Visual novel video game
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/Wind_breath_of_heart_logo.jpeg/230px-Wind_breath_of_heart_logo.jpeg) Wind -A Breath of Heart-
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Genre
| Drama
,
romance
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Developer
| Minori
(Windows)
HuneX
(DC, PS2)
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Publisher
| Alchemist
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Genre
| Visual novel
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Platform
| Windows
Dreamcast
PlayStation 2
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Released
| April 19, 2002 (Windows)
January 30, 2003 (DC)
December 18, 2003 (PS2)
December 14, 2006 (PS2 re-release)
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Directed by
| Sata
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Written by
| Takumi Kusube
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Music by
| Tenmon
TwoFive
Ari
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Studio
| Ajia-do
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Released
| December 27, 2002
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Directed by
| Tsuneo Tominaga
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Written by
| Mami Watanabe
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Music by
| Minami Nozaki
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Studio
| Venet
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Released
| May 28, 2004
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Episodes
| 3
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Directed by
| Mitsuhiro Tougou
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Studio
| Radix Ace Entertainment
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Original network
| AT-X
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Original run
| June 30, 2004
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September 22, 2004
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Episodes
| 13
(
List of episodes
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Wind: A Breath of Heart
is a
visual novel
by
Japanese
game studio
Minori
. It was first released for
Windows
on April 19, 2002 with
adult content
.
[1]
It was later ported to the
Dreamcast
and
PlayStation 2
by Alchemist in 2003 with the adult content removed. It features voiced dialog for all characters except for the protagonist. It has been adapted into an
anime
series with thirteen episodes and four special ones (9.5, 10.4, 10.8 and 12.5), four
OVAs
, and a
manga
. An English-language
fan translation
of the visual novel exists.
[2]
History
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The Windows version of the game went on sale on April 19, 2002. It was followed by the
Soyokaze no Okurimono -Wind Pleasurable Box-
on December 27, 2002 which featured a 16-minute OVA Christmas Special along with the game. In 2003, the game was released in two different versions with the Dreamcast version going on sale on January 30 and the PlayStation 2 version on December 18. June 2004 saw the first of 3 KSS OVA's go on sale on the 25th and on the 30th, the anime television series officially started to air. On November 5 of the same year,
Wind - a breath of heart - Re:gratitude
went on sale.
Plot
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Makoto was born in Kazune city where he and his sister, Hinata, played with Minamo. After his father's death he and his sister as well as Minamo's family move away. When his family moves for the second time, he gives Minamo a harmonica and the two of them pinky-swear to meet again some day and marry.
The game begins ten years later. Makoto and Hinata return to Kazune and enroll at the High School where Makoto is reunited with Minamo. He learns that many people from the city have unique special powers. Hinata, for example, can jump higher than most 2-story buildings. Minamo can control the wind, Nozomi can create shockwaves with edged weapons, and Wakaba can cure wounds and slow diseases. The town is also home to a long series of murders and mysterious disappearances.
Professor Akihito, Minamo's father, research into the city's mysteries in an attempt to understand what caused these powers to develop, begins a chain of events and it is the player's goal to help Makoto uncover these mysteries while forging bonds with one of the five girls.
Characters
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- Makoto Okano
(
丘野?
)
As the main protagonist, Makoto is impulsive but also compassionate towards the pain of others. He often acts without consideration for the consequences, which garners respect and bewilderment from the methodological Hikari.
- Minamo Narukaze
(
鳴風みなも
)
She has practiced playing her harmonica for four years hoping for Makoto to return and keep his promise. Unlike Makoto, she takes their childhood promise seriously and wants to marry now that they are older. Throughout the game she is straightforward and assertive about her love for Makoto. Is the real sister of Hinata and Wakaba.
- Voiced by: Hiyori Haruno
(game), Miwa Kouzuki (anime)
- Hinata Okano
(
丘野ひなた
)
Makoto's athletic younger sister. Being very active, she commonly follows her brother around or pulls pranks on him. She carries a pair of binoculars which she uses to spy on things, and is fascinated with the blimp that flies over the city each day. She is hyper, and when she gets hurt, angry or confused, her favorite catchphrase is "Unyah~!" She is the real sister of Minamo and Wakaba.
- Voiced by: Honoka Atami
(game), Ritsuko Kasai (anime)
- Nozomi Fujimiya
(
藤宮望
)
Nozomi Fujimiya serves tables with her sister Wakaba. She is skilled at Kendo, although she has a weak heart and often needs Wakaba to heal her when she collapses. She loves her sister, but feels guilty that her poor health is a burden. She and Wakaba are adopted siblings.
- Wakaba Fujimiya
(
藤宮わかば
)
Gifted with the ability to prophesize the future, she can also heal. Her ardent desire is to improve her abilities so that she can heal her sister's heart condition. She has a shy and compassionate personality. She is the real sister of Minamo and Hinata. She has weak clairvoyance ability.
- Hikari Tsukishiro
(
月代彩
)
Hikari is the most knowledgeable person about all of the cities mysteries. In the game her route only opens after the four other girls' routes have been cleared. She first forms a relationship with Makoto when he rescues a cat from a tree; although Hikari is content to observe the world from a distance, Makoto's hands-on approach intrigues her.
Hikari is skilled with a katana, a good cook, and she enjoys painting the open sky. She tends to distances herself from other people because of a myriad of lies and given reasons; such as that she doesn't want others to get hurt, or that strong people don't need to rely on others. Yet in reality she longs for human interaction, but fears being rejected.
- Akihito Narukaze
(
鳴風秋人
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A friendly history professor. He is Minamo's father and was a close friend to Makoto's parents before they died. He is determined to research the city and apply his knowledge to stop the line of murders and save the city. He is also the true father of Hinata and Wakaba.
- Kasumi Shikouin
(
紫光院霞
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A schoolgirl often seen together with Tsutomu. She wears eyeglasses to negate her ability to see one's true feelings, and she is fond of purchasing tea leaves from Hikari's shop.
- Tsutomu Tachibana
(
橘勤
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Makoto's male friend. He is clumsy and will flirt with any woman.
Staff
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- Scenario: Masaya Mukai, Nozomu Koga
- Music: TWO-FIVE
- Opening:
Wind
- Lyrics:Don Mccow
- Music:Tanimoto Maki
- Vocal:Hasegawa Megumi
- Ending:
Tsu-ba-sa
- Lyrics:Don Mccow
- Music:Tanimoto Maki
- Vocal:Watanabe Eimi
- Insert:
Dream
- Lyrics:Don Mccow
- Music:Tanimoto Maki
- Vocal:Hasegawa Megumi
- Additional song on consumer version (Opening, Kasumi Ending):
Flow
- Lyrics:Hiroki
- Music:Hiroki
- Vocal:Koduki Miwa
- Movie:
Makoto Shinkai
Anime
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