DRAMAtical Murder | |
![]() DRAMAtical Murder visual novel cover | |
ドラマティカル マーダー | |
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Genre | Science fiction, yaoi |
Video game | |
Developer | Nitro+chiral |
Publisher | Nitro+chiral |
Genre | BL game, Visual novel |
Platform | PC |
Released | Windows:
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Manga | |
Written by | Nitro+chiral |
Illustrated by | Torao Asada |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Magazine | B's-Log Comic |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | August 2012 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Video game | |
DRAMAtical Murder re:connect | |
Developer | Nitro+chiral |
Publisher | Nitro+chiral |
Genre | BL game, Visual novel |
Platform | PC |
Released | April 26, 2013 |
Anime television series | |
DRAMAtical Murder | |
Directed by | Kazuya Miura |
Produced by | Kazuhiro Asō Yoshikazu Beniya Hiroyuki Tanaka Kozue Kaneniwa Mika Shimizu Tomohito Nagase Kaho Yamada Hirotaka Toda Shun Arai |
Written by |
Touko Machida Kabura Fuchii |
Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
Studio | NAZ |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | July 6, 2014 – September 21, 2014 |
Episodes | 12 + OVA |
Video game | |
DRAMAtical Murder re:code | |
Developer | Nitroplus |
Publisher | Nitroplus |
Platform | PlayStation Vita |
Released |
Dramatical Murder (ドラマティカル マーダー, Doramatikaru Mādā, stylized as DRAMAtical Murder) is a Japanese BL visual novel developed and published by Nitro+chiral. It was originally released on March 23, 2012, for Windows PCs as a first press edition, with a regular edition released on April 27, 2012. [2] A sequel titled Dramatical Murder re:connect, also for Windows PCs, was released on April 26, 2013, adding additional scenes, images and songs to the existing routes, as well as four new character routes to play through. [3] On October 30, 2014, a version of the visual novel aimed at ages 15 and above titled Dramatical Murder re:code was released for the PlayStation Vita which removed the sex scenes, toned down the violence, and included an additional route for the character Mizuki. [4] [5] [6]
An anime adaption by studio NAZ premiered on July 6, 2014. [7] [8] It is directed by Kazuya Miura, with Touko Machida and Kabura Fuchii handling series composition, Yukiko Ban designing the characters and Yuki Hayashi composing the music. [9]
On July 4, 2018, it was announced at the Anime Expo that JAST USA's new JAST BLUE branch, which focuses on boys-love games, would release Nitro+CHiRAL's DRAMAtical Murder games and its other visual novel titles in English. [10]
Dramatical Murder is a science fiction and romance visual novel in which players assume the role of Aoba Seragaki. Much of its gameplay is spent reading the story's narrative and dialogue. Dramatical Murder follows a branching storyline with multiple endings. Depending on the decisions the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in different directions.
The game initially features four main plot lines, one for each of Aoba's potential suitors. Following the completion of all four, a fifth one is unlocked for Ren. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. Each decision awards one point to Koujaku, Noiz, Clear or Mink respectively. The suitor who has amassed the largest number of points is the one whose plot line, "route", will be played.
Once a specific route has been entered, four more options are presented to the player at specific points in the story; depending on which options are picked, the story will end with either a good or bad ending.
Dramatical Murder is set in the near future on the fictional island of Midorijima (碧島), Japan. At some point in the game's recent history, the island was privatized by the powerful Toue Konzern (東江コンツェルン, Tōe Kontserun) and turned into a resort called Platinum Jail (プラチナ・ジェイル, Purachina Jeiru), with the island's original residents being forced to live in the Old Residential District (旧住民区, Kyū-Jūmin-ku). Protagonist Aoba Seragaki lives on the island and works at a store named Junk Shop Mediocrity (平凡, Heibon), hoping to live a simple life. However, after being forcefully dragged into the popular cyber game Rhyme (ライム, Raimu) with its virtual world and its use of Allmates (オールメイト, Ōru Meito), mobile devices that usually appear as if they are the owner's pets, and hearing rumors about disappearances involving Ribsteez (リブスティーズ, Ribusutīzu), turf wars between groups, all semblance of a peaceful life for Aoba ends.
Dramatical Murder was originally released as an adult game on March 23, 2012, playable on Windows PCs as either a digital download or DVD. [12] On April 26, 2013, a fan disc called Dramatical Murder re:connect was released; it included extra scenes, expanded upon the endings with scenes that take place before and after them, new CG images, songs and a minigame. [13]
Numerous drama CDs have been released; each on focuses on Aoba's relationship with one of his potential boyfriends and takes place after the events of the visual novel.
