INTRODUCTION: I wanted to put the blog and the walkthrough in the same entry, but then it got lost and I thought it wasn't such a good idea anyway...and well, Gamespot isn't handling tables well, either, so I'll give up on that idea. Blah. It would have made things a lot easier, though.

Anyhoo, this is my first walkthrough...well, my second attempt for this one walkthrough because the first one got eaten by Gamespot :*( Live and learn, I suppose. Well, that's okay. It's better now than it was before, so...

All this is from my own personal gaming notes, so it probably isn't the same as other walkthroughs in other blogs, magazines, game sites, etc. They may not be the most efficient routes. Acutally I'd say they are definately not, but they get you where you want to go, right? This games has multiple ways to get to the same route, so...*shrug* Hey, it'll get you all the scenes, all the CG, and all the songs. I think that's good enough :)

I'd really appreciate it if you comment if you use this walkthrough :) The more comments I get the happier I will be and the more likely it'll be that I write more (it's a lot more work than I initially thought! ...and well, since I read Japanese, I don't need to write this out in English for myself. So *why am* I doing this? To build up the otome gaming community so I can squee about games with other fans...tee hee! But if no one uses it, then why bother?). If you have any suggestions for improvements, I'd be really interested hearing from you, too! Or additions...I will credit you for them if I use them :) Oh, but please don't ask me to translate the entire thing and I won't participate in any *unlicensed* translations of games. Sorry, I just don't have that much free time on my hands.

Please don't copy the walkthrough onto other sites as I've put in a few translation mistakes on purpose...Please feel free to link to this post, but please don't post any of this text elsewhere! I suppose you can ask if you want to, and maybe I'll say okay, but I can't really think of a situation where you'd need to post this text instead of link to it?

GAME INFORMATION: I suppose it would be good form to include the information about the game I'm creating the Walkthrough for, eh? Even though I have all this in the review...that's why I wanted to put them together in one thing, but alas...it was not to be...

Title: Under the Moon ~Tsukiiro Ehon~
Maker: Sugar Beans
Platform: Win PC
Genre: AVG
Voice: Full Voice
Art: Sakana Toujyou
Scenario: Hiyo
Release Date: 08.24.2007
Patch: None
Official Site: ***not sure if I can post site***
Trial Version: None
Cast: Ashe: Kazane, Leni: Kishou Taniyama, Seizh: Yusa Kouji , Sena: Daisuke Kishio, Zero: Kenji Hamada, Kyle-Cat: Airi Yoshida, Unan: Susumu Chiba, Maou: Jyuurouta Kosugi, Baaya:Sayori

Anyhoo, this is a fandisk, so it's not a full game per se. It's an extra disk created because fan demand was so high :) With this fandisk you get:

1. Under the Moon ~Tsukiiro Ehon~ game
2. System Voices
3. Special Wallpapers
4. Screen Savers
5. A Clock Program

You pretty much get one set of system voices (8 voices for differening computer events), wallpapers (a total of 9 different ones in 4 sizes) and screensavers per character (Ashe, Leni, Seizh, Kyle-cat, Kyle-man, Sena, Zeror, Unan, and the Maou). There is only one clock and it's a square picture of Ashe with the time in blue.

SETTINGS: These are not direct translations from the instruction manual, as I was too lazy to read it. Actually this is the first time I've looked at this part of the manual. The numbering below corresponds to the numbering used in the manual (Well, right now GameSpot isn't displaying the bullets or the numbers. Well, until they fix the issue, they are in the right order anyway, so...).

• Title Menu: This would be the first screen you would see upon opening the program. These are from top to bottom as they appear on the screen.
  
  1. 「はじめから」 ...play the game from the beginning.
  2. 「つづきから」 ...play the game from a previously saved data.
  3. 「クイックロード」 ...play the game from"Quick Save" data.
  4. 「アルバム」 ...look at the CGs, event scenes and BGM you've played though.
  5. 「コンフィグ」 ...configure settings such as text speed, volume, etc.
  6. 「完了」 ...exit the game.
• Window Menu: This would be what you would see during gameplay.
  1. 「Q.SAVE」 ...save your current position in the game without having to go to the Save/Load screen. It does not seem to use a slot in the Save/Load Screen.
  2. 「Q.LOAD」 ...load a game that has been previously Q.SAVEd.
  3. 「X」 ...close the message window so you can see the whole screen without text and stuff.
  4. 「SKIP」 ...fast forward through text.
  5. 「AUTO」 ...skip to the next text lines automatically.
  6. 「HISTORY」 ...go to the History window.
• System Menu:
  
  1. 「セーブ」 ...go to the Save screen for saving your current position in the game.
  2. 「ロード」 ...go to the Load screen for loading a previously saved game.
  3. 「コンフィグ」 ...go to the Configuration Screen.
  4. 「ゲームに戻る」 ....return to the game.
  5. 「タイトルに戻る」 ...return to the Title Menu.
  6. 「ゲーム　完了」 ...exit the game
• History Window:
  
