Kiniro no Corda 3 AnotherSky (金色のコルダ3 AnotherSky, officially called La Corda d'oro 3 AnotherSky; the feat. for each title's name is read as "featuring") is a series of hypothetical stories set during Kiniro no Corda 3. It is one of the major projects conceived for the series's tenth anniversary, being first announced during the celebratory stage event. Following the trend of recent Neoromance titles, every AnotherSky game is fully voiced and includes an auto play option for the text.
The game Another Sky is produced by Keiko Nakajo, directed by Midori Hirose, with Mari Yoshida as the sound director and mixing engineer. The game features a Treasure Box with event images, character message CDs, soundtrack CDs, fastener charms, and illustrated storybooks. The game also includes various store exclusive preorder extras, such as a limited edition metal key charm for Hakodate Amane Gakuen students. The PS Vita port's Treasure Box includes stills from the event, new illustrations, and a booklet detailing characters' lives.
Plot[]
AnotherSky allows players to view the narrative from one of the three main rival schools introduced in the third title. The protagonist's introduction changes with each entry.
- feat. Jinnan
- The protagonist's violin instructor reveals her student's inability to improve, causing her to recall a promise from her teacher three years ago. To help, she shares a magazine article about Tohgane's concert.
- feat. Shiseikan
- The protagonist's grandfather encourages her to reconsider her love for music and suggests living with her mother. She overhears Arata Mizushima's trombone performance and joins him for a live duo, feeling invigorated and enrolling at Shiseikan High School.
- feat. Yokohama Amane Gakuen
- The protagonist and her childhood friend Kyoya receive a mysterious letter with admission papers for Amane Gakuen, where they meet a boy named Leiji Myoga, who challenges them to improve as worthy students.
- feat. Hakodate Amane Gakuen
- Without any warning, the protagonist is mysteriously amnesic and finds herself on a bus in Hakodate. She is greeted by a listless female student who escorts her to their destination.
Regardless of the school, her goal is to work with her ensemble members to win the national tournament. She hopes to reclaim her lost artistic talent along the way.
Changes[]
Every AnotherSky entry plays in a similar manner. The protagonist's outfit changes to whatever school uniform is given to either school. Kyoya's uniform changes to Amane in feat. Amane Gakuen. The base gameplay remains with alterations.
The protagonist collects "Musician Power" to regain lost art, serving as visual cues for progress. Stage performances have been shortened, and button sequences have more keys for different difficulty levels. Maestro Field (MF) is activated, allowing colored heart boarders to boost intimacy. Full-length animated movies play at the end of button sequences, with select characters in AnotherSky having them.
Nia can be found on the streets. She can investigate a male character upon the protagonist's request and text the results at night. Nia's kitty facts are different than the vanilla title, since song and meal preferences have been changed for every character.
Romance routes are new and specific to each entry:
- feat. Jinnan - Tohgane, Toki, Serizawa, Ritsu, Daichi
- feat. Shiseikan - Yagisawa, Hozumi, Arata, Nagamine, Haru
- feat. Amane - Myoga, Amamiya, Nanami, Hido, Kyoya
Characters have two routes: "Gem" and "Inverse". Gem unlocks through Intimacy and clearing character events, while Inverse activates by practicing a song genre alone. Both routes can only be unlocked in a single playthrough. Intimacy levels must be high before splitting, and gem endings occur when Love Notes are golden. Ingredients for meals require collecting in advance, and rare recipes are unlocked at level 5. Recipes change with each entry, and feeding a character their favorite dish grants a date sequence.
Save data for Kiniro no Corda 3 or its Full Voice Special iteration grants several bonuses at the start of the player's game. Having save data with the latter game unlocks Nia's route in the last AnotherSky game. If the player has save data for every AnotherSky title, Tono and Sora's romance routes become available in feat. Amane Gakuen.
Modes[]
Continue[]
Self-explanatory. 35 save slots.
New Game[]
Self-explanatory. If the player has completed the game once before, they have the choice of restarting the game with a handful of bonus items, BP earned from their last performance, and any items earned during tournament mode. Hard difficulty also becomes available on repeated playthroughs.
Complete the default story in Amane Gakuen at least once and have the appropriate save data to unlock the Hakodate Amane Gakuen side on a secondary playthrough.
Tournament Mode[]
Replay any stage performances played during the player's main game. Character introductions from the main story are included. Tournament points can be collected to earn items for instant use in a normal save. Players can face one another or the computer in these matches.
Memories[]
The game features earned events, images, movies, and music, including songs from stage performances and exclusive events. Event galleries contain romantic instances with characters, and bonus epilogue endings can be viewed. Screenshots and downloadable scenarios can be viewed. Feeding a character their favorite dish grants a date sequence and rare ingredients for level 5 meals.
Settings[]
Lets the player adjust the speed of text being displayed on screen and the skipping speed of the game's events. Volume adjustments for sound effects, music, and voices —and a muting option for specific characters— are included. Button guides, tutorials, and text box visibility can be altered as well. Digital installation can be activated here. If these settings are changed before starting a new game, they will automatically be in effect.
