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Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki (熱血青春日記 Nekketsu Seishun Nikki?, lit. "Hot-blooded Youth Diary") is a gameplay mode in the console versions of the games in the Rival School series. It is a school life simulation where the player creates an Edit Character (avatar) to enrolls in a school and studies for a year alongside the playable characters from the series.
Versions
Rival Schools: United by Fate
Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki is a mode exclusive to the Japanese version of the Evolution Disc. After creating an Edit Character in this mode, the player can use the Edit Character option to add up to 16 Edit Characters in the character select screen, making the avatars available in other modes.
The player starts the mode by creating the avatar. Afterwards Kyoko Minazuki will introduce the basics from the mode, and Hayato Nekketsu will test the player's basic skills. After the test, the player will start the school life.
The purpose of the game's Lesson Mode is to allow players to practice and get better scores on the tests given by Hayato during the simulator.
Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2
A Japan-only game with an improved version of the simulator from the first game. The simulator's story is more detailed and has more options.
Before the player creates the Edit Character, Chairperson will introduce the player to the mode. After the player creates the character, the player will go for an entrance multiple choice exam mini-game by Kyoko. Once the player finishes the mini-game and the player passes the multiple choices, Kyoko will give 2 status increases, but if the player failed, one of the parameters will be decreased.
The player will meet the Rival Schools characters, who will introduce themselves, then the player will meet Ran, Nagare and Shoma's older brother Shuichi (pronounced Syu-iichi). Then, Shuichi will introduce other instructors in this mode: Gengoro "Kinzan" Sado, Gan's sumo instructor, Shizune, Hyoe, Kyosuke's science teacher, Sayuri, the theatric instructor, Kotaro Okita, Natsu's volleyball coach, Kozue, a student painter, and Mari Nanase, Roberto's assistant soccer coach.
Later, Chairperson will let the player choose which club they will join, which will periodically affect the character's parameters. Every September and January, she will ask if the player wants to change the club.
Project Justice
Moero! Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki (燃えろ!熱血青春日記? "Burn! Hot-blooded Youth Diary"), Nekketsu Nikki for short, is a 2 to 4 players board game exclusive to the Japanese version. The player can play against CPUs or other players. Each square from the board has a effect, and characters from the series are scattered around the board. After the board game is completed, the avatars will fight each other in a tournament, and the player that did most points in the board game and fighting game will be the winner. If the player manages to befriend one of the playable characters around the board, there will be a scene with that character in a campfire.
Gameplay
In all versions the player starts the mode by filling out an admission application form, the choices affecting the player's starting stats. After submitting the application, the player can edit the avatar's face. Afterwards the player will start the school year and interact with the playable characters in various events. The player's actions will affect the avatar's stats and moveset.
Character creation
The admission application form exam has the following questions:
- Names: In the PlayStation games the player enters the full name (氏名), divided as surname (名字/姓) and given name (名前/名), and a short nickname (呼び名) that will be the name usually displayed. In Project Justice the player enters a name for the board game mode (ボードゲーム用名前) and a shorter name for the fighting game modes (格闘ゲーム用名前).
- Desired School (志望校): Taiyo High School, Gorin High School, Pacific High School, or Gedo High School. Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 added Justice High School to the choices, and Project Justice added Seijyun Girls High School.
- Gender (性別): Male (男) or female (女).
- Birthdate (生月日): Month (月) and day (日). Absent in Project Justice.
- Favorite Subject (得意科目): PlayStation games only. Choices are English (英語), Math (数学), Japanese (国語), Science (理科), Social Studies (社会), Physical Education (体育), Music (音楽), or Arts (美術). In the Evolution Disc the player also chooses which one of them is the least liked subject.
- Faculty (学科): Project Justice only. General course (普通科), physical education course (体育科), industrial course (工業科), home economics course (家政科), or performing arts course (芸能科).
- Player Type (プレイヤータイプ): Evolution Disc only. The choices are consecutive attacks type (連続攻撃タイプ), aerial killer type (空中殺法タイプ), hot-blooded and gutsy type (熱血根性タイプ), one-hit finishing moves type (一撃必殺タイプ), or physical defense type (肉体防壁タイプ).
- Favorite Word (好きな言葉): Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 and Project Justice only. The player selects three words from the choices available: Power (権力), ruthless (冷酷), cowardice (卑怯), reason (理性), effort (努力), love (愛), sincerity (誠実), guts (根性), reversal (逆転), wild (野生), genius (天才), swoop (漁夫の利), humility (謙虚), boldness (豪快), laziness (怠惰), or friendship (友情).
