9-nine-:Episode 1

9-nineシリーズ第一作です。

導入としてとても素晴らしい作品でした。設定がとても面白く、なによりヒロインの都がかわいい。能力モノが好きな人、都がかわいいと思った人はプレイして損しないと思います。

This is an introduction to a great series, however readers should complete the entire series to fully appreciate it. Miyako Best Girl btw.


7.5/10

9-nine-:Episode 1 is a great mix of moege and plotge which is something that is rarely pulled off well. The production values are top notch with incredible art by Izumi Tsubasu. The soundtrack is really good as well, Yonekura Chihiro kills the vocals for both the OP and ED. Kakeru is a interesting protagonist with many questions still left unsolved about him and his future; Miyako the main heroine for episode 1 is a good character with many of her positive traits elevating the interactions between her and Kakeru allowing for fun dynamic banter.

Episode 1 has to be treated as a setup route/prologue, many of the questions you have about the world, the main mystery and "artifacts" will remain unresolved since this route is mostly to create a backdrop and develop the main cast. Still as a setup its quite enjoyable and not too long either. Also while the Japanese prose are far better, the English translation does a solid job (if a bit dumbed down) so long as you download the patch that removes some of the odd localisations for instead romanizations that make more sense.

The art and music is very nice, but the writing is the standard anime affair. If you're a fan of that flavor of trite adventure romance, then give it a shot.

Successful characterization (Miya is soooo freaking cute)
BUT WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO PLACE AN H SCENE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ENDING MUSIC?

Great story and production values all the way up to the end, where I didn't really enjoy the cliffhander ending.

Good

I am writing this before reading any further episodes of 9-Nine-. There are also a ton of other reviews and information out regarding this title, so I'm just going to make this short.

9-Nine- Episode 1 is unfortunately a victim of being episode 1 in a multi episode story. There's a whole lot of information presented here, and not much of it pays off in this episode. I can see where they're likely going with a lot of it, but it just drags this visual novel down quite a bit with it. It also ends in a very anticlimactic scene pre-credit roll, and post-credit roll has another scene that is just "To be continued" fodder.

I'm not a big fan of visual novels, even those in series like this, that can't stand by themselves very well, and 9-Nine- Episode 1 falls well into that mold. Because of that I can't recommend Episode 1 to anyone unless your intention is to read the further episodes. I am also hoping and assuming with that recommendation that there is payoff for some of the information and hints in a further episode.

My first review was for episode 2, but I feel like I should write is here too as it applies to the series as a whole.

Stop reading reviews and play the whole series already. The voice actors are awesome (really, they all worked on pretty big VNs and Anime) and the plot keeps getting more interesting on each game.

I also suggest to avoid skipping episodes, it's not just subtle references, they're meant to be played one after another. It's not a spoiler right? The title explicitly says Episode 1.

A really awesome chuunige by Palette. It has really pretty art, nice refreshing music, and a good plot that will leave you wanting more. It also has live2d h scenes (freaky)
Nothing more to say than miyako is great and I can't wait to see more Sora.