Aoharu City

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Aoharu City

Aoharu City is the main setting for the Rival Schools series. It also appears as a recurring location within the Street Fighter series.

The concept of "Aoharu City" as its own distinct location is largely exclusive to the English releases of the game, as the name was added only in the localized versions and in Japanese, the city the schools are located in is never referred to or referenced directly in Japanese.

Locations

The city is a metropolitan area home to many different schools. It is separated into various districts, which include:

• Taiyogaoka (太陽が丘, Taiyōgaoka^?): A region in the north of the city that is home to Taiyo High School.
  • Taiyo Gakuen (太陽学園, Taiyō Gakuen^?): An academic institution in Taiyogaoka that consists of both a junior high school and a high school.
    • Taiyo High School (太陽学園高等部, Taiyō Gakuen Kōtō-bu^?): A school surrounded by lush greenery known for its rather liberal school atmosphere.
      • Taiyo High School Rooftop (太陽学園高等部屋上, Taiyō Gakuen Kōtō-bu Oku-jō^?): The rooftop of Taiyo High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate and Project Justice.
      • Taiyo High School Classroom (太陽学園高等部教室, Taiyō Gakuen Kōtō-bu Kyōshitsu^?): A classroom inside of Taiyo High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate and Project Justice.
    • Taiyo Junior High School (太陽学園中等部, Taiyō Gakuen Chūtō-bu^?): A middle school that is located only three minutes from Taiyo High School. Many of its students go on to attend the high school, with Hinata Wakaba being a graduate.
      • Taiyo Junior High School Grounds (太陽学園中等部グランド, Taiyō Gakuen Chūtō-bu Gurando^?): The school grounds of Taiyo Junior High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
• Asahigaoka (あさひが丘, Asahigaoka^?): A district in the southern part of the city, located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Gorin High School is located here.
  • Gorin High School (五輪高等学校, Gōrin Kōtgakkō^?): A school with a heavy focus on athletics, with the goal of training elite athletes. It offers a six-year integrated education, and consists of both a junior high school as well as a senior high school.
    • Gorin Junior High School (五輪中学校, Gōrin Chūgakkō^?): The junior high school that is attached to Gorin High School.
    • Gorin High School 1st Gymnasium (五輪高校第一体育館, Gōrin Kōkō Dai'ichi Tai'ikukan^?): A gymnasium within Gorin High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
    • Near the Gorin High School Coastal Training Camp (五輪高校臨海合宿所前, Near the Gorin High School Coastal Training Camp^?): A beach area located in the vicinity of Gorin High School's training camp. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
    • Gorin Dome (五輪ドーム, Gōrin Dōmu^?): An indoor arena used by Gorin High School. It is shown to contain soccer fields and multiple tennis courts. Appears as a stage in Project Justice.
• Taiyo Town (大洋町, Taiyō-chō^?): A district near the harbor that holds a number of western-style buildings, including a US military base. Pacific High School is located here.
  • Pacific High School (パシフィックハイスクール, Pashifikku Hai Sukūru^?): A school located on a hilltop near the harbor. It has a low number of students, only having around 500 enrolled, and most of the students are from America but are living in Japan, including a number who are the children of ambassadors and military officials. The school that appears in the games is actually just the Japanese branch of the school, as there are a number of Pacific High School locations around the world.
    • In Front of the Back Gate of Pacific High School (パシフィックＨＳ裏門前, Pashifikku Ecchi Esu Uramon Mae^?) The back gates of Pacific High School. It appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
  • Drive-In Theater (ドライブインシアター, Doraibu In Shiatā^?): A drive-in theater located behind Pacific High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
  • Ziggy Park (ジギーパーク, Jigī Pāku^?): An amusement park located behind Pacific High School. Known attractions include a swing carousel, a ferris wheel, and a pirate ship ride. Appears as a stage in Project Justice.
• Kousou 1-Banchi (網走１番地, Kōsō Ichi-Banchi^?): An industrial area located near the mouth of the Yamato River. Gedo High School is located here.
  • Gedo High School (外道高等学校, Gedō Kōtogakkō^?): An all-boys school where numerous delinquents from all across Japan attend. It is located next to a juvenile detention center, and features high walls that make it difficult to escape. The actual school building is shaped like a pyramid, with each floor dedicated to a single grade.
  • Construction Site Behind Gedo High School (外道高校裏工事現場, Gedōkōkō Ura Kōji Genba^?): A construction site located behind Gedo High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
  • Riverbed in Front of Gedo High School (外道高校前河川敷, Gedō Kōkō Zen Kasenjiki^?): A riverbed under a crumbling bridge located in front of Gedo High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
  • Yamato Riverbank (大和川堤防, Yamato-gawa Teibō^?): The bank of the Yamato River, located off the side of a highway. Appears as a stage in Project Justice, and in Street Fighter V as the Rival Riverside stage.
  • Yamabuki Shoten (やまぶき商店, Yamabuki Shōten^?): A shopping district located near Gedo High School. It is run by a 33-year-old woman named Kiri (きり, Kiri^?) who often dotes on the students as if they were her grandchildren.
• Seisyun-Dai (青春台, Seishun-Dai^?): The central area of the city. Seijyun Girls' Academy is located on a lake near the district.
  • Seisyun Station Square (青春駅前広場, Seishun Ekimae Hiroba^?): A square in front of a train station located in the middle of the city. Appears as a stage in Project Justice, where it is referred to as "Aoharu Station Square" in the English version.
  • Seijyun Girls' Academy (聖純女学院, Seijun Jogakuin^?): An all-girls' high school located on an isolated island in the middle of a lake. Many daughters of rich families attend the school, and it is considered to have such strict rules that many consider it to be behind the times.
    • Seijyun Girls' Academy Courtyard (聖純女学院中庭, Seijun Jogakuin Nakaniwa^?): The main courtyard of Seijyun Girls' Academy. Appears as a stage in Project Justice.
• Kiin Village (忌陰村, Ki'in-Mura^?): A sparsely populated area that is located rather far from the central part of the city. It is the location of Justice High School.
  • Justice High School (ジャスティス学園, Jasutisu Gakuen^?): An elite boarding school full of cutting-edge technology. Its students are not allowed to return home until after they graduate.
    • In Front of the Justice High School Main Gate (ジャスティス学園正門前, Jasutisu Gakuen Seimon-Mai^?): The front gates of Justice High School. appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate. Also appears as an area in Namco × Capcom.
    • Justice High School Library (ジャスティス学園図書館, Jasutisu Gakuen Toshokan^?): The main library of Justice High School. Appears as a stage in Rival Schools: United by Fate.
    • Justice High School Meeting Room (ジャスティス学園生徒会議室, Jasutisu Gakuen Seito Kaigijitsu^?): A meeting room in Justice High School. Appears as a stage in the PlayStation version of Rival Schools: United by Fate and Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2.
  • Justice High School Quarry (ジャスティス学園採石場, Jasutisu Gakuen Saisekiba^?): A quarry located near Justice High School. Appears as a stage in Project Justice.
• Konjo Shrine (根性神社, Konjō Jinja^?): A traditional Japanese shrine. First appeared in "Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki" mode of the Japanese console version of Rival Schools: United by Fate, and later appeared as a stage in Project Justice.

