History Videogame / Sonicomi

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''[=SoniComi=] - Communication with Sonico'' is a computer game for Microsoft Windows released on November 25, 2011, developed by {{Creator/Nitroplus}} and published by Nitro+ and Enterbrain. As a VisualNovel game, the player takes the role of Anime/SuperSonico's cameraman. The game features events where the player is able to take gravure photographs of her. A UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 adaptation with improved visuals, titled ''Motto! [=SoniComi=] - More Communication with Sonico'', was released on March 20, 2014.

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'''Related media (in chronological order):'''
[[index]]
* ''NITRO SUPER SONIC 2006'' (2006) - Where Sonico first appeared.
* ''Axanael'' (2010) - a visual novel featuring a storyline of her bandmates, Fuuri and Suzu.
* ''[=SoniComi=] -Communication with Sonico-'' (2010) - a Photography Simulation game, released for the PC
** ''Motto! [=SoniComi=] - More Communication with Sonico'' (2013) - [=PS3=] port of [=SoniComi=], featuring reworked graphics and additional content.
* [[Anime/SuperSonico Super Sonico: The Animation]] (2014)
[[/index]]

'''Discography of ''First Astronomical Velocity'' (and Super Sonico):'''
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* ''SUPERORBITAL'' (2010) - Debut single, contains the opening theme of ''[=SoniComi=]''
* ''Jyonetsu Rocket'' (2011) - contains the insert song of ''Axanael''
* ''Power'' (2011) - Sonico's solo single, was released on [=iTunes=] for the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake relief funding.
* ''Susume, BLUE STAR!'' (2011)
* ''VISION'' (2011) - contains the second opening theme of ''[=SoniComi=]''
* ''GALAXY ONE'' (2011) - First full album release
* ''Phantom Vibration!'' (2011) - Sonico's second solo single, also a Drama CD
* ''[=Love&Peace+=]'' (2012) - Mini-album, Double feature with the original soundtrack of ''[=SoniComi=]''
* ''[=Rock&Roll☆Valentine=]'' (2013) - Sonico's third solo single.
* ''MOONLIGHT'' (2014) & ''RAINBOW'' (2014) - Compilation of ending themes from the anime.
* ''MORE!'' (2014) - Single release of the opening theme of ''Motto! [=SoniComi=]''
* ''Start Up'' (2014) - Single release of the opening theme of ''[=SoniPro=]''
[[/index]]

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!!''Sonicomi'' provides examples of:

* [[Adorkable]]: Super Sonico in general
* AndYourRewardIsClothes
* BerserkButton: Kitamura doesn't take threats to Sonico's innocence lightly.
* TheCameo: Characters from other Nitroplus appear in a few posters in Sonico's agency. Of particular note are [[SpearCounterpart Naitou-kun]], the mascot character for Nitro+Chiral and the protagonists of [=Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi=] which was also illustrated by Tsuji Santa.
** Ouka is from ''Nitroplus Wars'' is a minor character.
* BreakTheHaughty: A scene in one route has Sonico find a downtrodden Angie in a park. She explains that she lost a competition with [[spoiler:Arakin and Lumie]]. Losing that competition did a serious number on her pride.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: There's a fair few subtle but distinct differences between Sonico's characterisation in [=SoniComi=] and the later [=SoniAni=].
* DeadpanSnarker: The cameraman, at points. Usually when dealing with Angie, Cutie Q, or Ouka.
* {{Eagleland}}: Angie, the [[ButNotTooForeign half-Japanese, half-Russian]] model raised in America, is a mixed flavor example. She's loud, arrogant, rude, very direct with what she wants, and when the cameraman first sees photos of her in a magazine, he says she looks too intense for his liking. However, the cameraman later speculates that she has a softer side [[spoiler:(which turns out to be true; eventually, after you win the competition against her, she begins to mellow out more and more)]]. Plus, she and Sonico, despite being rivals, take a liking to each other, and the latter attempts (successfully, in some routes) to become her friend, and asks the cameraman to do the same.
* FantasticRacism: PlayedForLaughs. When the cameraman meets Pandagawa and is baffled to see a panda of all things working at a talent agency, Pandagawa accuses him of being a racist. The cameraman privately notes that he isn't even sure if panda is actually a race.
* {{Gainaxing}}: Sonico bounces ''all over the place'' whenever she moves.
* IdolSinger: Former gravure model Lumie left the business to become one. [[spoiler:She comes back in one route.]]
* LighterAndSofter: The '''only''' {{Creator/Nitroplus}} creation that has [[AvertedTrope no]] [[NightmareFuel deliberate horror]].
* MultipleEndings: At least ''fifteen''. Note that this does not include bad endings or secret endings.
* NoblewomansLaugh: Angie likes to do this. In one scene it actually makes her cough. When her butler tells her not to do it anymore, she says she does it because [[LampshadeHanging she heard that that's]] [[InvokedTrope how Japanese noblewomen laugh.]]
* {{Ojou}}: Angie comes from a prestigious family, and thus tries to put on airs whenever possible.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In one route, Sonico begins to act much more assertive than usual, which both excites and unnerves the cameraman. Angie, meanwhile, becomes more quiet, polite and subdued than usual, much to the cameraman's surprise. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:both of them have been drugged by another rival cameraman, Nice, for a competition between him and the cameraman, but the the drugs they both took were meant for the other]].
** In general, whenever Angie isn't being her usual loud and haughty self, something is seriously troubling her.
* PaperThinDisguise: Sonico's disguise when she goes out shopping is a pink hoodie and a pair of pink glasses. That's it.
* ProductPlacement: In one route, Sonico and the gang go to America because... they were contacted by the Culture Japan website ([[http://www.dannychoo.com/ which is real]]) and asked for an interview. Once they get there, they meet with the website's mascot, Mirai Suenaga (seriously, she even gets a CharacterPortrait and everything), who explains in detail what its purpose is. Danny Choo, who owns the site, is even mentioned by name.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Sonico mentions that her parents were very busy when she was younger and as such she was mostly raised by her grandmother.
* RealPlaceBackground: The game takes place in and around Kichijoji, a city in the Greater Tokyo region. Many of the locations in the game, including Sonico's apartment, match up perfectly to the same places in the actual city.
* TheRival: Angie Gravite declares herself to be Sonico's. Depending on the route you take, the two can end up becoming [[FriendlyRival good friends]].
* ShoutOut:
** The cameraman considers calling Sonico [[Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy Tits McGee]].
** One of the costumes unlockable in Free Mode is [[VideoGame/AtelierMeruruTheApprenticeOfArland Meruru's outfit.]]
** In one cutscene, Sonico shows up wearing [[VideoGame/AtelierTotoriTheAdventurerOfArland Totori's outfit]] (which you can also unlock).
** During shoots in the beach setting, Sonico (at least in the English voice track) will occasionally sing [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} "Do you wanna build a sand castle?"]]
* StoryBranching: There's multiple routes for the player to take, all of which take Sonico's career in different directions.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Pandagawa and his model, Ouka. In certain routes, Ouka serves as Sonico's rival, but for the most part she and Pandagawa are there for comic relief.
* TripleShifter: Sonico is a college student, band member, part-time model, part-time waitress and takes care of at least five cats. In certain routes of the game, this starts to take its toll on her.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Kitamura's mask is just the start. All of the clients wear similar masks and then there's Pandagawa, a manager at Sonico's agency. [[MeaningfulName He's a panda.]]
* VirtualPaperDoll: Part of the appeal - you get to choose Sonico's outfits for each shoot. Depending on your choices, this will influence your route and what ending you get.
* [[spoiler:ZombieApocalypse]]: The route you end up taking if you continue inquiring about Sonico's headphones.
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** During shoots in the beach setting, Sonico (at least in the English voice track) will occasionally sing [[Disney/{{Frozen}} "Do you wanna build a sand castle?"]]

