Natsu no Kagerou: Difference between revisions

{{italic title}}{{nihongo|'''''Natsu no Kagerou'''''|なつのかげろう|Heat Haze Summer}} was a collaborative game being developed by [[Ryukishi07]] and Twilight Frontier. The story follows a boy named Kousuke who reunites with his childhood friends, Sae, Wakana, and Youko, as he returns to his remote hometown of Miwata Village. A demo was released in 2011, however the project has since been abandoned. Ryukishi07 adapted much of the story for the manga {{hotarubi}}

The game was first announced on Twilight Frontier's official website on April 1, 2010. Ryukishi and Twilight Frontier had previously collaborated on the 3D fighting game [[Higurashi Daybreak]]. According to Ryukishi's [https://07th-expansion.net/kyu/Cgi/clip/clip.cgi production diary] post on April 2, 2010, he was first told about ''Natsu no Kagerou'' after the completion of ''Daybreak'' and started working on it. He was asked to make a horror game similar to ''[[w:Siren (video game)|Siren]]''.<ref name=":1"/>

The scenario for the game was written by [https://vndb.org/s5479 G. O.] of the doujin company [https://vndb.org/p148 Blank Note], known for creating [https://vndb.org/v210 Himawari]. According to his own [http://blank-note.sakura.ne.jp/staff/post_125.html production diary post] on April 3, 2010, G. O. was given the project by Ryukishi.

A demo of the game was released, but for unknown reasons a complete version never came out. The game is still listed on Twilight Frontier's [http://tasofro.net/product.html list of products], but with an unknown product number.

Ryukishi's later manga ''[[Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni]]'' is considered a revival of ''Natsu no Kagerou''.<ref name=":1">[http://blog.livedoor.jp/game_senbon_knock/archives/8876090.html Blog by game_senbon_knock: "I Attended a Hotarubi Autograph Session"]</ref>