:Rewrite (video game)

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Rewrite is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Kotarou Tennouji.{{cite book|date=November 30, 2011|title=Rewrite パーフェクトビジュアルブック|trans-title=Rewrite Perfect Visual Book|publisher=ASCII Media Works|pages=1–224|isbn=978-4-04-886048-2|language=ja}} Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The text in the game is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Kotarou is talking to, over background art. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain points in the story, which take the place of the background art and character sprites. When the game is completed at least once, a gallery of the viewed CGs and played background music becomes available on the game's title screen. Rewrite follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.

There are eight main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, three which are initially available and five more which can later become available. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. Some decisions can lead the game to end prematurely, which offer an alternative ending to the plot. To view all plot lines in their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices to further the plot to an alternate direction. When first playing the game, the scenarios for the heroines Kotori, Chihaya and Lucia are available. To access Sizuru's scenario, Kotori's must be completed first. Similarly, to access Akane's scenario, Chihaya's must be done first. After the plot lines for these five heroines have been completed, an additional scenario called Moon is made available. Upon the completion of the Moon route, another scenario called Terra is made available, which serves as the true conclusion to the story; both Moon and Terra revolve around the heroine, Kagari.

Throughout gameplay, the player encounters minigames accessed through an in-game GPS system called Mappie, which is rendered as a point and click map. In most cases, the player can choose to automatically skip accessing Mappie, but sometimes the player is required to play through the minigame to move on to the next event. When accessing Mappie, the player meets various people who become Kotarou's friends, and certain people and items encountered will lead the player to do a quest. The names of the friends and the completed quests are recorded in the Memory function, which serves as an encyclopedia of events. If the player completes all 31 quests, a bonus scenario called {{Nihongo|Oppai|おっぱい|Breasts}} is made available. Oppai is a branch off Akane's scenario and serves as a comedic plot line not important to the overall story.

The gear and dial in the bottom left of the game screen is related to the Kotarou's Rewrite ability. The dial moves forward whenever this ability is used, and the outcome of certain scenes is determined by how much the dial has moved. Throughout most of the game, the text is presented in a dialog box on the lower portion of the game screen, but this is changed for the Terra scenario, where the text is overlaid across the entire screen.

In Rewrite Harvest festa!, there are six separate scenarios, one for each heroine.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2012/05/post_152.html|title=RewriteHf開発日誌|trans-title=RewriteHf Development Journal|publisher=Key|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=May 31, 2012|language=ja}} The player is initially given the choice to play the scenarios for Kotori, Chihaya and Lucia from a character selection screen. Once these three scenarios are completed, the routes for Sizuru and Akane become available, and after those two are completed, Kagari's scenario is made available. After the completion of Kagari's scenario, a dungeon exploration role-playing minigame called Rewrite Quest becomes available.

The main part of Rewrite{{'}}s story takes place in the fictional city of Kazamatsuri, Japan, where treeplanting and afforestation have caused the city to become overgrown with trees and vegetation.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/concept_bg01.html|title=世界設定 {{!}} 風祭市|trans-title=Concept {{!}} Kazamatsuri|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} The protagonist Kotarou Tennouji and his friends in the occult research society attend a high school in Kazamatsuri,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/concept_bg04.html|title=世界設定 {{!}} 風祭学院高校|trans-title=Concept {{!}} Kazamatsuri Institute High School|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} in addition to spending time together in the society's clubroom.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/concept_bg07.html|title=世界設定 {{!}} オカルト研究会部室|trans-title=Concept {{!}} Occult research society Room|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} Outside of the school, frequented locations include the forest around Kazamatsuri and Kotarou's house.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/concept_bg06.html|title=世界設定 {{!}} 森|trans-title=Concept {{!}} Forest|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/concept_bg08.html|title=世界設定 {{!}} 瑚太朗の部屋|trans-title=Concept {{!}} Kotarou's Room|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} Throughout the story, Kotarou encounters an alternate dimension of Kazamatsuri where everything is silent and the sky is gray.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/concept_bg05.html|title=世界設定 {{!}} K-スラム|trans-title=Concept {{!}} K-Slum|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} There are many entrances to this dimension, a secret world developed by the organisation Gaia, throughout the city. There, a sustainable environment exists to support life. When on the Moon, a hill where daisies grow is prominently shown amid a ruined Kazamatsuri where the night is eternal. This hill appears again later on Earth in the forest of Kazamatsuri.

Kazamatsuri is the setting for a secret war being waged by two main groups: Gaia and Guardian. Gaia, an organization under the auspices of the environmental conservation group Martel, is populated by nihilistic and misanthropic people able to contract with familiars, which manifest as constructs fueled by the summoner's life force. Martel itself used to be a church and contains within it a holy maiden group of girls with developmental disabilities trained to be choral singers of a song of destruction, aiming to drive out and force the Earth's collapse. Guardian is dedicated to the destruction of familiars and is composed almost entirely of humans who possess special powers. Gaia and Guardian came to Kazamatsuri in the pursuit of the Earth's familiar named Kagari, who manifests as a young, high school age-looking girl. Kagari, the heroine of Rewrite, has the power to initiate a period of re-evolution, which restarts the process of evolving another means of intelligent life. However, this is done with the use of the Earth's energy, and by the time the events of Rewrite occur, there is no more energy left to do another re-evolution. Gaia wants to capture Kagari to ensure the destruction of humanity, but Guardian wishes to seek out Kagari to kill her, ensuring that human life continues.

The player assumes the role of Kotarou Tennouji, the protagonist of Rewrite. He is a second-year high school student who has a bright personality and is sociable to others.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_kotarou.html|title=Kotarou Tennouji|publisher=Key|access-date=April 14, 2011|language=ja}} Kotarou is a superhuman with two powers called Rewrite and Aurora. Rewrite enables him to permanently restructure and modify any part of his body, including his blood, so as to increase his physical skills. Every time Kotarou uses his Rewrite ability, he uses up some of his life-force and becomes closer to being a full familiar. Aurora manipulates his energy to form weapons like a sword or claw. He is invited into his school's occult research society by the club president Akane Senri, who is a third-year student and is referred to as the "School Witch" by other students because of her mysterious nature.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_akane.html|title=Akane Senri|publisher=Key|access-date=January 22, 2010|language=ja}} Akane, a heroine in the game, is unenthusiastic towards Kotarou's pursuit of the supernatural, which she initially claims she does not believe in, but is later shown to be a figure of authority in Gaia. Akane also invites into the club Chihaya Ohtori, a second-year transfer student in Kotarou's class who is very strong, but clumsy.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_chihaya.html|title=Chihaya Ohtori|publisher=Key|access-date=January 22, 2010|language=ja}} Chihaya, who is also a heroine and in Gaia, has led a sheltered life and now lives with her butler Sakuya Ohtori,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_sakuya.html|title=Sakuya Ohtori|publisher=Key|access-date=January 22, 2010|language=ja}} who poses as her brother at school despite actually being a familiar Chihaya contracts with to protect herself.

Kotarou invites three other girls into the occult research society who are also heroines in the game. One is Kotori Kanbe, Kotarou's childhood friend in his class who has few friends{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_kotori.html|title=Kotori Kanbe|publisher=Key|access-date=January 22, 2010|language=ja}} and starts attending school regularly after joining the club. She has a playful personality and has an extremely strong pet dog named Chibi-Moth,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_chibimosu.html|title=Chibi-Moth|publisher=Key|access-date=January 16, 2012|language=ja}} which is actually a familiar created by Kotori from the body of her dead pet dog Pero. However, she is not affiliated with Gaia or Guardian, and instead follows in the path of an ancient sect of summoners called Druids who revered nature and protected Kagari with familiars until Kagari was ready to make a decision to initiate re-evolution. Due to Kotori contracting her powers and Druid identity from a magical mistletoe imbued with the powers of a Druid, as well as finding a power spot that emits life energy in the forest, she can create familiars without using up her life force. Another heroine is first-year student Sizuru Nakatsu, a shy girl on the public ethics committee{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_sizuru.html|title=Sizuru Nakatsu|publisher=Key|access-date=January 22, 2010|language=ja}} who has excellent hearing, eyesight and can read lips. She has heterochromia, though wears an eyepatch over her golden-colored right eye as she is very self-conscious about it; her left eye is blue. Sizuru is a member of Guardian who has the ability to produce various chemicals inside her body which can be used to heal herself and others, paralyze and cause amnesia. Sizuru joins the club with her close friend Lucia Konohana, another heroine and the class representative of Kotarou's class.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/cha_lucia.html|title=Lucia Konohana|publisher=Key|access-date=January 22, 2010|language=ja}} Lucia is easily agitated by the antics of boys (especially Kotarou), is obsessed with cleanliness and thus always wears gloves. Like Sizuru, Lucia is a member of Guardian and has the ability to produces poisonous miasma and pus as a result of an experiment by Guardian, which she takes medication for to suppress. She can also create vibrations within the objects she touches and break glass at a distance. Both Lucia and Sizuru have superhuman speed, agility, and reflexes in addition to their other abilities.

