A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town—
Key's debut title is coming to Nintendo Switch™!
Kanon is the debut work from the visual novel studio Key, known for titles such as AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters! and many more.
It received great acclaim and was even adapted into an anime series.
Enjoy this tale of small miracles that occur in a northern town, now available on the Nintendo Switch!
Please note: In order to allow fans the world over to experience the game with the original character designs, some content in this title will differ from the version of "Kanon" sold in Japan.
- Bath scenes have been removed.
- Adjustments have been made to kiss and other romance scenes.
- Adjustments have been made to harsh language and crude jokes.
Available in three languages!
The text can be set to English, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese. (Audio is in Japanese only.) This includes in-game text, options, and the digital manual. Language settings can be changed at any time by using the − Button or a two finger tap.
Featuring retouched HD visuals and CG coloring!
This version not only offers the best HD visuals to date, but the game's CG coloring has also been adjusted to better suit the Nintendo Switch console's display colors. Enjoy the experience with even more beautiful graphics!
Play using only the touch screen! Play with one hand!
Play in handheld mode with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con™ controllers attached, or detach them and play with just the touch controls! While in tabletop mode or TV mode, everything can be controlled using only the Joy-Con (R), allowing you to play with only one hand! Also available for the Nintendo Switch Lite. (A separate Joy-Con (R) is required to play with one hand.)
Visual Novel
Gameplay in this visual novel title involves reading through the story while making choices at certain key points. Different decisions may lead to different outcomes, story branches and endings. While the prologue is the same in every playthrough, different choices begin early and lead to emotional endings with five different characters.
It's a winter's day, and snow is fluttering down...
On a bench in front of the train station, I reunite with my cousin, Nayuki Minase, for the first time in seven years.
Nayuki and my aunt welcomed me back to this town after I suddenly had to move.
It's also home to some hazy childhood memories of mine.
In this town, covered in deep snow, five girls and I will come to experience small miracles...
Yuichi Aizawa
VA: Tomokazu Sugita
Protagonist. With his parents having moved overseas for work, he finds himself staying with his aunt who he often visited as a child.
For some reason, he doesn't quite remember the details of what happened in this town.
Having transferred schools as well, he ends up in the same class as Nayuki.
Ayu Tsukimiya
VA: Yui Horie
A girl that Yuichi encounters while shopping on the first day he moves to town.
Ayu and Yuichi come to know each other after she bumps into him, literally, during an attempt to eat and run.
Nayuki Minase
VA: Mariko Kouda
The eldest daughter of the Minase family that Yuichi moves in with, she and Yuichi are the same age.
Although she hasn't seen Yuichi in 7 years, she's perfectly fine with him living in the same house.
Makoto Sawatari
VA: Mayumi Iizuka
A girl who has lost her memory. Going off the only thing she remembers—a disdain for Yuichi—she invites herself into the Minase house and follows him around.
Shiori Misaka
VA: Akemi Sato
A first-year student at the school Yuichi transfers to.
Her illness kept her out of school for a long time, but after meeting Yuichi, she returns to class.
Mai Kawasumi
VA: Yukari Tamura
A third-year student who has forgotten how to smile.
She fights against "something" that cannot be seen in the school building at night.
Sayuri Kurata
VA: Tomoko Kawakami
A third-year student and Mai's best friend.
She is a friendly girl who is always smiling, in stark contrast to Mai.
Kaori Misaka
VA: Ayako Kawasumi
Nayuki's best friend who also becomes one of Yuichi's classmates.
Her personality is the polar opposite of Nayuki's.
Mishio Amano
VA: Maaya Sakamoto
A first-year student at the school Yuichi transfers to.
She is always alone, and does not allow people to get close to her.
Akiko Minase
VA: Yuko Minaguchi
The head of the Minase household.
She is Nayuki's mother and Yuichi's aunt.
Jun Kitagawa
VA: Tomokazu Seki
Yuichi's classmate.
He has a friendly and straightforward personality.
Product Info
Title Kanon
Genre Visual Novel
Release Date February 14, 2025
Price USD 29.99 / CAD 39.99 / 29,99 EUR
Store Nintendo eShop
Platform Nintendo Switch System / Nintendo Switch Lite System
Supported Play Modes TV mode / Tabletop mode / Handheld mode
Supported Languages English / Simplified Chinese / Japanese (Audio is in Japanese only)
Voice Fully voiced (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes)
Rating ESRB Teen / PEGI 12 / USK 12
Staff
Scenario Naoki Hisaya / Jun Maeda
Original Art Itaru Hinoue
Music Shinji Orito with Key / OdiakeS
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