Fortune Arterial



Kouhei Hasekura has spent his entire life moving from place to place, but that's about to end. He moves to Tamatsu Island, a place he stayed seven years ago. He'll be attending Shuchikan Academy, an elite private school which incorporates junior high and high school in a six-year English system. As he approaches the school where his new life will begin, he runs into the student council vice president, Erika Sendou. As they're about to shake hands, Erika suddenly runs away. This marks the beginning of a tale of school life, romance and...vampires?

Based on the Visual Novel by August (Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na), Fortune Arterial was adapted into a Twelve-Episode Anime, Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku in the fall of 2010, as well as an Updated Rerelease for the PS 3 with the same title (it was later canceled).

Tropes in Fortune Arterial include:

 * Absurdly Powerful Student Council
 * Accidental Pervert -- Kouhei, after Iori switches the signs on the baths as a prank.
 * Anime of the Game -- See Twelve-Episode Anime below.
 * Back to School: Of course.
 * Bleached Underpants
 * Brilliant but Lazy -- Kuze. Almost failing every subject other than math, which she tops, but some think she's doing it deliberately.
 * Broken Bird -- Kiriha.
 * Bromantic Foil -- Tsukasa Hachimandaira
 * Class Is in Room X-01
 * Elaborate University High -- So much that there are 108 spots for people to photograph as part of orientation Kanade's pamphlet work.
 * Emotionless Girl -- Kiriha.
 * Extranormal Institute
 * Hair Decorations -- Erika, Kiriha.
 * Frying Pan of Doom -- Mentioned as Sister Amaike's favorite weapon for those who misbehave.
 * Genki Girl -- Kanade
 * Girlish Pigtails -- Shiro.
 * Healing Factor -- A trait of vampires. Iori was able to heal his hand after stabbing it with a knife.
 * Hot Mom -- Kaya. She looks like she could be Erika's little sister.
 * I Hate You, Vampire Dad -- This describes the animosity that feels toward her master,.
 * Ill Girl -- Haruna
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia -- Yet another trait of vampires. They can erase a person's memory to uphold the Masquerade.
 * Also.
 * Nice Hat -- One rarely sees Kanade without a beret on.
 * The Nicknamer -- Kanade. She calls Haruna "Hina", Erika "Eririn", Sister Amaike "Maru-chan", Kuze "Kirikiri", etc.
 * Ojou -- Erika, due to her position as Student Council Vice President.
 * Our Vampires Are Different
 * Playing Against Type -- Hitomi Nabatame, who best known for playing mature and ice-cold Lady of War characters like Kanu Unchou of Ikki Tousen, returns to playing the Moe Genki Girl as Kanade after almost 10 years of not playing such characters. It's almost impossible to recognize her.
 * Porn Stash -- While it wasn't explicitly stated to be so, Kanade was pawning off a graduate's porn, or would have, before Sister Amaike interrupted.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old -- While Erika says she's about Kouhei's age, Iori is much older. He's in sepia-toned pictures of sports festivals from years ago, and looks exactly the same.
 * Red Eyes Take Warning -- Both Sendou siblings when they activate their vampiric powers.
 * Scenery Porn -- Rich, golden sunsets are the norm here.
 * School Idol -- Iori for the female student population, Erika for the male student population.
 * School Uniforms Are the New Black
 * Secret Keeper -- Kouhei, though Iori used it as blackmail to get him onto the Student Council.
 * Sensei-chan -- Subverted for Sister Amaike, who shows great annoyance at being called "Maru-chan" by Kanade and "Shizuko-chan" by Iori.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang -- Kanade's the Genki Girl, while Haruna is the soft-spoken Yamato Nadeshiko. For the Sendou siblings, Erika is straight-laced, while Iori is a scenery-chewing prankster. The Tougi siblings have the stoic Seiichiro and the cheery Shiro for contrast.
 * Supernaturally Delicious and Nutritious -- The details aren't known, but Kouhei is... something to vampires. Only but to Erika to be specific.
 * Student Council President -- Iori Sendou.
 * Teacher-Student Romance --
 * Apparently this was true when.
 * Token Mini-Moe -- Shiro (who's also older than she looks.)
 * Twelve-Episode Anime -- The Animated Adaptation of the Visual Novel.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension --
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl/White-Haired Pretty Boy -- The Tougi siblings, younger sister Shiro and older brother Seiichiro.
 * World Tree -- There's one of these on campus.
 * Who Wants to Live Forever? -- This is a point factor in  route from the game due to her budding relationship with Kouhei.
 * World Tree -- There's one of these on campus.
 * Who Wants to Live Forever? -- This is a point factor in  route from the game due to her budding relationship with Kouhei.