:Rose Guns Days

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = Rose Guns Days

| image = Rose Guns Days cover.jpg

| caption = The cover of Season 1, the first Rose Guns Days game released

| ja_kanji = ローズガンズデイズ

| ja_romaji = Rōzu Ganzu Deizu

| genre = Action, alternate history

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Game

| developer = 07th Expansion

| publisher = 07th Expansion

| genre = Dōjin soft, Visual novel

| platforms = Windows, iOS, Android

| released = Season 1 - August 11, 2012
Season 2 - December 31, 2012
Season 3 - August 10, 2013
Last Season - December 31, 2013
The Best - August 31, 2016

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Ryukishi07

| illustrator = Sōichirō, Nana Natsunishi, Yō Ōmura, Mitsunori Zaki

| publisher = Square Enix

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}

| demographic = Shōnen

| magazine = Gangan Joker, GFantasy, Gangan Online, Big Gangan

| first = September 2012

| last = June 25, 2015

| volumes = 12

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| title = Rose Guns Days Aishū no Cross Knife

| author = Ryukishi07

| illustrator = Yūji Takagi

| publisher = Square Enix

| demographic = Seinen

| magazine = Big Gangan

| first = December 25, 2012

| last = October 25, 2013

| volumes = 2

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| title = Rose Guns Days Fukushū wa Ōgon no Kaori

| author = Ryukishi07

| illustrator = Mei Renjōji

| publisher = Kodansha

| demographic = Shōnen

| magazine = Monthly Shōnen Sirius

| first = April 26, 2013

| last = April 26, 2014

| volumes = 2

| volume_list =

}}

{{Nihongo|Rose Guns Days|ローズガンズデイズ|Rōzu Ganzu Deizu}} is a four-part Japanese dōjin visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion and playable on Windows PCs. The first game in the series, Season 1, was released on August 11, 2012, and the fourth game, Last Season, was released on December 31, 2013. There have been six manga adaptations based on Rose Guns Days published by Kodansha and Square Enix.

Gameplay

File:Rose Guns Days screenshot.jpg

As a visual novel, the gameplay in Rose Guns Days is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The text is accompanied by character sprites over background art made from altering real-world photographs. Throughout gameplay, the player encounters a quick time event minigame of a fist fight battle sequence that resembles a fighting game. The outcome of these minigames does not influence the progression of the story, and the player even has the option to skip them. The minigame has two parts: attack and defense. After the player successfully attacks three times, the player can then perform an overkill attack whose power is determined by the choice of one of six cards. How well the player performs in the minigames determines the total score and emblems awarded, and as the score increases, so does the player's rank, which increases the difficulty of the minigames.

Plot

Rose Guns Days takes place in an alternate history where a natural disaster during World War II causes Japan to surrender earlier than it did in the real world, leading to a contested occupation of Japan by both China and America. The game depicts the growing conflict between a rising mafia family and occupation forces in post-war Japan.{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-04/mangagamer-licenses-ryukishi-07-rose-guns-days-game/.212745|title=MangaGamer Licenses Ryukishi 07's Rose Guns Days Game|work=Anime News Network|date=July 4, 2024|access-date=July 7, 2024}}

Development and release

Rose Guns Days is 07th Expansion's fourth visual novel series. The scenario is written entirely by Ryukishi07, who also provides some of the character designs, which are divided between three additional artists: Jirō Suzuki, Sōichirō and Yaeko Ninagawa.{{cite web|url=http://07th-expansion.net/rose/staff.htm|title=Staff & Link|publisher=07th Expansion|access-date=November 11, 2012|language=ja}} The music of Rose Guns Days is provided by various music artists including both professionals and dōjin artists including: Dai, Luck Ganriki, Rokugen Alice, M. Zakky and Pre-holder. The first game in the series, titled Season 1, was released on August 11, 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B008KHWL3O/|title=Rose Guns Days Season 1|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=November 11, 2012|language=ja}} at Comiket 82 and is playable on Windows PCs. Season 2 was released on December 31, 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ATL91PU/|title=Rose Guns Days Season 2|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=January 1, 2013|language=ja}} at Comiket 83. Season 3 was released on August 10, 2013, at Comiket 84. The fourth and final game in the series, Last Season, was released on December 31, 2013, at Comiket 85. A version of Season 1 playable on iOS devices was released on November 9, 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/192/G019283/20121109100/|title=無料版「RoseGunsDaysLite」と「RoseGunsDays-Season1」のiOS版が登場|trans-title=Rose Guns Days - Season 1 and the Free Version Rose Guns Days Lite Introduced as iOS Editions|publisher=Aetas|work=4Gamer|date=November 9, 2012|access-date=November 12, 2012|language=ja}} followed by a version playable on Android devices released on December 13, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://iphone-product.matrix.jp/rosegunsdays/|title=Rose Guns Days|publisher=Seams|access-date=April 18, 2013|language=ja}} All four seasons were also distributed by MangaGamer between February 7, 2014, and April 25, 2015, for explicit use with the English translation patch.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mangagamer.org/2014/02/07/new-releases-from-07th-expansion/|title=New Releases From 07th Expansion!|work=MangaGamer Staff Blog|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.mangagamer.org/2015/04/26/07th-expansion-mini-update/|title=07th Expansion Mini-Update|date=April 26, 2015|access-date=December 31, 2017}}

