{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e4c095d0df447cfc389eb1cd","clusterId":"c_dd20eaecc6085637e6b61271","slug":"d-c-re-tune-remake-brings-asakura-nemu-back-after-24-years","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"D.C. Re:tune Remake Brings Asakura Nemu Back After 24 Years","summary":"Bushiroad released D.C. Re:tune ~Da Capo~ Re:tune, a full remake of the original 2002 visual novel, on October 30, 2025, for PC and Nintendo Switch. The Game Spark review focuses on heroine Asakura Nemu, who won the Best Heroine Award at the Moe Game Awards 2025. Character designs were updated by series veterans Natsuki Tanihara and Yuki Takano. The game also won the Graphics Award at the same ceremony.","whyItMatters":"The remake and its award wins show that a 24-year-old visual novel franchise can still draw attention when its core character design and story are preserved with modern polish.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe original D.C. ~Da Capo~ launched in 2002, set on the cherry-blossom-covered island of Hatsunejima. CIRCUS built the series into a multimedia property with over 800,000 units sold across its entries. The remake, D.C. Re:tune ~Da Capo~ Re:tune, arrived on October 30, 2025, published by Bushiroad for Steam, DMM GAMES, and Nintendo Switch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame Spark's review centers on Asakura Nemu, the protagonist's younger stepsister who wears a bell choker and speaks bluntly in private despite her public image as a model student. The review notes her use of the address \"Nii-san\" rather than the more common \"Onii-chan.\" Nemu won the Best Heroine Award at the Moe Game Awards 2025, and the game itself took the Graphics Award.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacter art was handled by Natsuki Tanihara and Yuki Takano, both long-time series contributors. The review says the updated illustrations keep the original compositions while modernizing colors and details, particularly for the Mizukoshi sisters.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Asakura Nemu won Best Heroine at the Moe Game Awards 2025. The remake's updated character designs by Natsuki Tanihara and Yuki Takano likely contributed to that win.","twitterPost":"Nemu won Best Heroine at the Moe Game Awards. The remake's new designs by Tanihara and Takano helped.","threadsPost":"Asakura Nemu won Best Heroine at the Moe Game Awards 2025 for the D.C. Re:tune remake. The award recognizes the updated character designs by series veterans Natsuki Tanihara and Yuki Takano, who modernized the 2002 original without losing its identity.","newsletterBlurb":"Bushiroad released D.C. Re:tune ~Da Capo~ Re:tune, a full remake of the original 2002 visual novel, on October 30, 2025. The Game Spark review highlights heroine Asakura Nemu, who won Best Heroine at the Moe Game Awards 2025. The game also won the Graphics Award at the same ceremony.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/02/167271.html\",\"title\":\"The cherry blossoms that haven't withered even after 24 years are in the heart-The day I \\\"reunited\\\" with Asakura Nemu in \\\"D.C. Re:tune\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4285,"outputTokens":758,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780389574,"createdAt":"2026-06-02T08:34:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-02T08:38:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T08:38:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_dd20eaecc6085637e6b61271","canonicalTitle":"24年経過しても枯れない桜は心の中にー『D.C. Re:tune ～ダ・カーポ～ リチューン』で朝倉音夢と「再会」してきた日","representativeArticleId":"a_df6347a61082e8463e11dde2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"D.C. Re:tune ~Da Capo~ Re:tune\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-02T08:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-02T08:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T08:38:27.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/02/167271.html","title":"24年経過しても枯れない桜は心の中にー『D.C. Re:tune ～ダ・カーポ～ リチューン』で朝倉音夢と「再会」してきた日"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["D.C. Re:tune ~Da Capo~ Re:tune"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Bushiroad released D.C. Re:tune ~Da Capo~ Re:tune, a full remake of the 2002 visual novel, on October 30, 2025, for PC and Nintendo Switch.","Asakura Nemu, the protagonist's younger stepsister, won the Best Heroine Award at the Moe Game Awards 2025.","The remake also won the Graphics Award at the Moe Game Awards 2025.","Character designs were updated by series veterans Natsuki Tanihara and Yuki Takano, who modernized colors and details while keeping original compositions.","The original D.C. ~Da Capo~ launched in 2002 and the series has sold over 800,000 units across its entries."]}