Eden*


Eden* is a Japanese visual novel by Minori for Windows playable as a DVD and was released on September 18, 2009 with a rating for everyone. An updated adult patch of the game titled Eden* Plus+Mosaic was released on the same day. Other games by Minori include ' and '. A manga adaptation illustrated by Takeshi Moriki was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine. An English version by MangaGamer was released on Steam on January 30, 2015.

Plot

In the far future, a huge mass of energy suddenly appears near Mars, which causes unusual natural phenomena. As a result, wars and terrorism occur all over the world. The Earth only has a hundred years left because of the damage. In order to avoid extinction, mankind creates two plans to escape from Earth. One is to form the World Integrated Government to gather resources and suppress antis. The other is called the "Felix plan". Humans need new technologies to travel to outer space and migrate to other planets, so they create a new species called Felix by manipulating genes. Felix are humans with high intelligence and immortal bodies. Ninety-nine years later, a Felix girl named Sion who devotes her whole life to humans' plans has accomplished all her tasks and decides to stay on Earth for the rest of her life. Then a boy, Ryō Haruna, is sent to protect her, as well as restrict her freedom.

Characters

Main characters

;Ryō Haruna
;Sion
;Elica
;Naoto Inaba
;Lavinia F. Asai

Others

;Natsume
;Maya Tōno

Related media

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Takeshi Moriki, was serialized between the August 2009 and March 2010 issues of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex manga magazine. One tankōbon volume was released on March 9, 2010.

Internet radio show

An Internet radio show produced by Onsen titled The End of Eden broadcast 30 episodes between July 3, 2009 and January 29, 2010. The show was hosted by Yumiko Nakajima and Kōichi Tōchika who play Erica and Naoto Inaba in the visual novel, respectively.

Music

The visual novel's opening theme is "Little Explorer" by Hitomi Harada. Tenmon and Eiichiro Yanagi produced the background music in the game.

Social game

A social game produced by CommSeed Corporation titled Eden* Campus Love Story was released on the Mobage browser game platform on March 11, 2011, and on the GREE browser game platform on November 29, 2011. At first, the player is designated as the vice-president of the students' union. The player can meet the characters of Eden* and impress them by communicating with them. The story of Eden* is present as a dream and connects both versions.