After completing the form, the player customizes the avatar's face by selecting the eyes, nose, and mouth. Project Justice also allows to select the avatar's hair. The body will have the uniform from the selected school.
Parameters
Paramters, colloquially called "stats", are values that affect the Edit Character's performance.
| Parameter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Attack (攻撃力) | The character's offensive strength. |
| Defense (防御力) | The character's defensive strength. |
| Life (体力) | The amount of energy in the Vitality Gauge. |
| Guts (根性) | The filling speed of the Burning Vigor Gauge. |
| Potential (潜在能力) | The amount of energy available in the Burning Vigor Gauge in the beginning of battles. |
| Intellect (知力) | The character's performance when controlled by the CPU. In the Evolution Disc this parameter was named Charisma and is not modified with training, only with events. |
| Speed (スピード) | Evolution Disc only. |
| Punch (パンチ) | Evolution Disc only. |
| Kick (キック) | Evolution Disc only. |
In the Evolution Disc, those values are combined in the mode's display, the individual values from most being unknown to the player:
| Parameter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Power (パワー) | The sum of Attack, Punch, and Kick. |
| Stamina (スタミナ) | The sum of Defense and Life. |
| Speed (スピード) | Speed. |
| Psyche (精神) | The sum of Guts and Potential. |
| Charisma (魅力) | Charisma (Intellect). |
Club
During early schools days, the player will be asked to join a club, and it can be changed in the beginning of each semester. Each club provides different changes to the player's parameters. In Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 the club also affects some dialogues, with each club being responsible for a different activity during the school festival held on September.
Rival Schools
| Club | Parameter changes |
|---|---|
| Baseball club (野球部) |
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| Soccer club (サッカー部) |
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| Volleyball club (バレーボール部) |
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| Art club (美術部) |
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| Brass music club (吹奏楽部) |
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| Drama club (演劇部) |
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| Going home club (帰宅部, slang for no club) |
Besides the club activities, the player can take optional training exercises to change the parameters:
| Running (ランニング) | Increases Life. |
| Push-ups (腕立て伏せ) | Increases Attack. |
| Sit-ups (腹筋) | Increases Defense. |
| Dash (ダッシュ) | Increases Speed. |
| Punch Training (パンチトレーニング) | Increases Punch. |
| Kick Training (キックトレーニング) | Increases Kick. |
| Reading (読書) | Increases Potential. |
Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2
| Club | Coach | Parameter changes |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball club | Shuichi | Mainly increases Life, Attack, and Guts. Decreases Intellect a little. |
| Volley club | Kohtaro | Balanced changes, mainly increasing Life and Attack. |
| Soccer club | Mari | Balanced changes, mainly increasing Defense. |
| Sumo club | Kinzan | Provides a high increase to Attack and also increases Defense, but decreases Potential and Intellect. |
| Art club | Kozue | Greatly increases Potential and Intellect. |
| Brass music club | Sizune | Increases Defense, Potential, and Intellect, but greatly decreases Attack. |
| Drama club | Sayuri | Increases Life, Potential, and Intellect. Decreases Attack and Defense. |
| Chemistry club | Hyoe | Balanced changes, mainly increasing Potential and Intellect. |
| Going home club | Chairperson | Random. |
Instead of basic training exercises, each club has six extra training activities that bring more changes to the parameters. The player can choose one of them after the club activities.
