<s>
,	O
sometimes	O
shortened	O
to	O
Hoshikaka	O
and	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
translation	O
A	B-Application
Bridge	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Starry	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Feng	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feng	O
announced	O
work	O
on	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2009	O
and	O
marketed	O
it	O
through	O
public	O
venues	O
and	O
the	O
broadcast	O
of	O
a	O
radio	O
drama	O
throughout	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
made	O
transitions	O
into	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
contains	O
extremely	O
minimal	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Kazuma	O
Hoshino	O
,	O
a	O
teenage	O
boy	O
who	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
fictional	O
rural	O
town	O
of	O
Yamabiko	O
with	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
Ayumu	O
,	O
on	O
account	O
of	O
Ayumu	O
's	O
asthma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
D-Dream	O
,	O
a	O
distributor	O
of	O
visual	O
novels	O
and	O
domestic	O
anime	O
products	O
,	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Feng	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feng	O
announced	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
AA	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
disc	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
128-page	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
Visual	O
Fan	O
Book	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
containing	O
character	O
illustrations	O
and	O
staff	O
interviews	O
and	O
commentaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
was	O
notably	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
twelve-episode	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
by	O
Doga	O
Kobo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
July	O
6	O
to	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
was	O
published	O
into	O
six	O
DVDs	O
and	O
Blu-rays	O
containing	O
two	O
episodes	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
Opening	O
Theme	O
"	O
single	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
closing	O
theme	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
Nomico	O
and	O
Ringo	O
Aoba	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
instrumentals	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
at	O
Comiket	O
79	O
,	O
published	O
under	O
Feng	O
's	O
own	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
Character	O
Song	O
Album	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
eight-track	O
album	O
featuring	O
music	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
anime	O
's	O
voice	O
actresses	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
internet	O
radio	O
shows	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
based	O
on	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
a	O
radio	O
drama	O
called	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
Radio	O
,	O
was	O
streamed	O
on	O
a	O
Japanese	O
internet	O
radio	O
network	O
called	O
Onsen	O
during	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
broadcast	O
every	O
Friday	O
between	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
internet	O
radio	O
show	O
,	O
called	O
Radio	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
"	O
Yorozu	O
Yo	O
Bekkan	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
hosted	O
by	O
Shiho	O
Kawaragi	O
and	O
Aiko	O
Okubo	O
,	O
who	O
voice	O
Senka	O
and	O
Koyori	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radio	O
show	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getchu.com,	O
a	O
major	O
distributor	O
of	O
visual	O
novels	O
and	O
domestic	O
anime	O
products	O
,	O
ranked	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
as	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
visual	O
novel	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
chart	O
any	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
won	O
a	O
silver	O
prize	O
for	O
character	O
design	O
at	O
Moe	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
anime	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Aiden	O
Foote	O
of	O
THEM	O
Anime	O
Reviews	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
panned	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
cliché	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
terrible	O
"	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
generic	O
"	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hoshizora	B-Application
e	I-Application
Kakaru	I-Application
Hashi	I-Application
DVD	O
sold	O
589	O
copies	O
between	O
July	O
4	O
and	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
blu-ray	O
release	O
sold	O
917	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
