Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!

Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!
Developer(s)	5pb., Nitroplus
Publisher(s)	5pb.
Producer(s)	Tatsuya Matsuhara
Artist(s)	Mutsumi Sasaki Yukihiro Matsuo
Writer(s)	Naotaka Hayashi
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release date(s)	JP March 25, 2010
Genre(s)	Comedy, Romance, Visual novel
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	CERO: C
Media/distribution	DVD-ROM

Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! (Chaos;Head らぶ Chu Chu!, Chaos;Head Rabu Chu Chu!^?) is a romantic comedy visual novel developed and produced by 5pb. and Nitroplus for the Xbox 360. It was released on March 25, 2010. This is the two companies' third time collaborating together after Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate. The game is described by the development team as a "exploding delusions ADV" (妄想爆裂ADV, Mōsō Bakuretsu ADV^?).^[1]

Main characters

The player assumes the role of Takumi Nishijo (西條拓巳, Nishijō Takumi^?, voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino), the protagonist of Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!.^[2] While Takumi used to be a loner, he's started to try and pull things together and is on the path to becoming a regular person again.^[2] He is still not good at talking to girls though.^[2] Rimi Sakihata (咲畑梨深, Sakihata Rimi^?, voiced by: Eri Kitamura) is Takumi's classmate and has a bright personality.^[2] The opening movie also hints at Seria Orgel being a main character within the game, and introduces Seria's younger sister, Erin-fray Orgel.

Development

Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! is the third collaborative work between 5pb. and Nitroplus after Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate. Character design is handled by Mutsumi Sasaki and the art of the game is being provided by Yukihiro Matsuo.^[1] The scenario will be written by Naotaka Hayashi and the producer is Tatsuya Matsuhara.^[1] Product design will be handled by Choco.^[1] All of the staff above took part in the original Chaos;Head.

According to Tatsuya, the project was conceived during the development of Steins;Gate.^[3] The Love Chu Chu! part of the game's name was actually narrowed down from a list of about one hundred candidates.^[3] When told that it was rather embarrassing to say the title's name and asked about an abbreviation, Tatsuya jokingly insisted that the interviewer had to say "Love Chu Chu!" in its entirety.^[3] Tatsuya however did note that some of the staff members abbreviate it as "CHLCC" while others call it "Kao Chu" (カオChu^?).^[3]

Release history

Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! was released on March 25, 2010 in both regular and limited editions.^[1] The limited edition of the game will come with a microfiber towel with an illustration by Mutsumi Sasaki^[4] and a special Dengeki G's Chaos;Head Festival! (電撃G's CHAOS;HEAD Festival!^?) magazine.^[5] The magazine will come with a collection of visuals, interviews with the cast and the artists, a long interview with Chiyomaru Shikura, and a short story written by Naotaka Hayashi.^[5]

Internet radio

An Internet radio show for promoting Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! aired every Thursday starting on February 11, 2010.^[6] The show will be hosted by Akane Tomonaga, the voice actress of Seira Orgel, and Emiri Katō, the voice actress of Erin-fray Orgel.^[6]

Music

The opening theme to Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!, Synchro Shiyouyo (シンクロしようよ, Shinkuro Shiyouyo^?) will be performed by DystopiaGround's Nao with the lyrics and music being written by Chiyomaru Shikura.^[7] The ending themes will be performed by Kanako Itō and Sakakibara Yui.^[8] The CD single for the opening theme will be released on March 31, 2010.^[9] The PSP version uses the song Let's Mount Some Flags/Tags (フラグ立てようよ Furagu Tateyou Yo), also sung by Nao, as its opening theme. The opening song, along with the original ending themes, are on the CD single PSPソフト「CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu!」主題歌.^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "製品概要 - 妄想爆裂ADV CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu! [Product Information - Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!]" (in Japanese). 5pb.. http://lovechuchu.net/about.php. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "キャラクター - 妄想爆裂ADV CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu! [Character - Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!]" (in Japanese). 5pb.. http://lovechuchu.net/chara.php. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "気になるエリンルートは？ 『CHAOS；HEAD らぶChu☆Chu！』インタビュー!! [What about that Erin route? Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! interview!!]". Dengeki. 2010-01-22. http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/228/228872/. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
4. ^ "妄想爆裂ADV CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu! -official website [Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! -official website]" (in Japanese). 5pb.. 2010-01-29. http://lovechuchu.net/index.php. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "限定版情報 - 妄想爆裂ADV CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu! [Limited edition information - Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!]" (in Japanese). 5pb.. http://lovechuchu.net/special_limited.php. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "WEBラジオ - 妄想爆裂ADV CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu! [Web Radio - Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!]" (in Japanese). 5pb.. http://lovechuchu.net/special_radio.php. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
7. ^ "エレメンツ - 妄想爆裂ADV CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu! [Elements - Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!]" (in Japanese). 5pb.. http://lovechuchu.net/elements.php. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
8. ^ "『CHAOS；HEAD らぶChu☆Chu！』の発売日は3月25日！ 新キャラも登場!! ["Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!"'s release date is March 25! A new character will arrive!!]" (in Japanese). Dengeki. 2009-12-26. http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/223/223388/. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
9. ^ "シンクロしようよ Xbox360「CHAOS;HEAD　らぶ　Chu☆Chu！」OPテーマ　nao [Synchro Shiyouyo Xbox 360 "Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!" opening theme]". 5pb.Records. http://5pb.jp/records/release/detail/detail.php?records_product_code=FVCG-1107. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
10. ^ "Amazon.com: PSPソフト「CHAOS;HEAD らぶChu☆Chu!」主題歌 nao、いとうかなこ、ファンタズム(FES cv.榊原ゆい）、 榊原ゆい" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004C7QIQW. Retrieved 2011-8-12. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)