One of the most anticipated visual novels (for me at least) is finally here. 9nine series was one of the best visual novels I’ve ever read. It did not disappoint me at all with its amazing storytelling and visually appealing character design. This then led me to dive into Palette titles and looking for more peak content from them, Mashiro Iro Symphony being one of them. As there was no English localization for this title, I opted to watch the anime version instead. The anime was okay-ish, but the Sana scene hit me hard and I really wanted to know more about the story aside from what was being told in the anime version.

In 2023, Palette announced that Mashiro Iro Symphony would be receiving a Remake FULL HD version. This news filled me with hope, as I prayed for an English translation by Sekai Project, the same company responsible for the 9nine series. However, it was Shiravune who picked up this title(though they were also responsible for Otome*Domain). Honestly, I am not a fan of moege as they tend to make me fall asleep without even realizing it (cough cough, Yuzusoft titles). However, with my prior knowledge from the anime version of Mashiro Iro Symphony, I still find myself highly interested.

I was expecting an entire rework on character sprites, CGs and maybe a couple new CGs drawn by Izumi Tsubasu, but all they did was adding HD quality for old CGs, animation for H-scenes and some changes on UI. It was quite disappointing because Izumi Tsubasu’s art has been improved over the years and I had really grown into liking her breath-taking coloring techniques and art styles ever since reading 9nine. But here it is, everything is still the same and I’ll just have to suck it up because I am still going to spend my money on this regardless.

Mashiro Iro Symphony is definitely a must-get if you are a moege lover to begin with or visual novel beginners. But if you are not a fan of Izumi Tsubasu’s older art, I still highly recommend you to try it out because this is definitely worth your time.

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首先，是可恶的分割商业模式啊！Palette必须改改这个毛病，虽然作为粉丝我是愿意为其买单，但是价钱真的是贵，真的是令人瞠目结舌。

当初读完「9nine」后，我觉得Palette的其他作品应该也不错，所以就深入了这个坑。之后又读了「恋花绽放樱飞时」，其实也还好，于是打算再挖掘看看还有什么其他作品，结果发现了「纯白交响曲」。由于Steam上没有中文版，所以只好先找动画来看，所以当初是以“2009年的作品应该不会有代理商会推出这部的英汉化吧？”心情看。动画是以学姐线为主，起初觉得还好，就是一部普通的校园恋爱故事，偏向于废萌日常。但是后来看到了紗凪对男主的感情，真的让我很感动，特别是那个臭秋千场景，让我哭了。当时就决定了，这部我死之前一定要推。而且Palette后来也特别推出了紗凪单人线，这也更加肯定了我想推「纯白交响曲」的理由。只不过当时资源难找，再加上我自己也在陆续推着其他GAL，所以把「纯白交响曲」给忘了，直到白舟发布了公告。

今年白舟以惊人的速度接手了许多老作品。我倒是没想到白舟会接手「纯白交响曲」，所以当白舟在X（Twitter）上发布了英文版的消息时，我真的非常兴奋，也非常感谢白舟把「纯白交响曲」上架至Steam平台，让更多的玩家有机会把这部佳作买回家阅读。

I am a total sucker for Sana, who wouldn’t like a character that has red hair with a ponytail and is a small tsundere AND is voiced by Yoshida Mayumi? Therefore my opinion for Sana Edition is definitely biased and probably not helpful at all.

Inui Sana is the sole reason why I am buying this. You know it's a big deal if the developers decided to create a spin off for a specific character because of the popularity she was getting, and that is Inui Sana from the base game of Mashiro Iro Symphony. In Sana Edition, there are several new things being added aside from the PSP version: a few new CGs drawn by Izumi Tsubasu, new animated H-scenes, additional scenarios and Sana themed UI.

Oh dear, have you listened to the OP, Yuki wa Nani iro and the ED, Haru o Tsurete, both sung by Kotoha? No? Yeah you’re missing out a big time. They are really good, and definitely one of my favourite galge songs in 2023. In C102, Palette also sold the song disc, and even included a Yoshida Mayumi version(basically Inui Sana version) of Yuki wa Nani iro and Haru o Tsurete instead of just the Kotoha version. Man I felt like I was being pampered by Palette.

All in all, I believe that Sana Edition is only worth buying if you like Inui Sana because this is basically a spin off dedicated to Sana fans. Ever play Aokana Extra 1 and 2? Yeah maybe not exactly the same, but basically extra story dedicated to a specific heroine, which in this case, Sana. So if you’re not a Sana oshi or didn’t enjoy reading Mashiro Iro Symphony, this is just not meant for you.

Can’t wait to see what Palette is going to cook for us with their next new project. If there is one in the near future that is…

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身为紗凪推就是要冲首购啊，管它3781多少钱多少折扣，拿，都拿，把我钱拿去快把紗凪给我，我要见证紗凪的幸福啊！！自从看了纯白交响曲的动漫，我被那秋千场景给震撼到了，每时每刻都想要紗凪幸福下去而不是看着她哭得失心肺裂然后故事就收尾。即使紗凪对自己的感情有多么的不老实，多么的傲娇都好，我都认为她还是值得拥有自己的美好结局。所以在有生之年能够读到这部真的是让我觉得能活着真好。