Angels in the Court

Court no Naka no Tenshi-tachi (コートの中の天使達, Kōto no Naka no Tenshi tachi) is a Japanese erotic visual novel developed by Pinpai and published by Pink Pineapple, released on September 22, 1999 for Windows. It was adapted into a four-episode animated series by the company from October 27, 2000, to January 25, 2002; the first two of which were localized in North America as Angels in the Court by NuTech Digital.

Gameplay

Being a visual novel, Court no Naka no Tenshi-tachi has characteristically minimal gameplay; it does however incorporate elements similar to a simulation game.

Each girl is equipped with four stats: fitness, technique, tactics and combination. Periodically between scenes, the player is given the chance to coach a specific girl; the offer can, however, be declined. One-on-one coaching increases a specific character's stats while, usually at the end of certain scenes, the player trains the entire team at once.

Scenes are composed of sequential story and character interactions which flow consecutively until the player is presented with actions or responses to choose from. As choices are intricately linked to alternating routes of plot, the direction of the story is changed, leading to erotic scenes between characters and ultimately one of various endings. In order for the player to watch all the possible endings in this regard, he or she will have to effectively replay through the game several times, all the while making different selections.

Plot

Ou Motoura is a Japanese, former national men's volleyball player and celebrity, single, independent, and employed at the fictional Aota Academy (アオタ 学園, Aota Gakuen) as a coach for the boys' volleyball team.