"Season of the Mermaid" is a romance suspense adventure from NetVillage. During summer vacation, young Masato Takahata receives a mysterious website that warns of danger to those around him; He must investigate the incident while understanding the problems each girl faces.
| Title of the work | Mermaid season |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Mermaid season |
| Platform | PC |
| Genre | A romance adventure game |
| Also known as | Season of Mermaid |
| Development | Netvillage |
| Release | Netvillage |
| Script | Kazuki Sakuraba (Sakuramu Yamada) |
| Key animation | Yoshihiro Watanabe |
| Music | Kazuo Kuwahara |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=6833 / https://vndb.org/v17748 |
A preview on the webpage
The story takes place in the near future city of Nanping. At the start of summer vacation, a note with a website address appeared at Yaren's doorstep. After opening the page, he reads ominous warnings about people around him and then begins to investigate the connection between the web and reality. The legend of mermaids using forbidden arts to fall in love with humans but must find love within a time limit forms another image running through the story.
Natsuna and Hinata
Neighbor and classmate Natsuna has just lost her parents and lives alone but doesn't want to worry Masato; Her cheerfulness also hides a tendency to distance herself from others. Hinata, a first-year high school student, comes from a police family, but his father opposes his own choice. Their worries each involve life after losing their family and how to fight for their own path.
Qinye and Yougetsu
Kotono is the principal's daughter, and strict discipline and arranged marriage restrict her interactions. College students excel academically in Youyue and even broadcast the weather on local TV; But her family situation made her accustomed to keeping her distance from others. Advancing relationships in the investigation requires attention to their lives, not just chasing mysteries on web pages.
The duration of summer vacation
The gameplay instructions for the Chinese version of TGL set the main investigation period from July 22 to August 19. Players must track down mysterious websites while building trust with the girl; Once the conditions are met, the story moves into the latter phase on August 20. The schedule thus affects both events and character arcs.
Survey tools
Words with green underlines in dialogue can be viewed and explained and recorded in the database; When a POINT prompt appears, you can ask further questions. The in-game website updates clues, and the character's personal homepage also provides daily information. Webpages, dialogues, and data records complement each other, helping players cross-check and discover across different scenarios.
Fine arts and music
The PS version's end credits list Chisato Naruse as character designer and animation supervisor, Sakuramu Yamada as scriptwriter, Nobuko Narita as visual director, and Kazuo Kuwabara as music. The opening theme "Sono Hana wa Yume Miru" and the ending theme "Fragments of the Sun and Sea" are both performed by Megumi Nasu, with lyrics by Sakuramu Yamada and music and arrangement by Kazuo Kuwabara.
Version information
The Chinese PC version of the work was released by TGL, with the official website announced December 2001; There is also a Japanese PlayStation version. The Chinese version translates Musashino Hinata as "Musashino Hinata," and the names of the other main girls are also retained in the publisher's character introductions.
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Related entries
- Characters:Masato Takahata
- Characters:Kana Osawa
- Voice Cast:Megumi Nasu
- Characters:Hinata Musashino
- Voice Cast:Mayumi Yanagisawa
- Characters:Kotono Wakaba
- Voice Cast:Akiko Nakagawa
- Characters:Yuzuki Katakura
- Voice Cast:Fumiko Orikasa
- Setting and Setting:Nanping City (Mermaid Season)
- Setting and Setting:Mystery Website (Mermaid Season)
- Character Design/Animation Supervision:Chisato Naruse
- Script:Yamada Sakuramaru
- Visual Director:Nobuko Narita
- Music:Kazuo Kuwahara
- Director:Keigo Uda
- Producer:Sukiki Ueno
- Production and Distribution:NetVillage
- Opening Theme:That flower is soaked in the rain
- Opening Theme Lyrics:Yamada Sakuramaru
- Opening Theme Composer/Arranger:Kazuo Kuwahara
- Opening Theme Song:Megumi Nasu
- Ending Theme:Fragments of the sun and sea
- Ending Song Lyrics:Yamada Sakuramaru
- Ending Theme Composer/Arranger:Kazuo Kuwahara
- Ending Song Performance:Megumi Nasu
- Character Design:Chisato Naruse
References
- Bangumi entry for works: Season of Mermaids
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- TGL Taiwan: Season of the Mermaid (Official Archive)
- PS version ending credits transcription: Mermaid no Kisetsu
- Gonghuatang: ASDVD production and author talk
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