- Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai
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Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai 
Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai original visual novel cover.俺たちに翼はない Genre Drama, Romance, Comedy Game Developer Navel Genre Visual novel, Eroge Platform PC Released January 30, 2009 TV anime We, Without Wings Directed by Shinji Ushiro Produced by Makoto Ito Written by Takamitsu Kouno Music by Acchorike Studio Nomad Licensed by 
Funimation EntertainmentNetwork AT-X, CTC, GBS, Mie TV, SUN-TV, Tokyo MX, TVS Original run April 4, 2011 – June 20, 2011 Episodes 12 Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai - Under the Innocent Sky. (俺たちに翼はない, lit. We Don't Have Wings) is the fifth visual novel developed by Navel. Before the game's release, a prequel game named Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa nai ~Prelude~ containing bonus scenarios and events before the timeline of the game was released on 28 June 2008. This release didn't contain hentai scenes. The limited edition of the game was released on 30 January 2009. A standard version of the game was released on 24 April 2009. A fandisc named Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai AfterStory was released on 30 July 2010. A non-adult version remake, named "Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai R", of the PC game was released on 27 May 2011. The game has also received several manga adaptations. An anime adaptation (We, Without Wings) by the studio Nomad started airing on April 4, 2011.
Contents
Plot
It's winter in the big city of Yanagihara, and young people will meet and fall in love. Takashi is a boy who plans to escape to another world, but is held back by thoughts of his younger sister Kobato and girlfriend Asuka. Shusuke is a poor part-timer who has to work with student-author Hiyoko in spite of their initial dislike for each other. The antisocial Hayato makes his living as a handyman until he is visited by a girl named Naru.
Characters
Main heroines
- Asuka Watarai (渡来 明日香 Watarai Asuka)
- Voiced by: Misono Moriya (PC) / Mayumi Yoshida (Drama CD and anime)
- Takashi's classmate. She asked him to be her fake boyfriend because she was tired of rejecting all the guys who asked her out. She suffered a split personality illness when she was a child but has recovered from it. She also wants to help Takashi with his illness.
- Hiyoko Tamaizumi (玉泉 日和子 Tamaizumi Hiyoko)
- Voiced by: Nazuna Gogyō (PC) / Ryōko Ono (Drama CD and anime)
- Shuusuke's coworker. She is an aspiring novelist who thinks her books will be a success in the future.
- Naru Ohtori (鳳 鳴 Ohtori Naru)
- Voiced by: Ran Tōno (PC) / Yūko Gotō (Drama CD and anime)
- Kakeru's younger sister. She's cheerful and, despite her appearance, quite acute. She asked Hayato to help her look for her lost bike. Her fetish are worker uniforms.
- Kobato Haneda (羽田 小鳩 Haneda Kobato)
- Voiced by: Yui Minasegawa (PC) / Ai Matayoshi (Drama CD and anime)
- Takashi's younger sister. She knows everything about her brother, including the fact that he has a split personality.
Sub heroines
- Miyako Yamashina (山科 京 Yamashina Miyako)
- Voiced by: Rio Tanaka (PC) / Yukiko Takaguchi (Drama CD and anime)
- Takashi's classmate. She has two personalities: one quiet and shy and the other extroverted and talkative.
- Eriko Hino (日野 英里子 Hino Eriko)
- Voiced by: Don Ōhana (PC) / Eriko Kigawa (Drama CD and anime)
- A colleague and friend of Kinako.
- Kinako Mochizuki (望月 紀奈子 Mochizuki Kinako)
- Voiced by: Haruko Ueda (PC) / Chiaki Takahashi (Drama CD and anime)
- Yū Yoneda (米田 優 Yoneda Yū)
- Voiced by: Honoka Imuraya (PC) / Emiko Hagiwara (Drama CD and anime)
- Ai Kohda (香田 亜衣 Kohda Ai)
- Voiced by: Kasumi Sawamura (PC) / Saki Nakajima (Drama CD and anime)
- Harue Kasuga (春日 春恵 Kasuga Harue)
- Voiced by: Mitsuba (PC) / Hiromi Ōtsuda (Drama CD and anime)
Men
- Takashi Haneda (羽田 鷹志 Haneda Takashi)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga last episode only
The main hero. Named after Tokyo's main domestic airport Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport.
- Shūsuke Chitose (千歳 鷲介 Chitose Shūsuke)
- Voiced by: Hiroaki Miura
A poor part-timer who works at Alexander's. Named after New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
- Hayato Narita (成田 隼人 Narita Hayato)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
A handyman with an antisocial personality. Also known as Dracula or Dora-chan for short. Named after Tokyo's main international airport Narita International Airport.
- Kakeru Ohtori (鳳 翔 Ohtori Kakeru)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Hino
Has a split personality. Hangs out at Alexander sometimes, but is also the crazy leader of the YFB.
