School Days (game)

School Days
スクールデイズ (School Days)
Demographic	Seinen
Genre	Drama, Romance, Tragedy
Game
Developer	0verflow
Genre	Visual novel, Eroge
Rating	18+
Platform	Windows 98 SE/ME/XP
Released	April 28 2005
Game: School Days LxH
Developer	Interchannel
Genre	Visual novel, Bishōjo game
Platform	Playstation 2
Released	January 17 2008
TV anime
Director	Keitaro Motonaga
Studio	TNK
Network	Chiba TV, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, TV Osaka, TV Saitama, AT-X
Original run	July 3 2007 – September 27 2007
Episodes	12

School Days (スクールデイズ, Sukūru Deizu^?) is an animation adventure game developed by 0verflow. The game is vastly different from traditional visual novels in that it resembles an interactive anime with over seventy episodes of tv animation - a first for this genre. It is presented in widescreen format, is divided into individual episodes similar to anime, and has opening and closing scenes for each one. The game has twenty-one possible endings, both good and bad. The game is infamous for its bad endings, which are extremely violent, ranging from the killing of one of the other main characters to graphic depictions of suicide. A spinoff of this game, Summer Days, was released by 0verflow using the same system, but with no such violent endings. The game has spun off various adaptations, including an anime, a manga series, two OVAs, three novels, and a drama CD. School Days L×H (Love&Hate), the PlayStation 2 version of the game, is scheduled for release in Japan on January 17 2008.

Contents 1 Story 2 Characters 2.1 Primary Characters 2.2 Secondary Characters 3 Animation Adventure Game 3.1 Gameplay 3.2 Endings 3.3 Bad endings 4 Anime 4.1 Delay of finale 4.2 Theme songs 4.3 Episodes 5 OVA's 6 Manga 7 Novels 8 CDs 9 Notes 10 External links

Story

In the school the three guys met. Their relation had been changed in the season, and turned into three love stories.

Makoto has been admiring a girl he has seen on the train. That girl is Kotonoha Katsura, and he even managed to take a photo of her with his cell phone. Due to new seating in his class, he ends up next to Sekai Saionji, a nosy, but sweet and sincere girl. As she snoops for his cell phone while talking to him, she discovers his crush and vows to help him until Kotonoha agrees to go out with him. When Sekai finally gets them together, she realizes her own feelings after finding out that the person Kotonoha liked was, in fact, Makoto. While waiting for her train next to Makoto, who was waiting for Kotonoha, she has him talking about how he can repay her for all of her help. Before leaving for her train, she kisses him and cries when she boards the way home. Kotonoha happily arrives for her date with Makoto shortly after. With all three main characters carrying different expressions on their faces, the story begins.

Characters

Many of the surnames of the characters are taken from previous Prime Ministers of Japan and Japanese Imperial Court members.

Primary Characters

Makoto Ito (伊藤 誠, Itō Makoto^?)

Voiced by: Tatsuya Hirai (game), Daisuke Hirakawa (anime)

Birthday: October 16 (Libra)

He is the main character of the story. He attends Sakakino Gakuen (榊野学園) and is in class three, year one. Throughout the story, he is an indecisive womanizer, unable or unwilling to choose between the women in his life. Although not a bad-natured person, he can be self-centered and tends to make decisions without caring about how others feel or thinking about the later consequences.

His parents are divorced and he now lives together with his mother in an upperscale apartment; his little sister, Itaru, lives with their father.

Kotonoha Katsura (桂 言葉, Katsura Kotonoha^?)

Voiced by: Soyogi Tōno (game), Tae Okajima (anime)

Birthday: January 4 (Capricorn), Height: 156.7cm, Blood Type: A, B/W/H: 102/60/84

She is in year one, class four and is a member of the Student Council. She takes the same train as Makoto and becomes his girlfriend early in the story. Despite her busty figure, Kotonoha is quiet and has a respectable nature, but is frightened of boys; due to this reserved and shy attitude, Kotonoha and Makoto often have awkward moments. She is also mentally fragile, expressed with her facial expressions (specifically her lifeless eyes) and obsessive behavior when she feels neglected or loses Makoto in some way. She is disliked by Otome and her friends and is subject to their bullying.

Her family is rich, with both of her parents working, and lives in a large house away from the city.

Sekai Saionji (西園寺 世界, Saionji Sekai^?)

Voiced by: Kaname Yuzuki (game), Shiho Kawaragi (anime)

Birthday: December 7 (Sagittarius), Height: 155.3cm, Blood Type: B, B/W/H: 84/62/86

The emotional, spirited Sekai is in the same class as Makoto and her seat is next to his. After seeing the picture of Kotonoha that Makoto has on his cell phone, she helps him get close to Kotonoha, despite harboring strong feelings for him. Like Makoto, she is good at heart, but tends to make decisions without thinking about how others feel, and her impulsive and emotional nature sometimes leads her into trouble.

