Yosuga no Sora (Anime)

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Original logo.

North American logo.

Yosuga no Sora is an anime adaptation of a visual novel of the same name released in 2010. A much shortened retelling, featuring various changes from the source material.

Episodes

The title screen of the anime.

This is a list of the twelve total episodes in the anime series along basic information.

These episodes do not form a single continuous story, but rather four different stories based on different plot branches, analogous to visual novel routes.

#	English	Japanese	Romaji	First Aired	Route
1	Distant Memories	ハルカナキオク	Haruka na Kioku	October 4, 2010	AKNS1
2	Akira Embarrassed	アキラハズカシ	Akira Hazukashi	October 11, 2010	AK2
3	Indecision	ツカズハナレズ	Tsukazu Hanarezu	October 18, 2010	K3
4	Haruka's Heart	ハルカズハート	Harukazu Haato	October 25, 2010	K4
5	Darkness Revealed	ヤミアキラカニ	Yami Akiraka ni	November 1, 2010	A3
6	I Won't Give Up	アキラメナイヨ	Akiramenai yo	November 8, 2010	A4
7	Sinful Maidens	ツミナオトメラ	Tsumi na Otomera	November 15, 2010	NS2
8	Darkened Sky	ナオクラキソラ	Nao Kuraki Sora	November 22, 2010	N3
9	Distant Feelings	ハルカナオモイ	Haruka na Omoi	November 29, 2010	N4
10	As for a Bird's Faked Cry	トリノソラネハ	Tori no Sorane wa	December 6, 2010	S3
11	The Uncertain Pair	ソラメクフタリ	Sorameku Futari	December 13, 2010	S4
12	To the Distant Sky	ハルカナソラヘ	Haruka na Sora e	December 20, 2010	S5

It is worth noting that while several titles are shared between fansubs and the official releases, some differ.

#	Unofficial Translation	Official AniweWorks Translation	Official Crunchyroll Translation
3	Indecision	A Careful Distance	Indecision
5	Darkness Revealed	Darkness Brightens	Darkness Revealed
8	Darkened Sky	The Sky. Still Dark.	Darkened Sky
10	As for a Bird's Faked Cry	Imitating the Bird's Cry	A Bird's Faked Cry
12	To the Distant Sky	Towards the Distant Sky	Distant Sky

Arcs

The naming of the story arcs is done on the basis of which girl Haruka pursues romantically:

Series flowchart.

1. The Kazuha arc is about Haruka's relationship with Kazuha. It includes:
   1. Episode 1
   2. Episode 2
   3. Episode 3
   4. Episode 4
2. The Akira arc is about Haruka's relationship with Akira. It includes:
   1. Episode 1
   2. Episode 2
   3. Episode 5
   4. Episode 6
3. The Nao arc is about Haruka's relationship with Nao. It includes:
   1. Episode 1
   2. Episode 7
   3. Episode 8
   4. Episode 9
4. The Sora arc is about Haruka's relationship with Sora. It includes:
   1. Episode 1
   2. Episode 7
   3. Episode 10
   4. Episode 11
   5. Episode 12

The first episode is shared across all arcs. The second episode is shared by Akira and Kazuha. The seventh episode is shared by Sora and Nao. Episodes 3-4, 5-6, 8-9, and 10-12 are episodes unique to a specific arc (Kazuha, Akira, Nao, and Sora respectively). The first three arcs span four episodes each, while Sora's spans five.

Additionally, a Motoka Nogisaka arc about Haruka's relationship with Motoka is present in the form of omake sections at the end of each episode.

Changes

The anime featured a greatly redacted story over the visual novel. The total runtime of the anime stands at 5 hours and 10 minutes, during which they had to squeeze in an adaption of all five visual novel routes, compared to the average length of a single visual novel route of 8 hours. Due to this, there are many changes to the anime. Additionally, many additions were made to add to the drama, namely Sora's more intense hatred of Nao, that was less present in the visual novel.

• Motoka's route is reduced to very brief omakes that are a small fraction of her visual novel route.
• Sora's and Nao's routes are deeply intertwined, with Sora's route in particular featuring Nao as Haruka's (temporary) girlfriend; whereas in the visual novel, the two routes are completely separated.
• Sora is far less tolerant of Nao in this version.
• The scene of Haruka and Sora arguing, and Haruka slapping Sora, is a unique scene absent on the visual novel.
• The fact that Sora saved Haruka from drowning during the suicide attempt scene is omitted. How the twins survived is not mentioned, making the ending more ambiguous for viewers.
• During the ending, the bunny appears both on the train and ripped up in the abandoned house, which appears to be an oversight.
• Kazuha and Akira are actually related in this version, whereas in the original visual novel, their suspected shared blood is debunked.
• Kozue is portrayed as far less tolerant and more judgmental in this version; whereas in the visual novel, she is accepting of the twin's relationship, and remains friendly with them.
• Nao running into Haruka and Sora early on during the Common route is not shown in the anime.
• Sora and Haruka's relationship being revealed is more dramatic in the anime. In the visual novel, Sora covers her nudity with a white sheet and confronts Kozue and Nao at the door, telling them to leave. In the anime, Sora and Haruka are caught in the middle of intercourse by Kozue and Nao.
• The buttons on the Kasugano uniforms are sewn by Nao in the visual novel, regardless of the route.
• The soundtrack features both new arrangements of the visual novel's soundtrack and new compositions.