Mobile Joy[]
Cellphone bonuses after inputting passwords given on the Gamecity Fanclub site. Rewards players with images and audio clips for their cellphone.
Characters[]
Every character returns with varying significance depending on the entry. This section aims to list the major characters who debuted in this series.
Main[]
- Sora
- Tono
- Masanori Nagamine (feat. Shiseikan)
Sub[]
- Honoka Usui (feat. Jinnan)
- Genichi Tohgane (feat. Jinnan)
- Shion Enami, Kazutoshi Erube, Bungo Meji, Keita Atou (feat. Shiseikan)
Trophies[]
| Icon | Name | Unlock Method | Type |
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Summer Memories | Obtain all other trophies. | Platinum |
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National Champion (Jinnan) | Earn an SSS rating in every tournament for Jinnan High School. | Gold |
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National Champion (Hakodate Amane) | Earn an SSS rating in every tournament for Amane Gakuen Hakodate Branch. | Gold |
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National Champion (Yokohama Amane) | Earn an SSS rating in every tournament for Amane Gakuen Yokohama Branch. | Gold |
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National Champion (Shiseikan) | Earn an SSS rating in every tournament for Shiseikan High School. | Gold |
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Event Complete | Complete all events. | Gold |
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Hozumi's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Hozumi's endings. | Silver |
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Sora's Ending Cleared | Watch Sora's ending. | Silver |
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Album Complete | Complete the album. | Silver |
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Ritsu's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Ritsu's endings. | Silver |
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Daichi's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Daichi's endings. | Silver |
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Haru's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Haru's endings. | Silver |
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Yagisawa's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Yagisawa's endings. | Silver |
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Tono's Ending Cleared | Watch Tono's ending. | Silver |
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Hido's Ending Cleared | Watch Hido's ending. | Silver |
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Arata's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Arata's endings. | Silver |
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Nagamine's Ending Cleared | Watch Nagamine's ending. | Silver |
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Serizawa's Ending Cleared | Watch Serizawa's ending. | Silver |
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Kyoya's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Kyoya's endings. | Silver |
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Amamiya's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Amamiya's endings. | Silver |
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Myoga's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Myoga's endings. | Silver |
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Toki's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Toki's endings. | Silver |
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Tohgane's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Tohgane's endings. | Silver |
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Nanami's Ending Cleared | Watch two of Nanami's endings. | Silver |
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Total Victory | Earn an SSS rating in one tournament. | Bronze |
Related Media[]
Two variety CDs are currently for sale. Guidebooks for for feat. Jinnan and feat. Shiseikan have been published.
AnotherSky has been promoted with two NicoNico Live broadcasts. The first was a dual promotion with Geten no Hana Yumeakari titled Corda & Geten Special Namahousou; Hideo Ishikawa (Housei Toki) and Kenji Nojima (Mitsuhide Akechi) were the MCs. Haru no Corda Matsuri ☆ Special Namahousou was the other which had Kentaro Ito (Yukihiro Yagiasawa), Daisuke Kishio (Arata Mizushima), and Kan as MCs. Mamoru Miyano (Sei Amamiya) and Yuuya Uchida (Daichi Sakaki) host the Kiniro no Corda & Neoromance Event Special Namahousou. Registered Nico Nico users can watch it live on September 5, 20:00 (JST).
Dengeki Girl's Style is offering a Twitter hashtag for feat. Amane Gakuen. Fans could Tweet which romantic lead in the game they would like to see with the protagonist to receive a picture of them together. Fans could take part in its celebratory Twitter campaign September 25 ~ October 13.
Another menu collaboration with TBI Group ended by September. It was revived in November for four new outlets and will last until February 2015.
Voice actors from feat. Shiseikan are scheduled to go on stage for the school's stage event on May 31, 2014. Its event exclusive CD has Shiseikan's 4 Schools event song with vocals from Makoto Yasumura (Masanori Nagamine) and Hisayoshi Suganuma (Shion Enami). Voice actors from feat. Amane Gakuen have their stage event December 13 as part of a dual event with Seiso Academy voice actors. Seiso's stage event shall be the first public unveiling for Project ff (fortissimo) and a new theme song for the school, STELLA SOL STELLA.
Kiniro no Corda Dinner Party in 2014 Winter celebrates the completion of the AnotherSky series with fans who make reservations. It will be the last Corda themed event for the year. Profiles and other artwork introduced in AnotherSky can be viewed within the memorial book compilation.
TYO Animations produced a one-cour 12 episode TV animated series called La Corda d'oro Blue♪Sky. The animated production is roughly based on the ongoing comic adaptation, Blue♪Sky, yet includes several references to AnotherSky and cameos of the previous Corda cast which were not present within its base. WINGS TO FLY is the opening song and Andante is the ending song. Yuuya Uchida (Daichi Sakaki) and Hideo Ishikawa (Housei Toki) were MCs for a simultaneous web radio program called La Corda d'oro Blue♪Sky Radio. Original CDs and merchandise for the anime are gradually being made for sale.
