Kira Kano

About

Kira Kano is a visual novel that mixes school drama with digital double lives. You play as Yuzuru, a high schooler who’s invisible in real life but a viral sensation online under the alias Yuzuriha Gakuto. When a sharp-eyed classmate discovers his secret, he braces for blackmail or humiliation. Instead she demands to train under him, flipping the script into a story of reluctant mentorship and tangled identities. Dialogue choices shape how Yuzuru navigates his crumbling privacy, with branching routes that balance cringey teen antics and meta commentary on internet fame. The game marks AZARASHI SOFTWARE’s collaboration with Lump of Sugar for their 10th anniversary, leaning into quirky character dynamics and surreal twists. Early previews highlight its knack for subverting expectations, like the apprentice angle, which swaps typical power dynamics for awkward mutual growth. With a runtime around 20 hours and optional routes exploring side characters, it’s a lightweight pick for fans of offbeat slice-of-life narratives. The soundtrack and art style, already shared in developer diaries, have visual novel communities speculating about deeper themes beneath the memes.

Storyline

In every class, there is at least one so-called "Mob Character," and this time, it is our protagonist, Hagakure Yuzuru. Although he does not stand out in the real world, while hiding his true identity in the Online World, he has gained popularity as the virtual Performer, "Yuzuriha Gakuto." Everyday, he spends his life as a mob character, but on the Internet, a popular person, however..... One day, because he lets his guard down a little, a famous classmate at his school, Kiraboshi Runa, learns of his identity as Yuzuriha Gakuto. Thinking that he will be taken advantage of from now on, such as giving her money to keep his secret, Yuzuru falls into despair. But―― "I beg you!, please let me be your apprentice!" ――Runa's request, from what he had expected, is completely different.