Sakura and Unyuu さくら＆うにゅう

The original default character at the beginning of the lineage that became Ukagaka. Sakura-then known as Nise-Haruna and later Nin'i-tan-was created by 黒衣鯖人; Saxyun supplied the character artwork. Unyuu joined her in September 2000.

Record

Aliases

Nise-Haruna, 偽春菜, Nin'i-tan, 任意たん, さくらとも呼ばれるひと

Author

黒衣鯖人

Author (romaji)

Kuroi Sabato

Character artwork

saxyun

Companion

Unyuu (うにゅう)

First release

2000-05-25

Last known release

2001-01-26

Companion added

2000-09-15

Language

ja

Status

discontinued

Download status

original distribution ended; no preservation download listed

Technical context

The 2000-05-25 prototype preceded Unyuu, who was added on 2000-09-15. The character and software names changed repeatedly. This original Nise-Haruna/Nin'i-tan incarnation is distinct from the later Mikage Sakura redesign.

Known locations

Original site

Unknown

Current page

Unknown

Archived site

Unknown

Related Japanese derivative

Sakura (Ore-teki.) is a Japanese derivative ghost released by Ryo-ma in 2003. It is not the original Sakura and Unyuu release.

Preserved related download (.nar)Sakura-Oreteki.nar · 988,613 bytes

Author

Ryo-ma (龍馬)

Language

Japanese

SHA-256

5E38A7752BA7270B79B1B47E62F56634A0146215BAE7337B3EECC928B3E0C4D6

Provenance

Nini-Tan SSP ghost preservation item

Redistribution

The included readme permits redistribution at the distributor's responsibility and separately cautions readers about the bundled shell.

English availability

No documented English translation is currently listed.

Sources

1. The History of Ukagaka - The Birth and Evolution of Nise-Haruna archived history

   Mirror of a 2002 historical timeline. Dates the prototype to 2000-05-25, Saxyun's first standing artwork to 2000-05-26, the later default artwork to 2000-08-01, and Unyuu's addition to 2000-09-15.

2. Vector weekly Windows download ranking, 2001-01-22 through 2001-01-28 contemporary index

   Contemporary Vector ranking lists あれ以外の何か with "偽春菜" phase 35 as freeware and notes that distribution had stopped.

3. あれ以外の何か with “任意” screenshot - The Gift archived visual

   Preserves a full Windows desktop screenshot identifying the pictured software as あれ以外の何か with “任意.” The image's original capture date is not stated.