Software:Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea

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Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea
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Developer(s)Deep-Sea Prisoner
EngineRPG Maker 2000
Platform(s)Windows
Release21 December 2013
Genre(s)Fantasy
Mode(s)Single-player

Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea (大海原と大海原) is a 2013 role-playing video game developed by Japanese indie artist Deep-Sea Prisoner using the RPG Maker 2000 program. The game was adapted into a manga in 2015 and re-released in 2020 as Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea -Reboot- only in Japanese version.[1]

The plot was initially began as a peaceful fantasy elements in the first half of the game, however, it shows true nature of the plot that slowly twists into more ruthless, darker, and brutal experiences including a depiction of graphic violence and sexual assault in the second half of the game.

Gameplay

Players control Wadanohara, the sea witch

Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea is a fantasy RPG where the player uses the keyboard to control the characters. The game world is kept largely linear gameplay, but occasionally changes into an open world. The combat system is turn based and the characters can become stronger through winning battles. It is possible to equip characters with armor and weapons to increase combat power. As in many RPG Maker games, the playable characters are able to use magic.

The game was programmed using RPG Maker 2000 for Windows systems, but is also playable on Android, macOS and Linux.[2]

The game's difficulty is easier to play for everyone due to lack of battle gameplay.[3]

Plot

An unknown sea witch, who is narrating her story to the player, where the story follows to the young sea witch of the titular character, Wadanohara, returns to the Blue Sea after a trip, and is greeted by the residents there. The Totsusa Kingdom, however, sends their soldiers over in attempt of invasion. The employees of the Blue Sea's court state that they would like to avoid invasion as much as possible. Wadanohara is sent with her familiars to heal the six blue orbs that connect into a barrier protecting the Blue Sea. Every time Wadanohara fixes an orb, she states that something feels odd, strange, or anything of the like. After fixing every orb, the Blue Sea has a banquet in celebration of it. During the banquet, Wadanohara goes to the surface, and then encounters Laurentia, a demon employed by the Totsusa Kingdom. She breaks all the orbs, destroying the barrier, and allowing the Totsusa Kingdom to invade.

After making it through the invading Totsusa Soldiers, Wadanohara and her familiars manage to make it to the throne room just as Totsusahime is cornering Uomihime. From there, the two girls are quick to make up, the whole issue being something Uomihime did not even do. It is implied that there is something afoot here. The second part of the game goes into this, showing a much darker enemy coming to rise against the Blue Sea.

There are numerous endings, and the player is forced to view most of them to reach the True Ending.

Development

After the completion of her second game The Grey Garden, Deep-Sea Prisoner has said that she was working on a game with a fairytale-like atmosphere. She came up with the title of the game, Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea, after having decided on the main story beats instead of primarily a role-playing game. Initially, she wanted to add more violent elements to the game, but refuse to do so, and later proceeds to the second half.[3]

Age rating

In Germany, there is no official age rating for Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea by the self-service entertainment software (USK). The programmer of the game has said that due to various representations in the possible endings of the game, a recommended age is 15 years or older, though they have stated that this may vary depending on jurisdiction.[4] Kadokawa, however, put an ending exclusive to the manga adaptation that is suitable for readers of all ages.[4]

Manga

In August 2015, the developer of the game, Kaitei Shujin, also known as Deep-Sea Prisoner,[5] released an adaptation as a manga online via Gene Pixiv, before being later published as a paperback by Kadokawa Shoten.[4]

In 2017, it was announced that Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for the English-speaking market. The complete manga was released in a single volume in July 2017.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "大海原と大海原 -Reboot-". http://funamusea.com/story/wadanohara_re/. 
  2. ↑ "Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea - vgperson's Translations". http://vgperson.com/games/wadanohara.htm. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Genepixiv Interview with Shuujin Kaitei, author of the free videogame Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea" (in en). https://www.pixivision.net/en/a/933. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Seven Seas Licenses Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea Manga (Updated)" (in en). https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-09/seven-seas-licenses-wadanohara-and-the-great-blue-sea-manga/.110802. 
  5. ↑ Miller, Austin. "From Tool to Subgenre to Anime: The Mysterious Journey of RPG Maker" (in en-us). https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/06/29/from-tool-to-subgenre-to-anime-the-mysterious-journey-of-rpg-maker. 
  6. ↑ Green, Scott. "Seven Seas Licenses "Absolute Duo," "Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea" And "Hatsune Miku Presents" Manga" (in en-us). https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/09-1/seven-seas-licenses-absolute-duo-wadanohara-and-the-great-blue-sea-and-hatsune-miku-presents-manga. 
  7. ↑ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 2–8" (in en). https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-04/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-2-8/.118431. 

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