Jisei (video game)
Encyclopedia
Jisei is a Visual Novel
video game for the Microsoft Windows
, Mac OS X
and Linux
platforms. The game was developed and published by SakeVisual
and is the first installment of the Green Tea Line.
In the epilogue it is reveled that Chance plays a double role too. She calls someone and tells him or her that she could not get the USB the person wanted. Then she claims that she found someone the person was looking for while she probably means the main protagonist by this.
The unnamed main protagonist of the series. A teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches. He seems to have unnaturally bad luck, constantly finding dead bodies. He does not like to give out much information about himself, but it seems that he's been traveling from one city to the next for several years.
A barista in the café where Sara was murdered.
A busy business woman who works for Biodev Imaging.
A police detective in the city of Edgewater. He has a sarcastic streak and a quick tongue. Despite his laid back nature, he knows more than he lets on.
A college kid with a sweet personality and a shy demeanor. He is part of a special detective agency, and he has an eidetic memory. He's often the (very quiet) voice of reason.
She is the victim. She worked for Biodev Imaging.
. Several known voice actors were involved such as Kira Buckland
and Micah Solusod
. The opening theme song is "Calling To The One" by Aural Wave.
and continues the story of the first game. On August 21, 2011 it was announced that a third installment is in planning stages. There are currently five installments of the series planned.
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...
video game for the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
platforms. The game was developed and published by SakeVisual
SakeVisual
SakeVisual is a developer and publisher of interactive story games such as Visual Novels and Otome games, well-known for their otome game RE: Alistair++. Their games are for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. SakeVisual is a partner of Hanako Games, Winter Wolves and Tycoon Games.-History:SakeVisual was...
and is the first installment of the Green Tea Line.
Plot
A young teenager with no name and no home has the unique ability to relive the death of any corpse that he touches. One day he fells asleep in a café and after he wakes up he does not feel very well. He goes to the restroom and discovers a dead woman on the floor with a knife in her chest. Since he can see the last minutes of a dead person by touching them he touches the woman. He learns that she was not stabbed but suffocated. Jennifer Bergstrom sees the boy touching the woman and now believes he is the murderer. A detective who appeared to be at the café coincidentally decides to question all people who are at this place to find the culprit; Chance, Jennifer, Kizaki and the unnamed boy. While the boy tries to proof his innocence by question the attendees too and examining the café he discovers duct tape in the trash in the mens restroom. After collecting all clues he tells detective Gurski about it and identifies the culprit. It turns out that Jennifer Bergstrom suffocated the victim Sara Blackmoore. Sara was also working for Biodev Imaging and stole research from Auten Engineering, a competitor of Biodev for Jennifer. However she decided to double cross her employer in favor of a third party that offered her more money. When Jennifer is confronted with this she tries to run but the others managed to stop her and she confesses. Detective Gurski snaps a pair of handcuffs on her wrists and leads her outside. Kizaki, who says his reals name is Naoki wants the unnamed boy to help him finding out who the third party is. At the end Naoki's twin sister and boss, Aki shows up personally and offers the boy to work with them. However she made clear that they do not need his help but he need their help.In the epilogue it is reveled that Chance plays a double role too. She calls someone and tells him or her that she could not get the USB the person wanted. Then she claims that she found someone the person was looking for while she probably means the main protagonist by this.
Characters
- ???:
The unnamed main protagonist of the series. A teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches. He seems to have unnaturally bad luck, constantly finding dead bodies. He does not like to give out much information about himself, but it seems that he's been traveling from one city to the next for several years.
- Chance Jackson:
A barista in the café where Sara was murdered.
- Jennifer Bergstrom:
A busy business woman who works for Biodev Imaging.
- Mikolaj Gurski:
A police detective in the city of Edgewater. He has a sarcastic streak and a quick tongue. Despite his laid back nature, he knows more than he lets on.
- Kizaki Suitani alias Naoki Mizutani:
A college kid with a sweet personality and a shy demeanor. He is part of a special detective agency, and he has an eidetic memory. He's often the (very quiet) voice of reason.
- Sara Blackmoore:
She is the victim. She worked for Biodev Imaging.
Gameplay
During the game the player has the ability to examine the current place to find clues. The player also can talk to people and get hints. All hints will be placed in a notebook so the player can keep track of the clues.Development
The game was created with Ren'PyRen'Py
The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine is a free software engine which facilitates the creation of visual novels, a form of computer-mediated storytelling...
. Several known voice actors were involved such as Kira Buckland
Kira Buckland
Kira Buckland is an American voice actress.Kira graduated from University of Alaska, Anchorage, majoring in Japanese. Since winning the Anime Expo 2007 AX Idol Voice Acting competition Buckland has been working professionally with Bang Zoom! Entertainment...
and Micah Solusod
Micah Solusod
Micah Solusod is an American voice actor at Funimation Entertainment. He was born and raised in Hawaii before moving to Texas to become a voice actor...
. The opening theme song is "Calling To The One" by Aural Wave.
Staff
- Writing, programming: Ayu Sakata
- Character design, art: M. Beatriz Garcia
- Music Composition: Marc Conrad Tabula
- Opening theme: Aural Wave
Voice actors
- Chance: Kira BucklandKira BucklandKira Buckland is an American voice actress.Kira graduated from University of Alaska, Anchorage, majoring in Japanese. Since winning the Anime Expo 2007 AX Idol Voice Acting competition Buckland has been working professionally with Bang Zoom! Entertainment...
- Miss Bergstrom: Morgan Barnhart
- Detective Gurski: Chris Niosi
- Kizaki: Micah SolusodMicah SolusodMicah Solusod is an American voice actor at Funimation Entertainment. He was born and raised in Hawaii before moving to Texas to become a voice actor...
- Voice: Apphia YuApphia YuApphia Yu is an American voice actress and founder of SakeVisual from Dallas, TX.- Video games :- Anime :- Software :-Television: * Chase - Thai Girl* The Good Guys - Diner Patron...
Sequels
The second installment of the game is named KanseiKansei (video game)
Kansei is a Visual Novel video game for the Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. The game was developed and published by SakeVisual and is the second installment in the Green Tea Line and the sequel to Jisei.-Plot:...
and continues the story of the first game. On August 21, 2011 it was announced that a third installment is in planning stages. There are currently five installments of the series planned.