| Activity list | |
|---|---|
| Activity | Changes |
| Baseball club | |
| Batting practice | High increase to Attack, low increase to Potential, low decrease to Defense. |
| Pitching practice | Medium increase to Potential, low increase to Attack and Intellect, low decrease to Guts. |
| Defense practice | High increase to Defense, low increase to Guts, low decrease to Potential. |
| Formation practice | Medium increase to Intellect, low increase to Defense and Potential, low decrease to Life. |
| Dash | High increase to Guts, low increase to Life, low decrease to Attack. |
| Running | High increase to Life. |
| Volley club | |
| Spike practice | High increase to Attack, low increase to Life, low decrease to Intellect. |
| Receive practice | Guts increase to Guts, low increase to Defense, low decrease to Potential. |
| Serve practice | Medium increase to Attack, low increase to Potential and Intellect, low decrease to Defense. |
| Toss practice | Medium increase to Potential and Intellect, low decrease to Life. |
| Block practice | High increase to Defense, low increase to Potential, low decrease to Guts. |
| Running | High increase to Life. |
| Soccer club | |
| Shoot practice | High increase to Attack, low increase to Guts, low decrease to Defense. |
| Dribble practice | Medium increase to Attack, Defense, and Intellect, low decrease to Potential. |
| Pass practice | High increase to Potential, low increase to Intellect, low decrease to Guts. |
| Saving practice | High increase to Defense, low increase to Potential, low decrease to Life. |
| Dash | High increase to Guts, low increase to Life, low decrease to Attack. |
| Running | High increase to Life. |
| Sumo club | |
| Matawari | Medium increase to Defense and Guts, small decrease to Intellect. |
| Suriashi | Medium increase to Defense, Life, and Potential, small decrease to Intellect. |
| Shikofumi | Small increase to Attack, Guts, and Potential. |
| Teppō | High increase to Attack, small decrease to Defense. |
| Butsukari practice | Medium increase to Attack, small increase to Defense and Intellect, small decrease to Potential. |
| Chanko | High increase to Life, small decrease to Intellect. |
| Art club | |
| Watercolor painting | Medium increase to Potential, small increase to Guts and Intellect, small decrease to Defense. |
| Oil painting | Medium increase to Defense and Guts, small decrease to Attack. |
| Sculpting | High increase to Attack, small increase to Guts, small decrease to Intellect. |
| Drawing | Medium increase to Intellect, small increase to Attack and Defense, medium decrease to Potential. |
| Sketching | High increase to Life, small increase to Defense, small decrease to Guts. |
| Art appreciation | High increase to Intellect, small increase to Potential, small decrease to Life. |
| Brass music club | |
| Sit-ups | High increase to Defense, small decrease to Intellect. |
| Wind instruments | High increase to Guts, small increase to Intellect, medium decrease to Defense. |
| Percussion instruments | High increase to Attack, small increase to Potential, small decrease to Guts. |
| Marching | High increase to Life, small increase to Guts, medium decrease to Attack. |
| Rhythm training | High increase to Guts, small increase to Attack and Life, small decrease to Potential. |
| Music appreciation | High increase to Potential, small increase to Intellect, small decrease to Life and Guts. |
| Drama club | |
| Vocal practice | Medium increase to Potential, small increase to Defense and Life, small decrease to Intellect. |
| Dance practice | High increase to Life, small increase to Attack, small decrease to Potential. |
| Acting practice | Medium increase to Guts, small increase to Defense and Potential, small decrease to Attack. |
| Costume making | High increase to Intellect, small increase to Guts and Potential, medium decrease to Life. |
| Stretching | Medium increase to Defense, small increase to Attack and Guts, small decrease to Potential. |
| Script reading | High increase to Potential, medium increase to Intellect, small decrease to Defense and Guts. |
| Chemistry club | |
| Chemical mixing | High increase to Attack, small increase to Intellect, small decrease to Life. |
| Synthesis experimentation | High increase to Defense, small increase to Intellect, small decrease to Guts. |
| Observation and analysis | High increase to Life, small increase to Guts, small decrease to Attack. |
| Human experimentation | Random changes to parameters. |
| Animal practice | High increase to Potential, small increase to Guts, small decrease to Defense. |
| Report | High increase to Life, small increase to Guts, small decrease to Potential. |
| Going home club | |
| Karaoke | The highest parameter increases by a small amount. |
| Part-time job | The lowest parameter increases by a small amount. |
| Window shopping | The highest parameter increases or decreases by a random amount. |
| Snack | The lowest parameter increases or decreases by a random amount. |
| Game center | Increases all parameters by a small amount. |
| Nap | Nothing happens. |
Calendar
Rival Schools and Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 have the same calendar, but the latter has more events and characters. The school year is divided into three semesters, the first being from April to August, the second from September to January, and the third from February to March. Here are the list of main events that occur:
| Day | Rival Schools summary | Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 summary |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance ceremony (入学式) April 6 (Evolution Disc) April 8 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
On the way to school, the player will encounter one of the playable characters and befriend the character. | The first day in school. The player's character accidentally causes a commotion, the event varying depending on the selected school. |
| Spring excursion (春の遠足) April 11 |
N/A | A meeting at the park with the Rival Schools characters. The player will see Taiyo's group or other schools in the park. But Ran appears and would like the player to explore with her. If the player picks yes, she will go with the player and explore, but if the player picks no, she will be angry and will choose which place the player wants to meet with either Taiyo's group or other schools. |
| First semester midterm exams (一学期中間試験) May 25 (Evolution Disc) May 24 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
The second part of Hayato's tests. | This is another exam mini-game with Kyoko. This time, her questions are in multiple choice and it was harder than in the beginning. If the player passes, 1 or 2 parameters will be increased, but if the player fails, two parameters will be greatly decreased. |
| Taiyo-Pacific athletic competition (太陽学園とパシフィックHSの対抗戦, shortened as 太Ｐ戦) June 12 |
An event where both Taiyo and Pacific are competing with each other in athletics. If the avatars are from Taiyo, Roy will be the opponent in the 100 meter dash game; if the avatars are from Pacific, Batsu will be the opponent. Once either of the two are beaten, the character's parameters will be highly increased.
