Natsuiro High School game flow and systems detailed

This is why I love video games, there's so much crazy shit like this. This has piqued my interest enough for me to maybe try it out.
 
Will I have to know Japanese to play this successfully!?

It seems like it has lots of in-depth systems, and quests and such, so probably. I'm personally going to wait for import impressions to see how much kanji knowledge is required.
 
More new info courtesy of Gematsu. There's the open-world staple of being able to change your haircut. You can also partake in a spot of fishing and catch music CDs, fish (predictably), and even more predictably you can catch...

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Game is shaping up looking very sharp, love those screenshots.
Already pre-ordered to get the rather nsfw pre-order costumes, here's hoping the game will be as fun as it looks.
 
I want this, and not just cause I'm a massive perv. I enjoy experimental low-budget Japanese games quite a bit, and this looks like it'll fill that niche.
 
What's this? This looks...
... oh.

To each his/her own I suppose, but I'd actually be down for a game where you play as a High School student in a photography club trying to take legitimate pictures (think Pokémon Snap) and build up social links (think Persona).
 
I mean I doubt I'd buy it anyways but why can't they make these games with decent art styles rather than generic c tier light novel adaptation animu level art.
 
God I hope it's localized somehow... and twitch doesn't ban streaming it. I can imagine some good laughs watching people play it, as well playing it myself.
 
I don't care one bit, I want this game. I'm legitimately more excited for this than most other games coming out this year.

C'mon XSEED, you know you want to.
 
Was there an anime with a similar concept to this game? I saw a segment that reminded me a lot of this in AMV Hell 6.66. (I'll look for the timestamp later if it doesn't ring a bell for anyone)

Edit: it was at 29:05. Clips from Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts. Looks like it's this character: http://bakatotest.wikia.com/wiki/Kouta_Tsuchiya
He is a student in Class 2-F at Fumizuki Academy and is known as the ultimate pervert in the school (nicknamed "The Silent Ninja Pervert" at the start of the manga).
He is shown to be an expert at sneaking, gathering information, cunning, and many forms of photography, whether it be hidden or not. In the anime, he has a habit of taking panty shots whenever the opportunity arises and recording the bust size of every girl in Fumizuki Academy.
 
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