Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete

"In Search of Lost Future", subtitled À la recherche du futur perdu, sometimes abbreviated as Waremete (われめて), is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Trumple and released for Windows on November 26, 2010. The title is derived from In Search of Lost Time, a French novel written by Marcel Proust. A manga adaptation was published by Kadokawa Shoten from 2011 to 2012. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Gameplay

Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Sō Akiyama. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The text in the game is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Sō is talking to, over background art. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain points in the story, which take the place of the background art and character sprites. Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.

There are four main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each heroine. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. Some decisions can lead the game to end prematurely, which offer an alternative ending to the plot. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices to further the plot to an alternate direction. Throughout gameplay, there are scenes with sexual CGs depicting Sō and a given heroine having sex.

Plot

Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete is set in Uchihama Academy (内浜学園 Uchihama Gakuen?) and with the number of new students at the school increasing every year, a new school building is constructed. Before they move to the new building, the school will hold one last General Club Festival at the old building before it is closed down. Each of the clubs decide to give it their all to make it a success. Sō Akiyama is a member of the astronomy club, and just before the festival is to begin, the student executive committee asks the club's members to calm the uneasiness among the students in regard to mysterious incidents at the old building.

Characters

Main characters
The six main characters are students in the astronomy club at Uchihama Academy.


Sō Akiyama (秋山 奏 Akiyama Sō)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima (anime)
The main protagonist. He is a second-year student and a member of the astronomy club at Uchihama Academy. Both his father and mother are scientists and are authorities on mechanical engineering. He lives in his childhood friend's house as his parents works overseas.


Kaori Sasaki (佐々木 佳織 Sasaki Kaori)
Voiced by: Miyabi Arisugawa (game), Hatsumi Takada (anime)
Sō's childhood friend. She is a second-year student who is Sō's classmate and the vice-president of the astronomy club. She is kindhearted and is good at cooking. She lives with her mother and Sō in a house; Sō's room is in a building detached from the main house.


Airi Hasekura (支倉 愛理 Hasekura Airi)
Voiced by: Rino Kawashima (game), Kei Mizusawa (anime)
Kaori's close friend. She is a second-year student, but not a classmate of Sō and Kaori. She is the president of the astronomy club. She is wise and plays a leading part in the club. She learns aikido and is much stronger than Sō. She mainly uses kicks while fighting against others.


Yui Furukawa (古川 ゆい Furukawa Yui)
Voiced by: Yukari Aoyama (game), Akane Tomonaga (anime)
A first-year student who has transferred into Uchihama Academy recently. She joins in the astronomy club after she meets Sō. She is an important person related to the story's mystery.


Nagisa Hanamiya (華宮 凪沙 Hanamiya Nagisa)
Voiced by: Tomoe Tamiyasu
A third-year student who is a member of astronomy club. She comes from a good family, Hanamiya. She is the host of Hanamiya Society (華宮会 Hanamiya-kai?), an intelligence agency based on her fan club in the school. She often reads a book in the clubroom.


Kenny Eitarō Osafune (長船･KENNY(ケニー)･英太郎 Osafune Kenī Eitarō)
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
A second-year student who is a member of astronomy club. He is Sō's classmate and his close friend. He is an international student from the United States. He is not wise very much, but is kind to his friends. He has a girlfriend named Jennifer, who lives in U.S. His name is written as "Osafune Kenny Eitarou" in the game's opening movie.

Others

President (会長 Kaichō)
Voiced by: Hayato (game)
A third-year student who is the president of student council executive. His real name is unknown.


Neko Yamaga (山賀 寧子 Yamaga Neko)
Voiced by: Kotone Kagami (game)
A second-year student who is the vice-president of student council executive, and is a classmate of Sō, Kaori, and Kenny. She wears glasses. She is normally referred to as "vice-president" (副会長 fuku-kaichō?) in the game.


Sakunoshin Honjō (本城 作之進 Honjō Sakunoshin)
Voiced by: Sōichi Yamanaka (game), Masashi Hirose (anime)
An elderly steward to the Hanamiya family and is Nagisa's bodyguard. He has some experience in Mongolian wrestling.


Mitsunori Ogawa (小川 光憲 Ogawa Mitsunori)
Voiced by: Hadōken (game)
An old teacher at Uchihama Academy. He is the adviser at the astronomy club and is the school library's manager.


Shiori Sasaki (佐々木 詩織 Sasaki Shiori)
Voiced by: Mina Motoyama (game), Yūko Gotō (anime)
Kaori's mother and is a researcher at the National Institute of Science. Her husband is also a researcher and works with Sō's parents.


Yaeko Azuma (東 八重子 Azuma Yaeko)
Voiced by: Aiko Tomato (game), Atsumi Tanezaki (anime)
A third-year student and a classmate of Nagisa. She is in the literary club at Uchihama Academy. She encounters a ghost in the school and tells the astronomy club's members about that experience. She is shy and is out of luck by nature.


Boss (ボス Bosu)
Voiced by: Kikutarō Namerikawa (game)
The president of the judo club at Uchihama Academy. His real name is unknown. He is very rough and lacks flexibility. Kaori hurts her right leg due to his violence.


Karin Fukazawa (深沢 花梨 Fukazawa Karin)
Voiced by: Satomi Satō (anime)
She is an original character for the anime television series.