Hoshizora no Waltz - Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien

Original / Romaji Lyrics	English Translation
wakaregiwa no samishisa wa ano koro kara kawaranai mata ashita aeru no ni hanaretakunai no	The loneliness of parting Remains with me long after Though we may meet again tomorrow I do not want to leave you now
sotto watashi wo dakishimete kureru shiawase wo mamoritai zutto	The joy I feel when you hold me gently I want to hold onto it forever
manatsu no seiza ni terasarete futari chiisaku tonaeru himitsu no kotoba oshiete ageru ne, omajinai shiyou	With the midsummer constellations shining on us We quietly recite the words I will teach you the secret words Let's cast a spell together
itsumo aruku kaerimichi tsunaida te wo hanasenai kono mama itai keredo toki ga sugite iku	Walking along the road we always take home I cannot let go of your hand I want to stay this way But time keeps passing by
yozora ni egaku yume wa hitotsu dake anata no hoshi ni naritai itsuka	There is only one dream I see in the night sky I want to become your star, someday
yasashii hitomi wo miteitara naze ka namida ga afureru hajimete no setsunasa wo shitta no ...anata ga suki	Looking into your gentle eyes My tears overflow somehow And I truly know the meaning of pain ...I love you
manatsu no seiza ni terasarete futari shizuka ni inoru no sunao na kimochi no mama de issho ni iraremasu youni	With the midsummer constellations shining on us We pray silently: May we be together With true feelings, always
hikari ga umareta no ima futari no kokoro no naka ni	Within our hearts Light is given life

Transliterated by Kawaii Bunny

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (君が望む永遠^?, lit. The Eternity You Desire), abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is aJapanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast (by Alchemist) and PlayStation 2 (by Princess Soft) under the title Rumbling Hearts^[1] as all-age versions. A Windows Vista-optimized version of the game, known as Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Latest Edition~, was released on March 28, 2008.^[2]

The game was adapted into a fourteen-episode anime television series, first airing between October 5, 2003 and January 4, 2004. The three DVD volumes of the series were released in the United States in December 2006, February 2007, and March 2007 respectively. The series was also licensed for release by Revelation Films in theUnited Kingdom and Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, under the title Rumbling Hearts - Kiminozo. It was one of the first anime shows to be officially made available for the iPod through the iTunes Store and is also available through Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace.

An anime OVA series called Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~^[3] began its release on December 21, 2007. The booklet that accompanied the first DVD release revealed that the OVA series will be four episodes long. Promotional videos for the new OVA were posted on December 4, 2007.^[4] The OVA series follows an alternate ending that centers around Haruka.

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien's title 君が望む永遠, due to its length, is usually reduced to "君望". This is officially read as "Kimibō", but many read it as "Kiminozo" instead. Both abbreviations are now considered to be acceptable, with "Kiminozo" being officially written as "君のぞ" instead (this is used in Kiminozo Radio). Early English-speaking fans of the series often shorten the title to "KGNE".

Characters

Takayuki Narumi (鳴海 孝之 Narumi Takayuki^?)

Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama (Japanese), Kevin M. Connolly (English)

As the protagonist, Takayuki Narumi meets Haruka a year before Mitsuki sets them up during their third year of high school. When he witnesses the still fresh pool of blood next to Haruka's bloodied hair ribbons lying among the shattered glass of the phone booth, he develops a posttraumatic stress disorder.^[5] Later in the story, he works at a restaurant chain owned by the Sky Temple financial group called "The Family Restaurant", after having regressed in his studies due to the disorder resulting from the accident. In Haruka's absence, he gradually begins to develop a relationship with Mitsuki. In the game the player assumes this role and can choose to pursue and end up with most of the female characters.

Haruka Suzumiya (涼宮 遙 Suzumiya Haruka^?)

Voiced by: Minami Kuribayashi (Japanese), Carrie Savage (English)

Being a shy, timid girl, Haruka is set up with Takayuki by her friend, Mitsuki, while she is in high school. The two quickly become close, and develop an intimate relationship. She is involved in a serious car accident and ends up in a coma. The main thrust of the story begins when she awakens three years later. She is afflicted with anterograde amnesia, and because of her delicate psyche, her family and Takayuki conceal the truth that three years have passed, which forms much of the tension in the series.

