Tōka Gettan is a Japanese adultvisual novel developed by Root, and published by Orbit, also known for the creation of the Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito visual novel. The game was released in Japan on May 25, 2007 in regular and deluxe editions. A PlayStation 2 version, called Tōka Gettan: Kōfū no Ryōō, was released on October 1, 2009, with adult content removed. A manga adaptation was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq. A 26-episode anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired between April and September 2007. The series is a spin-off of Moonlight Lady, and as such the original name of the game was Tōka Gettan: Moonlight Lady II. The title was later shortened to simply Tōka Gettan and the subtitle was removed.
Plot
Tōka Gettan is set in the land of Kamitsumihara, where traces of magic and legend can still be seen. The land has been under the protection of the Kamiazuma clan since it was founded. The story revolves around Tōka Kamiazuma, the main protagonist, and his encounter with a young girl named Momoka Kawakabe who comes to stay with the clan. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that would bring an ancient legend to life.
A manga adaptation titled Tōka Gettan: Moonlight Lady II, written by Aguri Soragata and illustrated by Yukio Kumoya, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq between December 10, 2005 and 2008. Two tankōbon volumes were released: the first on August 9, 2007 and the second on January 10, 2008.
Anime
A 26-episode anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in Japan between April 3, 2007 and September 24, 2007. The series aired backwards chronologically with episode one being the last episode and episode twenty-six being the first in the story's internal timeline. Chronologically, episode 26 is first, then 24 through episode one, and episode 25 is last. The opening theme is "Yume Oboro" by Eri Kitamura with Mariya Ise, and Saori Hayami. The ending theme is "Kono Sekai ga Itsuka wa" by Saori Hayami.
Visual novel
The Tōka Gettan visual novel was released in Japan on May 25, 2007 in regular and deluxe editions. A PlayStation 2 version, called Tōka Gettan: Kōfu no Ryōō, was released on October 1, 2009 in regular and deluxe editions, with adult content removed.
Reception
Erica Friedman has shown a disdain for this anime, going so far as to say, "I can't call it a yuri anime."
