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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Secret
is the second episode of the and the second episode of Onikakushi.
Synopsis.
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『そして、５年目の綿流しってのは…つまり…』
『今日なのよ…』
…ダム工事に関連するバラバラ殺人事件、
それは確かな事実だった。
衝撃を受けながらも所詮他人事だと思っていた圭一は、
レナたちから「綿流し」という、
雛見沢に代々伝わるお祭りの話を聞く。
祭りの当日、
いつもの部活メンバーと屋台巡りをして楽しむ圭一だったが、
そこで今度はお祭りの夜に毎年起こる、
ある「出来事」を聞かされ…
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Plot Summary.
First Half.
Keiichi Maebara is seen in the Junkyard reading a newspaper article about a lynch death that occurred in Hinamizawa. Behind him, Rena Ryuguu is shown walking towards him. She steps on a piece of junk, alerting Keiichi, causing him to turn around in fear. When he turns around, he sees Rena, who is on top of a pile of junk, holding her hatchet and glaring at him. Keiichi screams out, stands up, and then falls on his butt. Rena asks if he is okay, and tells him that she brought her hatchet because it seemed to be helpful. Keiichi remarks that the hatchet is pretty big, shrugging what just happened off, and then states that he and Rena should go home, as it is getting dark, and that they should continue tomorrow. Rena expresses her sadness, and Keiichi cheers her up, saying that she'll be able to dig up Kenta-kun tomorrow. She says that he's right, and giggles.
The next morning at the Hinamizawa Branch School, Keiichi, sitting at a table consisting of Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude, Satoko Hojo, Rena Ryuugu, and himself, asks about the festival. Mion remarks that she told him it's the Watanagashi Festival, and states that Rika-chama is on its executive committee. Keiichi pushes on, asking what it is. Mion explains that it's where they take worn-out blanket or padded kimonos, thank them, and hold a memorial service down the lake. Keiichi says that it sounds boring. In a flash, Mion gets up from her seat, yells "It'll be far from boring!" and proclaims that they will do it again this year. All of them, except Keiichi, pose like they are in an anime, and all say together, "Watanagashi! Battle of Four Evils!" Keiichi is seen looking exasperated, and he asks them what that means.
Rika explains that it will now be the Battle of Five Evils, since Keiichi has joined the club. Satoko adds that he'll be showing off his skills, and Rika translates Satoko by saying that they'll do club activities while visiting stalls. Keiichi understands now, and the group laughs.
A bird is seen on a camera, and the shutter clicks. Jirou Tomitake is taking pictures of some birds, until Rena, Mion, and Keiichi walk up to him and say hello. Tomitake greets them, telling Keiichi it's nice to see him again. Keiichi replies with a "you too", and Mion asks if he's taken any good pictures. He says he's taken a few and changes the subject to how popular Keiichi is, telling him that he envies him for being popular with the girls. Keiichi's eyes grow little, Rena shrinks, and Mion laughs as Keiichi insists that it isn't like that.
Mion asks Tomitake if he's staying for Watanagashi, and he tells them he is. He adds on that he's going back to Tokyo after he takes pictures of the festival. Tomitake laughs, says "oh man", and walks away. Mion says bye, and Keiichi asks if they know Tomitake. They nod and say that he comes to Hinamizawa two or three times a year, and explains that he takes pictures of birds and the seasonal scenery.
As Watanagashi is going on, Keiichi narrates that a few days have passed and the festival has started. Rika walks up to the group in her shrine maiden outfit, and Rena is immediately head over heels for her. They all say that she looks great, with Rena adding that she wants to take her home. Mion points her hand at the stalls, and proclaims that they should get started. They all agree.
They have an eating contest at many stands, and Keiichi shoots a bottle, winning the big teddy bear.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Seven Sisters' Valentine
is an extra arc from . It was first released as a booklet on February 8, 2009.
English translation is by 7HS from the archived Touhou Danmakufu wiki
Plot Summary.
Ronove bakes chocolate for Valentine's Day and the Seven Sisters of Purgatory seek out recipients for it.
Release History.
Original Release.
"The Seven Sisters' Valentine" was originally a text story released as a booklet at the "Butterfly Kiss" event on February 8, 2009.
Drama CD.
Drama CD adaptations of "The Seven Sisters' Valentine" and "Beatrice's White Day" were released as a bonus to those who ordered the DVD sets 1 through 6 by May 2010.
Tsubasa.
"The Seven Sisters' Valentine" was adapted into visual novel format with "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa", released physically at Comiket 79 on December 31, 2010.
The First and the Last Gift.
This arc was rereleased in "" on December 16, 2015.
Saku.
"Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku" is a rerelease containing all previously-released "Umineko" content, which includes "Tsubasa" and thus this arc. "Saku" released on October 4, 2019.
Ports.
Symphony of Catbox and Dreams is a PS4 and Nintendo Switch port of "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku", which released on January 28, 2021.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Seven Sisters' Valentine/Summary
Ronove hosts a cooking show, making a cauldron full of Valentine’s Day chocolate. He pours it into bite-sized circles and puts on the finishing touches amidst a round of applause. Ronove loads the chocolate into a box meant for Beatrice, with plenty to spare; he motions for the Seven Sisters to come out of hiding. Belphegor apologizes for spying on him but Ronove forgives them, saying it’s only natural for young maidens such as the Sisters to be interested in Valentine’s Day. Beelzebub wants to eat the chocolate but is stopped by Ronove telling her it’s supposed to be a gift; he’s sharing the chocolate with the Sisters so they can give it to somebody, no matter the gender.
The Stakes set out to find recipients for their chocolates, and Asmodeus has already settled on Amakusa. She flies into a building that Amakusa’s at, being very upfront with her gift-giving. The other Sisters comment on how courageous Asmodeus is as Amakusa takes it, asking if it’s homemade. Asmo says it is, made especially for him. The Sisters know that she lied about it being handmade, which Leviathan compares to a Devil’s Proof. Beelzebub wants to eat hers immediately, but then hears Amakusa is going to return the favor on White Day.
Spurred on by the idea that she can receive much more than she gives on White Day, Beelzebub heads out to find Gohda. The chef awkwardly accepts the chocolate, and after eating it, he comes to an epiphany. Upon hearing that Beelzebub “handmade” the chocolate, Gohda declares that he will go to Belgium for training, not wanting to be beaten in taste by such a young girl.
Mammon decides on her recipient as well, splitting it between Sakutaro and Ange. After hearing that Ange is out shopping, Mammon and Sakutaro agree to wait for her and surprise her, wanting to invite MARIA as well. Lucifer sees that the Sisters have been giving chocolate from youngest to oldest, so Belphegor decies she’s up next. She has no connection to any particular human except for Rudolf, who she fought in Episode 3 during an old-fashioned duel. Even though Rudolf is married, Belphe hopes he’ll accept her chocolate as an acknowledgement of a worthy opponent. Rudolf voices his concern for Belphe after seeing the way she went out in Episode 3, and the demon is surprised that anyone would worry about someone like her. He moves in close and whispers something to her, much to the dismay of the other Sisters; Satan tells everyone not to watch only to find Leviathan missing.
Leviathan was doing a similar thing as Belphegor, giving chocolate to her former enemy. Kyrie compliments her for the delicious chocolate, and Levia tells her Rudolf said the same thing about Belphe’s chocolate. The demon shares all the details, and Kyrie heads out while calculating her envy.
Satan, too, tries to give chocolate to her former enemy only for Kanon to reject it. She fervently tries to make Kanon accept her chocolate, who deploys his magic sword in response. Jessica suddenly appears, dropping her gift box and equipping her brass knuckles at the sight of the demonic stake. The two who are close drive Satan away, who throws down her chocolate box and disappears in frustration. Kanon wants to dispose of Satan’s chocolate but Jessica says she’ll do it herself, motioning that she had a gift of her own. Kanon is confused as to why Satan’s gift caused such a rise in Jessica while the demon returns to her sisters and gets teased for it.
Lucifer is the last one to give her chocolate, and she becomes concerned about failing after seeing Satan. She thinks about giving it to George, but Shannon would get in the way; secretly disposing of it would work too, but Satan suddenly interrupt her, having ended her torment by the others. As Luci worries over what to do, Battler suddenly walks in and sees the Valentine’s box she’s holding. She uses this opportunity to give Battler her chocolate, who takes it with a smile. He eats it and compliments her for the taste, and he leaves after promising to return the favor for White Day. The Sisters all report their success to Ronove, who sends them off and muses that the variety the chocolates had given to their day was much sweeter than the chocolates themselves. He then calls for Beatrice to be shown on camera, who has the box of chocolates Ronove made earlier and is searching for Battler. She finally finds him and presents the box of chocolates to him, who tries one. Beato claims it’s handmade, but Battler realizes that it tastes the same as Lucifer’s chocolate. He asks if Beato really did handmake her chocolate, asking her to repeat in red that “this chocolate was handmade by Beatrice.” She’s unable to respond, and Battler determines that she got it from Lucifer, leaving after calling the Golden Witch a liar. She knows Lucifer was responsible for ruining things, and prepares a punishment for her; Beato appears ominously after Lucifer receives her White Day gift from Battler.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Seven Stakes of Purgatory
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Spirit Camera
is the second chapter of .
In this chapter, Takeshi Nonomiya the camera lover, once falsely accused of breaking school equipment, finds an old camera in the Newspaper Club's room. This camera was rumored to be a spirit camera. Upon finding this he meets a mysterious girl.
Summary.
On a fateful day, Takeshi Nonomiya was cleaning the science prep room for his class. He found himself alone, the only one left cleaning. Due to unfortunate circumstances, a group of girls were running around and knocked over an anatomy dummy, breaking it. Denying being near the classroom, Takeshi Nonomiya, with no evidence to prove his innocence, was blamed.
Due to this incident, Takeshi wished for a camera that could capture the truth, which set him on the path of photography. Cameras consumed his life until he was synonymous with them. To continue on his path, he joined the Newspaper Club.
While digging around in the Newspaper Club's room, Takeshi found an old dusty instant camera. To the entire club's surprise, after replacing the camera's batteries, the camera worked! There was a rumor that there was a hidden camera in the room that could photograph souls. Supposedly its pictures would include students who shouldn't have been there. Due to the camera's strange nature, club members began to wonder if this was the camera in question.
At night, when no one should be around, Takeshi was excited to try out the newfound camera. To his surprise, he saw a girl in the hallway. This girl was none other than Higanbana. This startle caused him to drop the camera, but Higanbana caught it before it hit the ground.
Higanbana suggests to Takeshi that the camera is indeed a spirit camera. It is a camera that records the truth for eternity. Death may cause people to disappear, but a photograph will continue to expose them for all to see. Takeshi retort with statements about ethical photography, but Higanbana does not believe it is feasible. She invites him to go play with the camera. As Takeshi attempts to take a picture of Higanbana, she breaks a window next to him to stop him from capturing her likeness.
With limited film left in the camera, Takeshi commits to himself that once the film runs out he will return the camera to where he found it. One day, he found himself with only 2 pictures left in the camera. He decided to test a rumor. They say that if one takes a class picture, there will be students that shouldn't be there in the image. The film took significantly longer to develop, but eventually, that night, the image developed. Within the picture was Marie Moriya. He couldn't remember her name only her face and that they had been in the same class every semester.
Trying to remember her name, Takeshi checks his class guidebook, only to not be able to find her. Scared, he counts the students in the guidebook and the students in the picture; both were 48. Suddenly, he realized that since he was behind the camera, there should have only been 47 in the picture. Takeshi reasons that the girl in the picture must have been a girl from another class.
Classmates in the Newspaper Club ask if Takeshi had taken an image of anything interesting with the camera. Unnerved by the image, Takeshi hides the fact of the extra girl in the image. This makes Takeshi question whether he is really moral or not.
Takeshi encounters Higanbana once more. Higanbana tells Takeshi that the girl in the photograph is indeed his classmate. She suggests that he should check the shoe racks to see if he can remember her name. He finds an old name tag on one "Marie Moriya." Initially, Takeshi didn't remember the name, but then he was haunted by a scene of his classmates all bullying Marie. He then finds her name on the list of bell marked names in his classroom. He also finds a new warped desk with the name of Marie Moriya on it. Marie now appeared in his class guide. Takeshi was confused at how everyone could forget Marie. He wondered if it was tied to the story of Mesomeso-san.
Takeshi decided to see if she existed. He found the Moriya household, but there was no name "Marie" on it, only a weathered imprint. He speaks to Marie's mother, but she seems to not remember Marie. Takeshi shows her the image of Marie and wonders if it will cause her to remember. With a burst of emotion, she remembers Marie, figuring that Marie must have run away and it was all her fault. Takeshi ran away in confusion.
He found himself in an alley he had never seen before. Attempting to head home, Takeshi kept getting lost. He found himself in front of a man that didn't seem to belong, the Headmaster. Takeshi turned to walk a different route, only to be blocked by the man again. Upon attempting to turn around, he was again blocked. There must have been two of the same man, or he must be a youkai able to move at the speed of light. Takeshi rejected such an idea of youkai existing. The man greeted him. Takeshi thought that there is no way that he could be a youkai as youkai don't need to speak. Reading his mind, the Headmaster reminded Takeshi of all the fairy tales where spirits spoke with humans.
The Headmaster asks Takeshi about the camera and where he found it. He comments that the camera was securely sealed away and it is something that isn't supposed to be found by humans. The Headmaster asks Takeshi for the camera back. Takeshi asks what would happen if he refused, only to be caught in a delusion where the Headmaster grew in size, even covering the sun, casting everything into darkness.
The delusion broke, as Higanbana arrived. She purported herself as Takeshi's friend. Takeshi felt his legs being swallowed. into the tar of the Headmaster's shadows. He ran behind Higanbana. The Headmaster spread his darkness to Higanbana's feet but she remained calm. Higanbana made spearheads grow and wrap around the Headmaster. The Headmaster asks Takeshi whether he values truth or peace more. Recalling past events, he chooses truth.
Acknowledging each other's strength, the youkai quit the fight. The Headmaster leaves. Takeshi thanks Higanbana for her help. Higanbana, in turn, tells him that the Headmaster is the First Rank of the school youkai and that she is the Third rank of the school youkai. He asks her why she helped him, only to be informed he is getting revenge for her friend. He asks her about the camera only to be told it is equipment from the youkai's class. It releases people that the Headmaster eats, that is the person's humanity and their existence. Higanbana tells him that she had given him that camera. With Higanbana, Takeshi was finally able to leave the alleys.
In return for her help, Higanbana requested a cup of tea from Takeshi and to see the photos he had taken with the spirit camera. Confused at the request, he accepted and brought her home to his place. He brought her into his room and brought two mugs of hot cocoa. She insisted on looking at his albums right away. Flipping through the pages, she was enamored with the non-school scenery.
Higanbana was able to determine how Takeshi was feeling when the images were taken. He initially started cruelly due to the incident in the science prep room, but eventually, his photographs became gentler. Higanbana found the exact page where the change occurred. She questions if he forgot what happened to cause the change. Ridiculing Takeshi, Higanbana continued to ask him how he could forget. She knocked photos from the album on the ground. Takeshi looked at the photos but he didn't remember them and he remembers every single photo that he ever took.
Higanbana tries to help him remember, saying that he wanted revenge on that girl that framed him in the science prep room. She again asks if he remembers. Just like Marie, he could remember her face, but not her name. Higanbana reminds him that her name was Yoko Numata. Just hearing the name filled Takeshi with rage. Higanbana reminds him of how he stalked Yoko, wanting to expose her. Takeshi would secretly take pictures of Yoko's daily mistakes and send them to her. She became estranged from everyone, isolated. Her friends even admitted Takeshi wasn't at fault for the science prep room incident, yet he persisted. That is until she committed suicide. A youkai had killed her and eaten her. That is the true reason why Takeshi lost his rage.
Higanbana wanted Takeshi to take pictures with the spirit camera so she could eat souls without having to give any to the Headmaster for their existence to be erased. She also reveals that she wanted Takeshi to help her friend, not Marie, but Yoko.
Yoko emerged from behind Higanbana. Higanbana had brought her back to get revenge on the ringleader, Takeshi. Higanbana encourages them to kill one another. Yoko admits that she may have lied on that day, but says that Takeshi took his revenge too far. They both accepted they were bad people. Both apologized to each other. Yoko decided that she would rather return to hell than kill Takeshi. The Headmaster arrives and erases Yoko once more. Takeshi alone had his memories spared.
Higanbana was unamused. She now had to take things into her own hands. The window broke and Higanbana sent the fragments to kill Takeshi. He was pulled down by Marie. Higanbana and Marie argue. Higanbana's blades attacked Marie, but she was able to easily deflect them with her arms. Eventually, her arms began to bleed. Marie and Takeshi ran into the hallway, closing the door. Marie said he tagline, "Mesomeso, Mesomeso." The door grew thicker and heavier. Higanbana was reluctant to open the door but spoke to her instead. This was in violation to the Mesomeso-san story. Marie and Higanbana had decided to head home to the school. Higanbana immediately left, but Marie remained.
Upon opening the door, the room was completely unscathed. Takeshi decided to return the camera to Marie, but she refused. Marie tells Takeshi to use the last piece of film to take a picture of his own reflection. His photo revealed Yoko with him, how she was naturally, not hideous or gory.
Higanbana and Marie enjoy tea in the infirmary while discussing the events of the day. Higanbana insists on meddling with more students, but Marie doesn't want her to meddle anymore. Higanbana resolves to take a break from hunting and to enjoy rice cakes and crackers with Marie.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Story of Coffee
is a short story written by Ryukishi07 that was published in PANDORA Vol. 2 Side-A on October 10, 2008. It is a tribute to Kodansha's KOBO CAFE book cafe that was active from May 9 to August 24, 2008.
Plot Summary.
One day, a great witch bought a stuffed lion plush named Sakusuke and gave him life. Sakusuke wanted to do whatever he could to help the witch, and one day decided to make coffee for her, since the witch always drank coffee after studying magic. Imagining the praise the witch would give him for making coffee, Sakusuke secretly went into the kitchen while the witch was in her study and began preparations. Sakusuke uses some instant coffee to brew a cup, but Mr. Mouse tells him that instant coffee isn't any good. Mr. Mouse was a mischievous mouse who always ate the witch's cheese, but he was very knowledgeable and taught Sakusuke lots of things.
Mr. Mouse says instant coffee is just fake coffee, and that to make the witch happy Sakusuke needs to follow a recipe for "real" coffee. Sakusuke gives him some cheese, and in return Mr. Mouse gives him a made-up recipe. He says coffee beans are needed to make real coffee, knowing that the witch doesn't actually have any. Sakusuke instead finds some soybeans and grinds them into powder, and uses them to brew some coffee. When the resulting drink doesn't smell good, Sakusuke thinks he needs to make coffee by putting in coffee-themed items and starts gathering those, such as coffee candy and coffee gum.
Sakusuke finally makes something that smells like coffee, but Mr. Mouse worries the witch will be disappointed when she drinks it and won't give Sakusuke the praise he wants. The witch shows up, having been attracted by the smell, and drinks Sakusuke's coffee. Mr. Mouse prepares to defend him, but the witch says the coffee was delicious and pats Sakusuke's head. Mr. Mouse tastes the coffee filter and is surprised at how awful it tastes.
It is revealed that Sakusuke's story was actually a fairy tale being told by a witch to a young man. The man thinks the great witch is unlike other evil witches and knew how to read the room. The witch says that half of all coffee only contains real coffee, and the man claims that without love, coffee is just muddy water. The man then comments that he's been smelling coffee in the air for a while, and anticipates the witch testing him on something. The witch says she made him coffee as a sign of appreciation. The man claims her coffee has no love, but really understood that the witch was doing her best. A note says that recent studies show that some ingredients in coffee nowadays include black tea, milk, and soup.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Three Families
The , or just the , are a group of families that effectively serve as the main governing body of Hinamizawa. They hold frequent meetings to decide village matters however it is usually the Sonozaki family, headed by Oryou Sonozaki, that has the final say in things.
The production team of the "Kai", "Rei", and "Kira" animations is named after this.
Background.
The Three Families were the three oldest families in Hinamizawa (Kimiyoshi, Furude, and Sonozaki) and have run the village ever since it was called Onigafuchi. It was rumored that Onigafuchi's inhabitants were descended from demons, and these three families were as powerful as they were because their demon blood was the strongest. The Kimiyoshi family was originally the strongest of the Three Families and acted as the head of the group. The Furude family was second in influence due to their role as priests and shrine maidens; they guarded the Furude Shrine and acted as messengers of the village's god Oyashiro-sama. The Sonozaki family completed the trifecta, responsible for keeping the villagers loyal to Oyashiro-sama however they were still the weakest. The Three Families despised giving birth to twins, believing that family quarrels would undermine their organizational structure.
The Three Families oversaw and performed human sacrifices in Watanagashi rituals every year as a deterrent against Oyashiro-sama's wrath. As times changed, this became more difficult to pull off and so the traditional Watanagashi ritual fell out of practice.
During the dam war, the Three Families formed the Onigafuchi Defense Alliance and protested the government through it. While the Kimiyoshis acted as the public face of the anti-dam movement, the Sonozakis were acting behind the scenes and took measures to ensure the dam project was stopped at all costs. The project was finally halted when the dam construction foreman was murdered, and the Sonozaki family has since become the true face of the Three Families.
Members.
Sonozaki Family.
Council members
Blood relatives:
Oryou is effectively the true head of the Three Families and of Hinamizawa itself. There was a large amount of Sonozaki members compared to the other families, and many of them held government positions and other comparable roles. The Sonozaki's influence is such that just about every order Oryou makes is carried out no matter what; if she shows even the slightest bit of concern for something at a meeting, the attendees will silently accept it and work to resolve the issue.
Akane was next in line to be the head, but when she intended to marry a yakuza instead of the other fiance the family planned for her, Oryou disowned her. Oryou's issues with the succession were further exacerbated when Akane gave birth to twins, Mion and Shion. Oryou supposedly triedt o strangle one of the twins as per tradition, but for unknown reasons chose not to. Mion was thus trained to be the next head of the Sonozaki family and often speaks in Oryou's place when she's unavailable. Shion meanwhile was sent to live in St. Lucia Academy.
"Watanagashi-hen" reveals that the Sonozaki family built a torture chamber near the main Sonozaki residence to continue the Watanagashi rituals in secret.
"Tsumihoroboshi" reveals that the Sonozaki family's influence actually comes from bluffing. When a major event happens in the village, Oryou pretends as though the Sonozakis were behind it. As such, it was widely believed that the Sonozaki family was behind Oyashiro-sama's curse when in reality they took advantage of the phenomenon to make themselves feared.
The Sonozaki family follows many traditions. Not only did they believe that twins were bad, they also stipulated that family members must tear off their fingernails when they commit a grievance against the family; Oryou and Akane performed this when the latter was disowned, and Mion and Shion performed this when the latter revealed herself publicly as Mion's twin after escaping from St. Lucia. The manga and console-exclusive arc "Yoigoshi-hen" shows that the Sonozaki family also has a tradition where the new head of the family must ring a ceremonial bell to prove their succession. The bell is locked inside of a special compartment inside of the main Sonozaki residence and must be opened with a special sword.
Kimiyoshi Family.
Council members
Blood relatives:
Kimiyoshi family members have long served as the leaders of the Three Families and are always elected as mayors of the village, however the latter has become a formality in recent times and is thought to be a remnant of the old Onigafuchi system.
While the Kimiyoshi family has a sizable amount of members, they are rarely involved with village matters.
Furude Family.
The Furude family was long revered as the messengers of Oyashiro-sama, and females were especially treated with respect. After World War II the family branched out until only one was left in the village, and so they became weaker in influence. The villagers began to grow disdainful towards Rika's father, the head priest when he showed indifference to the Houjou family's support of the dam project. Rika's parents wound up dying in the third year of Oyashiro-sama's curse, leaving Rika the only remaining member of the family. Rika is especially treated kindly by the older villagers, but due to her age and inexperience she doesn't have much say at village meetings.
In "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei", it is shown thatthe Saionjis are a distant branch of the Furude family. Miyabi Saionji may have a relative in Ayaka Furude, whose real name is Aya Saionji.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Truth of Rokkenjima
| The Truth of Rokkenjima |
fandom.07th-expansion | # The Twins
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers by John Szczepaniak is an interview book series that compiles interviews with a multitude of Japanese video game developers. Volume 1 of the trilogy includes an interview with Ryukishi07 which primarily discusses his writing and publishing processes, as well as the "doujin" community and visual novel industry.
Interview with Ryukishi07.
Interview Date: October 28, 2013JS = John SzczepaniakR7 = Ryukishi07
JS: What is the first game you remember playing?
R7: If you go back to the very first game, I was about 7 years old, and it was a Nintendo Game & Watch, with a ball bouncing. In fact it was called "Ball". This was released when I was about 6 or 7, and then when I was 9 the Famicom was released, and this is the time in Japan when videogames were just coming out. I’m part of that first generation of people playing games.
JS: Did you play Famicom or PC games?
R7: Actually it was both! My father was also quite interested in computers, so we had at home both a computer and a Famicom. On the Famicom I would play games, and on the computer there was this game called "The Black Onyx" — this was when I was in primary school.
JS: Did you play Portopia? ("Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken" — one of Japan’s earliest domestically made adventure games, by Yuji Horii. First computers, later Famicom)
"<Group laughs with surprise>"
R7: I knew about it, but actually I didn’t play it until much later. The first visual novel I played was "Otogirisou" on the Super Family Computer.