Rewrite{{'s}} story revolves around the protagonist Kotarou Tennouji, a male high school student living in Kazamatsuri, and the story begins on October 3, 2010 on the Moon. Kotarou, who is interested in the mysteries of Kazamatsuri, especially the reports of unidentified mysterious animals, spends times with five girls in the occult research society at his school: Kotori Kanbe, Chihaya Ohtori, Sizuru Nakatsu, Lucia Konohana, and Akane Senri, who is also the club president. The club members spend fun, peaceful times together uncovering the supernatural mysteries of Kazamatsuri. During this time, Kotarou falls in love with each of them in separate plot lines determined by the choices the player makes. These plot lines represent various timelines in which the conflict between Gaia and Guardian occurs, although it is hinted that humanity is inevitably destroyed in every timeline.

After the five heroine's routes are completed, the story shifts to a setting amid a ruined Kazamatsuri where Kotarou encounters Kagari in a world after re-evolution, still on the Moon. Kotarou at this point is a unified entity of all the Kotarous from all timelines where humanity was destroyed and he has memories of these events. The Moon's Kagari is trying to research a way so the Earth and humanity are not destroyed, and Kotarou attempts to buy her time while fighting a hoard of familiars summoned by Sakura Kashima of Gaia whose resolve is to annihilate humanity by killing Kagari. Kotarou and the entire cast rejoin together to protect Kagari, who manages to finish her plan to allow the Earth and humanity to coexist by sending the Moon's life force back to Earth. In the past, the Earth had sent this energy to the Moon so life could continue. There is just enough energy and resources left for a final re-evolution.

Prior to the initial events of Rewrite, Kotarou had been a low-ranking member of Guardian posted in Kazamatsuri, where he encounters Kagari. In one timeline, Kotarou is badly injured by Kagari, though he is healed into a half-familiar existence by a young Kotori with a piece of Kagari's ribbon. Kotarou's aging is also slowed as a consequence. Kotarou falls into a coma, and he is administered an amnesiac drug to forget about Gaia and Guardian. By the time he wakes up, Kotori is in junior high school, and Kotarou later graduates junior high with Kotori. He goes on to spend time in high school with the occult research society as shown before. In a different timeline when he encounters Kagari, Kotarou lets her go.

Kotarou becomes disillusioned with Guardian's tactics and returns to Kazamatsuri where he meets Kagari again. She tells him she must initiate re-evolution, but since this would lead to a dead world, Kagari must find good memories brought out through the betterment of life on Earth, as opposed to bad memories caused by war and conflict. Kotarou agrees to help her and he acts as a double agent, demolishing Gaia's and Guardian's infrastructure in Kazamatsuri and killing those on either side. Kazamatsuri is partly destroyed when Gaia attempts to force Kagari to initiate re-evolution, but Kotarou manages to stop this from occurring. As a result, Kagari praises Kotarou and shows gratitude for showing her satisfactory memories. Kotarou unwillingly stabs Kagari, and after a kiss, they evolve into an orb of light inside a tree.

Humanity survives in the aftermath, but the world experiences an ice age outside of Kazamatsuri. In the city, a huge tree grows 500 meters tall in three years, which contains the orb of light from Kotarou and Kagari. The five heroines, now in high school, investigate the tree as members of the occult research society and transform Kotarou into a familiar, but he refuses to do what they demand. Kotarou takes the girls to the Moon where they are shown circled around a seedling (as the embodiment of the Moon's Kagari) sprouting on the otherwise barren regolith.

Rewrite is Key's ninth game, and is the first of Key's visual novels to feature a 16:9 image aspect ratio instead of the previously-used 4:3 aspect ratio. Rewrite is also the first Key game to be developed on VisualArt's' game engine Siglus.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2011/10/lbvita111007.html|title=リトバスvitaのちょっとした作業日誌|trans-title=Little Busters vita's Small Work Journal|publisher=Key|date=October 7, 2011|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} The project's planning was headed by Itaru Hinoue, who is also the art director and character designer for Rewrite.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/product02.html|title=Staff|publisher=Key|access-date=March 31, 2009|language=ja}} During the time when Key was developing their fifth game Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life in 2005, Hinoue had more free time since she was just helping Fumio with the character design, and that is when Hinoue got the initial idea for Rewrite.{{Cite news|title=Rewrite Staff Interview|periodical=Dengeki G's Magazine|publisher=ASCII Media Works|issue=November 2008|language=ja}} Hinoue wrote a proposal for the basis of Rewrite{{'}}s premise and passed it on to Takahiro Baba, the president of VisualArt's.{{cite web|url=http://gigazine.net/news/20110626_key_rewrite_interview_itaru/|title=Key最新作「Rewrite」企画・原案の樋上いたるさんインタビュー|trans-title=Interview of Itaru Hinoue, Designer and Planner of Key's Newest Work Rewrite|publisher=Gigazine|date=June 26, 2011|access-date=June 27, 2011|language=ja}}

After the project was accepted, Hinoue consulted Key's former main scenario writer Jun Maeda on various game scenario writers to employ for Rewrite.{{cite journal|year=2009|journal=Key 10th Anniversary Book|title=Rewrite Production Staff Special Interview|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|pages=8–13|language=ja}} However, the one writer Hinoue wanted on the project was Romeo Tanaka, who she had become a fan of after she played FlyingShine's 2003 visual novel Cross Channel, written by Tanaka. While he did not initially accept the offer, Tanaka decided to take the project when he was given the time he needed to do the job. When he accepted it, Tanaka was still unaware that Maeda had stepped down as Key's main scenario writer, and he became more interested when he was told that he would write Rewrite{{'}}s overall story.

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At the time, the only other scenario writer on the project was Yūto Tonokawa of Key, who previously contributed on Key's sixth game Little Busters!.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/product/little/site/products.htm|script-title=ja:リトルバスターズ! 製品内容|trans-title=Little Busters! Product Details|publisher=Key|access-date=June 9, 2008|language=ja}} Tanaka was tasked with drawing up the entire scenario framework, and during this time, Takahiro Baba suggested that one more heroine route be added to the story to bring the total to six, but to do that they had to hire another writer. Ryukishi07 of 07th Expansion, the creators of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Umineko no Naku Koro ni game franchises, was brought in as the third scenario writer after Baba suggested in late 2007 that Key ask him to join the staff for Rewrite. Ultimately, Tanaka wrote the story leading up to the heroine's routes, Kotori's and Akane's scenarios, the Moon and Terra routes, and the bonus Oppai route. Tonokawa wrote Chihaya's and Sizuru's routes, and Ryukishi07 wrote Lucia's story. Tanaka initially planned on the length of Rewrite{{'}}s story to be on about the same scale as Key's second game Air, but as it increased in size, he later attempted to keep it close to the scale of Little Busters!.

Rewrite marked the first time since Key's third game Clannad that Itaru Hinoue was staffed as the sole art director and character designer in a Key visual novel. The school uniforms for the heroines in the game are old designs that Hinoue created and used before in dōjinshi (self-published work). In particular, Hinoue spent much time on drawing the character art in Rewrite due in part to the design of the school uniforms, the fact that most of the female characters have long hair, and because of the increased aspect ratio. Six more graphic artists worked on Rewrite: Torino headed the background art, Ryou Shigawa designed and illustrated the monsters, and the computer graphics in the game were done by Na-Ga, Shinory, Mochisuke, and Minimo Tayama. The game's soundtrack was composed by Key's signature composers Jun Maeda and Shinji Orito, in addition to Maiko Iuchi of I've Sound, Sōshi Hosoi, and Ryō Mizutsuki. Maeda also contributed on the quality control for the game.

