Line #28 VisualNovel/MissingStars


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[ShrinkingViolet Annaliese Koell,]] [[IntrepidReporter Lena Forst,]] [[TheOjou Katja Böhm,]] [[CuteBookworm Jeanne Lefevre,]] [[DitzyGenius Natalya Volkova,]] [[{{ShrinkingViolet}} Isolda Gaillard]]]]
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4	''Missing Stars'' is an English-language VisualNovel developed in MediaNotes/RenPy by Somnova Studios. Originally known by the tentative name "Mentaru Shoujo", it has been in development since 2012.
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6	You play as Erik Wilhelm, an easygoing teenage boy who is transferred to 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.
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8	''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]].
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10	There is a [[http://somnovastudios.org/forum/ discussion forum]], [[https://discord.gg/KUPM7jmXrh a Discord server]], and an [[http://somnovastudios.blogspot.com/ official blog]] detailing the game's progress.
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13	!!''Missing Stars'' provides examples of:
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15	* {{Animesque}}: Although the character art style is a bit more Western in its appearance than games like ''Katawa Shoujo'', the anime inspiration is still visible.
16	* BigBeautifulWoman: Official art has revealed that Jeanne is quite pudgy.
17	* CoolMask: Lena has one, reminiscent of Hannibal Lecter.
18	* TheDitz: If her published side story is anything to go by, Natalya is very much this.
19	* 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.
20	* MentalHealthRecoveryArc: All the main characters have this arc due to the school being aimed at helping the mental welfare of teenagers.
21	* MultinationalTeam: The main characters are from various European countries: Isolda and Jeanne are French, Lena is German, Annaliese and Katja are Austrian, the Volkova twins are Russian, and Erik is from Switzerland. The development team also counts as one, with members from very different regions from around the world.
22	* TheOjou:
23	** Katja is described as a classy girl, and portrayed as having a very sophisticated style of speech in the non-canon side stories.
24	** Natalya also counts, but she's the exact opposite of the prim, ladylike Katja.
25	* PhenotypeStereotype: Natalya and Sofiya are blonde girls from Russia, with Russian accents, to boot.
26	* SchoolFestival: The girls are preparing for one in the prequel story, ''Overture''.
27	* SchoolIdol: Both Katja and Ela are these according to the developers, Ela is well-known for being one of the school's tour guides, while Katja is a popular singer in the school choir.
28	* ShrinkingViolet: Annaliese seems to be an extreme example, even going so far as to run away from Erik when they first meet.

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