<s>
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
is	O
an	O
erotic	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
0verflow	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
later	O
ported	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installation	O
of	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
line	O
of	O
series	O
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
visual	B-Application
novel	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
and	O
preceding	O
Cross	B-Application
Days	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
that	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
continuity	O
however	O
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
retold	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
Setsuna	O
Kiyoura	O
,	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
out	O
for	O
summer	O
vacation	O
who	O
finds	O
herself	O
attracted	O
to	O
Makoto	O
Itou	O
,	O
a	O
classmate	O
and	O
fellow	O
patron	O
of	O
a	O
restaurant	O
she	O
eventually	O
comes	O
to	O
work	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
0verflow	O
announced	O
work	O
on	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2005	O
and	O
marketed	O
it	O
through	O
a	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
consisting	O
of	O
public	O
screenings	O
,	O
sale	O
of	O
merchandise	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
celebratory	O
event	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
positive	O
performance	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
however	O
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
almost	O
universally	O
panned	O
for	O
its	O
heavily	O
bugged	O
state	O
that	O
prompted	O
a	O
disorganized	O
release	O
of	O
large	O
,	O
frustrating	O
patches	O
and	O
an	O
eventual	O
recall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
0verflow	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
being	O
discontinued	O
and	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
Shiny	O
Days	O
,	O
a	O
modern	O
remake	O
,	O
was	O
underway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
as	O
generous	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
made	O
transitions	O
into	O
other	O
media	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
contains	O
extremely	O
minimal	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
being	O
an	O
erotic	O
title	O
,	O
relationships	O
between	O
characters	O
may	O
expectedly	O
become	O
sexual	O
;	O
scenes	O
of	O
this	O
kind	O
depict	O
French	O
kissing	O
,	O
masturbation	O
,	O
oral	O
sex	O
,	O
anal	O
sex	O
,	O
Sexual	O
intercourse	O
,	O
nudity	O
(	O
both	O
female	O
and	O
male	O
)	O
or	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
pixelized	O
censors	O
over	O
genitals	O
(	O
The	O
North	O
America	O
release	O
did	O
not	O
censor	O
the	O
genitals	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
is	O
unusual	O
in	O
that	O
instead	O
of	O
traditionally	O
static	O
characters	O
with	O
subtitled	O
dialogue	O
,	O
it	O
incorporates	O
motion	O
and	O
voice	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
an	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
edition	O
copies	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
were	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
standalone	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
mini-game	O
,	O
a	O
whimsical	O
take	O
on	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
ending	O
"	O
Bloody	O
End	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
her	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Sekai	O
is	O
bedridden	O
with	O
mumps	B-Language
and	O
unable	O
to	O
attend	O
to	O
her	O
part-time	O
waitressing	O
job	O
,	O
Setsuna	O
much	O
to	O
her	O
chagrin	O
,	O
agrees	O
to	O
fill	O
in	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
retells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
had	O
it	O
occurred	O
during	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
summer	O
vacation	O
instead	O
of	O
at	O
school	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
another	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
shares	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
with	O
a	O
previous	O
0verflow	O
game	O
called	O
Summer	O
Radish	O
Vaction	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
incorporates	O
all	O
but	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
recognized	O
cast	O
from	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
while	O
introducing	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Setsuna	O
Kiyoura	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
remembered	O
for	O
her	O
impassive	O
personality	O
in	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
repurposed	O
as	O
the	O
thoroughly	O
more	O
open	O
and	O
emotional	O
protagonist	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
about	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
arguably	O
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
0verflow	O
posted	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
then-live	O
website	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
blog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
0verflow	O
began	O
a	O
blog	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
announced	O
that	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
had	O
been	O
postponed	O
from	O
an	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
to	O
June	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
0verflow	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
attending	O
Dream	O
Party	O
2006	O
,	O
an	O
anime	O
convention	O
,	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
and	O
in	O
Osaka	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
selling	O
retail	O
copies	O
of	O
previous	O
titles	O
and	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
wall	O
scrolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
0verflow	O
posted	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