JS: I interviewed a programmer of Otogirisou — it was by Chunsoft. March 1992, a popular horror sound novel.
R7: "[Without waiting for interpretation] So desu, so desu, so desu, Chunsoft! (Right, right right!)"
"[After interpretation] — <laughs> So desu ka! (Is that so!)"
JS: When did you want to create visual novels?
R7: This was actually much later, I was almost 28 at this time, when I thought about making my own visual novel. At this time I was actively involved with the "doujin" community at Comic Market (Comiket). At this time there was this card game called "Magic: The Gathering", which I liked very much, so I was participating in the "Magic: The Gathering" doujin scene. Right around this time, a sound novel called "Tsukihime" was released by the circle Type-Moon, and became a huge hit among the "doujin" community. So then my younger brother said that we should create our own sound novel, and that’s how it started.
JS: Your family was involved with your games over the years. What are some of the challenges to making games with your family?
R7: Actually, I’m the eldest of three brothers in total. I have two little brothers. It was mainly me and my second "[the middle, i.e. 2nd eldest]" brother, who would do most of the work. We were young, we had a lot of energy and a lot of enthusiasm at this time, and my parents were very supportive, especially when we were not that known. At that stage they were very supportive. At the beginning, when we were not that famous yet, it was just the three of us, me and my brothers, and when the copies being sold were 50, then 100, we would create these on our computer. We eventually reached the limit of how many copies we could produce ourselves, and started reaching out to friends and family members for help. For example, when the first instalment of "Higurashi" debuted at Comiket, we prepared 100 copies. For the next Comiket, we brought 200. Next, 300. Then 500. And then 2'000. We reached the limit of what we could do ourselves when the number of copies reached 10'000 and then over 20'000. I don’t remember the exact number, but somewhere around that point we started outsourcing to a factory.
JS: You mean copies being sold at Comiket?
R7: Yes, that’s right. The sales volume.
JS: Mr Seto explained that your current set-up has changed. Could you describe it?
R7: Actually my parents are running the office part of the company, and my youngest brother is in charge of accounting. It was right when my second youngest brother said let’s make our own game, that’s when I left 07th Expansion and went independent to make my own office. That’s as far as the family goes, and then it’s friends and close friends, who are now cooperating with us. And of course we are using this apartment, and we have the people you see here, but besides this there are people who are helping us out and we’re just communicating via the internet. These guys are in charge of, let’s say, making the imagery or the music. In total I think, it would be about 10 people, at least, involved in the production process.
JS: Those who you communicate with via the internet, are they based in Tokyo?
R7: Mostly in Tokyo, but even if they’re further afield, it would still be in the Kanto area.
AaQ backer: We read the words of a story and process them in our heads. For a videogame, we interact with what’s created. There’s debate on if games should be a medium for stories or whether they should create their own language. What are your thoughts?
Mr Seto: Are you asking for a definition of visual novels, from Ryukishi07-san, or are you asking what elements should be in a game?
JS: Visual novels are interactive stories. They’re distinct from purely linear fiction, like manga. Does this give games an edge, or is it more challenging competing with linear stories?
R7: "<draws sketches of classifications>" With visual novels, I think of it as being between manga, anime, and an actual novel. Also, it would be somewhere in-between an action game and a novel. So I believe that because it has this, let’s say, central position — at the centre between all these different genres — depending on which elements are stressed it could become closer to action games, or get closer to an actual novel. This central position gives you a lot of freedom. You know for us, the otaku culture, people who are passionate about something, I think about visual novels as being the middle
position between manga, games, animation and novels. So there are these four classifications, and we’re getting something from each of them, and we can integrate them into one type, which stands by itself. So this is the expectation I have toward visual novels. It occupies this middle position.
JS: It contains the strengths from all of them?
R7: It’s as you say, it combines them. From the novel you can take the text; from the manga you can take the illustrations or the character expressions; from the anime you can take the music, and more recently even the voices. It can really bring together all of these elements.
JS: I believe "Higurashi When They Cry" was going to be a stage play. What changes had to be made for it to become a visual novel?
R7: At this time my friends were actually studying playwriting, and we went to see a play and there was this poster that said: “Play script wanted — the winner will get a prize of 100'000 yen.” So since my friends were on the stage, and they’re playing, I’m just sitting in the audience and I thought, I want to become involved myself. I thought the best way to do so, one thing I can do myself, is to write a script as a scenario writer. This actually became the script for "Higurashi When They Cry". This first script was supposed to be written for a small cast, and it was supposed to last about one hour in total, so it was quite limited in scope.
At this time it was my younger brother who was influenced by "Tsukihime", and he said let’s do a visual novel. Of course this is where your question comes in, of what changes were necessary to make it into visual novel. At this time the popular brands in the visual novel genre were Key and Leaf. John, you are probably already quite familiar with these, but there were games like "Shizuku", "Kizuato", "To Heart", "One", "Kanon", and "Air", which we regarded as the cutting-edge at that time. I was a great fan of these and I researched them, because I thought these were the latest in the visual novel genre, and so I rewrote my script to fit that "sekaikan". More concretely, when you have a stage play the characters have to be quite realistic. But once you change it into a visual novel, characters can be portrayed closer to manga or anime characters.
JS: With "Umineko: When They Cry" (below), what were the challenges of writing in the theatrical style? Were you worried about people’s reactions to the "estrangement effect"? In German it’s Verfremdungseffekt, and in Japanese it’s "ikakouka".
R7: This is going to be complicated, but with "Higurashi When They Cry" we had included a subscenario called “"otsukaresama no kai"”, and after the play, what happens is the characters get together, and while still maintaining their characters, they talk about the story. So you’ll have a guy who gets killed during the play, and saying, “OK, who killed me, I wonder?” What happens here is that you can have the characters draw the attention of the reader to the mystery — to one part of the mystery — and get them to wonder about this particular part. When I introduce this discussion point, where the characters give some hints to the readers, it was actually very much appreciated in the reviews as being easy to understand, and it received quite positive feedback. So when I made the next one, "Umineko", I thought we’re not going to have this as a separate part, as we did in "Higurashi", we will have it integrated into one story, to make it clear what the points are that will be discussed.
JS: Players interpret stories in different ways. Do you find it frustrating when they misinterpret a particular message?
R7: Something that happens with my fans is that they sort of… There’s a Japanese expression called “"meisou"”, which means to start running confused, basically to run amok, with an idea. In order to correct these feelings of anxiety, and correct misunderstandings so that players could better enjoy deducing the mystery, I introduced what we discussed previously, regarding characters explaining the story.
JS: When readers misinterpreted something, it affected how you wrote further installments?
R7: This is exactly the case. Actually, with "Umineko" in particular, we received some comments and thoughts from some of the players, and we made great efforts to reflect this in the next installment. Personally, I like people to deduce what’s going on, but a frequent misunderstanding I had with readers was that when people were trying to guess who the real killer is, they started to imagine: “Ryukishi07 is following everybody’s reasoning, and when somebody works out who the real killer is supposed to be, he secretly changes the story to make the killer somebody else.” And I got irritated with this, and I said publicly, no, I would not do something like that. The killer stays the same as originally planned.
JS: Speaking of the murders, and you don’t have to answer this… "<Ryukishi07 laughs>" In Umineko episodes 1 to 5, were the murders that occurred on Rokkenjima done by Yasu? Or is there another in the Ushiromiya family who committed them?
Mr Seto: Who is your book’s target readership?
JS: My book is aimed at a diverse range of people — not just visual novel fans.
R7: So that means it’s those who are familiar with Japanese games? […] In "Umineko", what you have is this bottle with a note in it — “bottle mail” basically. This message is like a confession, it seems to be a confession by Yasu, and this represents one answer which is right now considered a very persuasive, very likely possibility. But this is just one interpretation, and I will stop at that. "<laughs>"
JS: For many "doujinshi" authors, the start of their work can be difficult to get into, but sticking with it you’re rewarded and it makes sense why the opening was like that – such as with "Higabana" (sic) "the First Night". Do you consider this a trait of "doujinshi" writing?
R7: I understand the question is basically whether the "doujinshi" style is to have an ambiguous start, not very clear, and thus interest the player in finding out what’s going on. This actually is right now one of the most popular methods of capturing a player’s interest. First you have [a situation in which they’re] completely clueless, and the player is actually attracted by this feeling of not being able to understand. This is becoming the standard and also the most popular method of writing in Japan right now.
This is one item that I’m now a bit concerned by, because this is a really good question. Right now in Japan, I’m not sure if you know, the Japanese narrative style is defined as the four elements: "Ki, Sho, Ten, Ketsu". Ki is the beginning, the starting point. Sho is the development. Ten is the switch, the surprise element. And Ketsu is the summing up, the concluding element. Right now, as I said, this style of: “I don’t understand the beginning, but because I want to know more, then it becomes interesting to follow.” This would correspond to number three, the "Ten", the switch, the surprise part. Now everybody in Japan, it’s so tough, it’s like a tidal movement, where everybody is concentrating only on this, too much on this surprise element. Of course the Japanese idea is that even if you have something that’s well written, if you don’t have a surprise element, then it’s kind of boring. Right now it seems to be that everybody is concentrating so much on the surprise element that it doesn’t matter how the beginning is, just make it a big surprise. It seems that it’s not just games, but also animation, manga and books, which all seem to be carried by this tidal movement, to make this surprise the central element in narrative style.
JS: It seems different to the English narrative style which follows a “3 act structure”: the setup, the confrontation, and the resolution. What fascinates me is the distinction between Japanese and English narrative styles.
R7: <"sketches the two different styles"> This is the Japanese style. This is the English style. This seems to be the element which is particular to Japan, <"taps sketch"> number two. "Ki" is the setup, "Ten" is the confrontation, and "Ketsu" is the resolution. So the second element, "Sho", is the everyday, the average, ordinary — in Japanese — “the daily occurrences”.
Mr Seto: <"searches web on phone"> In Japanese they’re translated as introduction, development, turn, and conclusion.
R7: These elements with the one, two, three and four, as I mentioned it’s number two and number three which are now the main focus in Japanese narrative style. Especially number three, the turn or surprise element, is really focused on. So now players are so used to this trend that when they start reading from the first one, the introduction, they are already starting to imagine what number three, the surprise, will be. In their head it’s something this big, like this, <"gestures with hands"> and then finally they prepare for number three in a certain way, because of this tendency, and then they get to number three and it’s not, it’s something a bit different, smaller let’s say. Then because of this preconception the reader says, “Oh, this is boring,” and ends up being very disappointed because of this.
My conclusion is that the otaku culture right now has caught on a [problem] which is this tendency to jump at number three. The most important part of my argument is that the Japanese culture has produced a lot of novels and visual novels which are really great, and because of this, the otaku culture has become familiar with a great number of twists — number three — which are really excellent. So they’ve created this image that, because they’re acquainted with all of these fantastic examples, now they expect the next one, whatever comes up, it’s going to have to overcome this. It’s going to have to be better than the experiences so far. And of course if it’s not, then they’re saying, “Oh, this is not as great as we expected, the old games, the old novels were so much better, it’s all going downhill right now.”
JS: Indeed, fan expectations can make the job of creating a game much more difficult.
R7: Yes, that’s right. There’s an expression in Japanese that says the hurdles become higher. Because of these hurdles becoming higher and higher, and this is even more so with popular writers, because the demands from the fans are so much above what this person can now produce, at some point he seems to fall below expectations and not meet those of his readers.
It’s actually like if you have a famous novelist, a famous writer, and he becomes so famous that his level is let’s say a 10. And he produced a novel that’s only an 11, then the acclaim, the reviews that he gets, is that OK he’s managed an 11 minus 10, meaning he only gets the accolades for 1. Whereas if somebody who was completely unknown produces something that is let’s say a 6 or a 7, his score is 6 minus 0, because he’s completely unknown. He gets a 6 and everybody is like wow, it’s great. For the popular writer who is a 10, if he actually just makes a small mistake and he only ends up with a 9 novel, then he already gets booed for it and receives a bad review.
JS: I think it’s the same in Europe and America as well, with game developers.
R7: Is that right? By the way, I’m a great fan of the "Call of Duty" series, and I really enjoy it. But apparently every time the new instalment comes up, it gets quite sharp reviews from the fans, because it always seems not to meet their expectations. I feel very bad for these guys, because they make this great series and every time there is a new instalment, a new game coming out in the Call of Duty series, all that the fans seem to concentrate on is what’s gotten worse? “This is bad now, it was better before.” This is bad, because I feel they’ve made such a great game, people should not just complain about it.
JS: Yes, it’s hundreds of people spending several years to produce. Do you play it online?
R7: "[In English]" Yes, yes! <"laughs">
"[Interpreted]" Yes, of course, of course!
JS: Is your online nickname publicly known?
R7: <"laughs"> Well, probably it’s not known, but when I was playing "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" online, I actually used the illustration of "Beatrice", from Umineko. It was shown on the pistol; a sticker. <"laughs">
JS: You mentioned the trend of focusing on the surprise — do you ever speak with other visual novel authors, about your ideas and the industry?
R7: No, basically no. It may be a bit unexpected, but not really. So actually, no, there’s not much exchange going on between visual novel authors. There would be two reasons. One is that if you’re a professional then you work in a company, and you don’t have many contact points with the other guys. Whereas if you’re like me, an amateur, this is the problem with the culture in Japan, sometimes people are really close minded and they might decide, “I’m not interested in other developers.”
JS: We’re up to an hour, should we take a break?
R7: I’m completely flexible — it depends more on you, and how your schedule is. Japanese journalists, once they start they just don’t let you go! <"laughs">
"[After returning from photographs Ryukishi07 signs the two signature books, draws a picture of a tiny creature, and notices another doujin signature from the day prior]"
R7: This is my character, Namekuchi! <"laughs — notices ZUN's signature"> Oh, it’s ZUN-san! If it’s
ZUN-san you need to be drinking while interviewing.
JS: Yes, we enjoyed some beers!
<"everyone laughs">
R7: If you don’t provide some alcohol he won’t respond to your requests. <"laughs">
JS: Well, at the end of the interview he did have a coffee. It wasn’t all beer.
<"everyone laughs">
R7: <"referring to sketch by signature"> I gave up on doing humans, so I’m only doing Namekuchi.
JS: These little creatures?
R7: Creatures! <"laughs loudly">
JS: What is Namekuchi?
R7: <"contemplates to self"> Hmm, what is Namekuchi? Like in "Metal Slug"… It’s a slug!
JS: One of my interests is the "doujin" scene in Japan. It’s not well documented in English. What does "doujin" mean to you?
R7: Let me get some paper. About "doujin", this is actually a question I’ve been asked by Japanese media as well, and it’s been debated, what is the definition of "doujin"? What is not "doujin"? Sometimes it depends on the person. <"sketches"> So, money and then hobby. And this is business, and here is "doujin".
JS: Can I get a photograph?
R7: <"laughs"> I'm going to get killed!
JS: A lot of "doujin" devs make a living off it.
R7: Yes, that’s right.
JS: I believe when you started your parents were against it? What was your motivation to carry on?
R7: <"laughs"> > Regarding my parents, they weren’t against me doing this. But one thing they probably asked me… At the time I was a public servant, and right now the job market in Japan is not in the best condition, so being a public servant is considered one of the best jobs to have. But I quit and wanted to become a scenario writer, and this was one thing which my parents said, “No, stop and think very well about what you want to do.” This is one of the things, but they were not opposed to it.
JS: Well, it worked out well for you, because the popularity and sales have grown.
R7: Thanks to all of you, yes.
JS: A lot of "doujin" producers tend to gravitate towards erotic games, perhaps because it means easier sales. You’ve avoided that…
R7: If I can be very blunt, it’s just because I’m on this side, <"gestures to sketch"> on the hobby side, not on the… I was completely ignoring the money, the business aspect. When I wrote "Higurashi When They Cry", at this time in America there was this movie that came out, called "The Blair Witch Project", in which you have three students, university students, who get lost in the woods, and they get caught up in this witch legend. But this feeling of horror is only perceived by an American audience. This would not be immediately perceived by a Japanese audience. So I thought to make a Japanese version, a Japanese horror story, and that’s how "Higurashi" came about.
JS: Many consider Higurashi to be one of the first dark games, or "darkige", and that it paved the way for titles like "Song of Saya". Do you feel this description fits your work?
R7: <"laughs"> Let me talk about this. In Japan today, most people think of visual novel games as being love stories, with an adult theme, and there’s a huge number of “pink” (erotically-themed) games. So most people imagine games with some cute girls coming in. But for me personally, that’s not it. For me it’s "Otogirisou" and "Kamaitachi no Yoru" which I consider the starting point of the visual novel genre — this kind of dark horror, where somebody gets stabbed and dies, and it’s like a mystery. So when I started creating visual novels, from the very beginning I decided that my visual novels would be murder mysteries.
JS: There’s a lot of sub-genres or classifications. Visual novels, sound novels, adventure games, "nukige", "eroge", "darkige", "nakige", and so on. Do you feel some aren’t given enough attention?
R7: I actually think about, not these sub-genres in particular, but I think about visual novels in general as one, let’s say, comprehensive genre. When people now say visual novels, they now just concentrate almost… The whole field is concentrated on "nukige" or "eroge". I think we should expand the definition to include more — there’s more to it than this. I have my own personal desire to see that this genre, visual novels, becomes more established. When you have a popular novel like "Harry Potter" it then becomes a movie, or even a TV series, a sitcom or drama, or a manga. Before in America it was Superman, which started out as a comic, and then it was movies and a TV series and so on. My personal dream is that to these three types of media — movies, TV series, and manga — I would like to see visual novels added, as another option when transforming a written novel into other types of medium.
JS: I’m actually dedicating an entire chapter to the broad classification that is “visual novels”. It needs more exposure outside of Japan.
R7: That’s right. The situation is probably similar to the initial period when manga came out, where it was perceived as being aimed at children. There’s some action, it’s targeting children, it’s a bit silly. But this has now changed, and through manga we can explain some difficult content, or even art books, or they can even be used for studying something. I think that the visual novel, right now, is too stuck on this "nukige", "eroge" type, and that it should aim to reach a wider audience.
JS: A good point regarding difficult topics. In Umineko, some feel the character Maria (below, character on left) shows signs of having Asperger Syndrome. Was this your intention?
R7: Regarding Maria, who appears in Umineko, I think about her as sort of like a Joker character. When you think about a child you don’t think that they’re capable of killing somebody, you don’t expect that they would have tricks up their sleeve. But Maria is portrayed as somebody who is not a typical child — someone who is a bit strange, a bit mysterious — so she can do these things. So this was the background to creating the character Maria, as a different type of child, with some characteristics that make her different from everybody else.
JS: Your work seems to be historical fiction. "Umineko" is set in 1986, "Higurashi" in 1983, and "Rose Guns Days" in post-war Japan. How come?
R7: That’s right. I will answer these individually. About "Higurashi", when it was released the readers would be university students, so they would be born around 1983. All of the catch copy for Higurashi, it was “Human, Occult, or Just a Coincidence?” If you think about stuff happening, if it’s 100 or 200 years ago, it’s a long, long time ago and it cannot be known. But if it’s something that’s 20 years ago, or about the time that you were born, it feels a bit more familiar. It feels like you don’t know, but you could find out more. It feels a bit more everyday. For "Umineko", it’s set in a time when there’s no mobile phone, because of this simple fact that there can be no mobile phone, it has a lot of impact on the potential killer and the relationships in the novel. That’s why we decided on 1986. This can be said for "Higurashi" as well; it’s a time in 1983, it’s a time in 1986, where you cannot speak on a mobile phone, when there is no such thing as a mobile phone. Before mobile phones become popular. This is why the setting was chosen.
For "Rose Guns Days", why the past, right? It’s a bit difficult to explain to a foreign audience. But for Japanese people we think about post-war Japan as, “How should we define Japan? How should we think about Japan?” This is a sort of universal thing, it was very relevant in 1947, which is the setting of Rose Guns Days, but even now it’s still a relevant topic of concern for Japanese people. The thing that resonates throughout the 20th century is, how should foreigners and Japanese people interact? There’s one more item, it’s that right before I wrote Rose Guns Days I went to France. There was a university festival about animation, and during this event I had a talk with someone there, and it was interesting for me to find out how foreigners think about Japan. It motivated me to write "Rose Guns Days" (pictured below) and offer a perspective to foreigners on how to think about Japan.
JS: It’s very different to your other works. Did you have to prepare for it differently, perhaps with regards to your writing methods?
R7: I think about "Higurashi" and "Umineko" as games. You try to find out who the criminal is, find out the tricks he or she uses, whereas with "Rose Guns Days", it’s not a game for me. Its purpose is to raise a topic, to submit an idea to an audience. So basically it’s a message.
JS : "Rose Guns Days" feels closer to an anime. There’s been adaptations of your work into anime, but generally people feel they don’t match the quality of your originals. What are the difficulties faced with adapting games to anime?
R7: This is a distinction that’s made only in Japan, between novels and light novels. This distinction is very clear to the otaku culture in Japan. The first type is a type of novel that does not envision adaptations to anime. So of course this means that when it’s going to be adapted to an animated medium, there’s going to be some problems coming out. But as a light novel, from the beginning the author is aware that there will be an animation made of this same material. In my case [my games are] not written with the idea that they will be turned into animation, so it’s very normal for problems to appear in the process. This is what I wanted to say.
JS: Did you start "Rose Guns Days" to rekindle your love or writing?
R7: First of all, for "Higurashi" and "Umineko" I had a story, and this was the main focus. Whereas the characters were secondary, and they were just there to support or scaffold the story. Whereas with "Rose Guns Days" I had the characters as the main aspect, and they would develop into a story.
JS: What parts of the writing process do you like and dislike? Do you have a favorite part?
R7: This is a difficult question! What I really enjoy is when you have a character who has an opinion, and another character has another opinion, and these opinions bounce off each other. And of course feelings also bounce off each other. So what I really like is when we can put this in: <"draws"> “!!?”
For me, what’s really more difficult to write is the scenes that are really ordinary, really common occurrences, which feel a bit more average. From that point of view I am more challenged by these daily events. It’s easier for me to write a visual novel like "Umineko" where roughly every hour some character dies or is killed.
JS: On that note, in ep. 6 the reader gets an indication of what the detective thinks happened on the island. However, there seems to be reasons not to trust his conclusions. Should the reader work on their own to deduce events?
R7: This is exactly why I’m saying it’s like a game. There’s a part where you can trust this guy’s reasoning, or you can doubt it and come up with your own theories.
JS: In English we call that the “unreliable narrator” – the viewer is encouraged to question the
person conveying events.
R7: Ahh. In "Umineko" the catch copy was, “If you challenge the view, then it’s a mystery. If you submit to the prevailing view, it’s a fantasy.” So that you could choose your approach.
JS: You said that when writing "Higurashi" you made reference to work by Key, but put your own twist on the pattern. What else has influenced you?
R7: <"laughs"> I said before that I took characters that were real and made them more like manga, and my approach was strongly modelled on the characters in Key’s works. You know, up to that point in Japanese "moe" games, the heroines were all just lovable and cute young girls, but Key made their girls just thoroughly bizarre. In that vein, I decided that from now on the heroines can’t be just cute, they have to be a bit crazy, a bit perverse or strange.
JS: Leading on from Key, I believe you worked with Jun Maeda previously. What was that like?
R7: I helped Mr Jun Maeda with a title called "Rewrite". Mr Jun Maeda is a person with a great sense of responsibility, and this of course puts a lot of pressure on me. So for him being a top class scenario writer, it’s thanks to him that I also became a scenario writer. For me, working together with him, I felt greatly honoured, but also a lot of pressure because I’m standing next to such an important person.
JS: As this interview proves, your work is also highly regarded, alongside Jun Maeda’s.
R7: Thank you, but I’m much lower than him. <"laughs"> Thank you for that comment, but it’s not… For me, he is like a god.
JS: Have you followed the work of Mr Kotaro Uchikoshi? "[lists games]" Now he’s at Chunsoft. I was just curious if you’d heard his name…
R7: <"looks at Mr. Seto's phone"> Wow. I’m looking at the Wikipedia page for Mr Uchikoshi, and I
didn’t know his name, but he’s a really prolific writer! Many of his visual novels I’ve played and I
greatly appreciate them. I just didn’t recognise the name.
JS: I’m dedicating a chapter to visual novels – I specifically wanted you for this section, and I’m interviewing Mr Uchikoshi later. I also interviewed two guys connected with "Otogirisou".
R7: I feel a bit… Wow… The other guys are so big, I’m feeling overshadowed. <"laughs">
JS: Oh, not at all! […] How did you meet and start working with people such as Dai, who provided the amazing music for your work?
R7: How I came to meet Dai-san is, as I said before, my brother and I were making these games, but we didn’t have any music — we couldn’t create music. So what we did is, we used all this free music that’s available on the internet. Of course this presents a problem because these have different sound volumes, which means that we couldn’t balance them properly. So we used this free software which allows you to adjust the volume to make it all the same. Unfortunately, because we’re not very good at this, we made a really bad job and it was really full of noise. At this point Dai-san actually contacted me by email and said, “Shall I help you guys with this? Because you obviously need help.”
JS: Your game "Ookami Kakushi" was for Konami. What must you do differently when working for a company like Konami?
R7: There are two important things when we work with a company that’s developing the game. First, it’s the schedule: they have a schedule to keep and they give you this really detailed plan. You must have the scenario written by this date, you must have the heroine coming up by this point, and you have to have this revelation by this point. So there’s actually a really broken up schedule which you
need to follow. But [when writing for myself], it’s the opposite. I just go by motivation, I just go by inspiration, it’s what I want to do. So this is where the conflict comes in — the schedule conflict, which is decided by commercial interests, which comes into conflict with my personal inclinations, when I want to be free to follow my inspiration.
