Isamu says he is a skeptic, and that he doesn't believe in supernatural things. Every day, however, after a peaceful night, he will be frightened by people with whom he has to deal daily. He says that living people can scare him to death.
This is a story about fear, about love, and about the incompatibilities between love and fear.
Caution: this is not a horror story. You've been warned!
merdeamour wrote:First-- I absolutely loved this. The story was so engrossing that I read it for a little less than two hours straight. The art was beautiful, of course, and further enhanced the writing you got going on there. There were a few flaws in writing (like I thought you sometimes used exclamation marks excessively), but they didn't distract me from the VN itself. I have to say that this was a masterpiece... the art was gorgeous, and the characters well-developed.
Endings: only one, but you can understand it the way you prefer.philip wrote:The first post in this thread says that it takes four hours to go through it; well despite that, and the fact that it was quite late already, I just could not resist going through it. I have just finished - it is now 5 am. It was well worth it, the art is wonderful, the characters are believable, the story is captivating - I greatly enjoyed the experience. After a good night's . . . um, make that morning's sleep, I will be visiting it again. A very impressive effort!
FellowKahjiit wrote:I think you could have done better... ALOT BETTER! This story was boring. im sorry, but if I were to rate it i would give it a 4/10. I like thrills, i thought this would thrill to me, not be boring.
Rating: 16+. No nudity or sex scenes, but this is not a story for kids.ViRiX Dreamcore wrote:I had to force myself to stop because I have things to get done today. I also DO wish there was some sort of minor horror element. Maybe not a full blown ghost, but maybe a hint that there ARE some supernatural things going on. That would add a bit of a twist to it.
Other than that though, I really enjoyed it. Great work.
Ran08 wrote:Oh, that cinema scene! Eeeeeeeek! :") The one in the girl's restroom... :") Awwwwieeee. makes me feel so giddy! I have to admit that their relationship seems to have progressed a bit too quickly but... I'm not complaining! Teehee.
CGs: 310 (!)FellowKahjiit wrote:You also said there was NO sexual content but she puts his hand up her shirt?!?!? waaay over the line.
Sprites: None (why would I need sprites with so many CGs?)
Ran08 wrote:Did you draw all the CGs? If you did, then that's so amazing! They look so good! I love the colors, the way they're drawn... everything! It's like a whole new experience with visual novels for me
WeAreMuesli wrote:Downloading right now, "mixed-media" visual style looks pretty peculiar so we'll go for it, thanx!
English editing and proofreading by philip
Music by Kevin MacLeod and the Farina brothers
Download from Mediafire (120 MB)
I believe Toire No Hanako can demonstrate some benefits of 3D when used for storytelling: showing a scene from several angles and exploring the angles to add to the narration (like when Yoko is cornering Isamu in the boy's restroom), give the backgrounds and locations a realistic atmosphere (like the interior of Reiko's house) and so on (not speaking about how 3D speeds up the general work). One of the sources of inspiration for my story was the old Edo Period parlour game Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, where mirrors had an important role. Again, 3D helped me to render scenes including mirrors with accurate reflections.
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