History VisualNovel / MissingStars

''Missing Stars'' is an English-language VisualNovel developed in UsefulNotes/RenPy by Somnova Studios. Originally known by the tentative name "Mentaru Shoujo", it has been in development since 2012.

* TheDitz: If her published side story is anything to go by, Natalya is very much this.
* TheOjou:
** Katja is described as a classy girl, and portrayed as having a very sophisticated style of speech in the non-canon side stories.
** Natalya also counts, but she's the exact opposite of the prim, ladylike Katja.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Lena's skin is considerably more tanned than the rest. The area around her mouth is lighter, implying that she has a sun tan.

* SchoolIdol: Both Katja and Ela are these according to currently available WordOfGod, Ela's well-known for being one of the school's tour guides, while Katja is a popular singer in the school choir.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Missing Stars'' was inspired by and even started from a thread in the ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' forums. Despite this, the developers have assured the fans of the project that they will try their best to produce a game that can stand on its own merits.

* YouNoTakeCandle: The Volkova twins have a less-than-stellar grasp of English, due to their being from Russia. [[WordOfGod Fiction written by the developers]] confirms that they are [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue perfectly eloquent, even erudite, in Russian.]]

''Missing Stars'' is an upcoming English-language VisualNovel developed in UsefulNotes/RenPy by Somnova Studios. Originally known by the tentative name "Mentaru Shoujo", it has been in development since 2012.

* {{Meganekko}}: Jeanne was designed to be one of these.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Jeanne and Isolda are the closest friends among the romanceable girls.

There is a [[http://somnovastudios.org/forum/ discussion forum]], [[https://discord.gg/drpW7Mz a Discord server]], and an [[http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/ official blog]] detailing the game's progress.

''Missing Stars'' was originally one of several {{Spiritual Successor}}s to the popular English-language visual novel ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo''. As of 2019 it is the only one still in active development. The first part of Missing Stars, Act One, was released on [[http://missing-stars.net/ December 29th, 2019]].

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[ShrinkingViolet Annaliese Koell,]] [[IntrepidReporter Lena Forst]][[TheOjou Katja Böhm,]] [[CuteBookworm Jeanne Lefevre,]] [[DitzyGenius Natalya Volkova,]][[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Isolda Gaillard]]]]

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/missing_starlets.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[ShrinkingViolet Annaliese Koell,]] [[DitzyGenius Natalya Volkova,]] [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak Sofiya Volkova,]] [[TheOjou Katja Böhm,]] [[CuteBookworm Jeanne Lefevre,]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Isolda Gaillard]], [[IntrepidReporter Lena Forst]]]]

''Missing Stars'' was originally one of several {{Spiritual Successor}}s to the popular English-language visual novel ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo''. As of 2019 it is the only one still in active development. A demo for the game was released on [[http://missing-stars.net/ January 6, 2018]].

On October 16th, 2019, the development team finally announced an official release date for Act One: [[https://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-brief-update-on-missing-stars.html the first chapter of Missing Stars will be released on December 29th, 2019.]]

On October 16th, 2019, the development team finally announced an official release date for Chapter One: [[https://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-brief-update-on-missing-stars.html the first chapter of Missing Stars will be released on December 29th, 2019.]]

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: According to WordOfGod, Jeanne and Isolda are the closest friends among the romanceable girls.

* SchoolIdol: Both Katja and Ela are these according to currently available WordOfGod, but while Ela is admired by the school for being a straight-A student, she doesn't have Katja's mature, regal bearing.

''Missing Stars'' was originally one of several {{Spiritual Successor}}s to the popular English-language visual novel ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo''. As of 2018 it is the only one still in active development. A demo for the game was released on [[http://missing-stars.net/ January 6, 2018]].

* YouNoTakeCandle: The Volkova twins have a less-than-stellar grasp of English, due to their being from Russia.
** [[WordOfGod Fiction written by the developers]] confirms that they are [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue perfectly eloquent, even erudite, in Russian.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: Missing Stars was inspired by and even started from a thread in the ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' forums. Despite this, the developers have assured the fans of the project that they will try their best to produce a game that can stand on its own merits.

''Missing Stars'' is an upcoming English-language VisualNovel developed in UsefulNotes/RenPy by Somnova Studios. Originally known by the tentative name "Mentaru Shoujo", it has been in development since at least 2012.

You play as Erik Wilhelm, an easygoing teenage boy who resides at St. Dymphna's. St. Dymphna's is a Viennese secondary school that specializes in dealing with students with mental disorders. There he meets many people, including six girls he can befriend and date.

There is a forum, [[https://discord.gg/drpW7Mz a Discord server]], and an [[http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/ official blog]] detailing the game's progress.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Lena's skin is considerably more tanned than the rest. Her mouth area is lighter tone, implying that she has a sun tan.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Isolda doesn't like eels.
* GenkiGirl: In a cast full of either shy or emotionally mature girls, Natalya stands out as the most energetic and enthusiastic, overlapping with her role as TheDitz.

* PhenotypeStereotype: Natalya and Sofiya are blonde girls from Russia.

* ShrinkingViolet: Annaliese seems to be very shy.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The VN project was inspired by and even started from a thread in the ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' forums. Despite this, the devs have assured the fans of the project that they will try their best to produce a game that can stand on its own merits.

There is a forum, [[https://discord.gg/Z9kEcK8 a Discord server]], and an [[http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/ official blog]] detailing the game's progress.

You play as Erik Wilhelm, an easygoing teenage boy who resides at St. Dymphna's. St. Dymphna's is a Viennese secondary school that specializes in dealing with students with mental illnesses. There he meets many people, including six girls he can befriend and date.

** [[WordOfGod Fiction written by the developers]] confirms that they are [[EloquentInMyNativeLanguage perfectly eloquent, even erudite, in Russian, though.]]

* YouNoTakeCandle: The Volkova twins have a less-than-stellar grasp of English, due to their being from Russia.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Natalya and Sofiya seem to be identical twins at first glance; however, closer inspection shows they're fraternal twins.

* TheOjou: Katja is described as a classy girl, and portrayed as having a very sophisticated style of speech in the non-canon side stories. Natalya also counts, but she's the exact opposite of the prim, ladylike Katja.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Lena's skin is considerably more tanned than the rest.

* GenkiGirl: In a cast full of shy or emotionally mature girls, Natalya stands out as the most energetic and enthusiastic, overlapping with her role as TheDitz.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The twins are fraternal however still look near identical. They have differences though. Natalya is taller and bustier than her sister, and has shorter hair.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The VN project was inspired by and even started from a thread in the [[VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo ''Katawa Shoujo'' forums.]] Despite this, the devs have assured the fans of the project that they will try their best to produce a game that can stand on its own merits.

''Missing Stars'' was originally one of several {{Spiritual Successor}}s to the popular English-language visual novel ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo''. As of 2017 it is the only one still in active development. A demo for the game was released on [[http://missing-stars.net/ January 6, 2018]].

The official website is not up yet however there is a forum, [[https://discord.gg/Z9kEcK8 a Discord server]] and an [[http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/ official blog]] detailing the game's progress.