Line #137 VisualNovel/KiraKira


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2	[[caption-width-right:320:Rock and Roll!]]
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4	->''"Two conditions for becoming a true Punk rocker:''
5	-->''1. A Punk rocker doesn't follow any rules (anarchy attitude).''
6	-->''2. A Punk rocker mustn't think his actions through (no future attitude)."''
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8	[[HGame Ero]] VisualNovel produced by the group [=OverDrive=] in 2007, which was licensed by [=MangaGamer=] and put out in English in 2009.
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10	Shikanosuke is a twelfth-grade student at a Christian high school, and right now his life kind of sucks. He had to quit the tennis club due to health problems, and he was just dumped by his girlfriend. Right now all that's really going on is his work at a restaurant and his average school days. At the start of the story, though, his life begins to change when a new girl starts to work with him. Her name is Kirari, and she's from the same school as him. The two of them make friends when Shikanosuke is assigned to teach Kirari the ropes, and one night after Shikanosuke tries to settle a fight between members of a visiting band and a couple of drunk thugs, the two receive tickets to said band's upcoming concert as an apology for the trouble. After some debate, the pair head to the concert. Kirari falls in love with the energy, and Shikanosuke--who could never understand what was so special about rock or bands--is entranced by the band's charisma.
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12	At the same time, the club Shikanosuke joined after he quit playing tennis--the second literary club--is set to be terminated because it has too few members. Kirari, who also happens to be part of the club, gets him to come to a meeting discussing what they should do at this year's cultural festival, which will be their last. Kirari's suggestion? They should form a punk rock band and perform like the light music club does!
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14	And so, Shikanosuke, Kirari, and two other girls--Shinakosuke's childhood friend Chie and Kirari's best friend Sarina--decide that they may as well, and are slowly drawn into the world of rock as they become more and more serious about their new hobby.
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16	''Kira☆Kira'' is a SliceOfLife comedy about school, love, life, and ThePowerOfRock. It doesn't take itself overly seriously, and is notable for its extremely high-quality art, fun storylines, and use of rock-inspired music for all of its [=BGMs=]. Compare and contrast ''Manga/KOn'' and ''Manga/{{BECK\|1999}}''. It has absolutely nothing to do with [[Manga/DeathNote the serial killer]], the ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' meme, the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam pilot]], the [[Literature/KiraKira YA novel]] by Cynthia Kadohata, or the ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' spin-off manga ''Manga/KillerKiller''.
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18	The game has a fandisc called ''Kira☆Kira: Curtain Call'' which follows a new group of characters. It is also available in English. Clean versions of both the fandisc and the original game were released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Has an all-ages Platform/PlayStation2 version as well.
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20	See also ''VisualNovel/{{Deardrops}}'', ''Kira☆Kira'''s SpiritualSuccessor
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22	!!''Kira☆Kira'' contains the examples of the following tropes:
23	%%* AddedAlliterativeAppeal
24	* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Averted. Chie is one of the most rational and calm members of the band.
25	%%* TheAllegedCar: The Murakami van.
26	%%* AmbiguouslyGay: Keita.
27	%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Yuko.
28	* AttractiveBentGender: Shikanosuke actually has more fanboys than the rest of the band. This, understandably, disturbs him immensely.
29	%%* AudienceParticipationSong: O.H.B.I., in Chie's route.
30	%%* AudioAdaptation: ''Radio d2b''.
31	* BeachEpisode: A couple, though a [[WardrobeMalfunction certain one]] in Sarina's route stands out.
32	* BelligerentSexualTension: In Chie's route, she fights with, berate and doodles on Shika, but shortly afterward they're back to being friends or saving a YakuzaPrincess away from the rest of the group.
33	* BigBrotherMentor: Tonoya is happy to help the Second Literatue Club Band learn how to play music.
34	%%* BigEater: Kirari.
35	* BigFancyHouse:
36	** Sarina's family has ''multiple'', and they all look the same.
37	** Midori's house also counts, since it's mentioned to be ''even bigger'' that Sarina's.
