Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation: Time After Time
Studio Beast · 2018 · Visual Novel, Philosophical, Dystopian , Dark Comedy, Emotional
PC
Positive93% · 40
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About Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation: Time After Time
Chuusotsu! is a fun, colorful visual novel telling the story of three girls brought by their individual circumstances to live under the same roof and being forced to tackle existential questions to win their place in society. Fruitbat Factory is bringing Chuusotsu! to fans all over the world in dual language (English and Japanese text, characters fully voiced in Japanese).
Story
Under the P3 law enacted under the Global People's Federation, citizens are ranked according to the Authorization Seals issued by the world government.
As spring arrives, the manga lover Marisugawa Arue, set back by a long-lasting illness, finds herself having to live her life as a "chuusotsu" - a person with no education beyond middle school.
The chuusotsu are not in possession of any Seals, and are considered to be failures at life. As such, their Authorized Power level is only 5 - young Arue's future is already looking mighty bleak.
"How will I be able to accomplish my goals now..."
In order to break free of her grim situation, and reach her true goal in life, Arue applies for a government relief program where she will...
Share a room with other chuusotsu!?
Her two roommates are overwhelmingly unique: a taciturn girl in a souvenir jacket and a crazy chuuni girl.
And then the three girls are given group challenges to clear.
What makes a wonderful life?
Synchronize your minds and philosophize on this proposition.
"There's no way incompetents like us can do philosophy..."
Their time is limited, and failure means that they will immediately get kicked out of the apartment!
Will Arue manage to successfully complete the philosophical challenges and achieve a happy, steady-going life...!?
This is a philosophical story of how the three girls considered lame ducks by the society spend their unusual youth in a world where Authorization Seals decide the lives of all people.
Characters
Marisugawa Arue (Voice: Takeda Eruru)
The protagonist. A manga lover with delicate health.
Arue’s mental fortitude is also on the weak side, and because of those issues, her academic performance was so poor that she has ended up a chuusotsu (a person with no education beyond middle school). However, although she was a shy, fragile girl back in middle school, Arue has now leveled up into a blunt riposte machine.
She has signed up for the room sharing program with extraordinary enthusiasm for the sake of getting the strongest job of 'Government Employee.' That's why she gets super passionate toward, and aggressively tackles the challenges she faces, whose failure would get her kicked out of the apartment.
Arue’s really crazy about manga. She cannot and will not stop reading it.
Favorite Drawing Pens: Cobac, Multi-Line
"You have got to be more serious! Don't you understand that if we get kicked out of here we're going to be just ordinary unemployed 15-year-old girls!?"
Hachisuka Koiro (Voice: Inukai Ao)
One of Arue's roomates, who made her first contact with her in a love hotel street. Wearing a rabbit-printed jacket as her trademark, she was well known as "Beachside White Rabbit" back in her hometown. Having left home and quitting her role as the strongest gang leader, she has become just another chuusotsu.
Although her being taciturn and great at fighting scares people off, on the inside she is actually a good girl who is pure and airheaded. Koiro is an ally of justice, and takes a firm stance against all sorts of immorality. She is starving practically all the time. You can't fight on an empty stomach.
Favorite Food: Rice (any brand)
"...Salted rice tastes good, you know?"
Fujisaki Arara (Voice: Ohyama Chiroru)
A crazy little girl who is embarrassing to be around.
Ever since her childhood, all Arara has been doing is yelling out that she will defeat what she calls "The Ruler of the World," which steadily led her up the stairs to becoming a chuusotsu.
She is the kind of girl who talks to a stuffed animal tied up to her arm. Arara only learns the things that interest her, and often does not know about commonplace things. She's also a picky eater and hence, as you can see, is flat as a board.
Favorite Celebrity: J. Inagawa
"That steel tower is the source of the Poison Pulse, Arara detects."
Kokoro (Voice: Amakawa Milk)
The neighbor. She is a poker-faced little girl.
Kokoro looks and acts childish, but is always alone. Whether it's because of her doggy hoodie or not, Kokoro's sense of smell is quite sharp.
She starts her sentences with "completely" and ends them with interrogatives.
Her treasure is a tiny glass ball. She is a canned coffee lover.
Favorite Canned Coffee: Boos
"I completely want to do something for you in return, okay?"
Holo (Voice: Inuoka Yamato)
A hologram interface developed by QUOLIC Co., Ltd.
You can summon her from the mysterious machine known as "Soul Dispenser."
She thinks and acts just like an air-headed large-busted blonde straight out of an American stereotype.
Despite being an autonomous AI, she is not autonomous in the slightest.
Her job is to be the adviser to the three girls.
Favorite Car: Bummer H2
"Check and promise! Holo is here!"
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
STORY: Chuusotsu depicts three girls who struggle to live and be recognized in a quasi-utopian and orvellian world. It is a straightforward story, with a single predictable ending. The mood is largely comical and lighthearted in nature, intermixed with more serious, sadder, and darker moments, particularly towards the end of the story. There are some moments where it conveys either well, however, I find that the story and narrative tends to be on the bland and boring side often. ARTWORK: The characters sprites and drawings are ok, but no more than that. They feel monotone and on the unpolished side, no animations and there is relatively few variety of facial expressions. There are a few CGs here and there but they are not drawn any differently/better than the characters in the general story at large. SOUND: There is a decent amount of music included in the game. It is of decent quality and accompanies the mood of the story well, though it is not particularly memorable by any means. Furthermore, there is no option to listen to the songs in the Extras. Voice acting is decent and conveys the characters' emotions and backgrounds well. SUMMARY: Overall, rather expensive for t…5 found this helpful
Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation: Time After Time, developed by Studio Beast and published by Fruitbat Factory, is a kinetic visual novel that hides a surprisingly deep social and philosophical narrative beneath its colorful art and comedic premise. At first glance, it seems like a quirky slice-of-life story about three young women forced to live together in a cramped apartment, but as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the game is a layered exploration of societal expectations, self-worth, and the value of human individuality in a rigidly structured world. The setting—a futuristic society governed by a system known as the P3 Law—determines every citizen’s life path based on their psychological compatibility. Those who fail this test are labeled “chuusotsu,” effectively outcasts condemned to a life without purpose or status. Against this backdrop, the three heroines—Arue, Arara, and Koiro—find themselves enrolled in a strange program where they must solve philosophical challenges to prove that they deserve a second chance at life. The story centers on Marisugawa Arue, a sickly but sharp-minded young woman who has failed the P3 examination and now struggles to find meaning in a worl…1 found this helpful
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One of the most personal visual novels I've ever read
This game had an incredibly touching overall story line to it about what it means to be happy in life. I loved every bit of it ♥
the only reason im giving this a thumbs up is because Arara is in the game. buy if you like the character designs, skip if you actually want something good.
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