Mizuiro

Mizuiro is a visual novel made by NekoNeko Soft released in 2001. It has versions for four different platforms: PC CD (3 Disc), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PC DVD-Rom.

There were two anime OVA adaptations of the game, a two-episode Hentai OVA in 2002 and a two-episode non-Hentai OVA in 2003. Both have same characters, but with somewhat different storylines.

Characters

 * Kenji Katase (片瀬 健二): The protagonist and the character controlled by the player.
 * Yuki Katase (片瀬 雪希): The heroine of the story. Kenji Katase's adopted little sister.
 * Hiyori Hayasaka (早坂 日和): Kenji Katase's childhood friend. (In DC/PS2 version she has two different stories)
 * Kiyoka Onosaki (小野崎 清香): Kenji Katase's childhood friend.
 * Mutsuki Shindou (進藤 むつき): Yuki's trusted friend. In her story, she is shy. In all other stories, she is very loud and humorous.
 * Asami Kouzu (神津 麻美): A shy, but smart third year student.
 * Fuyuka Ishikawa (石川 冬佳): Kenji Katase's tutor. She is quite strict. (DC/PS2 version only)

Game Setting

 * Prologue: The player's character is very young, with the story beginning with the meeting of Yuki for the first time and developing a loving sibling relationship although they are not both related in blood as Yuki was adopted.
 * Pre-Opening: The player makes choices to decide the story of the game, with the players character still very young. The first meeting of Hiyori occurs, who is a lost girl crying in the park. The game then presents the problems of the character that your choices led to.
 * Game: The players character is in the second year of senior high in the game (grade 11). A story about a character is presented to the player depending on the choices made in the last setting. Each story has a moving or tragic situation.
 * Voice: Most of the female characters you encounter have a very calm voice, though it depends on the situation.