Secondly… <"laughs"> When you work with a company of course you have a schedule, and then this means that everything has to be done by the deadline. Whereas when I do this by myself I like to be able to change things, and sometimes it’s even a couple of days before — even the last day before — the master has to be uploaded, that I change some character, or change some part. Which I really like. Of course this is a nightmare for the staff I employ.
<"adds more to the previous sketch"> This is the difference between… On the "doujin" side you can do it all by yourself, you can be selfish. Whereas on the commercial side many people work together, according to a plan.
JS: I believe you were quite open to fans translating "Umineko" – tell me about this. Also, I heard a rumour you secretly worked with fans on translating Rose Guns Days.
R7: To begin with, it was a group called Witch Hunt and they were doing this as part of their fan activities. In the "doujin" world it’s kind of considered natural, or the right thing to do, to support your fans in their activities. So that’s why I was open to the translation project.
Mr Seto: One reason that we worked with these guys is that some other groups of fans would just say, “Go to this server and you can download a free English version.” Whereas with Witch Hunt, what they did is, they said, “Buy the product and using our patch, you can play it in English.” So this is why we cooperated with them.
JS: Yes! Fan-translations can encourage official sales of the product in Japanese!
R7: That’s right. Of course, when fans were translating this for native English speakers I was very happy to get their support in producing an English version. But also — linking back to the previous question about if it’s only a hobby how can you live on this — to continue writing we need a certain amount of money. We’re here drinking this <"gestures to chilled green tea"> because of the support of our fans. So obviously this kind of support, which encourages other people to buy our product, there is no better support than this that somebody can hope for.
JS: Have you been surprised by the support your work has gotten outside of Japan?
R7: Yes, of course I was very surprised. When I wrote this I wrote it for the Japanese comic market, and Japanese audience, so I was very surprised when I got mail with some comments from one of my fans overseas.
JS: You visited a convention in France — any chance of visiting the US or Europe?
R7: Ah, yes! If I would be invited, I would be more than glad to participate. Of course once I go overseas, then my motivation will also be increased to write more, and there’s also more I can learn. This was the inspiration for "Rose Guns Days", it came when I was in France. This is already widely known, but there are many pictures, many photos from my time in France, in "Rose Guns Days".
JS: Do you have any unreleased games? Did any content have to be removed due to space or time limits before release?
R7: Most of them, no, not that I can think of. Most of the content ends up in the game.
Mr Seto: Yes, because you’re doing it as a hobby — without deadlines. <"smiles">
R7: There is one item, however, and this is before "Higurashi". The title is "Flowers", and it didn’t get released. I was not part of 07th Expansion at that time, I was part of a "doujin" circle, and the scenario was actually completed, but the circle disbanded so it just ended, tragically, without getting published.
JS: Did you keep the material you created?
R7: What I wrote on the computer is on my harddrive here, but some of the related materials are not at this location. I was thinking about restarting the work on this one, and publishing it eventually, unfortunately it’s a "moe" game. <"laughs"> It’s not a mystery murder detective story, so I think my fans
right now would be quite disappointed. It’s not what they expect.
JS: People are always interested in the unpublished chapters of someone’s work. Perhaps you
can include it as a small bonus in your next game?
R7: <"laughs"> Thank you for your kind advice — yes, it’s a good idea that maybe I could put it in something in the future. So that all the effort doesn’t go to waste.
JS: Do you have any thoughts or message you want to put across?
R7: For foreign people? <laughs> One thing I could say to fans is take a photo of your surroundings, because as you saw in my games, there’s a murder happening and there’s a photographic background. So if you sent me photos of your neighbourhood, or your house, or your family, if it gets picked up I will make a murder happen in that place. <"laughs">
JS: Excellent! I’ll definitely put that down!
R7: <"laughs"> Thank you very much. Any place in the world is OK. Actually, I’m more in trouble when I don’t have the background. So any photos would be more than welcome. But please, I’d rather not have [commercially recognised mascot] in these photos. <laughs> Maybe I’m going to get killed for saying this now. <laughs> Maybe cut that from the interview.
JS: One final question. Your game boxes are in the DVD slim cases. Is there a particular reason you choose those?
R7: DVD box? Ah! These are called “tall cases” in Japanese. There’s a very simple reason. In "doujin" shops in Japan it stands out more when on display, compared to the smaller CD cases often used. Most of the famous titles in Japan are published in tall cases actually.
JS: Thank you for your time. It’s been a pleasure.
<"We take a farewell photo and say goodbye">
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witch's Bloodstained Birthday Banquet
was the thirtieth event in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei", and the fifth collaboration event. It is the first part of a collab with that ran from November 19, 2021 until December 3, 2021. Its event story was the first to be contributed by original series creator Ryukishi07.
Plot Summary.
Nao, Mion, and Shion visit Rokkenjima as test guests for a resort that's going to be built there. Meanwhile, Erika is also heading to the island to celebrate Beatrice's birthday. Nao and Erika get off to a bad start but are forced to put up with each other, and when strange magic circles begin appearing, the girls enter a debate against Beatrice herself.
Boosted Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units associated with this event.
All following units have a rarity of SSR.
Other Characters.
The following characters appear in the story without having a unit:
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witch's Epitaph
is one of the central riddles of . It was put up in the main hall of the Ushiromiya family mansion in April 1984, next to what is purportedly a portrait of the witch Beatrice. The riddle appears to be a guide to the location of the Golden Land, where Kinzo supposedly hid 20 billion yen worth of gold. Rumor has it that Kinzo put the epitaph on display as a means to determine the succession of the Ushiromiya family headship.
The Epitaph.
English Translation.
Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream in search of the key.
As you travel down it, you will see a village.In that village, look for the shore the two will tell you of.There sleeps the key to the Golden Land.
The one who obtains the key must then travel to the Golden Land in accordance with these rules.
On the first twilight, offer the six chosen by the key as sacrifices.On the second twilight, those who remain shall tear apart the two who are close.On the third twilight, those who remain shall praise my noble name.On the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill.On the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill.On the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill.On the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill.On the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill.On the ninth twilight, the witch shall revive, and none shall be left alive.On the tenth twilight, at journey's end, you shall attain to the power of the Golden Land's treasures, once and for the last time.
The witch shall praise the wise and bestow four treasures.One shall be all the gold from the Golden Land.One shall be the resurrection of all the dead souls.One shall be the resurrection of the love that was lost.One shall be to put the witch to sleep for all time.
Sleep peacefully, my beloved witch, Beatrice.
Original Japanese Text.
懐かしき、故郷を貫く鮎の川。黄金郷を目指す者よ、これを下りて鍵を探せ。
川を下れば、やがて里あり。その里にて二人が口にし岸を探れ。そこに黄金郷への鍵が眠る。
鍵を手にせし者は、以下に従いて黄金郷へ旅立つべし。
第一の晩に、鍵の選びし六人を生贄に捧げよ。第二の晩に、残されし者は寄り添う二人を引き裂け。第三の晩に、残されし者は誉れ高き我が名を讃えよ。第四の晩に、頭をえぐりて殺せ。第五の晩に、胸をえぐりて殺せ。第六の晩に、腹をえぐりて殺せ。第七の晩に、膝をえぐりて殺せ。第八の晩に、足をえぐりて殺せ。第九の晩に、魔女は蘇り、誰も生き残れはしない。第十の晩に、旅は終わり、黄金の郷に至るだろう。
魔女は賢者を讃え、四つの宝を授けるだろう。一つは、黄金郷の全ての黄金。一つは、全ての死者の魂を蘇らせ。一つは、失った愛すらも蘇らせる。一つは、魔女を永遠に眠りにつかせよう。
安らかに眠れ、我が最愛の魔女ベアトリーチェ。
Other English Translations.
Second Witch Hunt Translation.
Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream in search of the key.
As you travel down it, you will see a village.In that village, look for the shore the two will tell you of.There sleeps the key to the Golden Land.
The one who obtains the key must then travel to the Golden Land in accordance with these rules.
On the first twilight, offer the six chosen by the key as sacrifices. On the second twilight, those who remain shall tear apart the two who are close.On the third twilight, those who remain shall praise my noble name.On the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill.On the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill.On the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill.On the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill.On the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill.On the ninth twilight, the witch shall revive, and none shall be left alive.On the tenth twilight, the journey shall end, and you shall reach the capital where the gold dwells.
The witch shall praise the wise and bestow four treasures.One shall be all the gold from the Golden Land.One shall be the resurrection of all the dead souls.One shall be the resurrection of the love that was lost.One shall be to put the witch to sleep for all time.
Sleep peacefully, my most beloved witch, Beatrice.
Official Manga Translation.
Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.If you seek the Golden Land, follow the river and seek the key.
Downstream, you will find a village.In this village, seek the shore of which two will speak.There the key to the golden land sleeps.Whosoever finds the key should follow these directions to the Golden Land.
On the first night, offer up as sacrifices the six the key chooses.On the second night, those who remain will tear apart the two who are close.On the third night, those who remain will praise my noble name.On the fourth night, gouge the head and kill.On the fifth night, gouge the chest and kill.On the sixth night, gouge the belly and kill.On the seventh night, gouge the knee and kill.On the eighth night, gouge the foot and kill.On the ninth night, the witch will revive, and none shall be left alive.On the tenth night, the journey will end, and you shall reach the capital in which the gold dwells.
The witch will praise the wise and bestow four treasures.One shall be all the gold in the Golden Land.One shall be the resurrection of the souls of all the dead.One shall be the ressurection of love lost.One shall be the witch, put into an eternal sleep.
Rest in peace,My beloved witch,Beatrice.
NISA Anime Case File Translation.
In melancholy memory, the sweetfish river runs through my beloved birthplace.If you would seek the Golden Land, enter upon its path and seek the key.
Trace the river's descent, and soon shall you reach a village.Within the village, two shall speak; thereafter depart and scour the shore.Thereupon sleeps the key to the Golden Land.
Those who grasp the key and seek the Golden Land, follow these commandments.
In the first twilight; offer as sacrifice the six chosen by the key.In the second twilight; all who remain, put asunder the two who would be as one.In the third twilight; all who remain, bring glory to my hallowed name.In the fourth twilight; pierce the head, and bring death.In the fifth twilight; pierce the breast, and bring death.In the sixth twilight; pierce the stomach, and bring death.In the seventh twilight; pierce the knee, and bring death.In the eighth twilight; pierce the leg, and bring death.In the ninth twilight; the witch shaft resurrect, and none shall live.In the tenth twilight; the journey shall end, and open unto the land of gold.
The witch shall bring glory to the wise, and bestow upon them four boons.One is that all the gold of the Golden Land shall be delivered.One is that the souls of the dead shall be resurrected.One is that the love which was lost shall too be resurrected.One is that the witch shall be given to eternal slumber.
Sleep now in peace, my most beloved witch Beatrice.
Original Witch Hunt Translation.
My beloved hometown, the sweetfish river running through it.You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream and seek the key.
If you follow the river downstream, you will find a village.In the village, look for the shore the two will tell you of.There sleeps the key to the Golden Land.
He who lays hand upon the key shall travel under the rules below.
At the first twilight, you shall lift up as sacrifice the six chosen by the key.At the second twilight, the surviving shall tear apart the two who are close.At the third twilight, the surviving shall praise my honorable name on high.At the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill.At the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill.At the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill.At the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill.At the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill.At the ninth twilight, the Witch shall be revived and none shall be left alive.At the tenth twilight, the journey shall end and you should reach the village of gold.
The Witch will praise the wise, and should bestow four treasures.One shall be, all the gold from the Golden Land.One shall be, the resurrection of the souls of all the dead.One shall be, even the resurrection of the lost love.One shall be, to put the Witch to sleep for all time.
Sleep peacefully, my most beloved witch, Beatrice.
Translation History.
The epitaph has undergone multiple retranslations since it was first released. The first retranslation by the Witch Hunt fantranslation group was released on December 10, 2010, and the manga translation is heavily based upon this one. The epitaph was retranslated for the final time by Witch Hunt along with a full edit of the script for the official localisation of the visual novel, released on July 8, 2016. The major difference between the translations is the rendering in English of the tenth twilight, which was tweaked to accommodate the wordplay involved in the epitaph's solution.
Story.
"Legend of the Golden Witch".
The epitaph is first introduced as the cousins and Shannon are preparing to leave the mansion for the beach. It is stated to have been put up along with the witch's portrait in April 1984.
During the cousins' attempts to solve the epitaph at the beach, Jessica states that the old Ushiromiya family mansion was located in Odawara. From this, they come up with the theory that the sweetfish river refers to Hayakawa river, and that the location of the key may be Sogakishi due to the presence of the "岸" character in its name. They however note that Kinzo was part of a branch family, and may have instead lived far away from the Kanto region.
The existence of the gold suggested by the epitaph was a topic of debate between the adults. Krauss maintained his position that the gold was a myth, while the other adults took the stance that it was real. Krauss later reveals to Natsuhi that he had in his possession an ingot from the collection that was presented by Kinzo to investors as collateral, and thus that his earlier stance had been a bluff.
During the first night's dinner, Maria reads a letter claiming to be from the witch Beatrice, who tells the family that she will take back the gold and everything of the Ushiromiya family as interest unless they manage to solve the riddle of the epitaph. Murders later proceed in accordance with the "twilights" section of the epitaph, and the family realizes that the epitaph may be describing a ceremony to revive the witch.
"Banquet of the Golden Witch".
This is the first episode where the family members make a serious attempt to solve the epitaph's riddle. The siblings agree that Kinzo's "beloved hometown" likely referred to a place different from Odawara. They all seem to have the same place in mind, one that had been caught up in the Second World War and changed dramatically during the post-war recovery. Kyrie suggests that the sweetfish river may actually be a metaphor, and that the offering of sacrifices may have to do with an anagram. Krauss suggests that the village (里) may have something to do with Maria's name (真里亞), but Rosa notes that Kinzo was not fond of Maria. Finally, Rosa privately mentions to Eva that the tenth twilight is odd in that it writes out 黄金郷 (Golden Land) as 黄金の郷 (rendered differently depending on the translation).
The epitaph is eventually solved by Eva after consulting an atlas from the guesthouse library. During the process, she seemed to find an answer that should have been six characters but wasn't so until she read it in a different way. She ends up being led through the rain and discovers an underground passage leading to a room containing the hidden ten tons of gold. While leaving through the passageway she is confronted by Rosa, who notes that the "sweetfish" part of the epitaph didn't matter much in the end. After they part ways, Eva's younger self meets Beatrice, who passes down the title of Golden Witch to her. EVA-Beatrice is then told that she must continue to carry out the murders of the epitaph in order to complete her own resurrection ceremony.
"End of the Golden Witch".
During the fifth game, Erika decides to take on the riddle of the epitaph. Bernkastel recaps the hints given in the scenes of the 3rd game to Meta-Battler. On the gameboard, Erika deduces that the sacrifices involve some kind of wordplay, where six characters are removed from a larger string of 11 or 13 characters, depending on the interpretation of the second twilight. Rosa once again brings up the tenth twilight to Battler, and mentions that "郷" is a homonym for "京". She says that she used to think that the tenth twilight referred to Kyoto, and that the epitaph described a ten day journey from the "beloved hometown" to the capital.
Erika and Battler end up solving the epitaph together. They end up outside the mansion, where they seem to have activated some sort of device. The two follow a "signpost" that Battler notes changes its direction of orientation and find the gold room. Lambdadelta confirms the existed of the gold with the Red Truth. Erika relinquishes to Battler the rights to the inheritance, and they announce their discovery to the rest of the adults. Unlike in the third game, there is no witch succession ceremony. The murders continue but the game ends up being prematurely suspended at the second twilight.
"Requiem of the Golden Witch".
In 1984, the portrait and epitaph are commissioned by Kinzo and placed in the parlor, and the riddle is attempted by family members and servants alike. It is revealed that the epitaph was a farce created by Kinzo and Genji to pass down the succession to a specific person and reunite Kinzo with Beatrice. Genji reveals to Shannon and Kanon that Kinzo's hometown was actually in Taiwan. Beatrice then proceeds to use this information to solve the epitaph while Will explains the solution in his commentary. On November 29, 1984, Beatrice inherits the gold and the headship from Kinzo, who passes away without regrets after apologizing to her.
Solution.
The river being referred to is the Danshui River, whose name literally means "freshwater" (Hideyoshi points out in the third game that sweetfish are freshwater fish). The sweetfish river however is actually a metaphor for the Danshui railway line, with the sweetfish representing the trains flowing along it. The key to the golden land is the location of one of its stations, 唭哩岸, which contains the kanji for village (里), shore (岸), and two occurrences of the kanji for mouth (口). It is read "Kirigan" in Japanese but "Qilian" in Chinese, forming the six-character key.
The word that the key is meant to be used on is "Quadrillion". In the original Japanese, this involved recognizing that the kanji "京", which can be read as "kyou", has an alternate reading of "kei", meaning ten quadrillion. In the official localization of the Umineko visual novel, the wordplay instead involves the double meaning in the word "power", which can also mean exponent. The "ten" twilights are thus raised to the fourth exponent for each of the Golden Land's treasures, and the result is raised to the fourth exponent again to fulfill the phrase "once and for the last time", forming ten quadrillion ((104)4). The first twilight is thus one-tenth of this number, and the letters in "Qilian" are to be removed from it.
The epitaph consists of instructions to operate a particular device located on a relief on the island's chapel, upon which the word "Quadrillion" can be manipulated. The letters of "Qilian" are removed from this, using the second "l" in Quadrillion, forming "-u-dr--l-o-". In accordance with the second twilight, the letter "r" is shifted to the space to its right.
The third twilight involves the rearranging of the letters to form "-l-o-r-d-u-" or "Lord Ushiromiya".
From there, each of the letters is twisted and removed from left to right, activating a device that shifts the orientation of one of the lion statues. Upon following a second lion statue, one will encounter the revealed steps of a secret passageway leading the island's military base tunnels and the gold room.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witch's Smoking Room
The Witch's Smoking Room is a location in the Meta-World first introduced in the ??? of "Legend of the Golden Witch". It is primarily a meeting place for the voyager witches Bernkastel and Lambdadelta. At the end of "Alliance of the Golden Witch", Battler and Beatrice are brought to this location, and subsequent games are conducted from here. It is not to be confused with Purgatorio, the primarily location of Battler and Beatrice's debates in the .
It was inspired by the Ogasawara Hakushaku-tei restaurant.
The Witch's Smoking room features as a stage in the fighting game "Golden Fantasia".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witch Hunt
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witches' Tanabata
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witches' Tanabata Isn't Sweet
is an extra arc of . It was first released as a booklet on June 28, 2009.
Release History and Adaptations.
Original Release.
"The Witches' Tanabata Isn't Sweet" was originally a text story released as a booklet at the "Hinamizawa Village People's Assembly 2" event on June 28, 2009.
Tsubasa.
"The Witches' Tanabata Isn't Sweet" was adapted into visual novel format with "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa", released for PC at Comiket 79 on December 31, 2010.
Manga.
"The Witches' Tanabata Isn't Sweet" was adapted as the first chapter of the "Umineko Tsubasa" manga and was first published in Special Edition Young Gangan Big Vol. 2 on June 25, 2011. It was later published with Tsubasa Volume 1 on April 21, 2012.
In the manga, when Beatrice speaks to Maria, she speaks to her witch form MARIA. When Lambdadelta says she granted a wish to become a god, she does not specify it came from a certain girl.
The First and the Last Gift.
This arc was rereleased in "" on December 16, 2015.
Saku.
"Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku" is a rerelease containing all previously-released "Umineko" content, which includes "Tsubasa" and thus this arc. "Saku" released on October 4, 2019.
Ports.
Symphony of Catbox and Dreams is a PS4 and Nintendo Switch port of "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku", which released on January 28, 2021. The console port includes voice acting.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witches' Tanabata Isn't Sweet/Summary
Tanabata is a Japanese event where people write wishes on pieces of paper and hang them on bamboo branches, hoping that they will be granted; sometimes these are noticed by demons and witches. Maria writes one at school, and while other kids think of multiple wishes, she only has one: “I wish that Mama will come home every day.” Maria knew Rosa was busy at work all the time, but she was still lonely and hoped that her mom could just come home every day.
Some theories suggest that the ones who grant these wishes are the gods of Japan or the legend of Tanabata, but in reality they’re granted by those closest to the wisher, like their parents or close friends. Beatrice was one such close friend of Maria’s. Beatrice takes notice of Maria’s wish and talks to her in a dream, asking if it’s really alright for Rosa to come home every day; if Beato were to grant that wish, Rosa would indeed come home every day, but not necessarily in a good mood. Rosa’s company was small, and they were in a bad financial position and needed to fulfill any order they could get; having her come home every day like this would not end well. Maria’s wish might result in Rosa losing her job or the company going under, ensuring she could be home every day; Beato was sure Maria didn’t want this. She instead wants to see what Maria’s true wish is, what comes after the fact; Maria wants Mama to come home and make dinner with her, peeling potatoes and setting up dishes, then watching TV and laughing together.
Beato smiles at seeing Maria’s dreams of happy times with Rosa; if all this could result in a happy morning, Maria could go to school and be happy the whole day. Maria then wakes up to her alarm clock, remembering her wish of wanting Mama to come home every day. She remembered Beatrice expanding her wish, and that as a witch apprentice she can make it happen in reality. Maria remembers the things she did on that happy morning, starting by waking up Rosa and bringing her chilled vegetable juice in a cup. She thanks Beatrice for fulfilling her wish and gets started.
Bernkastel and Lambdadelta were watching this play out; Bern mocks the idea that Beato didn’t grant any wish at all while Lambda quite enjoyed how sweet the story was. Beatrice appears, explaining that she just showed Maria a fragment of the world she wanted and then gave her the keys to make it happen. Bern says Maria was still the one to grant her wish herself, and Lambda reminds her that a wish cannot be granted without a strong desire to make it come true. Beato and Lambda continue stating how Bern doesn’t understand at all; they give their power to people with certain wills and determination to make their wishes come true. Lambda is then asked about the kinds of wishes she’s granted: wishes to become rich, wishes to solidify their current position, and wishes to move on to better things. The Witch of Certainty avoids granting those kinds of wishes to everyone in equal measure, but also watches over those who keep up their efforts just as equally. Lambda promises that certain resolution will allow a person to fulfill their wish, even if they are a young girl wanting to be a god. After some more banter, Bern is asked to go out and grant at least one Tanabata wish, but she refuses and disappears. Even so, Bern thinks about what kind of wish she would grant, finding heartwarming stories to be very sickening. She then finds a wish to grant, promising to make it truly witch-like.
A young Ange writes on a piece paper that “I wish for my family to come home.” She goes to sleep and Bern visits her, offering to grant her a miracle. However, Ange is told that she must work hard at it and follow Bern’s instructions every day in order for it to come true. Ange recounts that Eva had become her new foster mother after the Rokkenjima incident, and she told Ange to think of her as her mother so they could mend their scars and smile, hugging her as she says this. Ange being as young as she was, she didn’t know what to make of those words. Bern tells Ange that if she wants her real mother Kyrie to return, then she mustn't allow Eva to take that position from her; the young Ange believed that if she accepted Eva as her new mother, there would be no room for Kyrie. Ange is told to never call Eva “Mom” and to never smile; if she fails, Bern can never guarantee the miracle of Ange’s family coming back home. Bern reminds her that Eva is a demon who will try to take Ange’s family away; rather, she already did. Ange swears she will keep her promise and tells the “magic words” to Eva the next morning, stealing their smiling faces away for eternity. Bernkastel thinks this kind of Tanabata is much more entertaining for a witch, finding much entertainment to be had in the coming years.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The Witches Smoking Room
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fandom.07th-expansion | # The club
| The club |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Three Families
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Three Kings
The , also known as the , are a chivalric order planning to destroy the world.
Background.
The Three Kings are an enigmatic group of people with lots of power in the world and wear masks and voice changers to hide their identities. Their goal is to destroy the world and reset it, believing that the current humanity is unfit to live on it. As part of their plans, their followers in the Ninth Prime Chivalric Order have inserted four Gauntlet Knight spies into the leading world factions.
Story.
Through the course of the story, the Three Kings operate in the background while watching the world news and commenting on their successes and failures along with Jestress. They first appear in Chapter 2, where they watch the International Battle Standard Festival and confirm that their spies have infiltrated the factions.
In Chapter 5, they send someone to investigate Vier Dreissig, however she converts him to her side, another in a long line of attempted spies.
In Chapter 9, the Three Kings hold a vote which turns out to be unanimous; their followers go out into the world and began enacting their plans.
In Chapter 18 they mastermind the spread of the Erbil L5 virus, which wipes out 30% of the crops in the world, falling short of their goal in 50%.
In Chapter 22 and 23, the superearthquake caused by Vier's subordinate ruins their initial plans, so the Three Kings announce for every Order under them to carry out everything. A drone revolt is one of the many ensuing calamities.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Three Oxen Beyond the Village
was the fortieth event in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei". It is an event that ran from April 1, 2022 until April 10th, 2022.
Plot Summary.
