Overview

Number of Players
1 (Single Player)
Genre
Release Date

Switch eShop

  • US 14th Feb 2025, $29.99
  • EU 14th Feb 2025, £26.99
Official Site
nintendo.com

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About The Game

Kanon is the debut work from the visual novel studio Key, known for titles such as AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters! and many more. It received great acclaim and was even adapted into an anime series.Enjoy this tale of small miracles that occur in a northern town, now available on the Nintendo Switch™!

Featuring retouched HD visuals and CG coloring!This version not only offers the best HD visuals to date, but the game's CG coloring has also been adjusted to better suit the Nintendo Switch console's display colors. Enjoy the experience with even more beautiful graphics!

Playable in three languages!The text can be set to English, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese (audio is in Japanese only). This includes in-game text, options, and the digital manual. Language settings can be changed at any time.

Play using only the touch screen! Play with one hand!Play in handheld mode with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con™ controllers attached, or detach them and play with just the touch controls! While in tabletop mode or TV mode, everything can be controlled using only the Joy-Con (R), allowing you to play with only one hand!Also available for the Nintendo Switch Lite. (A separate Joy-Con (R) is required to play with one hand.)

*Some expressions in this title will differ from those in the version of Kanon sold in Japan.

GameplayGameplay in this choice-based visual novel involves reading through the story while making choices at certain key points. Different decisions may lead to different outcomes, story branches and endings.While the prologue is the same in every playthrough, different choices begin early and lead to emotional endings with five different characters.

StoryIt's a winter's day, and snow is fluttering down...On a bench in front of the train station, I reunite with my cousin, Nayuki Minase, for the first time in seven years. Nayuki and my aunt welcomed me back to this town after I suddenly had to move. It's also home to some hazy childhood memories of mine. In this town, covered in deep snow, five girls and I will come to experience small miracles...

StaffScenario: Naoki Hisaya / Jun MaedaOriginal Art: Itaru HinoueMusic: Shinji Orito with Key / OdiakeS

CastNow available fully voiced by a stellar cast of voice talent! Ayu Tsukimiya VA: Yui HorieNayuki Minase  VA: Mariko KoudaMakoto Sawatari  VA: Mayumi IizukaShiori Misaka   VA: Akemi SatoMai Kawasumi   VA: Yukari TamuraSayuri Kurata VA: Tomoko KawakamiKaori Misaka  VA: Ayako KawasumiAkiko Minase  VA: Yuko MinaguchiMishio Amano  VA: Maaya SakamotoJun Kitagawa   VA: Tomokazu SekiKuze    VA: Hiroshi KamiyaYuichi Aizawa (protagonist) VA: Tomokazu Sugita

*Audio is in Japanese only.*The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.