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alias_sqbrA phone-based dating sim, this is a prequel to Hakuoki set 300 years earlier, but can be played as a stand alone game. It's set during the end of the Warring States/Sengoku period of Japan in the early 17th century.
The heroine, Yukina, is a ninja bodyguard to a demon princess, and chieftan of a demon clan in her own right. The princess has gathered the leaders of Japan's demons to ask them an important question, and Yukina finds herself drawn into human politics and also...possibly finding love with one of the other demon chieftans? This is part of the Shall We Date series of dating sims, so it feels like love is definitely on the cards ;)
The prologue is free but each love interest's route costs $5US (aprroximately ten million dollars Australian)
Content Notes: Violence, death.
Chitose:
The love interests. From left to right: Senkimaru, Kazuya, Chitose, Kazutake, and Shin
And now, because it gets very complicated, a character guide. I'll avoid spoilers as much as I can, but if you want to avoid ALL spoilers turn back now.
I'm going to follow game convention and write names as given-name family-name (eg the reverse of the Japanese order), and refer to characters by their given names.
Alternatively, just watch this.
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CHARACTERS:
Gin-o: Yukina's hawk.
Demons:
The Ten Demon Alliance:
Senkimaru Hatsushimo: The only love interest not in the ten demon alliance, because his clan was banished centuries ago.
The masked demons (bad guys):
The Bandit/The Bad Guy/Yachiyo: The leader. Sadistic and mocking.
Shuten-doji/Horn guy: Tall, quiet, has horns on his mask.
Shu: Shorter. Sneaky, cowardly.
Humans:
Nobunaga: De-facto ruler of Japan before Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi: The former de-facto ruler of Japan. Recently dead.
Hideyoshi's son: Theoretically ruler of Japan, hindered by being seven.
Ieyasu Tokugawa: Vowed to help Hideoyoshi's son rule, yet seems to want the power for himself. Knows Kazuya. Spoilers: Will eventually unite Japan for 300 years of peace.
Masanobu Honda: Ieyasu's evil grand vizier.
Terumoto Mori: A powerful lord/daimyo associated with Shin.
Mitsunari Ishida: A retired military commander. Knows Kazutake.
Yoshi/Yoshihiro Shimazu: A powerful lord/daimyo. Knows Chitose.
Toyohisa Shimazu: Yoshi's nephew. Chitose's friend.
PLACES:
Yase village: Where Kazuha is princess of, and where all the demons are based right now.
Kyoto: The capital of Japan at the time.
Fushimi: A district of Kyoto with the homes/castles of various important people, including Ieyasu.
Edo: Another big city. (Will eventually become Tokyo)
Aizu: A northern province, near where Kazuya is from.
Shimazu: Where Chitose is from.
The heroine, Yukina, is a ninja bodyguard to a demon princess, and chieftan of a demon clan in her own right. The princess has gathered the leaders of Japan's demons to ask them an important question, and Yukina finds herself drawn into human politics and also...possibly finding love with one of the other demon chieftans? This is part of the Shall We Date series of dating sims, so it feels like love is definitely on the cards ;)
The prologue is free but each love interest's route costs $5US (aprroximately ten million dollars Australian)
Content Notes: Violence, death.
- Prologue
- Kazuya:
The love interests. From left to right: Senkimaru, Kazuya, Chitose, Kazutake, and Shin
And now, because it gets very complicated, a character guide. I'll avoid spoilers as much as I can, but if you want to avoid ALL spoilers turn back now.
I'm going to follow game convention and write names as given-name family-name (eg the reverse of the Japanese order), and refer to characters by their given names.
Alternatively, just watch this.
******
CHARACTERS:
Gin-o: Yukina's hawk.
Demons:
The Ten Demon Alliance:
- Yukina: The heroine! Kazuha's bodyguard, and theoretically chieftain of a village we never see.
- Kazuha: The princess of Yase.
- Elder Koto, Elder Tsuki, Elder Shio: The three old men who raised and trained Yukina after her parents died.
- Kazuya: The cold love interest from the North.
- Chitose: The impulsive love interest.
- Kazutake: The big brotherly love interest. His clan lost their lands and had to become nomadic.
- Shin: The snarky love interest. His clan are worshiped by humans as gods.
- The as yet unnamed chieftain of Shikoku, who never showed up.
Senkimaru Hatsushimo: The only love interest not in the ten demon alliance, because his clan was banished centuries ago.
The masked demons (bad guys):
The Bandit/The Bad Guy/Yachiyo: The leader. Sadistic and mocking.
Shuten-doji/Horn guy: Tall, quiet, has horns on his mask.
Shu: Shorter. Sneaky, cowardly.
Humans:
Nobunaga: De-facto ruler of Japan before Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi: The former de-facto ruler of Japan. Recently dead.
Hideyoshi's son: Theoretically ruler of Japan, hindered by being seven.
Ieyasu Tokugawa: Vowed to help Hideoyoshi's son rule, yet seems to want the power for himself. Knows Kazuya. Spoilers: Will eventually unite Japan for 300 years of peace.
Masanobu Honda: Ieyasu's evil grand vizier.
Terumoto Mori: A powerful lord/daimyo associated with Shin.
Mitsunari Ishida: A retired military commander. Knows Kazutake.
Yoshi/Yoshihiro Shimazu: A powerful lord/daimyo. Knows Chitose.
Toyohisa Shimazu: Yoshi's nephew. Chitose's friend.
PLACES:
Yase village: Where Kazuha is princess of, and where all the demons are based right now.
Kyoto: The capital of Japan at the time.
Fushimi: A district of Kyoto with the homes/castles of various important people, including Ieyasu.
Edo: Another big city. (Will eventually become Tokyo)
Aizu: A northern province, near where Kazuya is from.
Shimazu: Where Chitose is from.