Tamura sends Kazuho to a future Fragment as an experiment. Kazuho ends up in 2006 in a post-Great Hinamizawa Disaster world, where many of her friends still exist but in different forms: Satoshi and Satoko's parents divorced, Shion is forced to live locked inside of her house, Keiichi is forced to study to surpass his father, and Rika is terminally ill. The group plans to travel to Hinamizawa and commit suicide, but Kazuho tries to convince them otherwise.
Boosted Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units associated with this event.
All following units have a rarity of SSR
Other Characters.
The following characters appear in the story without having a unit:
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tiankai Liu
| Tiankai Liu |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Time Killing Arc
| Time Killing Arc |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Time Killing Arc Manga Volume 1
| Time Killing Arc Manga Volume 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Time Killing Arc Manga Volume 2
| Time Killing Arc Manga Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tiran
is a dinosaur from the world of love and dreams who travels to Hinamizawa. He appears in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei" in the Sanrio collaboration event It's Good To Have Friends...Right?.
Appearance.
Tiran is a small orange dinosaur.
Personality.
Tiran doesn't speak and instead communicates through actions.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei.
It's Good To Have Friends...Right?.
Tiran was summoned to Hinamizawa alongside Kitty, Kirimi-chan, Purin, and Cinnamon after Rena discovers a magic mirror in the junkyard and wishes to have lots of kyute friends. Keiichi discovers Tiran and brings him to the club members, however by this point they'd already wished for Kitty and her other friends to return to their world and never knew about Tiran. Rena and Nao immediately fawn over Tiran, much to the other club members' annoyance. An ending note says the tale of Tiran's return to his world may be told in the future.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # To Love A Magic Angel
is the fiftieth event in . It is an idol-themed event celebrating the game's 2nd-year anniversary that ran from September 1, 2022 to September 10, 2022.
Plot Summary.
The club partakes in an idol contest, with Rika and Satoko winning after forming a duo. However, Rika and Satoko are conflicted over what they really want to do afterwards.
Boosted Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units associated with this event.
All following units have a rarity of SSR.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # To Love A Magic Angel/Summary
This page contains a plot summary of the event To Love A Magic Angel. See "Magic Angel" Rika Furude and "Magic Angel" Satoko Houjou for the continuations.
Summary.
It was about time for the show to start, and the production crew was worried about their star being nowhere. Meanwhile, a high school-aged Rika looks at the ocean. She had left Hinamizawa and became a huge and famous star, but that wasn't the future she wanted. In the end she missed everything, but above all, there was no Satoko there.
In 1983, the club learns about an idol contest that will be realized in the Sonozaki Guest House in Okinomiya. Most of the girls decide to participate, including Rena, Mion, Rika (who takes Satoko with her) and even Miyuki. Rika wonders if Hanyuu doesn't want to try since she already had some experience singing, but Hanyuu refuses since she doesn't have a full existence as a human, so she can't really join something public like that.
In the end, Rika and Satoko, who presented as the duo "Hina☆Mix", actually win. They receive invites to work as idols for real, and Rika accepts, surprising everyone. She reveals she always wanted to go beyond Hinamizawa and see the world outside. Satoko is hesitant though and notably downbeat. In the end, she rejects it. She'd stay there, waiting for the day Satoshi returned. However, she promises Rika that as soon as her brother was back and fine, she'd put all her strength to go after her, no matter where she was. Meanwhile, Hanyuu too would stay behind. Rika as a star would get lots of attention, which in a way would protect her from any evil people that might target her, but it was also a path that was impossible for an existence like her to follow. She couldn't just leave Hinamizawa and be exposed like that. And, saying goodbye to her two most precious people, Rika leaves.
Soon afterwards, the Great Hinamizawa Disaster happened. Everyone died, and soon the village was covered by a dam. Rika stands at the beach and cries for Satoko when she suddenly wakes up back in 1983. Was it just a dream? The next few days followed her dream, but in the end she rejected the invite and stayed with her friends.
However, Rika did leave Hinamizawa anyway and took Satoko to St. Lucia with her. She tells the student council president about that dream she had with mixed feelings. She somehow was irritated by the president's mere presence, but yet always ended up following her whims and now was telling all that to her. The president questions if her choice was really right: losing an opportunity like that rather than using all her strength to control her destiny. Satoko interrupts their conversation and Rika leaves with her.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # To Love a Magic Angel
| To Love a Magic Angel |
fandom.07th-expansion | # To Mount Purgatory, Sakutaro
is an extra arc from . It was first released on May 4, 2010.
English translation here is by milkypink on AnimeSuki, found here.
Plot Summary.
Sakutaro is taken away from Maria and sent to Purgatory, where he must purify his sins if he wishes to reunite with her.
Release History.
Original Release.
"To Mount Purgatory, Sakutaro" was originally a text story released as a booklet at the "Higurashi When They Gather 4" event on May 4, 2010.
Tsubasa.
"To Mount Purgatory, Sakutaro" was adapted into visual novel format with "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa", released physically at Comiket 79 on December 31, 2010.
The First and the Last Gift.
This arc was rereleased in "" on December 16, 2015.
Saku.
"Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku" is a rerelease containing all previously-released "Umineko" content, which includes "Tsubasa" and thus this arc. "Saku" released on October 4, 2019.
Ports.
Symphony of Catbox and Dreams is a PS4 and Nintendo Switch port of "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku", which released on January 28, 2021.
Transcript.
僕は、いつからここにいるんだろう。How long, have I been here I wonder. まどろみから目覚めたのとは、ちょっと違う。It seems different, from when I awoke from my slumber. そこは温かい布団の中でも、ぬいぐるみを入れる篭の中でもなかったから。Because this wasn't in the warm futon, or the basket filled with stuffed animals.
そこは荒涼とした、岩山の麓に見えました。It was bleak, and I could see the base of a rocky mountain. 草も生えていない、剥き出しの岩肌。No grass is growing, a naked rock face. 木はあっても、枯れ果て、一枚の葉さえつけていませんでした。There are trees, completely withered, not even a single leaf was attached.
……僕は誰？ ……ここはどこ？...who am I? ...where is this place?
「あなたは、真里亞が大切にしていた、ライオンのぬいぐるみ、さくたろうですよ。」"You are, Maria's treasured stuffed lion, Sakutarou."
その声に、僕は全てを思い出しました。With that voice, I remembered everything.
そうだ。僕はライオンのぬいぐるみのさくたろう。That's right. I am the stuffed lion Sakutarou.
どうして僕は、こんなところに？Why am I here? 真里亞はどこ？Where is Maria?
それらを次々と思い出すうちに、自分の最期の記憶を思い出し、ここがどういうところなのかを、自然と察しました。As I remembered things one by one, I remembered my final memory, so what kind of place this was, I naturally guessed.
「この山は、煉獄山。あなたは今、煉獄山の麓にいるのです。」"This mountain, is the Purgatory Mountain. You are now at the base of it."
彼女はワルギリア。僕に魂を与えてくれた魔女の一人です。The witch Virgilia. One of the witches who gave me a soul.
「魔女さん。僕は真里亞のところへ帰りたいです。帰らなかったら、真里亞がきっと泣き止みません。どうやったら帰ることが出来ますか？」"Miss witch. I want to go back to where Maria is. If I don't go back, Maria will surely not stop crying. How can I go home?"「この山の天辺に至れば、帰ることは出来るでしょう。ただし、それはとても大変な試練です。」"If you arrive at the summit of the mountain, you can probably go home. However, that is a very terrible trial."「その試練に耐えられたら、僕は真里亞のところへ帰れますか…？」"If I endure that trial, I'll be able to return to where Maria is...?"
「帰れます。……ですが、それはあまりに大変なことですよ。」"You will. ...but, it's too horrible a thing."「うりゅ。真里亞のところに帰れるなら、僕は何でもがんばります。」"Uryu. If I can go back to where Maria is, I will do whatever is necessary."
ワルギリアは、煉獄山の試練がどれほど恐ろしいかを語りましたが、僕はへっちゃら。Virgilia told me how fearful the trial of Purgatory Mountain was, but I am composed. 真里亞のところへ帰る道が、それしかないというのなら、僕にその道を辿らぬ理由はないのですから。Because, if that was the only the path to return to Maria, I had no reason to not to follow it.
僕は、握り拳と、綿と布と縫い目をぎゅっと握り締めて、煉獄山を登り始めました。I, with a clenched fist, grasping tightly cotton and cloth and seam, began to ascend the Moutain of Purgatory.
「ここは第一冠。高慢の罪を浄める場所です。御覧なさい。ここでは、生前に高慢の罪を犯した者たちが、重い石を背負って歩き続けなければなりません。」"This is the first rank. The place where the sin of pride is purified. Look. Those who commited the sin of pride in their lives, are forced to continue walking with a heavy stone on their backs."
ワルギリアが教えてくれました。Virgilia told me. すると煉獄山の鬼が僕を見つけ、言いました。That hereupon, the demons of Purgatory Mountain would detect me, she said.
「お前には高慢の罪がある。その罪を浄めなければ、上へは行かせん。」"You have the sin of pride. If you don't purify that sin, you cannot go higher."「うりゅ…。僕にはどんな高慢の罪があるのですか…？」"Uryu... What kind of sin of pride do I have...?"
「お前は、真里亞には自分がいなくては駄目だと決め付けている。ぬいぐるみの分際で、とんだ思い上がりだ。お前には高慢の罪がある。さぁここで、よいというまで、岩を背負い続けるがいい。」"You have decided that without you, Maria will be helpless. For a stuffed animal, that's awfully conceited. You have a sin of pride. So here, until I say it's enough, you will continue to be burdened with a rock."
僕は最初、多分、小一時間もやれば許してもらえるだろうと思っていました。I had at the beginning, probably, thought that perhaps doing so for nearly one hour would be enough to attain forgiveness. でも、ここはそんな生易しいところではないようでした。But, this was not such an easy place it seemed.
わかってます。I understand.
僕は、死んでしまったのです。I, died. それが、生き返ろうというのですから、簡単なことで許されるわけはないのです。That is, because I will be revived, there's no way I'd be forgiven so easily.
「うりゅ。わかりました。鬼さんがいいというまで、がんばります。」"Uryu. Understood. Until the demon says it's enough, I will persevere."
僕のサイズに合わせた重い岩、……いいえ、石が与えられました。The heavy rock matched to my size, ...no, I was assigned a stone.
こんなものを担いだら、土埃で汚れてしまう…。If I shouldered this thing, I would become dusty. でも、真里亞のために、一刻も早く帰らなくてはなりません。But, for Maria's sake, I had to return home as soon as possible.
僕はその大きな石を担ぎ上げ、……大勢の亡者たちと一緒に、いつまでもぐるぐると、煉獄山の第一冠を回り続けました。I picked up the big stone, ...together with the crowd of the dead, forever going round and round, we continued to circle the first rank of Purgatory Mountain.
……僕は、真里亞のために帰らなければならないのでしょうか。...was it, that I had to return for Maria's sake?
きっと、それは違います。Surely, that's wrong. 僕が、真里亞のところへ帰りたいのです。I, wanted to return to where Maria was.
「……それを、鬼さんに怒られてしまったんだね…。……がんばろう……。」"...that was, what made the demon mad wasn't it... ...I'll do my best..."
来る日も来る日も、……休む間もなく、僕は岩を担いで、ぐるぐると歩き続けました……。Everday, ...without rest, I shouldered the rock, and continued to walk around and around.
「さくたろう、よくぞ頑張った。お前の高慢の罪は浄められたぞ。」"Sakutarou, you worked hard. Your sin of pride has been purified."「……鬼さん、ありがとうございます。上へ登ってもいいですか？」"...demon, thank you. May I ascend?"「うむ。」"Yes."
「良かったですね、さくたろう。さぁ、上へ登りましょう。」"Isn't that good, Sakutarou. Come, let us ascend."
ワルギリアはずっと、僕の試練が終わるのを待っててくれたのです。Virgilia had the whole time, waited for my trial to finish.
それも、２年間も。In addition to that, for two years.
僕は、水で洗ったくらいでは落ちないくらいに土埃で汚れ、……黄色いライオンというより、茶色いクマのようになっていました。I was, so dusty that even if I washed with water it wouldn't go away, ...rather than a yellow lion, I had become a brown bear.
「真里亞は、僕がちょっと汚れてるくらいで嫌いになったりしないよ。さぁ、上へ登ろう。」"Maria, won't come to hate me if I'm just a little dirty. Come, let's ascend."
「ここは第二冠。嫉妬者が目蓋を縫い止められて歩き続けなければならないところです。」"This is the second rank. It is a place where jealous people must walk around with their eyelids sewn shut."
僕はまたしても、鬼さんに呼び止められました。I was again, called to a halt by a demon.
「お前は、真里亞とその母親の関係に、いつも嫉妬していただろう。その罪を浄めるまで、上へ登ることは許さん。」"You, have always been jealous, of Maria's relationship with her mother. Until that sin has been purified, you will not be permitted to ascend."
……確かにそうかもしれません。... certainly that might be true.
やさしいママと真里亞が楽しくテレビを見ている時、僕は真里亞の膝の上にいましたが、真里亞がママとばかり話をしているのに、一度も嫉妬しなかったとは言えません。When Maria would enjoy watching TV with her kind mama, I was on Maria's lap, but even though Maria only spoke with Mama, I could not say that I was never jealous.
「……うりゅ。それも僕の罪です。……ここの試練もがんばります。」"...uryu. That is also my sin. ... I will also endure this trial."「うむ？ お前はぬいぐるみだから、目蓋がないではないか。ではこうしよう。お前の両目の黒い布を千切ってしまおう。」"Hm? Because you're a stuffed animal, you don't have any eyelids do you? So how about this. Let's pluck off the black fabric that makes up your eyes."
「…………あ…、」"...a...,"
真里亞が、可愛い目と褒めてくれた僕の両目が、……あっという間に引き千切られてしまいました。The eyes that Maria praised as being so cute, ...were in an instant plucked off.
千切られた穴から、中身の綿が飛びだしてしまいそうになります。From the cut up holes, it seemed as though the cotton inside might come spilling out.
綿は大事。これがなくなったら、ふかふかじゃなくなって、真里亞を喜ばせてあげられなくなります。Cotton is precious. If I don't have it, I become not fluffy, and unable to please Maria.
ぎゅっぎゅっと、両手で押し込み、……僕はよろよろと、岩肌を這いながら、新たな試練に挑みました。Pushing it in with both my hands, ... I unsteadily, while crawling along the rock surface, challenged the new trial.
第二冠の試練も、２年を掛けました。The second rank's trial also, takes two years.
「よく耐えた。お前の嫉妬の罪は浄められたぞ。さぁ、お前の目を返してやろう。」"You bore it well. Your sin of jealousy is purified. Come, let us restore your eyes."
鬼さんは、僕から千切った、目の黒い布を返してくれて、ちくちくと縫ってくれました。The demon, returned the black fabric of my eyes which had been plucked from me, and sewed them back on. ……ちょっとヘタクソ。僕の顔は、何だかずいぶんと変になっていました。... it was pretty shoddy. My face had, somehow changed considerably.
そして、ずっとずっと這い回っていたので、お腹の白い布が真っ黒で擦り切れそうになっていました。And so, because for such a long time I'd crawled around, the white fabric of my stomache seemed to have become completely black and worn out.
でも、僕はがんばります。But, I will persevere.
絶対、真里亞のところへ帰るんだ。うりゅ。I will definitely, return to where Maria is. uryu.
「ここは第三冠。憤怒の罪を浄めるところです。」"This is the third rank. The place where the sin of wrath is purified."「お前はぬいぐるみの分際で、真里亞と楼座親子の関係を憤怒したであろう。その罪を浄めるまで、上へ登ることは許さん。」"You as a stuffed animal, have resented Maria and Rosa's relationship. Until that sin is purified, you will not be permitted to ascend."
「ここは第四冠。怠惰の罪を浄めるところです。」"This is the fourth rank. The place where the sin of sloth is purified."「お前は真里亞と楽しく日々を過ごし、真里亞の自立し、勉強する機会を奪い、怠惰に引き擦り込んだ。その罪を浄めるまで、上へ登ることは許さん。」"You passed days with Maria enjoyably, stole both Maria's independence, and her opportunities to study, you influenced her to be lazy. Until you purify that sin, you will not be permitted to ascend."
それらの試練でも、また長い歳月をかけました……。Those trials also, took a long time to complete...
第三冠では、ものすごい煙の中で、ゴホゴホと咽びながら、お祈りをずっとずっとさせられました。At the third rank, in the middle of terribly heavy smoke, while choking violently, I was made to pray constantly.
ずっと煙で燻されていたので、すっかり煙臭くなってしまいました。もう臭いが落ちません。Because it was smokey the whole time, I thoroughly stank of smoke. That smell would no longer come out. ……真里亞は煙草の臭いが嫌いだったから、ちょっと悲しいです。...Maria hated the smell of cigarette smoke, so I'm kind of sad.
第四冠では、ずっとずっとぐるぐると、山の回りを走り続けさせられました。In the fourth rank, I was made to run 'round and round the mountain.
鬼さんが恐ろしい唸り声をあげながら追い回してくるので、とてもとても恐ろしかったです。Because the demon chased me while raising a dreadful roar, it was very very scary.
あちこちの岩肌に布を引っ掛け、綿が千切れて。Here and here, fabric got caught on the rock, and cotton was torn off.
ここの罪が浄められたと告げられた時には、いつの間にか僕の右手は千切れてなくなっていました…。When I had been informed that this sin had been purifed, (I realized that) my right hand had, without my knowledge, been torn to pieces.
「ここは第五冠。貪欲の罪を浄めるところです。」"This is the fifth rank. The place where the sin of greed is purified."「……僕は、真里亞に誰よりも、そしていつまでも、……昨日までよりも愛されたいと常に願ってきました。……それが、貪欲の罪になるかもしれません。」"...I have constantly prayed that, I wished to be loved by Maria, ...more than anyone else, and for always, more and more than the day previous. ...that might be, a sin of greed."「うむ、わかっているようだな。ここでは地に伏して、その罪を悔い改めるのだ。」"Yes, it seems like you understand. Here you will bow down to the ground, and repent for that sin."
「ここは第六冠。暴食の罪を浄めるところです。」This is the sixth rank. The place where the sin of gluttony is purified."「……うりゅ。僕は、真里亞がひとりぼっちでお留守番をする夜に、よくお菓子パーティを開こうと言ってました。寝る前にお菓子を食べるのは、いけないことだと知っていたのにです。……それは暴食の罪になると思います。」"...uryu. I have, on nights where Maria was alone watching the house, suggested we have a snack party. Even though I knew that, eating snacks before going to bed was bad. ...that is a sin of greed, I think."「うむ、わかっているようだな。ここでは食物を前に、その罪を悔い改めるのだ。」"Yes, it seems like you understand. Here before food, you will repent for that sin."
動かなくていいので、それまでの試練よりは簡単そうに思えました。Because it was okay not to move, compared to the trials up until now, I was able to think it seemed easy. でも、煉獄山には、朝もあれば夜もあります。But, on Purgatory Mountain, if there was day, there was also night. 風も吹くし、雨も降れば雪も降ります。時には煮えた硫黄の雨さえ。The wind blew, and if it rained, it also snowed. Sometimes boiled sulfur only rained down.
何年も悔い改めるうちに、僕はもっともっとボロボロになっていました。While repenting for these sins for countless years, I became more and more worn out.
風雨でぼくはすっかり真っ黒になり、……ぬいぐるみというより、雑巾みたいになっていました。In the wind and rain, I had become completely black, ...rather than a stuffed animal, I was closer to a dust cloth.
きっと、今の僕に頬ずりをしても、柔らかなタオルのような肌触りはなく。Surely, if you brushed your cheek against me now, I would not feel like a soft towel. きっと、絞った後、カラカラに干上がって乾燥した、雑巾のような肌触りになってるに違いありません。Surely, I would feel like a dust cloth after being wrung out, completely stiff and dried up, there was no doubt.
雨に濡れたり、強い太陽でカラカラに干上がらされたりを繰り返すうちに、僕の左手と両足は千切れ、たてがみも黒ずんで引き千切れ、……僕がそうだと言わなければ、誰もライオンに見えない姿になっていました。While being soaked by the rain, and completely dried out by the bright sun, my left arm and both legs were torn up, my mane was black and torn apart, ...even if no one told me, I would know, that I had become a shape no one would recognize as a lion.
そして、最後の第七冠に辿りつき、その試練を終えました。And so, I finally arrived at the seventh rank, and completed the trial. 僕がワルギリアに導かれて、この山に登り始めてから、十年以上が経っていました。I had been guided by Virgilia, and since I had begun to ascend, more than ten years had passed.
もう僕は、……誰が見てもライオンには見えません。I would no longer, ...be seen by anyone as a lion. 布どころか、………石炭のような色をした、綿屑の塊に過ぎません。Far from cloth... I was the color of coal, and was nothing more than a mass of scrap cotton.
僕は全ての試練を終えましたが、……とても悲しかったです。I had completed all of the trials, but... it was very sad. このような姿では、真里亞に、僕だと、わかってもらえないと思ったからです。Because I felt that, with this form, Maria would not know it was me.
……僕は、ママが手作りしてくれた、世界でただ１つのぬいぐるみ。...I was, made by Mama, the only stuffed animal in the world. だから、僕を直せる人は、世界中でママ１人だけ。That's why, the only one in the world who can fix me, is Mama.
そして、僕は最初から知っていました。So, I knew from the start.
僕を作ったのはママで、……僕を壊したのもママなのです。I had been... destroyed by the same Mama who made me.
ママは僕を、直してはくれないでしょう。Mama would probably, not fix me.
僕は全ての罪を浄めたけれど、………もう、さくたろうとして、真里亞のところへは帰れないのです。I had purified all of my sins, but... I could no longer, as Sakutarou, return to Maria.
「さくたろう、本当によく頑張りました。あなたは天国へ行くことを選ばない代わりに、ベアトリーチェの魔法で、再び、人間の世界に蘇ることが、特別に許されました。」"Sakutarou, you really did well. In place of going to heaven, you have been specially permnitted to choose to have Beatrice use her magic to revive you once again in the world of humans ."
「僕は、こんなにもみすぼらしい、黒ずんだ綿の塊に過ぎません。……こんな僕が、本当にさくたろうなのでしょうか。……真里亞は本当に僕を、さくたろうだとわかってくれるでしょうか。」"Considering how shabby I am now, I'm nothing more than a black mass of cotton. ...That kind of me, is he really Sakutarou? ...would Maria really, know that it's me?"
「………あなたをあなただと認めてくれるかどうかは、誰にもわかりません。……それを知ることが恐ろしいなら、あなたは天国へ登ることも出来るのですよ。」"...Whether she will recognize you as you, is something no one knows. ...If finding out is scary, you can also choose to ascend to heaven, you know."
さくたろうは、最後の選択に、少しだけ迷いを覚えました。Sakutarou, felt a little unsure about his final decision. 今の自分は、ぬいぐるみでさえないのです。The current me, is not even a stuffed animal. 握り拳程度の、汚い黒ずんだ綿の塊でしかないのです。I am only the grade of, a dirty black mass of cotton.
この姿で真里亞の前へ帰っても、………僕をさくたろうだとわかってくれるわけはないのです。Even if I return to Maria in this shape, ... there's no way she'll know it's me.
「どちらにしますか。天国でも、人間界でも。どちらを選んでも良いのですよ。」"Which will you choose? Heaven, or the human world. Either is fine."
「うりゅ…。僕の答えは決まってます。」"uryu... I've decided on my answer."
「真里亞は、あなたがさくたろうだと、わかってくれないかもしれませんよ…？」"Maria might not, realize that it's you, you know...?"
「真里亞が僕をわかってくれるかじゃ、ないんです。僕が、真里亞の近くにいたいんです。……僕の事を、汚い綿の塊だと思ってしまっても、いいんです。」"It's not, about whether she'll know it's me. I want to be close to Maria. ... Even if she thinks I'm a dirty lump of cotton, that's fine."
「わかりました。それではあなたを、ベアトリーチェの魔法に委ねることにしましょう。」"Understood. Well then, let us entrust you to Beatrice's magic."
「六軒島の、ベアトリーチェのもとへ…？」"Back to where, Rokkenjima's Beatrice is...?"
「いいえ、違います。あなたの試練の間に、新たな者がベアトリーチェの名を受け継ぎました。その者のもとで、あなたは蘇ります。……その、無限の魔法による奇跡で。"No. During your trials, a new person inherited the title of Beatrice. You will be resurrected with that person. ...with, a miracle caused by infinite magic.
さくたろうは、ゆっくりと目を覚まします。
Sakutarou slowly awoke.
そこは埃の臭いのする、………布団屋さんでしょうか。There was a smell of dust... maybe a futon shop?
真里亞の部屋でも、ベアトリーチェの屋敷でもありませんでした。It was not Maria's room, nor Beatrice's mansion.
誰かの話し声が聞こえます。木の階段を降りてくる音が聞こえます。He could hear someone's voice. He could hear the sound of someone descending wooden steps.
誰でしょうか。僕をさくたろうだとわかってくれるでしょうか。Who could it be. Will I be recognized as Sakutarou?
そして、……真里亞のところへ、連れて行ってくれるでしょうか。And then... will I be taken, to where Maria is?
僕はたくさんのぬいぐるみたちに混じって、まどろみ続けるのでした……。I was mixed in with lots of other stuffed animals, and continued to slumber...
