Never 7

The first game in the Infinity series, also consisting of Ever 17, Remember 11, and 12Riven. Unlike every other game in the series, it only has one protagonist.

Makoto Ishihara is a college student who rarely attends his classes. As a result, after finals, he is sent, along with three other students (Yuka Kawashima, Haruka Higuchi, and Okuhiko Iida) to a "Seminar Camp" on an island far away for a week during spring break as punishment. However, Makoto has a dream where, on April 6th, a girl dies before his eyes, a bell clutched in her hand. He wakes up from the dream to find out that it's April 1st.To make things even stranger, however, Makoto begins having premonitions of future events, each one turning out correct. As he wonders just what is going on, things grow even stranger as the week goes on...

This game was notable for being released in three different forms. The first release, Infinity, was released for the PS1, and only contained the first five routes. The second release, Infinity CURE, was released for the Neo Geo Pocket, and contained two routes: the Cure Route, the sixth and final route, and the story "Yuka Cure" (Yuka's Route from Yuka's own point of view, added into later versions of the game). The third and final release was Never7: The End of Infinity for the Dreamcast, and contained all six routes.

A Fan Translation is currently in progress.

This game provides examples of:
 * AB Negative -
 * Actor Allusion- The scene where Makoto talks to Izumi at the pool is titled "You Were A Fish In Your Past Life!?" Kikuko Inoue, Izumi's seiyu, claims that she was a fish in her previous life.
 * Arc Number- 7, though nowhere near to the extent as in later titles of the series.
 * Seven characters
 * Seven days
 * The address of the lodge the characters stay in is 3-8-7.
 * In the PC version, the textbox is rainbow colored- 7 colors.
 * Arc Words- "Bell".
 * Haruka's Route- "I have no heart."
 * Agent Scully- Okuhiko to Makoto, refusing to believe the latter's premonitions and coming up with logical explanations for why Makoto had them.
 * Anguished Declaration of Love-
 * All Just a Dream-
 * April Fool's Plot- Okuhiko accuses Makoto of pulling one of this when he tells the group about his premonitions (which happens on April 1st).
 * Bottle Fairy- Yuka, perhaps one of the youngest legal examples of this trope (being 20, she only just became legal to drink.)
 * Butt Monkey- Okuhiko at certain points of the story.
 * Calling Your Attacks- Parodied in the tennis match with Yuka, who names her serves after cocktails.
 * Can You Hear Me Now- Despite it being the year 2019, none of the characters have cellphones.
 * Casanova Wannabe: Okuhiko, whose attempts at hitting on Haruka go... not quite as planned.
 * Cassandra Truth- Subverted: Makoto decides not to tell the others  because he doubts anyone would believe him.
 * Played straight on Izumi's Route where Makoto tells Izumi
 * Cherry Blossoms- A whole row of them on the island, which become prominent in Yuka's route.
 * Clingy MacGuffin- The bell,
 * Cloning Blues-, who is , has this really bad.
 * Cry Cute- Haruka.
 * Cue the Sun -
 * Dead Hand Shot- The game starts with one.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen- Haruka, especially in her route.
 * Despair Event Horizon-
 * Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life- It turns out the main reason Makoto is such a slacker at school is because he honestly has no clue about what he's going to do with his life after college.
 * Did Not Do the Research-
 * Diving Save-
 * Drives Like Crazy- Izumi, who says she got her license suspended at one point for racing a motorcycle.
 * Emotionless Girl- Haruka borders between this and Kuudere.
 * Fan Work- KID explicitly encouraged this with the Append Story system (essentially Fan Fiction turned into Visual Novel scenarios)
 * Fantastic Racism- Before the Clone Law (legalizing the creation of clones) was passed in 2010, it was common for pre-existing clones to be discriminated against. Even in 2019, when the story takes place, this still goes on- particularly Saki towards, (although this has less to do with a hatred of clones rather than )
 * First Kiss-
 * Genki Girl- Yuka and Kurumi.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars- Subverted with
 * Good Times Montage- Subverted to Tear Jerker levels in
