOSAIC, which are different product versions. The characters, stories, and visuals mentioned in the main text are taken from the Steam product page, with version information recorded separately for each product.
Scope of physical original soundtrack
The physical soundtrack, "Asterisk "eden*" ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, was released as a double CD, with the retail catalog date recorded as January 29, 2010. It includes both the main feature and the additional edition "eden* PLUS+MOSAIC" music.
Natsume and Ryo's past
As a child, Liang stayed alone in the village, waiting for his family to return; Natsume, who appears, lives with him as a sibling. The two were later forced to separate, and Liang's longing for his sworn sister affected his life after joining the military. Natsume's friend Erika meets Ryo at the facility, tells him about his stepsister's final experience, and asks him to stop relying solely on orders.
Life in his hometown after fleeing
Erika sacrificed her life to help Shion leave the facility, and Ryo took her back to his hometown to live in seclusion. The two farm, raise chickens, and maintain daily routines. Shion, who has long been engaged in research, encounters these ordinary experiences for the first time. Reporter Mayo found them through contact with Erika. Her visit made Shion worry that Ryo would give up his future for her, so she asked him to leave with the reporter.
The choice to stay on Earth
In the end, Ryo chooses to stay by his own will and accompanies Shion through the rest of his life. The human evacuation continues, and the two remain on Earth watching the last immigrant ship depart; Shion reached the end of his life before the Earth was destroyed. The story unfolds by Ryo looking back on their shared life, with Mayo and Ravi recalling their experiences at the end.
Formal revision of the English translation
DS55 initially treated the demo translation as an April Fool's Day project in NNL, later expanding it into a full project. After minori officially agreed to the English release, he carefully read and revised the existing all-ages translation, then completed the translation of the additional content for PLUS.
Returning the Natsume and Later Release (Main Story)
After Natsume escaped from the research facility, she was brought back by Inaba, and Ryo's attempt to stop her back then failed. Inaba feels regret about this; Later, when Shion and Ryo escaped, he chose to back down and helped them escape.
Conflict in the Escape and the Involvement of Journalists (Main Article)
Erika planned to escape and was injured by Ravi while protecting the two. After Ravi duels with Ryo, he leaves, and later tells Maya about their whereabouts. Maya found them and stopped Ryo when he was about to leave Earth.
Final Outing and Tomb Building (Main Story)
Shion died on a hill overlooking the lake. Ryo buried her, built a grave, and then decided to continue living to witness the world's final moments.
This article is for all ages and PLUS
The all-ages version and PLUS version have the same text as the main text; Violent bloodstains differ from partially exposed visual effects. PLUS adult additional stories are accessed separately from the main menu.
2015 English product provision
MangaGamer's 2015 English release offered eden* and PLUS as two complete standalone products. PLUS is not an upgrade patch that adds content to the Steam All Ages Edition.
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Related entries
- Characters:シオン(eden*)
- Characters:Ryo Haruna (eden*)
- Characters:エリカ(eden*)
- Characters:Asai F. Lavinia (eden*)
- Characters:Naoto Inaba (eden*)
- Characters:Mayo Tono (eden*)
- Characters:ナツメ(eden*)
- Developed Brands:minori
- Script:Jingyou
- Performance Director:Mikage
- Producer/Planner:Nobukazu Sakai
- Character Artwork:ちこたむ
- Male character key art:KIMちー
- Music:Heaven's Gate
- Music:Eiichiro Yanagi
- English release:MangaGamer
- World Setting:Felix(eden*)
- World Setting:Isolated Island Research Facility (eden*)
- World Setting:Destruction of Red Star and Earth Evacuation (eden*)
- Theme song:little explorer(eden*)
- Original Soundtrack Release:eden* Soundtrack
- Related Records:Asterisk "eden*" ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (2010 physical disc)
- The 2009 single CD corresponding to his own theme song:little explorer (2009 single CD SW-045S)
- Original production brands officially released under negotiations with distributors during English licensing in 2015:minori
References
- Bangumi work entry: eden* They were only two, on the planet.
- eden*|Steam official store page
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- MangaGamer eden* PLUS+MOSAIC product page
- MangaGamer's announcement regarding minori's suspension of operations in Japan
- Getchu: Asterisk eden* ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK physical double CD
- r20115: Eden* Original Escape and Ending gameplay
- Mt_SS: eden* Gameplay of character pasts and narrative endings
- DS55/MangaGamer:eden* Translator’s Corner
- Tyu-gen: eden* cleared recap
- AON_KABOCYA: eden* Completion Impressions
- Maku Aozaki: eden* PLUS+MOSAIC clearing recap
- Qingguo: eden* real-time gameplay diary
- MangaGamer: eden* Story, Characters, and FAQ
- minori/MangaGamer: eden* Steam Profile
- AnioTa Wiki:eden* Person
- ERCR: eden* production and cast
- Tianmen: eden* theme song project
- MangaGamer:eden* Soundtrack
- Surugaya: little explorer SW-045S product profile
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