Maple Colors: Kessen ha Gakuensai (2005)

Developer: ApRicoT
Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Simulator, Visual Novel
Where to get it: Website

How it feels

A breezy, comedic school-life visual novel about rallying a band of misfit classmates to pull off an underdog theatrical triumph.

lightheartedcomedicschool liferomancelighthearted dramaslice of lifeunderdogcasual pacing

About

Saku Yoshijirou has just transferred to Kouka Academy, which is famous for its theatrical activities. On his first day at school, he started a fight with Aoi Mirai. To make the matter worse, the fight was seen by Aizen Yukihito, the head of the Drama Club. All of Yoshijirou's classmates are problem students, and he thought he could use the fight to rid himself of them. Then, Yoshijirou is assigned to direct his class in a drama competition against the Drama Club. If they lose the competition, they will be suspended. However, because they are problem students, he has difficulties directing them.

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Screenshots

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