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Soul Link is a visual novel eroge developed by Navel,
centering around a group of military cadets' adventure aboard a space
hotel called Aries.
A PlayStation
2 port of the original game Soul Link Extension was
released in Japan on June 29, 2006. It contains additional material
to supplement the removal of adult content.
The series is also adapted into an anime series, and various
manga and novels.
Plot
In AD 2045, a group of military cadets, attending the
preparatory course of the Central Military Academy, proceeded for
training aboard the space station Aries. Within this group of
cadets were Ryota Aizawa and his classmates including Sayaka Nagase
and Kazuhiko Nitta. The situation went sour when a terrorist group
called "Jararacas" took
over the station. While the military successfully evacuated the
station, Ryota and his group were trapped aboard. Worse still, the
boarding assault left most of the military forces dead, effectively
leaving the cadets on their own.
An unexpected twist occurs when a mysterious virus was released
within the station, gaining control of almost all personnel and
turning them into mindless creatures in the process. This forced
everyone, friend and foe alike, to find a way out of the station
alive.
Characters
Ryota Aizawa (相澤 涼太, Aizawa Ryōta
?)
- Voiced by: Hideki Ogihara
- A third year cadet with a timid and kind personality. Unlike
his older brother, Shuhei, Ryota does not excel in a single
subject, but is only slightly above average in most of his skills.
One trait that is above others is his leadership skills, which is
put to the test throughout the story. Though it is hard for him, he
does not let his heart get in the way of his decisions.
- He is a childhood friend of Nao and later grows a crush on
Sayaka.
- In the end of his third year, Ryota becomes the hero who saved
Earth, and also gets elected as the student representative.
Sayaka Nagase (永瀬 沙佳, Nagase Sayaka
?)
- Childhood friend of Ryota Aizawa.
Shuhei Aizawa (相澤 秀平, Aizawa Shūhei
?)
- Ryota Aizawa's older brother. Shuhei is a brilliant and
talented soldier who skipped two grades in the Academy. He is well
renowned and surpasses most soldiers in combat.
- He is later revealed to possess perfect Sukyura cells, which
enhances his healing capabilities. Although, unlike others who
possess these cells, Shuhei does not turn into a mindless soldier.
Cellaria was interested in him since he was able to fight off her
control, and she intended to have him in order to create a superior
being.
- In the end, though most of the world believe them to be dead
since they supposedly died when the Aries station crashed into
Earth, they — Shuhei, Nanami, and Nao — live happily together. They
believed that people are not ready to acknowledge the existence of
Sukyura. In the end of the series they were last seen in the
airport near the place where Ryota and Sayaka are.
Nao Morisaki (森崎 七央, Morisaki Nao
?)
- Girlfriend of Shuhei Aizawa. A passionate and kind personality.
She is a medical student in the Academy.
Kazuhiko Nitta (新田 和彦, Nitta Kazuhiko
?)
- A brilliant computer specialist and hacker. He builds a rivalry
with both Aizawa brothers, though he does have a high respect for
Shuhei.
Aki Nitta (新田 亜希, Nitta Aki
?)
- Younger sister of Kazuhiko Nitta. An even better computer
hacker. She does not have a stable relationship with her older
brother, as the two would always argue when they see each other.
Although, when they were younger, it seems that she used to look up
to Kazuhiko until she realized that her brother was not serious in
anything back then.
- In the end, she and her brother get along, and she once again
looks up to him.
Yuu Yamanami (ユウ ヤマナミ, Yuu Yamanami
?)
- A passenger on the Aries Station. Quiet and mysterious. She was
revealed to be a mercenary she seems to have a relation with
shin when she was younger .
Cellaria Markelight (セラリア マーカライト, Seraria
Mākuraito
?)
- Instructor on the Aries Station. Appears to be very caring
towards her students. She is revealed to be the perpetrator and
mastermind of the attack on the station. She ends up betraying the
terrorists on the station and takes it over herself, with her
Sukyura soldiers. She is considered to be the perfect Sukyura being
and controls those who possess the Sukyura cells. She becomes
intrigued with Shuhei since he is the only one that she cannot
fully control. In the end, she is destroyed by Nanami.
Shigemichi Morimoto (森本 茂道, Morimoto Shigemichi
?)
- Steward of the Aries Station. He takes care of all passengers
and acts as the general manager. A helpful personality. He is
revealed to be Sayaka's father, who had left her when she was just
a child. Unfortunately, he is killed before being able to tell her
himself.
Gale Lantis (ゲイル ランティス, Gairu
Rantisu
?)
- Leader of the terrorist faction that boards the Aries Station.
He kills himself in order to buy some time for Aya to escape.
Karen Tachibana (カレン タチバナ, Karen
Tachibana
?)
- A terrorist, and former soldier, that is skilled in
hand-to-hand combat as well as firearms. An enthusiastic
personality. She may seem insubordinate, but she respects Gale, and
sees him as a father figure. She grows a liking for Kazuhiko and in
the end, she is seen in a dress meeting up with him.
Aya Sugimoto (杉本 亜弥, Sugimoto Aya
?)
- Childhood friend of Sayaka Nagase. A clumsy, but kind
personality. Ever cheerful at all times.
Nanami Inatsuki (稲月 ななみ, Inatsuki Nanami
?)
- A strange and young girl found on the Aries Station. She is
later found out to be a creation of Sukyura cells and human cells;
basically a result of when Shuhei and Nao consummated their
relationship (In a way, she is their "child"). She calls Shuhei,
her 'father', and Nao, her 'mother'. In the end, she became the one
that destroyed Cellaria, as she was the only who can counter
Cellaria's ability to spread Sukyura cells.
Adaptations
Soul Link is presented on a range of media types,
ranging from the game itself, the anime, two light novels and
several drama CDs.
Anime
A 12-episode anime adaptation was made.
Novels
Three Soul Link novel adaptations have been released.
Two are published by Soft Garage and one is an anthology collection
published by Jive.
Manga
An anthology
collection referred to as Twin Heart Comics Soul Link
consists of manga relating to Soul Link by various artists
and a manga adaptation titled Soul Link Signal Code: 0 was
released on April 4, 2006.
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(PC)
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