Aquarium

Aquarium
	Console Box Art
Video Game Info
Japanese Name	あくありうむ。
English Name	Aquarium.
Release Date	Oct 27, 2022 (PS4,NSW - JP); Oct 25, 2023 (PC - EN/JP);
Developers	Entergram
Publishers	Entergram, Hololive Production
Artists	Hanekoto (Main) Muuran (SD) Shota Aoki(Logo,UI)
Writers	Nemoto Michi
Composers	Hamu (BGM,ED)
Cast	Minato Aqua, Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine
Producer	Minato Aqua
Translation	Japanese, English
Engine	NeXAS
Platforms	Sony Playstation 4; Nintendo Switch; Microsoft Windows;
Genres	Visual Novel
Website	Official Site (English)

Aquarium is a Romance Visual Novel developed by veteran visual novel developer Entergram staring Minato Aqua as a fictionalized version of herself. The game originally released in Japan for the Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch in October 2022 while a Windows PC version which includes English translation came out one year later. The game is Aqua's 1 Million Subscriber Reward with Aqua herself being the game's producer.

A Sequel was announced to be in development at Hololive SUPER EXPO 2024.^[1]

Overview[edit]

Plot[edit]

Summary (Steam)

This is the summer story of Aqua - a beginning maid carrying a secret - and her master (the player) who lost part of his memory.

The young Master, heir to the Francois family, has the same nightmare every night. In it, he meets a girl, but they always end up quarreling and parting ways with the words "I hate you" ringing in his ears. But just who is this girl...?

One summer's day, the young Master's elder sister tells him that in order to prepare for succeeding to the Francois family estate, he is to practice his leadership abilities. To do that, his sister wishes for him to take a new maid under his wing so that he can guide and help her grow.

"I am the new maid, Aqua. From today, I will be responsible for your well-being, Master."

The young Master immediately finds his heart drawn to Aqua, the new, clumsy maid who is burdened by a certain "secret" she cannot speak of. However, the two are separated from one another by an insurmountable wall—their social strata.

What shadow looms over the two as they face challenges and the opposition of society itself? This is the pure summer love story of two individuals from completely different walks of life.

Charaters[edit]

Minato Aqua

"I really do want to help you,so please let me."

A maid-in-training who's come to live and work in the manor of the François family. She tries to improve every day but she's also keeping a secret from you.

Houshou Marine

"Aah, my master is going to ravage me! He's going to teach me what a bad maid I am!"

An experienced maid who shows Aqua the ropes. She often jokes around and teases Teo but gets serious when the time calls for it...Or at least serious in her own way.

Shirakami Fubuki

"Right, this is exceptionally sweet. Now then. Do you know why I called you here?"

Teo's older sister. Currently managing the domain in their father's absence. She places the family's future before even her own feelings, but then again...

Teo Francois

Main Character.

Release[edit]

The game was first released in Japan for the Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 in October 2022 which included a standard digital version and a Limited Edition physical version for the Switch.^[2] The limited edition was the eighth most bought physical game of its launch week, selling thirteen thousand copies making it Entergram best physical release to date.^[3] The Limited Editition was also sold on the Hololive Official Shop.^[4]

The PC version was released a year later in October 2023 in a similar format to console version with a digital release on Steam and a Limited-edition physical version at selected vendors including the Hololive Official Shop and Geekjack.^[5] The release was also the official English release.

Aqua would later won Famitsu Dengeki 2022 Game Awards Best Actor/Actress for her acting role (as herself) in Aquarium.^[6]