She lives with her mother, Youko, in an apartment. Her given name means "world" in Japanese; she has made a few puns with this detail.

Secondary Characters

Setsuna Kiyoura (清浦 刹那, Kiyoura Setsuna^?)

Voiced by: Hana Yamamoto (game), Keiko Imoto (anime)

Birthday February 14 (Aquarius), Height: 142.5cm, Blood Type: A, B/W/H: 74/54/76

A student in year one, class three, Setsuna is a member of the class committee and is Sekai's best friend. Their mothers are good friends and they work together at the same company. Setsuna is very devoted to Sekai, willing to give up her own happiness in order to help Sekai, shown in the anime when she frequently helps Sekai with her feelings for Makoto despite having feelings of her own for him. She is also constantly worried about Sekai and tries to make sure that Makoto will keep Sekai happy. This leads her to go so far as to try to eradicate Kotonoha from Makoto's love life by cutting short any interactions they had while she was around, although this was only done for Sekai's sake and she didn't hold any grudge against Kotonoha. Although silent-looking and almost emotionless, she is conscious about her underdeveloped body, especially in comparison with Kotonoha and Sekai.

She is the main heroine in the game Summer Days.

Nanami Kanroji (甘露寺 七海, Kanroji Nanami^?)

Voiced by: Mio Fujimura (game), Chiaki Takahashi (anime)

A friend of Sekai's, Nanami is in year one, class three. She was offered admission to the school based on her special athletic talents. Her boyfriend, a hardcore otaku, is also her senior and is in the school's basketball club. She isn't really interested in Makoto's problems, unlike Sekai is, nor is she really ever introduced to Makoto.

Hikari Kuroda (黒田 光, Kuroda Hikari^?)

Voiced by: Hikaru Isshiki (game), Ryōko Tanaka (anime)

A student in year one, class three. She originally has a crush on Taisuke, and dislikes Makoto, whom she believed was going out with Sekai since the beginning of the story. But, towards the end of the anime, she grows a lot closer to Makoto and even has sex with him as seen in episode 11, only to dump him later when Sekai reveals her pregnancy.

Otome Katō (加藤 乙女, Katō Otome^?)

Voiced by: Yuki Matsunaga (game) Haruka Nagami (anime)

She is in year one, class four of Sakakino Gakuen, and one of Makoto's friends since junior high. She is on the girl's basketball team and is also head of the group of girls who bullies Kotonoha. She has had a crush on Makoto since junior high, but never shows it until later on. Despite this, Makoto doesn't seem to think of her in any romantic way. When she finds out that Kotonoha has been dating Makoto, she becomes extremely irritated and jealous, and starts bullying Kotonoha openly because of it.

Kokoro Katsura (桂 心, Katsura Kokoro^?)

Voiced by: Aoi Kamizuki (game), Megu Ashiro (anime)

Kotonoha's younger sister. Unlike her shy older sister, Kokoro is very talkative and full of curiosity. Although she likes to tease Kotonoha around, she actually worries about Kotonoha a lot. She often wants to play with Makoto during his visits at her house.

Taisuke Sawanaga (澤永 泰介, Sawanaga Taisuke^?)

Voiced by: Hikage Hyūga (game), Yoshiaki Matsumoto (anime)

He is one of Makoto's friends since junior high, and is in the same class as Makoto. He's cheerful, dorky and appears to be strongly attracted to Kotonoha because of her good looks. In the anime, he often tries to impress Kotonoha, but she constantly tells him that she is Makoto's girlfriend and therefore cannot date him; Taisuke doesn't give up, though, and this ultimately causes some of the events that break Kotonoha the most. Kotonoha eventually becomes somewhat cold with him, telling him directly that she has no feelings for him. In the game, however, under certain circumstances they briefly date, but Kotonoha ultimately breaks up with Taisuke and returns to Makoto.

Kumi Mori (森 来実, Mori Kumi^?)

Voiced by: Nene (game) Eri Saita (anime)

She is one of the girls in year one, class four that is apart of Otome's group that bullies Kotonoha. She is the most childish out of the three.

Natsumi Koizumi (小泉 夏美, Koizumi Natsumi^?)

Voiced by: Sawa Konohana (game) Nana Furuhara (anime)

One of the girls in year one, class four that is apart of Otome's group that bullies Kotonoha. She is good at getting information and gets along with people easily.

Minami Obuchi (小渕 みなみ, Obuchi Minami^?)

Voiced by: Kuribayashi Minami (game/anime)

One of the girls in year one, class four that is apart of Otome's group that bullies Kotonoha.

Itaru Ito (伊藤 止, Itō Itaru^?)

Voiced by: Kagetsu Nanba (game)

Makoto's younger sister. A sweet and innocent little girl who is very attached to her brother. She lives with her dad after her parents divorced and comes to visit Makoto from time to time. She only appears in the game version of School Days; in the anime, Makoto only mentions to Sekai that his little sister is living with his father.

