Norn9 Explained

Ja Kanji:NORN9 ノルン+ノネット
Ja Romaji:NORN9 Norun+Nonetto
Developer:Otomate
Publisher:Idea Factory
Genre:Otome game
Platforms:PlayStation Portable
Released:May 30, 2013
Norn9: Var Commons
Developer:Otomate
Genre:Otome game
Platforms:PlayStation Vita
Norn9: Last Era
Developer:Otomate
Publisher:Idea Factory
Genre:Otome game
Platforms:PlayStation Vita
Released:April 2, 2015
Type:tv series
Director:Takao Abo
Producer:Asuka Yamazaki
Hirotaka Kaneko
Kazuhiro Kanemitsu
Mitsutoshi Ogura
Satoshi Fukao
Shigeki Hosoda
Takashi Iwasaki
Takema Okamura
Yoshiyasu Hayashi
Katsumi Kikumasa
Tomohiko Shigenaga
Ran Nomura
Jun Nishimura (Opening theme)
Music:Kevin Penkin
Studio:Kinema Citrus
Orange
Network:AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV
First:January 7, 2016
Last:March 31, 2016
Episodes:12 + Special
Episode List:
  1. Episode list
Norn9: Act Tune
Developer:Otomate
Publisher:Idea Factory
Genre:Otome game
Platforms:PlayStation Vita
Released:2016

is a 2013 otome game for PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Otomate and published by Idea Factory. A PlayStation Vita port, entitled Norn9: Var Commons, was released on December 11, 2014.[1] A fan disc titled Norn9: Last Era has been announced and was released on April 2, 2015. On March 2, 2014, it was announced that an anime adaptation was in the works. The anime ran from January 7 to March 31, 2016.[2] [3]

Plot

Guided by a strange, haunting song, elementary-schooler Sorata Suzuhara from the Heisei Era is warped back in time to 1919, in a high-tech ship called Norn9. This ship, flying above towns resembling that of the Meiji or Taishō period, harbours The Gifted, a group of three girls and eight boys with special abilities. As he tries to find a way to return to his time, he discovers incredible secrets about the world and spacetime itself.

Anime

On March 2, 2014, Idea Factory announced that Norn9: Norn + Nonette has an anime in the works during the "Norn9 with Ark & for Spica" event at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza.[4] The anime aired from January 7[2] to March 31, 2016. The opening theme is "Kazakiri" by Nagi Yanagi[5] and the ending theme is "Zero Tokei" by Kaori Oda. On December 29, 2015, the anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America.[6]

The series was streamed on Hulu and Anime Network.[7]

Episode list

Music

The game's score was written by Australian composer Kevin Penkin. Famed Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu wrote the game's main theme, which was arranged by Penkin. Three pieces of theme music are used throughout the game. The opening is melee, the ending theme is many universes, and the insert song is . All three songs are performed by Nagi Yanagi.[9] For Norn9: Last Era, the opening theme is foe while the ending theme is skyscape. Both songs are also performed by Yanagi.

Notes and References

  1. 2014-03-03, Love adventure game Norn9 coming to PS Vita, Gematsu
  2. Web site: Norn 9 TV Anime's Additional Cast, January Premiere Revealed (Updated). Anime News Network. November 7, 2015. November 11, 2015. November 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151109161436/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-07/norn-9-tv-anime-additional-cast-january-premiere-revealed/.95116. live.
  3. Web site: Norn9 TV Anime Slated for January 7. Anime News Network. December 11, 2015. December 11, 2015. November 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115095246/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-12-11/norn9-tv-anime-slated-for-january-7/.96342. live.
  4. Web site: Otomate's Norn9 Game for Female Players Gets Anime. Anime News Network. March 2, 2014. November 11, 2015.
  5. Web site: Norn9 TV Anime's Comiket Video Previews Nagi Yanagi Song. Anime News Network. December 30, 2015. January 3, 2020. January 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103023101/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-30/norn9-tv-anime-comiket-video-previews-nagi-yanagi-song/.97064. live.
  6. News: Sentai Filmworks Licenses Norn9 Anime. Anime News Network. December 29, 2015. December 29, 2015. December 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151230051548/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-29/sentai-filmworks-licenses-norn9-anime/.97052. live.
  7. Web site: Norn9, Girls Beyond the Wasteland to Stream on Anime Network, Hulu. Anime News Network. January 9, 2016. January 9, 2016. January 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109180248/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-09/norn9-girls-beyond-the-wasteland-to-stream-on-anime-network-hulu/.97389. live.
  8. Web site: Norn9. Tokyo MX. February 25, 2018. ja. February 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226033451/http://s.mxtv.jp/anime/norn9_nonet/. live.
  9. Web site: NORN9 Original Soundtrack PLUS. VGMdb. 12 November 2014. November 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141113001409/http://vgmdb.net/album/38325. live.