Mitsuki Hayase (速瀬 水月 Hayase Mitsuki^?)

Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (credited as (Tomoko Ishibashi) (Japanese), Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)

Mitsuki is friends with both Takayuki and Haruka, but secretly she has feelings for Takayuki. In high school she was a competitive swimmer, but shortly after Haruka's accident, she finds herself leaving swimming to tend to Takayuki. She finally reveals her feelings to Takayuki.

Akane Suzumiya (涼宮 茜 Suzumiya Akane^?)

Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi (credited as (Tomomi Uehara) (Japanese), Leah Clark (English)

Haruka's younger sister initially treats both Takayuki and Mitsuki as older siblings until she finds out they have been seeing each other behind the comatose Haruka's back. While Haruka is in hospital, she visits her every day. She, like Mitsuki, is a competitive swimmer, but feels as if she can never match Mitsuki, who she initially looks up to. Later, there are hints given that Akane feels something more for Takayuki, but these are not explored fully in the series.

Shinji Taira (平 慎二 Taira Shinji^?)

Voiced by: Masaki Andō (Japanese), David Wilson-Brown (English)

Although being friends with Takayuki, Haruka and Mitsuki in high school, he drifts off from the group after graduation. However, he becomes an important character towards the end of the series. He sometimes presents a counter-balance to the drama of the rest of the characters, as his relationship with his girlfriend (who remains off-screen) seems to be going well.

Ayu Daikuuji (大空寺 あゆ Daikūji Ayu^?)

Mayu Tamano (玉野 まゆ Tamano Mayu^?)

Voiced by: Kiyomi Asai (Japanese), Luci Christian (English) (Ayu)

Voiced by: Kozue Yoshizumi, credited as Kyōko Yoshida) (Japanese), Monica Rial (English) (Mayu)

They are two waitresses who work at the same restaurant as Takayuki. Ayu is the surly daughter of the chief executive officer of the "Sky Temple" financial group, who owns and operates the restaurant chain. As such, she is permitted to work at the restaurant as part of a market study by the financial group on the condition she does not reveal her identity.^[6] She works in order to experience society. Mayu is a soft-spoken but well-meaning klutz who has lost her parents and older brother. While serving as love interests in the game, they provide the only comic relief in the anime. After the credits of several episodes in the series, a 30-second short known as the "Ayu-Mayu Theater" shows them in a comical situation totally irrelevant to the main story with all characterssuper deformed. They are also known as AyuAyu and MayuMayu.

Hotaru Amakawa (天川 蛍 Amakawa Hotaru^?)

Fumio Hoshino (星乃 文緒 Hoshino Fumio^?, Fumie in the Funimation English version)

Manami Homura (穂村 愛美 Homura Manami^?)

Voiced by: Satoko Kubota (Japanese), Alison Viktorin (English) (Hotaru)

Voiced by: Hitomi (credited as (Minami Hokuto) (Japanese), Jamie Marchi (English) (Fumio)

Voiced by: Amako Mari (Japanese), Amy Rosenthal (English) (Manami)

They are three nurses at the hospital. Hotaru and Fumio attended nursing school together and are very close friends. Hotaru Amakawa suffers from a terminal illness that stopped her physical development so that she looks like a very young girl. She is is often referred to as "Fumio's child", as Hotaru has a very child like stature whereas Fumio has a very curvy and maternal stature. The two are inseparable. Manami, the green-haired nurse, is a student nurse who attended the same high school as Takayuki. Manami has a very strong mothering instinct with a desire to take care of people, hence her chosen profession. In the game, Manami is introduced in the first chapter and also is in love with Takayuki, but is also too shy to express her feelings for him. All three nurses are potential love interests in the game. The original Manami ending was so disturbing that fans wrote to the company calling to change it. So in the DVD and PS2 versions of the game, a new ending was added for Manami. In the series, Manami's role is reduced to one line and several silent cameos including a spoof of Ringu in one "Ayu-Mayu Theater" segment where Manami comes out of the TV. Amakawa is given several short scenes in the hospital, where she drops many sexual innuendos into her conversations with Takayuki.

Kouzuki Motoko (香月モトコ Motoko Kōzuki^?)

