Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na
| Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na | |
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na original visual novel cover | |
| 夜明け前より瑠璃色な | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, Science fiction |
| Video game | |
| Developer | August (Windows) Aria, HuneX (PS2, PSP) |
| Publisher | Hazuki (Windows) Aria (PS2) Kadokawa Shoten (PSP) |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows, PS2, PSP |
| Released | September 22, 2005 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Tasuku Saika |
| Illustrated by | Bekkankō |
| Published by | Harvest |
| Imprint | Harvest Novels |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | May 2006 – November 2006 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | August |
| Illustrated by | Hoehoe Nōmiso |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 2005 – May 2007 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Brighter Than the Dawning Blue: Crescent Love | |
| Directed by | Masahiko Ohta |
| Written by | Takashi Aoshima |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Sawano |
| Studio | Daume |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | BS-i |
| Original run | October 4, 2006 – December 20, 2006 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na (夜明け前より瑠璃色な; lit. A Brighter Blue Than That Before the Dawn), also known as Crescent Love, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and first released on September 22, 2005, for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A manga illustrated by Hoehoe Nōmiso was serialized in Dengeki Daioh between the November 2005 and May 2007 issues. A 12-episode anime adaptation titled Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love aired in Japan between October and December 2006. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and was released on June 1, 2010.