If My Heart Had Wings (visual novel)


If My Heart Had Wings is an eroge visual novel video game developed by Pulltop. It was released in Japan in 2012, and internationally by MoeNovel in 2013 without the sexual content.

Plot

The game focuses on Aoi who, having lost his direction in life, returns to his hometown of Kazegaura where a gentle breeze blows through the streets. On the hill lined with windmills, he meets a wheelchair-ridden girl named Kotori and together they watch a glider overhead in awe. With his childhood friend Ageha in town, and the super-repeat student Amane, they restore the soaring club in order to fulfill a dream: to soar in the skies.
The central theme of the story is loss, both physical and emotional.

Characters

Main characters:
Supporting characters:
officially released an adult trial version on 6 April 2012 followed by the full, limited edition version released on 25 May 2012. The visual novel received its English localization on 28 June 2013, with its age rating lowered to "all-ages": all sexual content was cut or edited. The game was released on Nintendo Switch on September 5, 2019.

Fan disc

A fan disc was released on 25 January 2013 featuring a before story for the Soaring Club, an after story for the Soaring Club, and stories for sub-heroines Hotaru and Kanako. There is also additional ecchi-focused side stories for twins Asa and Yoru, and siblings Ageha and Hotaru.

Music

The opening theme for the visual novel is "Precious Wing" by Chata and the ending song is "Perfect Sky" by Haruka Shimotsuki. In its soundtrack, there are 29 songs in total.

Reception