Related media

=Manga=

A manga adaptation of Rose Guns Days Season 1, illustrated by Sōichirō, was serialized between the September 2012 and March 2014 issues of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-22/ryukishi07-rose-guns-days-game-gets-manga-adaptation|title=Ryukishi07's Rose Guns Days Game Gets Manga Adaptation|publisher=Anime News Network|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=November 11, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jp.square-enix.com/magazine/joker/series/rosegunsdays/index.html|title=Rose Guns Days Season 1|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 12, 2013|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-21/inu-x-boku-ss-rose-gun-days-season-1-manga-end-in-february|title=Inu X Boku SS, Rose Gun Days Season 1 Manga End in February|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 21, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2014}} Four tankōbon volumes for Season 1 were released between December 22, 2012, and April 22, 2014.{{Cite book|title=Rose Guns Days Season 1 (1)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4757538324|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=Rose Guns Days Season1(4)(完)|trans-title=Rose Guns Days Season 1 (4) (end)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4757542755|country=jp}}}} A manga adaptation of Rose Guns Days Season 2, illustrated by Nana Natsunishi, was serialized between the February 2013 and April 2014 issues of Square Enix's GFantasy magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/story/rgd_s2/|title=Rose Guns Days Season 2|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=July 11, 2013|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-19/rose-gun-days-season-2-manga-to-end-on-march-18|title=Rose Gun Days Season 2 Manga to End on March 18|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 19, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2014}} Three volumes for Season 2 were released between August 22, 2013, and April 22, 2014.{{Cite book|title=Rose Guns Days Season 2 (1)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4757540477|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=Rose Guns Days Season2(3)(完)|trans-title=Rose Guns Days Season 2 (3) (end)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4757543026|country=jp}}}} A manga adaptation of Rose Guns Days Season 3, illustrated by Yō Ōmura, began serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Online magazine on September 19, 2013. The first volume for Season 3 was released on April 22, 2014.{{Cite book|title=Rose Guns Days Season 3 (1)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4757542763|country=jp}}}} A manga adaptation of Rose Guns Days Last Season, illustrated by Mitsunori Zaki, began serialization in the May 2014 issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-26/rose-gun-days-prologue-manga-ends-last-season-manga-starts|title=Rose Gun Days Prologue Manga Ends, Last Season Manga Starts|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2014}} Yen Press licensed the manga for release in North America.{{cite web|title=Yen Press Licenses Horimiya, Rose Guns Days Season One, Final Fantasy Type-0 Side Story|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-02/yen-press-licenses-horimiya-rose-guns-days-season-one-final-fantasy-type-0-side-story/.85528|website=Anime News Network|date=March 2, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2017}}

A spin-off manga, titled {{Nihongo|Rose Guns Days Aishū no Cross Knife|Rose Guns Days 哀愁のクロスナイフ}} and illustrated by Yūji Takagi, was serialized in Big Gangan between December 25, 2012, and October 25, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.jp.square-enix.com/magazine/biggangan/backnumber/201301.shtml|title=ビックガンガン2013 Vol.01 (2012.12.25発売号)|trans-title=Big Gangan 2013 Vol. 01 (Issue sold on December 25, 2012|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 8, 2013|language=ja|archive-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627085054/http://www.jp.square-enix.com/magazine/biggangan/backnumber/201301.shtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jp.square-enix.com/magazine/biggangan/backnumber/201311.shtml|title=ビックガンガン2013 Vol.11 (2013.10.25発売号)|trans-title=Big Gangan 2013 Vol. 11 (Issue sold on October 25, 2013)|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 11, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=March 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312013449/http://www.jp.square-enix.com/magazine/biggangan/backnumber/201311.shtml|url-status=dead}} Two volumes for Aishū no Cross Knife were released between August 22 and December 21, 2013.{{Cite book|title=ROSE GUNS DAYS 哀愁のクロスナイフ (1)|trans-title=Rose Guns Days Aishū no Cross Knife (1)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4757540485|country=jp}}}}{{Cite book|title=ROSE GUNS DAYS 哀愁のクロスナイフ (2)(完)|trans-title=Rose Guns Days Aishū no Cross Knife (2) (end)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4757541791|country=jp}}}} A prologue manga, titled {{Nihongo|Rose Guns Days Fukushū wa Ōgon no Kaori|Rose Guns Days 復讐は黄金の香り}} and illustrated by Mei Renjōji, was serialized between the June 2013 and June 2014 issues of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-27/ryukishi07-rose-guns-days-game-inspires-prologue-manga|title=Ryukishi07's Rose Guns Days Game Inspires Prologue Manga|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 27, 2013|access-date=January 28, 2013}} The first volume of Fukushū wa Ōgon no Kaori was released on November 8, 2013{{Cite book|title=Rose Guns Days 復讐は黄金の香り(1)|trans-title=Rose Guns Days Fukushū wa Ōgon no Kaori (1)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4063764338|country=jp}}}} and the second and last on July 9, 2014.{{Cite book|title=Rose Guns Days 復讐は黄金の香り(2)|trans-title=Rose Guns Days Fukushū wa Ōgon no Kaori (2)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id= {{ASIN|4063764680|country=jp}}}}

=Music=

The opening theme to Rose Guns Days is {{Nihongo|"Ai wa Omerta"|愛はオメルタ}} by Rojak feat. Mayumi. A soundtrack titled Rose Guns Days Sound Tracks 1 was released on August 11, 2012,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B008KZNTGE/|title=Rose Guns Days Sound Tracks 1|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=November 11, 2012|language=ja}} and a soundtrack titled Rose Guns Days Sound Tracks 2 was released on December 30, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://ilustudio.web.fc2.com/rgdst2/top.html|script-title=ja:ローズガンズデイズサウンドトラックス2特設サイト|trans-title=Rose Guns Days Sound Tracks 2 official website|publisher=I.L.U Studio|access-date=February 5, 2013|language=ja|archive-date=March 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311123429/http://ilustudio.web.fc2.com/rgdst2/top.html|url-status=dead}}