Youko Saionji (西園寺 踊子, Saionji Youko^?)

Sekai's mother. A kind and wise woman who draws upon her wealth of experience in advising her daughter about her romance-related troubles. She appears only in the game versions of School Days and Summer Days.

Animation Adventure Game

Gameplay

Similar to a visual novel, the player makes choices when given the chance: they can choose one from a list of options, or do nothing at all. The game has a meter to show whether the main character is closer to Kotonoha or Sekai, which is recorded at the end of each chapter. The ending will depend on if the player has been going steady with one girl, or has been switching back and forth.

Endings

Among twenty-one possible endings, fifteen are good endings with only one girl, three are bad endings that involve one of the main characters getting killed, two are "harem" endings, and one is a variation (a post-fin episode to other endings). Although there are only three bad endings in this game, they are so shocking and violent that they became more commonly known than the "good endings".

Kotonoha's Good endings

"From a Kiss to Beyond" (「キスから先へ」, Kisu kara Saki e^?)

This ending shares the same conclusion as "To Kotonoha". It differs in how the scenario before that was carried out.

"Carnal Desire" (「肉欲」, Nikuyoku^?)

Makoto and Sekai develop a close relationship, however somewhere down the line Kotonoha still wants to be with Makoto. Though Makoto feels convinced he likes Sekai, Kotonoha seduces him a number of times and photographs their activities. She then makes a deal with Makoto where if Sekai gives up on him, he'd look only at Kotonoha. Kotonoha then tells Sekai about what they were doing together and shows the pictures to prove it. She then informs Makoto to keep his promise because Sekai gave up on him. Makoto wants to know what she told Sekai and after some persistence, Kotonoha tells him about what she discussed with Sekai. Though unhappy about what she did, Makoto keeps his promise and dates Kotonoha.

"The Him Only for Her" (「彼女だけの彼」, Kanojo dake no Kare^?)

This ending has the same conclusion as the "And to Kotonoha" ending, the difference is that the player was devoted to Sekai from the start, to a point where Kotonoha briefly dates Taisuke. Makoto eventually changes his mind to go for Kotonoha and she breaks up with Taisuke, and it then therefore ends the same way as "To Kotonoha". It can be considered a worse ending compared to the others because the scenario which connects to this ending involves a lot of cheating on Kotonoha and watching her be involved with other guys.

"And with Kotonoha" (「そして言葉と」, Soshite Kotonoha to^?)

Makoto dumps Kotonoha because of a sudden onset of feelings for Sekai. A misunderstanding at the pool leads to Kotonoha and Sekai both believing Otome to be Makoto's new love interest. Sekai, Kotonoha and Otome begin to compete for Makoto's affections. These events become the main source of gossip all over the school. In the end, Makoto chooses to be with Kotonoha and the story ends with Kotonoha and Makoto waking up in his bed the next morning answering a video call from Kotonoha's sister. Makoto angles the phone so the camera picks up the nude Kotonoha smiling and flashing a V symbol while the embarassed and surprised Kokoro excitedly speaks words of amazement.

"And to Kotonoha" (「そして言葉へ」, Soshite Kotonoha e^?)

This ending shares the same scenario as the one above, with one exception. In this ending, Makoto makes it clear that the one he likes is Sekai. This effectively throws Otome out of the picture. However Makoto's feelings for Sekai at this point are tentative at best and Kotonoha desperately tries to win back Makoto's heart. Due to the fact that it is now clear that Sekai and Makoto are dating, Nanami and the girls in the sports clubs conspire to bully Kotonoha and keep her away from Makoto; Nanami warns Kotonoha about not getting close to Makoto, and later the other girls intervene to bully her and knock over Kotonoha's homemade lunch which she prepared for Makoto. He learns about what happened by overhearing Otome's friends speaking about it and later searches for Kotonoha, finding her right when Otome and her friends have her cornered and Natsumi is about to slap her. Then, Makoto intervenes on Kotonoha's behalf; he grabs Natsumi's hand and stands up for Kotonoha, lecturing the other girls for being bullies. He then blames Sekai for all the bullying and harshly reprimands her as she cries and apologizes repeatedly. The game ends with Kotonoha and Makoto eating lunch together and then kissing afterwards. Arguably this is one of the best endings because Makoto openly admits to being Kotonoha's boyfriend and protects her from being bullied by others.

"And Starting from the First Kiss" (「そしてファーストキスからはじまる」, Soshite Fāsuto Kisu kara Hajimaru^?)

This ending also shares the same conclusion with the "To Kotonoha" ending and thus only differs because of the previous scenario.

