Maitetsu

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Maitetsu
Maitetsu PC cover
まいてつ
Video game
DeveloperLose
PublisherLose
Directed bytO
Genreeroge, visual novel
EngineKiriKiri
PlatformWindows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
ReleasedMarch 25, 2016
Anime television series
Rail Romanesque
Directed byHirasawa Hisayoshi[a]
Produced bytO
Written byKouichi Motomura
Music byYouichi Sakai
StudioSaetta
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Funimation
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, MBS, Wowow
Original run October 3, 2020 December 19, 2020
Episodes12
Video game
Maitetsu - Last Run!!
DeveloperLose
PublisherLose
Directed bytO
Genreeroge, visual novel
EngineKiriKiri
PlatformWindows
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020
Anime television series
Rail Romanesque 2
Directed byMichiru Ebira
StudioYokohama Animation Laboratory
Cloud Hearts
Original networkTokyo MX
Original run October 6, 2023 December 29, 2023
Episodes13

Maitetsu (Japanese: まいてつ) is a visual novel developed by Lose, which has also been adapted into the anime series Rail Romanesque (Japanese: レヱル・ロマネスク, Hepburn: Reeru Romanesuku). Maitetsu was initially released in Japan in 2016,[1] and it was released internationally by Sekai Project on Steam in 2018.[2] Sekai Project also released an uncensored, 18+ version of the game on Fakku.[3] A sequel, Maitetsu: Last Run, was released in 2020.[4]

Rail Romanesque, an anime spinoff of the game, was announced in 2019 and released in 2020.[2] Outside of Japan, the anime was released by Crunchyroll and Funimation.[5][6] A second season was announced and aired from October to December 2023.[7]


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  1. ^ Ressler, Karen (March 25, 2016). "Sekai Project Licenses Maitetsu Visual Novel". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 27, 2019). "Maitetsu Adult Game Gets TV Anime Shorts in 2020". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Kemps, Heidi (June 28, 2018). "This Week in Games - Denials of (fan)Service". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 12, 2020). "Rail Romanesque Anime Gets 2nd Season, Adds Rie Tanaka to Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 2, 2020). "Funimation Streams Rail Romanesque Anime, Early Premiere of Moriarty the Patriot Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 1, 2020). "Crunchyroll to Stream I'm Standing on a Million Lives, Rail Romanesque, Eagle Talon ~Golden Spell~ Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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