For Gorin students, the mini-game will be Roberto's score goal mini-game, where the player has to score most of the score goals. Roberto mentions that if the player gets 8700 points, the character's parameters will highly increase. The same goes for Natsu if the player gets 4000 points. Only 2500 points (as Shoma mentioned) stats do not increase at all. If the player failed to reach these points, 4 of the character's stats will be decreased but in a 100 meter dash game if the player fails to beat Batsu or Roy it does not increase his or her stats. In Gedo, the player will pick either Hinata or Tiffany for support, but to compete in the 100 meter dash game, the same goes for Justice High if the player will pick either Taiyo or Pacific. | |
| First semester final exams (一学期期末試験) July 7 (Evolution Disc) July 4 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
The third part of Hayato's tests. | The player will play the mini-game Hideo's Offensive Dodge and Hit. In this game, Hideo will shoot Seihaken towards the avatar on the ground or in mid-air. The only way to beat this game is to attack Hideo while avoiding his shots. If the player gets hit, they will fail and two parameters will be highly decreased. If the player wins the game, all parameters will be increased.
After the exam, Sakura will appear and challenge the player for a battle. The player must be careful when Sakura goes on a combo using her Shouoken or uses her burning vigor attacks (eg. Shinku Hadoken, Haru Ichiban, and Midare Zakura). If she is defeated, the character's parameters will increase. But if the player loses, the parameters will remain the same. |
| Pool Event (プールイベント) July 31 |
N/A | An occasion where the player can invite some of the Rival Schools characters available to go swimming and try to raise some of the player's character status. Male avatars can pick either Hinata, Natsu, Tiffany, Ran, Kyoko and Akira, who will be seen in their two-piece swimsuits (In Akira's case her swimsuit is a dark blue strapless bikini). Female avatars can pick Batsu, Kyosuke, Shoma, Roberto, Roy, Edge, Daigo, Hideo, Hayato, Hyo and Nagare. In some scenes, they are excited while they are swimming or sometimes they do anything clumsy (eg. Batsu got a bump mark on his head, Tiffany covers herself as her bikini top has been removed during slides, Some kids are pointing out Edge as a weird and strange guy.) After this, other characters are seen in their primary outfits or other characters are in casual clothing and gives the player's increased status as well as the character's friendly status. |
| Seaside training camp (臨海合宿) August 14-15 (Evolution Disc) August 13-14 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
In this occasion most characters are outing in the beach and goes for an overnight. In other schools that the player was in, Hayato appears to tell the player to have a good time and relax. For the Justice High edit characters, Raizo appears instead. Players will meet Ran and Nagare when they are having a good time but if they pick the 3rd answer, they will meet Edge's group while staying and eating watermelons. For the male edit characters, players can choose either Hinata, Natsu and Tiffany and for the females, Kyosuke, Roberto and Roy. If the players don't pick each of them, they will go with the teachers, Kyoko, Hideo and Hayato. They will see the scene of some of the group's activities (eg, Batsu's group are eating a bowl of ice flavored mix, Shoma's group are trying to relax while Shoma fights Natsu in a beach volleyball letting Roberto watch them, Roy's group are looking at the small sand castle, The teachers are relaxing in the beach as Hayato feels the breeze in the ocean while Hideo is covered in sands). | |
| Summer festival (夏祭り) August 28 |
N/A | A night festival. This sign is a reference to Natsu's name as some of the characters are seen in kimonos while the others are in casual clothing. This one is just the same as in Swimming Day to pick his or her character's friends. This time Boman and Gan are present as Daigo and Hideo are not present. |
| School festival (学園祭) September 26 (Evolution Disc) September 25 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
A school fair. In most occasions the player will pick some other schools have school fair as Hyo assists Ran for interviewing, Edge and Hideo are doing in the Horror House, Hinata, Akira and Boman are cooking in the cafeteria. Kyosuke, Roy and Kyoko are doing the theater play, Daigo, Hayato and Tiffany are competing in the cheering competition and Natsu, Roberto and Nagare are having school fair together in their Gorin winter uniforms. For Batsu, Shoma and Gan they are staying at the rooftop in which they are not interested in the fair. Other instructors are seen helping with the character's school fair. After this, his or her edit character will go for a Doki Waku Dance with each of the Rival School characters who are now in friendly terms. When the player beat the dance mini-game in higher, each of the characters will give two of the player's status will be greatly increased. | |
| Second semester midterm exams (二学期中間試験) October 26 (Evolution Disc) October 25 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
The fourth part of Hayato's tests. | Third and final exam day with Kyoko, who is back for the multiple choice mini-game. Like the previous exams, two parameters will increase if the player passes the game. |
| Gorin Festival (五輪祭) November 28 (Evolution Disc) November 11 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
This occasion takes place to take any sports the player wanted as it was supported by Raizo and Ran. They can pick the mini-game between, Natsu's volleyball mini-game, Roberto's PK soccer and Shoma's baseball home run. For either Taiyo or Pacific they are trying to tell the player good luck. In Gedo, Edge is seen in his white gangster outfit cheering the player while Daigo gives the player some moral support. With this players will pick the friend that they wish to have as support, but once they get the high scores, all of the player's stats will be increased as well as the character's friendly status. But if the player fails in those mini-games, the status remains the same. | |
| Second semester final exams (二学期期末試験) December 14 (Evolution Disc) December 6 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
The fifth part of Hayato's tests. | Kyoko's Defensive Block mini-game - In this occasion, the player's avatar will defend themselves from Kyoko's basic or special attacks. They have to get the most blocks from Kyoko's attack and be careful not to get hit by her. If they pass the game, all parameters will be increased, but if they lose, two parameters will decrease.