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fandom.07th-expansion | # To Mount Purgatory, Sakutaro/Summary
Sakutaro wakes up at the base of a mountain, unsure of who and where he is. Virgilia appears and tells him that he is Sakutaro, Maria’s beloved stuffed lion. The lion regains his memories and asks Virgilia how he can get back to Maria. The witch tells him that he can go back by reaching the top of Mount Purgatory, but he must undergo a terrible trial. She warns him of how dangerous and grueling the trial is, but Sakutaro wants to do it anyway if it’s the only thing that will take him home.
The two start climbing the mountain and reach the first rank, which Virgilia explains is the place where the sin of pride is purified, where sinners must carry heavy stones on their backs. Sakutaro cannot pass until he purifies his own sin of pride, where he believed Maria would be helpless without him. A demon walks up and gives Sakutaro a stone to carry. Merely carrying this stone for an hour is not enough, as Sakutaro can be revived and will not be forgiven easily. Sakutaro lifts the stone and falls in line with the other demons. After some time, the demons determine that Sakutaro has been freed of pride and allow him to pass. Virgilia had been waiting for two years for the lion to complete his task, who has become brown with dust.
They reach the second rank, where envious people must walk with their eyes sewn shut. Another demon appears, accusing Sakutaro of being jealous of Maria’s relationship with her mother; Sakutaro accepts that he has felt this way whenever Maria and Rosa watched TV and talked, and his fabric eyes are soon ripped off. Sakutaro begins crawling around to complete the trial, and after two more years he succeeds. Sakutaro’s eyes are sewn back on, but his face has changed considerably and his white stomach has become blackened.
The third rank is for the sin of wrath, when Sakutaro had resented Maria and Rosa’s relationship. The lion had to pray constantly while smoke billowed around him, taking two years. The fourth rank is for the sin of sloth, where Sakutaro had taken Maria’s independence and influenced her to be lazy in her studies. The lion runs around the mountain while a demon chases him, taking another two years. After sloth had been purified, Sakutaro had gotten bits of fabric torn off of him and even lost his right hand.
The fifth rank is the sin of greed; Sakutaro admits that he wished for Maria to love him more than anyone else, being made to bow to the ground and repent. The sixth rank is the sin of gluttony, where Sakutaro told Maria to have a snack party even though eating before bed was bad. Sakutaro is made to repent before food, who also marks that day and night are the same in Purgatory, and wind and snow blew in tandem to make Sakutaro more and more worn out as the years passed.
Virgilia guides him to the seventh and final rank, the sin of lust. After ten years, Sakutaro is happy yet sad to be revived; he feels that with his worn-out and tattered form, Maria will no longer recognize him. Rosa was the one to create him, but he also knew that Rosa was the same one who destroyed him. Virgilia congratulates Sakutaro for completing his journey, saying that Beatrice has given him the option of being revived in the human world instead of going to heaven. Sakutaro is still afraid that Maria won’t recognize him and the witch replies that if finding out is too scary, he can still go to heaven. Sakutaro chooses to go to the human world and be close with Maria, even if it means he’ll be seen as a dirty lump of cotton. Sakutaro asks if it’s Beatrice on Rokkenjima who will revive him, but Virgilia says that Beatrice had been succeeded by a new person who will resurrect him.
Sakutaro awakes again, this time smelling dust in what appears to be a futon shop. He hears someone walking nearby and hopes that this someone will take him to where Maria is. He falls asleep amongst what feel like other stuffed animals, and Ange briefly appears in view.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Toe Kurokami
| Toe Kurokami |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tohya Hachijo
This page exists to avoid revealing critical plot twists for the entire series without warning due to the nature of this character. See Tohya Hachijo (pen name) for this character's initial presentation in the story.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tohya Hachijo/Article
is implied to be the real author of forgeries about the Rokkenjima murders since "Banquet of the Golden Witch. "He appears in the ???? of "Twilight of the Golden Witch".
Appearance.
Tohya formerly had auburn spiky hair parted to the side, but now sports short white hair. He is over 180cm, well-built and wears a black suit with a white shirt and green tie. After an unclear incident, he now sits in a wheelchair.
Personailty.
Tohya is an amnesiac. He does not know who he is at first, but eventually developed a sense of identity under Ikuko's care. He later on became interested in the mystery genre. When his past memories returned, he became scared that Battler, his former self, would take over him, thus 'killing' him. Because of this, he had a fit at one point that resulted in him becoming wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.
Despite his problems with his memories, Tohya felt that because Battler Ushiromiya was inside him, it was his responsibility to meet Ange. He was at the same time afraid that if he met Ange, he would 'die', thus he refused to meet Ange in 1998, later regretting his actions. Tohya was apologetic to the fact that if he had met her earlier, Ange and the Battler inside him might not have suffer for all those years.
Background.
Tohya was once Battler Ushiromiya, who survived the Rokkenjima Incident and was found on the road by Ikuko Hachijo. Because of the accident, he suffered brain damage and developed amnesia. He was given the name Tohya because the only thing Battler could remember was his age, 18, and Tohya is spelled with the Japanese characters for 18.
Tohya began to recover his memories as Battler upon hearing of the Rokkenjima Incident from Ikuko, but soon developed a personality disorder; Tohya became unable to think of Battler's memories as his own and feared that one day, Battler's personality may seize control of him.
To cope with his memories, he began writing forgeries about the incident, sharing with Ikuko the alias of "Tohya Hachijo" and "Itouikukuro".
Role in the Story.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
He was taken in by Ikuko who had him taken care of by a doctor. She introduced herself to him and since all he could remember was his age at the time (18), he was named Tohya, since it was written with the characters for 18, until he could remember his name. However, he would take on the name Tohya for the rest of his life. Unable to move his body at the time, for a while, he suspected Ikuko for having him under his amnesiac condition, but concludes that she isn't responsible, as her car had no damage.
As years pass, he lived together with Ikuko in her mansion in an unnamed town and his rehabilitation continued, his body began to move little by little, but he was still unable to find out who he was and as a result, suffered headaches, but as he slowly accepted that he was a new person with the new name of Tohya Hachijo, the headaches became less frequent. Eventually he stopped trying to remember his former self. Even though he was told that the frequency of the headaches may lessen through brain surgery, he declined the offer, despite Ikuko's offer of covering the costs, as he believed that it would harm his past self.
One night, he decided to read one of Ikuko's manuscript, which he finished in one night, much to Ikuko's surprise. He then gave her detailed advice on her work, to which Ikuko praised him for having the talent as a critic and a detective novel writer. When complimented about this, he seemed to remember his past self, fighting and arguing about mysteries, which excited him, but at the same time gave him a headache.
Gradually, his interests shifted from himself to Ikuko as he learned bit and bit about her during the time they have spent together. He spent his days with Ikuko debating detective novels and talking about ideas for new plots. He eventually found satisfaction with his new life with Ikuko.
At some point, Ikuko roped Tohya in her hobbies and spent writing novels together, with Tohya giving ideas and Ikuko turning them into stories with her writing skills she had built up over many years. Tohya notices that his past self had some talent for mysteries and detective novels and the like. At one point, Ikuko informed Tohya about the Rokkenjima Incident, though it wasn't until a few days later that it would cause Tohya to remember his past life.
After they had finished their masterpiece, "The Strange Tale of Beatnik Island", they celebrated their success and Tohya suggested to Ikuko to have their book submitted. That night, Tohya woke up from his sleep from drinking too much wine and noticed that Ikuko was on the computer. When he asked her what she was doing and she began showing off her knowledge about the subject concerning the Rokkenjima Incident in great detail, Tohya began having a severe headache, which caused him to fall on the floor and in the process regain his former memories as he tries to call out to Ikuko for help.
Other Appearances.
Angel of 17 Years.
Ange and Virgilia create a yaoi scenario where Tohya and Black Battler get together.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tohya Hachijo/Sprites
For sprites of younger Battler Ushiromiya, see Battler Ushiromiya/Sprites.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tohya Hachijo (pen name)
is a mystery novelist who fabricated stories about the Rokkenjima Mass Murders under the pen name Itouikukuro Zerogonanaroku*, and is the human form of Featherine Augustus Aurora. She first appears in "Dawn of the Golden Witch".
Appearance.
Tohya appears as a young woman with mid-back purple hair. She wears what appears to be a brown strapless dress with several ruffles and a yellow ribbon in the front with a green colored gem near the bottom. Over this she wears a light colored jacket that reaches to her knees.
Personality.
Tohya is an eccentric and anti-social individual who looks down on people who claim to understand the books she reads. She speaks in a condescending tone and refers to others as "child of man."
Background.
At some point Featherine took the form of Tohya in the human world.
Tohya is a murder-mystery author who gained notoriety when she published several best-selling books under many different pen names and never appeared in public. Even when she appeared in person for a book signing, she used a male body double wearing a mask to further obfuscate her existence.
Tohya also had notoriety on the Internet as a Witch Hunter and Forger: people who wrote their own stories about the Rokkenjima Mass Murders inspired by the message bottles written by Maria Ushiromiya. Tohya has written such Forgeries like "Banquet of the Golden Witch", "Alliance of the Golden Witch", and "End of the Golden Witch, "gaining popularity because of her writing style's uncanny resemblance to the original message bottles and detailed descriptions about Rokkenjima and the Ushiromiya family. Tohya believes that her Forgeries represent the truth of Beatrice's tales and claims to be an Endless Witch like her.
See Ikuko Hachijo for more information.
Role in the Story.
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
Tohya is first introduced when Ange and Amakusa pay a visit to her residence, having arranged a meeting with her. The two are surprised since they thought Tohya was a man judging by her recent book signing event, and the author explains that he was a body double while she acted as a helper. Tohya was impressed that Ange was the only person to figure out the meaning behind her pen name Itouikukuro Zerogonanaroku: it can be read as the numbers 11019960576, which equals 18 to the eighth power. In Japanese, 18 to the eighth means "tohya no hachijo". Ange talks with Tohya about her Forgeries and how absurd it is that she considers them to be the truth. Tohya is convinced that when the truth of the Rokkenjima Mass Murders become known in the future, everyone will realize that she knew all along.
Ange calls the events leading up to her meeting with Tohya a miracle and remembers she originally contacted her earlier but never got word back and determines that something is wrong with her memories. Tohya seems to know what Ange is thinking and compares herself to a witch. She pulls out her latest manuscript, "Dawn of the Golden Witch", and encourages Ange to read it and give feedback. Ange declares that she never met Tohya before at all, and Tohya changes into Featherine Augustus Aurora before commending Ange for her insight.
Ange becomes Featherine's Reader and reads "Dawn" to her in the meta-world while Ange also reads to Tohya in the human world, frequently stopping the story to converse with her and Amakusa on certain scenes, including the love trial held by Zepar and Furfur. Ange begins to think that Tohya has reached the same level of Beatrice and uncovered the truth.
Ange reaches the climax of Dawn, with Tohya saying she hid the trick behind Battler's closed room behind several riddles because she wanted readers to actually give thought to what is going on.
In the Tea Party, Ange finishes reading "Dawn" and prepares to leave. Tohya says she plans to write Ange's tale someday, one that she'll consider a miracle. Ange asks if the Featherine who appeared in "Dawn" is meant to be Tohya, and she confirms it was. Ange then asks if Tohya is Featherine or the other way around, but the author has no idea what she's talking about.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
It is revealed that Tohya Hachijo is actually a name shared by two different people: Ikuko Hachijo and the real Tohya Hachijo.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihi
| Tokihi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihogushi
is a console-exclusive arc first included in the third volume of . It is the third arc in the Advanced Story saga, followed by Miotsukushi in the fourth volume of "Kizuna".
Synopsis.
"Autumn, 1982. Tomoe Minai was transferred to the Kakiuchi Police Station as a semi-career member of the National Police Agency. One day, Tomoe happens to learn of a mysterious death that occurred in Ibaraki Prefectural Police precinct, where she used to work, and is approached by Nagisa Ozaki, a girl she knows well, to start an investigation. Then, after learning that Nagisa and the victim were deeply involved in an assault case that took place in a certain school, she visits Hinamizawa Village, the new school of the perpetrator, a girl named Reina Ryuugu. The mystery of Hinamizawa village and the existence of the "Oyashiro-sama" are explained by Ooishi, an old detective with whom Tomoe has a close relationship. She also witnesses the "other side" of Reina, who is supposed to be living a peaceful life..."
Plot Summary.
In 1982, after Rena Ryuugu assaults several students and blames it on the doings of Oyashiro-sama, Nagisa Ozaki struggles with the sadness and anger of knowing her former friend could commit such a horrible act. When one of Rena's victims is found murdered later, Tomoe Minai investigates and inspects Rena's hometown of Hinamizawa, encountering friends both old and new.
Release History.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna.
This arc was first released in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna" Volume III on May 29, 2009 for the Nintendo DS.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui.
This arc was included in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui" alongside the entire Advanced Story, released on March 12, 2015 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou.
"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou" included this arc and was released on July 26, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch and January 24, 2019 for the PlayStation 4.
| Tokihogushi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihogushi-hen
| Tokihogushi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihogushi-hen/CG
| Tokihogushi-hen/CG |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihogushi-hen/TIPS
| Tokihogushi-hen/TIPS |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihogushi/CG
| Tokihogushi/CG |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihogushi/Summary
| Tokihogushi/Summary |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokihogushi/TIPS
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokika
is a member of 07th Expansion and Ryukishi07 and Yatazakura's youngest brother.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokoyo Mitasu wa Youen no Hana
is a soundtrack album comprising of tracks from .
Tracklisting.
Disc1.
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Tracks 7 and 10 are bonus tracks.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tokyo
is a secret nationalist organization that aims to preserve Japan as a major world power and restore it to its pre-World War II glory. To further their goals, they created the Alphabet Project and funded Hinamizawa Syndrome research.
Background.
After WWII, Japan began reconstruction under American leadership, but many powerful politicians refused to accept this foreign way of thinking. Though many of them were fired from GHQ, they still acted as advisors to the Japanese government itself. These politicians started getting together in secret and discussing their ideals, and they soon formed their own organization with the intent of restoring Japan to its pre-war glamour. This organization would eventually be called "Tokyo," named after the city they were based in.
Tokyo had much influence on the Japanese Self-Defense Force and sought to develop weapons on par with nuclear weapons, which Japan had publicly denounced. Hinamizawa Syndrome was one of the many potential biological weapons they took interest in, and so Tokyo funded the creation of the Irie Clinic, enabling Miyo Takano to finish her grandfather's research. They wanted the disease's existence kept secret from the rest of the world and especially to Hinamizawa's residents, and using their SDF connections they formed the Mountain Dogs taskforce and assigned them to help the clinic preserve secrecy. To ensure research went smoothly, Tokyo even intervened during the dam conflict and helped shut it down when the Mountain Dogs kidnapped the Minister of Construction's grandson.
Tokyo's old leaders were eventually replaced with new, younger leaders, and while they still remained a very nationalist and far-right group they started pursuing development into education, economics and foreign relations. They began to show disinterest in weapons research and wanted to shut down the Irie Clinic, but Irie convinced them to keep it open until he could find a cure. He was given three years to wrap up research of Hinamizawa Syndrome, with the clinic to cease operation in 1986. In the meantime, Tokyo requested the destruction of all research notes for military applications of the syndrome, which Irie gladly complied with.
Members.
Koizumi.
Koizumi was one of the founders of Tokyo and of the Alphabet Project. He was the last remaining member of the old nationalist leaders, and his death causes a shift in power among Tokyo.
Jirou Tomitake.
Tomitake regularly visits the clinic and checks the progress of research while relaying requests from Tokyo.
Kyousuke Irie.
Irie isn't a true member of Tokyo since he doesn't share their nationalist ideals. Irie doesn't even know how to contact Tokyo by himself, as he always communicated to them through Takano. Rather, he was hired by them since he was very knowledgeable in the field of neuroscience, a perfect person to research Hinamizawa Syndrome.
Miyo Takano.
Takano communicates between Tokyo and the Irie Clinic, ensuring that syndrome research is kept to the utmost secrecy. She also holds the rank of Major since Tokyo is technically part of the SDF.
Tetsurou Okonogi.
Okonogi leads the Mountain Dogs, who answer directly to Takano. Many worldwide governments were forming secret squads of covert operatives, and the Mountain Dogs were Tokyo's answer to it.
Story.
Minagoroshi.
Tokyo's existence and backstory are revealed. Takano kills Tomitake by injecting him with H173 and letting him commit suicide by Hinamizawa Syndrome, tricking Tokyo into believing Irie masterminded it because of his displeasure towards them trying to shut down his research. Takano soon fakes her death and leaves behind a burnt corpse, further implicating Irie.
Rika is soon killed as part of Takano's plan to exterminate Hinamizawa and prove her research legitimate, with several government secretaries wanting to pin the blame on Tokyo for planning to execute 2000 people. The Prime Minister faces a dilemma where if he doesn't approve Emergency Manual 34, then the Hinamizawa residents will succumb to terminal symptoms of Hinamizawa Syndrome because of the queen carrier's death and cause chaos; Tokyo will criticize the PM for his refusal to act and damage his political plans. The PM signs off on the manual's use and arranges a meeting with one of Tokyo's members. wanting to hear an explanation.
Matsuribayashi.
The Connecting Fragments section details Tokyo's involvement in getting the Irie Clinic opened and their interference with the dam project. After Koizumi's death, a power vacuum opens in Tokyo. The Alphabet Project board is also replaced with new leaders who want to shut down the clinic due to it being a remnant of the old leaders' support.
Tomitake hears from Rika about the possibility of Takano and the Mountain Dogs using this power vacuum to their advantage, and so he contacts Tokyo to have them investigate her background. Rika fakes her death later and Tokyo hears news of it, with Takano scrambling to carry out Emergency Manual 34. Once 48 hours pass and nothing happens, Okonogi tells Takano that Tokyo never believed in her queen carrier theory at all and are probably destroying evidence; they wanted the theory to be believable, not necessarily true or false. He also tells Takano that Nomura had set her up as the scapegoat for this entire operation. The Bloodhounds show up to arrest Takano on request of Tokyo, but Tomitake convinces them to stand down.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomato Akase
is a manga artist responsible for the "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou" and "Meguri" manga.
| Tomato Akase |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomitake
| Tomitake |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomitake Jirō
| Tomitake Jirō |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoe Minai
is one of the main protagonists of the Advanced Story. She's a detective and Chief Inspector of the Kakiuchi City police department, first appearing in "Someutsushi-hen".
She also appears in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei".
Profile.
"She is a detective in the Kakiuchi Police Station's criminal investigation division, and her rank is Chief. She's transferred to Kakiuchi Station as a candidate for an executive position in a group recommended by the National Police Agency."
"She's a serious person, but her flaws are that she's a bit stubborn and inflexible. Her investigation of a mysterious burnt body found on the night of the Watanagashi Festival leads her to become involved in the Hinamizawa case."
Appearance.
Tomoe has short brown hair and amber eyes. Her regular outfit consists of a red coat over a black shirt and a red skirt. At other times she wears a standard police officer uniform.
Personality.
Tomoe takes her job as detective seriously and is always prepared with the necessary paperwork and materials. When she interrogates people she comes off as very cold and oppressive, but she knows when she's made people uncomfortable and usually apologizes for it. The few times Tomoe loses her cool are when it involves the relationship between her sister Madoka and her boss Yamaoki.
Tomoe dislikes the mass media since she feels they always take words and twist them to suit whatever story they want to push, having experienced it firsthand after nonstop interviews after her parents' deaths. After becoming a detective she started to dislike TV interviews as well, always refusing them since they want to focus more on how she's a woman police officer rather than how hard she's worked.
Tomoe has an appetite for junk food. She especially loves hamburgers and often eats dozens of them at a time. She later develops an appetite for desserts and becomes a regular at Angel Mort.
Background.
Tomoe was born to Yuusuke Minai, a police officer for the Metropolitan Police Department. She was named after the Japanese war hero Tomoe Gozen, as Yuusuke wanted a daughter with a strong will. Tomoe's mother disliked the idea however, so they had Tomoe write her name in hiragana all the time in school.
As a teenager, Tomoe was an aspiring athlete and was to attend the National Sports Festival. She and her sister Madoka were orphaned one night in 1971 when a fire broke out at their home, resulting in the deaths of their parents. It was unclear if the accident was an accident or premeditated, but it changed the sisters' lives. In the burnt remains, Tomoe discovered some notes left behind by Yuusuke related to a case he was working on and a single memo: "Kakiuchi Airport, June, Wendesday. Go."
The girls went to live with their grandmother. When Madoka developed psychological trauma because of the incident and was hospitalized, Tomoe quit athletics and skipped school a lot to support her as much as possible. When her sister returned home, Tomoe began working part-time to make money while still studying in school and acting as Madoka's guardian whenever she got in trouble. Tomoe managed to get into college and, though some of her relatives tried to help the two sisters by sending them money for tuition and living expenses, Tomoe set them aside for Madoka's wedding fund since she already saved enough money herself.
One day, Madoka suddenly dropped out of high school and ran away from home, leaving behind a note blaming herself for latching on to Tomoe. A saddened Tomoe searched everywhere for her but concluded she was no longer in town. She contemplated suicide, but she was convinced otherwise after meeting Kuraudo Ooishi. Ooishi was an old friend of Yuusuke's and believed that the fire that killed him was indeed planned because of a case he was working on. Tomoe was introduced to Chief Yamaoki soon after.
Tomoe continued her college studies and joined the police force. A few years later, she met Madoka again while in Tokyo and saw she was working at a cabaret club. Enraged and dissatisfied with the way her sister was living, Tomoe expected to never see her again. Tomoe eventually became an outstanding detective, skilled enough to earn the rank of Chief Inspector at her age. Her hard work and efficiency also earned her the affectionate nickname of "Princess" by some people in the police force and the ire of others. She also became Assistant Director of Kakiuchi Station's First Division and started research into improving investigation success through profiling analysis. In the meantime, Tomoe pored over her father's memo, visiting Kakiuchi Airport every June for 12 years and desperate to unlock the secret behind it.
Relationships.
Overview.
Kakiuchi Station
Other
Madoka Minai.
Madoka is Tomoe's younger sister by 4 years. After the deaths of their parents, Tomoe worked hard as her guardian and raised money to provide for her. When Madoka ran away from home one day, Tomoe became devastated, unable to understand why. They've since reconciled and have become colleagues at Kakiuchi Station, though they still argue at times. Tomoe heavily dislikes Madoka's engagement with her boss Yamaoki.
Shingo Fujita.
Fujita has been working under Tomoe for a year. At first he was prejudiced since Tomoe was a woman working in a male-dominated field but came to appreciate her intelligence and willpower. Tomoe greatly trusts Fujita but won't hesitate to reprimand him if the situation calls for it.
Kaoru Yamaoki.
Yamaoki is well-acquainted with Tomoe's father and worked alongside him for years. Sometime after Yuusuke's death, Yamaoki became like a father figure to Tomoe and later recommended her transferral to Kakiuchi when she became a police officer, becoming her boss.
Though Tomoe dislikes his engagement to Madoka, she is skeptical of rumors that Madoka's only dating Yamaoki for Tomoe's benefit, and so she pays them no heed.
Kuraudo Ooishi.
Ooishi was acquainted with Yuusuke and helped Tomoe get back on her feet, informing her that the fire was definitely a conspiracy. They work together on a few occasions, however Tomoe dislikes Ooishi's teasing of her and often threatens to report him for sexual harassment.
Rena Ryuugu.
Tomoe doesn't know Rena very well and sees her in a negative light due to the Ibaraki incident and the strange things she sees her do while investigating Kouhei Sawamura's death. In "Miotsukushi-hen Ura", a year after Nagisa's death, the two encounter each other again and settle their differences. Tomoe becomes a good friend to Rena.
Natsumi Kimiyoshi.
Tomoe and Natsumi rarely interact at first, though Tomoe feels that she and Natsumi come from similar backgrounds and tries to help her as much as she can.
Starting in "Tokihogushi-hen", Tomoe and Natsuhi become good friends. Tomoe starts tutoring Natsumi in her studies and becomes seen as a big sister.
Osamu Tsukada.
Tsukada was Tomoe's senior in high school, where they dated as the president and vice president respectively of the student council. They've since gone their separate ways, but Tsukada still seems to have an interest in Tomoe.
Role in the Story.
Someutsushi-hen.
Tomoe is first introduced. She and Fujita are called to the scene of a fire, where a woman's burnt corpse was found in an oil drum. However, the body was located in the jurisdiction of another police station, and so Tomoe and Fujita cannot do any real investigating of their own for concern of being written up. Some forensics people still get pictures of the body and send them to her later. A TIP features Tomoe speaking with Kuraudo Ooishi over the phone and learning some more details about the corpse: the autopsy report had many suspicious corrections on it, and the time of death seemed to be off. This woman was apparently walking around even though she was determined to have died the day before. Thinking it a flaw on the forensics side of things, Tomoe plans to corroborate with them the next chance she gets.
Sometime after the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, Tomoe and Fujita head to Saeki General Hospital to speak with Kazuma Hatakeyama, whose family they learned moved from Hinamizawa. After presenting written consent from Hatakeyama's family and gaining access to his room, Tomoe gives her condolences to the many deceased villagers before asking Hatakeyama everything he knows about the god Oyashiro-sama and the rumors that his curse destroyed Hinamizawa with gas. She pulls out a picture of Rika Furude, the shrine maiden of Oyashiro-sama, and mentions that she was murdered a few days before the disaster; and Hatekeyama should know her.