Rewrite was announced on April 1, 2008,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2008/04/eyrewrite.html|title=Key完全最新作「Rewrite」の製作が決定しました!!|trans-title=Key's Latest Work, Rewrite, to be Produced!!|publisher=Key|date=April 1, 2008|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} which led to some speculation whether it was an April Fool's joke or an actual announcement of Key's new game.{{cite web|url=http://gigazine.net/news/20101028_key_rewrite_releaseday/|title=「CLANNAD」「リトルバスターズ!」で知られるKeyの最新作「Rewrite(リライト)」発売日が決定|trans-title=The Release Date Has Been Decided for Key's Latest Work "Rewrite", from the Makers of "Clannad" and "Little Busters!"|publisher=Gigazine|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} It was announced the following day on Key's blog that production on Rewrite had begun.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2008/04/post_6.html|script-title=ja:マジですよ|trans-title=It's True|publisher=Key|date=April 2, 2008|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} On April 1, 2010, Rewrite{{'}}s official website was updated with the announcement that the game would be an adult game, but this turned out to be an April Fool's joke the following day. It was later reported by Key in February 2011 that an adult version of Rewrite would definitely not be produced.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2011/02/post_105.html|title=Rewrite開発日誌|trans-title=Rewrite Development Journal|publisher=Key|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} On April 1, 2011, Key released an anime video featuring the song "Rewrite" by Psychic Lover. The video was animated by White Fox,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2011/04/post_112.html|title=2ndOPが公開になりました。|trans-title=2nd OP Released|publisher=Key|date=April 2, 2011|access-date=April 4, 2011|language=ja}} and directed by Motoki Tanaka. Again there was some speculation on its validity,{{cite web|url=http://gigazine.net/news/20110401_rewrite_animation_movie/|title=Keyが6月24日発売の最新作「Rewrite」のアニメムービーを公開|trans-title=Anime Movie Released for Key's Latest Work "Rewrite" to be Sold on June 24|publisher=Gigazine|date=April 1, 2011|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} but Key confirmed the following day that the video and song would be used in Rewrite as the game's second opening theme song.

Key hosted a promotional event on May 8, 2011 called Rewrite Fes. in Akihabara.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite_fes/|title=Rewrite Fes.|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} Displayed in the event hall were various large illustrations of Rewrite characters by Hinoue, as well as illustrations of the characters by various artists that were originally posted on Rewrite{{'}}s official website.{{cite journal|date=July 2011|journal=Key Station|title=Rewrite Fes. Special Report|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|pages=60–61|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/special/ouen.html|title=Rewrite 応援イラスト|trans-title=Rewrite Support Illustrations|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} The event featured live performances by NanosizeMir and Psychic Lover, as well as on-stage discussions of Rewrite development staff members and voice actors featured in the game. The staff members included Tonokawa and Ryukishi07 who discussed the game's scenario, and Orito and Hoshi who talked about Rewrite{{'}}s music. Orito also performed at the event on an electric guitar decorated with images of Rewrite including character images and the title logo. The guitar was later sold on Yahoo! Auctions in July 2011 for 405,000 yen.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115100444/http://www.excite.co.jp/News/column_g/20110802/Terrafor_news_fZTEQYwegI.html|archive-date=January 15, 2014|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/News/column_g/20110802/Terrafor_news_fZTEQYwegI.html|title=Key・折戸伸治さん使用の「Rewriteギター」がヤフーオークションで40万5千円|trans-title=Guitar Used by Shinji Orito of Key Sold on Yahoo! Auctions for 405,000 Yen|publisher=Excite|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2016|language=ja}} Promotional items that could be purchased at the event included a Rewrite introduction pamphlet, a Rewrite stationery set, a remix album titled Deejay Busters! featuring remixes of music from Little Busters! and Key's eighth game Kud Wafter, and a Kanon light novel titled {{Nihongo|Kanojotachi no Kenkai|彼女たちの見解|The Girls' Opinions}} written by Mariko Shimizu and illustrated by Zen.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite_fes/goods.html|script-title=ja:グッズ情報|trans-title=Goods Information|publisher=Key|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}}

A lengthy game demo of Rewrite came bundled with the limited edition version of Kud Wafter released on June 25, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/kudo/ex/spec.html|title=Spec|publisher=Key|access-date=April 6, 2010|language=ja}} Another slightly longer version of the demo, ver. 2.00, was released on Rewrite{{'}}s official website on March 26, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/download.html|title=Rewrite:Download{{!}}Key Official HomePage|publisher=Key|access-date=August 22, 2010|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2011/03/rewritever200.html|title=『Rewrite』体験版ver2.00配布のお知らせ|trans-title=Rewrite Trial Version ver. 2.00 Distribution Notice|publisher=Key|date=March 26, 2011|access-date=February 17, 2012|language=ja}} A free benchmark program titled Chihaya Rolling became available for download at Key's official website on August 20, 2010. The program, which also came with the previously released demo, features Chihaya rolling down a hill and hitting boulders and Kotori's pet dog Chibi-Moth. The purpose of the program is to test whether a given Windows computer will be able to play Rewrite or other games using the Siglus game engine. If a rank of D and above is shown, gameplay of Rewrite will be normal, but if E is shown, gameplay will be fairly normal other than a few exceptions. Between April 21 and May 9, 2011, VisualArt's accepted orders for a "Rewrite Note PC" laptop in two versions: a normal version and an AKN version with higher specifications;{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/rewrite_notepc/|title=『Rewrite NotePC』オフィシャルサイト|trans-title="Rewrite Note PC" Official Site|publisher=Key|access-date=February 26, 2012|language=ja}} AKN refers to Akane.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2011/04/post_113.html|title=RewritePC日誌|trans-title=Rewrite PC Journal|publisher=Key|date=April 6, 2011|access-date=February 26, 2012|language=ja}} The AKN version has one random signature from either Hinoue, Orito or Tonokawa, though VisualArt's also sold the AKN version without the signature.{{cite web|url=http://va.koubaibu.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=76|title=Rewrite NotePC : AKN Ver|publisher=VisualArt's|access-date=February 26, 2012|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109143150/http://va.koubaibu.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=76|archive-date=November 9, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://va.koubaibu.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=77|title=Rewrite NotePC : AKN Ver(サインなし)|trans-title=Rewrite Note PC: AKN Ver (no signature)|publisher=VisualArt's|access-date=February 26, 2012|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109141935/http://va.koubaibu.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=77|archive-date=November 9, 2013}} The AKN version also contained 16 Rewrite wallpaper images, with the normal version having nine. The laptops feature five separate themes of system sounds, which use dialogue of the voice actresses of five Rewrite heroines: Kotori, Chihaya, Akane, Sizuru and Lucia.

While Rewrite was originally planned to be released on April 28, 2011,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2011/03/rewrite_9.html|title=『Rewrite』発売の延期と通信販売再受付につきまして|trans-title=Rewrite Sale Date Postponed and Will Re-accept Mail Orders|publisher=Key|date=March 23, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2011|language=ja}} the game was later released on June 24, 2011 as a limited edition version, playable as a 2-disc DVD set on a Windows PC.{{cite web|url=http://www.product.co.jp/products/item/732/|title=Rewrite|publisher=VisualArt's|access-date=December 7, 2014|language=ja}} The limited edition came bundled with an approximately 80-page official guide book titled Rewrite of the Life, a remix album titled Soil, a CD containing recordings of the Internet radio show Radio Rewrite, three original cards from the Weiß Schwarz trading card game, an original card from the Lycèe Trading Card Game, three extra DVD case covers, and a mobile phone strap.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/special/syokai.html|title=Rewrite 初回限定版特典情報|trans-title=Rewrite Limited Edition Special Favors Information|publisher=Key|access-date=June 22, 2011|language=ja}} Over two dozen stores in Akihabara and online offered special promotional items if the limited edition version of the game was bought at their store. These items included telephone cards, gift cards, mobile phone straps, pin buttons, desk mats, posters, cushion covers, tote bags, tapestries, and bed sheets.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/special/tenpo.html|title=Rewrite 店舗特典情報|trans-title=Rewrite Store Special Favor Information|publisher=Key|access-date=February 18, 2012|language=ja}} The regular edition of Rewrite was released on September 30, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.product.co.jp/products/item/819/|title=Rewrite 通常版|trans-title=Rewrite regular edition|publisher=VisualArt's|access-date=December 7, 2014|language=ja}} Prototype released a PlayStation Portable (PSP) port of Rewrite on April 17, 2014;{{cite web|url=http://www.prot.co.jp/psp/rewrite/spec.html|title=Rewrite {{!}} Spec|publisher=Prototype|access-date=February 11, 2014|language=ja}} those who pre-ordered the game also received an exclusive drama CD.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2014/03/psprewrite140303.html|title=PSP版「Rewrite」4/17（木）に発売!予約特典は録り下ろしドラマCDです|trans-title=The PSP Version of Rewrite will be Sold on 4/17 (Th)! An Exclusive Drama CD as a Pre-order Special Favor|publisher=Key|date=March 3, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2014|language=ja}} Prototype also released a PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) version on August 28, 2014,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2014/08/828psvitarewrite.html|title=8月28日(木)にPSVita版『Rewrite』発売!|trans-title=Rewrite PS Vita Edition Will be Sold on August 28 (Th)!|publisher=Key|date=August 8, 2014|access-date=August 11, 2014|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prot.co.jp/psv/rewrite/spec.html|title=Rewrite {{!}} Spec|publisher=Prototype|access-date=August 26, 2014|language=ja}} and the drama CD bundled with the PSP version was also bundled with the PS Vita version for a limited time only.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2014/08/psvitarewrite.html|title=PSVita版『Rewrite』発売間近!店舗特典も公開中!!|trans-title=The PS Vita Edition of Rewrite Will Be Sold Soon! Store Perks Are Also Unveiled!!|publisher=Key|date=August 25, 2014|access-date=August 27, 2014|language=ja}} Prototype released a PlayStation 3 version on February 11, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/965/965878/|title=PS3版『Rewrite』が2015年2月11日に発売。移植版で最高のグラフィック&音質に|trans-title=A PS3 Edition of Rewrite Will be Sold on February 11, 2015. The Port Will Have the Highest Graphic and Sound Quality|publisher=ASCII Media Works|date=November 27, 2014|access-date=November 27, 2014|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-11-28/visual-art-key-rewrite-visual-novel-heads-to-ps3/.81441|title=Visual Art's/Key's Rewrite Visual Novel Heads to PS3|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 28, 2014|access-date=November 29, 2014}}