A manga adaption illustrated by Torao Asada began serialization in the August 2012 issue of Enterbrain's B's-Log Comic magazine. [14] The first tankōbon volume was released on April 1, 2013. [15] An official anthology volume for the series was released on June 30, 2012. [16]
The anime was announced to air in summer 2014. [17] The anime aired on July 6, 2014, and ended on September 21, 2014, [7] [8] and was streamed on Crunchyroll. [18]
A DVD/ Blu-ray was released on December 24, 2014, with all twelve episodes. Along with an original soundtrack and a drama CD titled Welcome to Dramatical Tea Shop Cyan Moon (ドラマティカル喫茶 ・ シアンムーンへようこそ, Dramatical Kissa Cyan Moon he Yōkoso), a special OVA called Data_xx_Transitory, which features the bad endings of the game, was included. [19] [20] On September 21, 2014, following the airing of the final episode, the official anime website announced that there will be a live reading event on February 1, 2015, titled Data_12.5_Recitation. Atsushi Kisaichi, Ryōta Takeuchi, Hiroki Takahashi, Satoshi Hino, Kenichirou Matsuda, Masatomo Nakazawa, and Yūichi Iguchi have been confirmed to be attending. [21]
On June 21, 2015, Madman Entertainment announced at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo that it has licensed the series for Australian and New Zealand release. [22] On July 16, 2015, Sentai Filmworks announced the license to the series for North American release in English on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24, 2015. [23] [24]
A theatrical adaptation of the game was announced in September 2019. [25] Sei'ichirō Nagata was cast as Aoba, Allen Kohatsu as Koujaku, Rikiya Tomizono as Noiz, Yūki Yamagata as Clear, Takanori Yamaki as Mink, Shōgō Yamazaki as Ren and Sei, Yūya Tominaga as Virus, Yū Yoshioka as Trip, Naoya Iwaki as Mizuki, and Hayato Moriya as Akushima. [26]
Dramatical Murder ranked third in Rice Digital's list of "Top 10 English Yaoi Games" and the second highest Nitro+chiral visual novel, following Togainu no Chi. The review states: "everything about DRAMAtical Murder is bizarre, but it makes for a very interesting game". [27]
The game was banned from streaming on the website Twitch. [28]
DRAMAtical Murder | |
![]() DRAMAtical Murder visual novel cover | |
ドラマティカル マーダー | |
---|---|
Genre | Science fiction, yaoi |
Video game | |
Developer | Nitro+chiral |
Publisher | Nitro+chiral |
Genre | BL game, Visual novel |
Platform | PC |
Released | Windows:
|
Manga | |
Written by | Nitro+chiral |
Illustrated by | Torao Asada |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Magazine | B's-Log Comic |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | August 2012 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Video game | |
DRAMAtical Murder re:connect | |
Developer | Nitro+chiral |
Publisher | Nitro+chiral |
Genre | BL game, Visual novel |
Platform | PC |
Released | April 26, 2013 |
Anime television series | |
DRAMAtical Murder | |
Directed by | Kazuya Miura |
Produced by | Kazuhiro Asō Yoshikazu Beniya Hiroyuki Tanaka Kozue Kaneniwa Mika Shimizu Tomohito Nagase Kaho Yamada Hirotaka Toda Shun Arai |
Written by |
Touko Machida Kabura Fuchii |
Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
Studio | NAZ |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | July 6, 2014 – September 21, 2014 |
Episodes | 12 + OVA |
Video game | |
DRAMAtical Murder re:code | |
Developer | Nitroplus |
Publisher | Nitroplus |
Platform | PlayStation Vita |
Released |
Dramatical Murder (ドラマティカル マーダー, Doramatikaru Mādā, stylized as DRAMAtical Murder) is a Japanese BL visual novel developed and published by Nitro+chiral. It was originally released on March 23, 2012, for Windows PCs as a first press edition, with a regular edition released on April 27, 2012. [2] A sequel titled Dramatical Murder re:connect, also for Windows PCs, was released on April 26, 2013, adding additional scenes, images and songs to the existing routes, as well as four new character routes to play through. [3] On October 30, 2014, a version of the visual novel aimed at ages 15 and above titled Dramatical Murder re:code was released for the PlayStation Vita which removed the sex scenes, toned down the violence, and included an additional route for the character Mizuki. [4] [5] [6]
An anime adaption by studio NAZ premiered on July 6, 2014. [7] [8] It is directed by Kazuya Miura, with Touko Machida and Kabura Fuchii handling series composition, Yukiko Ban designing the characters and Yuki Hayashi composing the music. [9]
On July 4, 2018, it was announced at the Anime Expo that JAST USA's new JAST BLUE branch, which focuses on boys-love games, would release Nitro+CHiRAL's DRAMAtical Murder games and its other visual novel titles in English. [10]
Dramatical Murder is a science fiction and romance visual novel in which players assume the role of Aoba Seragaki. Much of its gameplay is spent reading the story's narrative and dialogue. Dramatical Murder follows a branching storyline with multiple endings. Depending on the decisions the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in different directions.
