Reine des Fleurs

Reine des Fleurs
レンドフルール
(Rendo Furūru)
GenreOtome, Romance, Fantasy
Video game
Reine des Fleurs
DeveloperIdea Factory
Publisher
Designed byUsuba Kagero
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Released
  • JP: August 20, 2015
(PS Vita)
  • JP: April 25, 2019
(Nintendo Switch)

Reine des Fleurs (レンドフルール, Rendo Furūru; lit. 'Queen of Flowers' in French) is a Japanese otome game developed by Idea Factory and published under their Otomate brand.[1]

Characters

Main Characters

Violette (ヴィオレット, Vioretto)
The protagonist of this story. She lives in Partedam and is the vessel for the goddess. She has a calm personality and is very beautiful, but because she was sheltered, she is naive about the world. Her symbol is the cherry blossom.[2]
Leon (レオン, Reon)
Voice - Kazuyuki Okitsu
Birthplace: Pivoine
The Northern Knight. Although he is of noble birth, he spent his days living a dissolute life. He has a history of forcibly taking the qualifications from the original candidate for the flower crest to become the Northern Knight.[3]
Louis (ルイ, Rui)
Voice - Daisuke Namikawa
Birthplace: Campanule
The Southern Knight. He has an appearance that captivates everyone and is a prince of Campanule, but he is the child of a concubine and has a decadent side. He received the blessing of the goddess of desire, Désirée.[4]
Ghislain (ギスラン, Gisuran)
Voice - Takashi Kondo
Birthplace: Chrysantheme
A warrior who is the Eastern Knight. He achieved numerous military exploits as a soldier in his home country and is known by the nickname "The Angry Blade of Chrysantheme." He is strict with everyone, but swears loyalty to a master he has acknowledged.[5]
Orphee (オルフェ, Orufe)
Voice - KENN
Birthplace: Œillet
The Western Knight. Born as an orphan, he traveled around various places as a bard in his home country. He has a bright and cheerful personality, but he is a bit mischievous.[6]
Hubert (ユベール, Yubēru)
Voice - Tomokazu Sugita
The Prime Minister of Partedam and Violette's tutor. Known as the "living encyclopedia of Partedam," he is highly intelligent but is soft on Violette.[7]

Secondary Characters

The Butterflies

Akane (茜, Akane)
Voice - Ayumi Fujimura
One of the twin butterflies who cares for Violette. She seems cheerful, but she is good at fake crying and uses extreme language when she speaks.[8]
Ruri (瑠璃, Ruri)
Voice - Ayumi Fujimura
One of the twin butterflies who cares for Violette. She is more sensible than Akane, but she is skilled at covering things up.[9]
Ageha (揚羽, Ageha)
Voice - Yuko Kaida
A beautiful woman in traditional Japanese clothing who is the guardian of the Scarlet Peony crest. She is Leon's butterfly (attendant), but the master-servant relationship is reversed, and she bosses Leon around.[10]
Uranami (裏波, Uranami)
Voice - Kazuya Murakami
A young man who is the guardian of the Bellflower crest. He appears to be good friends with Louis, but they are wary of each other.[11]
Tsumabeni (褄紅, Tsumabeni)
Voice - Kiyoshi Katsunuma
A man who is the guardian of the Chrysanthemum crest and has an injured left eye.[12]
Asagi (浅葱, Asagi)
Voice - Michiko Kaiden
The guardian of the Pink Carnation crest. He is stubborn and gets grumpy if treated like a woman.[13]

Others

Bon Bonheur (ボン・ボヌール, Bon Bonūru)
Voice - Tomohiro Sato
A "Flower Person" living in Partedam who is a culinary researcher pursuing gourmet food.[14]
Madame Enju (マダム・エンジュ, Madamu Enju)
Voice - Saya Shinomiya
A "Flower Person" living in Partedam who is admired by all the other Flower People.[15]
Goddess Miléne (女神ミレーヌ, Megami Mirēnu)
Voice - Yukana
The goddess who once saved the world. After creating Partedam, she has been sleeping for a long time.[16]

Game

The game was originally announced on March 20, 2014, via B's Log's May 2014 issue.[17][18] On March 25, a promotional video for the game was released.[19] On June 12, 2015, Otomate officially created their blog for the game.[20] The game was released for the PlayStation Vita on August 20, 2015.[21][22][23] The game's illustrations were done by Usuba Kagero.[18]

In May 2018, Otomate announced that Reine des Fleurs would be released for the Nintendo Switch.[24][25] The game was released on April 25, 2019.[26][27]

Music

The music off the game was performed by the band love solfage. The opening theme is Madoromi no Tsubomi (まどろみの蕾; lit. 'Bud of Slumber'), the ending theme is moi-meme, while the insert theme is l'entract.[28]

Bibliography

  • Reine des Fleurs Official Visual Fan Book (レンドフルール 公式ビジュアルファンブック, Rendo Furūru Kōshiki Bijuaru Fan Bukku), released on October 31, 2015, ISBN 978-4047330801[29]
  • Reine des Fleurs Official World Guide Book (レンドフルール 公式ワールドガイドブック, Rendo Furūru Kōshiki Wārudo Gaido Bukku), released on November 30, 2015, ISBN 978-4047330894[30]
  • Reine des Fleurs Anthology (レンドフルール アンソロジー, Rendo Furūru Ansorojī), released on November 30, 2015, ISBN 978-4047308107[31][32]
  • Reine des Fleurs Memorial Book (レンドフルール メモリアルブック, Rendo Furūru Memoriaru Bukku), released on June 30, 2016, ISBN 978-4891993917[33][34]

Reception

In Issue 1392 of Famitsu review scores, Reine des Fleurs was given a score of 34 out of 40.[35]

Reine des Fleurs ranked in 6th place with 11,191 sales on the Famitsu sales list released on August 26, 2015.[36][37]

References

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  3. ↑ "Leon レンドフルール|キャラクター". www.otomate.jp. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Louis レンドフルール|キャラクター". www.otomate.jp. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  5. ↑ "Ghislain レンドフルール|キャラクター". www.otomate.jp. Archived from the original on April 25, 2025. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
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