Kazuhide Oka's Natsuno Kanata Novel Gets Free Visual Novel Prologue On Steam
Kawade Shobo Shinsha announced on November 6 that Natsuno Kanata -PROLOGUE-, a visual novel by Kazuhide Oka, will release free on PC via Steam on December 15. It adapts the opening of Oka's novel Natsuno Kanata, also published December 15.
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Why it matters
The free prologue puts the novel's opening in front of Steam players on the same day the book ships, tying Oka's game audience directly to a print release they might otherwise never see.
Key Facts
- Kawade Shobo Shinsha announced Natsuno Kanata -PROLOGUE- on November 6.
- Natsuno Kanata -PROLOGUE- is scheduled for a free release on PC via Steam on December 15.
- The visual novel adapts the opening of the novel Natsuno Kanata, written by Kazuhide Oka.
- The novel Natsuno Kanata is scheduled for publication by Kawade Shobo Shinsha on December 15.
- The original Natsuno Kanata game released on Steam in August 2022, with Natsuno Kanata beyond following in 2024.
Protagonist Shiori finds her grandmother's PC connected to a ruined world, where she meets Natsuno, Akane, and Itsuka.
The prologue is not a new story. It is the opening of Oka's novel rendered in visual novel form, following Shiori as she starts up a PC her grandmother left behind and finds it linked to a ruined other world where a mysterious disease is spreading. Through the screen she meets Natsuno, Akane, and Itsuka, and travels with them while they suffer from the illness.
Oka's Natsuno Kanata game entered early access on Steam in August 2021 and released in August 2022, and a rebuilt complete version, Natsuno Kanata beyond, followed in 2024. The novel is his own adaptation, published under the same title.
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