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ese visual novel

Visual novel

A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...

 created by Idea Factory

Idea Factory

is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot...

 directed at the female market, known as an otome game

Otome game

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. Released on July 6, 2006 for the PlayStation 2

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, the protagonist is a teenage girl who revisits a small village she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and supernatural dangers surrounding it.

Story

The protagonist is a teenage girl (Tamaki) who revisits a small village, she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and supernatural dangers surrounding it.

While walking along the hillsides waiting for the person who her grandmother sent to fetch Tamaki to the village, Tamaki comes across a small, white round object with sticks for limbs and talks. It runs off soon after, with Tamaki chasing after it. Soon Tamaki finds herself in a place where ‘it doesn’t feel like the world I came from’. She gets attacked by three slime creatures, and a male comes charging in to save her - by clamping his hands around her body and mouth and telling her to be quiet.

Main characters

The main character. Her name is changeable in the PS2 and DS version. She is the next Tamayorihime after her grandmother.

• • Voiced by Tomokazu Sugita
    Tomokazu Sugita
    is a Japanese voice actor employed by Atomic Monkey. Best known for his role as Gintoki in Gintama, he also voices Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. He is also one of the three hosts on the radio show Bururaji promoting the videogame Blazblue which is produced and released on Nico Nico...
    
    

The first guardian the main character meets and also her classmate. Has powerful strength. Is quite slow. His hobby is doing crosswords and he likes eating taiyaki

Taiyaki

is a Japanese fish-shaped cake. The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened azuki beans. Other common fillings may be custard, chocolate, or cheese. Some shops even sell taiyaki with okonomiyaki, gyoza filling, or a sausage inside....

. He is the descendant of the oni, whose power is very hard to control, especially when near the sealed magical sword Onikirimaru.

• • Voiced by Kousuke Okano
    Kousuke Okano
    is a Japanese voice actor often featured on Japanese anime television network Animax as narrator along with fellow voice actor Yukari Tamura.-Notable voice roles:*Taichi Miyamoto in Bleach*Recca Hanabishi in Flame of Recca*Russell Tringum in Fullmetal Alchemist...
    
    

An upperclassman of the main character and one of the five guardians. Mahiro is the descendent of the raven and can control the wind. He is extremely self-conscious when it comes to his height. Usually very loud and energetic and can act immature. However when needs be he can show a serious and deep side. Likes women with big breasts. Loves motorbikes and fried noodle buns.

• • Voiced by Daisuke Namikawa
    Daisuke Namikawa
    is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Across Entertainment.He started acting in 1984. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Hirakawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. Despite his wide range of voice casting, he is usually cast as young,...
    
    

An upperclassman of the main character and another of the five guardians. Yuuichi is the descendent of the nine-tailed fox and specializes in using illusions and spirit fire. He is very quiet and can be emotionless. Likes spacing out and has the ability to sleep anywhere at anytime.

• • Voiced by Hiroki Shimowada
    Hiroki Shimowada
    is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor from Mie Prefecture attached to 81 Produce.-Anime:2000* Boogiepop Phantom as Middle Schooler 2001* Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san as Shun Imagawa/Imashun2002* SaiKano as Nori...
    
    

One grade below the main character and another guardian. Shinji has the power of healing (kaifuku) and can use the power of words to control things.

• • Voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa
    Daisuke Hirakawa
    is a Japanese voice actor. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Namikawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. He is the official Japanese voice actor for Orlando Bloom. For some roles, he is also known as Hirai Tatsuya.- Career :At first, as he...
    
    

Unofficial leader of the guardians and descendent of the giant snake. The tactician of the group and can also create powerful seals and barriers. Also controls water. He is very polite and reliable but has a childish side. Is usually seen smiling. Loves tea.

• • Voiced by Kazunori Nomiya

He is in the same year as Tamaki and Takuma but he is actually one year older than them. He is a lone wolf and does as he pleases. He has a penchant for sniffing Tamaki which is due to his powers.

Logos

• • Voiced by Tomomi Isomura

A young girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Logos believes that she is the sacred maiden blessed by God. She can neutralise all magical attacks and bless spirits. Aria speaks in an adult-like manner but sometimes acts like a child (though she denies she is one).

An aide to Aria. His codename is one in German. He has super strength and specialises in close range combat.

An aide to Aria. His codename is two in German. Zwei fights with a scythe and likes to eat his opponents' souls. Mahiro calls him "death-god".

An aide to Aria. His codename is three in German. Drei is a magician and can summon dark spirits to fight. He is very interested in research and regards his opponents as potential research subjects.

The only female aide to Aria and the one she trusts the most. Out of all her subordinates Vier was the only one chosen by Aria herself. A tactician.

Others

• • Voiced by Chihiro Aokawa

A girl that works at the shrine. Very polite and can appear emotionless and doll-like. She is a very good cook and is good at housework. She has the power to create invisible barriers. Tamaki, when caught in her barrier at one point, comments that it feels like mizu-ame (a kind of syrup).

• O-chan

A fox spirit the main character receives. It can be named by the player. Travels in the main character's shadow and comes out at her calling. Likes curling up and sleeping in warm places.

• • Voiced by Amika Takahashi

The english teacher at the main character's school. Has long blonde hair and looks like she's from Hollywood. Of German origin.

• • Voiced by Junko Minagawa
    Junko Minagawa
    is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyo. She is well known for voicing young boys, although she has done "feminine" lady roles, as well as flirtatious women. She has also sang some of the openings and endings of the anime Prince of Tennis as well as vocal tracks and singles for this...
    
    

A classmate of the main character that befriends her. Makes money from making straw voodoo dolls.

• • Voiced by Junko Minagawa
    Junko Minagawa
    is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyo. She is well known for voicing young boys, although she has done "feminine" lady roles, as well as flirtatious women. She has also sang some of the openings and endings of the anime Prince of Tennis as well as vocal tracks and singles for this...
    
    

A mysterious man the main character meets early on at the shrine. He says he is a businessman. Is interested in reading palms and faces. Loves rice crackers.

Sequels

• • PlayStation 2 - February 15, 2007
  • PlayStation 2 - August 9, 2007
  • PlayStation 2 - October 1, 2009
  • PlayStation Portable - August 19, 2010
  • Nintendo DS - June 16, 2011
  • PlayStation 2 - August 7, 2008
  • PlayStation Portable - April 15, 2010
  • Nintendo DS - August 25, 2011
  • PlayStation 2 - October 1, 2009
  • PlayStation Portable - September 30, 2010
  • PlayStation 3
    PlayStation 3
    The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
    
    - May 26, 2011
  • PlayStation Portable - July 2011