Kara no Shojo
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is an adult
visual novel
by Innocent Grey for the PC
. It was released on July 4, 2008.
, Reiji is initially unsure of what she means but later finds out that Toko is actually an adopted child. While working on the murder cases, Reiji also takes some time out to get to know Toko and to also try and find out where she has been when she was young and who her real parents are.
An audition for the voice roles of five of the main female characters of Kara no Shojo was held on January 2008. 254 applicants attended the audition.
An English language version of Kara no Shōjo was released on June 29, 2011 in a collaboration between MangaGamer
and tlwiki. The game can be purchased and downloaded from the MangaGamer website.
. The soundtrack for the game, named Azure, was released on the same day as the game on July 4, 2008.
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
visual novel
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
by Innocent Grey for the PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
. It was released on July 4, 2008.
Plot
Kara no Shōjos story revolves around , a private investigator who is investigating a series of grotesque murders on the request of his former colleague, of the Tokyo metropolitan police force. The murders are reminiscent of another string of serial murders that occurred six years ago prior to the game where Reiji lost his fiancée which drives him with a strong desire to solve this case. Reiji is also asked by to find her real selfReal self
The Real self theory in politics and philosophy proposes that people often have a private "real will" , that is different from their public "expressed will".-References:...
, Reiji is initially unsure of what she means but later finds out that Toko is actually an adopted child. While working on the murder cases, Reiji also takes some time out to get to know Toko and to also try and find out where she has been when she was young and who her real parents are.
Development
Kara no Shōjo is developed by Innocent Grey. The original concept was by Miki Sugina.An audition for the voice roles of five of the main female characters of Kara no Shojo was held on January 2008. 254 applicants attended the audition.
Release history
Kara no Shōjo released its first demo on May 4, 2008 with the full version planned for release on July 4, 2008. Pre-orders of the game will come with in a unique special packaging and an illustration book spanning 82 pages.An English language version of Kara no Shōjo was released on June 29, 2011 in a collaboration between MangaGamer
MangaGamer
MangaGamer is a Netherlands-based company primary specializing in the English localization and distribution of Japanese visual novels.-History:...
and tlwiki. The game can be purchased and downloaded from the MangaGamer website.
Music
The opening theme to Kara no Shōjo, named , will be performed by Haruka ShimotsukiHaruka Shimotsuki
is a Japanese singer and dōjin music composer known for her vocal themes in the Atelier Iris and Ar tonelico series. She also wrote the lyrics and sang the ending themes to the two seasons of Rozen Maiden as well as the OVA under the name Kukui, with Myu. Shimotsuki's original music mainly consists...
. The soundtrack for the game, named Azure, was released on the same day as the game on July 4, 2008.