  1. Back a page
  2. Back a line
  3. Forward a line
  4. Forward a page
  5. Play voice
• Configuration Screen:
  
  1. 「画面モード」 ...screen mode (full screen or window)
  2. 「エフェクト」 ...effects (on or off)
  3. 「文字表示速度」...text speed (slow, normal, fast, fastest)
  4. 「オートモード」 ...auto mode (from slow to fast)
  5. 「スキップ」...skip (only parts you've played through or skip all)
  6. 「BGM」 ...background music volume (quiet to loud)
  7. 「効果音」 ...sound effects (quiet to loud)
  8. 「H効果音」 ...H sound effects (quiet to loud)
  9. 「主人公ボイス」 ...protagonist's voice (quiet to loud)
  10. 「その他のボイス」 ...all other voices (quiet to loud)
  11. 「ボタン自動追尾」 ...mouse curor automatically moves to choices (on or off)
  12. 「非アクティブ時の動作」 ...whether to keep playing sound or keep ff, etc while window is inactive (on or off)
  13. 「カーソル設定」 ...use Windows cursor or the game's cursor (game cursor or system cursor)
  14. 「初期設定に戻す」 ...return to default configuration
  15. 「ゲームに戻る」 ...return to game
  16. 「タイトルに戻る」 ...return to Title Menu
  17. 「ゲームを完了する」 ...exit game
• Save / Load Screen: There are a total of 40 save slots (this doesn't include Q.SAVE, btw).
  
  1. 「１～１０」 ...select the page
  2. 「セーブ画面へ／ロード画面へ」 ...from the Save Screen go to the Load Screen or vice versa
  3. 「戻る」...return to the game
• Name Input:
  
  1. 「はい」 ...accept current name and begin game
  2. 「デフォルトに戻す」 ...return to the default name of "Ashe"

STORY: This is based loosely on page 12 of the manual. Okay, I was too lazy to think up a summary and it's pretty much a translation now :P

"Will I find someone to love someday, too--"

Much is expected of Ashe, the Maou's daughter who was raised carefully in the palace, as she is already a candidate to become the next ruler of the Demon world because of her vast powers. Because she hasn't ever really left the castle, she doesn't know love yet and her only friend is the Ketto Shii, Kyle. She holds the idea that someday her prince will come carefully in her heart.

One day the wheel of fate begins to turn--

They say that the twins, Leni and Seizh, that Ashe bumped into one day are training to be her guards.

A mysterious vampire appears all of a suddent.

A injured angel falls collapses in her rose garden.

Then there is that mysterious boy who tries to take Ashe's life...

Who will become her prince?

CHARACTERS:

• Ashe (CV: Kazane)
  ...is the Maou's daugghter and the candidate to become the next Maou. She's not used to men and hasn't fallen in love yet. She doesn't know to be suspicious of people because she's so pure and innocent.
• Leni (CV: Kishou Taniyama)
  ...is the elder of the twins. He came to the castle to train to become the princess's body guard. He has amazing magical powers. He's always tsuntsun (indifferent) and his words are cold, too.
• Seizh (CV: Yusa Kouji)
  ...is the younger of the twins. He became a trainee along with Leni. Just like Leni, he has amazing magical powers. At first sight, he speaks in a modest and kind way but sometimes he says mean things all of a sudden.
• Kyle (CV: Airi Yoshida)
  ...is the Maou's tsukaima (famaliar) who has been assigned to Ashe. Kyle acts more as a playmate than a protector. Kyle is a monster called a "Ketto Shii" who takes on the form of a black cat. Kyle understands Ashe well and is a close friend to her.
• Sena (CV: Daisuke Kishio)
  ...is the angel that collasped in the Blue Rose Garden. Ashe secretly cares for him in the Tea Salon in the garden. He speaks to Ashe in a carefree way, but spodically has a tortured expression on his face.
• Zero (CV:Kenji Hamada)
  ...is the mysterious vampire who suddenly appears before Ashe. He doesn't tell Ashe why he comes to see her. He's an tolerant grown up man with a warm smile.
• Unan (CV: Susumu Chiba)
  ...is the young man who tells Ashe he's, "come to kill" her. He reminds her of the Maou, but he looks a little strange beacuse his brown hair is almost blonde.
• Maou (CV: Jyuurouta Kosugi)
  ...is Ashe's father and the absolute ruler of the demon world. He is a doting father.
• Baaya (CV: Sayori)
  Baaya is actually really nice and acts like a mother to Ashe. I guess in English the closest translation to Baaya would be "Nurse" (the literal translation is granny, but she's not related to you and this is a position not a relation). I feel bad that Baaya isn't in the manual.

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