those who perished there; Flute, Hamel and Oboe head north, and are joined by Cornet, Clarinet's younger sister. A sequel to the series called Violinist of Hameln: Shchelkunchik started serialization in January 2008. It involves the travels of a young boy named Schel who wishes to become a wizard. Along the way he meets Hamel's son, Great. Anime The TV adaptation was twenty-five episodes long and suffered from budget constraints. A substantial portion of the story is told by panning over still images, with full animation reserved mainly for action-heavy scenes. The anime has a darker setting than the manga, and although it initially follows the basic outline of the manga's plot, the two stories completely diverge by the anime's conclusion. Also of note is a 30-minute animated movie, whose storyline does not intersect with the TV series. The movie was released several months before the TV series, and benefits from a substantially higher animation budget. Video game The game was made for SNES by Enix (which also published the GanGan Comics magazine) and is a side-scrolling platformer. It largely follows the manga but changes were made so Flute is met at the beginning of the story. As the game progresses, other jumps are made in the story. The game requires players to throw Flute and put her in various costumes in order to reach the end of the level. Numerous demons from the manga appear in the game as bosses. Throughout the game Hamel will pick up numerous costumes that Flute will wear in order to reach the goal. Ostrich - Allows Flute to walk on spikes Frog - When ridden Flute will jump very high Robot - When jumped on will destroy blocks Duck - Can swim across water and will dive when jumped on Penguin - Can swim across water and will dash when jumped on Monster - Used to trick a monster to let you across a bridge Monkey - Will climb wall when ridden Orangutan - Used to progress the story Sunfish - Floats when ridden Frisbee - Acts like a boomerang when thrown Curling Puck - Slides when thrown Elephant - Shoots water when jumped on Octopus - Allows Hamel to move in any direction under water when ridden UFO - Hovers and follows Hamel Eagle - Flies in the direction Hamel is facing when ridden Characters Protagonists Main Party Hamel - The 18-year-old