<s>
,	O
or	O
Kiminozo	B-Application
for	O
short	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Âge	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
branching	O
plot	O
line	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
with	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funimation	O
licensed	O
and	O
distributed	O
the	O
anime	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
also	O
licensed	O
for	O
release	O
by	O
Revelation	O
Films	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Madman	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	O
Kiminozo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
anime	O
shows	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
through	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
four-episode	O
OVA	O
series	O
called	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Season	I-Application
was	O
released	O
between	O
December	O
2007	O
and	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
is	O
a	O
romance	O
visual	O
novel	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Takayuki	O
Narumi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
branching	O
plot	O
line	O
with	O
multiple	O
endings	O
,	O
and	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
decisions	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
will	O
progress	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
Latest	O
Edition	O
,	O
contains	O
a	O
third	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
edition	O
has	O
14	O
endings	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
DVD	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
has	O
two	O
additional	O
bad	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
scenes	O
with	O
sexual	O
CGs	O
depicting	O
Takayuki	O
and	O
a	O
given	O
heroine	O
having	O
sex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
consumer	O
port	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
without	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eiens	I-Application
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Takayuki	O
Narumi	O
,	O
a	O
male	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Manami	O
ending	O
was	O
so	O
disturbing	O
that	O
fans	O
wrote	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
calling	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
;	O
DVD	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
ending	O
for	O
her	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
the	O
elder	O
sister	O
of	O
Mitsuko	O
Kōzuki	O
from	O
Kimi	O
ga	O
Ita	O
Kisetsu	O
and	O
Yūko	O
Kōzuki	O
from	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Âge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
and	O
head	O
planner	O
for	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
was	O
Hirohiko	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
the	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
Acid	O
,	O
the	O
publishing	O
company	O
that	O
Âge	O
is	O
under	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
DVD	O
Specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
FanDisk	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2004	O
contains	O
,	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allowing	O
for	O
greater	O
control	O
over	O
Takayuki	O
's	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
True	O
Lies	O
from	O
the	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
Drama	O
Theater	O
vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
Radio	O
Special	O
,	O
the	O
radio	O
special	O
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Extra	I-Application
featuring	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eiens	I-Application
characters	O
called	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Vista-enhanced	O
edition	O
titled	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
Latest	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
consumer	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
by	O
Alchemist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
by	O
Princess	O
Soft	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
artbook	O
for	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
titled	O
Âge	O
Official	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
Memorial	O
Art	O
Book	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
MediaWorks	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
artbook	O
for	O
the	O
anime	O
titled	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
Visual	O
Complete	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Media	O
Factory	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
radio	O
drama	O
of	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
aired	O
on	O
the	O
radio	O
program	O
from	O
July	O
to	O
December	O
2002	O
on	O
Radio	O
Osaka	O
and	O
NCB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiminozo	B-Application
Radio	O
became	O
an	O
Internet	O
radio	O
show	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
broadcast	O
until	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
spanning	O
144	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
Internet	O
radio	O
shows	O
followed	O
under	O
the	O
Kiminozo	B-Application
Radio	O
name	O
included	O
:	O
,	O
which	O
aired	O
45	O
episodes	O
between	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
,	O
which	O
aired	O
23	O
episodes	O
between	O
January	O
25	O
and	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
;	O
and	O
,	O
which	O
aired	O
12	O
episodes	O
between	O
July	O
4	O
and	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
was	O
later	O
licensed	O
for	O
American	O
distribution	O
by	O
Funimation	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	O
Kiminozo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comedy	O
ONA	O
titled	O
Ayumayu	O
Gekijou	O
that	O
was	O
broadcast	O
from	O
September	O
to	O
December	O
2006	O
on	O
Kiminozo	B-Application
Radio	O
's	O
homepage	O
with	O
four	O
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
three	O
episodes	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
DVD	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
technically	O
a	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
show	O
,	O
many	O
characters	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
senjutsuki	O
(	O
type-00	O
Takemikazuchi	O
,	O
Meiya	O
custom	O
)	O
from	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
show	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
contains	O
many	O
references	O
to	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
,	O
Ayu	O
uses	O
an	O
S-11	O
SDS	O
and	O
Haruka	O
is	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
00	O
Unit	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
episode	O
is	O
more	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
has	O
two	O
pieces	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
:	O
one	O
opening	O
theme	O
and	O
one	O
ending	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Rumbling	B-Application
hearts	I-Application
"	O
by	O
Minami	O
Kuribayashi	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
by	O
Rino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
cold	O
open	O
theme	O
songs	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Yours	O
"	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
"	O
Blue	O
tears	O
"	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
and	O
Tomoko	O
Ishibashi	O
for	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
DVD	O
Specification	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Sweet	O
Passion	O
"	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
for	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
Latest	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Fandisk	O
features	O
four	O
ending	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
:	O
Haruka	O
's	O
theme	O
is	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
,	O
Mitsuki	O
's	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Silver	O
Ring	O
"	O
by	O
Ishibashi	O
,	O
Akane	O
's	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Innocence	O
"	O
by	O
Tomomi	O
Uehara	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
normal	O
ending	O
is	O
"	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
"	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
anime	O
television	O
series	O
has	O
two	O
main	O
theme	O
songs	O
:	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
Precious	O
Memories	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
both	O
sung	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
songs	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
:	O
"	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
"	O
as	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
of	O
episode	O
two	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
insert	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
theme	O
for	O
episode	O
14	O
is	O
"	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
"	O
by	O
Rino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	O
Next	O
Season	O
,	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Next	O
Season	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Eternity	O
"	O
;	O
both	O
songs	O
are	O
sung	O
by	O
Kuribayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
series	O
was	O
reviewed	O
at	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
,	O
where	O
reviewer	O
Theron	O
Martin	O
commented	O
that	O
Rumbling	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
"	O
proves	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
involving	O
and	O
compelling	O
look	O
at	O
how	O
tragedy	O
can	O
impact	O
matters	O
of	O
the	O
heart.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
works	O
by	O
Âge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akane	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
heroine	O
in	O
the	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
spin-off	O
and	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
prequel	O
Akane	B-Application
Maniax	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
as	O
a	O
student	O
in	O
Hakuryou	O
Hiiragi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
alternate	O
world	O
sequel	O
to	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
,	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
suggests	O
that	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
may	O
be	O
taken	O
by	O
future	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
never	O
happened	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
Mitsuki	O
and	O
Haruka	O
to	O
show	O
up	O
as	O
best	O
friends	O
in	O
newer	O
games	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
Alternative	O
.	O
</s>