A special campaign with the anime's Oshinamono corner was conducted April~May 2014. Attendees of Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 4 could purchase an exclusive Blue♪Sky fan book. Noritake manufactured tea cups and saucers are in production. A stamp rally for the TV series took place at select Yokohama stores; consumers who filled out their cards could receive a present.
Blue♪Sky is getting a live action theatrical adaptation called Kiniro no Corda Blue♪Sky First Stage. The theatrical adaptation focuses on the first stage of the national competition (Seiso vs Shiseikan). Like the animated version, it includes AnotherSky characters into its narrative. Showings will occur in Japan September 4~13, 2015. Another live action play named Prelude of Shiseikan will begin on September 28, 2016, ending its run on October 2.
Image Songs[]
- ROSY ROSA ROSY (feat. Jinnan)
- Performed by Infini
- GREEN FOREST GREEN (feat. Shiseikan)
- Performed by Kentaro Ito (Yukihiro Yagisawa), Masakazu Morita (Shiro Hozumi), Daisuke Kishio (Arata Mizushima), Makoto Yasumura (Masanori Nagamine), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Haruto Mizushima)
- LILA LAVANDULA LILA (feat. Amane Gakuen)
- Performed by Satoshi Hino (Leiji Myoga), Mamoru Miyano (Sei Amamiya), Yuki Masuda (Sousuke Nanami), Hiroaki Miura (Takafumi Hido), and Jun Fukuyama (Kyoya Kisaragi); Infini
Opening and ending songs.
Allusions[]
- Hana Ichirin (one of the major musical themes of Geten no Hana) is one of the compositions in feat. Jinnan. The ensemble version plays during one of the default story routes in Yumeakari.
- Overture (recurring introduction song for Nobunaga's Ambition) plays in an event in feat. Shiseikan.
- Hihara plays The Entertainer during one of Yagisawa's events in feat. Shiseikan. This is one of the songs he can play in the first game's concour and doubles as a prominent song in his character routes.
- Gustav Holst's The Planets appears in this series as special songs. Neptune, the Mystic (feat. Jinnan) can be heard in Toki's route and Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (feat. Shiseikan) is needed for Nagamine's ending. Amane Gakuen has two star themed songs for both schools. It references the aesthetic concept of naming Corda characters after the planets or celestial bodies.
- Each school can be represented by a seasonal piece within the tournament.
- Seiso - Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" mvt 1: Allegro non molto
- Jinnan - Johann Strauss II's Frühlingsstimmen or Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" mvt 3: Presto
- Shiseikan - Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Les Saisons ~Juin: Barcarolle
- Amane Gakuen - Irish folksong The Last Rose of Summer
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- The second volume of the comic Kuroda-san to Katagiri-san references the Noritake tea cups.
External Links[]
- Official website, Official 3 hub, Official Twitter
- feat. Jinnan PlayStation site, feat. Shiseikan PlayStation site, feat. Amane Gakuen PlayStation site,
- feat. Jinnan promotional video, feat. Shiseikan promotional video, feat. Amane Gakuen promotional video
- Blue Sky official Twitter, Official Facebook, Gamecity Shopping hub
- Theatrical Blue♪Sky official website, Theatrical Blue♪Sky Twitter, Theatrical Blue♪Sky blog, Theatrical Blue♪Sky promotional video
- Japanese wiki
| Kiniro no Corda |
| Kiniro no Corda 2 • encore • f • f encore • ff • 100man-nin |
| Kiniro no Corda 3 • AnotherSky |
| Kiniro no Corda 4 • Octave |
| Starlight Orchestra |
| Seiso Academy |
| Students |
| Kahoko Hino • Len Tsukimori • Ryotaro Tsuchiura • Keiichi Shimizu • Kazuki Hihara • Azuma Yunoki • Shinobu Ousaki • Shoko Fuyumi • Nami Amou • Aoi Kaji • Mari Tsuzuki • Shouma Fudou • Kanade Kohinata • Kyoya Kisaragi • Ritsu Kisaragi • Daichi Sakaki • Haruto Mizushima • Nia |
| Faculty |
| Hiroto Kanazawa • Akihiko Kira • Yousuke Fudou • Takumi Sunaga • Souichiro Ogura • Rei Takigawa • Hanataro Okahori • Shoka Ryu |
| Shiseikan High School |
| Yukihiro Yagisawa • Shiro Hozumi • Arata Mizushima • Wataru Kanou • Kouhei Iori • Masanori Nagamine • Brass Band Club |
| Jinnan High School |
| Chiaki Tohgane • Housei Toki • Mutsumi Serizawa |
| Amane Gakuen High School |
| Leiji Myoga • Sei Amamiya • Sousuke Nanami • Takafumi Hido • Shiori Myoga • Ryoko Mikage • Aleksei Zhukov • Sora • Tono |
| Other Characters |
| Lili • Kiriya Etou • Junya Niwa |