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––The final love story on Earth.

In the distant future, a gigantic energy mass called the "star of destruction" suddenly appears near Mars. Its effects rain down onto the world causing abnormal weather and changes in the Earth's tectonic plates. Conflicts break out all around the world as resources become scarce and populations have nowhere to go. But this is only an omen of things to come.

100 years remain. Mankind plans to evacuate planet in order to evade its destruction. Two projects are drafted to meet that end.

First is the establishment of Earth's Unified Government to implement the project itself. Evacuating Earth becomes a top priority and a policy of sacrificing the few to save the many is put into place. Authoritarian rule controls the masses. Nations and organizations which obstruct the establishment are oppressed through military force. Every possible point of division, race, religion, food, and energy is pacified through the iron fist of the military.

Second is the "Felix Project" which will serve as the foundation for the evacuation of Earth. Though only a scant 100 years remains, mankind will perish if it is unable to create the massive colony ships necessary to leave the planet and survive in the vacuum of space. They settle on producing superhumans capable of making the seemingly impossible project a reality--genetically altered beings designed to possess high intelligence, and perpetual youth and longevity: "Felixes."

99 years pass... A lone female felix served as the central figure in the Earth Evacuation Project. She devoted her life to research for all of mankind. With her job now completed, she wishes to spend her remaining time quietly on Earth, now devoid of all humanity. A young man from the unified military is deployed to her side, his job is to protect her and to make sure she never gets away.

Their meeting sets the story in motion.

This is a tiny tale of a girl and a dying planet.

A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!

Eden tosses aside the traditional sprite and talking heads conventions used by many visual novels and instead employs a far more cinematic approach consisting of almost all event illustrations. Told using a widescreen resolution of 1024 x 640, eden promises a play-experience more akin to enjoying a movie than reading a book. We hope that this new approach to the visual novel medium provides a much more enjoyable experience for everyone.

Characters

Sion

A felix know to everyone as the girl who saved mankind. Sion is approximately 100 years old, but outwardly looks like a short young lady. She possesses the highest intelligence of all felixes and is the central figure in the Earth Evacuation Project. Her specialty is mechanical engineering, but is also in charge of the development of the colony ships themselves.

In the present day, she continues to monitor the construction of the fleet and serves in political negotiations now that the project has reached its final stages. She has become a tool of government propaganda and has earned many enemies as a consequence of her prominence. In public, she maintains the dignified demeanor of a noble princess, but since she has never once stepped outside of her research facility, she is more like that of a caged bird who yearns for the outside world.

Elica

A felix born from the same genetic donor as Sion, She is like Sion’s older sister in many ways. Elica has a gentle and carefree personality, but possesses a lot of inner fortitude. She has always been beside Sion, and once even performed research along side her.

Nowadays she has resigned from such endeavors and takes care of her little sister while dressed as a maid. All her playfulness is to calm her sister who does nothing but work every single day. She is a skilled physician and serves as Sion’s primary care giver. Although her abilities are inferior to her sister’s, whom is a genius even among felixes, she still wins in cup size, a point she secretly takes pride in. For some reason, she has prior knowledge of Ryou Haruna.

Lavinia F. Asai

A girl roughly Ryou’s age who serves as Sion and Elica’s guard. Like Ryou Haruna, she is a warrant officer in the Unified Government military and young for her rank. Lavie’s personality is cheerful and refreshing, leading her to force a friendship with the normally quiet Ryou.

She practically worships Sion and Elica for their efforts in saving humanity, but maintains her distance much like a servant serving her masters. She’s typically a very sociable individual, but underneath the cheerful exterior hides the face of a vicious close quarters combat expert proficient in the use of knives. Protecting the felixes is paramount to her as she undertakes the dirtiest of jobs, swearing absolute obedience to the military.

Ryou Haruna

A warrant officer in the Unified Government military and the protagonist. As a child, Ryou was abandoned by his parents amidst the chaos of global affairs and lived in a house deep in the mountains. Due to his shattered upbringing, he left to enlist in the unified army at a young age. Proving to be an extraordinary soldier, he quickly rose in rank to his current position before the flames of war finally died down.

Now that a relative peace has been established, he is summoned by his old commander and ends up getting transferred to a remote island research facility to serve as a guard to Sion.

Naoto Inaba

The commanding officer of the unit garrisoned at the research facility where Sion lives. Though he is a capable solider, Inaba has little interest in getting promoted. He is the sort of man that doesn’t say how he really feels and plays dumb just to get around obstacle. He does as the government and military wishes, but in reality, is sympathetic with Sion and Elica’s circumstances.

While notably younger than Sion and Elica in age, he regularly behaves as their guardian. During an assignment earlier in his career, he once met Ryou Haruna when he was still a child and encouraged him to enlist in the military. He is something like a big brother to Ryou, although the two don’t really get along. Fundamentally, Inaba is a good person.

Information

Price: $19.95
Release Date: January 30th, 2015
Developer: minori
Genre: Kinetic Novel
Format: Download
Audio: Fully Voiced (Japanese)
Text: English
Platform: PC (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8)

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eden* PLUS+MOSAIC

Price: $24.95
Release Date: January 30th, 2015
Developer: minori
Genre: Kinetic Novel
Format: Download
Audio: Fully Voiced (Japanese)
Text: English
Graphics: Mosaic Censorship
Platform: PC (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8)

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FAQ

What is PLUS+MOSAIC? Was content cut from eden* to make it Steam-appropriate?

eden* was originally released as an all ages title. No content has been cut from the original version. PLUS+MOSAIC was offered as something akin to an expansion pack, containing bonus erotic scenarios and adding blood to certain scenes of violence. The only changes PLUS+MOSAIC makes to the main scenario involve the visual depiction of some violent scenes (the text remains identical) and the addition of some partial nudity. The erotic scenarios are not presented as part of the main game in PLUS+MOSAIC, but as a bonus accessed from the main menu.

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How does PLUS+MOSAIC work? Do I have to buy eden* and eden* PLUS+MOSAIC?

If you want the PLUS+MOSAIC bonus content, you just need to buy eden* PLUS+MOSAIC. MangaGamer is offering the game as two separate and complete versions, rather than as a base game and an expansion patch. Please note that if you buy the base version of eden* either from the MangaGamer store or Steam but later decide you would like the PLUS+MOSAIC bonus content as well, there is no upgrade option. If you erroneously purchased the wrong version, please contact support.

Do you offer a patch version of the PLUS+MOSAIC content that can be applied to the Steam version of the game?

No. If you would like the PLUS+MOSAIC content you'll have to purchase eden* PLUS+MOSAIC from the MangaGamer website.

What about the mosaic part of PLUS+MOSAIC?

minori has always been particularly concerned about the possibility of uncensored assets illicitly making their way back to Japan. So much like the English release of ef -a fairy tale of the two, instead of uncensored art eden* PLUS+MOSAIC will feature reduced mosaic censorship.

Due to some production issues on minori's end, the initial release of eden* PLUS+MOSAIC will feature the full mosaic censorship of the original Japanese release. An update featuring reduced mosaic censorship on the graphics will be issued to those who purchases eden* PLUS+MOSAIC in the near future.

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