38	* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Kashiwaras are a rare non-supernatural case, despite [[spoiler:most of them being dead]]. Sarina's grandfather Masatsugu lived through UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and then was [[spoiler:the only survivor of his entire family, who died from improperly prepared blowfish]]. He suffered from this, but managed to be successful and have two sons. Unfortunately one, Sarina's father, fell in love with a woman in Tokyo and Masatsugu didn't approve of their relationship. Sarina's parents then ran away and were completely estranged from the family. [[spoiler:After giving birth to Sarina, her mother died, and her father soon committed suicide and was found by his brother]] which led to Masatsugu raising Sarina by himself. When you realize that [[spoiler:Sarina is the only close family he has left]], his situation becomes a lot more sympathetic.
39	* BlandNameProduct: In one of the backgrounds, an upside-down [=McDonald's=] logo can be seen.
40	* BlatantLies: Shika tries to avoid speaking by stating that he has a terrible hearing problem.
41	* BlindIdiotTranslation:
42	** Not particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}}, but the translators have a habit of misspelling the characters' names. Kashiwara probably gets the worst of it.
43	** There's several references to a band called "The Crash." While such a band does exist, considering the heavy emphasis on early punk bands they probably meant Music/TheClash.
44	* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Kirari and Chie accidentally do this to help Sarina deal with the stage fright from their first concert.
45	* BrilliantButLazy: Implied with Shika. He simply doesn't ''care'' about most things enough to try rather than actually lacking the ability. Several other characters such as his mother and sister appear to notice it as well.
46	* ButNotTooForeign: [[PhenotypeStereotype Tom looks considerably more western than the rest of the cast]], has American parents and can speak fluent English. However he has lived in Japan all his life.
47	* TheCameo: There's a 8 bit melody of the opening song of another game by Overdrive named "Edelweiss"
48	* CaughtInTheRain: Happens to Chie and Shikanosuke twice.
49	* CerebusSyndrome: In comparison to the rest of the game and the other girls' routes, Kirari's final scenarios are ''incredibly'' dark and depressing, dealing not just with her family's poverty, but with depression, suicide, prostitution, and what kinds of actions are justified when trying to save oneself or one's family members.
50	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Of the unlucky kind: Chie-nee may have her own route, but that doesn't stop Shika from seeing her as a sister for the vast majority of the game.
51	* ChivalrousPervert: Murakami. During the summer festival, he admitted to wanting "all of the girls" and that he would "have sex with them every day". But because it's ''him'' saying it, it comes off as this trope.
52	%%** Handa.
53	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Mostly [[YakuzaPrincess Midori]], but also Kirari.
54	%%* ClubStub: The Second Literary Club.
55	%%* ClusterFBomb
56	%%* CoolOldGuy: Handa, only helped by his lecherousness.
57	%%* ComedicSociopathy
58	%%* ConcertKiss
59	* ContrivedCoincidence: The way Shika and Kirari meet Tonoya. ''Heavily'' lampshaded.
60	* CoveredInGunge: Happens to many innocent bystanders when Midori crashes a truck carrying buckets of mulch.
61	* {{Cult}}: A particularly peaceful variety, that Shika and Chie are ''[[SarcasmMode very politely asked]]'' to rescue a girl from.
62	* {{Crossover}}: with "Deardrops" in d2b VS DEARDROPS -Cross the Future.
63	* CuttingOffTheBranches: It's made clear in VisualNovel/{{Deardrops}} that Kirari's good route is the canon route.
64	* DarkestHour: [[spoiler:A gig goes bad, their van breaks down, Kirari starts crying, and they have to stay in an abandoned garage.]] All within a couple hours.
65	%%* DeadPersonConversation
66	* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Sarina's mother succumbs to her illness shortly after giving birth to her, due to her body being too weak to cope with the strains of birth.]]
67	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Both of [[spoiler:Sarina's]] parents [[DeathByOriginStory died shortly after she was born.]] [[spoiler: Her mother suffered from a case of DeathByChildbirth, which caused her father to be DrivenToSuicide.]]
68	* DirtyOldMan: Handa tries to seduce [[spoiler:Chie]]. He's actually a nice guy, but still, a perv is a perv.
69	%%* DoubleMeaningTitle
70	* DraggedIntoDrag: Shikanosuke, much to his displeasure.
