VNs based on other media

Something I've been thinking about lately — visual novels that are spinoffs and adaptations of other types of media. I'm focusing on official products for now (with the exception of the Miku visual novel)... but if you can think of some fan fiction games, go ahead and mention them.

Anyway, here are some examples I found, thanks to the Visual Novel Database. I tried to keep alphabetical order...

• Ah! Megami-sama (PC 98, remade for PCFX; a fan translation is planned)

• Ai Yori Aoshi (Windows version is one of the few with an official English release)

• Akira (Famicom, probably a hybrid visual novel/graphic adventure)

• Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card-hen (GBA)

• Code Geass: Lost Colors (PS 2/PSP)

• three Days of Memories games, based on SNK characters (cellphone/DS)

• Dear S (PS 2)

• two Detective Conan visual novels (one GBA, one DS)

• two Devil Hunter Yohko games, probably visual novel/graphic adventure

• Disgaea Infinite (PSP, only one based on RP Gs and published in English)

• DS Dengeki Bunkou ADV: Baccano!

• Durarara!! 3-way Standoff (PSP)

• several Evangelion games (including Girlfriend of Steel 1 and 2, and Shinji Ikari Raising Project)

• Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays (GBA)

• Fight Ippatsu! Juden-Chan!! CC (PSP)

• Fist of the North Star: Violence Gekiga Adventure (multi platform)

• Gall Force: Eternal Story (MSX)

• Ghost Stories DS

• Girls Bravo Romance15's (PS 2)

• Happy Lesson (Dreamcast)

• a visual novel featuring Hatsune Miku (Mirai no Kimi to, Subete no Uta ni), which also has a fan translation

• Inukami! feat. Animation (DS)

• two kinetic novels based on Iriya's Sky, Summer of the UF Os (both DS)

• Junjou Romantica: Koi no Dokidoki Daisakusen

• Kanokon: Esuii (PS 2)

• two Kimi ni Todoke visual novels (one already on DS, the other still being made)

• Kindaichi Case Files: 10th Year's Invitation (Gameboy Color)

• Kino's Journey 2: The Beautiful World (PS 2)

• Kokoro Toshokan Communication Library Visual Drama (PC, loosely based on Kokoro Library)

• about four official visual novels based on Love Hina (though only Love Hina Advance was fan translated)

• Lucky Star: Ryouou Gakuen Outousai (PS 2)

• Mai-Hi ME: The Genealogical Tree of Fate (PS 2/Windows)

• Maison Ikkoku (the Turbo Graphx version of this graphic adventure hybrid game was fan translated)

• Matches & Matrimony: A Pride and Prejudice Tale (Windows/Mac, no other independently published English visual novels have been based on other media)

• Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years (Saturn)

• Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono (multi platform, based on a Samurai Shodown character)

• two visual novels based on Negima (both PS 2)

• two visual novels based on Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (both PS 2)

• Oishinbo (Famicom, graphic adventure hybrid, fan translated)

• Ouran High School Host Club (PS 2)

• two visual novels based on Pretty Sammy (both Saturn)

• several visual novels based on Ranma 1/2

• Rec: Doki Doki Seiyu Paradise (PS 2)

• two visual novels based on Rosario to Vampire (both DS)

• Saki Portable (PSP)

• Seitokai no Ichizon - DS Suru Seitokai (DS)

• Sekirei: Mirai Kara no Okurimono (PS 2)

• Shakugan no Shana (PS 2/DS)

• Skip Beat! (PS 2)

• So-Ra-No-Wo-To: Otome no Gojuusou (PSP)

• Sora no Otoshimono: Doki Doki Summer Vacation (PSP)

• two FMV games/visual novels based on Space Adventure Cobra, the latter of which was released on English Sega CD as "The Space Adventure"

• Spice and Wolf: Holo's and My One Year (DS)

• Strawberry Marshmallow (PS 2)

• Strawberry Panic! Girls' School in Fullbloom (PS 2)

• two Strike Witches visual novels (one PS 2, one DS)

• two Tenchi Muyo visual novels (multi platform)

• two official To-Love-Ru visual novels (one DS, one PSP)

• Toradora Portable (PSP)

• True World: Shinjitsu no Sekai (PC, a Welcome to the NHK spinoff)

• several Urusei Yatsura games

• Utena: Four Days in Ohtori (Saturn)

• two Uwasa no Midori-kun! visual novels (both DS)

• Vampire Knight DS

So yeah... I almost never play untranslated games, so I don't have experience with most of these. The Ai Yori Aoshi visual novel seemed as forgettable as a filler episode. Though I liked Love Hina Advance, and while it has good graphics for its system, it's nothing special.

Anything I missed? Any opinions on visual novels based on other media?

edited 8th Apr '11 9:54:24 PM by dorkatlarge

I went and looked up the Ai Yori Aoshi VN and was amused to see that there was both a multiple endings tag and only a single heroine tag. If there was a Miyabi ending I might have gone and played it.

Anyway, there are several Negima and Love Hina V Ns out there.

edited 8th Apr '11 10:01:03 PM by Arha

I know there's a Stellvia Of The Universe Visual Novel / Dating Sim out there. On PS 2, if I remember right.

And of course, there's the army of Prince Of Tennis games by the makers of Tokimeki Memorial and Love Plus, Konami.

edited 9th Apr '11 8:44:02 AM by AceNoctali

Ace of Noctali mentioned there were games based on Stellvia. The current article on Wikipedia describes the gameplay of a PS 2 and a GBA game — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellvia_of_the_Universe — though no sources are cited, lol.

I really should've remembered the Prince of Tennis games... The series has always been in Weekly Shonen Jump, but a good amount of its official licensed games are otome (reverse harem) games.

^ It's AceNoctali. That's the first time I see my nick mangled like that, kudos for the creativity XD ^^'

Yep, Game FAQS too mention a GBA Stellvia game, but I've never seen anything about it, so I don't know if it's a Dating Sim too or another genre.

I should've noticed your alias was Ace Noctali...

In trying to find licensed games, I used the Visual Novel Database and searched by popular consoles. I then looked for the results. Only a few of the visual novels based on other media were ever on Windows.

There's a recent "literary adaptation" tag on the VNDB. One of the three titles mentioned there is a freeware visual novel in English called The Dandelion Girl. Apparently it was written by /jp/ regulars, and based on a short story by Robert F. Young.