History VisualNovel / KanaLittleSister

%%* BigBrotherAttraction
%%* BigBrotherInstinct

%%* BrotherSisterIncest

%%* TheCaretaker

%%* {{Utsuge}}

** Even more sort-of: The ''artwork'' from the original had her as a brunette, but this conflicts with the actual game text, which describes her hair as being black

* FiveManBand: Taka, his three best friends the Big Four/Shitennou, and Kana guesting as The Chick make up one for a brief but memorable rescue scene.

%%* HelloNurse: No, you don't end up with Mikki in any of the endings.

->''"Today, I saw the [[UsefulNotes/MnogoNukesMissileSubmarines ocean]]. I'm not afraid anymore."''

* PrimalScene: Depending on path, either [[spoiler:Kana catches Taka and Yumi, which is awkward, or Yumi catches Taka and Kana]] — awkward doesn't even begin to cover it.

->''"Today, I saw the ocean. I'm not afraid anymore."''

The original game is currently out of print. However, in 2015 Jast USA released an English version of the UpdatedRerelease ''Kana Okaeri'' (meaning ''Kana, Welcome Home!''), which contains full voice acting and [[HotterAndSexier animated sex scenes]]. There's also an "all-ages" version released for the PSP ([[NoExportForYou It's exclusive to Japan, unfortunately.]])

The original game is currently out of print. However, in 2015 Jast USA released an English version of the UpdatedRerelease Kana Okaeri (meaning Kana, Welcome Home!), which contains full voice acting and [[HotterAndSexier animated sex scenes]]. There's also an "all-ages" version released for the PSP ([[NoExportForYou It's exclusive to Japan, unfortunately.]])

The original game is currently out of print. However, in 2015 JastUSA released an English version of the UpdatedRerelease Kana Okaeri (meaning Kana, Welcome Home!), which contains full voice acting and [[HotterAndSexier animated sex scenes]]. There's also an "all-ages" version released for the PSP ([[NoExportForYou It's exclusive to Japan, unfortunately.]])

%% ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out.

** Particularly [[spoiler: the only ending where Kana survives]], since her moving out is not necessarily a bad thing. She might had moved out because she doesn't want to be just his sister.

* ChekhovsGift: The recording pendant that Taka gives Kana in the very first scene of the game plays a big role in the first ending.

*** And, at the same time, they're all {{bittersweet|Ending}}. To clarify, there is a GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:in which Kana survives but leaves Taka in order to get some real-world experience and independence (it's implied that it's only temporary)]], three [[ExactWords Intellectual Routes]], [[spoiler:in which Kana understands and accepts her death and parts "in good terms" with her brother]]; a Normal ending, [[spoiler:in which Kana doesn't accept her death but Taka manages to get over it and stay sane, implying a possible relationship with Yumi]], and a bad ending of sorts, [[spoiler:with Kana not accepting her death and dying sad and angry, and Taka becoming literally mad with sorrow, but eventually recovering and managing to rekindle a relationship with Yumi]].

* GuideDangIt: Most H-Games feature roughly one path for each character. This game has six paths for two characters, making it much harder to tell which path you're on. One of the endings is also initially locked out, and the game makes more use of counter type variables than flags.

*** And, at the same time, they're all {{bittersweet|Ending}}. To clarify, there is a GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:in which Kana survives but leaves Taka in order to get some real-world experience and independence (it's implied that it's only temporary)]], three [[ExactWords Intellectual Routes]], [[spoiler:in which Kana understands and accepts her death and parts "in good terms" with his brother]]; a Normal ending, [[spoiler:in which Kana doesn't accept her death but Taka manages to get over it and stay sane, implying a possible relationship with Yumi]], and a bad ending of sorts, [[spoiler:with Kana not accepting her death and dying sad and angry, and Taka becoming literally mad with sorrow, but eventually recovering and managing to rekindle a relationship with Yumi]].

%% ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.