In interviews before the release of Rewrite, Tonokawa expressed interest in expanding on the story if the game was well received. Shortly after Rewrite{{'}}s release, Tonokawa approached Takahiro Baba with the proposal, who gave his approval for the production of a fan disc.{{cite journal|title=Rewrite Harvest festa!|journal=Dengeki G's Magazine|publisher=ASCII Media Works|issue=November 2011|pages=22–23|id={{JAN|4910164591114}}|language=ja}} Titled Rewrite Harvest festa!, the fan disc was produced by the same staff as Rewrite, and was released on July 27, 2012, playable on a Windows PC.{{cite web|url=http://www.product.co.jp/products/item/866/|title=Rewrite Harvest festa!|publisher=VisualArt's|access-date=December 7, 2014|language=ja}} It came bundled with the fan disc's original soundtrack titled Feast, a CD containing recordings of Radio Rewrite, an original booklet, two mobile phone straps, and one promotional card each from the trading card games Weiß Schwarz, Lycèe and Phantasmagoria.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite_hf/product_tokuten.html|title=Rewrite Harvest festa! {{!}} 初回限定版特典情報|trans-title=Rewrite Harvest festa! {{!}} Limited edition special favor information|publisher=Key|access-date=March 23, 2012|language=ja}} Prototype released a PS Vita port of Harvest festa! on May 18, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.prot.co.jp/psv/rewritehf/spec.html|title=Spec {{!}} PS Vita Rewrite Harvest festa!|publisher=Prototype|access-date=March 14, 2017|language=ja}}

The scenario consists of spin-off stories which expand on Rewrite{{'}}s story,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2011/09/post_128.html|title=RewriteHf開発日誌|trans-title=RewriteHf Development Journal|publisher=Key|date=September 30, 2011|access-date=October 2, 2011|language=ja}} the harvest festival from Rewrite{{'}}s story is expanded on in Harvest festa!, and minigames are included during the course of gameplay, as in Rewrite. The size of the scenario in Harvest festa! is roughly comparable in size to Tomoyo After. The fan disc also features official character art of Inoue, a supporting character who was not illustrated in Rewrite. Unlike Rewrite, Kotarou is fully voiced in the fan disc. The five system sound themes included with the Rewrite laptops were released with the fan disc, with the addition of dialogue of Kagari by Kana Hanazawa.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2012/03/post_146.html|title=RewriteHf開発日誌|trans-title=RewriteHf Development Journal|publisher=Key|date=March 14, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2012|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite_hf/special_voice.html|title=Rewrite Harvest festa! {{!}} Special: Voice|publisher=Key|access-date=March 23, 2012|language=ja}}

To advertise Harvest festa!, Good Smile Racing produced an itasha (a car featuring illustrations of anime-styled characters) of a 2008 Daihatsu Hijet Cargo decorated with images from the game, and drove it around Japan between May 30 and July 26, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite_hf/special_car_event.html|title=Rewrite Hf Car Event|publisher=Key|access-date=May 7, 2012|language=ja}} The car was put onto the Japanese Yahoo! Auction website on September 3, 2012 and sold for 1,806,000 yen after starting the auction at 1 yen.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908024722/http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b136420910|url=http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b136420910|title=【Key】 Rewrite Harvest festa! 痛車 (ダイハツ ハイゼット)|trans-title=(Key) Rewrite Harvest festa! Itasha (Daihatsu Hijet)|publisher=Yahoo! Auction|archive-date=September 8, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2012|language=ja|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-17/rewrite-harvest-festa-tour-car-auction-ends-at-1.8-million|title=Rewrite Harvest festa! Tour Car Auction Ends at 1.8 Million|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 17, 2012|access-date=September 19, 2012}} Like the previously held Rewrite Fes., Key hosted a promotional event on June 10, 2012 called Rewrite Harvest festa! Fes. in Akihabara.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite_hf/fes/|title=Rewrite Harvest festa! Fes.|publisher=Key|access-date=May 11, 2012|language=ja}} The event featured live performances by NanosizeMir and Aoi Tada, as well as on-stage discussions of development staff members Tonokawa and Orito, and voice actors featured in the game.

Key released an updated version of Rewrite titled Rewrite+ on July 29, 2016 for Windows. It includes various improvements and revisions to the scenario led by Romeo Tanaka, and additional illustrations not in the original game. Rewrite+ contains the additional content featured in the consumer ports, including fully voicing over 500 characters, and the official character art of Inoue.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/|title=Rewrite+|publisher=Key|access-date=April 8, 2016|language=ja}} Rewrite+ came bundled with Rewrite Harvest festa!, a remix album titled Selene featuring music from both Rewrite and Harvest festa!, a CD containing recordings of the Internet radio show Radio Rewrite, and an original card from the Weiß Schwarz trading card game.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-08/visualart-key-reveals-rewrite-visual-novel/.100832|title=VisualArt's/Key Reveals Rewrite+ Visual Novel|publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=April 8, 2016}} Prototype released a PlayStation 4 version with the additional content from Rewrite+ on March 23, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-15/rewrite-visual-novel-gets-ps4-release/.106480|title=Rewrite Visual Novel Gets PS4 Release|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 15, 2016|access-date=September 17, 2016}}{{cite web|title=恋愛アドベンチャー「Rewrite」のPS4版が2017年春に発売決定。プロトタイプのTGS 2016出展情報が公開に|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/356/G035655/20160914074/|publisher=4Gamer|access-date=November 20, 2016|date=September 15, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prot.co.jp/ps4/rewrite/spec.html|title=PS4 Rewrite {{!}} Spec|publisher=Prototype|access-date=March 14, 2017|language=ja}} An English version of Rewrite+ was released by Sekai Project on December 17, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1680000/Rewrite/|title=Rewrite+|publisher=Valve Corporation|accessdate=December 29, 2021}} Sekai Project will also release Harvest festa! in English.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-02/sekai-project-adds-rewrite-7-other-games/.118323|title=Sekai Project Adds Rewrite+, 7 Other Games|publisher=Anime News Network|date=July 2, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2017}}

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = Rewrite

| genre = Action, Fantasy, Romance

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Other

| title = Manga

| content =

• Rewrite: Side-B
• Rewrite: Side-R
• Rewrite: Okaken e Yōkoso!!
• Rewrite: Okaken Blog
• Rewrite: Side-Terra

