Gameplay

In the game, the player makes decisions when given the chance: they can choose from one of the decisions, to doing nothing at all. The game has a meter to show whether the main character is closer to Kotonoha or Sekai, which is recorded at the end of each chapter. The ending will depend on if the player has been going steady with one girl, or has been switching back and forth.

Endings

Among twenty-one possible endings, fourteen are good endings with only one girl, three are bad, three are “harem” endings and one is a variation (a post-fin episode to other endings). Although there are only three bad endings in this game, they are so shocking and violent that they became more commonly known than good endings.

Good endings

“Christmas Eve” (「クリスマス・イブ」, Kurisumasu Ibu)

Best ending with Kotonoha. On Christmas Eve, Makoto and Kotonoha stays at a luxury hotel room and kiss…

“From a Kiss to Beyond” (「キスから先へ」, Kisu kara Saki e)

“Carnal Desire” (「肉欲」, Nikuyoku^?)

“The Him Only for Her” (「彼女だけの彼」, Kanojo dake no Kare)

“And with Kotonoha” (「そして言葉と」, Soshite Kotonoha to)

“And to Kotonoha” (「そして言葉へ」, Soshite Kotonoha e)

“And Starting from the First Kiss” (「そしてファーストキスからはじまる」, Soshite Faasuto Kisu kara Hajimaru)

These six are all happy endings with Kotonoha, varying from only kissing to sensuality.

“With Honest Feelings” (「素直な気持ちで」, Sunao na Kimochi de)

“Bavarois” (「ババロア」, Babaroa)

“Binding Thoughts” (「思い結んで」, Omoimusunde)

These three are all happy endings with Sekai.

“I Love You” (「大好き」, Daisuki)

Best ending with Sekai. Makoto and Sekai dance by the bonfire.

“Sex Friend” (「セックスフレンド」, Sekkusu Furendo)

Happy ending with Hikari, one of the sub heroines.

“The Earnest Feelings are Rewarded” (「一途な思いは報われて」, Ichizu na Omoi wa Mukuwarete)

Happy ending with Otome, one of the sub heroines.

“Setsuna’s Wish” (「刹那の思い」, Setsuna no Omoi)

Happy ending with Setsuna and Sekai. Although Setsuna leaves to Paris and Makoto falls love with Sekai, this is known as Setsuna’s ending because of the impressive last scene.

Bad endings

“Eternally” (「永遠に」, Eien ni)

Sekai and Makoto are in love and decide to confront Kotonoha and tell her about it. Kotonoha handles it very badly, even begging Makoto to “Please date me. I beg you.” Afterwards she quietly tells them that they will never be happy together. As Sekai and Makoto leave the apartment, Kotonoha’s phone falls and shatters on the floor. They then witness Kotonoha jumping off the ledge of the apartment, landing head first on the pavement. The epilogue shows Makoto in front of Kotonoha’s grave: he broke up with Sekai, finished high school and is now working with his mom. He has never had a girlfriend since.

YouTube - SchoolDays æ°¸é*に

“To My Children” (「我が子へ」, Wagako e)

In the middle of an H-scene between Kotonoha and Makoto, he tries to comfort her that she is the only one for him, and that Sekai is good for nothing, and that she’s only there for him to sleep with. Sekai overhears this and becomes enraged. Six months later, Kotonoha and Makoto are on a walk outside, with her talking about having a baby. When they part, Sekai (now pregnant) appears and stabs Makoto. Even with a knife sticking into him, Makoto speaks calmly. Sekai suddenly becomes terrified at what she has done and runs off. Makoto slowly crawls to a bench, leaving a trail of blood. Makoto later dies. Since this is the only ending that the infamous Makoto gets what he deserves, some fans consider it to be “The Good Ending”.

part 1 YouTube - SchoolDays　我がå*ã¸ã€€ï¼ˆ1/3）
part 2 YouTube - SchoolDays　我がå*ã¸ã€€ï¼ˆ2/3）
part 3 YouTube - SchoolDays　我がå*ã¸ã€€ï¼ˆ3/3）

“The Bloody Conclusion” (「鮮血の結末」, Senketsu no Ketsumatsu)

Sekai and Makoto are in love. Kotonoha overhears Makoto and Sekai loudly making love to each other, which in turn emotionally destroys her. The next day as they leave the train station where the three always take, they meet Kotonoha on an overpass beside the station. There is an awkward moment as Sekai lets go of Makoto’s arm, greeting her. Kotonoha says a few words, before revealing the saw hidden behind her school bag and swipes it beside Sekai’s neck. After a few seconds of realizing what had just happened, Sekai suddenly bleeds like a spray and collapses in a pool of blood, with Kotonoha laughing hysterically, her eyes revealing that she has completely broken down.

YouTube - SchoolDays　鮮血の結末

“Harem” endings

“Two Lovers” (「二人の恋人」, Futari no Koibito)

A “harem” ending, Kotonoha and Sekai have admitted and accept that they both love Makoto. They both are pregnant, and want to reveal the news to Makoto as a “Christmas Present”.

“Everyone’s Makoto” (「みんなの誠」, Minna no Makoto)

“Goodbye, Sekai” (「さよなら世界」, Sayonara Sekai)

In these two endings, Makoto makes love with various girls (other than Kotonoha and Sekai) almost every day.

Variation

“I’m the Wife” (「妻です」, Tsuma desu)

A post-fin episode to the endings “Carnal Desire” and “Bavarois”, appears only on certain condition. This episode actually does not have an official title. Above title, “I’m the Wife”, is only a nickname among fans. Makoto is at home with his mother and receives a picture and letter from Setsuna from France, showing her standing in front of the Arc de Triomphe obviously pregnant. She writes: I will be giving birth in Japan, so I’ll return around the time when you get this letter. Please think of a name. Setsuna”. The doorbell rings and Sekai comes in, introducing Setsuna to Makoto’s mother as being her childhood friend. She promptly introduces herself, “I’m the wife,” holding up her passport and the victory sign.