At that time, I really liked the quote "You remind me of a jellyfish~", because I thought it was cute of the heroine to say something random like that. Did the quote make it to the final cut? You'll have to wait and see lmao
Her swimsuit is also really different. This design is cute, and I like it better than the one that ended up in the game. I got a little lazy while drawing the sprites...you will see what I mean. I also got lazy in this drawing, apparently, because I didn't include legs.
The other design I drew back then was the first concept for Ayaka. She was always supposed to be a really vibrant, loving person. She used to be named Nori. I gave her grey hair and short pigtails. I always hated this design, though, so of course I threw it away. This gives you a better look at the brown uniform design, which has a purple skirt too.
Fun fact: Yukari was supposed to be the one with braids, but I felt that they didn't suit her, so Rika ended up with long braids instead (You can see this in the concept art in the Gallery)
It's hitting me how long I've been working on this game for. Not just the actual game development process, but also writing and designing the characters and story. It's been so long...