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Other

| title = Light novel

| content =

• Official Another Story Rewrite: Ha Yure Sasayaku Shōkei de

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = Motoki Tanaka{{efn|name=tenshou|Credited under the pseudonym Tenshō}}

| writer = {{ubl|Motoki Tanaka{{efn|name=tenshou}}|Tatsuya Takahashi|Takashi Aoshima|Takayo Ikami}}

| music = {{ubl|Jun Maeda|Shinji Orito|Maiko Iuchi|Sōshi Hosoi|Ryō Mizutsuki}}

| studio = Eight Bit

| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Crunchyroll{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-01-24/crunchyroll-announces-winter-2017-anime-lineup/.111421|title=Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2017 Anime Lineup|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=January 20, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2017}}}}

| network = Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, MBS, BS11

| first = July 2, 2016

| last = March 25, 2017

| episodes = 24

| episode_list = List of Rewrite episodes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{anchor|Rewrite: Side-B}}A manga adaptation, illustrated by Sakana Tōjō and titled Rewrite: Side-B, began serialization in the October 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine.{{cite journal|title=Rewrite|journal=Dengeki G's Magazine|publisher=ASCII Media Works|issue=October 2010|language=ja}} The manga ended serialization in the magazine's May 2014 issue and continued serialization in Dengeki G's Comic between the June 2014 and July 2015 issues.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430070215/http://gs.dengeki.com/comic/6305/|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/comic/6305/|title=電撃G'sコミックVol.1|trans-title=Dengeki G's Comic Vol. 1|publisher=ASCII Media Works|archive-date=April 30, 2014|access-date=May 17, 2014|language=ja|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919150638/http://gs.dengeki.com/comic/26785/|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/comic/26785/|title=電撃G'sコミックVol.14|trans-title=Dengeki G's Comic Vol. 14|publisher=ASCII Media Works|archive-date=September 19, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2015|language=ja|url-status=dead}} Eight tankōbon volumes for Side-B were released between April 27, 2011 and July 27, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B1105750|title=Rewrite: SIDE-B (1)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=June 23, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=October 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004082110/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B1105750|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/321503000420|title=Rewrite: SIDE-B (8)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=September 21, 2015|language=ja|archive-date=September 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927210230/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/321503000420|url-status=dead}} {{anchor|Rewrite: Side-R}}A second manga, illustrated by Shūichi Kawakami and titled Rewrite: Side-R, was serialized between the April 2011 and September 2013 issues of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228110011/http://moeoh.dengeki.com/archives/2808|url=http://moeoh.dengeki.com/archives/2808|title=『アイマス2』『Rewrite』『C3』が新連載! ヒロイン満載のカレンダーも付いて、電撃大王4月号2/26発売|trans-title=The Idolmaster 2, Rewrite, and C3 Are New Serializations! A Calendar Fully Loaded with Heroines is Also Included in the April Issue of Dengeki Daioh Sold on February 26|publisher=ASCII Media Works|date=February 25, 2011|archive-date=February 28, 2011|access-date=July 10, 2014|language=ja}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101062526/http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910164750931&Action_id=101&Sza_id=RR|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url=http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910164750931&Action_id=101&Sza_id=RR|script-title=ja:電撃大王 2013年9月号|trans-title=Dengeki Daioh September 2013 issue|publisher=Tohan Corporation|access-date=September 30, 2016|language=ja}} Five volumes of Side-R were released between June 27, 2011 and October 26, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B1109230|title=Rewrite：SIDE-R (1)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=June 27, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=October 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004082212/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B1109230|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/311939000000|title=Rewrite：SIDE-R (5)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=December 26, 2013|language=ja|archive-date=November 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106021820/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/311939000000|url-status=dead}} Side-B and Side-R are meant to be read together as a pair.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2011/02/post_59.html|title=Rewriteコミック情報|trans-title=Rewrite Comic News|publisher=Key|date=February 26, 2011|access-date=February 26, 2011|language=ja}} {{anchor|Rewrite: Okaken e Yōkoso!!}}A third, four-panel comic strip manga, illustrated by Miyura Yano and titled {{Nihongo|Rewrite: Okaken e Yōkoso!!|Rewrite オカ研へようこそ!!}}, was serialized between the June 2011 and April 2014 issues of Ichijinsha's Manga 4-koma Palette.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424085510/http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/palette/|url=http://www2.ichijinsha.co.jp/palette/|script-title=ja:まんが4コマぱれっと|trans-title=Manga 4-koma Palette|publisher=Ichijinsha|archive-date=April 24, 2011|access-date=April 22, 2011|language=ja|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910083430440&Action_id=101&Sza_id=C0|script-title=ja:まんが4コマぱれっと 2014年4月号|trans-title=Manga 4-koma Palette April 2014 issue|publisher=Tohan Corporation|access-date=April 25, 2014|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215513/http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910083430440&Action_id=101&Sza_id=C0|archive-date=April 26, 2014}} Two volumes of Okaken e Yōkoso!! were released: the first on July 21, 2012 and the second on August 22, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://data.ichijinsha.co.jp/book/booksearch/booksearch_detail.php?i=75808153|title=Rewrite オカ研へようこそ!!|trans-title=Rewrite Okaken e Yōkoso!!|publisher=Ichijinsha|access-date=August 25, 2014|language=ja}} {{anchor|Rewrite: Okaken Blog}}A fourth manga, illustrated by Yayoi Hazuki and titled {{Nihongo|Rewrite: Okaken Blog|Rewrite ‒OKA☆KEN ぶろぐ‒}}, was serialized between volumes 20 and 29 of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Festival! Comic sold between October 26, 2011 and April 26, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.mangaoh.co.jp/catalog/259350/|title=電撃G's Festival! COMIC Vol.20|trans-title=Dengeki G's Festival! Comic Vol. 20|publisher=Mangaoh|access-date=December 16, 2011|language=ja}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235628/http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910164600632&Action_id=101&Sza_id=RR|archive-date=December 2, 2013|url=http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910164600632&Action_id=101&Sza_id=RR|title=電撃G's Festival! Comic (29) 2013年6月号|trans-title=Dengeki G's Festival! Comic (29) June 2013 issue|publisher=Tohan Corporation|access-date=September 30, 2016|language=ja}} Two volumes of Okaken Blog were released: the first on July 27, 2012,{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/201203000791|title=Rewrite 〜 OKA☆KENぶろぐ 〜 (1)|trans-title=Rewrite: Okaken Blog (1)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=July 30, 2012|language=ja|archive-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402203155/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/201203000791|url-status=dead}} and the second on July 27, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/311875300000|title=Rewrite 〜 OKA☆KENぶろぐ 〜 (2)|trans-title=Rewrite: Okaken Blog (2)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=August 14, 2013|language=ja|archive-date=August 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806120245/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/311875300000|url-status=dead}} {{anchor|Rewrite: Side-Terra}}A fifth manga, illustrated by Zen and titled Rewrite: Side-Terra, was serialized between the November 2016 issue of Dengeki G's Comic sold on September 30, 2016{{cite web|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/news/77740/|title=TVアニメ『Rewrite（リライト）』の公式コミカライズが決定!|publisher=ASCII Media Works|date=July 30, 2016|access-date=August 29, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824024227/http://gs.dengeki.com/news/77740/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-04/key-rewrite-little-busters-get-new-manga/.105971|title=Key's Rewrite, Little Busters! Get New Manga|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 4, 2016|access-date=September 24, 2016}} and the September 2018 issue sold on July 30, 2018. Four volumes of Side-Terra were released between September 27, 2016 and September 27, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-892360-6/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160907015448/http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-892360-6/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2016|title=Rewrite:SIDE-TERRA(1)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=August 29, 2016|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-912071-4/|title=Rewrite:SIDE-TERRA(4)|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=February 22, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215181454/http://dc.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-912071-4/|url-status=dead}}

