is a text-based adventure game developed and published by Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

 for the Satellaview

Satellaview

The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...

 in 1997. It is the third game in the Famicom Tantei Club series, following Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha

Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha

is a text-based adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System on April 27, 1988 and June 14, 1988. The game was ported to the Game Boy Advance in the Famicom Mini series as a single cartridge in 2004, and became available on the Virtual Console in 2007 for...

and Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo

Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo

is a text-based adventure game released by Nintendo in 1989 for the Family Computer Disk System. The original version was released in two discs in 1989, and the game was ported to the Super Famicom and the Game Boy Advance several years later...

. The game is made up of 3 chapters; the first was broadcast from February 9~14, the second from February 16~21, and the last from February 23~28. The game was later re-broadcast several times. It is currently not possible to obtain and play this game in its intended form, as Satellaview service is no longer supported, some parts of the game used stream voice acting, which is not part of the game code itself, and the game was never ported to other consoles. As a Satellaview release, it was never released outside of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Plot

Ayumi Tachibana returns to her parents home in Ochitani village over vacation to visit her mother, Toshie, who is recovering from illness. She meets with her mother and her old friend Reiko for the first time in years, hoping to ease her fatigue by relaxing at her childhood home. However, Gozo Kusano, the former mayor of Ochitani village, is found dead the next morning in a secluded area outside his house. Toshie was the discoverer of the dead body, and she is apprehended by the police as a suspect because her footprints were the only ones found in the snow near the crime scene. While waiting for her mother to return from the police station, Ayumi learns of a long-lasting feud existing between the Tachibana family and Kusano family. An ochimusha legend passed on in the village, an investigation from 18 years ago, and this new murder all tie into a set of serial killings which Ayumi must solve before it is too late...

Characters

Ayumi Tachibana (voice actor, Yuko Minaguchi

Yuko Minaguchi

is a Japanese seiyū from Tokyo who is affiliated with Aoni Production.-Notable voice roles:* Princess Apricot in Bosco Adventure * Yumi in Blue Sonnet * Yawara Inokuma and Kaneko Inokuma in Yawara!...

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The protagonist of the game who is a 17 year old high school student. She works as an assistant at the Utsugi detective agency, and is the heroine of the two previous games in the series. She gets involved in the case as she returns to her parents house over vacation.

Kunihiro Tachibana

Ayumi's father. He died from sickness when she was still an infant.

Toshie Tachibana (voice actor, Hiroko Emori

Hiroko Emori

is a Japanese voice actress whose works for Aoni Production.-Notable voice roles:*Armitage III as Bronski*BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako as both Toshie and Sachi Tachibana*Caroline the car in the Japanese version of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends...

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Ayumi's mother. She is resting at home to cure her illness, and is apprehended as a suspect in the death of Gonzo Kusano. 40 years old.

Shinnosuke Tachibana (voice actor, Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Kōzō Shioya is a veteran seiyū born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He is currently represented by Aoni Production...

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Ayumi's grandfather, who runs the Tachibana lumber company. He often got into disputes with the victim, Gonzo Kusano. 65 years old.

Sachi Tachibana (voice actor, Hiroko Emori

Hiroko Emori

is a Japanese voice actress whose works for Aoni Production.-Notable voice roles:*Armitage III as Bronski*BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako as both Toshie and Sachi Tachibana*Caroline the car in the Japanese version of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends...

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Ayumi's grandmother. 62 years old.

Shintaro Tachibana (voice actor, Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Kōzō Shioya is a veteran seiyū born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He is currently represented by Aoni Production...

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Ayumi's uncle, and older brother of Toshie. He is calm, friendly, and dislikes getting into disputes. 42 years old.

Noriko Tachibana

Ayumi's aunt. She seems to look down a bit on her husband, Shintaro. 42 years old.

Koichi Tachibana

Ayumi's cousin. An energetic 15 year old junior-high school student.

Reiko Nomura (voice actor, Mariko Suzuki

Mariko Suzuki

is a seiyū who works for Aoni Production.-Anime:*Yu Takigawa in Air Master*Harumi Ikuhara in DearS*Tenko Himemiya in Detective Conan*Chigusa Iino in Green Green*Sarasa Wichita in Gunparade March*Urd in Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok...

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Ayumi's childhood friend, who is almost like a sister to Ayumi. She left the village and moved to Tokyo three years ago, but returned to the village to pay respects to her parents graves. 21 years old.

Masakazu Nomura

Reiko's father. Died from sickness when Reiko was still an infant.

Sachiko Nomura

Reiko's mother. She used to work at the Tachibana lumber company. Deceased three years ago.

Gozo Kusano

The previous mayor of Ochitani village. He retired from his post five years ago, and is found dead on the morning of February 9. During his tenure as mayor, he forcefully led urban development of the village, breeding dislike amongst many.

Yoshie Kusano

Gozo's wife. She died several years ago.

Kazuo Kusano

Gozo's eldest son. After participating in local government politics, he won the mayoral election five years ago, taking over for his father. 49 years old.

Naoko Kusano

Kazuo's wife. She has a rather strict personality. 47 years old.

Jiro Kusano (voice actor, Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Kōzō Shioya is a veteran seiyū born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He is currently represented by Aoni Production...

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The younger son of Gozo. He is regarded as the black sheep of the family. 40 years old.

Masaru Kusano

Kazuo's only son. He studies at a design school in Tokyo. He usually tries to act tough and cool, but is actually quite shy, and is unable to stand up against Reiko.

Sakuma (voice actor, Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono

is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School....

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The chief of Kiriyama police station. He was an officer in Ochitani village 18 years ago. 58 years old.

Imada (voice actor, Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono

is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School....

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The only doctor living in the village. Very knowledgeable about the village's history. 63 years old.

Yoneta (voice actor, Michio Nakao)

A polite young officer at the Kiriyama police station. 26 years old.

Shunsuke Utsugi (voice actor, Show Hayami

Show Hayami

, born is a veteran seiyū and singer who was born in Takasago, Hyōgo. He is mainly known for his smooth, deep voice, and he has played a wide range of characters from sweet heroes to seductive sociopaths...

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The chief of the Utsugi detective agency. He does not play a large role in this game.

Narrator (voice actor, Shiho Niiyama

Shiho Niiyama

was a Japanese voice actress who was affiliated with Aoni Production. Niiyama was most known for voicing Kō Seiya, otherwise known as Sailor Star Fighter, in Sailor Stars and Deedlit from Record of Lodoss War among other character roles . She was also involved in one voice actor group, Virgo, who...

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