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I know that **White Album 2** recently started, but it doesn't seem like it
has anything to do with the first White Album aside from being a similar genre
of music related romance stories.

The original White Album was about the triangle of Yuki, Rina and Touya and
the second White Album seems to be about 3 different people, Setsuna, Haruki
and Kazusa.


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How are White Album and White Album 2 related?


There is little direct relation between White Album 1 and 2. They are in the
same series and have some similar themes, but the plots are unrelated and all
the characters are new (as well as a different writer). There are a few
references to the original game, mostly in the form of music, and it does take
place in the same universe 10 years later, but that's basically all the
connections. It isn't at all necessary to be familiar with the original to
watch White Album 2.

It should be pointed out that both of the anime adaptations are originally
based on visual novels. The few references that did exist in the VN versions
could very well be removed from the anime. The original White Album came out
in 1998, while White Album 2 ~introductory chapter~ (the part which is being
adapted this season) was released in 2010. Given the long gap between the
White Album game and anime (2008-2009), there's some speculation that the
latter may have been intended to increase hype for White Album 2.


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