<s>
Lunaria	B-Application
:	I-Application
Virtualized	I-Application
Moonchild	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
science	O
fiction	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Key	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
is	O
Key	O
's	O
17th	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
Tabito	O
Kamishiro	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
T-bit	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
Skyout	O
,	O
which	O
earns	O
him	O
an	O
income	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
prize	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
he	O
wanders	O
onto	O
an	O
unknown	O
server	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Moon	O
and	O
meets	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
avatar	B-Application
Lunar-Q	O
,	O
who	O
earnestly	O
wants	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
Earth	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunaria	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
"	O
—	O
beginning	O
with	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
—	O
since	O
its	O
gameplay	O
offers	O
no	O
choices	O
or	O
alternate	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Key	O
's	O
previous	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
two	O
prior	O
visual	O
novels	O
termed	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
"	O
—	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Harmonia	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
—	O
since	O
their	O
gameplay	O
offers	O
no	O
choices	O
or	O
alternate	O
endings	O
,	O
Lunaria	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
alongside	O
Loopers	B-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
and	O
Stella	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
began	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
director	O
Daichi	O
Koneko	O
and	O
producer	O
Tōya	O
Okano	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
on	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
visual	O
novels	O
since	O
providing	O
scenario	O
assistance	O
with	O
Air	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
esports	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
wrote	O
proposals	O
that	O
included	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
several	O
failed	O
proposals	O
,	O
Okano	O
liked	O
one	O
about	O
a	O
server	B-Application
on	O
the	O
far	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Moon	O
which	O
houses	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
design	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
both	O
Fumuyun	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
in-house	O
artists	O
continuing	O
from	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sora	O
Saeki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
their	O
avatars	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
animal	O
:	O
a	O
wolf	O
for	O
Tabito	O
,	O
a	O
rabbit	O
for	O
Lunar-Q	O
,	O
a	O
fox	O
for	O
Byakko	O
and	O
a	O
cat	O
for	O
Mew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunaria	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunaria	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lunaria	B-Application
:	I-Application
Virtualized	I-Application
Moonchild	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
and	O
special	O
edition	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