be	O
visiting	O
Akihabara	O
,	O
Osaka	O
,	O
Tokushima	O
,	O
Koriyama	O
,	O
Nagoya	O
and	O
Sapporo	O
showcasing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
selling	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
phone	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
downloadable	O
sample	O
of	O
the	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
limited	O
edition	O
DVD	B-Device
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
0verflow	O
released	O
a	O
teaser	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
approached	O
release	O
,	O
0verflow	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
host	O
an	O
autograph	O
signing	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
artist	O
,	O
Junji	O
Goto	O
,	O
from	O
June	O
24	O
to	O
25	O
in	O
Nagoya	O
and	O
Osaka	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
celebratory	O
event	O
would	O
be	O
hosted	O
at	O
the	O
Kyoto	O
Kaikan	O
Hall	O
from	O
11:00am	O
to	O
7:30pm	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
would	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
hype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
0verflow	O
posted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
attending	O
Comic	O
Exhibit	O
71	O
,	O
an	O
anime	O
convention	O
,	O
from	O
December	O
29	O
to	O
30	O
,	O
selling	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
merchandise	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
phone	O
cards	O
and	O
lanyards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
short	O
merchandise	O
campaign	O
from	O
January	O
1	O
to	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
attendance	O
of	O
Dream	O
Party	O
2007	O
in	O
Osaka	O
and	O
Tokyo	O
from	O
April	O
to	O
May	O
respectively	O
,	O
active	O
promotion	O
for	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
effectively	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
0verflow	O
posted	O
on	O
their	O
blog	O
that	O
a	O
patch	O
called	O
1.01B	O
,	O
at	O
1.25GB	O
,	O
was	O
being	O
distributed	O
through	O
file	O
hosting	O
sites	O
and	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
a	O
1.01A	O
at	O
2.29GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
use	O
BitComet	B-Protocol
and	O
to	O
seed	O
the	O
patch	O
to	O
others	O
after	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
having	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
heavily	O
bugged	O
condition	O
,	O
0verflow	O
issued	O
an	O
apology	O
to	O
its	O
customers	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
patches	O
had	O
begun	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
distributed	O
to	O
players	O
through	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
and	O
retail	O
outlets	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
after	O
patch	O
1.06	O
had	O
been	O
posted	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
0verflow	O
announced	O
that	O
limited	O
edition	O
copies	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
were	O
found	O
to	O
contain	O
uncensored	O
sex	O
scenes	O
,	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
their	O
game	O
rating	O
partner	O
's	O
policy	O
and	O
Article	O
175	O
of	O
the	O
Penal	O
Code	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
two	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AiCherry	O
,	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
developer	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
development	O
,	O
releasing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	B-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
April	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PalaceGame	O
,	O
a	O
UMD	O
publisher	O
,	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
alluding	O
to	O
a	O
remake	O
or	O
sequel	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
called	O
Shiny	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
surfaced	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
0verflow	O
announced	O
via	O
their	O
blog	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
being	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
JAST	O
's	O
first	O
new	O
release	O
from	O
the	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
franchise	O
since	O
their	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
HQ	I-Application
release	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
national	O
sales	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
PCNEWS	O
,	O
a	O
now-defunct	O
online	O
magazine	O
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
game	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
seventh	O
most	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
July	O
,	O
twenty-fifth	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
October	O
,	O
before	O
ending	O
as	O
the	O
twenty-eighth	O
and	O
forty-eighth	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
game	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
chart	O
any	O
further	O
thereafter	O
,	O
ranking	O
eighth	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
the	O
overall	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
never	O
transitioned	O
into	O
a	O
serialized	O
manga	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
make	O
it	O
into	O
other	O
print	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
instances	O
was	O
a	O
comics	O
anthology	O
by	O
Junji	O
Goto	O
,	O
fittingly	O
titled	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
Comic	O
Anthology	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Comic	O
XO	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
Jive	O
published	O
two	O
art	O
books	O
;	O
The	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
&	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
Visual	O
Collection	O
and	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
Visual	O
Guidebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
reproduced	O
for	O
distribution	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
by	O
Lantis	O
.	O
</s>