There have also been several sets of manga anthologies produced by different companies and drawn by a multitude of different artists. An anthology published by Taibundo and illustrated by Zen titled Earth Star Comics Rewrite was published in September 2011.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113225226/http://www.earthstar.jp/detail.php?media=book&item_id=978-4-8030-0278-2|archive-date=January 13, 2014|url=http://www.earthstar.jp/detail.php?media=book&item_id=978-4-8030-0278-2|title=アース・スター コミックス Rewrite|trans-title=Earth Star Comics Rewrite|publisher=Earth Star Entertainment|access-date=September 30, 2016|language=ja}} Two volumes of an anthology series released by Ichijinsha under the title Rewrite Comic Anthology were released between September and November 2011,{{Cite book|title=Rewriteコミックアンソロジー|year=2011|trans-title=Rewrite Comic Anthology|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4758006552|id= {{ASIN|4758006555|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=Rewrite コミックアンソロジー(2)|year=2011|trans-title=Rewrite Comic Anthology (2)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4758006651|id= {{ASIN|4758006652|country=jp}}}} with a third volume to be released in September 2016.{{cite web|url=http://data.ichijinsha.co.jp/book/booksearch/booksearch_detail.php?i=75800919|title=Rewrite コミックアンソロジー Flower stories|publisher=Ichijinsha|access-date=August 29, 2016|language=ja}} Enterbrain released two volumes of a collection of four-panel comic strips under the title Magi-Cu 4-koma Rewrite between December 2011 and March 2012.{{Cite book|title=マジキュー4コマRewrite(1)|year=2012|trans-title=Magi-Cu 4-koma Rewrite (1)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4047276185|id= {{ASIN|4047276189|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=マジキュー4コマRewrite(2)|year=2012|trans-title=Magi-Cu 4-koma Rewrite (2)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4047279230|id= {{ASIN|4047279234|country=jp}}}} A manga anthology titled {{Nihongo|Rewrite Comic A La Carte: Okaken Katsudō Hōkokusho|Rewrite　コミックアラカルト オカ研活動報告書}} appeared in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace and a single volume was released in October 2011.{{Cite book|title=Rewrite コミックアラカルト オカ研活動報告書|year=2011|trans-title=Rewrite Comic A La Carte: Okaken Katsudō Hōkokusho|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4047158108|id= {{ASIN|4047158100|country=jp}}}}

{{anchor|Official Another Story Rewrite: Ha Yure Sasayaku Shōkei de}}A series of seven short stories titled {{Nihongo|Official Another Story Rewrite: Ha Yure Sasayaku Shōkei de|Official Another Story Rewrite -葉揺れささやく小径で-}}, written by the scenario writers of Rewrite and illustrated by Zen, were serialized between the September 2011 and March 2012 issues of Dengeki G's Magazine.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817132401/http://gs.dengeki.com/magazine/index.html|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/magazine/index.html|title=最新号紹介 {{!}} 電撃G'smagazine.com|trans-title=Latest Issue Introduction {{!}} Dengeki G's magazine.com|publisher=ASCII Media Works|archive-date=August 17, 2011|access-date=August 22, 2011|language=ja|url-status=dead}}{{cite journal|title=Rewrite: Ha Yure Sasayaku Shōkei de|journal=Dengeki G's Magazine|publisher=ASCII Media Works|issue=March 2012|language=ja}} Self-described as an official illustrated story for Rewrite, the short stories were collected into a single volume released on July 27, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/201204000172/|title=Official Another Story Rewrite 〜葉揺れささやく小径で〜|trans-title=Official Another Story Rewrite: Ha Yure Sasayaku Shōkei de|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=February 18, 2022|language=ja}} Three volumes of a short story compilation series by several authors titled Rewrite SSS were published by Harvest between October 2011 and January 2012.{{Cite book|title=Rewrite SSS vol.1|date=October 2011|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4434159619|id= {{ASIN|4434159615|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=Rewrite SSS vol.3|date=25 January 2012|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4434161223|id= {{ASIN|4434161229|country=jp}}}} Four volumes of a light novel anthology published by Paradigm under their VA Bunko imprint titled Rewrite Novel Anthology were released between November 2011 and February 2012.{{Cite book|title=Rewrite ノベルアンソロジー1|date=November 2011|trans-title=Rewrite Anthology 1|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4894906303|id= {{ASIN|4894906309|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=Rewrite ノベルアンソロジー4|date=February 2012|trans-title=Rewrite Anthology 4|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|isbn=978-4894906365|id= {{ASIN|4894906368|country=jp}}}} A 224-page art book titled {{Nihongo|Rewrite Perfect Visual Book|Rewrite パーフェクトビジュアルブック}} was released on November 30, 2011 by ASCII Media Works.{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A1122640|title=Rewrite パーフェクトビジュアルブック|trans-title=Rewrite Perfect Visual Book|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=November 30, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=September 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929110336/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A1122640|url-status=dead}} The art book contains story summaries of the game's scenarios, information on the cast of characters, interviews from the production staff, and illustrations featuring art from the game.

An Internet radio show to promote Rewrite called {{Nihongo|Radio Rewrite: Gekkan Tera Kazamatsuri Gakuin Shikyoku|ラジオRewrite 月刊テラ・風祭学院支局|Radio Rewrite: Terra Monthly Magazine - Kazamatsuri Academy Branch}} broadcast 70 episodes between May 27, 2011 and September 28, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://hibiki-radio.jp/description/rewrite|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212755/http://hibiki-radio.jp/description/rewrite|title=「ラジオRewrite 月刊テラ・風祭学院支局」番組詳細|trans-title=Radio Rewrite Monthly Tera Kazamatsuri Academy Branch Office|publisher=Hibiki Radio Station|archive-date=October 18, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2012|language=ja|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.onsen.ag/blog/?p=13944|title=Rewriteのラジオ、ついに配信日決定!|trans-title=The Transmission Day for Rewrite's Radio has Finally Been Decided!|publisher=Onsen|date=April 29, 2011|access-date=June 27, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005050627/http://www.onsen.ag/blog/?p=13944|url-status=dead}} The show was streamed online every Friday, and was produced by the Japanese Internet radio stations Hibiki and Onsen.{{cite web|url=http://www.onsen.ag/program/rewrite/|title=ラジオRewrite 月刊テラ・風祭学院支局 特設サイト|trans-title=Radio Rewrite: Terra Monthly Magazine - Kazamatsuri Academy Branch Special Site|publisher=Onsen|access-date=April 21, 2012|language=ja|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116133854/http://www.onsen.ag/program/rewrite/|url-status=dead}} The show was hosted by Masakazu Morita and Chiwa Saitō, who voice Kotarou Tennouji and Kotori Kanbe from the game, respectively. Seven CD compilation volumes containing all 70 episodes were released between September 30, 2011 and August 28, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.onsen.ag/blog/?p=15065|script-title=ja:小鳥と瑚太朗の漫才トーク、ここに開幕!|trans-title=Kotori's and Kotarou's Comedy Talk, Opening Here!|publisher=Onsen|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=July 31, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=April 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406192139/http://www.onsen.ag/blog/?p=15065|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00DSBYFOA/|title=ラジオRewrite 月刊テラ・風祭学院支局 Vol.7|trans-title=Radio Rewrite: Gekkan Tera Kazamatsuri Gakuin Shikyoku Vol. 7|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=August 31, 2013|language=ja}}

{{main|List of Rewrite episodes}}

A 24-episode anime television series adaptation is directed by Motoki Tanaka and produced by Eight Bit. The first 13 episodes aired between July 2{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-25/rewrite-anime-to-have-13-episodes-4th-home-video-release-to-include-pc-game/.103612|title=Rewrite Anime to Have 13 Episodes, 4th Home Video Release to Include PC Game|date=June 25, 2016|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 25, 2016}} and September 24, 2016. The latter 11 episodes aired from January 14 to March 25, 2017, and adapt the Moon and Terra routes from the visual novel.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-24/rewrite-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-next-january/.106847|title=Rewrite TV Anime Gets 2nd Season Next January|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 24, 2016|access-date=September 24, 2016}} The series was also streamed by Crunchyroll with English subtitles.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-28/crunchyroll-to-stream-rewrite-tv-anime/.103734|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Rewrite TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=July 2, 2016}} The screenplay is written by Tanaka with Romeo Tanaka and Kai credited with collaborating on the composition and scripts, and Takashi Aoshima, Tatsuya Takahashi and Takayo Ikami wrote individual episodes.{{cite web|url=http://www.rewrite-anime.tv/staffcast/|title=Staff・Cast {{!}} TVアニメ「Rewrite」公式サイト|publisher=Aniplex|access-date=July 2, 2016|language=ja}} The series features character design by Masayuki Nonaka who based the designs on Itaru Hinoue's original concepts.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-24/rewrite-tv-anime-slated-for-summer-2016/.96906|title=Rewrite TV Anime Slated for Summer 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 24, 2015|access-date=December 24, 2015}} The series was released on 13 DVD and Blu-ray compilation volumes between September 28, 2016 and September 27, 2017 by Aniplex.{{cite web|url=http://www.rewrite-anime.tv/package/|title=Blu-ray/DVD|publisher=Aniplex|access-date=June 25, 2016|language=ja}} Daisuki later added the series to their streaming service via Anime Consortium Japan.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-12-29/anime-consortium-japan-to-stream-fate-grand-order-first-order-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-rewrite-tales-of-zestiria-the-x-season-2/.110472|title=Anime Consortium Japan to Stream Fate/Grand Order –First Order-, Blue Exorcist Kyoto Saga, Rewrite, Tales of Zestiria the X Season 2|date=December 29, 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=January 3, 2021}}

