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title: "ACE Academy"
description: "In the year 2049, mechanized robots commonly called GEAR were developed for military application. Since then, their versatile functionality has led them to not "
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/50/75850.jpg"
---

# ACE Academy

![ACE Academy](https://t.vndb.org/cv/50/75850.jpg)

**Developer:** PixelFade Studio

**Release date:** Aug 22, 2016

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android

**Language:** German, English, Russian

**Rating:** 7.0/10 (755 votes)

## Description
In the year 2049, mechanized robots commonly called GEAR were developed for military application. Since then, their versatile functionality has led them to not only become commonplace in commercial use, but also spawned an entire sports entertainment industry. The prevalent use and popularity of GEARs has created a new academic field known as “Cenorobotics”. 

Due to unforeseeable circumstances, the protagonist finds himself transferring to ACE Academy, a premier school for Cenorobotics studies in Japan. He struggles to find a team willing to accept him and his outdated “American” GEAR to compete in the intramural tournament.

## Characters
### Tristan Spade
The Protagonist of the story and Nikki's older brother who is a GEAR pilot.

He is nameable but the name he is given if you leave the name slots blank is Tristan Spade.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** School Uniform
- **Role:** Orphan, Full Brother, Nephew, Teammate, University Student, Pianist, Mecha Pilot, American, Nameable, Transfer Student, Half-Japanese, Older Brother, Band Member, Multilingual
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Drinking, Teasing, Tennis
- **Personality:** Kind, Smart, Protective
- **Subject of:** Teasing
- **Items:** Motorcycle

### Kaori Itami
The leader of your GEARs team. A very driven person.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Red, Ponytail, Long
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Jeans, Hoodie
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Tsundere, Strict, Short-tempered, Stubborn, Serious
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Drinking
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Role:** Teammate, University Student, Mecha Pilot, Title Character
- **Voiced by:** Sydney Poniewaz

### Mayu Akemi
A comrade on the GEARs team with you. She is a rather shy girl.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Bikini
- **Engages in:** Fighting
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Personality:** Shy, Timid
- **Role:** Teammate, University Student, Mecha Pilot, Violinist, Band Member
- **Items:** Violin
- **Voiced by:** Alexandra Boodram

### Shou Shinjirou
A member of your GEARs team. Very energetic.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform
- **Engages in:** Fighting
- **Personality:** Friendly, Energetic
- **Role:** Friend, Teammate, University Student, Mecha Pilot
- **Voiced by:** Kim Morton

### Valerie Belle
A classmate of the protagonist who is an engineer.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Ahoge, Long
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Hoodie
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Personality:** Outgoing, Sly, Mischievous, Assertive, Puffy
- **Engages in:** Drinking, Flirting, Drawing
- **Role:** Engineer, Classmate, Kouhai, University Student, French
- **Items:** Notebook
- **Voiced by:** Angela Lorenzana

### Yunna Misaki
A fellow student at Ace Academy.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Pink, Ponytail, Long, Braid
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Apron, Hairpin
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Friendly, Kind
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Role:** Classmate, University Student, Younger Sister
- **Voiced by:** Samantha Chan

### Akio Shinjirou
Shou's older brother. He is a serious and successful man.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Subject of:** Terminal Illness
- **Personality:** Serious
- **Role:** Older Brother

### Akira Masato
A top pilot at ACE Academy.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Personality:** Kind
- **Role:** Mecha Pilot
- **Hair:** Grey
- **Voiced by:** Miguel Moran

### Daiki Tanaka
A member of the Kendo Club. A pretty taciturn fellow with a deep voice.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Keikogi
- **Items:** Shinai
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Role:** High School Student, School Kendo Club Member
- **Engages in:** Kendo
- **Personality:** Taciturn

### Eito Iwasa
Kaori's coworker at the daycare

- **Gender:** Male
- **Personality:** Donkan, Mature

### Hikari Kaito
The Protagonist and Nikki's uncle and their guardian. He is the manager of a chain of restaurants.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Uncle Kaito
- **Hair:** Brown
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Adult
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Trousers, Suit, Necktie, Vest, Belt
- **Personality:** Secretive, Friendly
- **Role:** Husband, Uncle, Legal Guardian
- **Voiced by:** Bradley Gareth

### Jun Naoki
The President of the Student Council. He is not fond of the Kendo Club and would like nothing better than to see it closed down.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Glasses
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Role:** Student Council President, High School Student

### Ken Takeo
School bully.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Engages in:** Bullying, Unarmed Fighting
- **Personality:** Short-tempered
- **Role:** High School Student

### Mei Satomi
Kaori's friend since middle school.

[spoiler]Kaori has a grudge towards her for spoiling the former's secret crush on their mutual friend, Ryouta.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Role:** Friend, Childhood Friend
- **Personality:** Kind
- **Voiced by:** Amanda Lee

### Miguel Vasquez
Runs local daycare and school for neglected children.  Uncle of Kaori Itami.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Uncle Miguel
- **Hair:** Black, Parted to Side
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Adult
- **Clothes:** Glasses
- **Personality:** Carefree, Friendly, Funny, Mischievous
- **Role:** Uncle, Teacher, Driver, Foreigner
- **Engages in:** Teasing

### Nikki Spade
The Protagonist's younger sister. Moved back to Japan from America after her parents died.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Twin Tails
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform
- **Role:** Orphan, Full Sister, Niece, Student Club President, High School Student, American, Transfer Student, Half-Japanese, Younger Sister, Multilingual
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Teasing
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Personality:** Kind, Energetic
- **Voiced by:** pickle131

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://www.pixelfade.com/portfolio/visual-novel/ace-academy/)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396650/)

## Releases
### English
- **2014-02-09**: Kendo Crush! Demo - [Official website](http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&p=297785)
- **2016-08-22**: ACE Academy - [Official website](https://www.pixelfade.com/portfolio/visual-novel/ace-academy/), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396650/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/396650/info/)
- **2016-09-17**: ACE Academy - [Official website](https://www.pixelfade.com/portfolio/visual-novel/ace-academy/), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfade.aceacademy)
- **2020-05-19**: ACE Academy - [Official website](https://www.pixelfade.com/portfolio/visual-novel/ace-academy/), [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513975259)

### Russian
- **2019-07-27**: Ace Academy - Demo - [Official website](https://anivisual.net/stuff/15-1-0-2034)

### German
- **2020-05-20**: Ace Academy - [Itch.io](https://enderforce-studios.itch.io/ace-academy-deutsch-patch)

## Tags
Mecha Combat, Comedy, Male Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Foolish Friend, Sports, Nameable Protagonist, No Sexual Content, Protagonist's Sister as a Support Character, Student Heroine, Slice of Life, Tournament, Fictional Futuristic Japanese Town, Fictional Modern Day Japanese Countryside, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Tsundere Heroine, Branching Plot, Protagonist with a Face, Mecha Pilot Heroine, Mecha Pilot Protagonist, Orphan Protagonist, Foreigner Protagonist, Timed Choices, Lots of Choices, Engineer Heroine, University Student Protagonist, University Student Heroine, Transfer Student Protagonist, Meaningless Choices, University Student Hero, Choices with 4 or More Options, Multi-Selection Choices, Brocon Protagonist, Charming Protagonist, Protagonist with a Sprite, Friendship Ending, School Sports Club Member Protagonist, Kissing Scene, Only Adult Heroines, Cliffhanger Ending, Combat Sport, ADV, Romance, Colored Name-tags, Non-Japanese Voice Acting

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