Voiced by: Mariko Kobayashi

She is the doctor in charge of Haruka.

A TV anime based on the game and animated and produced by Studio Fantasia first aired across Japan from October 5, 2003 to January 4, 2004 with the erotic elements from the game greatly toned down. The anime provides a realistic depiction of PTSD and a believable depiction of the effects the disorder has on personal relationships.

The series consists of three timelines:

The first one takes place before the accident, which is mostly contained in the first two episodes and covers the development of the relationship among Haruka, Mitsuki, Shinji, and Takayuki in their third year of high school. In Japan high school comprises grades 10 to 12 with students entering high school at age 15 or 16. Akane is also introduced. However, later episodes flash back prior to the beginning of this timeline and also depict photographs of events that happen in this timeline but are not shown; for example the photograph of Mitsuki, Akane, Haruka, and Takayuki at the pool. This timeline ends with all the friends at the hospital with a shot of Takayuki collapsed on the floor and Mitsuki wearing the ring that Takayuki bought on her left ring finger, much like an engagement ring. Unlike the US, the left ring finger is not reserved for engagement, wedding, chastity rings, or less common promise rings in Japan.

The second timeline takes place one year after the accident. As a prelude to this, Takayuki arrives as the ambulance takes Haruka away from the scene and he witnesses the still fresh pool of blood next to Haruka's bloodied hair ribbons. This traumatic experience causes Takayuki's PTSD, which is portrayed in episode 5 of the series. This has affected him more than Mitsuki and Akane. Takayuki and Mitsuki both experience flashbacks, emotional detachment or numbing of feelings (emotional self-mortification or dissociation), insomnia, avoidance of reminders and extreme distress when exposed to the reminders ("triggers"), loss of appetite (Takayuki), feelings of misplaced guilt, memory loss (may appear as a difficulty of paying attention as with Mitsuki), excessive startle responses (animated as visual changes in the pupils of the eyes), clinical depression, and anxiety three years after Haruka's accident. Akane suffers from hyper-vigilance, misplaced guilt, and irritability. Haruka herself is left in a coma. At the end of this timeline, Haruka's parents ban Takayuki from seeing Haruka after he tries to remove her from hospital while comatose. Mitsuki offers herself sexually to Takayuki while he is at his emotional low point following the incident. Akane discovers an undressed Mitsuki on Takayuki's futon the next day.

The third timeline takes place three years after the accident. Takayuki is now working part-time at a restaurant called "Sky temple", along with the comic relief characters Ayu and Mayu. Mitsuki and Takayuki have agreed to live together but have difficulties finding a new apartment. Eventually, Haruka awakens from her coma, oblivious of what has happened during the last three years. In addition, she is diagnosed with anterograde amnesia.

After having been awake for a month, Haruka still thinks it is three years ago. Akane contacts Takayuki to inform him that Haruka has awakened. The doctor warns Takayuki and Mitsuki that her condition is very fragile and informs them of the condition of her memory before they enter the room. She tells them not to let her know that three years have passed because she feels the shock would damage her psyche, possibly destroying her will to recover, and trigger a relapse. This does happen when Akane tells Haruka that three years have passed, Takayuki has been dating Mitsuki, and that everyone has been working to deceive Haruka. She then falls into another coma, although she wakes a few days later.

Haruka improves after seeing Takayuki. The only thing she can remember since the accident is Takayuki's visit. Takayuki is conflicted with his feelings of guilt and responsibility and must choose between Mitsuki and Haruka. The bulk of the rest of the story focuses on the suffering of the characters because of this predicament. Takayuki chooses Mitsuki after saying farewell to Haruka.

The plot consists of a blend of multiple game storylines, mostly the Mitsuki storyline with a bit of Haruka's storyline mixed with elements from the Akane storyline. The general fate of Amakawa is also disclosed through one scene between Fumio and Takayuki and a line by Fumio at the end of the final episode indicating she died. Manami is limited to one line at the very end and several dialogueless cameos. Materials not included in the game due to its perspective being in first person, such as depictions of Mitsuki having sex with Shinji (in certain routes) and Haruka telling Mitsuki that she has a crush on Takayuki while walking home, are also included.