71	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Sarina's dad killed himself shortly after her mother died.]] This also happens in the True End to [[spoiler:Kirari's dad]]. [[spoiler:Twice.]]
72	* DudeShesLikeInAComa: Shika attempts to to this ''twice'' to Chie, once not even in her own route!
73	* EpicFail: The very first time d2b plays, on the rooftop. There's exciting buildup, then... the most hilariously terrible track of the BGM. It's all played for laughs, though.
74	%%* FaceDoodling: Shika and Chie do this to each other.
75	%%* FakeBand
76	%%* FeaturelessProtagonist: A common VisualNovel trope, but averted here.
77	%%* FestivalEpisode: Complete with fireworks and festival games.
78	* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's stated around the middle of the game that blowfish is very deadly when not prepared properly. [[spoiler: guess what happened to Sarina's grandfather's family?]]
79	%%* FirstGirlWins: Kirari is the main heroine.
80	* FlashBack: The game starts at the STAR GENERATION concert, then flashes back to show how Shika and Kirari got there, from Shika's girlfriend breaking up with him. Shika also explains the fallout from certain situations in flashback style, too.
81	* FunWithAcronyms: The refrain to ''Let's Jump!'', the first letters of which spell out [[spoiler:FUCK]].
82	* GayOption: Ondo-kun. [[spoiler:And yes, he actually ''does'' have his own ending, though it counts as a Bad End.]]
83	* GenkiGirl: Kirari is very, very hyperactive.
84	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: In all routes of ''Kira☆Kira'' to [[spoiler:Kirari]]. Also, in Curtain Call, to [[spoiler:Souta]].
85	%%* GenreShift: Sarina's route in the third chapter.
86	%%* GeniusCripple: [[spoiler:Kazuki]]
87	* GilliganCut: Shikanosuke swears he will NOT dress as a girl to get into Sarina's mansion. No way. Not happening. Even if he can pull off an extremely effective girl, it will never ever happen again. After that declaration, he gets an entire line before we get a cut to him. You have to hand it to him, he manages to actually look better than any of the real girls.
88	* GirlGroup: The Second Literature Club Band is presented as this, but of course [[CrossDresser isn't.]]
89	%%* {{Gonk}}: Okaji in ''Curtain Call''.
90	* GratuitousEnglish: Found in several songs (OHBI, Let's Jump!, go on a trip, among others) as well as the "swearing interlude" where the cast speaks all swear words in English, and the catchphrase "Rock and roll!" in Chie's route.
91	%%* GrowingUpSucks
92	%%* GrumpyOldMan: Sarina's grandpa.
93	* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of Curtain Call when both [[spoiler:Star Generation and the original d2b return.]] Also because Shikanosuke is [[spoiler:forced back into drag.]]
94	* HeroicBSOD:
95	** During their DarkestHour, Poor [[spoiler:Kirari]] has one onstage in the middle of a gig.
96	** [[spoiler:Souta]] starts to have one in Curtain Call, until [[spoiler:Kazuki punches him in the face to fix it.]]
97	** [[spoiler:Shikanosuke himself]] gets two really major ones when [[spoiler:Kirari dies(in her normal route)]] and [[spoiler:when he used to play tennis]]. For the former one, [[spoiler:it takes the spirit/ghost/hallucination of Kirari to snap him back to normal after 5 years.]] He also gets a more minor one in the True End, after he [[spoiler:lets Kirari's father commit suicide]] which he only snaps out of after [[spoiler:confessing this fact to Kirari, and subsequently getting her forgiveness.]]
98	* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:Shika]], possibly. It's left ambiguous as to whether his parents were married before they split up.
99	* HGame: Though the sex is really late in the story.
100	* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler: Sarina's father's will was hidden in a [[ItWasWithYouAllAlong secret compartment in her guitar]]]].
101	* HoldingHands: Chie non-romantically does this to Shika in her route without noticing. He definitely does notice, though.
102	* HollywoodTourettes: Tonoya encourages the band to speak like this as part of their training.
103	%%* HotBlooded: Souta Honda has a BLAZING ROCK SOUL!