- Kuroudo Hariu (針生 蔵人 Hariu Kuroudo)
- Kazuma Morisato (森里 和馬 Morisato Kazuma)
- Voiced by: Hideki Ogihara
- Karuo Karube (軽部 狩男 Karube Karuo)
- Voiced by: Hideo Ishikawa
- Karura Itami (伊丹 伽楼羅 Itami Karura)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada
Other people
- Misaki Hayashida (林田 美咲 Hayashida Misaki)
- Voiced by: Tae Okajima
- Alice (アリス Arisu)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Aoki
- Masako Takauchi (高内 昌子 Takauchi Masako)
- Voiced by: Yuka Komatsu
- Akira Yoshikawa (吉川 あきら Yoshikawa Akira)
- Voiced by: Akane Tomonaga
- Kyouya (狂夜 Kyouya)
- Voiced by: Tomoko Fujino
- Saeko Sawai (沢井 冴子 Sawai Saeko)
- Sen'ichi Souda (左右田 仙一 Souda Sen'ichi) (aka LR2001 (LR2001 Eruāru Nisen'ichi))
- Hiroshi Shimabukuro (島袋 浩 Shimabukuro Hiroshi) (aka Chikedon (チケドン Chikedon))
- Daisuke Domon (土門 大輔 Domon Daisuke) (aka Banie D (バニィ D Banī Dī))
- Menma (メンマ Menma)
- Platinum (プラチナ Purachina)
- Martinez (マルチネス Maruchinesu)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Fujimoto
- Sakuya (咲夜 Sakuya)
- Michiya (満夜 Michiya)
- Archbishop (大司教 Daishikyō)
- DJ Condor (DJ コンドル Dījē Kondoru)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
- Eji (エージ Ēji)
- Pastor (牧師 Bokushi)
Music
Sky Sanctuary by Miyuki Hashimoto is used for the opening of Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~ while Jewelry Tears by Aki Misato is used for the opening of the full version. The opening for the fandisc AfterStory is Cross Illusion by Aki Misato.
Anime
In November 2010, an anime television series based on the visual novel was announced. The 12-episode anime series is produced by Nomad under the direction of Shinji Ushiro and Takamitsu Kouno as script supervisor. The anime series uses the same voice cast as the drama CD.[1] Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai began its broadcast run in Japan on April 4, 2011. Funimation Entertainment has acquired the series and will be streamed on their video portal on Jun 24, 2011, followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release in 2012.[2] An unaired OVA came bundled with the remake of the PC game as a limited edition extra on May 27, 2011.[3]
The anime opening theme is "Spread Wings" by Aki Misato, and the ending theme is "NEVERLAND" by Miyuki Hashimoto. "PARANoiA" by Aki Misato was the ending theme for episode 1 and "Hohoemi Genocide" by Alex3 was the ending theme for episode 10.
Episode list
No. Title Original airdate 01 "For example, this kind of fairy tale (A Hypothetical Fairytale)"
"Tatoeba sonna meruhen" (たとえばそんなメルヘン)April 4, 2011[4] 02 "My Favourite Animal is a Pegasus"
"Suki na dōbutsu wa pegasasu desu" (好きな動物はペガサスです)April 11, 2011[5] 03 "Kobato-san is so Cute"
"Kobato-san wa kawaii nā" (小鳩さんは可愛いなあ)April 18, 2011[5] 04 "Dora... I think I Might be Pregnant at the Moment..."
"Dora-san... Watashi, ima ninshin shichatta kamo..." (ドラさん…私、今妊娠しちゃったかも…)April 25, 2011[5] 05 "Oh, Thee Exalted Virtues of Sir Hawk!"
"Nantaru Hōku-kyō no toku takaki koto yo!" (なんたるホーク卿の徳高きことよ!)May 2, 2011[5] 06 "Yikes! No way, They'll Hear Us!"
"Hī! Ramē, koe deshau~!" (ひいッ!らめえ、声出しゃう～!)May 9, 2011[5] 07 "The Prestigious King Will Taste Victory"
"Hae Aru Ō no Gaisen da!" (栄えある王の凱旋(がいせん)だ!)May 16, 2011[6] 08 "Is the Busty Cream Girl Here Yet?"
"Kyonyū no Kurīmu Onēchan Mada desu kā!" (巨乳のクリームお姉ちゃんまだですかー!)May 23, 2011[6] 09 "My Heart is Pounding"
"Mune ga Takanarū!!" (胸が高鳴るーっ!!)May 30, 2011[6] 10 "Please Be My Fan Forever"
"Zutto, Fan de Ite Kudasai ne" (ずっと、ファンでいてくださいね)June 6, 2011[6] 11 "Are You Familiar with Imoto-Moe?"
"Imōto Moe to Iu Gainen o Shitte Iruka?" (妹萌えという概念を知っているか?)June 13, 2011[7] 12 "Our Wings..."
"Oretachi ni tsubasa wa......" (俺たちに翼は……)June 20, 2011[7] 13 "Hadairo Ritsu Kyuu Wari Zō" (肌色率九割増) (DVD and Blu-Ray Special) References
- ^ "Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai Visual Novel Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. November 28, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-28/ore-tachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai-visual-novel-gets-tv-anime. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Funimation Licenses We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky". Funimation.com Blog. http://blog.funimation.com/2011/06/funimation-to-stream-we-without-wings-under-the-innocent-sky/. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "OreTsuba Game Remake to Bundle Unaired Anime Episode". Anime News Network. March 26, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-26/oretsuba-game-remake-to-bundle-unaired-anime-episode. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ "俺たちに翼はない" (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on March 11, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x6TeHYp9. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
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- ^ a b c d "俺たちに翼はない" (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5ydRRRXGB. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "俺たちに翼はない" (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zLOoUf1G. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
External links
- Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai official website (Japanese)
- Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai official anime website
- We Without Wings - The Official Anime Website from FUNimation
- Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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