Hatakeyama doesn't respond. Tomoe's questions about Hinamizawa and Oyashiro-sama's curse intensify when Natsumi Kimiyoshi, Hatakeyama's caretaker, has enough and steps between Tomoe and the old man. She demands Tomoe leave him alone and that a detective should care more about a victim's feelings; just because Tomoe obtained his family's consent doesn't mean Hatakeyama agreed as well. Tomoe posits that Natsumi must also be from Hinamizawa since she defended him, and the girl exclaims that she's not. Tomoe then apologizes for her behavior, as nobody related to Hinamizawa was willing to cooperate with her on the case.
Tomoe runs into Natsumi again at the hospital gate, who blames her for making Hatakeyama's fever go up because of her interrogation. Tomoe sincerely apologizes again for her behavior and promises not to act like that. Natsumi prepares to leave but Tomoe calls out her full name, having seen her name tag and linking her with the Kimiyoshi family, one of Hinamizawa's Three Families. Seeing Natsumi's shock, Tomoe asks her about everything she knows.
A few days later, Tomoe returns to the hospital to handle a crime scene. The nurse Kazuko Yamase has been murdered by Hatakeyama, who killed himself soon after. Tomoe is forced to relay this news over the police radio with Natsumi listening nearby. When paramedics carry out Yamase's covered-up corpse, Natsumi tries to get a good look at her friend despite Tomoe's warnings and panics when she sees its horrible state. Tomoe tries to calm her down and resorts to knocking her out.
Shortly after, Natsumi reawakens inside one of the hospital rooms. Tomoe enters to ask her some things. Chisato tells her off but Natsumi agrees to questioning alone. Tomoe apologizes for her earlier roughness and consoles Natsumi as she explains the circumstances behind Yamase's death and Hatakeyama's suicide: Hatakeyama broke into the caregivers' room and killed Yamase by striking her in the back of the head with a fire extinguisher. The old man then returned to his room and scratched at his neck, dying from blood loss. Tomoe knows this has a connection with Oyashiro-sama as other elderly people have been blaming the god for the disaster and asks Natsumi what she knows. Natsumi cooperates but on the condition that Tomoe stop asking her and her friends about Hinamizawa after this. With Tomoe's agreement, Natsumi explains the Watanagashi Festival, the curse, and how villagers are afraid of leaving Hinamizawa. Tomoe thanks her for her time and leaves.
A TIP takes place after Tomoe spoke with Hatakeyama's family again after his death, however they didn't cooperate. Taking a break at the station, she expresses her desire to get more clues on Ooishi's whereabouts, as he disappeared shortly after the Great Hinamizawa Disaster. An announcement suddenly comes on from the prefectural police department reporting a murder, and Tomoe assigns roles to nearby officers. Another announcement comes on reporting an attempted murder-suicide at the Hatakeyama residence, shocking the detective.
Natsumi attacks Akira on the roof of the school and kills herself soon after. Tomoe investigates the scene with bitterness that she couldn't save her. She swears that she will uncover the truth of the disaster.
The credits show that Tomoe died in a gunfight in 1989.
Kageboushi-hen.
The arc begins with a flash-forward to sometime after the Great Hinamizawa Disaster. Tomoe, Ooishi, and Mamoru Akasaka investigate the Hatakeyama residence, the site of a murder-suicide: Masao Hatakeyama took a hunting rifle and shot his wife and two kids before turning it on himself. One of the kids, Aoi, was the only survivor and was taken to the hospital. The group finds strange talismans pasted all over the house and a shrine to Oyashiro-sama inside, with Tomoe relaying earlier testimony from neighbors that the grandfather, Kazuma Hatakeyama, always talked about the god. Tomoe also indicates that she's keeping her collaboration with Ooishi and Akasaka a secret from the rest of the police station since they're from a different area. Tomoe discovers a medicine capsule dropped inside the house and plans to hand it to forensics. She then receives a report that the Kimiyoshi family has been acting strangely for a while.
The scene switches to two weeks before the Hatakeyama incident. Tomoe heads to Kakiuchi Airport and ruminates on her deceased father's case, which had some connection with the place. All she had was a memo saying to go to Kakiuchi Airport on a June Wednesday; Tomoe has visited the airport every June for 12 years, and she's no closer to figuring anything out. Madoka soon arrives, and Tomoe apologizes for a fight they had earlier over shampoo. Tomoe says she has a dentist appointment to go to but Madoka convinces her to cancel it and eat out with her.
That same day at a Kakiuchi Angel Mort location, Tomoe and Yamaoki meet Ooishi and Akasaka, who were investigating the disaster; they were searching for families originating from Hinamizawa and saw that many of them moved to Kakiuchi. The two detectives believed these families would be more willing to cooperate since they weren't so afraid of the curse and were living much farther away from the site of the disaster. Tomoe doesn't quite understand their goal and says her job is to investigate criminals, not to speculate on crimes that may have happened. Ooishi says he asked for Tomoe's help regarding a nurse Miyo Takano's burnt corpse earlier and believes the curse and the disaster may be connected. With this, Tomoe is convinced to help the two on their investigation. Tomoe expresses her ire that they were discussing such serious topics at a place like Angel Mort, as she's never been to the place before. Ooishi and Yamaoki delight in her ranting while espousing the virtues of the place. Tomoe gets fed up and leaves.
A few days later, Tomoe, Ooishi and Akasaka head to the Kakiuchi Service Area, where that nurse's burnt corpse was discovered. Tomoe pulls out the autopsy report and confirms that it was tampered with, thinking that the burnt corpse was not Takano's but someone else's. During the next few days, they investigate households with Hinamizawa families. Tomoe mentions seeing one family performing ritual sacrifices of chickens, hanging their carcasses around their yard and offering prayers to Oyashiro-sama. She also mentions having spoken with a member of the Hatakeyama family at the park and learning that Kazuma Hatakeyama's behavior changed entirely after the disaster. Tomoe is soon called to the scene of a murder-suicide: Hatakeyama was stabbed repeatedly by Kiyoshi Obata when he visited his house, with the perpetrator killing himself after. She hears of similar incidents happening all over the town and realizes that the culprits were all former Hinamizawa residents.
The group returns to the station, where Tomoe formally introduces Ooishi and Akasaka to Fujita and Hanada. They examine the households with families related to Hinamizawa and realize that they're multi-generational families. Not only that, Obata was originally from Okinomiya, which is near Hinamizawa. After eliminating options, Tomoe assigns the officers to inspect different households, with Tomoe herself to visit the Hatakeyama family after visiting Saeki Hospital. Ooishi and Akasaka investigate the Kimiyoshi family but screw up when they practically pressure Natsumi for information. Tomoe tells them off and asks Akasaka what her own daughter Miyuki would feel if she were in a similar situation.
As more Hinamizawa families keep dying, Tomoe begins to get discouraged since they're not making progress, and their investigations seem to be making things worse. Ooishi and Akasaka convince her otherwise and task her with speaking to the Kimiyoshi family again. Tomoe is forced to settle with Natsumi; her mom Haruko seemed unwilling to speak with police according to a "certain document" Tomoe read, her dad Touji had no social life, and her grandmother Aki definitely had knowledge of the curse but wouldn't talk to strangers.
While heading to the school to speak with her, Tomoe sees Natsumi sitting on a park bench alone. She takes a seat next to her and acts friendly towards Natsumi, giving her a juice can and pretending to be a graduated student. After conversing a bit and warming her up to her, Tomoe sees a newspaper in Natsumi's bag with a "Great Hinamizawa Disaster" headline and asks to see it. Natsumi is reluctant and tries to keep the paper away, accidentally spilling her juice on Tomoe and moving to clean it up. Seeing Natsumi's kindness, Tomoe lays bare her thoughts about the disaster's coverage and how thoughtless it is to use the suffering of others for attention. Natsumi has an idea of what Tomoe's talking about but suddenly rants that friendship is meaningless, that some people only help and pretend to be friendly when it supports their interests.
Tomoe is disturbed by her sudden change in behavior and accidentally calls Natsumi by her last name, which she shouldn't know; Natsumi sees that Tomoe is a detective and insults her, as her suspicions were just proven true. Natsumi begins to leave when the detective apologizes for deceiving her. She asks if Natsumi really wants to live life by not trusting anyone, stressing that she and Natsumi really do have similar lives. Tomoe finishes her speech and realizes she's crying. Natsumi wishes that they met earlier and walks away. Left alone on the bench, Tomoe forces herself up to return to the station when she notices Natsumi left behind a small pill case. Just then, Fujita pages her that the Hatakeyama family has become the victims of a murder-suicide. While returning to the station with Ooishi and Akasaka, Tomoe relays her strange encounter with Natsumi and how she seemed to act like a different person, "snapping" like they say on the news.
Tomoe takes a nap at the station and dreams of the past. Spring 1983, where Tomoe and Madoka were celebrating the former's acceptance into the police force as deputy inspector. They get drunk and catch up, with Tomoe asked if she was still pursuing her dad's case. She still is, but with her new role as deputy inspector she can get access to archived case materials. The topic changes when Madoka reveals she's living with someone, with Tomoe shocked to hear it's Yamaoki.
Tomoe is woken up by Fujita and joins Ooishi, Akasaka and others in a conference room. There they discuss the circumstances with the Kimiyoshi family: Aki Kimiyoshi has been missing for a few days, and they suspect Touji is responsible. Touji claimed to go fishing in the Gifu mountains despite evidence to the contrary, and so Tomoe sends some officers to check there. Tomoe meanwhile shows them Natsumi's pill case. She wanted to return it but hadn't had time to, and in the meantime she asked major drug manufacturers about the pill markings but they couldn't identify it; Natsumi's medicine may be illegal. Tomoe wants to confirm if Natsumi was ever hospitalized at Saeki General Hospital, since she may have records transferred from her old clinic near her hometown. Tomoe also says that the pills match the one she found at the Hatakeyama residence, so she wants their family records looked into as well.
Tomoe sends everyone away and takes a report from Fujita, something she didn't want Akasaka, Hanada or anyone else to see. Inspecting the crime scene photos of the Hatakeyama residence within, Tomoe deduces that Aoi was the true culprit behind the incident, not Masao. She has no idea what could cause a 10-year-old girl to do such a thing nor how it's even possible, but Tomoe requests for double protection on Aoi for the worst-case scenario.
Madoka enters the room and reminds Tomoe that tonight's the night Yamaoki's parents arrive to meet their future daughter-in-law. Tomoe doesn't want to go but a saddened Madoka convinces her to do it, just this once. She wants to properly introduce Tomoe to them as a family and thanks her for all of the work she's done her entire life. Convinced, Tomoe agrees and also offers her blessings for Madoka's marriage, however she still refuses to be called sister-in-law by Yamaoki.
After confirming the meeting time, Tomoe plans to go to the dentist before then but realizes she left her insurance card at home. Madoka pulls out her own insurance card and offers it to Tomoe. She refuses it since it's obviously not her card, but Tomoe gets a flash of inspiration and quickly calls the forensics department, getting info on where a certain hospital keeps their records.She also gets an update on the medicine's analysis and heads off to the Gifu prefectural police forensics department.
On her way back to the station, Tomoe goes to the service area to get gas and almost drives into a woman crossing the street. The woman complains of car troubles and Tomoe decides to help her, but she suddenly gets stabbed in the side and falls unconscious. Tomoe could just barely see the woman who stabbed her, whose mouth was stained bright-red. Tomoe wakes up still clutching her sides in pain and sees that her car has been vandalized, with all of her case materials missing. Eyeing an object in her hands, Tomoe is satisfied she could keep the culprit from getting their hands on it and apologizes for failing Madoka. As paramedics take care of her, Tomoe keeps repeating "Shiro cabinet office" with her dying breath.
Tomoe is taken to the hospital and operated on while Yamaoki, Madoka, Akasaka and Ooishi await the results and discuss what happened. They found Tomoe clutching a bankbook in her arms with Madoka's name on it: it was all of the money that Tomoe's relatives sent her for her tuition, along with portions from Tomoe's own scholarship money and allowances. The operation light then turns off and the surgeon emerges, announcing that Tomoe has died.
The grieving party discusses how the culprit could have ambushed Tomoe. Her destination that day was written on the vehicle scheduling board, and she always talked about getting gas at the Kakiuchi service area since it was cheaper. Yamaoki inspected records at the information center and saw there was no sign Tomoe was there, with evidence the tape recording was erased. The group determines that there's a traitor in Kakiuchi Station. Yamaoki prepares to look into what Tomoe meant by her last words of "shiro cabinet office".
A belated envelope sent from Tomoe to the station is opened by Ooishi and company. In it is a letter from Tomoe saying she had a bad feeling while refueling her car, so she mailed several things to the station, one of which was reports confirming that Natsumi's medicine and the pill found at the Hatakeyama residence were the same. The analysis stated the medicine contained potent substances for anti-excitement and mental suppression, which were mainly used for those with mental illnesses; the person who prescribed them must know the medicine is banned in Japan, America, and Europe. Akasaka later receives a call from Tokyo asking him to stop his investigation of the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, as the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office has intervened and won't allow them. Akasaka realizes that this organization, CIRO, is what Tomoe was talking about all along.
In the final TIP, three years later, Madoka Yamaoki sends a letter to Akasaka, saying that Fujita and the others managed to capture Tomoe's murderer last year.
Tokihogushi-hen.
In October 1982, a bruised and beaten Tomoe walks into Kakiuchi Station after a case gone wrong, horrifying Madoka. As she cleans herself up, she what happened: Tomoe and Fujita were staking out at a cafe when Tomoe leaned in to whisper something into Fujita's ear. Fujita's wife, a jealous woman who was getting suspicious of him for always coming home late, suddenly walked in and assumed Tomoe was Fujita's mistress, taking out her rage on her. During the chaos, a key witness they were waiting for also walked into the cafe and bolted when Fujita accidentally said "stakeout", leading Tomoe to chase after him before he could destroy evidence.
Tomoe changes topic and offers to drive Madoka to her date with Yamaoki later, showing some positive support for their relationship. She ponders to herself about the nature of their relationship before pulling out the case materials her father left behind. She thinks back to 1971, three weeks after the fire. Tomoe had been discharged from the hospital and inspected the charred remains of her home, finding these materials inside a toolbox. "Kakiuchi Airport, June, Wednesday. Go." When she joined the police, Tomoe looked at many case records but could never figure out the meaning behind that message.
Yamaoki presents Tomoe with an opportunity to do an interview in Tokyo, by request of the public relations department of the National Police Agency. Tomoe refuses since she dislikes interviews, but the chief explains that it has already been decided and pulls out a business trip permit. Tomoe becomes livid when she hears Yamaoki made this decision without consulting her, getting even angrier when she sees the chief did it in exchange for new golf clubs. Fujita and Madoka try to calm her down. Tomoe tries convincing Fujita not to overlook the clear corruption in front of him but Yamaoki threatens to cut Fujita's pay, knowing his wife wouldn't be pleased.
Tomoe does the interview, where she's asked about her regular work day and what she did on off-time. She prepared notes to talk about investigation methodology, but they turned out to be useless. Afterwards, Tomoe and Yamaoki stroll around town looking for a certain restaurant. They discuss Tomoe's first experiences working as a detective and how Yamaoki's taught her that cases don't necessarily end just because an arrest is made; Tomoe's compassion is what will make her a better detective compared to others.
Yamaoki and Tomoe finally arrive at their destination, which turns out to be Angel Mort. Tomoe is caught off-guard by the skimpy waitress outfits and explodes with rage, thinking this was the real reason Yamaoki wanted to take a trip to Tokyo. She prepares to leave but stops when a waitress presents her with a dessert menu. Tempted by the delicious-looking items and the smell of a freshly-made cake, Tomoe gives in and proceeds to eat four entire cakes. Yamaoki comments on how Tomoe has an appetite just like her father. She thinks back to the day she first met Yamaoki and how she's seen him like a father, up until his engagement with Madoka. Tomoe considers asking him about his true feelings but instead asks if Yamaoki's recommendation for Tomoe's transferal to Kakiuchi had to do with her father's case. The chief replies that he felt it would make her investigation easier, though he also thinks Tomoe should move on.
Tomoe leaves the restaurant to catch her train back and considers that maybe she doesn't believe in Madoka and Yamaoki enough. While walking through a park for a shortcut, she sees some politicians giving speeches and asking for votes. The speeches remind Tomoe of the Lowell Incident, where the pharmaceutical company Lowell Inc. had been selling medication to treat mental illnesses and lost a lot of credibility when several patients taking this medication died and evidence of bribery to Lowell officials came to light.
Tomoe also takes note of the man asking for votes, Akihiko Chiba. She pays him no heed and runs into one of the people passing out flyers: Osamu Tsukada, her former upperclassman in high school. Tsukada is excited to meet Tomoe again and explains that he works for Chiba as a secretary, with Tomoe congratulating him for pursuing his dream of working in politics. She mentions that she's working in Kakiuchi and Tsukada says that's close to Chiba's hometown; Tomoe recalls seeing the man's face on posters there. Tsukada asks Tomoe to eat with him next time they meet and hands her a business card before going back to work. Tomoe later kills time waiting for her train by reading the newspaper, stopping when she reads a story of a patient falling from a hospital window and dying; this patient was someone she's interviewed before.
Tomoe returns to Kakiuchi and speaks with section chief Honjou, receiving some documents regarding the recent patient death. Kouhei Sawamura had fallen from his 8th floor hospital room and died upon impact with the ground. Suicide seemed likely since the room was locked and the hospital's cameras didn't record any suspicious activity. Tomoe isn't so sure and asks if he died on Saturday, recalling information from a prior case. Every Saturday, the victim's girlfriend Nagisa Ozaki would visit him, so there's no way Kouhei would kill himself on that day. Honjou also agrees it was murder, showing her some photos of scratch marks on the room's window.
Tomoe goes to the hospital and speaks with the nurse Hiranuma, who was in charge of Kouhei. She hands over his records while explaining that there was a malfunction with the fire alarm, so she went to every patient room to calm them down. Kouhei's room being locked was strange since patients didn't normally lock their rooms. Tomoe examines the room and asks about the scratch marks on the window frame, with Hiranuma positing that Kouhei lost his balance and tried to grab onto the window before falling. The detective then asks why there aren't any bars on the windows, as this hospital is for patients receiving psychiatric treatment. The nurse explains that the bars can have adverse effects on patients by making them feel confined but admits the window was open because she opened it for air earlier.
Tomoe visits Kouhei's grave and runs into Nagisa there. They talk about Kouhei for a bit where Nagisa is still distraught over Rena having attacked him long ago. Tomoe calms her down and assures her that Kouhei was murdered, explaining the calendar in his room. She asks for Nagisa's cooperation and promises that she'll find the killer.
Tomoe heads to Okinomiya and runs into some delinquents harassing a girl for knocking over their bikes. Tomoe intervenes and scares away the delinquents, then makes her acquiantances with the girl: Natsumi Kimiyoshi. Tomoe starts jotting down the bikes' license plates, as they were probably stolen. Seeing that her new friend is actually a police officer, Natsumi gets nervous and begins walking away. Tomoe introduces herself and gives a parting promise to help Natsumi if she calls for her. Tomoe then heads to the Okinomiya police department and meets Ooishi. She presents her materials surrounding Kouhei's death and asks about Reina Ryuugu and Oyashiro-sama. Ooishi explains the legends of Oyashiro-sama and Hinamizawa, and then the yearly curse when Tomoe shows some superstition. After hearing that one of these curse victims may have been influenced by Oyashiro-sama, Tomoe wonders if Rena was the same way.
Tomoe and Ooishi go to Hinamizawa where Ooishi explains that Rena consulted with Satoshi before his disappearance. She claimed that all of Satoshi's problems were caused by the god. Tomoe also hears the story behind Satoshi and Satoko's abuse, showing pity. They visit the dam site junkyard where Tomoe learns that the person who died in the first year of the curse was Ooishi's best friend. Sympathizing with Ooishi's plight, Tomoe offers to help the detective if he needs it. Just then, they see Rena traversing the junk. Ooishi explains Rena's eccentric behavior, and Tomoe asks if she ever received medical treatment after coming to Hinamizawa. Tomoe believes Rena's strange behavior may be related to Oyashiro-sama and that the Ibaraki incident had to have been instigated by someone else. Ooishi and Tomoe begin to leave but Tomoe trips, looking behind to see Rena staring daggers at her.
Ooishi goes off with Kumagai and leaves his car with Tomoe, who uses it to visit the Ryuugu household alone. Tomoe sees nobody is home and finds a matchbox from the Blue Mermaid cabaret club at the doorstep. While looking at the junk around the yard, Tomoe feels something behind her and realizes she's hearing footsteps, the same things described in Oyashiro-sama's curse.
Tomoe laughs it off and tries to start up Ooishi's car, but she sees that the gas tank has been mysteriously drained. Seeing nobody else around, a frightened Tomoe makes her way to a phone booth to call Ooishi, hearing extra footsteps every time she moves. She makes the call for Ooishi to pick her up and immediately after sees Rena standing outside. Rena points out that Tomoe is a detective and then steps inside the booth to strangle her. Caught off guard by her strength, Tomoe loses consciousness as Rena laughs.
The next morning, Tomoe awakens inside of the Irie Clinic. Doctor Irie introduces himself and explains what he did to treat Tomoe, including injection of nutrients. As he goes to fetch Ooishi, Tomoe inspects herself and finds an injection mark above her elbow. Ooishi asks if anything is wrong and Irie says she's suffering from sleep deprivation. After sending the doctor away, Ooshi explains that last night he found Tomoe collapsed in the phonebox. Tomoe is sure that Rena tried to kill her, recalling the sensation of her fingernails digging into her throat, and wonders why she stopped. She also realizes that her inability to fight against Rena's inhuman strength was just like what the others felt during the Ibaraki incident. Ooishi explains that the hospital Rena frequents is one in Gogura, but he's unable to investigate it himself since it's outside the Okinomiya police station's jurisdiction. A later TIP describes Tomoe's examination report at the Irie Clinic. Notes are written down suspecting her of xxxxxx with a symptom level of xx.
Tomoe visits the Gogura hospital and sees Natsumi requesting medication at the counter there. Tomoe greets her and Natsumi apologizes for the way she acted earlier. They bond over vending machine drinks and talk about Kakiuchi. Tomoe learns her full name of Natsumi Kimiyoshi and is stuck pondering her surname for a little bit. She gives Natsumi some advice on how to better live life with her friends, and they soon become friends themselves and share contact information. Natsumi leaves to pick up her medication.
Tomoe returns to Kakiuchi, having made no other progress at Gogura, as the doctors were unwilling to hand over private records without a search warrant. She has lunch with Nagisa and explains that Kouhei's case is being restarted as a murder case. Nagisa asks where Rena lives so she can talk to her. Tomoe asks what she'll do after she knows and lectures her about hatred, saying she should wait before contacting Rena if she still feels animositity towards her. Nagisa accepts that she may hate Rena but still wants to talk to her anyway and clear things up between them before Nagisa's feelings for her get any more negative. Tomoe makes her promise that the only thing she'll do is talk to her, not wanting to see another incident break out. She hands over a note with Rena's info, and Nagisa shows her a childhood photo of her and Rena; Nagisa burned all of her pictures of Rena save for this one, realizing that she couldn't just forget all of her memories of her. The two see each other off where Tomoe offers her an umbrella, but Nagisa says her mom will pick her up at Oumaki station. Tomoe prays that their conversation goes well.
A few days later, Tomoe and Madoka go out and run into Tsukada again. who's in Kakiuchi because Chiba's giving a speech at Saeki General Hospital. Tsukada asks if Tomoe remembers her promise of eating with him the next time they met, but Madoka interrupts and says they're going shopping now. Tsukada sees they traveled by car and asks Tomoe to call him again some other time before leaving. Madoka expresses her dislike for the guy and points out that Tsukada was trying to conceal his wedding ring and hiding his hand in his pocket.
After eating and heading back, Madoka notices some strange people near her car, seemingly picking the car lock. Tomoe calls out to them and begins running when the car suddenly explodes, starting a fire. Dazed, Tomoe looks around and sees Rena standing at the street corner and watching her. Thinking that she was responsible for draining the gas from her car earlier, Tomoe moves to apprehend her when Madoka starts having a panic attack from the fire. Tomoe calls an ambulance and by the time they get there, Rena has disappeared.
At the hospital, Madoka is sedated while Tomoe hears from Yamaoki what happened. Because of the explosion, two people were in critical condition, and another had an injured mouth and throat. Tomoe leaves Madoka in Yamaoki's care and asks Fujita to take her back to the explosion scene, thinking it was an act of sabotage. As they drive, Fujita mentions that many strange car accidents have been happening that day, like a case of a girl being hit by a truck at Oumaki Station when she was apparently sleeping in the middle of the road. Hearing that the victim was identified as Nagisa Ozaki, Tomoe tells Fujita to take her there instead.
An enraged Tomoe marches over to the spot where Nagisa died. Some detectives from the Second Investigation Divison try to stop her since it's their turf, but Tomoe ignores them. After seeing the horrible state of Nagisa's corpse, Tomoe hears from Hayami that the truck driver was driving at a regular speed and couldn't see Nagisa in time since she was lying in a darkened spot. Hayami warns her to get away before any more Second Division people appear, but Okabe and Kojima arrive. Tomoe asks Hayami to send her the autopsy results later but Kojima gets in the way, saying she needs to get permission from the Second Division first. Kojima insults Tomoe by insinuating that she only got into her position because Madoka got engaged with Yamaoki, and Tomoe yells at him to shut up. Fujita tries to calm her down but Okabe fuels the fire by agreeing with Kojima's assessment. Tomoe gets even angrier and hits Okabe, and she's eventually escorted off by other investigators.
