| Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet | |
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 Cover featuring heroine Yumemi Hoshino | |
| Developer(s) | Key |
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| Artist(s) | Eeji Komatsu |
| Writer(s) | Yūichi Suzumoto |
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| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access, SoftBank 3G, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | The Reverie of a Little Planet November 29, 2004 September 3, 2021
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| Genre(s) | Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (planetarian ～ちいさなほしのゆめ～, Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume) is a Japanese post-apocalyptic visual novel developed by Key, a brand of Visual Arts whose previous works include Kanon and Air. It was released over the Internet on November 29, 2004, for Windows, and is rated for all ages. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Switch, as well as mobile devices. The story centers on a man who comes across a malfunctioning robot in a dead city. The man, known simply as "the junker", stays with this robot for a time and attempts to fix the projector of the planetarium where the story takes place.
Key defines Planetarian as a "kinetic novel", since its gameplay offers no choices or alternate endings. Instead, the player proceeds through the story solely by reading. The story is written by Yūichi Suzumoto and character design is produced by Eeji Komatsu. The game's soundtrack was composed and arranged by Key's signature composers Magome Togoshi and Shinji Orito. A light novel of short stories set in the world of Planetarian was released in April 2006, and three audio dramas have also been produced. David Production produced a five-episode original net animation series and an anime film in 2016. Planetarian's story, artwork and music have been praised, and the PS2 version ranked first for console games in terms of satisfaction in 2007.
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