Gift (ギフト, Gifuto) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Moonstone and released on May 27, 2005, for Windows.
The original game was a collaboration project where the company Circus helped to produce it, though Moonstone did the majority of the work involved.
The gameplay in Gift follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters.
The story revolves around Haruhiko Amami, a male high school student living in a town where a rainbow is always seen in the sky.
There have been six light novels written, a five-chapter illustrated story series that serialized in the Dengeki Hime magazine, two Internet radio shows produced, along with a manga series serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen magazine Comptiq between January 2006 and February 2007.
[2] Gift's art was illustrated by Amerika Tamugi, Yuu Touka, and Karuya Yuka, with the addition of character designers Mitha, Koma, and Misuzu.
[2] Gift was first introduced to the public in Japan as a limited edition version on May 27, 2005 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC.
[5] A fandisc called Gift Rainbow-colored Stories (ギフト にじいろストーリーズ, Gifuto Nijiiro Sutōrīzu) was released on January 27, 2006 as a CD-ROM.
[6] A version for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) with adult content removed, called Gift: Prism, was developed by Sweets and released in Japan on October 19, 2006 in limited and regular editions.
[10] A five-part illustrated story series was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Hime magazine between the February and June 2005 issues.
[13] The novels were written by Japanese author Mako Komao, with accompanied illustrations provided by Mugi Komeda, Mitha, Koma Miyama, and Mamoru Naruse.
[18] A vocal mini album was released by Lantis for the visual novel Gift on July 7, 2005, containing eight tracks.
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, titled Gift: Eternal Rainbow (ギフト〜エターナルレインボー〜, Gifuto 〜Etānaru Reinbō〜), was produced by Oriental Light and Magic and directed by Shigeru Kimiya.
[29] According to a national sales ranking of bishōjo games sold in Japan, the PC release of Gift premiered at No.
2 in PC sales in Japan for May 2005, the month and year of its release, only falling behind the visual novel Princess Witches, which ranked first.
[36] The fan disc Gift Rainbow-colored Stories, ranked first in January 2006, the month and year of its release, on Getchu.com.