Tomoe apologizes to Okabe later, but she's given a one-week suspension. She visits Madoka at the hospital, talking with her about the latter's fear of fire and how difficult it was for Madoka to keep jobs because of it. Tomoe now understands why Madoka worked at a cabaret club long ago and assures her that Yamaoki won't mind her pyrophobia. Just then, a patient walks into the room and soon runs away when Tomoe questions him. Madoka says he was probably just confused, explaining that the floors in the hospital were all identical, so patients got confused easily and entered the wrong rooms. Tomoe has an epiphany and calls Honjou.
Tomoe deduced that Hiranuma was Kouhei's murderer. Kouhei originally had a room on the first floor, and he was transferred to the eighth floor. When the fire alarm was pulled, Hiranuma went to Kouhei's room and told him there was a real fire, making him habitually try to jump out the window. Kouhei tried to stop himself and grabbed the window, and Hiranuma pushed him out to kill him. Tomoe hears that Honjou and his men went to confront Hiranuma before she could board an airplane, however she suddenly went crazy and killed herself by slitting her throat. They have no idea what Hiranuma's motive for killing Kouhei was or why she committed suicide, as they have no records of her taking any medication. Tomoe once again thinks that Rena has some connection to this case since she was also a regular person who underwent a sudden change in behavior.
Tomoe is called to Yamaoki's office, who presents her with notice that the National Police Agency is transferring her and making her the chief of media correspondence. Unbeknownst to Tomoe, Yamaoki received a formal letter of complaint against her with Okabe's name on it. If he refused then it would cast suspicion on his recommendation for Tomoe and hurt Madoka, so he decided transferring her was the best course of action. Yamaoki thinks back to a conversation with Yamaguchi, who believed someone at the Public Safety Division had their sights on Tomoe and her father's case. The possibility of Tomoe suffering a "workplace accident" was high, so Yamaoki further believed this was for the best.
Tomoe objects, as this means she would be unable to continue investigating her cases, including Yuusuke's and Nagisa's. She pleads for more time but Yamaoki tells her that what she's doing concerns Tomoe's personal justice, not that of the police force. She demands to know why Yamaoki accepted this request when earlier he pushed for Tomoe's transferral to Kakiuchi in the first place, giving her the chance to solve Yuusuke's final case. The chief replies that working under Public Relations Director Maeno should be good for her career advancement. Tomoe continues objecting and cries, but soon accepts her transferral and leaves.
Fujita gives a saddened Tomoe a belated letter from Nagisa, sent two days before she died. Tomoe puts it away and then receives Nagisa's autopsy report: her body had an injection mark in her arm and showed signs of moving around before falling unconscious in the middle of the road. Tomoe begins to think she was murdered. Fujita explains that Kakiuchi Station is working with prefectural HQ to crack the case, and Tomoe says to leave it to them, surprising Fujita with her demeanor. She asks to be alone and reads Nagisa's letter. Nagisa says she managed to talk with Rena after the latter called and arrange a meeting with her, hoping to make amends and give Tomoe flowers when they bloomed later. Tomoe cries once again, lamenting her ability to help.
Tomoe drowns her sorrows with alcohol and stumbles around in a park, wondering if she's really fit to be a detective. Just then, she hears the same footsteps she heard in Hinamizawa when her gas was drained and suddenly finds herself in the Sea of Fragments. Hanyuu speaks to Tomoe and tells her that she is important to Rika's destiny. Tomoe is confused, and Hanyuu explains that she is like a small gear in the wheel of fate: Tomoe has a strong will to move forward, and so Rika and everyone else needs her. Tomoe asks who Hanyuu is and she introduces herself as Oyashiro-sama. She asks if Tomoe feels hatred and frustration, saying that they can resist a dark will. Hanyuu says they are waiting for her in Hinamizawa and sends Tomoe back to the human world, who wakes up on a park bench. Tomoe vaguely recalls the experience, but she feels a lot better now.
After settling in at the public relations office, Tomoe returns to the station and presents Yamaoki with a formal request for joint cooperation between Kakiuchi Station and Aichi prefectural police, wanting to test the usage of profiling techniques to investigate unsolved cases. Earlier she had convinced the higher-ups that her investigation techniques were successful in Kakiuchi and were now considering implementing them country-wide. Tomoe had also planned to do a TV report of profiling techniques from the West, stunning Madoka because of her prior dislike for the media.
As Tomoe cleans out her belongings from the station, she apologizes to Yamaoki for the way she acted and accepts that her own justice differs from the police station's justice. A formal police report for Nagisa's murder is presented by section chief Doujima, with Tomoe introduced as Subsection Chief. She plans to never give up on the case.
Connecting Fragments.
Several Fragments detail Tomoe's past from before she was a police officer. One Fragment portrays Tomoe's fright during the arson incident that killed her parents. Another one shows her subsequent resignation from the high school track team. Tsukada was sad to see her go, but he sets up a high jump bar and encourages Tomoe to try and break her record one more time. "Madoka Minai" shows Tomoe acting as her guardian after Madoka once again gets into trouble at school.
"Incident Report 4" describes the aftermath of Tomoe's murder in "Kageboushi-hen". A month after her death, an anonymous caller reported a suspicious man in the Kakiuchi service area. He was arrested and found to have several knives and wallets on him, none of which had his ID. He confessed to being Tomoe's murderer when investigators saw he knew things only her killer would know, but at trial later he denied all those charges and claimed the investigators were pressuring him to give testimony. His trial was postponed.
Various Fragments detail Tomoe's days at the public relations office and her developing friendship with Director Maeno. In "Drunken Boss' True Identity", Tomoe goes to pickup Maeno at a bar when he gets drunk. Tomoe admonishes him for getting so drunk and the shopkeeper asks her to overlook it; he's a close friend of Maeno and knows he's only like this when something terrible happens. Tomoe then recalls a meeting Maeno attended the other day that placed the blame on him for a kid's murder in an old case. Tomoe begins to sympathize with him. Tomoe gets a sleepy Maeno into her car and notices his police notebook, which contained a picture of young Maeno and Yuusuke in it. As she drives, Tomoe realizes that she met Maeno a long time ago, as he sometimes came home with Yuusuke after drinking. Maeno murmurs in his sleep, promising Yuusuke he'll help Tomoe succeed. Tomoe is moved by his words.
In "Gone with the Ashes", thanks to Maeno's help, Tomoe makes a proposal to the National Research Institute of Police Science to change the way the police tackle cases by introducing profiling analysis techniques. NRIPS considers it.
The Fragment "Reversing the Gears", taking place 24 years later and after "Yoigoshi-hen," shows a future where Tomoe has become Senior Superintendent and the new Public Relations Director. She's also gotten married and become Tomoe Sorimachi, having a daughter named Azusa.
Tomoe's daughter-in-law Miyuki Sorimachi returns to the station with her results from her Hinamizawa trip: there were strong theories that the Great Hinamizawa Disaster was man-made rather than a natural disaster, and Miyuki's inspection of the secret passage near the Sonozaki estate suggested that canisters of nerve gas were dumped there long ago. Miyuki wants to conduct a large scale investigation of the area with help from the National Polce Agency, however Tomoe secretly arranges for the SDF to destroy the secret passage and make it seem natrual. She believed the true mastermind of the disaster had long died, so there was no point in trying to avenge the 2000 people who've died long ago. Ooishi and Rena had also gone missing during the disaster, and Tomoe regretted being unable to do anything for them and Nagisa.
Tomoe wishes to have another chance to save them, and Hanyuu speaks to her again. Hanyuu tells Tomoe that she has tremendous power as one of the last Fragments she needs, and that Rika is waiting.
Miotsukushi-hen Ura.
Akasaka and his daughter Miyuki visit Kakiuchi Station, where Ooishi introduces them to Tomoe. Akasaka mentions that he was recently working on a case that was shut down from above, and he had help from a friend at the prosecutor's office too. Akasaka also says he'll be going on a hot springs trip to Wakura.
Tomoe meets Natsumi at the Kakiuchi Angel Mort. Ever since they met in Gogura, they've been conversing more often, and Tomoe's started acting as a tutor for Natsumi. A few days ago, Tomoe and Natsumi talked at a bus stop where Natsumi accidentally let her hair down, revealing just how pretty she could be. Natsumi explains she used to keep her hair down but was bullied for it, and Tomoe convinces her to be herself and keep it like that to impress her friends.
Tomoe and Natsumi celebrate the latter's newfound popularity with this small change over lunch. After eating, Natsumi starts to take her medicine but decides to do it later, explaining that she gets sleepy with it. She takes the medicine after studying so her head stays clear. Tomoe reviews Natsumi's homework and compliments her for her translation efforts, especially regarding the Puritan Revolution and Bloodless Revolution. Tomoe explains she knew a lot of people obsessed with England, so she memorized some history stuff related to it. They talk about Tomoe's personal life. She mentions she wanted to be a stewardess when she grew up and memorized the codes for airports all over the world. They also talk about Hinamizawa a little bit, and Natsumi asks if she can start referring to Tomoe as her sister. Tomoe thinks back to Nagisa and how she ended up, but she agrees to Natsumi's request anyway. Tomoe takes Natsumi home in a taxi.
Madoka asks Tomoe to visit Yamaoki's parents with her, who are coming into town in a few weeks. Tomoe decides to make time for them and gives Madoka her support, but she also questions if Madoka is really okay with the age difference she has with Yamaoki and that he will most likely pass away before her. Tomoe asks if she's going to let her children experience the sadness from losing a parent at a young age, and Madoka is unresponsive. After ruminating on Tomoe's profiling analysis project and how it may not end well for her either way, Madoka wishes her good luck and leaves.
Fujita and Hanada give Tomoe some updates on Nagisa's case. Many people in Ibaraki connected to her are refusing to reveal anything else and giving very similar, vague responses, almost as if someone is forcing them to clam up. They reveal some additional details about Nagisa's death that were kept out of the previous report, namely that her shoulders were dislocated and there were signs she was moving around before ending up in the spot where she died. There was also a bag of flower seeds belonging to Nagisa that were found near the road where she died. Tomoe asks Hanada about Rena's status, and he explains that when he told her about Kouhei and Nagisa's deaths, Rena seemed very apathetic. Rena's fingerprints were also found on the gas cap of Tomoe's car, meaning she was responsible for stealing the gas from it; the possibility of bringing Rena in for obstruction of justice is brought up, however Hanada mentions that Rena is friends with a daughter of the Sonozaki family in Hinamizawa and could be given a good lawyer, making it difficult for them to pursue investigation there. Tomoe considers talking with Rena herself later, if she can.
Tomoe heads to the TV station to practice for a later interview and bumps into Ryuuichi Arakawa, one of Maeno's informants. Tomoe drives Arakawa to Kakiuchi Airport, and during the drive Arakawa tells her that Public Security has called off their mark on her. Tomoe was being followed by investigators from Public Security and Personnel Affairs for a while, which she thinks is because of Nagisa's case. Tomoe ponders again her transferral to Public Relations, having learned later that Hata was pursuing liability against her. After some small talk, Tomoe drops off Arakawa at the airport.
Tomoe goes to the park to relax where she finds Natsumi unconscious and tries to rouse her. Natsumi awakens and mutters for her medicine. Tomoe finds Natsumi's pill case and asks how much to use when Natsumi suddenly smacks her hand away and says she'll disappear if she takes them. Tomoe goes to a nearby phonebooth to call an ambulance but looks back to see Natsumi scratching at her throat. She goes back to stop her but Natsumi suddenly grabs Tomoe and starts strangling her. As she's suffocating, Tomoe considers pulling out her baton and hitting Natsumi with it, but the girl calls for help despite her actions.
Tomoe caresses Natsumi's face and smiles, asking her to return since the Natsumi she knows is not so weak. Natsumi then remembers everything Tomoe did for her in the world of "Kageboushi-hen", even giving up her life for the analysis results of Natsumi's medicine, and falls unconscious again. Tomoe stays with her as the ambulance arrives and Hanada and Fujita check the scene. Tomoe tells them that she won't press charges, thinking that Natsumi's behavior was not normal for her. She asks Hanada to get Matsuoka of the Gifu prefectural police to do an analysis of Natsumi's blood for traces of the medicine she uses.
Natsumi is taken to Saeki General Hospital to recover. In the meantime, Tomoe calls Natsumi's mom Haruko and hears that she had an argument with Natsumi that led to her storming out of the house that morning. She asks if Natsumi had a past of strange behavior, noting Haruko's tone when she first called her. Natsumi soon wakes up and, remembering the park incident, cries as she apologizes to Tomoe. Tomoe consoles her and assures her that it was not her fault, then listens to Natsumi explain her life and why she has that medicine. She took it at a young age because she was diagnosed with anemia after some incidents at school. Because Natsumi would take more than the recommended dose all the time, she developed an evil split personality that tried to take control of her and kill Tomoe earlier. Tomoe consoles her again, professing that Natsumi really is like a sister to her. Chisato then enters the room and cries with Natsumi, asking why she never trusted her friends or wanted to talk to them about her problems. Tomoe tries to separate them but eventually leaves the room, letting the two friends settle their differences themselves.
Tomoe is busy at work when Yamaoki invites her to his office and presents her with a new project: writing wedding invitations. Tomoe rages over the suddenness of the job and at how close the wedding date is. Yamaoki also asks her to pick out a wedding ring for Madoka and hands her a catalog, then changes tone and asks how her investigation is going; Tomoe sees he's talking about her secret investigation into Nagisa's murder. He says that because Tomoe is conducting an investigation with NRIPS, she could act as an investigator if she explains things to the higher-ups. Tomoe refuses, believing that investigation content is being leaked and presents some evidence proving obstruction by a third party. She shows Yamaoki her notes regarding the Nagisa case and explains that a close friend of Youko Hiranuma who spoke with her before Kouhei's murder had gone missing, supposedly going on a trip. Tomoe apologizes for keeping the chief in the dark about this, hoping he'd understand why.
Yamaoki explains that Fujita came to him earlier and tried to persuade him to stop Tomoe from pursuing the investigation, as he was very worried. The chief tells Tomoe not to worry, as the case is still being carried out by her colleagues, but he stresses that Tomoe herself is still important. Ultimately, he tells Tomoe not to be so selfish in wanting to sacrifice herself for the investigation and explains that Maeno is still working to protect Tomoe from the fallout if she doesn't solve it within three months.
Tomoe ruminates on her past some more and prepares to leave, but then Yamaoki asks if she knows about the Lowell Incident. Tomoe is aware, but she didn't know that two patients really did die because of it, and that the incident was the result of Lowell experimenting with drugs for military applications. Tomoe realizes that the trials were also conducted overseas because the standard of living is much better, allowing for more detailed data similar to what was done in Japan. Yamaoki and Public Security had been trying to shut this all down, but they didn't have enough evidence as to the mastermind, and they had no real authority anyway. The chief believed that Yuusuke had discovered info related to this, and that was why he was targeted. Yamaoki transferred Tomoe to Kakiuchi because he wanted her to catch the culprit. The chief also explains that Yuusuke had contact with an informant who lived near Kakiuchi Airport and had connections to a certain political group that Public Security later found was connected to CIRO.
Tomoe and Hanada drive to Gifu to pick up the results of Natsumi's medicine analysis from Matsuoka. She brought Hanada with her because she felt reluctant to see Fujita's face. On the way they stop at the Kakiuchi service area. Hanada gets gas while Tomoe goes off to buy a drink at a vending machine. She suddenly gets "deja vu"; she recalls a memory of Hanada driving her here in the past and also recalls the sensation of getting stabbed, checking her lower abdomen only to see that nothing happened. Tomoe looks at a group of people waiting to board a bus and notices Rena among them. Deciding to follow and question her, Tomoe first uses a phonebooth to call Kakiuchi Station and tell them of what she's doing, asking that they also inform Hanada through her car's radio. Tomoe then gets onto the bus and silently observes Rena and her belongings. She realizes that maybe the Ibaraki incident was just like what happened with Natsumi, with how she developed another self because of her medication.
The bus stops at Oumaki, where Rena gets off. Tomoe is confused, as the only reason for Rena to come here would be to visit Nagisa. She recalls what Hanada said earlier about Rena being apathetic to Nagisa's death and determines that something is wrong. Tomoe follows Rena to a park and later introduces herself, explaining she used to be a detective at Ibaraki. She says they met a year ago at a phone booth, but Rena doesn't recall. They're both on guard with each other but Tomoe takes the initiative and deduces that Rena came to visit Nagisa Ozaki. Rena tries to leave but Tomoe stops her, claiming that minors loitering at night can be brought in by police without discretion. She also brings up Rena's criminal record and threatens to call her parents and school if she doesn't comply, and Rena breaks down crying, wanting to understand why nobody doesn't seem to accept her atoning for her sins. Tomoe remembers Nagisa's desire to continue believing in Rena and apologizes for treating her so harshly.
Tomoe agrees to take Rena to Nagisa. During their trip, Tomoe tries to contact Hanada but fails. They eventually reach the graveyard where Nagisa is buried. Seeing Rena's reaction, Tomoe's suspicions about Hanada grow even more. Rena crumples to the ground at Nagisa's grave and laments not being able to properly apologize to her. Tomoe hands her the letter she received a year ago and tells Rena she can atone by never forgetting Nagisa. Seeing that Rena scratched herself when she fell, Tomoe pulls out a bandage and accidentally drops a packet of Natsumi's pills. Rena recognizes the pills as "PC" and says she used to take them but stopped since she would always lose herself. Tomoe determines that the Ibaraki incident really was caused by these pills and asks Rena to come with her to NRIPS HQ.
At HQ, Tomoe asks Chief Souma to give counseling to Rena and to analyze the pills. After the counseling, Tomoe talks to Rena about their past encounter in Hinamizawa. Rena had no idea Tomoe was watching her at the junkyard then, and she denies that Hanada ever talked to her when Tomoe shows a picture of him. Tomoe thinks back to when Rena tried to choke her and realizes that maybe she was hallucinating, same as when she saw Rena after Madoka's car exploded.
Souma and Tomoe talk about split personalities and medication that could drive someone to self-harm. Souma mentions that he got a call from Gifu prefecture complaining about him, that he ordered Matsuoka to analyze a drug without the consent of the higher-ups. Tomoe knows she was the one who really asked Matsuoka and kept secret about it, but sees that Matsuoka gave Souma's name because of that. She also realizes that only one other person could've known about her request. Tomoe apologizes for getting them involved but Souma doesn't care. He promises to get Tomoe the drug analysis results by tomorrow.
Tomoe drives Rena back to Hinamizawa and returns to Kakiuchi Station, where she learns that Hanada has betrayed the police force and attempted to kill her. Their car exploded at the Kakiuchi service area, which was rigged to explode when the radio went off. Hanada's name also wasn't written down on the vehicle scheduling sheet. Unfortunately, Hanada has completely disappeared since the incident.
Tomoe gives Fujita a good punch for talking about her case behind her back, and later hands him the drug analysis results. As suspected, Natsumi's medication was unlicensed and is not the kind of drug a regular hospital can provide. This medicine is supposed to increase the thought-processing speed of whoever takes it, but it's very addictive. Tomoe thinks that Hiranuma's suicide may have been murder all along if she was adminstered this medicine without her knowledge. Fujita says this medicine is very similar to the Placil medicine distributed by Lowell and that they should raid it, but Tomoe rejects him since that requires a warrant.
Tomoe speaks with Arakawa again and learns that Maeno is pursuing the movements of the Ministry of Health and Welfare while Public Security is looking for a link between Lowell Inc. and the Gogura hospital. Back at the station, Tomoe takes a call from Tsukada, who asks to eat out with her. During dinner, Tomoe and Tsukada reminisce on the past. As they walk to Tsukada's car they talk about politics and Tsukada's career when he suddenly asks how much Tomoe knows about Lowell Inc. Taken aback by Tsukada's sudden change in expression, she realizes that he was involved in the case the whole time. Tsukada reveals that his boss Akihiko Chiba has been involved with the Alphabet Project and was reponsible for distributing Placil. Tomoe demands to know why Tsukada would get involved when he's always said he wanted to be a politican for the sake of justice, and he explains that it's for revenge. Tsukada vents his frustrations about politics, but Tomoe notices that he really doesn't mean all of that. Rather, he was playing the part of the bad guy and testing Tomoe.
Tsukada hands Tomoe a key, giving a strange message that it would be best used without bloodshed. Tsukada prepares to unlock his car but Tomoe stops him, fearing it'll explode like the other times. Nothing happens, and Tsukada welcomes Tomoe into the passenger seat. He explains that he was ordered by Chiba to watch over her and even kill her, as Chiba considers the detective his greatest obstacle. Tsukada apologizes for the harsh things he said, aware that he is complicit in corruption and hopes that Tomoe won't hesitate when she arrests him in the future.
Just then, Hanada emerges from hiding in the backseat and knocks them both out by injecting alcohol into them. When Tomoe awakes, she discovers the car has been moved to the harbor. Hanada plans to kill off Tomoe and Tsukada by sending their car rolling into the ocean, making it seem as though they died in a drunk driving accident. Tomoe attempts to break out of the car however she cannot do much due to her inebriation. Hanada mocks her futile attempts and explains that he was ordered to get rid of her the second she learned about the Placil medicine, regretting that she could've stayed alive longer if she didn't continue the investigation. He also explains that his boss is Chiba, the same person Tsukada was talking about, and that Hanada himself was responsible for killing Tomoe's parents 12 years ago. Hanada sends the car rolling and walks away laughing, expecting the two to meet a watery end.
Tomoe tries to rouse Tsukada but he's still knocked out. She struggles even more to escape the car and hits the brakes but nothing is working due to the sabotage Hanada did. Just as Tomoe gives up and accepts her death, Nagisa's ghost suddenly appears and tells her to break the rear door. Tomoe manages to get the backdoor open and escapes the death trap with Tsukada in tow. After getting them both to land, she falls unconscious again.
Tomoe wakes up in the hospital, with Fujita greeting her and saying that Tsukada is resting in another room. He explains that they were able to pull the car up from the harbor, which had every entrance except the rear door sealed shut. She hears from Madoka that Yamaoki is meeting with Maeno at his office and returns to Kakiuchi Station, where Maeno shows her a tabloid: Tomoe's been accused of an affair with Tsukada, with the secretary said to have forced her into a double suicide when they broke up. Tomoe reads the article and sees that much of the info is stuff only old acquaintances would know. Tomoe tries to defend herself as Maeno admonishes her, with Tomoe realizing that she should've been more careful in dealing with an enemy like this.
Maeno tells Tomoe to step away from the investigation and rest at home until they decide on a more formal course of disiciplinary action. Tomoe objects and repeats the crucial info Tsukada told her, including Chiba's machinations and Hanada's betrayal, along with Tsukada's desire of vengeance. Maeno reveals that Tsukada was engaged to a woman named Masumi Ounuma back in college: the same Ounuma whose father Shigeru Ounuma was one of the arrests made after the Lowell Incident. Maeno takes this new info to heart but still places Tomoe on adminstrative leave and promises he'll get a suitable replacement for the time being. Tomoe leaves, and Maeno and Yamaoki talk some more. The tabloid was actually Maeno's doing, as putting it out when they did should stall the enemy and give them less reason to kill Tomoe.
Tomoe, Madoka, and Fujita start packing up case materials to hand them over to the District Prosecutor's Office's special investigation department. Tomoe examines the last file they need to pack up, Yuusuke's memo, and Madoka asks about the code written on it. She says it reads like "C1", and the other part says "LX". Tomoe remembers that their father always had bad handwriting, especially with the English alphabet. She realizes that what she was reading as "go" (いけ) was actually airport codes: C1 and LX, referring to Central First Airlines and Loberta Airlines. Struck with inspiration, Tomoe asks Fujita to look into the last 30 years of activity for these two airlines. Fujita says Loberta Airlines doesn't exist anymore and merged with Central First 12 years ago, becoming just Central Airlines; and that Central holds air shows every June at Kakiuchi Airport. Tomoe happily hugs her two colleagues, having finally pieced together the mystery behind Yuusuke's note.
Just then, a man from the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office appears and introduces himself to the group as Sorimachi. Tomoe eyes his business card and gets suspicious, as someone from the Nagoya DPO was supposed to come over. The phone rings and Tomoe picks it up: it's the Nagoya DPO member on the other end saying he'll be coming in 30 minutes and has an investigation warrant. After hanging up, Tomoe asks Sorimachi if he too has a warrrant, but he meekly says he doesn't because there was no time. He just learned that Tomoe's group obtained some great intel on the Chiba case and wanted to bet on her kindess in trusting him. Tomoe denies him but Sorimachi explains that the Nagoya branch is working on behalf of Chiba; if they get their hands on the case materials, they'll only arrest Tsukada and leave Chiba untouched. There's only a few days to arrest Chiba before the general election, where taking him in for his bribes will be difficult.
Tomoe ponders for a bit but is still unsure if she can trust Sorimachi. The prosecutor begs her to listen and bows, his wallet falling out of his jacket. Tomoe picks it up and sees a picture of Sorimachi's son with a little girl, who she remembers is Akasaka's daughter. She asks about Sorimachi's connection with Akasaka, and he says they went on a camping trip one time and heard he went on a trip to Wakura recently. Tomoe remembers that Akasaka said the same thing earlier and determines that she can trust Sorimachi.
