NITRO CHiRAL

Nitro Chiral

Industry	Computer games
Genre	BL,Eroge&Visual novels
Headquarters	Japan
Area served	Japan
Products	Togainu no Chi Dramatical Murder Sweet Pool Lamento: beyond the void Slow Damage
Website	www.nitrochiral.com

Nitro Chiral,currently stylized asNITRO CHiRAL,formerly stylized asNitro+CHiRAL,is aBLgame brand owned by Japanesevisual novelcompanyNitroplus,created in 2004.

History

The company was formed in 2004 and released their first work,Togainu no Chi,in 2005.Their second game,Lamento: ~BEYOND THE VOID~was released in 2006.Afan discnamedChiral Moriwas released in 2008. It is an amusement disc that includes three minigames and features the characters of their first two games.WhileTogainu no ChiandLamentowere adult games,Chiral Moriwas given an approval for all ages. Their third game,Sweet Poolwas also released in 2008 for adults only.During the same year,Togainu no Chiwas re-released onPlayStation 2for ages 15+ and calledTogainu no Chi True Blood.

In 2010,Togainu no Chiwas ported to thePSPhandheld consoles asTogainu no Chi True Blood Portable.Nitro+chiral released their fourth game,Dramatical Murder,in 2012.A fan disc ofDramatical MurdercalledDramatical Murder re:connectand featuring additional scenes and songs was released in 2013.A 15+PlayStation Vitaport of the game calledDramatical Murder re:codewas released in 2014.In 2015,Togainu no Chiwas ported toiPhoneandAndroiddevices; both versions are based on the PlayStation 2 port for ages 15+.In 2016, Nitro+chiral re-releasedTogainu no Chi,Lamento: Beyond the VoidandSweet Poolfor theWindows 10operating system.In 2021, Nitro+chiral released their fifth game,Slow Damage.Within the same year, a browser based mobile side story calledSlow Damage: Clean Disheswas released, featuring all new characters within the same setting as its original game.

On July 4, 2018, it was announced at theAnime ExpothatJAST USA's new JAST Blue branch, which focuses on boys-love games, will release Nitro+CHiRAL's visual novel titles in English.

On June 14, 2021, JAST Blue announced that they will be postponing their localization ofLamento -Beyond the Void-indefinitely.

Video games

Title	Details
Togainu no Chi Original release date(s): JP:25 February, 2005 NA:25 February, 2020	Release years by system: 2005 -Microsoft Windows 2008 -PlayStation 2 2010 -PlayStation Portable 2015 -iOS 2015 -Android 2016 -Windows 10
	Notes: The PlayStation 2 port of the game, calledTogainu no Chi True Blood,was ratedCERO C(15+); the sex scenes and nudity were removed while the violence was toned down. Added a new route for a completely original character exclusive to this port. The PlayStation Portable, iOS and Android versions are all based on the PlayStation 2 port. The Windows 10 port doesn't feature any alterations from the original release.
Lamento: ~Beyond the Void~ Original release date(s): JP:27 October, 2006	Release years by system: 2006 - Microsoft Windows 2016 - Windows 10
	Notes: The Windows 10 port doesn't feature any alterations from the original release.
Chiral Mori Original release date(s): JP:25 January, 2008	Release years by system: 2008 - Windows 7
	Notes: Chiral Moriwas released for all ages. It consists of three minigames featuring characters fromTogainu no ChiandLamento.
Sweet Pool Original release date(s): JP:19 December, 2008 NA:19 December, 2018	Release years by system: 2008 - Microsoft Windows 2016 - Windows 10 2018 - PlayStation Vita
	Notes: The Windows 10 port doesn't feature any alterations from the original release.
Dramatical Murder Original release date(s): JP:23 March, 2012 NA:6 April, 2021	Release years by system: 2012 - Microsoft Windows 2014 -PlayStation Vita
	Notes: A fan disc calledDramatical Murder re:connectwas released for Windows in 2013 and features new scenes, songs and extended endings as well as a minigame. The PlayStation Vita port, calledDramatical Murder re:code,was rated CERO C (15+); the sex scenes and nudity were removed while the violence was toned down. Added a new route for one of the side characters.
Slow Damage Original release date(s): JP:25 February, 2021 NA:14 November, 2022	Release years by system: 2021 - Microsoft Windows
	Notes: A side story titled "Slow Damage: Clean Dishes" was released on April 27, 2021 revolving around two characters created especially for this new game.

Staff

Each game has its own list of staff and other collaborators, listed here is the core staff from their newest title Slow Damage.

• Producer: Dijitarou
• Scenario Writer:Kabura Fuchii
• Lead Programmer: Kukuruna
• Character/CGIllustrator: Yamada Uiro
• SDCharacter Illustrator: Yuupon
• Public Relations: Chiral-kun
• Sales: Kurosawa Hideki
• Sound design: Breavehearts Co., Ltd.

Former Staff

• Illustrator of Togainu no Chi and Lamento ~BEYOND THE VOID~: Kana Tatana (たたな かな) who now uses the name Chinatsu Kurahana after her departure from Nitro+Chiral in 2006.
• Illustrator of sweet pool: Onitsuka Seiji.
• Illustrator of DRAMAtical Murder: Honyalala.
• Scenario Writer:Gen Urobuchi.(mentored Fuchii and co-wrote sweet pool)

Music Performance

• Kanako Itou
• ZIZZ STUDIO
• GEORIDE
• Kazuhiro Watanabe
• Pale Green (Seiji Kimura)
• GOATBED
• VERTUEUX
• ARKTA
• Anna Evans Golden Folks
• THE ANDS
• KiRi

External links

• Nitro+CHiRAL
• Nitroplus
• Chinatsu Kurahana