The game has a fairly long history, with its first release by D.O. in 1999. It caused quite a splash in the industry by combining a typical [[DatingSim dating sim]] outline with very dramatic plot elements. This went so far that the actual sex scenes are few and far between, and are used more for narrative purposes than for titillation. This resulted in the trend of drama in dating sims becoming increasingly more important than the [[{{Hentai}} pornographic]] scenes, with often full-blown {{melodrama}}. Games of this type are often named [[{{Utsuge}} "Utsu-ge"]] in Japanese, meaning "depressing game", which fits the contents nicely.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Of a sort. Kana in the remade Kana: Okaeri! version has black hair, though she was a brunette in the original.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Yumi admits to it. [[spoiler: Taka watches Kana do it, on some paths.]]

* BlandNameProduct: During the hike up the mountain, Taka states that he was playing [[{{Pokemon}} "Pork-mon".]]

%%* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Taka, in the Yumi ending.]]

* [[ChekhovsGift Chekhov's Gift]]: The recording pendant that Taka gives Kana in the very first scene of the game plays a big role in the first ending.

** Seeing as how [[spoiler: Cana's survival hinges upon getting an organ from Kana, all of them are downer endings.]]
*** And, at the same time, they're all [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]]. To clarify, there is a GoldenEnding, [[spoiler: in which Kana survives but leaves Taka in order to get some real-world experience and independence (it's implied that it's only temporary)]], three [[ExactWords Intellectual Routes]], [[spoiler: in which Kana understands and accepts her death and parts "in good terms" with his brother]]; a Normal ending, [[spoiler: in which Kana doesn't accept her death but Taka manages to get over it and stay sane, implying a possible relationship with Yumi]], and a bad ending of sorts, [[spoiler: with Kana not accepting her death and dying sad and angry, and Taka becoming literally mad with sorrow, but eventually recovering and managing to rekindle a relationship with Yumi]].

* GoldenEnding: [[spoiler: Ending 1, where Kana lives.]]

* [[spoiler: NotBloodSiblings]]: Kana and the main character. Although they still [[spoiler: acknowledge their relationship as incestuous]].

* PrimalScene: Depending on path, either [[spoiler: Kana catches Taka and Yumi, which is awkward, or Yumi catches Taka and Kana]] — awkward doesn't even begin to cover it.

* [[spoiler: SnowMeansDeath]]. Kana even promises to make it happen.
* SpitTake: At one point, Yumi meets up with Taka and whispers in his ear, "[[spoiler: I'm wet.]]", prompting a spit-take complete with sound effect. Also in the game, Taka visits Kana in the hospital, and sees a book on her shelf. He asks her what it's about.
--> '''Kana''': It's about a forbidden love between a brother and his little sister.
--> I cough up my tea.

%%* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: In the Yumi ending]].
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: {{Deconstructed}}, as the main character knows very well that Kana is mostly so good because she hasn't seen much of the world.
** And this gets even more emphasis in the best ending, where Kana decides [[spoiler:to leave her brother in order to experience the world for herself]].

--> '''Taka''': Well...
--> '''Kana''': ......
--> '''Taka''': ......
--> '''Kana''': ......
--> '''Taka''': ......
--> '''Kana''': ......
--> '''Taka''': ......
--> '''Kana''': ......
--> '''Taka''': ......
--> '''[[OverlyLongGag Kana: ......]]'''
* VisualNovel
* WouldHitAGirl: Taka comes extremely close to this with three girls pushing Kana around at school.
** And literally, to an extent, when Kana becomes hysterical upon learning about her true prognosis; there is an option to [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slap her back into sanity]].

&&* BrotherSisterIncest

&&* GoldfishScoopingGame

&&* HelloNurse: No, you don't end up with Mikki in any of the endings.
&&* IllGirl: Kana, Cana.
&&* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis
&&* DeclarationOfProtection: Invoked by Taka early in the game.

