MangaGamerās latest localization project is a little different from what youāre used to seeing them publish — theyāve taken on, as many suspected, Innocent Greyās Kara no Shoujo, a psychological thriller visual novel set in post-war Japan.
Kara no Shoujoās story begins in 1956, when Tokyo is beginning to recover, ten years after Japanās defeat in the war. A series of gruesome murders involving women specifically has been taking place, and private eye, Tokisaka Reiji, is contacted to help out with the case.
Meanwhile, Reijiās already got another case going on the side. A girl, Kuchiki Toko, at Inokashira Park wants him to look for āher true selfā. Circumstances lead Reiji to take on a third case as well, going undercover at the academy his sister studies at, to get to the bottom of the disappearance of two students. As if that werenāt enough, Reiji runs into Toko at the school as well.
Kara no Shoujo isnāt far from release; MangaGamer hope to have the game out in Q2 or Q3 of this year, priced at ā¬24.95. The projectās beta-testing phase has been completed, and corrections are currently being implemented, according to MangaGamer head translator, John Pickett.
Update: We wonāt link to it because itās NSFW, but Kara no Shoujoās official product page on MangaGamerās website states that the game has āno voicesā. That explains the gameās lower price. You can expect MangaGamer to officially comment on the matter in the coming days.
A thumbs up to Chris Taran for the āno voicesā tip!