These six are all happy endings with Kotonoha, varying from only kissing to sensuality. The variation depends on how much focus there is towards Kotonoha. The "With Kotonoha" and "To Kotonoha" endings are attained by keeping the relationship bar maxed towards Kotonoha at all times. The others involve briefly swaying towards Sekai at different points in the game before swaying back towards Kotonoha, thus the endings tend to lack the content of a more dedicated ending.

"Christmas Eve" (「クリスマス・イブ」, Kurisumasu Ibu^?)

This ending resembles a traditional "happily ever after" ending. However, it is attained by being indecisive throughout the first part of the game and thus not 100% dedicated to Kotonoha. On Christmas Eve, Makoto and Kotonoha stay at a luxury hotel room and kiss.

Sekai's Good Endings

"With Honest Feelings" (「素直な気持ちで」, Sunao na Kimochi de^?)

This ending resembles a traditional "happily ever after" ending. However, it is attained by being indecisive throughout the first part of the game and thus not 100% dedicated to Sekai. On Christmas Eve, at the train station, Makoto and Sekai both declare their love for each other.

"I Love You" (「だいすき」, Daisuki^?)

Best ending with Sekai. Makoto and Sekai confess to each other at the train station Sekai gets off at.

"Bavarois" (「ババロア」, Babaroa^?)

Kotonoha forces Makoto into an awkward position and fabricates a picture taken on her cell phone. She shows Sekai this picture in order to bully her, and tells her that Makoto enjoys her better than Sekai. Sekai becomes extremely upset and resorts to sulking and crying in her room, telling Makoto to go away when he appears by her apartment later and ignoring his calls. Sekai's mother comes home later, and they have bavarois. After a meaningful talk, Sekai's mother tells her that Makoto has been waiting for her outside, looking upset. Realizing he's been out there, Sekai runs out to him and embraces him. He tells her that he is sorry, and that he truly loves her. Through her sobs, Sekai asks if Makoto likes bavarois.

"Binding Thoughts" (「思い結んで」, Omoimusunde^?)

These three are all happy endings with Sekai. Just like Kotonoha, these endings are achieved with varying levels of dedication towards Sekai.

"Setsuna's Wish" (「刹那の思い」, Setsuna no Omoi^?)

Happy ending with Setsuna and Sekai. Although Setsuna leaves to Paris and Makoto falls love with Sekai, this is known as Setsuna's ending because of the impressive last scene.

Sub Heroine Endings

"Everyone's Makoto" (「みんなの誠」, Minna no Makoto^?)

"Sex Friend" (「セックスフレンド」, Sekkusu Furendo^?)

These two are the happy ending with Hikari, one of the sub heroines. In "Sex Friend", a post-fin is shown with Hikari carrying Makoto's baby from her.

"The Earnest Feelings are Rewarded" (「一途な思いは報われて」, Ichizu na Omoi wa Mukuwarete^?)

Happy ending with Otome, one of the sub heroines.

Bad endings

"Eternally" (「永遠に」, Eien ni^?)^[1]

Sekai and Makoto are in love and decide to tell Kotonoha about it. Kotonoha handles it very badly, even begging Makoto to date her again in Makoto's apartment. He apologizes to her and declines. Afterwards, Kotonoha quietly tells them that they will never be happy together. As Sekai and Makoto leave the apartment, Kotonoha's phone falls and shatters on the floor. They then witness how Kotonoha throws herself off the ledge of the apartment, landing head first on the pavement and dying. Just before she hits the ground, Sekai and Makoto see briefly how her eyes are completely lifeless. The epilogue shows Makoto in front of Kotonoha's grave. It is revealed that he broke up with Sekai, finished high school, is now working with his mom and has never had a girlfriend since.

"To My Children" (「我が子へ」, Wagako e^?)

One day while Kotonoha and Makoto are having sex, Makoto tries to comfort Kotonoha and tells her that she is the only one for him, and that Sekai is good for nothing. Sekai overhears this and becomes enraged. Six months later, Makoto and Kotonoha are on a walk outside, with her talking about having a baby. When they part, Sekai, now pregnant, appears and stabs Makoto in the gut with a butcher knife. After a few words from Makoto, Sekai becomes terrified at what she has just done and runs off. Makoto slowly walks from the beach, leaving a trail of blood behind him, and he eventually dies.

"The Bloody Conclusion" (「鮮血の結末」, Senketsu no Ketsumatsu^?)

Sekai and Makoto are in love. One day, Kotonoha overhears Makoto and Sekai loudly making love to each other, which in turn emotionally destroys her. She spends several hours on her own, emotionally dead, until she suddenly snaps in the snow and laughs maniacally. The next day as they leave the train station where the three always commute, they meet Kotonoha on an overpass beside the station. There is an awkward moment as Sekai lets go of Makoto's arm, greeting her. Kotonoha says a few words, before revealing a saw hidden behind her school bag and swipes it beside Sekai's neck. After a few seconds of realizing what had just happened, Sekai suddenly bleeds violently and collapses in a pool of blood in front of Kotonoha and Makoto. Kotonoha starts laughing hysterically again, her lifeless eyes revealing that she has completely broken down.