The first opening theme is "Philosophyz (TV animation ver.)" and the first ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Sasayaka na Hajimari (TV animation ver.)"|ささやかなはじまり 〜TV animation ver.〜}}, both sung by Runa Mizutani of NanosizeMir. Both songs are remixes of theme songs featured in the original Rewrite and Rewrite Harvest festa! visual novels. The second opening theme is "End of the World" by Anri Kumaki and the second ending theme is "Word of Dawn" by Aoi Tada. The third opening theme is {{Nihongo|"Tabi"|旅}}, an instrumental piece composed by Jun Maeda. The fourth opening theme is "Last Desire" sung by Maon Kurosaki and the third ending theme is "Instincts" by Mizutani.{{cite web|title=Last Desire|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/520014/products/1220180/1/|publisher=Oricon|access-date=November 5, 2019|language=ja}} The rest of the soundtrack for the anime series is sampled from the Rewrite Original Soundtrack and Feast.

{{main|Music of Rewrite}}

Rewrite has seven pieces of theme music: two opening themes and five ending themes. The first opening theme is "Philosophyz" by Runa Mizutani of the dōjin music group NanosizeMir.{{cite web|url=http://nanosizemir.com/profile.html|title=Profile|publisher=NanosizeMir|access-date=June 25, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142307/http://nanosizemir.com/profile.html|archive-date=March 8, 2012|url-status=dead}} The second opening theme is "Rewrite" by Psychic Lover. The first ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Yami no Kanata e"|闇の彼方へ|Beyond the Darkness}} by NanosizeMir, and it is used for Kotori's, Chihaya's and Lucia's scenarios. The next two ending themes are {{Nihongo|"Koibumi"|恋文|Love Letter}} and {{Nihongo|"Itsuwaranai Kimi e"|偽らない君へ}}, both sung by Nagi Yanagi. "Koibumi" is used for Sizuru's route, and "Itsuwaranai Kimi e" is used for Akane's story. "Itsuwaranai Kimi e" is also used as an insert song during Lucia's route. The last two ending themes are {{Nihongo|"Watari no Uta"|渡りの詩}} used in the Moon route, and "Canoe" used in the Terra route, both sung by Aoi Tada.

In Rewrite Harvest festa!, the opening theme is "Harvest" by Tada, and the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Sasayaka na Hajimari"|ささやかなはじまり}} by NanosizeMir. "Philosophyz", "Itsuwaranai Kimi e", and "Watari no Uta" are used in the fan disc as insert songs. Eight of the main characters from Rewrite have background music leitmotifs—the six heroines, Haruhiko Yoshino and Sakuya Ohtori.{{cite AV media notes|title=Rewrite Original Soundtrack|title-link=Music of Rewrite#Rewrite Original Soundtrack|others=Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Maiko Iuchi, Sōshi Hosoi, Ryō Mizutsuki|year=2011|type=booklet|publisher=Key Sounds Label|id=KSLA-0073–0075|location=Osaka}} Kagari's theme is {{Nihongo|"Hinagiku"|ヒナギク|Daisy}}; Kotori's theme is {{Nihongo|"Nirinsō"|ニリンソウ|Soft Windflower}}; Chihaya's theme is {{Nihongo|"Asagao"|アサガオ|Morning Glory}}; Akane's theme is {{Nihongo|"Anthurium"|アンスリウム|Ansuriumu}}; Sizuru's theme is {{Nihongo|"Carnation"|カーネーション|Kānēshon}}; Lucia's theme is {{Nihongo|"Sunbright"|サンブライト|Sanburaito}}; Yoshino's theme is "DIS is a Pain"; lastly, Sakuya's theme is {{Nihongo|"Sanka"|散花}}.

The single for "Philosophyz" was released on January 28, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2010/12/rewriteop20110128.html|title=『Rewrite』OP主題歌マキシシングル2011.01.28発売|trans-title=Rewrite OP Theme Song Maxi Single to be Sold on January 28, 2011|publisher=Key|date=December 21, 2010|access-date=January 14, 2011|language=ja}} The single contained "Philosophyz" and "Yami no Kanata e" in original, short and instrumental versions. A single for "Rewrite" was released on May 27, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://key.soundslabel.com/discography.html?ksl0069/ksl0069|title=Rewrite 2nd Opening Theme song/Rewrite|publisher=Key Sounds Label|access-date=May 8, 2011|language=ja}} As with Key's previous works (excluding Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet), a music album came bundled with the limited edition release of the game; the album, released on June 24, 2011, is titled Soil and contains arranged versions of ten tracks of the game's music.{{cite web|url=http://vgmdb.net/album/25230|title=Soil|publisher=VGMdb|access-date=January 15, 2012}} Rewrite{{'}}s original soundtrack was first released on August 12, 2011 at Comiket 80 containing 63 tracks; it was later released for general sale on October 28, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://key.soundslabel.com/discography.html?ksl0073/ksl0073|title=Rewrite Original SoundTrack|publisher=Key Sounds Label|access-date=January 15, 2012|language=ja}} A remix album titled Branch was released on December 29, 2011 at Comiket 81.{{cite web|url=http://vgmdb.net/album/30329|title=Rewrite Arrangement Album Branch|publisher=VGMdb|access-date=January 15, 2012}} The original soundtrack for Rewrite Harvest festa!, titled Feast, was released bundled with the fan disc on July 27, 2012.

A remix album titled Dye Mixture featuring tracks from both Rewrite and Harvest festa! was released on December 29, 2012 at Comiket 83. Another remix album titled Crann Mor featuring tracks from Rewrite was released on December 29, 2015 at Comiket 89. A single performed by Mizutani was released on July 27, 2016 for the anime series titled "Philosophyz / Sasayaka na Hajimari", which contains the anime's opening and ending themes in original, short, and instrumental versions.{{cite web|url=http://key.soundslabel.com/discography.html?ksl0118/ksl0118|title=アニメ「Rewrite」オープニング＆エンディングソング 「Philosophyz／ささやかなはじまり」|publisher=Key Sounds Label|access-date=May 31, 2016|language=ja}} A remix album titled Selene featuring tracks from both Rewrite and Harvest festa! was released on July 29, 2016 bundled with Rewrite+. Two singles for the anime were released on September 21, 2016: "End of the World / Hetakuso na Uta" by Anri Kumaki and "Word of Dawn / Okiraku Kyūsai" by Tada. An image song album titled Pureness Rhapsody, sung by Saya Shinomiya and Risa Asaki, the voice actresses who voiced Chihaya and Lucia respectively, was released on December 29, 2016 at Comiket 91.{{cite web|url=http://key.soundslabel.com/discography.html?ksl0128/ksl0128|script-title=ja:ピュアネスラプソディー|publisher=Key Sounds Label|access-date=February 7, 2017|language=ja|title=Key Sounds Label HomePage}} Two more singles for the anime were released on March 22, 2017: "Last Desire" by Maon Kurosaki and "Instincts" by Mizutani. Each of the singles and albums released were on Key's record label Key Sounds Label.

