Kindred Spirits on the Roof

Kindred Spirits on the Roof
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Developer(s)	Liar Soft
Publisher(s)	MangaGamer
Platforms	Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	Eroge, Visual novel, Yuri

Kindred Spirits on the Roof (屋上の百合霊さん, Okujou no Yurirei-san) is a Japanese adult yuri visual novel developed by Liar Soft. It was released on March 30, 2012. The game was licensed by MangaGamer, who released it in English on February 12, 2016. Kindred Spirits on the Roof is a visual novel, so the majority of the gameplay consists of the player reading the game's story.

Plot

Schoolgirl Toomi Yuna encounters two ghost girls on the roof of her school, who are bound to the building site, and unable to leave. The two ghosts, Enoki Sachi and Nagatani Megumi are in love with each other, and want to experience their first time together so that their spirits can be at peace, and pass on. The problem is, neither one of them knows how to do it. The two ghosts persuade Yuna to help them create other yuri couples at school, so that they may observe them, and gain the necessary knowledge to consummate their relationship. The story takes place over eight months of a school year, following sixteen different characters, and their relationships.

Characters

Main characters

Toomi Yuna

Voiced by: Kawashima Rino

The protagonist of the story. A schoolgirl who encounters the two ghosts at her school one day and ends up helping them. She enjoys cooking and is quite good at it.

Enoki Sachi

Voiced by: Takaido Shizuku

One of the two ghosts haunting the school. She died in an accident 80 years ago. She has a calm and mature personality.

Nagatani Megumi

Voiced by: Kusayanagi Junko

The second ghost haunting the school. She died from pneumonia 30 years ago. She gets jealous easily, and doesn't like when Yuna gets close to Sachi.

Other characters

• Maki Seina: A Freshman girl who falls in love at first sight with her senior Miki. She is very strong, despite her small size. (Voiced by: Oukawa Mio)
• Aihara Miki: A kind third year student who is always helping other people. She is the president of the school beautification committee. (Voiced by: Misumi Nanaho)
• Miyami Nena: A second year student in the broadcasting club. She is always tired and wanting to sleep, but gets dragged around by her friends to various things anyway. (Voiced by: Notsuki Mahiru)
• Ichiki Umi: A second year student in the broadcasting club. She is very honest, and enjoys nothing more than spending time with her friends Nene and Sasa. (Voiced by: Kanade Mahiru)
• Futano Sasa: A second year student in the broadcasting club. A somewhat goth girl who outwardly appears cold, but deep down does cherish her friends a great deal. (Voiced by: Haruna Ren)
• Tsurugimine Kiri: A second year student, and the only member of the math club. She is in love with Sonou-sensei, who she lovingly calls "Tsukuyo-chan." (Voiced by: Haruna Ren)
• Sonou Tsukuyo: A classical literature teacher, and also the adviser of the math club. She is very popular among students due to her kindness and cute appearance. (Voiced by: Kusayanagi Junko)
• Koba Youka: A second year student, and rock musician in a band. She is in love with Aki from the disciplinary committee. She frequently comes to school late. (Voiced by: Rita)
• Ariu Aki: A second year student on the disciplinary committee. She takes takes tardiness very seriously. (Voiced by: Togashi Kei)
• Amishima Matsuri: A third year student and captain of the track and field team. She has been in a relationship with Miyu for several years. She is the more spontaneous of the two. (Voiced by: Oukawa Mio)
• Inamoto Miyu: A third year student and vice captain of the track and field team. Unlike Matsuri, she is more serious, and always plans ahead. (Voiced by: Notsuki Mahiru)
• Komano Hina: A first year student on the track and field team. She is Yuna's neighbor and childhood friend. She loves Yuna's cooking, which she eats regularly.(Voiced by: Kanade Mahiru)
• Ano Fuji: One of Yuna's friends who helps her whenever she can. She is very forgetful, and is constantly borrowing things from Yuna. (Voiced by: Togashi Kei)

Release history

Kindred Spirits on the Roof was initially released in Japan on March 30, 2012. An English version published by MangaGamer was released on February 12, 2016.

Adaptations

Manga

A 2 volume manga spin off published by Hirari Comics was released in 2015. The Manga focuses on new characters that were not in the visual novel, but the original visual novel characters also return as side characters.

Drama CDs

A four part drama CD sequel was published after the game's release. The CDs are set after the events of the visual novel, and tell after stories for the characters. The drama CDs have also been licensed by MangaGamer who will release them with English subtitles in Q2 2016.

Vol	Title	Japanese release date	English release date
1	Playing Girlfriends	January 25, 2014	April 26, 2016
2	Friendship Plans	April 25, 2014	May 27, 2016
3	Rain Kick	August 15, 2014	TBA
4	Kyuusei Radio	January 30, 2015	TBA

Soundtrack

The game's opening song is Girl's Spirit -Otome no Kimochi- (Girl's Spirit -オトメノキモチ-), and the ending song is A new day. Both are composed by Blueberry&Yogurt, and performed by Rita. The soundtrack was released bundled with volume 4 of the drama CD.

Reception

Prior to its English release, Kindred Spirits on the Roof received positive media attention when MangaGamer announced that it would be released on Steam with no content censored or removed. Previously, Steam would require all games with adult content to be censored, which makes Kindred Spirits on the Roof potentially the first adult title to be released on Steam with no censorship whatsoever. Anime News Network quoted MangaGamer's head translator saying, "This is monumental news for the industry as a whole...Seeing frank depictions of same-sex relationships welcomed on such a major gaming platform is a true testament to the open-mindedness of our society and the growing desire for mature entertainment that people of all walks of life can enjoy." PC Gamer commented that "It may also indicate the 'guns good/boobs bad' thinking that's guided game ratings for decades is finally starting to change."

Kindred Spirits on the Roof has been well received by critics. Marcus Estrada from Hardcore Gamer gave it a 4/5 rating saying, "Kindred Spirits on the Roof is an excellent visual novel, yuri romance focused or otherwise. Every character is imbued with a fantastic personality and the story is both light and heavy in proper measure. Reading through the main storyline — and the 'extra' scenes — is an absolute joy." Erica Friedman gave the game a 9/10 rating, citing the game's likable characters and how, "In every single scenario, the characters go through actual development...when crises pop up and are resolved, the characters change and grow."

External links

• Official website
• Kindred Spirits on the Roof at The Visual Novel Database