This proposal is for a visual novel game called "Soul Resonance" based on the anime "Soul Eater." The game would allow players to take on the role of a new student at the DWMA academy and interact with characters from the anime on adventures and battles against the villain Medusa. Most of the research and planning would go toward the game's logo, user interface showing character dialog, and depictions of souls after battles. The target audience is 15-24 year old male anime fans. Some characters smoke and say minor profanity in the source material, so those elements would be included, but may offend some religions. The game would have a different title than the anime but include its characters.

1. Proposal
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Working Title:
Soul Resonance
What is it called? This can change if you think of something better later
Product’s Purpose:
Entertainment. It is a game people can play.
What is the product’s purpose (entertain/educate etc.) and how will you achieve this?
Genre:
Visual Novel
What sort of product is it
Content
My product is a visual novel about an anime called Soul Eater. I will include the characters from
the anime as characters you talk to. The story is about you being a new student to the “DWMA” or
“Death Weapon Meister Academy” and meeting the characters one by one as you follow them on
adventures and battles with the villainous witch medusa.
What is your product about? Discuss what you would put in it (be specific). Does it have a story? If
so, discuss it here
Research & Planning
Most of my research was for the logo and aspects of the game itself so I will use the characters
and souls for aspects of the game. some screens of the game will show the characters that are
talking and the souls would appear after a battle has occurred
Where will you use elements of your research and planning to influence and inform your final idea
(be specific to certain parts)
Audience:
C1 C2, 15-24yr old Males in the Belonger Psychographic. It would appeal to this person because it
would be a free to play visual novel about an existing product
Who is your audience? Be very detailed; age, gender, social status, psychographic etc
Why would your project appeal to this person?
Legal & Ethical Considerations:
There would be fighting in the game and one of the characters smokes, the characters say
minimal offensive words like “damn” and “hell”.
I won’t restrict younger people from playing it because it would expand the audience.
It might offend some religions because some of the characters say “Hell”.
I am not sure as to how to not offend anyone as the characters wouldn’t have the same type of
appeal to the audience if they didn’t do the things the do in the anime, but those who watch the
anime and like it shouldn’t be bothered by it too much.
It will include characters and names from another product.
My product will have a different name from the existing product but will include the characters from
the product it is based on.
Think about any offensive material you will include?
Will you restrict younger people using/accessing it?
Will it offend any social groups/religions/ethnicities?
How will you ensure you do not offend anyone?
Are you using characters/names/logos of existing products/IPs?
Will you product be sufficiently different from existing products to not get sued for copyright
infringement?