After the exam, Sakura reappears for a second round, the battle rules being the same. |
| Christmas (クリスマス, Evolution Disc) Christmas Eve (クリスマス・イヴ, Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) December 24 |
Boman invites several students to a Christmas party. | Roy invites several students to a party. In this occasion most characters are in seen in their formal attires, except for Batsu, Daigo and Gan, who are in their primary outfits. This time when his or her to pick the characters who are in their friendly status and they let the player talk alone with him or her privately as it gains a good friend status. |
| New Year's Day (正月, Evolution Disc) Hatsumōde (初詣, Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) January 1 |
In this event, if the player pick the first answer, they will see the temple but to gain all stats but if they pick the second answer, they will meet their friendly characters who are in formal kimonos or casual clothing. Batsu and Daigo are the first characters to wear casual clothes instead of their primary outfits while Roberto is shown wearing a blue and white winter bonnet hat instead of his openly blue cap in this occassion. | |
| Valentine's Day (バレンタインデー) February 14 |
Female avatars can pick the male characters in this occasion who are in their good friendship status. For male avatars, it is the female characters with better afinity who will talk with the player in this occasion, but other characters like Kyoko, Ran and Hinata will give a friendly gift due to their friendly status. With that the player will gain the best friend status. | |
| End of year exams (学年末試験) March 8 (Evolution Disc) March 4 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
The final part of Hayato's tests. | Hayato's Burning Vigor Test mini-game. The whole March is the last and final event. In this mini-game the player will use his/her burning vigor attacks to hit Hayato as the meter will rise. If the player completes the mini-game all stats will be increased. |
| Promotion test (進級試験) March 20 (Evolution Disc) March 9 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
Meet with the player's Rival Schools character's best friend. In this occasion, he or she's who became best friends with each of the Rival Schools characters are going to date alone. For the girls, they are spending time together in the beach at night. For the boys, they are riding in the ferris wheel with them. If the player don't have a character in a best friend status in which the player are searching for either of them in other places. | |
| White Day (ホワイトデー) March 14 |
N/A | Male avatars can give a thank you gift for a female character that gave a gift during Valentine's Day, while female avatars that gave a gift during Valentine's Day can expect a gift from a male character. The two will then go on a date.
Sakura reappears for a final fight. |
| Closing ceremony (終業式) March 24 (Evolution Disc) March 26 (Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) |
The end of the school year. Kyoko asks to pick a Team Up Technique for the player's character and the mode is cleared. | The final meeting. If the player has a high enough friendship with one of the characters, the player will get their ending in this game mode. If the player lacks enough friendship with one of them but won all matches against Sakura, the player will get Sakura's ending. If the player lacks enough friendship and lost at least one match against Sakura, then the player will get a bad ending talking with Hayato, Kyoko, and Hideo.
After this, Chairperson will ask to pick a Team Up Technique for the player's character and the mode is cleared. |
Other events:
- Player's birthday - The character with the highest friendship will appear to give a gift, each character giving something different. This event is skipped on early months, as there will not be enough time to befriend a character.
- Club activities - The avatar's parameters change.
Friendly Status
The friendship between the edit character and each playable character is shown in the status screen with faces:
- Blue face - Acquaintance.
- Green face - Neutral.
- Pink face - Friend.
- Orange face - Good friend.
- Red face - Best friend.