The game initially features four main plot lines, one for each of Aoba's potential suitors. Following the completion of all four, a fifth one is unlocked for Ren. Throughout gameplay, the player is given multiple options to choose from, and text progression pauses at these points until a choice is made. Each decision awards one point to Koujaku, Noiz, Clear or Mink respectively. The suitor who has amassed the largest number of points is the one whose plot line, "route", will be played.
Once a specific route has been entered, four more options are presented to the player at specific points in the story; depending on which options are picked, the story will end with either a good or bad ending.
Dramatical Murder is set in the near future on the fictional island of Midorijima (碧島), Japan. At some point in the game's recent history, the island was privatized by the powerful Toue Konzern (東江コンツェルン, Tōe Kontserun) and turned into a resort called Platinum Jail (プラチナ・ジェイル, Purachina Jeiru), with the island's original residents being forced to live in the Old Residential District (旧住民区, Kyū-Jūmin-ku). Protagonist Aoba Seragaki lives on the island and works at a store named Junk Shop Mediocrity (平凡, Heibon), hoping to live a simple life. However, after being forcefully dragged into the popular cyber game Rhyme (ライム, Raimu) with its virtual world and its use of Allmates (オールメイト, Ōru Meito), mobile devices that usually appear as if they are the owner's pets, and hearing rumors about disappearances involving Ribsteez (リブスティーズ, Ribusutīzu), turf wars between groups, all semblance of a peaceful life for Aoba ends.
Dramatical Murder was originally released as an adult game on March 23, 2012, playable on Windows PCs as either a digital download or DVD. [12] On April 26, 2013, a fan disc called Dramatical Murder re:connect was released; it included extra scenes, expanded upon the endings with scenes that take place before and after them, new CG images, songs and a minigame. [13]
Numerous drama CDs have been released; each on focuses on Aoba's relationship with one of his potential boyfriends and takes place after the events of the visual novel.
A manga adaption illustrated by Torao Asada began serialization in the August 2012 issue of Enterbrain's B's-Log Comic magazine. [14] The first tankōbon volume was released on April 1, 2013. [15] An official anthology volume for the series was released on June 30, 2012. [16]
The anime was announced to air in summer 2014. [17] The anime aired on July 6, 2014, and ended on September 21, 2014, [7] [8] and was streamed on Crunchyroll. [18]
A DVD/ Blu-ray was released on December 24, 2014, with all twelve episodes. Along with an original soundtrack and a drama CD titled Welcome to Dramatical Tea Shop Cyan Moon (ドラマティカル喫茶 ・ シアンムーンへようこそ, Dramatical Kissa Cyan Moon he Yōkoso), a special OVA called Data_xx_Transitory, which features the bad endings of the game, was included. [19] [20] On September 21, 2014, following the airing of the final episode, the official anime website announced that there will be a live reading event on February 1, 2015, titled Data_12.5_Recitation. Atsushi Kisaichi, Ryōta Takeuchi, Hiroki Takahashi, Satoshi Hino, Kenichirou Matsuda, Masatomo Nakazawa, and Yūichi Iguchi have been confirmed to be attending. [21]
On June 21, 2015, Madman Entertainment announced at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo that it has licensed the series for Australian and New Zealand release. [22] On July 16, 2015, Sentai Filmworks announced the license to the series for North American release in English on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24, 2015. [23] [24]
A theatrical adaptation of the game was announced in September 2019. [25] Sei'ichirō Nagata was cast as Aoba, Allen Kohatsu as Koujaku, Rikiya Tomizono as Noiz, Yūki Yamagata as Clear, Takanori Yamaki as Mink, Shōgō Yamazaki as Ren and Sei, Yūya Tominaga as Virus, Yū Yoshioka as Trip, Naoya Iwaki as Mizuki, and Hayato Moriya as Akushima. [26]
Dramatical Murder ranked third in Rice Digital's list of "Top 10 English Yaoi Games" and the second highest Nitro+chiral visual novel, following Togainu no Chi. The review states: "everything about DRAMAtical Murder is bizarre, but it makes for a very interesting game". [27]
The game was banned from streaming on the website Twitch. [28]