Dancing Blade: Katte ni Momotenshi! Kanzenban | September 2, 1999

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Dancing Blade: Katte ni Momotenshi! Kanzenban


"Dancing Blade: Katte ni Momotenshi!" is an adventure game released by Konami.

Each playthrough takes about 30 minutes, and the story branches at key points based on the choices made during animated movie segments, leading to multiple endings. The animation was produced by Kyoto Animation.



The story follows "Momohime," a beautiful girl born from a peach, as she embarks on a journey to uncover the secret of her birth. Along the way, she encounters various characters such as the airheaded girl "Oinu," the seductive older sister "Kijime," and the armor-clad strongman "Sankichi," all of whom reflect elements of the Japanese folktale "Momotaro." In addition, other characters from traditional folklore make appearances. The protagonist, however, is not one of these characters but rather a young boy who is Momohime's childhood friend.

The branching story and endings are limited in number, so the gameplay is not very complex. It is more of a "story-driven OVA" rather than a traditional game, and the 2006 PlayStation Portable version was treated as a "video software" utilizing the UMD VIDEO feature rather than a game.

Although the game wasn't particularly popular at launch, in 2001, during a poll in the gaming magazine "Famitsu" asking which games readers wanted a sequel to, "Dancing Blade: Katte ni Momotenshi!" won first place by a large margin, thanks to thousands of votes sent in by a high school student from Gunma Prefecture.

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