Kiniro no Corda 3 AnotherSky

Kiniro no Corda 3 AnotherSky (金色のコルダ3 AnotherSky, officially called La Corda d'oro 3 AnotherSky; the feat. for each title's name is read as "featuring") is a series of hypothetical stories set during Kiniro no Corda 3. It is one of the major projects conceived for the series's tenth anniversary, being first announced during the celebratory stage event.

Treasure Box merchandise for every entry consists of an artbook collecting event images in the game, a character message CD, a soundtrack CD of the game's stage music, fastener charms of the protagonist and romancable characters, and an illustrated storybook of the miniature versions of the cast. The focal characters change based on the entry.

Plot
AnotherSky allows players to view the narrative from one of the three main rival schools introduced in the third title. The protagonist's introduction changes with each entry.


 * feat. Jinnan
 * After one of her lessons, the protagonist's violin instructor breaks the hard truth to her: she feels her student will never improve in her current state. The protagonist remembers Ritsu's promise three years prior to meet in the national tournament and feels vexed by the news. Wishing to help foster her student's progress, the instructor hands the protagonist a magazine article regarding one of Tohgane's concerts and helps her student enroll at Jinnan High School in Kobe.


 * feat. Shiseikan
 * The protagonist has finished playing at a concour with a lackluster performance. Her grandfather notices her artistic slump and consoles her to reconsider her love for music. He advises the protagonist to live with her mother for a change of pace. As she broods in Sendai's streets, the protagonist spontaneously overhears Arata's trombone and joins him for a live duo. He leaves after their performance, casually stating his club name and high school before disappearing. Feeling invigorated by the experience, the protagonist decides to enroll at Shiseikan High School.

Regardless of the school, her goal is to work with her ensemble members to win the national tournament. She hopes to reclaim her lost artistic talent along the way.

Changes
Every AnotherSky entry plays in a similar manner. The protagonist's outfit changes to whatever school uniform is given to either school. The base gameplay remains with alterations.

The protagonist regains pieces of her lost art by collecting "Musician Power" (音楽家の力) from the main narrative. Each game has different keywords for her to recover. From an impersonal perspective, the shining pieces serve as visual cues for the player's progress in the main story. It can be checked within the character info section of the main menu.

Stage performances have been shortened from the original game, and there are more keys added into button sequences for the three difficulty levels. Character commentary during the button sequences and intermission story cuts have been omitted. When "Maestro Field" (MF) is activated, the buttons will keep going in this game with colored heart boarders. Hitting these buttons in tune grants a small Intimacy boost with the character represented by each color. The MF animated movies now play at the end of the player's button sequence, this time in full length as opposed to an image montage seen in other Corda 3 PSP ports. Characters who did not have MF cinematics in the original have them in AnotherSky (protagonist, Serizawa, Yagisawa).

Near can be found on the streets. She can investigate a male character upon the protagonist's request and text the results at night. Near's kitty facts are different than the vanilla title, since song and meal preferences have been changed for every character.

Romance routes are new and specific to each entry:
 * feat. Jinnan - Tohgane, Toki, Serizawa, Ritsu, Daichi
 * feat. Shiseikan - Yagisawa, Hozumi, Arata, Nagamine, Haru
 * feat. Amane - Myoga, Amamiya, Nanami, Hido, Kyoya

Most characters have two routes available to them: "Gem" (珠玉) and "Reverse" (逆注). Gem is unlocked in the same manner as the vanilla game —build Intimacy and successfully clear character events— yet Reverse is activated by practicing a particular song genre alone when a male character is in the same vicinity approximately 49 times. The player can only unlock one of either route in a single playthrough; it is impossible to do both simultaneously. Shared romance events must be met before the split, so it may be wise to keep Intimacy levels high regardless of the route. Pay close attention to the in-game hints to know when the split for each character occurs. Gem endings occur when his Love Notes are golden while Reverse endings activate with copper tinted Love Notes.

Lunches now require individual ingredients to be collected in advance. The protagonist can make different dishes based on her Cooking Level. The rarest and costly recipes are unlocked on level 5. Ingredients can be purchased at the convenience store using Bravo Points (BP). Daily sales for specific items are held each week. Once the protagonist learns a character's favorite food, his icon will be present beside it in the recipe catalog. ''feat. Shiseikan'' includes a visual guide of the protagonist's available ingredients.

Feeding a character his favorite dish grants a date sequence as a bonus reward. If the protagonist plays a song for a cat and impresses him/her five times, the reward will be a rare ingredient for a character's favorite level 5 meal. These items can be acquired once the protagonist highlights three of the character's Love Notes. Level 5 meals unlocks a special still image for his gallery.

Save data for Kiniro no Corda 3 or its Full Voice Special iteration grants several bonuses at the start of the player's game. If the player has save data for every AnotherSky title, they gain access to Tohno and Sora's romance routes in ''feat. Amane Gakuen''.

Continue
Self-explanatory. 35 save slots.

New Game
Self-explanatory. If the player has completed the game once before, they have the choice of restarting the game with a handful of bonus items, BP earned from their last performance, and any items earned during tournament mode. Hard difficulty also becomes available on repeated playthroughs.

Tournament Mode
Replay shorter versions of any stage performances played during the player's main game. Character introductions from the main story are included. Tournament points can be collected to earn items for instant use in a normal save.

Memories
Keeps earned events, images, movies, and music. Music now includes songs outside of stage performances, including those played during character exclusive events. Event gallery limits viewing for fully voiced events only. Bonus epilogue endings can be viewed after completing a character's ending. Downloadable scenarios can be viewed in its appropriate section each game.

Settings
Lets the player adjust the speed of text being displayed on screen and the skipping speed of the game's events. Volume adjustments for sound effects, music, and voices —and a muting option for specific characters— are included. Button guides, tutorials, and text box visibility can be altered as well. Digital installation can be activated here. If these settings are changed before starting a new game, they will automatically be in effect.

Mobile Joy
Cellphone bonuses after inputting passwords given on the Gamecity Fanclub site. Rewards players with images and audio clips for their cellphone.

Characters
Every character returns with varying significance depending on the entry. This section aims to list the characters who debuted in this series.

Main

 * Tohno
 * Sora
 * Masanori Nagamine (feat. Shiseikan)

Sub

 * Honoka Usui (feat. Jinnan)
 * Genichi Tohgane (feat. Jinnan)
 * Shion Enami (feat. Shiseikan)
 * Kazutoshi Erube (feat. Shiseikan)
 * Bungo Meji (feat. Shiseikan)
 * Keita Atou (feat. Shiseikan)

Related Media
Two variety CDs are currently for sale. A guidebook for ''feat. Jinnan'' has been published.

TYO Animations is animating a TV animated series called Kiniro no Corda Blue♪Sky. The animated production is roughly based on the ongoing comic adaptation, Blue♪Sky, yet includes several references to AnotherSky and cameos of the previous Corda cast which were not present within its base. Yuuya Uchida (Daichi Sakaki) and Hideo Ishikawa (Housei Toki) are MCs for a simultaneous web radio program called Kiniro no Corda Blue♪Sky Radio. Original merchandise for the anime is gradually being made for sale.

Allusions

 * Hana Ichirin, one of the major musical themes of Geten no Hana, is one of the compositions in feat. Jinnan. The ensemble version plays during one of the default story routes in Yumeakari.
 * Overture (recurring introduction song for Nobunaga's Ambition) plays in an event in feat. Shiseikan.