Himawari - The Sunflower -

Adventure· Visual Novel· Anime· Story Rich

Released Dec 2016

What begins as a slice-of-life romantic comedy will prove to be a sci-fi tale full of character drama, mysteries, and tragedy. This coming-of-age visual novel is a story about life, mistakes, pursuing your dreams, and finding your place in the universe.

89% positive · 214 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to buy

Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $34.99

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Evaluation

Himawari - The Sunflower - launched on Steam on December 9, 2016, as a fully localized edition of the original doujin visual novel, featuring updated artwork by Frontwing. A minor script correction patch was released on January 19, 2017 to fix typos and text display issues. No DLC has ever been listed for this title, no post-launch content was announced, and no roadmap or future content plans were communicated by the developer or publisher at any point. The publisher's Steam news channel (MangaGamer) has continued posting about other titles in their catalog, but none of those posts reference any additional content for Himawari. The game launched as a complete, self-contained visual novel and has received no content expansions. It is a finished product.

Evidence

Himawari - The Sunflower - launched on Steam as an updated edition with new artwork from Frontwing, based on the original doujin game by BlankNote.

news post · Dec 10, 2016 source content shipped

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A script patch was released to fix typos and text display issues. This was the last update posted for Himawari specifically.

news post · Jan 19, 2017 source content shipped

low

Media

Details

Developer

blank-note & Frontwing

Publisher

MangaGamer

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

Visual Novel Anime Story Rich Sci-fi Space Cute Comedy Linear Psychological Horror Casual Dating Sim Adventure Philosophical Romance Emotional

About this game

Even though the crash of a spaceship left you without memories or parents, you still couldn't stop dreaming about the stars. As you spent your days trying to build a rocket to the moon with your best friend - the son of a key astronaut who died in a tragic accident - your stargazing catches the crash of another space vessel, and your rescue of the girl within sets in motion a story leading into the future and drawing on your forgotten past.

Can you confront your past mistakes? Accept those of others?

What secrets await on the moon?

With each new chapter, the characters gain more depth and more is revealed about this world set in 2050. While there is light-hearted romance to be found, the full stories and growth each character will stick with you long afterward.