Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica
| Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica | |
Visual novel cover | |
| 神曲奏界ポリフォニカ | |
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| Genre | Adventure, fantasy, romance |
| Video game | |
| Developer | Ocelot |
| Publisher | Ocelot (Windows) Prototype (PS2, PSP) |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Released | Windows April 28, 2006 (Episodes 1&2) May 25, 2007 (Episodes 3&4) PlayStation 2 April 26, 2007 (Episodes 1&2) December 27, 2007 (Episodes 3&4) April 10, 2008 (Episodes 0-4 Full Pack) PlayStation Portable June 26, 2008 (Episodes 0-4 Full Pack) |
| Video game | |
| Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica THE BLACK | |
| Developer | Ocelot KuroCo |
| Publisher | Ocelot (Windows) Prototype (PS2) |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation 2 |
| Released | June 29, 2007 (Windows) January 15, 2009 (PS2) |
| Video game | |
| Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Memories White | |
| Developer | Ocelot AMEDEO |
| Publisher | Ocelot |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows |
| Released | June 29, 2007 (First Emotion) July 13, 2007 (Endless Aria) |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Ichirō Sakaki (Crimson) Junichi Ōsako (Black) Madoka Takadono (White) Toshihiko Tsukiji (Blue) |
| Published by | Softbank Creative |
| Imprint | GA Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | January 16, 2006 – April 15, 2014 |
| Volumes | 12 (Crimson) 6 (Crimson S) 3 (After School) 14 (Black) 3 (Leon) 1 (Gold) 13 (White) 3 (Blue) 3 (Dan Sariel) 4 (Eiphonic Songbird) 3 (Short stories and anthology) |
| Manga | |
| Cardinal Crimson | |
| Written by | Ichirō Sakaki |
| Illustrated by | Tomo Hirokawa |
| Published by | FlexComix |
| English publisher | CMX Manga |
| Magazine | FlexComix Blood |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 1, 2007 – 2012 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Ichirō Sasaki |
| Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
| Studio | Ginga-ya |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | CBC, MBS, TBS |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 3, 2007 – June 19, 2007 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Polyphonica: Crimson S | |
| Directed by | Toshimasa Suzuki |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Kenichi Kanemaki |
| Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
| Studio | Diomedéa |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | AT-X, MBS |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 4, 2009 – June 20, 2009 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Video game | |
| Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica: After School | |
| Developer | Ocelot |
| Publisher | Ocelot (Windows) Prototype (PS2, PSP) |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Released | December 25, 2009 (Windows) November 11, 2010 (PS2) February 17, 2011 (PSP) |
| Video game | |
| Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Plus | |
| Developer | Ocelot |
| Publisher | Ocelot |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows |
| Released | July 22, 2011 |
Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (神曲奏界ポリフォニカ), also known as simply Polyphonica, is a Japanese all-age visual novel created by Ocelot and first released for Windows on April 28, 2006. Aside from the game, multiple series of light novels have been created, and a manga adaptation started in March 2007. An anime adaptation that aired in Japan between April and June 2007. Another anime adaption aired from April to June 2009, and was a prequel of the events in the first anime.
The original game, the Crimson series, will start its second installment, covering the third and fourth story. The Black and White Polyphonica series were adapted from a printed novel to visual novel media in spring 2007, respectively titled Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica THE BLACK and Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Memories White.