Beat! After the Summer

Beat! After the Summer is a visual novel about identity, friendship and growing up. It uses Live2D character graphics and continues the story of the idol group ♡beAt after an incident leads to its premature disbandment. You do not need to play the prequel, ♡beAt!, to follow this story.

The story

In central Tokyo, aspiring idols pursue their careers at Yotsuba Productions, also known as 428 Prod. Since ♡beAt (Heartbeat) debuted, the agency has grown in popularity. As summer ends and the group’s members go their separate ways, the story follows ♡beAt and its conclusion.

The story spans four chapters, each told from the perspective of a ♡beAt member. Your choices, along with meeting certain conditions throughout the chapters, can reveal secret scenarios. The game also includes one-on-one communication with the idols and original full-color CG artwork. Its script contains over 5,000 lines, and it has an original UI design.

The characters

• Core Hato (Koa Aida): The 16-year-old leader and star attraction of ♡beAt is cheerful and proud of her role. She has hidden her idol identity to live a normal life as Koa Aida, but after the incident decides to embrace being an idol openly as Core Hato.
• Haru Samidare: Now 21, Haru debuted as an idol in ♡beAt’s early days and now manages the group and mentors Koa. Stern and diligent, she is unpopular with fans and secretly works as a shrine maiden in her downtime.
• Suzu Maikaze: The group’s youngest member, 14-year-old Suzu claims to be 140. She often seems sleepy, but is a singer whose voice surpasses Koa’s. Since the incident, a stalker has targeted her.
• Yuuka Kasasagi: The newest member, Yuuka has come from Saga prefecture. She struggles to stand out and feels like the group’s Cinderella, though fans and her growing popularity suggest otherwise. Some consider her a rival to Koa, and the gossip has stirred up angry fans.
• Saku Mochidzuki: Koa’s childhood friend and, aside from the group, the only person who knows Core Hato’s true identity. She joins ♡beAt as Core Hato’s assistant to help keep that identity from leaking.