Haru no Ashioto

Haru no Ashioto
Developer(s)	Minori (Windows) HuneX (PS2)
Publisher(s)	Minori (Windows) Alchemist (PS2)
Platform(s)	Windows, PlayStation 2
Release date(s)	Windows JPN July 23, 2004 PlayStation 2 JPN April 6, 2006
Genre(s)	Eroge (PC), Visual novel
Rating(s)	CERO: 15+ (PS2)

Haru no Ashioto (はるのあしおと, lit. "Footstep Of Spring") is a Japanese adult visual novel by Minori released on July 23, 2004. A PlayStation 2 port, Haru no Ashioto -Step of Spring- (はるのあしおと -Step of Spring-), was released on April 6, 2006, and a fandisc, Sakura no Saku Koro (さくらのさくころ), was released on March 31, 2006. The deluxe Step of Spring Paku Paku Pack comes with puppets of the three main heroines (Yuzuki, Yū, and Nagomi). Also, the Paku Paku Pack box is exceptionally big (about twice the size of the PlayStation 2's). The opening movie is done by Makoto Shinkai. The game is set in a small town in the fictional Mefukino (芽吹野), Japan, to which the protagonist returns after his experiences in Tokyo.

Main characters

Tatsuki Sakurano (桜乃樹, Sakurano Tatsuki)

Yuzuki Kaede (楓ゆづき, Kaede Yuzuki)

Voiced by: Natsumi Yanase

Yū Sakurano (桜乃悠, Sakurano Yū)

Voiced by: Hiroko Taguchi

Nagomi Fujikura (藤倉和, Fujikura Nagomi)

Voiced by: Junko Okada

Chika Shinomiya (篠宮智夏, Shinomiya Chika)

Voiced by: Kumiko Nishihara

External links

• Official Haru no Ashioto website (Japanese)
• Official Haru no Ashioto -Step of Spring- website (Japanese)
• Official Sakura no Saku Koro website (Japanese)