Anyhoo, I was looking for a picture of the Treasure Box since my mad photography skillz are non-existant ^^; and I found that the site for Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi is up! Since no one else that I know of's written much about this, I thought I'd do it! New stuff's exciting *blush* Oh, it's due out 8.21.2008!

The Story

When the miko awakened, she was in strange hereto unknown location. Could this be...?

She gets away from the one who called themselves the "Tenkai no Shusaisha" (Chairman of the Heavens) who wanted her to become the "Tenkai no Shinshou" (The Leader of the Beasts of the Heavens) , but--

...all the Hachiyou except the two nearby have been captured. The apparitions that attack, the mysteries that need to be solved, the ingenious traps set...

Gaining the power of the Hachiyou from other ages, the miko now rises--

The dream performance of a total of 24 Hachiyou from three different ages! When you cross the Bridge of Dreams, you will know a new love.

That's all they have written for the story part right now :) The BGM (Back Ground Music) is really pretty and quiet. The art is, of course, gorgeous!

The System

Cheer on the Hachiyou with the DS Mike!
When you use spells your meter goes down so you will need to refill your meter. With the "Ouen" (cheering) command, you can choose a decision branch that will recover the meter for a character. The amount recover will depend on which decision branch you choose. Choose the words the character will like and...

Blow! Blow! Blow to blow them away!
The apparitions/monsters appear on the area map. Use the DS mike to blow away the monsters and make things easier!

Spin your army with the touch pen! Touch and spin!
As more Hachiyou join you, they will be placed in a circle. When a battle erupts, only the 8 characters in the circle can participate. Each characters uses different spells, so choose wisely. The three characters located at the top of the circle are the only ones who will directly battle your foes. When you want to change which characters will fight during a battle, rotate the circle with the touchpen.

Touch gently! Events appear when you touch the small box!
When you raise your "Miko no Kizuna" stat after an event or battle, a "Yume no Kobako" (small box of dreams) appears on top of the map. If you fill yourself up with emotions and touch the box, a love or friendship event will occur.

I don't get the cheering one. They show word balloons that you pick with your touch pen...so how does that use the mike? It doesn't really say :P Maybe it's a typo? I double checked and there's nothing about the mike in the cheering section.

The Characters

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de

1. Minamoto no Yorihisa
(Shinichirou Miki, 三木 眞一郎 )
2. Fujiwara no Takamichi
(Shigeru Nakahara, 中原 茂 )
3. Tenma Morimura
(Tomokazu Seki, 関 智一 )
4. Tachibana no Tomomasa
(Kazuhiko Inoue, 井上 和彦 )
5. Inori
(Naozumi Takahashi, 高橋 直純 )
6. Eisen
(Souichirou Hoshi, 保志 総一朗 )
7. Shimon Nagareyama
(Kouki Miyata, 宮田 幸季 )
8. Abe no Yasuaki
(Akira Ishida, 石田 彰 )
9. Akuram
(Ryoutarou Okiayu, 置鮎 龍太郎)

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de2

1. Minamoto no Yoritada
(Shinichirou Miki, 三木 眞一郎 )
2. Fujiwara no Yukitaka
(Shigeru Nakahara, 中原 茂 )
3. Taira no Katsuzane
(Tomokazu Seki, 関 智一 )
4. Hisui
(Kazuhiko Inoue, 井上 和彦 )
5. Isato
(Naozumi Takahashi, 高橋 直純 )
6. Minamoto no Motomi
(Souichirou Hoshi, 保志 総一朗 )
7. Akifumi
(Kouki Miyata, 宮田 幸季 )
8. Abe no Yasuaki
(Akira Ishida, 石田 彰 )
9. Akuram
(Ryoutarou Okiayu, 置鮎 龍太郎)

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3

1. Masaomi Arikawa
(Shinichirou Miki, 三木 眞一郎 )
2. Yuzuru Arikawa
(Shigeru Nakahara, 中原 茂 )
3. Minamoto no Kurou Yoshi.tsune
(Tomokazu Seki, 関 智一 )
4. Kagetoki Kajiwara
(Kazuhiko Inoue, 井上 和彦 )
5. Hinoe
(Naozumi Takahashi, 高橋 直純 )
6. Taira no Atsumori
(Souichirou Hoshi, 保志 総一朗 )
7. Benkei Musashibou
(Kouki Miyata, 宮田 幸季 )
8. Ridvan
(Akira Ishida, 石田 彰 )
9. Taira no Tomomori
(Kenji Hamada, 浜田 賢二)
10. Shirogane
(Kenji Hamada, 浜田 賢二)

The Boxes

Yeah, I like merchandising, so I'm going to start writing here:

Premium Box (MSRP 6,800yen)
* Harunakaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi Game
* Seiyuu Script signed by the Hachiyou (photocopy of signatures, prbly)
* Original CD - Epilogue Collection

Treasure Box (MSRP 12,800yen)
* Harunakaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi Game
* Seiyuu Script signed by the Hachiyou (photocopy of signatures, prbly)
* Original CD - Epilogue Collection
* Hokuto, Nanto Charm Set
* Hachiyou Shikashuuge (illustration booklet)
* Original CD - Hachiyou Shikashuu

The PreOrder Bonuses

Game City Original Bonus
(Not announced as of this writing)

Maker PreOrder Bonus
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi Special Sleeve
(Picture not available as of this writing)

The System and Gallery buttons aren't active yet, so this is as much as I can tell you :) Sounds exciting, yes? So well, that's all for now! Now I'm going to play Hiiro...I think I'll still try for Takuma...but I havent' gotten to the point where I'd have to decide yet so I can still change my mind...