Kanon

1999 Japanese adult visual novel
VideoGame video_game Q682892
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Kanon

Summary

Kanon is a video game[1]. Kanon ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kanon's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Jun Maeda wrote the screenplay for Kanon[4].
  • Naoki Hisaya wrote the screenplay for Kanon[5].
  • Kanon's composer is recorded as Jun Maeda[6].
  • Kanon's composer is recorded as Shinji Orito[7].
  • Kanon's composer is recorded as OdiakeS[8].
  • Kanon's genre is visual novel[9].
  • Kanon's genre is harem[10].
  • Kanon's genre is eroge[11].
  • Kanon's developer is recorded as Key[12].
  • Kanon's operating system is recorded as Android[13].
  • Kanon's operating system is recorded as iOS[14].
  • Kanon's platform is recorded as Q184198[15].
  • Kanon's platform is recorded as Q10680[16].
  • Kanon's platform is recorded as PlayStation Portable[17].
  • Kanon's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Kanon's platform is recorded as Android[19].
  • Kanon's platform is recorded as iOS[20].
  • Kanon's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[21].
  • Kanon's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[22].
  • Kanon's software engine is recorded as RealLive[23].
  • Kanon was distributed by CD-ROM[24].
  • Kanon was distributed by digital download[25].
  • Kanon's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[26].
  • Kanon's input device is recorded as touchscreen[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Screenwriters include Jun Maeda[4] and Naoki Hisaya[5].

Publication

Kanon was published on June 4, 1999[28]. Kanon's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[22]. Genres include visual novel[9], harem[10], and eroge[11]. Recorded distribution format include CD-ROM[24] and digital download[25].

Why It Matters

Kanon ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).[2] Kanon has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Kanon is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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