* Adorkable: Super Sonico in general

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[[caption-width-right:350:Meet the members of First Astronomical Velocity!]]

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!! Related media (in chronological order):

!! Discography of ''First Astronomical Velocity'' (and Super Sonico):

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* {{Eagleland}}: Angie, though she is [[ButNotTooForeign half-Japanese and half-Russian]], was raised in America. She's loud, arrogant, rude, and very direct with what she wants. However, the cameraman speculates that she has a softer side [[spoiler:(which turns out to be true; eventually, after you win the competition against her, she begins to mellow out more and more)]]. Plus, she and Sonico, despite being rivals, take a liking to each other, and the latter attempts (successfully, in some routes) to become her friend, and asks the cameraman to do the same.

[=SoniComi=] is a computer game for Microsoft Windows released on November 25, 2011, developed by {{Creator/Nitroplus}} and published by Nitro+ and Enterbrain. As a visual novel game, the player takes the role of Sonico's cameraman. The game features events where the player is able to take gravure photographs of her. A PlayStation 3 adaptation with improved visuals, titled Motto! SoniComi, was released on March 20, 2014.

SoniComi is a computer game for Microsoft Windows released on November 25, 2011, developed by {{Creator/Nitroplus}} and published by Nitroplus and Enterbrain. As a visual novel game, the player takes the role of Sonico's cameraman. The game features events where the player is able to take gravure photographs of her. A PlayStation 3 adaptation with improved visuals, titled Motto! SoniComi, was released on March 20, 2014.

SoniComi is a computer game for Microsoft Windows released on November 25, 2011, developed by Nitroplus and published by Nitroplus and Enterbrain. As a visual novel game, the player takes the role of Sonico's cameraman. The game features events where the player is able to take gravure photographs of her. A PlayStation 3 adaptation with improved visuals, titled Motto! SoniComi, was released on March 20, 2014.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes:

* During shoots in the beach setting, Sonico (at least in the English voice track) will occasionally sing [[Disney/{{Frozen}} "Do you wanna build a sand castle?"]]

* NoblewomansLaugh: Angie likes to do this. In one scene it actually makes her cough. When her butler tells her not to do it anymore, she says that [[LampshadeHanging she heard that that's how Japanese noblewomen laugh.]]

** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Motto!]] [=SoniComi=] - More Communication with Sonico'' (2013) - [=PS3=] port of [=SoniComi=], featuring reworked graphics and additional content.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: There's a fair few subtle but distinct differences between Sonico's characterisation in [=SoniComi=] and the later [=SoniAni=]. In the former, for example, Sonico views gravure modelling as her main career goal, while in the latter, her heart is more in music.

* MultipleEndings: At least ''fifteen'', not counting the true end and bad endings.

* RealPlaceBackground: The game takes place in and around Kichijoji, a city in the Greater Tokyo region.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Pandagawa and his model, Ouka. All they seem to do is provide comic relief. And run the Sonicoin shop to buy sweets, of course.
* TripleShifter: Sonico is a college student, band member, part-time model, part-time waitress and takes care of at least five cats.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSigh: Kitamura's mask is just the start. All of the clients wear similar masks and then there's Pandagawa, a manager at Sonico's agency. [[MeaningfulName He's a panda.]]

* ''[=SoniPro=] -Super Sonico in Production-'' (2014) - an Idol Simulation game, developed by Creator/{{Imageepoch}}, released for the Main/Nintendo3DS.