 * Guide Dang It- Want to get on to Kurumi's Route? Sounds easy enou- wait, what do you mean I have to talk with Izumi and not Kurumi on Day 4?
 * Getting Izumi's normal Route can also be difficult, as it requires taking only one very slightly different action to get the Cure Route, and one that will seem like the opposite of what is needed at the time.
 * Heroic Sacrifice-
 * Hollywood Darkness
 * Jerkass- Okuhiko can cross this line at times.
 * Jigsaw Puzzle Plot- While not as big as in later games in the series, it's still present here.
 * Kimodameshi- In a graveyard.
 * Kuudere- Haruka.
 * Lethal Chef- Yuka, who completely fails at making toast.
 * Love Epiphany- Makoto in Haruka's Route.
 * Love Triangle- One between Makoto-Haruka-Okuhiko in Haruka's Route.
 * Manly Tears-
 * Meganekko- Saki is shown to wear glasses, though not that often.
 * Mr. Exposition-
 * Multiple Choice Past- Makoto's past can differ depending on the player's choices (such as whether he's kissed someone before, when his first love was, etc).
 * Names to Know in Anime-
 * Tomoko Kawakami- Yuka
 * Wakana Yamazaki- Saki
 * Yuki Matsuoka- Kurumi
 * Kikuko Inoue- Izumi
 * Susumu Chiba- Okuhiko
 * - Haruka
 * Never Got to Say Goodbye- Variation:
 * Obfuscating Stupidity- specifically mentions using this trope- in reality,, but doesn't want others to know that.
 * Older Than They Look- Kurumi is 17, a high school student, wheras both Makoto and Okuhiko assume she's in middle school when they first see her.
 * Pettanko- Kurumi. Haruka as well, as Makoto notes.
 * Haruka's case is often teased about in Fandom, and is made fun of in several Append Stories.
 * Poor Communication Kills-
 * Post Dramatic Stress Disorder-
 * The Power of Trust- An important theme in several routes, especially Haruka and Saki's.
 * Red Herring-
 * Rei Ayanami Expy- Haruka.
 * Replacement Goldfish-
 * Rich Bitch- Saki.
 * Schrodingers Cat:
 * Second Love-
 * Set Right What Once Went Wrong-
 * Shout-Out- A few to the KID Visual Novel Memories Off:
 * Yuka buys a keychain of a fat cat at one point in the game, a reference to an actual pregnant cat from Memories Off.
 * A reverse Shout-Out occured in Memories Off Pure: the name of the protagonist's homeroom and English teacher is "Yuka Kawashima" (there's no evidence that they're the same person, though the protagonist's description of her personality does sound similar to the Never7 Yuka).
 * The main heroine of Memories Off, Yue, makes a cameo in the game as a little girl.
 * Izumi's alma mater is Sumisora Academy, the high school from the game.
 * Non Memories Off example: during the tennis match on day one, Yuka makes an Aim for the Ace! reference. In the English translation, this was changed to a Prince of Tennis reference.
 * Stepford Smiler-
 * Suddenly Sober- Subverted,
 * Talking to Himself-
 * The First Cut Is the Deepest-
 * Third Person Person- Kurumi.
 * Time Travel -
 * Together in Death-
 * Token Mini-Moe- Kurumi.
 * Tsundere- Saki.
 * Wham! Line: The final line of the, just before the credits start,
 * A reverse Shout-Out occured in Memories Off Pure: the name of the protagonist's homeroom and English teacher is "Yuka Kawashima" (there's no evidence that they're the same person, though the protagonist's description of her personality does sound similar to the Never7 Yuka).
 * The main heroine of Memories Off, Yue, makes a cameo in the game as a little girl.
 * Izumi's alma mater is Sumisora Academy, the high school from the game.
 * Non Memories Off example: during the tennis match on day one, Yuka makes an Aim for the Ace! reference. In the English translation, this was changed to a Prince of Tennis reference.
 * Stepford Smiler-
 * Suddenly Sober- Subverted,
 * Talking to Himself-
 * The First Cut Is the Deepest-
 * Third Person Person- Kurumi.
 * Time Travel -
 * Together in Death-
 * Token Mini-Moe- Kurumi.
 * Tsundere- Saki.
 * Wham! Line: The final line of the, just before the credits start,
 * Wham! Line: The final line of the, just before the credits start,
 * Wham! Line: The final line of the, just before the credits start,


 * Yamato Nadeshiko- Izumi.
 * You Can't Fight Fate-
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair- Izumi has blue hair, while both Makoto and Saki have green hair.
 * You Should Know This Already - Due to Ever 17, the
 * You Should Know This Already - Due to Ever 17, the