History VisualNovel / DaCapo

* PantyShot: Even in the introductory sequence, though not terribly common overall.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Kotori is pink, Mako and Moe are blueish green, Suginami is a darkish blue, Miharu is orange etc. You might think that Sakura's blond hair marking her as being ButNotTooForeign would be strange, but in DCPC it's subverted when Alice's ''silver'' hair marks her as being foreign as well.

* SchoolgirlLesbians: Implied with Mako's female stalker.

In 2019, [[VisualNovel/DaCapo4 D.C.4 ~Da Capo 4~]] was released, following in the shoes of III in that it was first released as an all-ages title, with an 18+ version following in 2021.

In 2019, Da Capo 4 was released, following in the shoes of III in that it was first released as an all-ages title, with an 18+ version following in 2021.

* BeeAfraid: In the second season, Aisia tries to force Jun'ichi to use magic by disturbing a beehive. The plan fails when he simply grabs her and runs instead.

In 2019, Da Capo 4 was released, following in the shoes of III in that it was first released as an all-ages title, with it being yet unclear if an 18+ version will follow later.

... And then ''[[VisualNovel/DaCapoIII D.C. III ~Da Capo III~]]'', the sequel to D.C. II and the third "Da Capo" game in the series, was released. It follows another protagonist with surname 'Yoshino' and a new cast of characters. However, due to being recently released (on April 2012) and therefore not yet translated there is very little information on the new game. There is a manga adaptation for D.C. III. Unlike the first two series, D.C. III was initially released as an 'All-Ages' game (15+), with an erotic version to follow. It also got an anime adaptation as a part of the Winter2013Anime.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Special mention goes to Nemu Asakura and Moe Mizukoshi.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Goats]]: Nanako is afraid of goats because they keep eating her work.

* SecondYearProtagonist

* HairDecorations: Well, most of the main female cast, that is. To name a few: Nemu, Sakura and Kotori.

* ShrinkingViolet: Yoriko, particularly in the VisualNovel where she's more of a FragileFlower.

* {{Bishoujo}}: Aesthetic used for every adolescent girl. Yes, even the minor characters.

* CaptainObvious: Suginami sometimes makes statements like this.

* {{Parody}} - Da Capo contains several exaggerated elements common in dating games of its time. The ever-blossoming sakura trees are an obvious poke at the constant appearance of sakura blossoms in such games. Miharu's falling out of a tree and going comatose may be a reference to ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''. Suginami is THE singular male friend. Sakura's young girl body is another such exaggeration. There are many more, but most important satirical point is how the story uses the Woniichan-moe convention to hide Nemu's affection for her brother so that we never see it coming. It thus defied and criticized a convention of the time which forbade Brother-Sister incest in most games despite liberal amounts of sibling affection.

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: According to the Visual Novel, Nemu's sickness is actually caused by Sakura (intentionally or not) because she is "getting in the way" of her and Junichi]]

* IThoughtItMeant: No, TheMafia is not involved.

*** The second Kotori fandisc, "Kotori Love [=ExP=]" makes up for the lack of ThisAndThat in Innocent Finale.

* JapanesePronouns: Sakura, the TokenMiniMoe, is a {{bokukko}} while the tomboyish Mako uses atashi.

* {{Lolicon}}: Sakura hasn't grown for a couple of years. Considering her clingy behavior, Junichi quickly gets mistaken for one.
** In the second season, the teacher seems to almost call Junichi out as one when she catches him skipping school with Aisia.

* {{Parody}} - Da Capo contains several exaggerated elements common in dating games of its time. The ever-blossoming sakura trees are an obvious poke at the constant appearance of sakura blossoms in such games. Miharu's falling out of a tree and going comatose may be a reference to ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''. Suginami is THE singular male friend. Sakura's loli body is another such exaggeration. There are many more, but most important satirical point is how the story uses the Woniichan-moe convention to hide Nemu's affection for her brother so that we never see it coming. It thus defied and criticized a convention of the time which forbade Brother-Sister incest in most games despite liberal amounts of sibling affection.

* {{Dojikko}}: Yoriko. She makes going down the stairs without falling face first a difficult task.
** In the game, what clumsiness she exhibits is mostly doing housework, [[JustifiedTrope which she had no experience at doing.]] However, she does quickly learn how to do it properly.

** Da Capo: [[SuperTitle64Advance Plus Situation]], for the Playstation2, which included new characters and storylines, but [[BleachedUnderpants no adult content]].

* SuspiciouslyVagueAge: A rather strong example since it's obvious that unlike most visual novels, this is actually taking place in a middle school.

* VisualNovel: The game is.

* {{Parody}} - Da Capo contains several exaggerated elements common in dating games of its time. The ever-blossoming sakura trees are an obvious poke at the constant appearance of sakura blossoms in such games. Miharu's falling out of a tree and going comatose may be a reference to {{Kanon}}. Suginami is THE singular male friend. Sakura's loli body is another such exaggeration. There are many more, but most important satirical point is how the story uses the Woniichan-moe convention to hide Nemu's affection for her brother so that we never see it coming. It thus defied and criticized a convention of the time which forbade Brother-Sister incest in most games despite liberal amounts of sibling affection.

* ShoutOut: During the beginning of Yoriko's route in the VN Junichi mentions random possible 'encounters' he might have, the second being [[{{Kanon}} his cousin who lives in a town covered in snow for the first time in seven years.]]

* GoshHornet: In the second season, Aisia tries to force Jun'ichi to use magic by disturbing a beehive. The plan fails when he simply grabs her and runs instead.

* TheCameo: Sayaka from VisualNovel/{{Suika}} pops up randomly in the VN during a visit to the cherry blossom trees. Junichi has "no idea who she is, but she seems familiar". DaCapo originated as something of a spinoff from a Suika bonus scenario.

* ShowWithinAShow: The slasher movie which is briefly shown in episode 12 of the original DaCapo.

The anime, which is called in full ''D.C. ~Da Capo~'', is based on a VisualNovel that was released by Circus in 2002. The anime itself was aired in 2003. A sequel, called ''D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season'', has been released in 2005 and yet another one, called ''[[DaCapoII D.C.II ~Da Capo II~]]'', set two generations later, was aired in 2007. The sequel's success incited ''yet'' another sequel in 2008, called ''D.C.II S.S. ~Da Capo II Second Season~''. There is also a spinoff featuring Sakura Yoshino (''Time Paladin Sakura'') as a MagicalGirl; and an otome game called ''D.C. Girl's Symphony ~Da Capo Girl's Symphony ~'' which is set at the same time as ''Da Capo II'', and even features Nanaka as a minor character.