* BigBrotherAttraction
* BigBrotherInstinct

* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Taka, in the Yumi ending.]]
* BrotherSisterIncest

* DatingSim

* GoldfishScoopingGame

* HelloNurse: No, you don't end up with Mikki in any of the endings.
* IllGirl: Kana, Cana.
* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis
* DeclarationOfProtection: Invoked by Taka early in the game.

* TheCaretaker
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: In the Yumi ending]].

* {{Utsuge}}

''Kana: Little Sister'' (Kana ~Imouto~) is a [[VisualNovel visual novel]] depicting the story of 15-year-old Kana, a girl who suffers from a chronic life-threatening disease and her older brother, Takamichi (Taka), who supports her and cares for her. The game deals with the relationship between both siblings, which gets more and more intense as time progresses. There is a clear incestuous element later, but which goes far beyond mere physical attraction.

The game has a fairly long history, with its first release by D.O. in 1999. It caused quite a splash in the industry by combining a typical [[DatingSim dating sim]] outline with very dramatic plot elements. This went so far that the actual sex scenes are few and far between, and are used more for narrative purposes than for titillation. This resulted in the trend of drama in dating sims becoming increasingly more important than the [[{{Hentai}} pornographic]] scenes, with often full-blown TearJerker content and {{Melodrama}}. Games of this type are often named [[{{Utsuge}} "Utsu-ge"]] in Japanese, meaning "depressing game", which fits the contents nicely.

An English version of the game was released by G-Collections in 2002, with the erotic content uncensored.

Despite being [[ClicheStorm filled to the brim with the clichés]] that make the genre infamous, the game still has a compelling plot, helped along by Taka's thoughtful narration. It is through his eyes that we see the story unfold, starting in the past, when he and his sister were children. The game covers a time period of about 10 years, in which the characters grow and have to make (sometimes tough) decisions.

*** And, at the same time, they're all [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]], because all of them have something that keeps them from being absolutely disastrous for Taka. Even the worst ending, [[spoiler: with Kana not accepting her death and dying sad and angry, and Taka becoming literally mad with sorrow]] hints to a bright future for the new relationship between Taka and Yumi. The "Normal" endings also have hints of this relationship and also have Kana [[spoiler:accepting her death peacefully (for different reasons in each ending)]]. In the GoldenEnding Kana [[spoiler: lives, but leaves Taka because she wants to become more than just his little sister. Still, it's heavily hinted that she wants to come back to him eventually]].

* [[spoiler:DeadLittleSister]]: depends on the ending, [[spoiler: while she dies in five of the six endings, this trope applies to the Yumi ending.]]

*** And, at the same time, they're all BitersweetEndings, because all of them have something that keeps them from being absolutely disastrous for Taka. Even the worst ending, with [[spoiler: Kana not accepting her death and dying sad and angry, and Taka becoming literally mad with sorrow]] hints to a bright future for the new relationship between Taka and Yumi. The "Normal" endings also have hints of this and also have Kana [[spoiler:accepting her death peacefully (for different reasons in each ending)]]. In the GoldenEnding Kana [[spoiler:Kana lives, but leaves Taka because she wants to become more than just his little sister. Still, it's heavily hinted that she wants to come back to him eventually.]]

Despite being [[ClicheStorm filled to the brim with the cliches]] that make the genre infamous, the game still has a compelling plot, helped along by Taka's thoughtful narration. It is through his eyes that we see the story unfold, starting in the past, when he and his sister were children. The game covers a time period of about 10 years, in which the characters grow and have to make (sometimes tough) decisions.

* PlotWithPorn: A classic example. Many players started playing it for the latter, but wound up sticking with it for the former.

* ClicheStorm: To the point where there are ''three'' terminally ill characters! Well, it is a TropeMaker for this kind of VN.

* MoeMoe

Despite being [[ClicheStorm filled to the brim with the cliches]] that make the genre infamous, the game still has a compelling plot, which is helped along by Taka's thoughtful narration. It is through his eyes that we see the story unfold, starting in the past, when he and his sister were children. The game covers a time period of about 10 years, in which the characters grow and have to make (sometimes tough) decisions.