"Harem" endings

"Two Lovers" (「二人の恋人」, Futari no Koibito^?)

A "harem" ending in which Kotonoha and Sekai admit and accept that they both love Makoto. They both are pregnant, and want to reveal the news to Makoto as a "Christmas Present".

"Goodbye, Sekai" (「さよなら世界」, Sayonara Sekai^?)

In this ending, Makoto has sex with various girls almost every day.

Variation

"I'm the Wife" (「妻です」, Tsuma desu^?)

A post-fin episode to the endings "Carnal Desire" and "Bavarois", appears only on a certain condition. This episode actually does not have an official title. Above title, "I'm the Wife", is only a nickname among fans. Makoto is at home with his mother and receives a picture and letter from Setsuna from France, showing her standing in front of the Arc de Triomphe. She writes: I will be giving birth in Japan, so I'll return around the time when you get this letter. Please think of a name. Setsuna"^[2]. The doorbell rings and Makoto's chosen lover (Kotonoha if the ending is "Carnal Desire", or Sekai if the ending is "Bavarois") comes in, introducing Setsuna to Makoto's mother as Makoto's former classmate if Kotonoha is chosen, or as being her childhood friend if Sekai is chosen. Setsuna promptly introduces herself, "I'm the wife," holding up her pregnancy inoculations booklet and a victory sign.

Anime

Despite the original material already resembling an anime, there is a twelve-episode anime adaptation, produced by TNK, that began airing in Japan on July 3 2007.

Delay of finale

The day before the final episode was scheduled to air, a sixteen-year-old girl killed her father with an axe in Kyoto. In response, TV Kanagawa replaced the episode, which was known to contain similarly violent material, with half an hour of scenery and classical music to avoid association with the murder. Other stations airing the anime followed suit, except for AT-X, who remained indecisive at the time.^[3] In the following week, 0verflow announced that a screening of the episode would take place in the Tokyo area as part of the release of the series first DVD volume, and would require a copy of either the PC game or Summer Days PC game for admission. ^[4] However, AT-X announced that they would air the last episode on September 27, with minor alterations in airing times.^[5] The screening of the episode that 0verflow announced showed the uncut version of Episode 12, including the blood color change black to red, more sound effects, and fewer flashbacks. The sudden swap of the last episode to scenery footage came as a shock to many fans, but amidst the outrage a 4chan contributor commented "Nice boat." in a seemingly calm manner, referring to the Fjord1 ferry shown in the scenery footage. The phrase became a internet meme, and was ranked tenth in Yahoo! Japan's keyword search ranking for the week of September 17 to 23, 2007.^[6] Also, 0verflow decided to name their booth "Nice boat." for the Comiket 73 in December 2007, selling "Nice boat" merchandise along with their normal line of speciality items.^[7]

Theme songs

Opening theme

• "Innocent Blue" (イノセント・ブルー, Inosento Burū^?) by DeviceHigh

Ending theme

• "Usotsuki" (ウソツキ, "Usotsuki"^? lit. Liar) by CooRie – Episode 01, Episode 08
• "Ai no Kakera" (愛のカケラ, "Ai no Kakera"^? lit. Shards of Love) by Miyuki Hashimoto – Episode 02
• "Warutsu" (ワルツ, "Warutsu"^? Waltz) by Kanako Itō – Episode 03, Episode 11
• "Kioku no Umi" (記憶の海, "Kioku no Umi"^? lit. Ocean of Memories) by yozuca* – Episode 04, Episode 07
• "Look at Me" by YURIA - Episode 05
  
• "Namida no Riyū" (涙の理由, "Namida no Riyū"^? lit. The Reason for Tears) by Minami Kuribayashi – Episode 06, Episode 10
• "Anata ga...Inai -Remix Version-" (あなたが…いない -Remix Version-, "Anata ga...Inai -Remix Version-"^? lit. You Are...Not Here)** by Minami Kuribayashi – Episode 09
• "Still I Love You ~Mitsumeru Yori wa Shiawase~ (Still I Love You ～みつめるよりは幸せ～, "Still I Love You ~Mitsumeru Yori wa Shiawase~^? lit. Still I Love You -The Joy of Just Looking-)* by Kiriko – Episode 12

Insert theme

• "Namida no Riyū" (涙の理由, "Namida no Riyū"^?) by Minami Kuribayashi – Episode 05, Episode 11
• "Kioku no Umi" (記憶の海, "Kioku no Umi"^?) by Yozuca* – Episode 06
• "Let me love you -Remix Version-"** by Haruko Momoi – Episode 09, Episode 10
• "Futari no Kurisumasu" (二人のクリスマス, "Futari no Kurisumasu"^? lit. Our Christmas) by Rino – Episode 11
• "Kanashimi no Mukō e" (悲しみの向こうへ, "Kanashimi no Mukō e"^? lit. To the Other Side of Sadness)** by Kanako Itō – Episode 12

- *Opening theme for original AAG.

