La Corda d'Oro

La Corda d'Oro
Cover of the Windows game
金色のコルダ
(Kin'iro no Koruda)
GenreMusical,[1] romance[2]
Game
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei
GenreRole-playing video game, life simulation game, visual novel
PlatformWindows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
ReleasedWindows:
  • JP: September 19, 2003
PlayStation 2:
  • JP: March 18, 2004
PlayStation Portable:
  • JP: November 16, 2005
Manga
Written byYuki Kure
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
MagazineLaLa
DemographicShōjo
Original runOctober 2003May 24, 2011
Volumes17
Anime television series
La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo
Directed byKōjin Ochi
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byMitsutaka Tajiri
StudioYumeta Company
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVA, TSC, TVO, TVh, TVQ
English network
Original run October 1, 2006 March 25, 2007
Episodes25
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 2
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei
PlatformPlayStation 2
Released
  • JP: March 15, 2007
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 2: Encore
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei
PlatformPlayStation 2
Released
  • JP: September 20, 2007
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 2: Forte
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei
PlatformPlayStation Portable
Released
  • JP: February 26, 2009
Anime television series
La Corda d'Oro: Secondo Passo
Directed byKōjin Ochi
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byMitsutaka Tajiri
StudioYumeta Company
Original networkKids Station
Original run March 26, 2009 June 5, 2009
Episodes2
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 2 Forte: Encore
DeveloperKoei
PublisherKoei
PlatformPlayStation Portable
Released
  • JP: August 20, 2009
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 3
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei
PlatformPlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2010
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 3: Full Voice Special
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei Tecmo
PlatformPlayStation Portable
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2013
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 3: Another Sky feat. Jinnan
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei Tecmo
PlatformPlayStation Portable
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2014
Game
Kin'iro no Corda 3: Another Sky feat. Shiseikan
DeveloperRuby Party
PublisherKoei Tecmo
PlatformPlayStation Portable
ReleasedMarch 27, 2014
Anime television series
La Corda d'Oro Blue Sky
Directed byKōjin Ochi
Written byKeiichirō Ōchi
StudioTYO Animations
Licensed by
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
Original networkNippon TV, TV Tokyo
Original run April 5, 2014 June 21, 2014
Episodes12

La Corda d'Oro (Japanese: 金色のコルダ, Hepburn: Kin'iro no Koruda) is a Japanese role-playing game series targeted at a female demographic audience from Koei. The title is Italian for The Golden String.

The story was adapted into a manga by the game's character designer, Yuki Kure, which is serialized in LaLa magazine. An anime adaptation, titled La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo, was first broadcast by TV Tokyo from October 2006 to March 2007. The anime also premiered on Animax. It was aired across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and also translated and dubbed into English for its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and other regions. Sentai Filmworks acquired North American rights to the series, has released it in two half-season box sets, and is streaming it online.[3] The first of a 2-episode anime special, entitled La Corda d'Oro: Secondo Passo, was aired by Kids Station on March 26, 2009, but the season ends on a cliffhanger. Secondo Passo was meant strictly to promote the video game.[4][5]

  1. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (January 14, 2015). "Nodame Cantabile Leads the Pack in Fans' Top Musical Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Official Website for La Corda d'Oro". Viz Media. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Section23 releases La Corda d'Oro". Anime News Network. September 1, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  4. ^ 2009年春、スペシャルアニメの放送が決定! (in Japanese). Aniplex. December 5, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  5. ^ スペシャルアニメ放送情報発表! (in Japanese). Aniplex. January 30, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.