Tomoe tells Madoka and Fujita to bring the case materials down to the mail center in the basement and mail them to the Tokyo DPO. Meanwhile, Tomoe and Sorimachi drive to the Kakiuchi service area to uncover the mystery behind Tsukada's key. They go to a set of lockers and open the one matching the tag only to find nothing there. They think Chiba's men may have gotten to its contents already, but Tomoe remembers Tsukada's love of English history and his hint of "accomplished without bloodshed" to unlock a different locker and find a lot of materials in there. With this, they have enough evidence to arrest Chiba and deal a crippling blow to the Alphabet Project. Sorimachi promises that he'll get this info to the right people.
Tsukada regains consciousness and Tomoe talks with him. She consoles him regarding what happened to Masumi and regrets that Tsukada will still be arrested since he's a key conspirator. Tomoe returns to the station where she sees a live TV report of investigators raiding the Gogura university hospital and carrying out materials. A doctor who used to work there was found prescribing Placil, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare sent officers to raid the place. Tomoe prepares to go to the Narcotics Control Office and demand they hand the materials over, but Doujima says he already made that request and was denied, as they want the credit for solving the case. Ultimately this is benefitting Chiba.
Tomoe realizes that the only way the NCO could launch this raid is if they had Kakiuchi Station's case materials, meaning someone else at Kakiuchi betrayed them. The traitor is soon revealed to be Oouchi, who is dragged in by Maeno. An angry Tomoe punches Oouchi for his backstabbing. The traitor threatens to get Tomoe arrested for assault but all of the nearby officers pretend like they didn't see anything. Oouchi is dragged off to a detention cell, and Maeno tells Tomoe that he has friends at the NCO and can get those Gogura materials before they're destroyed. Tomoe laments that they still missed their chance to raid the hospital themselves and leaves.
Tomoe wonders what to do now, as Hanada is still nowhere to be found. His family was interrogated for possible leads however the wife shows indifference to the fact her husband is a criminal. Tomoe determines that Hanada must still be hiding in Kakiuchi, as he was cocky enough to stand by and watch his plan play out before leaving at the last minute. Tomoe then gets a call from Tsukada, who tells her that a trade will be happening tonight. Every Wednesday in June, drugs like Placil are smuggled into Japan, but he has no idea where. Madoka then calls, having found that some of the directors of Central Airlines are former members of Lowell Inc, and there's a special flight that takes place every year that delivers equipment for the air shows. Tomoe realizes that this is the clue they need.
That night, Tomoe prepares to leave the station when Maeno stops her, having learned Tsukada's info. Tomoe knows Kakiuchi Airport is where they'll catch the masterminds working with Chiba and Lowell, and Maeno warns her that there will be guards. He asks her to wait until he can get NCO involved and they get a warrant, but Tomoe still wants to go. Seeing Tomoe's determination and willingness to act even though she's breaking some laws, Maeno lets her go. She exits the station and is greeted by Fujita and every member of the First Division, who all want to join her in the airport raid. They're violating orders and will face consequences, but they don't care. Spurred on by their support, Tomoe orders everyone to get into their cars.
As the police convoy races to the airport, Tomoe gets a radio report that Hanada was found to be staying in a Kakiuchi hotel, and he's headed for the airport as well. She also hears that even Okabe and Second Division is lending their support. The cars finally reach the airport and split up to blockade the area. Tomoe hears that they managed to get a search warrant, so they're clear to raid the airport. True to their investigation, there was a shipment of Placil being taken at the airport. Hostilities engage between the officers and the criminals, and the latter is taken care of with no problem.Tomoe sees that Hanada's trying to escape by stealing the airplane the shipment came in. It starts takeoff and Tomoe drives up the runway to stop it. She rams her car into one of the landing wheels, causing the plane to crash. Tomoe manages to escape her car at the last minute but comes out gravely wounded, feeling as though something else pushed her out of her car.
Tomoe is ecstatic at succeeding in her death-defying stunt when Hanada emerges from the wreckage and corners her at gunpoint and fires several warning shots. Hanada starts having a breakdown, blaming the Minai family for all his problems and exclaiming that Yuusuke killed his brother 13 years ago. Tomoe remembers that this was the Shirakaba mountain villa incident, where the police battled extremist student activists; Yuusuke killed a student named Kazunori Takiguchi. Tomoe says the killing was justified since the students had already killed two officers before then but Hanada won't hear it. He looked up to his brother and suffered when he died, having joined Akihiko Chiba as one of his minions.
Tomoe calls Hanada a coward and says he refused to take life head-on and ran away instead. It was Hanada's fault that his life ended up like this, not Yuusuke's or Tomoe's. Hanada gets riled up as Tomoe expresses that maybe he really did want to become a police officer, noting how he showed genuine happiness at solving cases at times. She also gets Hanada to accidentally confess that he knows the truth about Nagisa's death. Hanada gets fed up and prepares to shoot Tomoe for real, but he suddenly falls over from being shot in the side by Yamaoki. The other officers arrive and surround the area as Yamaoki tells Tomoe to get on her feet. Feeling the silent encouragement of all her comrades, Tomoe walks up to Hanada and handcuffs him.
As a result of the sudden police raid, Tomoe will be transferred to the police academy in Ibaraki to teach there for a while as punishment; better that facing legal action. After getting Hanada's confession regarding his involvement in Nagisa's death, Tomoe realizes that Nagisa's ghost really did appear to her and save her from Hanada's death trap. Nagisa also pushed her out of her car when she drove into the airplane.
A bag of Nagisa's flower seeds was also found inside Tsukada's car, which Hanada used to kidnap Nagisa a year ago. Tomoe takes these seeds and visits Nagisa's grave, where she meets Rena. She thanks the girl for her help in the case and promises that the Placil medicine won't hurt anyone ever again. Nagisa's ghost then appears and thanks Tomoe and Rena for being her friends before disappearing. Knowing that she would've done the same, Tomoe gives Rena Nagisa's pouch of flower seeds. Rena sees that they're Nagisa's favorite kind: Japanese bell flower seeds, representing everlasting love.
Miotsukushi-hen Omote.
Sometime after the airport incident, Tomoe is called in by Ooishi for a favor. Shion is arrested in Hinamizawa and Ootaka attempts to get her transferred to Gogura. Ooishi challenges his authority when Tomoe arrives, who explains that Shion will be transferred to Aichi police HQ instead. Ootaka leaves defeated. Afterwards, Tomoe explains to Ooishi that the burnt corpse they found may not belong to Miyo Takano after all, meaning he can get an arrest warrant for her.
| Tomoe Minai |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoe Minai/Gallery
| Tomoe Minai/Gallery |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoe Minai/Sprites
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomohi
| Tomohi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomohiro
| Tomohiro |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomohiro Miyajima
is the main protagonist of "Kaidan to Odorou, Soshite Anata wa Kaidan de Odoru"". "He and his friends create a fake curse called Ohone-sama for fun which winds up spiraling out of control when they're asked to curse Miyoko Tanashi.
Personality.
Tomohiro is somewhat smart however he's a little naive.
Story.
Tomohiro and his friends Tooru and Hiroyuki break into the donation box at a shrine and, to curb their boredom and make some money, decide to make a curse called Ohone-sama, hoping that people will donate the the shrine. At school they begin scrawling the kanji for "bone" all over blackboards and hiding pig bones wherever they can for students to find. The rumor of Ohone-sama's curse starts spreading around the school, and money starts coming into the donation box.
Tomohiro and his friends later find in the box 50,000 yen and a letter asking them to curse Miyoko Tanashi. That night Tomohiro's aunt Yuka tells him that the police have been getting many reports surrounding Ohone-sama's curse but aren't planning to investigate.
The next day Miyoko discovers several bones inside of her bag even though nobody had been near it that morning. Tomohiro chose not to get involved and figures another student is using Ohone-sama's curse to get revenge on her. He later hears that Miyoko has fallen off of a flight of stairs in the outside prefab building and fell unconscious, and the students are blaming it on Ohone-sama's curse. Tomohiro realizes that he and his friends will probably be tied back to it if the police investigates.
They decide to find out the culprit behind Miyoko's accident and want to check the letter for fingerprints, however nobody has it on them. They then interrogate Rie Satou, a girl who was on bad terms with Miyoko. After a round of bluffing, Tomohiro tricks Satou into revealing that she was on the roof of the school during the accident and could see who pushed Miyoko: she seemed to jump off by herself, as if someone invisible pushed her.
Tomohiro struggles to sleep that night and wakes up to hear Yuka on the phone, learning that Miyoko has woken up and accused Satou of pushing her off. Satou seems to disappear from school the next day as Miyoko returns, with Tomohiro wondering if Satou really lied to him. He heads to the shrine to find the donation box burned up, which likely destroyed the letter as well. Yuka then shows up and reveals to him that Satou was placed under house arrest, as they discovered she was having an affair with a teacher. Tomohiro then realizes that Miyoko was the one who sent the letter in the first place, an elaborate plan to get revenge on Satou for stealing her boyfriend and on a teacher who dumped Miyoko for Satou.
Tomohiro confronts Miyoko about this the next day, and she begins calling him "father" while thanking him for allowing her to become a curse and live on in the school. Miyoko attempts to jump off the roof and Tomohiro catches her, stopping her from falling unconscious like she did the other day. Miyoko then caresses his face and asks if he'll acknowledge her should she continue to be a curse.
| Tomohiro Miyajima |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoko Okada
is Michiru Sakurada's best friend who dies in an accident.
Appearance.
Tomoko has short black hair and wears large white glasses. She wears a beige sweater, black pants, brown stockings and black shoes.
Personality.
Like Michiru, Tomoko loves occult topics but leans more towards sci-fi. She is very caring towards Michiru, to the point where she rejects being resurrected so that Michiru can live her life without worry.
Background.
Tomoko became good friends with Michiru as one of the few people who didn't doubt her sixth sense and enjoyed talking about all sorts of things with her. They wrote down a lot of things in a notebook. When Tomoko suddenly dies on a trip with her family when she falls and hits her head, a heartbroken Michiru attempts to bring her back to life.
Story.
My Best Friend.
Michiru summons a demon to revive Tomoko. The demon offers to teach Michiru to art of resurrection, but it will require her to burn their notebook and give up her greetings forever. Tomoko actually asked to have the notebook burned because she didn't want Michiru to live her life constantly being sad over her death, nor does she want her to go through life being unable to greet anyone.
Michiru performs the resurrection and summons Tomoko's soul, but the girl pretends to hate Michiru and tells her she doesn't want to be brought back to life. Michiru sadly says farewell to her friend again and becomes resolved to live a better life.
After School.
In this dream world, Tomoko becomes friends with Yoko Numata and Takeshi Nonomiya.
| Tomoko Okada |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoko Okada/Sprites
| Tomoko Okada/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoyo Kano
is a character appearing in "Kokorokuzushi".
Profile.
From Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Complete Analysis Book:
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Subordinate of Hirohumi Inoue
A subordinate of Hirohumi Inoue, who belongs to the Mountain Dogs unit of the Irie Institute. She is 35 years old, divorced from her husband six months earlier, and seems to be impatient with being divorced and single. Hiromi's mother.
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猪上博文の部下
入江機関・山狗部隊に所属する猪上博文の部下。35歳で、半年前に夫と別れ、バツイチで独り身とういうことに焦りを感じているらしい。裕美の母親。
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| Tomoyo Kano |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoyo Sakagami
is a character appearing in in the "" collaboration event Maidens Traveling in Summer.
Appearance.
Tomoyo has long gray hair, wears a black headband, and has blue eyes. She wears a school uniform.
| Tomoyo Sakagami |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomoyo Sakagami/Sprites
| Tomoyo Sakagami/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tomozo
| Tomozo |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tooru
| Tooru |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toratsu 130 Interview
| Toratsu 130 Interview |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toratsugu
| Toratsugu |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toratsugu Uedera
is Wayne Uedera's grandson and works for Primavera as Julie's bodyguard in 2012. He first appears in Season 3.
Appearance.
Toratsugu has short brown hair and wears black-rimmed glasses. He wears a black vest adorned with colored buttons over a white shirt with a black tie. A police baton and knife are holstered on his sides. Toratsugu has a few scars visible on his arms.
Personality.
Toratsugu tries to act cool and tough a lot, which usually prompts Wayne to tell him to be quiet. Toratsugu also takes his job of protecting Julie very seriously, telling off her coworkers when they get too close and annoying her greatly.
Background.
Toratsugu was raised to do all he could for Primavera, having been told that he would someday serve Rose's descendants. Toratsugu was then appointed as a bodyguard for Julie until she finishes interviewing Jeanne.
Story.
"Season 3".
Toratsugu is first introduced in 2012 when he protects Julie from being attacked by a homeless man. He then drives Julie home and reveals he'd been assigned as her bodyguard, getting an undercover job at her workplace.
During a later conversation with Julie, Toratsugu suggests that Jeanne may be preparing to name Julie as her successor.
"Last Season".
At the very end, Julie is revealed to be the granddaughter of Rose and Leo. Toratsugu apologizes for his past rudeness and pledges his life to protecting Julie.
| Toratsugu Uedera |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toratsugu Uedera/Image Gallery
| Toratsugu Uedera/Image Gallery |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toratsugu Uedera/Sprites
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| Toratsugu Uedera/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toshifumi Kawase
| Toshifumi Kawase |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toshiro Gohda
, also known as Gouda in the manga, is a servant employed as a chef.
Profile.
"A servant hired as a cook."
"He hasn't served this family long, but through his earlier jobs and previous experience, he has cultivated a talent for entertaining guests.Because of this, he is very highly regarded as a servant."
Appearance.
Gohda has dark green hair and wears a black tuxedo with a white undershirt and red bowtie.
Personality.
Gohda is often cowardly, as at one point he pushes the responsibility of late tea delivery onto Shannon. He also tends to get anxious to the point that he can't speak properly.
Gohda looks down on Shannon and Kanon for being permitted to wear the One-Winged Eagle despite Gohda's cooking skills. Even so, he shows some concern for them at times.
Background.
Much of Gohda's background is revealed in "Notes from a Certain Chef"". "He used to work as a chef in a high-class hotel before getting fired due to conflicts with the head staff. Gohda was blacklisted from finding work at other establishments, and when he heard that the Ushiromiya family was looking to hire a live-in cook, Gohda jumped at the chance and got the job.
Role in the Story.
Legend of the Golden Witch.
Gohda is first introduced when he welcomes the Ushiromiya family to Rokkenjima. He prepares a multitude of delicious food, including a dessert made from rose petals.
Gohda is later killed on the first twilight.
"His corpse was found inside the rose garden storehouse. His face seems to have been smashed after his death."
"How unfortunate. Apparently, he was originally supposed to be on duty in the guesthouse."
Turn of the Golden Witch.
After Jessica and Kanon's deaths, Gohda is cooking food in the kitchen with the other servants when a severely wounded Kanon suddenly bursts through the back door. The servants and Nanjo take Kanon to the servants room to patch him up, but Kanon suddenly conjures a blade and kills Nanjo and Kumasawa. Gohda slams Kanon into the wall as Shannon and Genji retrieve a spiderweb and press it to Kanon's wounds, making him disintegrate.
Gohda and the other servants try to relay this information to Rosa's group, but Gohda is too nervous to properly explain what he saw. Later, Gohda, the remaining servants and George are banished to the kitchen. Gohda, Shannon and George then head to the chapel to retrieve the key to Natsuhi's room, but Beatrice attempts to kill them.
The group is chased all the way to Natsuhi's room, where a spirit mirror that could defeat Beatrice is inside. Gohda uses his body to block the door, which keeps magically unlocking, and Beelzebub eventually kills him by stabbing him in the chest.
"Died in Natsuhi's room, with his chest pierced by a weapon shaped like a stake."
"At the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill."
"The cook was cooked. Kihihihihi."
Banquet of the Golden Witch.
Died in the first twilight as part of a chain of closed rooms.
"His corpse was found in the waiting room on the third floor. The weapon used on him is assumed to be a gun or spear-shaped object."
"The room next to the study is fitting for him, considering how much he wanted to earn Kinzo's favor."
Alliance of the Golden Witch.
Gohda and Kumasawa escape the dining room where the first twilight occurred and rush to tell Battler and the cousins about it. By the order of Kinzo, the two of them are locked inside the garden storehouse, and the key is passed to Gohda.
When Battler goes to take his test, he looks inside the storehouse to see Gohda and Kumasawa dead and hanging from the ceiling. Battler later performs a more thorough investigation in the Tea Party.
"His corpse was found in the rose garden storehouse. It's assumed that he was hung by the neck after being shot in the forehead."
"They put ropes around their own necks. That can be a pretty interesting experience now and then."
End of the Golden Witch.
Alive by the time of the game's suspension.
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
Alive by the time of the game's suspension.
Requiem of the Golden Witch.
In the Tea Party, he was killed by Kyrie with a shot to the head.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
When Erika comes to attack the Golden Land, the group tries to stall for time by pretending to argue amongst themselves. At first Gohda talks about handing over the Golden Land, but then suddenly talks about defending it, which is immediately noticed by Erika.
Other Appearances.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa.
"Notes from a Certain Chef"" "is a TIP that focuses on Gohda. After taking the job as the Ushiromiya family's head chef, Gohda witnesses bizarre pranks involving magic circles being found drawn, increasing his belief in the Golden Witch.
| Toshiro Gohda |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toshiro Gohda/Gallery
| Toshiro Gohda/Gallery |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toshiro Gohda/Sprites
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Touji Kimiyoshi
| Touji Kimiyoshi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toujirou
| Toujirou |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toujirou Mitake
is a major in the AOU military and Miyao's father.
Profile.
"From AOU Japan"
"A Special Major attached to the AOU Combined Military HQ Manager"
"He's officially a military reporter, but actually serves as an intelligence officer directly under the AOU Combined Military HQ Manager. He's been granted extralegal authority to take any action of his own volition that will serve the interests of the state."
"He also has connections with intelligence officers from other factions who are in similar positions, and it's suspected that his main job is to resolve matters quietly between various militaries whenever feuds between factions break out."
"He's part of the generation that came before Infant PP Training, but he's also the rare middle-aged man who can control a Gauntlet a little."
Appearance.
Toujirou has brown hair and wears glasses with black rims. He wears a green jacket and khakis with brown shoes.
Personality.
Toujirou is very aloof, traveling the world and doing whatever he feels like. He also frequently muses on the state of the world and on various problems, showing some joy in manipulating these problems for his own benefit.
Relationships.
Miyao Mitake.
Toujirou and his son don't talk often due to Toujirou traveling the world a lot, but they still exchange emails. Toujirou wants to ensure that Miyao becomes the best Gauntlet Knight he can be and gives him a lot of advice.
Jestress.
Jestress acts as a liaison between Toujirou and the Three Kings. Toujirou regularly flirts with her but Jestress always blows off his advances, citing it as "technically cheating".
Special Abilities.
Override Code Issued by the AOU Combined Military HQ Manager (SS)
"He has an override code that can modify any order issued within the AOU Combined Military using the HQ Manager's authority."
"Of course, this is a rarely used trump card. There's thought to be strict regulations preventing Its easy abuse."
Intelligence Officer Network (S)
"He has a network of intelligence officers across all factions. He can quickly obtain any sort of dark information from across the world."
"Rumor has it that the 'pocket change' he makes by using this network has grown to quite a fortune. "
Mitake Flash (A)
"His hobby is taking photos using the naked eye, and he's always subconsciously seeking the best angle."
"He loves his son too much, and his mental image folder is filled with pictures of a 0-year-old Mlyao."
Background.
Toujirou raised Miyao by himself, as his wife and Miyao's mother was not present during Miyao's life. He raised Miyao to be an excellent Gauntlet Knight and started getting involved in various Orders, later forming the Order of the Wisteria; as such, Toujirou has a large information network.
Story.
Toujirou is first introduced in Chapter 1 talking to Seshat. He later goes to a LATO bar and obtains some 8MS blueprints from an acquaintance before being brought by Valentina to meet a LATO executive.
Toujirou attends a party in a LATO hotel and hacks into an executive's Selcom to steal some data. He returns to the party and, after witnessing how the "secondary secretaries" are being treated by military officials, comments that this world is worthy of destruction.
Toujirou later has some talks with Miyao and tells him that World War IV is approaching and to be prepared. Soon after, he speaks with Jestress and makes some advances on her, with the latter commenting that it's technically cheating.
During another conversation with Miyao, Toujirou explains that he runs a chivalric order and encourages him to start one of his own. After bidding farewell again, Toujirou has separate conversations with Seshat and Jestress. Seshat asks for the whereabouts of Toujirou's ex-wife, to which he knows nothing; Jestress is asked to remove her mask, and Toujirou is reminded of the first time he and Jestress met from this.
In Chapter 16, Toujirou muses about "God's program" and how there will always be a minority appearing to challenge the majority opinion, and there's a "bug" that can be exploited. He's used the Order of the Wisteria to manipulate information and make it so that the majority public opinion favors war, thereby ensuring that the minority opinion of anti-war practically doesn't exist.
In Chapter 19, he attends the signing of the global peace treaty at the IPMA HQ as a reporter and records a video of the explosion incident. He sends the video to Miyao in such a way that it can only be watched once.
In Chapter 23, during the drone revolt Toujirou relaxes in the ruins of a destroyed beach and is accompanied by Valentina and Maricarmen, who were supposed to escort him to a shelter. Toujirou notes that the drones are destroying everything equally, with Mari thinking of him as some inhuman observer.
In the final chapter, Toujirou hacks into Miyao's Gauntlet and takes control of it, forcing him to kill Lingji.
In the epilogue, Toujirou is guided at gunpoint by Vier Dreissig and shows her a statue of the Venus de Milo with a secret compartment in it. Another scene seemingly depicts Toujirou and his wife naming the newborn Miyao.
The final Data Fragment "The Revelation of Saint Ioánnis" shows that Toujirou is aware of an unknown opponent using the titular Revelation to destroy the world and is prepared to stop them.
| Toujirou Mitake |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toujirou Mitake/Gallery
| Toujirou Mitake/Gallery |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toujirou Mitake/Sprites
| Toujirou Mitake/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toya Hachijo
| Toya Hachijo |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toé Kurokami
is a member of the Local Community Service Club in "Iwaihime". She is a shrine priestess and heir to the Kurokami family.
Relationships.
Overview.
LCSC Club Members
Other
| Toé Kurokami |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Toé Kurokami/Sprites
Toé's sprites are shared with Suzunome, though the latter only shows up in the priestess outfits.
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| Toé Kurokami/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Trap
UraHigu.
Irie comes to Rika's home, where Akasaka stays, and tells him that he bought him groceries. When they open the bag, it turns out that he only bought bananas.
| Trap |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Trap Kitty
was the thirty-sixth event in . It is a cat-themed event that ran from February 1, 2022 until February 10, 2022.
Boosted Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units associated with this event.
All following units have a rarity of SSR.
| Trap Kitty |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Trianthologia
"For the series, please refer TRianThology ~Sanmenkyou no Kuni no Alice~"
"For the album, please refer TRianThology SoundTracks -Gareki no Alice-"
trianthologia is one of the ending themes for TRianThology ~Sanmenkyou no Kuni no Alice~. It was written by Zakuro Motoki and performed by Zakuro Motoki and Nei Kino. It was composed by xaki, who composed the score for the series. The full version of the song was included in TRianThology SoundTracks -Gareki no Alice-, the official soundtrack album for the series which was released on 21st June, 2016.
| Trianthologia |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubaki Naruse
| Tsubaki Naruse |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubakiko Harumiya
is a member of the Local Community Service Club in "Iwaihime".
Relationships.
Overview.
LCSC Club Members
| Tsubakiko Harumiya |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubakiko Harumiya/Sprites
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| Tsubakiko Harumiya/Sprites |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubamegaeshi
is a spinoff manga inspired by the video game "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan". It was illustrated by and serialized in Takeshobo's magazine from December 1, 2009 to December 28, 2010 with 14 total chapters. It was later collected into 2 volumes.
| Tsubamegaeshi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubamegaeshi-hen
| Tsubamegaeshi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubamegaeshi-hen Volume 1
is the first volume of the Tsubamegaeshi manga.
| Tsubamegaeshi-hen Volume 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubamegaeshi-hen Volume 2
is the second and final volume of the Tsubamegaeshi manga.
| Tsubamegaeshi-hen Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubamegaeshi Volume 1
| Tsubamegaeshi Volume 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubamegaeshi Volume 2
| Tsubamegaeshi Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubasa
| Tsubasa |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubasa (disambiguation)
Tsubasa could refer to:
| Tsubasa (disambiguation) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsubasa (song)
| Tsubasa (song) |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsuisou no Despair
"For the album, please refer "
is the opening for the first volume of the console game, "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna". It was performed by Kanako Ito and composed by Chiyomaru Shikura. A titular single featuring the full version was released on 26th June, 2008.
Video Releases.
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Lyrics.
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External Links.
Translation:
| Tsuisou no Despair |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsukiotoshi
is an extra arc from first included in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri". It was written by Koshiko Miyagi.
Plot Summary.
"Keiichi, Rena, and Shion plan to kill Teppei in order to save Satoko, who has been forced to live a difficult life because of him."
"The trio have their own agendas, but their goal is the same. Then, on the night of the village festival, the Watanagashi, the three of them lurk in the shadows of a tree..."
Release History.
Original Release.
"Tsukiotoshi-hen" was first released in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri" for the PlayStation 2 on February 22, 2007.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui.
This arc was rereleased in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui" on March 12, 2015 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou.
"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou" included this arc and was released on July 26, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch and January 24, 2019 for the PlayStation 4.
| Tsukiotoshi |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsukiotoshi-hen
| Tsukiotoshi-hen |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Tsukiotoshi-hen/CG
| Tsukiotoshi-hen/CG |
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