- **Ending theme for original AAG.

Episodes

#	Title	Original air date
01	"Confession" "Kokuhaku" (告白)	July 03 2007
Makoto first sees Kotonoha on the train. After seeing Kotonoha's picture on Makoto's cellphone, Sekai decides to play cupid and match Makoto together with Kotonoha by having lunch together. The next day, Makoto confesses to Kotonoha, which she accepts. Later that afternoon, while Makoto was thanking Sekai for setting him and Kotonoha up, not knowing how he should thank her, Sekai kisses him as she said it was enough as a reward, and runs inside the train shouting "good luck" to a dazed Makoto.
02	"The Distance Between the Two of Them" "Futari no Kyori" (二人の距離)	July 10 2007
Makoto is caught reading a love guidebook while waiting for Kotonoha for their first date. They wander around doing various things. When they part, Makoto tries to kiss Kotonoha but the subway's door blocks them. Makoto tells Sekai how the day went and calls him an idiot for what he did. She gives Makoto two movie tickets so he can go on another date with Kotonoha and entertain her this time. Makoto messes up again and the relationship between Kotonoha starts to shake. Sekai then tells Kotonaha that Makoto is trying hard and she should try to get to know him better. Then episode culminates with a kiss between Makoto and Kotonoha with Sekai watching in the shadows.
03	"Crossing Thoughts" "Surechigau Omoi" (すれ違う想い)	July 17 2007
At school, Kotonoha tells Makoto that Kokoro wants to see him, and asked him if he can go to her house on Sunday. Makoto happily accepts the invitation. Later while they are taking the train home, Hikari sees the couple together and thinks Makoto is cheating on Sekai, and sends her a text message saying that her boyfriend is flirting with other girls. Sekai quickly explains that they are just friends and nothing else. On Sunday, after Makoto goes to Kotonoha's house, he tells Sekai on the phone that being with Kotonoha is tiring.
04	"Purity" "Muku" (無垢)	July 24 2007
While Kotonoha is busy studying at her house, Kokoro asks if she has kissed Makoto yet. Kotonoha avoids answering, but doesn't deny it either. At school, Sekai speaks with her friends about various things, all the while she is only thinking about the kiss she shared with Makoto. On the roof, Makoto and Kotonoha are sharing a deep kiss, when Makoto gropes Kotonoha's breasts, causing her to become embarrassed. She talks to Sekai later that night, Sekai explaining that lovers do this all the time, but Makoto is moving too fast. At school the next day, Sekai agrees to help Makoto by letting him "practice" on her, taking her to a karaoke and various other places, ending at the school roof. Makoto then gets a message from Kotonoha, apologizing for her actions earlier. When Makoto and Sekai walk through the market, Makoto asks when they can continue practicing, but Sekai explains that it was enough practice and he should go use it on Kotonoha. Makoto bumps into Kotonoha along the way. and Kotonoha asks Makoto if he had received her message, but he declines. She apologizes and invites him to go to a water park in the near future. Makoto agrees, with Sekai looking on from afar with a sad look on her face.
05	"Ripple" "Hamon" (波紋)	July 31 2007
The gang goes to the local pool for some fun. Hikari asks Makoto to give Taisuke a ticket because she is too shy to do it herself. At the pool, Makoto teaches Kotonoha how to swim; Taisuke is on water slides with Hikari and Setsuna, while Sekai goes around swimming by herself. Makoto has completely fallen for Sekai, hinting her that he wants to be with her instead. Sekai keeps reminding him that he's Kotonoha's boyfriend and cannot be with her, and tells him to forget about the "practice." After everyone goes home, Makoto messages Sekai insisting that they meet. Despite her constant refusals, he travels to her home, finding her waiting in front of the train station for him. Makoto confesses his love for her and they have sex for the first time.
06	"A Revealed Relationship" "Akasareta Kankei" (明かされた関係)	August 07 2007
Sekai and Makoto plan to tell Kotonoha about what they have been doing in secret, but end up not doing so. Setsuna is worried about Sekai, knowing that she and Makoto are together, but Sekai doesn't look happy about it. Setsuna asks Sekai if Makoto has broken up with Kotonoha. Sekai lies saying they have, but later Setsuna finds out that Sekai was lying. Otome plans to confess her love to Makoto, but Kotonoha, not knowing that Makoto doesn't love her anymore, tells Otome that she is Makoto's girlfriend. Otome text messages Nanami and asks if it is true. Later, when Makoto receives a text from Kotonoha saying that she will not be able to meet him at lunch, he and Sekai go to the roof. Kotonoha at the last second is able to go to the roof arriving just as Makoto begins undressing Sekai. When Sekai and Makoto confess their love to each other, Kotonoha overhears them from the door.
07	"Festival Eve" "Zen'yasai" (前夜祭)	August 14 2007
Kotonoha, refusing to believe that Makoto has cheated on her, still thinks that he loves her. Meanwhile, Tanaka, the other class rep besides Setsuna, has broken his arm, leading to Makoto replacing him. Otome and her friends guilt Kotonoha into getting more material for their class in order to build the hidden "lounge." Some girls from the basketball club have obtained a camera and the required equipment to film this "lounge." Setsuna, not knowing that Sekai was lying to her about Kotonoha and Makoto breaking up, tells everyone that they did, even taking Makoto's cellphone and blocking Kotonoha's calls and text messages. After hearing this, Taisuke tries to ask Kotonoha to go to the folk dance with him during the school festival while helping her carrying boxes, explaining that since she just broke up Makoto. Kotonoha then denies the break up and runs off, bumping into Makoto. Just when Kotonoha is going to talk to Makoto, Nanami steps in and blocks them. Later during the night, Kotonoha goes to Makoto's house wanting to ask him to dance with her at the festival's bonfire, but sees Sekai's shoes by the door and leaves upset. Sekai feels guilty at having been caught and runs out of Makoto's house, bumping into Kotonoha, who slaps her.
08	"School Festival" "Gakusai" (学祭)	August 21 2007
Sekai stays home from school the next day, because of her encounter with Kotonoha and what had been said to her. That day Makoto goes and visits Sekai and tells her that what they are doing is not wrong, but Sekai keeps telling Makoto that cheating on Kotonoha is not the right thing to do. Soon after, Kotonoha dashes after Makoto at the train station, sitting by him in the train, and then asking him if he wants to touch her breasts, and if he would like to dance with her at the festival. On the way back to school with materials for the festival, Setsuna tells Makoto that she will be moving to France after the festival. After Makoto and Setsuna get back with the material, Makoto falls asleep and Setsuna kisses him. Kotonoha sees this while she passes by the classroom on her way home.
