KANADE

KANADE

Released Jun 2025

A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.

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Evaluation

KANADE is a visual novel that launched on Steam on June 11, 2025. The game was released as a complete, self-contained story — a romantic visual novel about two pen pals experiencing first love. Post-launch activity has been limited to a Traditional Chinese language support update in September 2025 and a one-year anniversary post in June 2026 expressing gratitude for player support. Neither of these communications announced new story content, DLC, or future updates. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced expansions, and no developer statements suggesting additional content is planned. The game's store description presents it as a finished narrative product with no indication of ongoing content development. It launched as a complete package and has remained so.
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KANADE launched on Steam as a complete visual novel.
news post · Jun 11, 2025 source content shipped
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Store description presents KANADE as a complete, self-contained visual novel with no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content.
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Frontwing USA
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

"KANADE" is a visual novel planned and penned by Asou Ei, with character designs and illustrations by Yusano.

Enjoy the romantic story of two former pen pals as they experience their first love in a world that is gradually approaching its demise.

"KANADE" features:

  • A script planned and written by the prolific Asou Ei ("euphoria," "Kuroinu," and "Sakura no Uta" ), who previously penned "Lilja and Natsuka: Painting Lies" with Frontwing.

  • A story that is accessible for new visual novel players.

  • Character designs and illustrations by Yusano, who had also worked on "ATRI -My Dear Moments-" and "GINKA" among other games.

  • A heroine voiced by Yuko Natsuyoshi (Rio, "Shine Post" anime; Yuyu, "Assault Lily" anime), who also sings the opening theme of the game!

  • A soundtrack by industry veteran Fuminori Matsumoto ("Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole").

  • An opening theme with lyrics by Yoshikazu Kuwashima, known for his work on vocal tracks for the "Grisaia" series.

  • 1920x1080 resolution support.

Main Character

Kanade (VA: Yuko Natsuyoshi)

A half-human, half-alien girl who loves to sing. She hopes to save the world through song in place of her alien mother, who isn't there to do it anymore. Honest, kind-hearted, and always polite, she puts her all into everything she does. However, her unfamiliarity with Earth as a half-alien sometimes shows itself in ways that surprise those around her.

Story

In the near future, a sudden proliferation of plants has left much of human civilization drowning in greenery. Yuuto is a boy living in a city that's now largely reclaimed by nature. One day, a girl named Kanade appears on his doorstep.

The two had been exchanging letters after she found one of his carrier pigeons.

"I have to sing the greatest love song and save the world in my mother's place.

So, Yuuto-san... Would you please fall in love with me?"

Warmly watched over by those around them, the two tentatively begin their exploration of love. What neither of them realize is that a spark of affection has already budded between them...

Fall in love, make music, and save the world.

This is the tale of a wondrous future where the encounter between a boy and girl brings a miracle to the world.

Last evaluated Jun 14, 2026
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