Dramatical Murder
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| DRAMAtical Murder | |
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| Developer(s) | BL Games |
| Publisher(s) | Nitro+chiral |
| Release | April 27, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Hard Core |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dramatical Murder, styled as DRAMAtical Murder, is a Japanese yaoi game developed and published by Nitro+chiral. It was released on March 23, 2012, as a first press edition. A regular edition was released on April 27, 2012.
Story
In Midorijima, a plentiful island to the southwest of the Japanese islands, mankind and nature once coexisted.
However, due to being purchased by "Tōe Company," a powerful corporation in Japan, one-third of the island has been changed into an extravagant amusement facility called "Platinum Jail". Equipped with the latest cutting-edge technology, Platinum Jail has gathered attention. On the other side, the islanders who became victims of forceful development are forced into the "Former Residents' District", and have no choice but to carry out their lives in a place that is by no means prosperous.
The protagonist Aoba Seragaki spends his days working part-time at a junk shop named "Heibon," inside the Former Residents District, living with his grandmother Tae.
Among the youth of the Former Residents District, a certain game has become popular. In "Ribstiez," teams are created and days of human-bullet turf wars unfold. On the other hand, "Rhyme" is an electronic brain online game using a virtual world as its setting. Aoba shows no interest in either game, thinking that it would be nice to just live peacefully with his grandmother. But naturally, a disaster is bound to shake up those peaceful days.
Main characters
- Aoba Seragaki (瀬良垣 蒼葉, Seragaki Aoba) is the protagonist of the game. He works part-time at a junk shop called "Heibon", and lives with his grandmother, Tae. Aoba has a special ability called SCRAP, which allows him to control people's minds with his voice, though he can also destroy them (leaving the victims in a comatose-like state). Voiced by Kisaichi Atsushi
- Ren (蓮) is Aoba's All Mate, taking the shape of a Japanese Spitz. Voiced by Ryōta Takeuchi)
- Kōjaku (紅雀) is Aoba's childhood friend, and the leader of a Rib group named Benishigure. He has many tattoos on his body and works as a hairdresser. Voiced by Hiroki Takahashi
- Noiz (ノイズ, Noizu) is an information broker for Rhyme and is the founder of his group, Ruff Rabbit. His body is covered in piercings. Voiced by Hino Satoshi
- Mink (ミンク, Minku) is the leader of "Scratch", a group of former prison inmates. His "All Mate" is a cockatoo. Voiced by Miyake Kenta
- Clear (クリア, Kuria) is a strange masked man who one day fell from the sky. He refers to Aoba as his "Master". Voiced by Masatomo Nakazawa
Supporting characters
- Beni (ベニ) is Kōjaku's All Mate, who takes the form of a Red Avadavat.
- Tori (トリ) is Mink's All Mate, who takes the form of a cockatoo.
- Mizuki (ミズキ) is the leader of the Rib team Dry Juice. Mizuki and Aoba became friends in the past. Voiced by Kenji Takahashi
- Virus (ウイルス, Uirusu) and Trip (トリップ, Torippu) are childhood friends of Aoba who work for the yakuza. Voiced by Junji Majima & Tomoyuki Higuchi)
- Tae (タエ) is the grandmother of Aoba, whom she often scolds but deeply cares for. Voiced by Kumi Nishino
- Kio (キオ), Nao (ナオ) and Mio (ミオ) are siblings who lives in Midorijima. They often visit Aoba in Heibon and annoy him. Voiced by Arisu Oboredani & Mori Sayama & Naga Nogami
- Haga (羽賀) is the owner of the junk shop Heibon at which Aoba works. Voiced by J-Ichiro
- Tōe (東江) is the owner and de facto leader of Platinum Jail. He serves as an antagonist to Aoba and his friends.
- Akushima (悪島) is a violent and hot-headed police officer in the Former Residents' District.
- Yoshie is a woman who works at the Delivery Works, a local courier shop. She enjoys gossip and soap operas, generally sharing what she hears to Aoba [usually against his will].