In 2011, Rewrite ranked five times in the top ten in national PC game pre-orders in Japan. The rankings were at No. 9 in January, No. 4 in February, No. 3 in March, and twice at No. 1 in April and May.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226045105/http://www.pc-press.info/reservationrog.html|url=http://www.pc-press.info/reservationrog.html|script-title=ja:予約状況ランキングログ|trans-title=Reservation Ranking Log|publisher=PCpress|archive-date=February 26, 2012|access-date=June 25, 2011|language=ja|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507031756/http://www.pc-press.info/reservation.html|url=http://www.pc-press.info/reservation.html|script-title=ja:予約状況ランキング|trans-title=Reservation Ranking|publisher=PCpress|archive-date=May 7, 2012|access-date=June 25, 2011|language=ja|url-status=usurped}} Rewrite ranked first in terms of national sales of PC games in Japan in June 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.pc-press.info/sales.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124062952/http://www.pc-press.info/sales.html|script-title=ja:セールスランキング|trans-title=Sales Ranking|publisher=PCpress|archive-date=January 24, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2011|language=ja|url-status=usurped}} Rewrite would rank twice more in the top 50 highest selling PC games in Japan, at No. 14 in July and at No. 29 in August 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.pc-press.info/salesrog.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226045046/http://www.pc-press.info/salesrog.html|script-title=ja:セールスランキングログ|trans-title=Sales Ranking Log|publisher=PCpress|archive-date=February 26, 2012|access-date=January 14, 2012|language=ja|url-status=usurped}} According to public sales information published at Gamasutra, taken from the Japanese Amazon website, Rewrite was the number one top seller of PC games in Japan the day of its release.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/saling-the-world-i-ocarina-of-time-3d-i-tops-worldwide-charts|title=Sailing The World: Ocarina of Time 3D Tops Worldwide Charts|publisher=Gamasutra|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2011}} Rewrite premiered as the No. 1 game sold on Getchu.com, a major redistributor of visual novel and domestic anime products, during the month of its release,{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/pc/salesranking201106.html|title=PCゲームセールスランキング 2011年6月|trans-title=PC Game Sales Ranking June 2011|publisher=Getchu.com|access-date=January 15, 2012|language=ja}} and at No. 30 in July.{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/pc/salesranking201107.html|title=PCゲームセールスランキング 2011年7月|trans-title=PC Game Sales Ranking July 2011|publisher=Getchu.com|access-date=January 15, 2012|language=ja}} The game would go on to be the No. 8 game sold for the first half of 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/pc/2011-1salesranking.html|script-title=ja:2011年上半期 ゲーム・セールスランキング|trans-title=First Half of 2011 Game Sales Ranking|publisher=Getchu.com|access-date=January 15, 2012|language=ja}} and at No. 11 for the whole year.{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/pc/salesranking2011.html|script-title=ja:2011年 ゲーム・セールスランキング|trans-title=2011 Game Sales Ranking|publisher=Getchu.com|access-date=January 15, 2012|language=ja}} In 2012, Rewrite Harvest festa! ranked three times in the top ten in national PC game pre-orders in Japan. The rankings were at No. 6 in April, No. 3 in May, and No. 1 in June.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226045105/http://www.pc-press.info/reservationrog.html|url=http://www.pc-press.info/reservationrog.html|script-title=ja:予約状況ランキングログ|trans-title=Reservation Ranking Log|publisher=PCpress|archive-date=February 26, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2012|language=ja|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507031756/http://www.pc-press.info/reservation.html|url=http://www.pc-press.info/reservation.html|script-title=ja:予約状況ランキング|trans-title=Reservation Ranking|publisher=PCpress|archive-date=May 7, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2012|language=ja|url-status=usurped}} Harvest festa! ranked first in terms of national sales of PC games in Japan in July 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.pc-press.info/sales.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124062952/http://www.pc-press.info/sales.html|script-title=ja:セールスランキング|trans-title=Sales Ranking|publisher=PCpress|archive-date=January 24, 2013|access-date=August 30, 2012|language=ja|url-status=usurped}}

On the day of its release, two video game retailers in Akihabara opened two hours early for advance sales of Rewrite.{{cite web|url=http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/615/615208/|title=「Rewrite」がアキバで早朝販売を敢行!|trans-title=Rewrite is Sold Early in Akiba!|publisher=ASCII Media Works|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=January 19, 2012|language=ja}} The main Gamers store opened at {{nowrap|7 a.m.}} to a line of about 200 people. The Sofmap Amusement store opened at {{nowrap|9 a.m.}} and used two floors in the eight-story building for sales of Rewrite: the fifth floor was used for general sale and advance orders of the game, while the eighth floor was used solely for those who had reserved their copy. The PSP port in 2014 was reviewed by the Japanese video game magazine Famitsu, which gave it an overall score of 30/40 (out of the four individual review scores of 7, 8, 8 and 7).{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2014/04/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1323|title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1323|publisher=Gematsu|date=April 8, 2014|access-date=July 19, 2014}}

Key held a character popularity poll between December 15–31, 2011 for every character from the game, even very minor ones. The top three winners would each get a downloadable wallpaper, and first place would get original artwork for the wallpaper. A voter could vote one time for up to three characters per day. While Sizuru led at first,{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2011/12/post_138.html|title=Rewrite人気投票速報|trans-title=Rewrite Popularity Contest News Flash|publisher=Key|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2012|language=ja}} Akane surged ahead near the end.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/diary/2011/12/rewritetouhyoutyuukan.html|title=Rewrite人気投票中間発表|trans-title=Rewrite Popularity Contest Midway Announcement|publisher=Key|date=December 23, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2012|language=ja}} The top three winners were Akane with 18,042 votes, Sizuru with 16,839 votes, and Lucia with 15,047 votes.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite_hf/rank/|title=Rewrite キャラクター人気投票|trans-title=Rewrite Character Popularity Contest|publisher=Key|access-date=March 3, 2012|language=ja}}

A mobile app game for iOS and Android titled Key Collection, produced by Index Corporation and distributed via Mobage, was released in September 2013. The player collects cards of varying rarity featuring characters from several visual novels developed by Key, including Rewrite, obtained through completing various minigame missions, to form a team. The player then trains the team's members to improve their statistics and eventually challenge others who play the game.{{cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/info/2013/09/key_collction.html|title=インデックス制作「Key COLLECTION」本日より事前登録開始!|publisher=Key|access-date=December 15, 2016|language=ja}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021141938/http://www.mbga.jp/_game_intro?game_id=12015656|url=http://www.mbga.jp/_game_intro?game_id=12015656|title=Key Collection|publisher=Mobage|archive-date=October 21, 2013|access-date=December 15, 2016|language=ja}}

A mobile social role-playing game for iOS and Android titled Rewrite IgnisMemoria, produced by Team Aeca under VisualArt's, was released on February 6, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://app.famitsu.com/20170207_963597/|title=【新作】Key作品『Rewrite（リライト）』のスマホ版は"if"ストーリー・新規ボイス・描き下ろしの三拍子揃ったRPG|publisher=Famitsu|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017|language=ja}} The game features an original story with over 50 routes with a turn-based combat system. Combat teams consist of any three of the six main characters and the team is powered up with cards acquired through a randomized gacha system. It is also possible to customize the Occult Research Society's clubroom and Kotori's forest studio where the characters reside as a home base.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-15/key-rewrite-visual-novel-gets-rewrite-ignismemoria-smartphone-game/.109924|title=Key's Rewrite Visual Novel Gets Rewrite IgnisMemoria Smartphone Game|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 15, 2016|access-date=December 15, 2016}} The game's theme song is "Ignis Memory" sung by Maon Kurosaki.{{cite web|url=http://rewriteim.jp/|title=Rewrite IgnisMemoria|publisher=VisualArt's|access-date=December 15, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214105245/http://rewriteim.jp/|url-status=dead}} The game closed on December 31, 2017.{{cite web|title=ビジュアルアーツ、『Rewrite IgnisMemoria』のサービスを2017年12月31日をもって終了|url=http://gamebiz.jp/?p=197219|publisher=Social Game Info|access-date=February 17, 2018|language=ja|date=November 7, 2017}}

The first volume of a Windows visual novel, titled {{Nihongo|Okaken Katsudō Kiroku Gaiden|オカ研活動記録外伝|Occult Club Activity Log Side Story}}, was released with the fourth DVD and Blu-ray compilation volume for the Rewrite anime series on December 21, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.rewrite-anime.tv/package/04.html|title=Rewrite 第4巻|publisher=Aniplex|access-date=December 15, 2016|language=ja}} The second visual novel volume was released with the anime's eighth DVD and Blu-ray compilation volume on April 26, 2017 and the third visual novel volume was released with the anime's thirteenth DVD and Blu-ray compilation volume on September 27, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.rewrite-anime.tv/package/08.html|title=Rewrite 第8巻|publisher=Aniplex|access-date=March 29, 2017|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rewrite-anime.tv/package/13.html|title=Rewrite 第13巻|publisher=Aniplex|access-date=March 29, 2017|language=ja}} The game is produced by VisualArt's and written by Ryukishi07.{{cite web|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/news/97466/|title=竜騎士07氏よりメッセージが到着! TVアニメ『Rewrite』BD&DVD第８巻の特典「原作・竜騎士07 書き下ろしPCゲーム」についてうかがいました!|publisher=ASCII Media Works|date=April 7, 2017|access-date=April 7, 2017|language=ja|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407113510/http://gs.dengeki.com/news/97466/|url-status=dead}}

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