<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	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
June	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
is	O
rated	O
for	O
all	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
is	O
Key	O
's	O
13th	O
game	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
previous	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Kanon	O
,	O
Air	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Clannad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Reflection	O
Blue	O
have	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflection	O
Blue	O
has	O
also	O
additionally	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
follows	O
an	O
interactive	O
branching	O
plot	O
line	O
with	O
multiple	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
gaining	O
the	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
expanded	O
to	O
seven	O
in	O
Reflection	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
is	O
by	O
Jun	O
Maeda	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
write	O
the	O
scenario	O
due	O
to	O
similarities	O
in	O
themes	O
with	O
Air	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
primarily	O
wrote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Air	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
rural	O
,	O
seaside	O
setting	O
during	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
aimed	O
for	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
feeling	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nostalgia	B-Application
and	O
the	O
maternal	O
bond	O
are	O
prominent	O
themes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	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
Hairi	O
Takahara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	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>
There	O
are	O
six	O
main	O
plot	O
lines	O
to	O
experience	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
increased	O
to	O
ten	O
in	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
plot	O
lines	O
are	O
initially	O
available	O
in	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
,	O
and	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
plot	O
lines	O
are	O
initially	O
available	O
in	O
Reflection	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
heroine	O
routes	O
are	O
available	O
when	O
first	O
playing	O
both	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
and	O
Reflection	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
minigames	O
featured	O
in	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
and	O
Reflection	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
an	O
isolated	O
,	O
rural	O
and	O
peaceful	O
island	O
on	O
the	O
Seto	O
Inland	O
Sea	O
called	O
Torishirojima	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
population	O
of	O
about	O
2,000	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
began	O
,	O
Key	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
developing	O
Angel	B-Application
Beats	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
1st	O
Beat	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
and	O
Harmonia	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
in	O
early	O
2015	O
,	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Yūto	O
Tonokawa	O
was	O
leading	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
for	O
another	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
project	O
was	O
postponed	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Angel	B-Application
Beats	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Harmonia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonokawa	O
later	O
resigned	O
from	O
Key	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Angel	B-Application
Beats	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
Kai	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
direct	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
ideas	O
was	O
one	O
submitted	O
by	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Yū	O
Niijima	O
described	O
as	O
similar	O
to	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
by	O
Kai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Maeda	O
not	O
originally	O
planning	O
to	O
submit	O
an	O
idea	O
himself	O
,	O
he	O
offered	O
one	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
surprised	O
when	O
his	O
idea	O
was	O
instantly	O
accepted	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maeda	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
scenario	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
similarities	O
in	O
themes	O
with	O
Key	O
's	O
visual	O
novel	O
Air	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
primarily	O
wrote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
scenario	O
writer	O
,	O
Hasama	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
following	O
his	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
scenario	O
of	O
the	O
ports	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
visual	O
novel	O
Kud	B-Application
Wafter	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
nostalgia	B-Application
as	O
a	O
theme	O
was	O
important	O
for	O
Kai	O
who	O
likened	O
Maeda	O
's	O
concept	O
to	O
the	O
Boku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Natsuyasumi	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addressing	O
concerns	O
about	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
Air	B-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
rural	O
,	O
seaside	O
setting	O
during	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
Kai	O
noted	O
that	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
will	O
have	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
feeling	O
to	O
it	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
relationships	O
the	O
heroines	O
have	O
among	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
also	O
from	O
several	O
charming	O
male	O
characters	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Little	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
Angel	B-Application
Beats	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Maeda	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
maternal	O
bond	O
featured	O
in	O
Air	B-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Na-Ga	O
is	O
the	O
chief	O
artist	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
,	O
and	O
three	O
other	O
artists	O
were	O
later	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
produce	O
additional	O
character	O
designs	O
:	O
Yūnon	O
Nagayama	O
,	O
Tsubasu	O
Izumi	O
and	O
Fumuyun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagayama	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
design	O
for	O
Angel	B-Application
Beats	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
1st	O
Beat	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
staff	O
for	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
due	O
to	O
her	O
art	O
being	O
highly	O
compatible	O
with	O
Na-Ga	O
'	O
s	O
illustrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
nine-episode	O
Internet	O
radio	O
show	O
called	O
featuring	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
president	O
Takahiro	O
Baba	O
was	O
streamed	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
from	O
February	O
27	O
to	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
,	O
53	O
artists	O
drew	O
illustrations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
offered	O
comments	O
from	O
March	O
1	O
to	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full-color	O
introductory	O
booklet	O
called	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Walker	O
was	O
distributed	O
for	O
free	O
at	O
anime	O
and	O
gaming	O
stores	O
across	O
Japan	O
starting	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
advertise	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
,	O
J.I.O	O
Create	O
took	O
a	O
2007	O
Honda	O
Stream	O
RSZ	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
an	O
itasha	O
(	O
a	O
car	O
featuring	O
illustrations	O
of	O
anime-styled	O
characters	O
)	O
with	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
heroines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
car	O
was	O
put	O
onto	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Illustrator	O
Engiyoshi	O
drew	O
17	O
snippets	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
called	O
from	O
May	O
14	O
to	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
items	O
included	O
telephone	O
cards	O
,	O
tapestries	O
,	O
mousepads	B-Language
,	O
posters	O
,	O
a	O
smartphone	O
stand	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
separate	O
drama	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
drama	O
CDs	O
were	O
later	O
re-released	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
drama	O
CD	O
titled	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Drama	O
CD	O
Collection	O
at	O
Comiket	O
95	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
edition	O
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
an	O
acrylic	O
stand	O
,	O
a	O
mini	O
plush	O
toy	O
of	O
Inari	O
,	O
a	O
T-shirt	O
,	O
a	O
necklace	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
jacket	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
holographic	O
card	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflection	O
Blue	O
has	O
four	O
additional	O
routes	O
:	O
two	O
heroine	O
routes	O
for	O
Miki	O
Nomura	O
and	O
Shizuku	O
Mizuori	O
from	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
,	O
a	O
route	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
heroine	O
Shiki	O
Kamiyama	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
route	O
for	O
Umi	O
Kato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
224-page	O
art	O
book	O
titled	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Visual	O
Fanbook	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
by	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
352-page	O
revised	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
book	O
with	O
additional	O
content	O
from	O
Reflection	O
Blue	O
titled	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Visual	O
Fanbook	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
by	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflection	O
Blue	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
followed	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
has	O
seven	O
pieces	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
:	O
one	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
three	O
ending	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
insert	O
songs	O
played	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
have	O
background	O
music	O
leitmotifs	O
—	O
the	O
original	O
four	O
heroines	O
,	O
plus	O
Umi	O
Kato	O
and	O
Ai	O
Sorakado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
has	O
several	O
more	O
pieces	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
those	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
remix	O
album	O
titled	O
Summer	O
Chronicle	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
featuring	O
tracks	O
from	O
Air	B-Application
,	O
Kud	B-Application
Wafter	I-Application
and	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
premiered	O
as	O
the	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
most	O
sold	O
computer	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Amazon	B-Application
for	O
12	O
consecutive	O
weeks	O
(	O
excluding	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
out	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
Reflection	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
occupied	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
spots	O
for	O
games	O
sold	O
on	O
Getchu.com	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
limited	O
and	O
special	O
edition	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2018	O
Bishōjo	O
Game	O
Awards	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Getchu.com,	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2018	O
Moe	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Summer	B-Application
Pockets	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
both	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
,	O
the	O
User	O
Approval	O
Award	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Monthly	O
Award	O
for	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Reflection	O
Blue	O
in	O
2021	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
32/40	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
individual	O
review	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