Staff

A picture of the main cast.

Below is a list of the main staff involved in the production of the anime.
(For more specific credits, see the article for each episode. For voice acting credits, see the article for each character.)

• Director: Takeo Takahashi
• Series Composer: Naruhisa Arakawa
• Character Designer: Kanetoshi Kamimoto
• Art Director: Toshihiro Kohama
• Music Composer: Bruno Wen-li, Manabu Miwa
• Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
• Director of Photography: Toru Oowada
• Producers: Takahiro Yamanaka, Tomoko Kawasaki
• Animation Studio: feel.

Broadcast

The series was first announced on May 28, 2010 by character designer Takashi Hashimoto.

It was originally broadcast by AT-X across Japan from October 4, 2010 to December 20, 2010. It was aired again across Japan by BS11 and in Tokyo by Tokyo MX from October 8, 2010 to December 24, 2010, though with censored sex scenes. It has since been rerun regularly and is available on multiple VOD platforms. To date, AnimeFesta is the only service to offer the uncensored version on VOD.

Outside of Japan, the series was broadcast in North America, Germany, and Latin America.

It first aired in the United States (subbed) on December 31, 2015 on Toku, before being made available to all of North America on VOD on October 2, 2015 by Crunchyroll.

It first aired in Germany (dubbed and subbed) on November 17, 2017 on the now-defunct VOD platform Watchbox. It is now available on the German branch of Prime Video.

It first aired in Mexico (dubbed and subbed) from September 9, 2023 to November 25, 2023 on Anime Onegai, both on TV and VOD.

It first aired in Brazil (subbed) from October 14, 2023 to December 23, 2023 on the Portuguese-speaking branch of Anime Onegai on VOD.

Home Media

Japanese

King Records distributed the series both on DVD and Blu-ray formats. The first volume (KIXA 75) was released on December 22, 2010, the second volume (KIXA 76) was released on January 26, 2011, the third volume (KIXA 77) was released on February 23, 2010, and the final volume (KIXA 78) was released on March 26, 2011. The Blu-ray edition of this final volume was limited in quantities and came with a box set (KIXA-90078) to enclose all volumes as well as a stuffed toy strap of Sora. The box set houses two smaller boxes, that each fit two arcs and an accompanying booklet, as well as an exclusive artbook. Each arc features a CD: the first arc comes with the game's rearranged soundtrack, the second arc comes with a drama CD, the third arc comes with another drama CD, and the fourth arc features the anime's soundtrack.

The series was reissued as a limited edition Blu-ray box set (KIXA-90677~80) on September 21, 2016. The first four discs are the anime on Blu-ray, the fifth and sixth discs are respectively the anime's soundtrack and the game's rearranged soundtrack on CD, and the seventh disc is an exclusive audio drama on CD. All seven discs are stored in a single digipak. The box set comes with a booklet as well as a photobook of a Sora cosplayer walking around real-life locations that inspired the series.

The 2011 Blu-ray box set (without the toy).

Contents of the 2016 Blu-ray box set.

Draft of the 2016 box set cover.

Outside of Japan, the series was released in North America, Germany, and Taiwan.

English

The English-language release was published by AnimeWorks on DVD (AWDVD-1506) on May 26, 2015 and on Blu-ray (AWBD-1702) on February 21, 2017. It is only subtitled. DVD episodes are distributed on four burned discs that each focus on an arc; Blu-ray episodes are distributed on two pressed discs, with Kazuha and Akira arcs on disc 1, and Nao and Sora arcs on disc 2.

Front view of the NA Blu-ray release.

Front view of the NA DVD release.

Early artwork used to promote the upcoming DVD release.

German

The German-language release was published by AniMoon Publishing on Blu-ray and DVD on October 28, 2016. It is both dubbed and subtitled. Much like the Japanese Blu-ray releases, episodes are distributed in four volumes that each focus on an arc. Each volume was both released as a standard edition and a limited mediabook edition, which contained an exclusive booklet and a lenticular card. The mediabook edition of the first volume comes with a box set to enclose all volumes as well as a stuffed toy of Sora's rabbit plush. On March 13, 2020, the series was reissued as a complete collection of four discs enclosed in a single digipak slipcase.

All four German volumes (standard edition) on Blu-ray.

First volume of the German limited mediabook edition on DVD.

German 2020 reissue on DVD and Blu-ray.

Traditional Chinese

The traditional Chinese release was published by Proware Multimedia International on DVD from May 10, 2011 to November 7, 2011. It is only subtitled. All four volumes could be bought separately or bundled in two cardboard slipcases.

Cover of the slipcase that encloses the last two volumes of the Taiwanese release.

See Also

• Yosuga no Sora visual novel
• Yosuga no Sora soundtrack
• Yosuga no Sora manga
• Yosuga no Sora books