09	"After Evening Festival" "Kōyasai" (後夜祭)	August 28 2007
Setsuna and Kotonoha have a short conflict. Makoto flirts with Sekai the entire day, paying absolutely no attention to Kotonoha. When Makoto finally checks his cell phone, he finds twenty messages from Kotonoha who has been stuck minding her class' haunted house and "lounge," which is used by couples for sexual activities. On his way to finally see Kotonoha, he is stopped by Otome, who attempts to ask him to the bonfire dance later, only to be interrupted by Sekai. Back in the kitchen, Sekai asks if Makoto will dance with her at the bonfire. Otome encounters Taisuke, who is sulking over being rejected by Kotonoha. They discuss Makoto and Kotonoha's relationship status, and each resolving to be more assertive with their crushes. While Kotonoha is away from the lounge, Otome takes Makoto there, pushes herself onto him, and they have sex. Natsumi and Minami again bully Kotonoha about Makoto ignoring her, and she goes to his class room to see him. There she finds Taisuke who tells her that Makoto has already gone to the bonfire with Sekai. He then confesses to her and takes her into his arms. Makoto dances with Sekai around the bonfire, while Taisuke undresses and takes advantage of Kotonoha's fragile emotional state.
10	"Mind and Body" "Kokoro to Karada" (心と体)	September 04 2007
After Taisuke rapes her, Kotonoha watches Makoto and Sekai dance and kiss in front of the bonfire and breaks down crying. The next day on the train, Kotonoha sees Makoto but says nothing about Taisuke the evening before. Taisuke attempts to ask Kotonoha out, but is rejected by her, again being told that she is Makoto's girlfriend. While she disposes of festival trash, she runs into Setsuna and Makoto. Setsuna forces him to break up with Kotonoha on the spot. Kotonoha accuses Setsuna of conspiring with Sekai, and threatens to reveal Setsuna's stolen kiss in the classroom, but Setsuna kisses Makoto right then. Makoto tells Kotonoha that he does not love her anymore, leaving her crying on the ground. Later, Setsuna goes to look for Makoto and she overhears him in the gym store room, having sex with Otome. Kotonoha begins to act strangely at her home. Setsuna goes to Makoto's house and tries to get him to remain faithful to Sekai. Setsuna reveals that she hasn't told Sekai anything about finding him with Otome because she does not want to hurt Sekai's feelings. Makoto sees an opportunity and forces himself on her, knowing she has feelings for him. She tries to resist at first, and then consents as long as Makoto swears to break up with Otome. At the Girl's Basketball party, Sekai sees the video from the hidden camera in the lounge and sees the footage of Makoto with Otome. She tries to track down Makoto, and soon runs into Kotonoha on the bridge and is told that he is with Setsuna. Sekai notices that Kotonoha's eyes are completely lifeless and empty. After the end credits, Setsuna is seen in the airport. Despite Makoto's attempts to find her, Setsuna ignores him and recalls the first day of school where Sekai, showing the first hint that she was in love with Makoto, successfully begged Setsuna to switch seats with her. With mixed feelings of sadness and regret, she says farewell.
11	"Everyone's Makoto" "Minna no Makoto" (みんなの誠)	September 11 2007
Sekai is absent from school for several days, saddened by Setsuna's abrupt departure for France and Makoto's videotaped betrayal with Otome. It is revealed that Hikari has begun having sex with Makoto, who has not seen or attempted to contact Sekai since she started to be absent from school. Kotonoha is still in her lifeless, emotionally broken state, and continuously phones and sends text messages to Makoto even though she is blocked. Natsumi, Kumi, and Minami want to know what it's like "having" Makoto, so the next day, they go to Makoto's house and they have a foursome. While scrolling through old text messages between herself, Setsuna, and Makoto, Sekai suddenly rushes to the bathroom and vomits. Concluding that she is pregnant, she goes to school to inform Makoto, loudly declaring for all in the class to hear that it is his child and insists he take responsibility. One by one, all the girls start to ignore Makoto, though Sekai warms to the fact that she is carrying his child. Kotonoha makes another call on her phone to Makoto, saying that she is waiting for him under the tree by the train station. Coincidently, Makoto goes out for a walk and tries to call every girl in his speed dial, but finds all his calls have been blocked. He ends up where Kotonoha has been waiting for him, and finally realizes the damage he's done to her and apologizes, hugging her and making Kotonoha smile warmly.
12	"School Days" "Sukūru Deizu" (スクールデイズ)	September 27 2007
While having dinner with Kotonoha at a restaurant, Makoto receives a phone call from Sekai who’s waiting at his home. Before hanging up he tells Sekai that she ruined his life by getting pregnant and announcing it to the class. Sekai texts him an apology before heading home. On the train ride home she catches sight of Kotonoha and Makoto together which causes her to head back to Makoto's. After a brief and tense confrontation with Kotonoha, Sekai leaves in a state of agony. As she is walking home, it is revealed in a flashback that Sekai knew all along of Setsuna's feelings towards Makoto even to the point of supporting Setsuna to confess. It is only then that Sekai realizes what she has done to Setsuna. The situation worsens overnight when Makoto suggests to Sekai over text that she have an abortion. Overcome by emotion, Sekai stabs and kills Makoto the next day while at his apartment. Shocked by her actions she runs away in a panic. Shortly afterwards, Kotonoha arrives at Makoto's home to find him dead. Sekai, who was hiding in her room, receives a cryptic text from Makoto to meet "him" at the school's rooftop. She proceeds there cautiously, carrying the knife she killed Makoto with in her jacket. After arriving she is confronted by Kotonoha, in her mindless state once again, who tells her to look inside the gym bag lying on the bench, which contains Makoto's head. At that moment, Kotonoha unravels a bloody dozuki and kills Sekai. In a state of insanity she cuts open a small hole in Sekai’s lifeless body, and upon seeing nothing says that she lied about being pregnant. On her family’s boat drifting off in the distant ocean, Kotonoha is last seen holding Makoto’s head in her arms. Time passes by and life at the school returns to normal.

