● NORN9 Main Story

Guided by music, the boy reached an alternate universe.
He found the surroundings so strange when he came back to himself.
The old streets of classical flavor are
just the same as the illustrations of the Meiji or Taisho era in a textbook.
Traveling through time,
the boy encountered 3 girls and 9 young men.
It's the dawn of a new journey.

＂Friendship is never unbreakable. Love is never eternal.
　However, no man is an island.＂

What do they travel for?
Where is their destination?
More importantly, what's wrong with this world?
Dispelling the mists,
the spaceship pointed towards the end of the story.
The wheel of fortune is turning round now...

● NORN9 Background

I know this place. But something is wrong...
Japan is not that secluded country anymore.
Thanks to democracy and cultural freedom,
the enthusiastic citizens make this country more vibrant than ever before.
At the best of times,
there's no one to go astray.
No hunger, no poverty, and no war.
All men are equal in the republic.
Does such a utopia really exist in the past?
Mixed with both nostalgia and unfamiliarity,
an unknown history is ready to show you its first page.

● NORN9 System

How to Play Through the Story

The story consists of three parts: Prologue, Chapter 1 and the story of a particular character starting from Chapter 2.

Prologue
This part introduces NORN and each character from the perspective of Sorata Suzuhara who came from the Heisei era. It’s also the only part played from Sorata's viewpoint.
Chapter 1
From this part, 3 heroines play the role of storyteller instead of the boy in Prologue. Switchable perspective is helpful to know more about the heroine you choose and other male characters.
All these characters are divided into several groups, and interacting with the 3 male characters in each group is the heart of the story. In this part, each group acts separately.
Chapter 2 and More
Due to an incident on the spaceship, heroines have to take action together with 2 male characters .
Some truths can only be found after falling in love with a particular character, so please enjoy the surprises hidden in different routes.
Important plot foreshadowing intertwines and is spread across 9 independent stories.
Unintended behaviors may have great significance, and all mysteries will be unraveled after playing different routes...!
Learn more about each character in all routes!

NORN Ensemble

[Keyword] can be collected during gameplay. After clearing the game once, [NORN Ensemble] in [Extra] will be unlocked.
Voices related to [Keyword] collected can be heard in [NORN Ensemble]. Try combining the voices collected to enjoy conversations just like talking with the characters in the story!

Additional Content

This HD version is ported based on the PSVita version, and new content added for the PSVita version is also included.

Short Stories
Lovers’ new stories not included in the main story have been added.
CG Click
The NORN icon will be displayed over thumbnails in the gallery if certain conditions are met. When clicking on these thumbnails, the NORN icon will appear on the larger CG for several seconds, indicating that an additional voice can be heard. Click these areas on the CG to hear different additional voices and get closer to characters.
NORN9 QUEST
Play a pixel art mini game of communicating with characters. Points needed for the 『NORN STORE』 can be collected in the mini game.
You can unlock abundant content including short stories, illustrations, comics or BGM.

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