Hiiro no Kakera Day, October 1 2009

OK, let’s lay it all out on the table: The first day of October this year is now officially Hiiro no Kakera Day.

Why? Well, let’s take a look…

1. The newest installment in the series, Hiiro no Kakera Shin Tamayorihime Denshou (New Tamayori-hime Legend) is released for the PS2 – 7140¥. One thing I just noticed, the Hiiro no Kakera is in katakana for this game, whereas in the original and #2 it’s kanji/hiragana.
2. Hiiro no Kakera Aizouban, the original Hiiro no Kakera game and Ano Sora no Shita de, along with the extra scenes and events added to the PSP version, is released for the PS2 – 5040¥.
3. Shin* Hisui no Shizuku ~Hiiro no Kakera 2~ is released for the PS2 – 6090¥. Several, even most aspects of the game are being improved or simply re-done. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen this before: the voices have been re-recorded (with the same seiyuu) and the soundtrack has been re-done as well. Also, there are ‘added special effects’; I have no idea what this would involve, hopefully they’re not too cheesy. There will also be new scenes and CG’s, and while that’s normal for a re-release, the amount sounds like more than usual, and each character will have more ‘action scenes’ in his storyline. A staff member says that the whole story and each route will also be more dramatic, and responding to fan requests, even the characters themselves have been improved.

I’ll be very interested to see what this will turn out like – it was actually Hisui no Shizuku that really got me into the Hiiro no Kakera franchise. For some reason, though I had the original, I didn’t get into it, and really just rushed through one route without really understanding or appreciating the story. I think it might have been timing, and the fact that it was the first long, straight visual novel I played. Hisui no Shizuku, for some reason, was easier for me to get into (knowing the basic plot from HnK helped a lot), and motivated me to go back and play HnK 1 again (though I still need to finish Shinji and Suguru, eheh).

So, with three games from the same franchise coming out ON THE SAME DAY (oh, did I mention the twin pack of HnK Aizouban and Shin HnK 2 coming out as well?), I’m just going to call October 1 Hiiro no Kakera Day.

Now whether I’ll buy these is a good question…I’ll pay close attention to further updates on what the changes to HnK2 will be, maybe I’ll play it again to try and figure out the differences between it and HnK1, which was, and is, so popular – even now, 3 years after it was released, Takuma and Mahiro are STILL in the top 10 characters, and the game currently sits at #2 on B’s Log popularity poll.

I think I’ll probably get the HnK2 remake, and of course I’m planning on buying Shin Tamayori-hime Denshou. But the Aizouban…I dunno. I already have the original and Ano Sora no Shita de…is it worth the 5040¥ for the Christmas event and a few new scenes? If anyone has the portable version, is there enough extra for the money? Hmmmm……

Anyways, just for fun, here are the original promo videos for

Hiiro no Kakera

Edit:the vid has been removed, I could only find the OP for the DS version

and Hisui no Shizuku Hiiro no Kakera 2

No vids that I could find yet for Shin Tamayori-hime Denshou!

9 Responses to “Hiiro no Kakera Day, October 1 2009”

1. Yamialexa says:

   June 25, 2009 at 5:58 pm

   I’m pretty much interested in all of them. I played Hnk 2 and 3, but not the original and I never got around to buying the psp version of it. So that one’s a must and the new one as well.
   I’d like to see the remade version of HnK 2, but I don’t know if I’ll actually buy it… Quite a headache
2. admin says:

   June 25, 2009 at 6:20 pm

   Hmm I never played #3, I wasn’t sure if I’d like it. Was it good?

   I’d definitely buy the Aizouban if I hadn’t gotten Ano Sora already, and at that price you can’t go wrong – HnK, Ano Sora, plus the little extras from the PSP and DS versions. I’m almost jealous that you have a good reason to get it ! Let’s make a deal, I’ll get Shin HnK2 and do a post on whether I think it’s worth it, and you get the Aizouban and tell me how the Christmas and after school dates (which I think is what was added in the portable versions) are!
3. Yamialexa says:

   June 26, 2009 at 3:48 am

   Sounds good to me. I’m gonna get it anyway, so why not?
4. Yamialexa says:

   June 26, 2009 at 9:21 am

   Oh, forgot to answer the question about HnK 3… silly me…
   In my opinion it was good, I liked it better than Hnk 2, characters as well as story. But I don’t know if somebody who already played the original would think so too, since it’s the same guys and I don’t know how far the story is similar.
5. admin says:

   June 30, 2009 at 10:12 am

   I’m playing Hiiro no Kakera again (finally finished Shinji’s route!) and there’s one feature that might make me buy the Aizouban – scene replay. There’s no scene replay in the PS2 version! You have to replay the whole game up to whatever scene if you want to see the dialouge (as opposed to just the CG).
6. Eri says:

   July 13, 2009 at 3:34 am

   Pity that there is no PV for Shin Tamayori-hime Denshou yet. But Fujita Maiko has a new single anounced so I think (hope?) that she does the opening again.

   ‘anata ha shiawase ni nare’ sounds like a title that could be it, but the release date doesn’t fit, and apparently its a song she already performed at her concerts this summer. hmmmm.

   *I still hope she will do the opening again* >___<
7. lijakaca says:

   July 13, 2009 at 12:51 pm

   Ooh yes, I love the opening songs for HnK and its sequels.
8. AdoraG says:

   August 12, 2009 at 12:28 am

   Hello guys, i was wondering where do you get these games?

   whats hiiro no kaker Ano Sora no Shita de, different from hiiro no kakera?

   are there any english patches with these?

   how did you understand this game?…
   i really want to play them, idk where to find them. i dont think i can buy it online, someone email me please?

   crap_tart@hotmail.com
9. admin says:

   August 12, 2009 at 6:27 pm

   Hi I usually get my console games (DS, PSP, and PS2) from YesAsia. But I think if you’re in Asia, Play-Asia may be cheaper.
   I think some people use English patches, but I don’t – maybe someone else can help with that.
   Also, keep in mind that for the PS2, you need to be able to play Asian PS2 games – for the DS and PSP you can play any games no matter where you bought the console.

   Ano Sora no Shita De is a fandisk, so it’s like an addition to Hiiro no Kakera – it doesn’t have much story, but extra little bits for fans of HnK.