Culture and Economy

Located in Japan, Aoharu City is home to many schools. Aoharu also suffers a conspiracy caused by the existence of the "Darkside Society Organization", which plans to conquer Japan by kidnapping and brainwashing students, and conflicts between different schools. The first conflict was started by Hyo (who brainwashed his uncle Raizo), and the second was caused by Kurow (Batsu's impersonator; and who also brainwashed Daigo.) Following Kurow's defeat, at the cost of Hyo's sacrifice (whose body was possessed by his father, Mugen), Aoharu is safe and finally in peace, thanks to the teamwork of both students and teachers from various different schools who fought to stop the conflict.

As of Street Fighter V, most of the students who were involved in previous incidents have graduated from their respective schools.

Stages

Drive-In Theater

Drive-In Theater (ドライブインシアター, Drive-In Theater^?), also written as Drive In Theater is a stage from Rival Schools set in front of a drive-in theater with a large screen where many companies place their advertisements, showing different images. To the right of the screen is the theater's building, a restaurant, and two outdoor advertisements showing a hotdog and a drink. To the left is the entrance to Ziggy Park, with a Ferris wheel, a roller coast, and a cafe visible inside.

In the arcade version the theather's screen is promoting Street Fighter Zero 2: Sakura Ganbaru!, showing images of Ryu, Sakura, Dan, Shinseisha (written as ShinSeiSya), and Gamest. In the PlayStation version the screen is promoting Atsuki Kodō, showing its cover and Suleputer's logo. In Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 the screen promotes Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike and Dino Crisis.

The Drive-In Theater and Ziggy Park are located near Pacific High School, and they are targets of superstitions among its students. It is said that couples who go to the Drive-In Theater will always break up for some reason, some claiming that the face of the Saikyo Style user that sometimes appears on its screen is cursed. On the other hand, Ziggy Park is always full with Pacific High students on Saturdays and is rumored to be a legendary lucky spot, being said that someone who confesses to their crush at the park will always succeed and certainly remain as a couple until graduation.

Konjou Shrine

Konjou Shrine (根性神社, Konjou Shrine^?) is a shrine.

Ziggy Amusement Park

Ziggy Amusement Park, known as Ziggy Park (ジギーパーク, Ziggy Park^?) in Japan, is set in an open area from an amusement park, with a clock, benches, lamps, telephone booths, and two panda cars. From the starting point, there are stairs on the front, a food shop to the right, a norimono swing ride to the left, and a pirate ship on the back. A Ferris wheel is visible behind the norimono ride.

Aoharu Station Square

Aoharu Station Square (青春駅前広場, Aoharu Station Square^?) is set in front of a station.

Trivia

• The name "Aoharu City" is only seen on the map from the story mode character select menu in the English version of Project Justice. As the corner of the map is not visible in the original Japanese version due to the presence of a window that displays the controls used to navigate the menu and the name "Aoharu City" is not referenced anywhere else, its name is unknown in Japan.
  • The name "Aoharu City" comes from the Japanese word 「青春」, meaning "youth". The word can be read as either seishun or aoharu, with both being used in the series for Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki and Aoharu Station Square.
• It is possible the series is meant to take place in Osaka, the birthplace of series creator Hideaki Itsuno, as the city is shown to be located on the coast, and one of the stages in Rival Schools: United by Fate is set on the bank of the real-world Yamato River, which connects to the ocean through Osaka Bay.
• The first two Kanji of the name of the area where Gedo High School is located is spelled identically to Abashiri, a city in Japan that is known for being the site of the Abashiri Prison.