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Kara no Shōjo (殻ノ少女
?, lit. Girl of the Shell) is
the latest adult visual novel by
Innocent Grey for the PC. It was released on July 4,
2008.
Plot
Kara no Shōjo's story revolves around Reiji Tokisaka
(時坂玲人, Tokisaka Reiji
?), a private investigator who is
investigating a series of grotesque murders on the request of his
former colleague, Kyozo Uozumi (魚住夾三, Uozumi Kyōzo
?) of the Tokyo metropolitan police
force. The murders are reminiscent of another string of serial
murders that occurred six years ago prior to the game where Reiji
lost his fiancée which drives him with a strong desire to solve
this case. Reiji is also asked by Toko Kuchiki (朽木冬子, Kuchiki Tōko
?) to find her real self, Reiji is initially unsure of what
she means but later finds out that Toko is actually an adopted
child. While working on the murder cases, Reiji also takes some
time out to get to know Toko and to also try and find out where she
has been when she was young and who her real parents are.
Development
Kara no Shōjo is developed by Innocent Grey. The
original concept was by Miki Sugina.[1]
An audition for the voice roles of five of the main female
characters of Kara no Shojo was held on January 2008.[2]
254 applicants attended the audition.[2][3]
Release
history
Kara no Shōjo released its first demo on May 4,
2008[4] with
the full version planned for release on July 4, 2008. Pre-orders of
the game will come with in a unique special packaging and an
illustration book spanning 82 pages.[5]
Music
The opening theme to Kara no Shōjo, named "Ruri no
Tori" (瑠璃の鳥
?), will be performed by Haruka
Shimotsuki.[6]
The soundtrack for the game, named Azure, was released on
the same day as the game on July 4, 2008.[6][7]
Reception
During the month of June 2008, one month before Kara no
Shōjo's release on July 4, 2008, Kara no Shōjo ranked
sixth in national PC game pre-orders in Japan.[8]
References
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