104	%%* HuddleShot: At the end of Chie's route.
105	* ICanExplain: Shikanosuke desperately tries to explain his crossdressing whenever he's found out.
106	* IfItsYouItsOkay: Onda genuinely thought Shika was a girl for over two years, but when he finds out the truth he gets over it in approximately three seconds and still proposes.
107	* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: A ''lot'' of guys want to do this to Kirari. Most are nice, though.
108	%%* IndirectKiss
109	* ItsUpToYou: Shika usually winds up having to rescue other people from their issues. It's most often played for laughs, but this comes up more seriously in Kirari's true route, where [[spoiler:her father tries to force Shika to save her from being forced into prostitution on his own]].
110	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
111	%%** Yashiro and Souta.
112	%%** Shikanosuke is described often as either a heartless, cold guy or a sweet, kind person. Generally, he's a bit of both.
113	* {{Jerkass}}: The Light Music Club. [[spoiler:They get better when planning the graduation ceremony hijacking though.]]
114	* LargeHam: Onda screams this. From the first time you hear about him, to the first time he shows up, to his [[spoiler:gender change for Shika,]] everything he does screams ham.
115	%%* LawOfInverseFertility Justified and Inverted.
116	%%* LettingHerHairDown: Chie in a flashback.
117	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Shika describes his relationship with Chie like this midgame. Whether or not it stays like this is up to you.
118	%%* LoveHotels: Two routes include a trip to one.
119	%%* LuckyCharmsTitle
120	* MeaningfulName: ''Kirakira'' is the Japanese onomatopoeia for sparkling. Kirari's name also means "sparkling", tying into her hairpin.
121	%%* {{Meido}}: Saiki, a rare older example.
122	* MistakenForGay: [[spoiler:Aki]] and [[spoiler:Miru]] in Curtain Call. For good reason too.
123	* MsFanservice: Tomo, to the point where Shika is ''very'' regretful if you turn her down.
124	%%* MultipleEndings
125	* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted, for plot specific reasons. [[spoiler:In the True End, Kirari starts her period just after her dad agrees to whore her out to loan sharks in order to pay his debts, which buys Shika valuable time to try to save her.]]
126	* {{Ojou}}: Sarina, though she's quite humble. Also [[spoiler:Onda in his Bad End, when he gets a sex change.]]
127	* OldFriend: Shika hadn't seen Chie for quite a while until shortly before the events of the game.
128	%%* OldRetainer: Saiki to Sarina.
129	* TheOneGuy: He is the main character, but this is brought up with Shika several times.
130	%%* OnlySaneMan: Chie and Shika alternate in this position.
131	* OptionalSexualEncounter: Tomo. If the player declines, Shika becomes very disappointed with himself for not having sex with her. The actual choice dialogue says, [[AllMenArePerverts "No real man could pass up a woman like this."]]
132	%%* ParentWithNewParamour: [[spoiler: Chie's dad with his mistress]].
133	%%* ParentsAsPeople
134	* PassingTheTorch: In Curtain Call, [[spoiler:Shikanosuke's sister, Yuko, becomes the bassist of d2b after Shikanosuke graduates, even donning a similar stage costume.]]
135	%%* PhenotypeStereotype: Tom.
136	* PickyEater: Chie doesn't eat meat because she doesn't like it.
137	* {{Pixellation}}: Only in the Japanese version. The English version has removed, because Japanese law prohibits the direct showing of genitals in media. English countries don't have such a law.
138	%%* PornStash
139	%%* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Sarina's father.]]
140	%%* ThePowerOfRock: ROCK N' ROLL!!
141	* PrecisionFStrike:
142	** In the middle of a ClusterFBomb ''scene'', there's this, when Sarina is drinking tea with a teacher:
143	--->'''Sarina''': "It was a very nice fuckin' tea. Thank you very much, fuck."
144	** The very last line of Kirari's normal end: "With all my love, to this fucking world." Complete CMOA.
145	* PrettyBoy: Ondo looks ''extremely'' feminine, and is considered very attractive, partially due to his wealth.
146	* PunkRock: The band's initial inspiration, though their music isn't quite punk.