OVA's

The first OVA for School Days is currently in production, titled "School Days ~Magical Heart Kokoro-chan~", which is set to be released in Japan on March 26 2008.^[8] A second OVA has been annonuced, titled "Valentine Days".^[9]

Manga

The School Days manga was serialized in Comp-Ace and was completed.

Novels

Three novels were published by Harvest Novels.

Title	Translated Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN
School Days 言葉編	School Days: Kotonoha Edition	Tome Okada (岡田 留奈, Okada Tome?)	Harvest Novels	ISBN 4434071041
School Days 世界編	School Days: Sekai Edition	Tome Okada (岡田 留奈, Okada Tome?)	Harvest Novels	ISBN 4434071041
School Days 君といる	School Days: With You	Takuya Baba (馬場 卓也, Baba Takuya?)	JIVE CHARACTER NOVELS	ISBN 4861762456

CDs

Game

• School Days Drama CD: Little Promise
• School Days - Vocal Album
• School Days Original Soundtrack

Anime

• Innocent Blue (single)
• School Days Ending Theme+ (Album)
• School Days Original Drama CD Volume 1: Secret Flower Garden (秘密の花園 Himitsu no Hanazono)

Notes

External links

• School Days official website (Japanese)
• Official School Days anime website (Japanese)
• School Days Anime at AT-X (Japanese)
• School Days Anime at Avex (Japanese)
• School Days Radio Drama Website (Japanese)
• School Days L×H official website (Japanese)
• School Days (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia