Atri: My Dear Moments
Atri: My Dear Moments | |
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Video game | |
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Directed by | SCA-Ji |
Produced by | Hiroki Shimada (Aniplex) |
Music by | Fuminori Matsumoto |
Genre | Visual novel |
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Released | Windows
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Manga | |
Illustrated by | Jako |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | Comptiq |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 7, 2022 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Makoto Katō |
Produced by |
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Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Music by | Fuminori Matsumoto |
Studio | Troyca |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, AT-X |
Original run | July 14, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 6 |
Atri: My Dear Moments (stylized as ATRI -My Dear Moments-) is a 2020 visual novel game developed by Frontwing and Makura (枕) who are especially known for creating The Fruit of Grisaia visual novel, written by Asuta Konno who also wrote the If My Heart Had Wings visual novel[1] and published by Aniplex.exe, a brand of Japanese anime and music production company Aniplex. The visual novel was digitally released on Steam for Windows on June 19, 2020 worldwide.[2] Later, on December 16, 2021, the game was also released for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch devices by iMel only in Japan.[3]
A manga adaptation by Jako began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine in October 2022, and an anime television series adaptation produced by Troyca premiered in July 2024.
Plot
[edit]In the near future, a sudden rise in sea levels floods the majority of the world and ends human civilization as we know it, forcing humanity to eke a living on what little dry land remains. Natsuki Ikaruga is a young man living under difficult circumstances in this new world. He has lost one of his legs in an accident which can only be replaced with a crude prosthetic, and he suffers constant bouts of phantom pain. One day, though, Natsuki rummages through his recently deceased grandmother's belongings to pay off a debt, only to awaken a young android girl named Atri, who will go on to change his life forever.
Characters
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Natsuki Ikaruga (斑鳩夏生, Ikaruga Natsuki)[4]
- Voiced by: Kensho Ono[5]
- Atri (アトリ, Atori)
- Voiced by: Hikaru Akao[4]
Supporting characters
[edit]- Minamo Kamishiro (神白水菜萌, Kamishiro Minamo)
- Voiced by: Minami Takahashi[4]
- Ryuuji Nojima (野島竜司, Nojima Ryuuji)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[4]
- Catherine (キャサリン, Kyasarin)
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[4]
- Ririka Nanami (名波凜々花, Nanami Ririka)
- Voiced by: Anzu Haruno[4]
Music
[edit]The original soundtrack of the game was digitally released on October 28, 2020. At the same day, the original soundtrack CD was also released which included the original game disc. The soundtrack album contains 20 tracks composed by Fuminori Matsumoto, and also includes the full version of opening theme song "Light Across the Seas" by Mami Yanagi and ending theme song "Dear Moments" by Hikaru Akao.[6]
Other media
[edit]Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation illustrated by Jako began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine on October 7, 2022.[7] Two volumes have been released as of January 10, 2024.[8]
Volumes
[edit]No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | September 8, 2023[9] | 978-4-04-113502-0 | ||
2 | January 10, 2024[8] | 978-4-04-114453-4 |
Anime
[edit]In September 2022, during the Aniplex Online Fest 2022 event, an anime television series adaptation was announced. It is produced by Troyca and directed by Makoto Katō, with scripts written by Jukki Hanada,[7] animation character designs by Michio Satō, and music composed by Fuminori Matsumoto. The series premiered on July 14, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[10][a] The opening theme song is "Ano Hikari" (あの光, That Light) performed by Nogizaka46, while the ending theme song is "Yes to No no Aida ni" (YESとNOの間に, Between YES and NO) performed by 22/7.[11] Aniplex of America licensed the series, and is streaming it on Crunchyroll.[12][13]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title [14][15] | Directed by [14] | Storyboarded by [14] | Original air date [16][a] | |
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1 | "To the Cradle in the Ocean" Transliteration: "Mino Yuri Kago e" (Japanese: みのゆりかごへ) | Makoto Katō | Makoto Katō | July 14, 2024 | |
In the near future, the world's sea levels have suddenly risen without explanation, flooding all of the coastal regions and slowly flooding more land every year. Natsuki Ikaruga is a young man trying to build a submarine so he can recover treasure from the now submerged home of his grandmother, marine geologist Nonko Yachigusa. After repairing the submarine, he sets out with his business partner Catherine and childhood friend Minamo Kamishiro. Exploring the home, Natsuki discovers a female Humanoid, a human-like android, named Atri. Natsuki reveals that Nonko, who was Atri's master, died a month prior due to illness, so Atri designates Natsuki as her new master. Natsuki considers selling Atri so he can purchase a new prosthetic leg for himself, but she requests not to be sold until she fulfills Nonko's final order to her, though she has forgotten what it was. Catherine decides to keep an eye on Atri until she can find a buyer for her, but Natsuki remains conflicted. That night, after having another nightmare of losing his leg in an accident, Natsuki wakes up to find Atri at his side, who declares that she will be his leg. | |||||
2 | "A Warm View Together" Transliteration: "Atatakana Keshiki o Futari de" (Japanese: 暖かな景色をふたりで) | A-Real, Marie Watanabe & Makoto Katō | Makoto Bessho & Makoto Katō | July 21, 2024 | |
Atri tells Natsuki that she and Catherine were forced to split up due to debt collectors chasing the latter, so Atri decided to return to him. However, due to being too human-like, Atri turns out be inept at performing household chores, leading Natsuki to once again consider selling her. Minamo then arrives and insists that Natsuki keep Atri. Natsuki then recovers more items from Nonko's home, but other than revealing she was studying the rising sea levels, they don't learn anything that could reveal what Nonko's final order to Atri was. Minamo suggests that Atri visit their school to see if that would jog her memory, and takes her to her home. She tells Atri how Natsuki dreamed of becoming an astronaut, but was rejected due to his missing leg which has left him disheartened ever since. Minamo is also confident that Natsuki won't sell Atri, and advises her to simply stay by his side. Natsuki reluctantly tolerates her presence and shows her around the island they live on, eventually taking her to see the school, which is partially flooded. Atri appears disheartened at seeing the school in its dilapidated state, but hides it from Natsuki and Minamo. | |||||
3 | "Hitman Small Fry School" Transliteration: "Hittoman・Zako・Sukūru" (Japanese: ヒットマン・ザコ・スクール) | Yuri Hagiwara, Daisho Miyagi & Makoto Katō | Hiroki Hayashi | July 28, 2024 | |
Natsuki buys Atri a notebook as a gift and takes her inside the school, where they find out that since all of the island's teachers have already left for the mainland, only Minamo is left to teach three of the local children, Ririka, Toru, and Miyo. They also meet another island resident, Ryuuji, who looks down on Natsuki for not doing anything to help improve the lives of the islanders. On the way home, Minamo suggests Natsuki could help out by becoming a volunteer teacher like her. That night, Atri realizes she left her notebook at the school and insists to Natsuki they go back to retrieve it. They manage to find the notebook, but also discover that Ririka and Ryuuji live in the school building since their homes were flooded by the rising ocean. Seeing how Ririka and Ryuuji are forced to live without electricity, Natsuki comes up with the idea to use tidal power to generate electricity for the school, and he knows a place where he can find the necessary materials to build a turbine. | |||||
4 | "Crabs and Electricity are Important" Transliteration: "Kani to Denki wa Daiji" (Japanese: カニとデンキは大事) | Yuri Hagiwara, Daisho Miyagi & Makoto Katō | Shoko Shiga | August 4, 2024 | |
Natsuki and Atri go on a diving expedition to recover parts and resin from Ryuuji's family factory. Atri also catches a number of crabs. so everybody decides to have a barbeque. Later, Natuki and Ryuuji get into a debate on how to build the tidal power generator, with Natsuki admitting Ryuuji is more intelligent than he thought and Ryuuji apologizing for thinking Natsuki didn't care about others. That night, Natsuki wonders if a Humanoid is human enough, whether they should be treated as humans. Catherine then returns and takes Minamo hostage, intending to sell Atri and take all of the profit for herself. Atri instead punches Catherine despite the fact Humanoids are supposed to be incapable of attacking humans, and Catherine flees. Minamo finds Catherine's dropped ID and discovers her true identity is Hanako Osada, a local grade-school teacher. Natsuki and Ryuuji continue their attempt to build the generator, but have difficulty finding batteries. One of the island's merchants mentions that an anonymous buyer is offering an extremely high price for Atri, leading Natsuki to wonder what is so special about her. Atri offers to sell herself or donate her own battery, but Natsuki turns her down, realizing that she would be sad if she were to be separated from him. | |||||
5 | "Smiling Under the Night Light" Transliteration: "Yorutō no Naka de Waratte" (Japanese: 夜灯の中で笑って) | Aurochs & Tamagawa Haruka | Miyuki Kuroki | August 11, 2024 | |
Natsuki wakes up in the middle of the night to find a drunk Catherine washed up on the dock, so he brings her inside his boat. However, the boat is assaulted by a group of thugs looking to kidnap Atri, but she, Natsuki, and Catherine are able to defeat them, though Atri experiences some type of flashback that alarms her. Seeing that the leader of the thugs is the merchant who was acting on a client's orders, Natsuki coerces him into paying off Catherine's debt and giving him his supply of batteries in return for letting him go. Before Catherine can leave, Natsuki suggests that she return to the school to teach the children still there. Seeing that her students are still trying to attend classes, Catherine agrees to stay. Natsuki the others continue their work on the tidal power generator and finally manage to complete it. The group is overjoyed when the generator restores the school's electricity. When Minamo breaks down in tears of joy, Atri points out she cannot show happiness that way since she cannot cry. Natsuki then reminds her that she can just show her happiness through smiles instead. | |||||
6 | "The Song Inside My Head" | TBA | TBA | August 18, 2024 | |
With electricity restored to the school, more and more students begin to return to class, though Ryuuji surmises that some students, especially the female ones, are attending solely to get close to Natsuki. After school, Natsuki, Minamo, and Ryuuji start a new salvage business to recover people's personal items lost underwater. On a salvage expedition, Ryuuji advises Minamo in private to confess her feelings to Natsu before one of the other female students beats her to it. Ryuuji arranges an opportunity for Minamo to be alone with Natsuki, and he confides to her that all of his observations point to Atri exhibiting real human emotions, which means he should start treating her like a human. Minamo concludes Natsuki isn't interested in romance right now, but Ryuuji isn't convinced. Together with Catherine, they convince one of the female students, Yoko, to test Natsuki. Under pressure, Natsuki admits he had a crush on an older girl when he was a child. Based on Natsuki's description of her, Minamo and Ryuuji realize the girl was actually Atri. Atri claims she doesn't remember meeting Natsuki back then, but her memories appear to be jogged when she hears Natsuki playing the piano. However, when Minamo and Ryuuji ask Natasuki about Atri, he remarks the girl couldn't be Atri because she had a completely different personality. Upon returning home, Atri reveals she recovered her memories about Natsuki when she sings the song he was playing on the piano, confirming she is the girl he had a crush on. |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The English site of "ATRI -My Dear Moments" is up and running!". February 24, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Release date confirmed!". June 11, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Iwase, Kento (December 2, 2021). "美しいシナリオにグッと来るビジュアルノベル「ATRI」と「徒花異譚」がSwitchとスマホ向けに移植決定!" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Character". Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 10, 2023). "ATRI: My Dear Moments Anime Casts Kensho Ono as Protagonist". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "ATRI -My Dear Moments- Original Soundtrack" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 24, 2022). "ATRI: My Dear Moments Novel Game Gets TV Anime at Troyca". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ a b ATRI -My Dear Moments-(2) (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ ATRI -My Dear Moments-(1) (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 23, 2024). "ATRI: My Dear Moments Anime's 1st Video Reveals More Staff, Summer Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (June 4, 2024). "ATRI -My Dear Moments- Anime Reveals 2nd Video, Theme Songs, July 13 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "ATRI -My Dear Moments-|OFFICIAL TRAILER". Aniplex of America. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Cardine, Kyle (June 18, 2024). "Crunchyroll Summer 2024 Anime Season Lineup Announced!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sutōrī | Anime「ATRI -My Dear Moments-」Koshiki Saito" STORY | アニメ「ATRI-My Dear Moments-」公式サイト [Story | TV Anime 「ATRI -My Dear Moments-」Official Site]. atri-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Watch ATRI -My Dear Moments- - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "On'ea | Anime「ATRI -My Dear Moments-」Koshiki Saito" ONAIR | アニメ「ATRI-My Dear Moments-」公式サイト [On Air | TV Anime 「ATRI -My Dear Moments-」Official Site]. atri-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official visual novel website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Atri: My Dear Moments at The Visual Novel Database
- Atri: My Dear Moments (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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