Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na

Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na original visual novel cover
夜明け前より瑠璃色な
GenreRomance, Science fiction
Video game
DeveloperAugust (Windows)
Aria, HuneX (PS2, PSP)
PublisherHazuki (Windows)
Aria (PS2)
Kadokawa Shoten (PSP)
GenreVisual novel
PlatformWindows, PS2, PSP
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2005
Light novel
Written byTasuku Saika
Illustrated byBekkankō
Published byHarvest
ImprintHarvest Novels
DemographicMale
Original runMay 2006November 2006
Volumes7
Manga
Written byAugust
Illustrated byHoehoe Nōmiso
Published byMediaWorks
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 2005May 2007
Volumes2
Anime television series
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love
Directed byMasahiko Ohta
Written byTakashi Aoshima
Music byHiroyuki Sawano
StudioDaume
Licensed by
Original networkBS-i
Original run October 4, 2006 December 20, 2006
Episodes12

Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na (夜明け前より瑠璃色な, lit. A Brighter Blue Than That Before the Dawn), also known as Crescent Love, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and first released on September 22, 2005, for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A manga illustrated by Hoehoe Nōmiso was serialized in Dengeki Daioh between the November 2005 and May 2007 issues. A 12-episode anime adaptation titled Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love aired in Japan between October and December 2006. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and was released on June 1, 2010.