Campus - Part 1
キャンパス 前編
Story
Takakage is a third-year university student. Having lost both parents in a traffic accident, he lives alone in a house with his younger sister Maiko. Though they are called siblings, they are step-siblings with no blood relation. Their parents each remarried, and the two are each other's stepchildren. His childhood friend next door, Mayumi Hiiragi, has been in love with Takakage for a long time. Yet she still can't bring herself to confess. When her mother says, 'Maiko-chan has really become beautiful, hasn't she,' Mayumi's feelings grow complicated. She sees Maiko—who is closer to Takakage than she is—as a formidable rival in love. Maiko is sickly, but she worked hard and this spring passed into the university Takakage attends. On campus, the clubs and circles are eagerly recruiting new students. Mayumi of the fortune-telling research club calls out to Takakage and Maiko, who were together, and reads their fortune with a crystal ball. 'Takakage's past life was a soldier in the warring-states era, and he is fated to fall in love with a woman he'll meet within the next few days...' the reading says.
Our take
A campus ensemble piece and the first half of a two-part Vanilla Series title, opening in spring while the university clubs recruit new students.
The cover is a tennis court: a chestnut-haired heroine in white sportswear at right, a close up of her downcast face layered at left, open sky behind. Flat cel era coloring, thick outlines and two step shadows date the look precisely, and red framed panels on the back set an indigo-haired girl opposite her.
As the entry point of a front and back pair, it stays in the register of glances and hesitation. Check the samples for the moment the distance starts to close.
Sample images
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