<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
post-apocalyptic	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Key	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
whose	O
previous	O
works	O
include	O
Kanon	O
and	O
Air	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
rated	O
for	O
all	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
defines	O
Planetarian	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novel	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
its	O
gameplay	O
offers	O
no	O
choices	O
or	O
alternate	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Key	O
's	O
signature	O
composers	B-Application
Magome	O
Togoshi	O
and	O
Shinji	O
Orito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	O
novel	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Planetarian	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
audio	O
dramas	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarian	B-Application
story	O
,	O
artwork	O
and	O
music	O
have	O
been	O
praised	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
ranked	O
first	O
for	O
console	O
games	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
satisfaction	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarian	B-Application
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
visual	O
novel	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
junker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
traditional	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
no	O
choices	O
are	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
Planetarian	B-Application
to	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
possible	O
ending	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
what	O
Key	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
kinetic	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
length	O
of	O
story	O
,	O
Planetarian	B-Application
is	O
the	O
shortest	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bloodshed	O
continues	O
30	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
a	O
dystopic	B-Application
world	O
via	O
automated	O
war	O
machines	O
,	O
which	O
kill	O
anyone	O
trespassing	O
into	O
their	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
when	O
a	O
show	O
is	O
not	O
taking	O
place	O
is	O
the	O
large	O
black	O
planetarium	O
projector	O
called	O
"	O
Miss	O
Jena	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
stage	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
seats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
has	O
a	O
tough	O
personality	O
that	O
comes	O
from	O
trying	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
a	O
dystopic	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
projector	O
device	O
,	O
"	O
Miss	O
Jena	B-Application
"	O
,	O
has	O
broken	O
down	O
and	O
is	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
repair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarian	B-Application
is	O
Key	O
's	O
fourth	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
small	O
staff	O
of	O
three	O
main	O
people	O
that	O
did	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Key	O
titles	O
,	O
Planetarians	B-Application
art	O
director	O
position	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Eeji	O
Komatsu	O
instead	O
of	O
Itaru	O
Hinoue	O
who	O
had	O
held	O
the	O
position	O
for	O
the	O
three	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Key	O
was	O
not	O
short	O
on	O
staff	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
forced	O
to	O
outsource	O
the	O
artwork	O
of	O
Planetarian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
,	O
excluding	O
a	O
single	O
piece	O
composed	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Orito	O
,	O
was	O
arranged	O
or	O
composed	O
entirely	O
by	O
Magome	O
Togoshi	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
signature	O
composers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarian	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
brand	O
name	O
KineticNovel	O
to	O
be	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Planetarian	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
Yumemi	O
had	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
port	O
offers	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
include	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
extended	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Planetarian	B-Application
Original	I-Application
Soundtrack	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
at	O
Comiket	O
70	O
by	O
Key	O
Sounds	O
Label	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
are	O
rearrangements	O
of	O
the	O
hymn	B-Application
"	O
What	O
a	O
Friend	O
We	O
Have	O
in	O
Jesus	O
"	O
by	O
Converse	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
titles	O
reflect	O
this	O
as	O
well	O
:	O
"	O
Hoshi	O
no	O
Sekai	O
"	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
hymn	B-Application
named	O
"	O
Hoshinoyo	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Itsukushimi	O
Fukaki	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
Japanese	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
hymn	B-Application
's	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarian	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
via	O
download	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Key	O
released	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
limited	O
and	O
regular	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Planetarian	B-Application
compatible	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
PCs	B-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
Key	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
box	O
set	O
containing	O
five	O
other	O
Key	O
visual	O
novels	O
called	O
Key	O
10th	O
Memorial	O
Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
updated	O
version	O
compatible	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
PCs	B-Device
called	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
Memorial	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Memorial	O
Edition	O
also	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
three	O
previously	O
released	O
Planetarian	B-Application
drama	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HD	O
edition	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarian	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
Sekai	O
Project	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
support	O
planned	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
was	O
updated	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
consumer	O
console	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
by	O
Prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
version	O
of	O
Planetarian	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Prototype	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
between	O
February	O
28	O
and	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
Key	O
10th	O
Memorial	O
Fes	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
held	O
in	O
commemoration	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
ten-year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Prototype	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	O
again	O
sold	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
at	O
their	O
Prototype	O
Fan	O
Appreciation	O
2010	O
event	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
fundraising	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
2011	O
Tōhoku	O
earthquake	O
and	O
tsunami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
version	O
playable	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
English	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	O
released	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
Arts	O
launched	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
episode	O
titled	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
Snow	I-Application
Globe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
stretch	O
goal	O
had	O
been	O
achieved	O
for	O
Key	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
kinetic	O
novel	O
version	O
of	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
Snow	I-Application
Globe	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Snow	O
Globe	O
kinetic	O
novel	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
with	O
the	O
Planetarian	B-Application
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
that	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
HD	O
edition	O
of	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
the	O
three	O
previously	O
released	O
drama	O
CDs	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
edition	O
of	O
Snow	O
Globe	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
from	O
the	O
Snow	O
Globe	O
OVA	O
released	O
as	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
Snow	I-Application
Globe	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Tracks	O
&	O
Voice	O
Drama	O
CD	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
for	O
backers	O
of	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
who	O
pledged	O
at	O
least	O
￥	O
13,640	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	O
novel	O
featuring	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
four	O
illustrated	O
short	O
stories	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
prologue	O
and	O
an	O
epilogue	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Planetarian'''s	O
story	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Yūichi	O
Suzumoto	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Eeji	O
Komatsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
243-page	O
novel	O
was	O
originally	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
Planetarian	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
titled	O
Hoshi	O
no	O
Hito	O
:	O
Planetarian	B-Application
Side	O
Story	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
version	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
a	O
nearly	O
abandoned	O
underground	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
—	O
named	O
Levi	O
,	O
Ruth	O
,	O
and	O
Job	O
—	O
find	O
a	O
quaint	O
old	O
man	O
collapsed	O
in	O
the	O
snow	O
outside	O
the	O
bunker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
staff	O
also	O
produced	O
an	O
anime	O
film	O
titled	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	O
Storyteller	O
of	O
the	O
Stars	O
that	O
premiered	O
in	O
Japanese	O
theaters	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
Arts	O
launched	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
episode	O
titled	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
Snow	I-Application
Globe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
by	O
Marcus	O
Estrada	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
Planetarian	B-Application
for	O
having	O
a	O
"	O
beautiful	O
story	O
,	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
CGs	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
"	O
sets	O
a	O
melancholic	O
,	O
but	O
hopeful	O
mood	O
fitting	O
with	O
the	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
as	O
an	O
aging	O
property	O
Planetarian	B-Application
still	O
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
good.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Planetarian	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Lycèe	O
Trading	O
Card	O
Game	O
;	O
Yumemi	O
and	O
the	O
planetarium	O
are	O
playable	O
cards	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
card	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
February	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
SoftBank	O
Creative	O
's	O
Gemaga	O
magazine	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
ranked	O
first	O
for	O
console	O
games	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
satisfaction	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
ranked	O
fourth	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Planetarian''	O
sold	O
8,170	O
units	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
August	O
21	O
to	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
(	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
originally	O
sold	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
fundraising	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
2011	O
Tōhoku	O
earthquake	O
and	O
tsunami	O
,	O
16,663	O
units	O
were	O
pre-ordered	O
by	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
