| Kita e | |
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The cover of the Complete Collection DVD edition of the Diamond Daydreams anime, released by ADV Films
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| 北へ。 | |
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| Genre | Romance |
| Game | |
| Developer | Red Entertainment |
| Publisher | Hudson Soft |
| Genre | Communication game, Visual novel, Dating sim Romance |
| Platform | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 |
| Released | March 18, 1999 (Dreamcast) October 30, 2003 (PS2) |
| Anime television series | |
| Diamond Daydreams | |
| Directed by | Bob Shirohata |
| Produced by | Shun Shimizu, Satoshi Fujita, Takeshi Oguri, Norimitsu Urasaki, Keiji Hamada |
| Written by | Ryōta Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Takehiko Gokita |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
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| Original network | AT-X (TV Tokyo's satellite station) |
| Original run | January 20, 2004 – April 5, 2004 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Kita e. ~Diamond Dust Drops~ | |
| Published by | Wani Books |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Gum |
| Published | May 2005 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Kita e (北へ。?, "northward") is a Japanese game series, set in Hokkaidō. The series was developed by Red Entertainment and published by Hudson Soft. An anime version and a manga adaptation have also been released.
The series began with Kita e: White Illumination (北へ。White Illumination?), which was released on March 18, 1999 for the Dreamcast. A fan disc, Kita e: Photo Memories (北へ。Photo Memories?), was released on August 5 that same year. On October 30, 2003, the series hit the PlayStation 2 platform as Kita e. ~Diamond Dust~ (北へ。~Diamond Dust~?) was released. A sequel to Diamond Dust, Kita e: Diamond Dust + Kiss is Beginning came out October 28, 2004. An anime series entitled Kita e. ~Diamond Dust Drops~ (北へ。~Diamond Dust Drops~?) was adapted from the two Diamond Dust games. The anime was released in the United States by ADV Films under the title Diamond Daydreams in three volumes and later in a thinpack re-release.