147	* RealMenWearPink: Murakami is a BigGuy, but he likes romance and has a big heart.
148	%%* RelationshipValues
149	* RepurposedPopSong: The Second Literature Club Band plays a rock version of the school anthem, to the teacher's dismay.
150	%%* RunningGag: Shika's crossdressing.
151	* SacredFirstKiss: Shikanosuke is ''very'' displeased to have lost his to Onda whilst crossdressing.
152	* SchoolFestival: Where the Second Literature Club Band first performs, and becomes a hit.
153	* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Shika calls Kirari out on this, but she continues anyway.
154	* SelfCensoredRelease: For the [=PS2=], iPhone and iPod Touch releases, all H-scenes were removed.
155	* SelfTitledAlbum: The Second Literature Club Band's first album.
156	* SexStartsStoryStops: Some of the sex scenes are rather random and out of place.
157	* ShoutOut:
158	** Mostly to bands, especially the Music/SexPistols, Music/TheRamones, and Music/TheClash. Shika's stage uniform is also quite similar to [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Bridget's]] [[UnsettlingGenderReveal outfit]]. The STAR GENERATION song ''Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die'' is a notable reference to the Sex Pistols.
159	** After the guerrilla performance in front of the grocery store, Sarina, wearing her mask, says to Kirari, [[Franchise/KamenRider "Kamen r*der!"]]. Who knew ''she'' would say that?
160	* SideBoob: Sarina's band outfit. ''Heavily'' lampshaded by [[LoveableSexManiac Shika]]
161	* SingleTargetSexuality: Souta in Curtain Call seems to point out at every chance possible in his narration that any girl he meets is not as attractive to him as Yui.
162	%%* SleepCute: The girl members of the band.
163	%%* SliceOfLife
164	%%* SpiritAdvisor: Guitar-kun.
165	* SpoilerOpening: Especially in the [=PS2=] all-ages port, "Rock & Roll Show".
166	* StalkerWithACrush: Ondo. There was also one creepy Kirari fan. During their concert in Osaka, he went so far as to try to pull Kirari off the stage, but was stopped by a hilariously angry Kirari.
167	* SternTeacher: Yoshizawa-sensei, who gets mad at the main characters ''a lot''.
168	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Sarina looks a ''lot'' like her father, though the rest of the family that is shown look rather different.
169	* SuperDeformed: Kirari has little sketch episodes that are in this style. They involve new song ideas she thought up, most of which are about recent events.
170	* TalkingToTheDead: Shikanosuke does this during [[spoiler:Kirari's normal end]] where he [[spoiler:goes nuts and hallucinates that Kirari is still alive and speaks with her.]]
171	%%* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: "Eat shit, bitches!" among others.
172	%%* ThoseTwoGuys: The second-grade girls.
173	%%* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: Murakami says this word for word to describe Punk Rock early on.
174	%%* TitleDrop: At the end of the last scene of Kirari's Normal End.
175	%%* TragicDropout: [[spoiler:Kirari, in her route. This is resolved in her True Ending.]]
176	%%* TrainStationGoodbye: The end of Sarina's route.
177	* TriumphantReprise: The final song of Curtain Call is [[spoiler:all the characters you've come to know and love singing the opening from the first game together. And it's ''glorious.'']]
178	* TrueCompanions: Shika explicitly refers to d2b as this when trying to cheer up Kirari.
179	* UncannyValleyMakeup: The first "costumes" that Kirari and Sarina wear. Luckily they're never seen again.
180	* UnreliableNarrator: Shika can get pretty ''{{tsun\|dere}}tsun'' before he's ready to admit that he likes a girl.
181	* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Shika to Ondo, though [[SubvertedTrope Ondo doesn't care.]]
182	%%* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The band's first concert.
183	%%* {{Utsuge}}: [[spoiler:Kirari's normal end]]
184	%%* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Kirari's true end, and Curtain Call acts as this.
185	%%* {{Yakuza}}: Fairly common, actually. Most are actually nice, though.
186	* YouLoseAtZeroTrust: If you don't have any points with the band as a total, the game ends midway through the tour.
187	%%* {{Zipperiffic}}: Just ''look'' at Yagihara's outfit!

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