---
title: "Harajuku Tantei Gakuen Steel Wood"
description: "\"The more you know the truth, the less wonderful it is. To be misled by a lie is not such a sad thing.\"  A detective of the past left these words. -That detecti"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/33/100633.jpg"
---

# Harajuku Tantei Gakuen Steel Wood

![Harajuku Tantei Gakuen Steel Wood](https://t.vndb.org/cv/33/100633.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** 原宿探偵学園 スチールウッド

**Developer:** Idea Factory Co., Ltd. / WITCHCRAFT inc.

**Release date:** Apr 22, 2010

**Platform:** PSP

**Language:** Japanese

**Rating:** 6.2/10 (6 votes)

## Description
"The more you know the truth, the less wonderful it is.
To be misled by a lie is not such a sad thing."

A detective of the past left these words.
-That detective wanted to bear the truth in order for people to not be saddened by the lies.-

In the past, the achievements of a certain detective changed Harajuku into the "Detective District".
So for detectives Harajuku became a place to aspire towards.
Many detectives in training come to visit, and many retired detectives live there.
In that "Detective District", there is also an academy.

[Translated from the official site]

## Characters
### Horikita Yuki (堀北 由希)
She aims to be a detective so she enrolled in the "Harajuku Detective Academy", she's assigned to Team-5.
Her deceased older sister used to attend the academy seven years ago.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Bob Cut, Short
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Necktie, Blazer
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Personality:** Airhead, Energetic
- **Role:** Nameable, Younger Sister

### Akizuki Junnosuke (秋月 純之助)
A member of Team-5 along with the protagonist at the Academy.
He's the frivolous type who doesn't really act seriously.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Ponytail, Curtained, Shoulder-length
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Necktie, Cardigan
- **Voiced by:** Suzuki Chihiro

### Fuyou Kaoru (芙蓉 薫)
A fashion designer who owns a shop in Harajuku.
He's very sociable and has a large information network.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Red, White, Short, Multicolored
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Scarf, Pendant Necklace
- **Role:** Shopkeeper, Fashion Designer
- **Engages in:** Fashion Design
- **Eyes:** Cyan
- **Voiced by:** Maeno Tomoaki

### Hirasaka Kyousuke (比良坂 京介)
The homeroom teacher of the protagonist's class at the Academy.
He seems like a lazy guy who is unsuited to be a teacher, but he has the deductive skills to be a great detective.
He taught the protagonist's late older sister in the past.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Role:** Teacher, Homeroom Teacher
- **Personality:** Sloppy
- **Voiced by:** Toriumi Kousuke

### Matsuyama Yuu (松山 悠)
A member of Team-5 along with the protagonist at the Academy.
His specialty is criminal psychology.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Necktie, Blazer
- **Personality:** Smart
- **Voiced by:** Suzumura Ken'ichi

### Misato Hibiki (美里 響)
The youngest member of Team-5 along with the protagonist at the Academy.
He's aspired to be a detective since middle school.
His specialty is solving tricks and ciphers and finding evidence.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Ahoge, Short
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Sweater, Necktie
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Personality:** Reserved, Serious
- **Voiced by:** Kaji Yuuki

### Aoyama Maiko (青山 麻衣子)
The kind school nurse with a soothing presence.
She's admired by the girl students for her sense of style.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Red, Waist Length+
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Body:** Young-adult, Mole
- **Clothes:** Lab Coat
- **Personality:** Kind
- **Role:** School Nurse
- **Voiced by:** Takahashi Amika

### Haruno Kyou (春野 挟)
A nagging, impertinent student.
Even though he's shy, he's very prideful.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Necktie, Cardigan, Hairpin
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Personality:** Shy, Rude, Opposite Gender Voiced
- **Voiced by:** Iida Naomi

### Horikita Aki (堀北 亜希)
The protagonist's dead sister.
Seven years ago she enrolled into the Academy along with [url=https://vndb.org/c39463]Haruki[/url].
She was friends with [url=https://vndb.org/c39461]Kyousuke[/url] and [url=https://vndb.org/c39462]Kaoru[/url].

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Twin Tails, Long
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Blazer
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Subject of:** Death
- **Personality:** Smart
- **Role:** Older Sister
- **Voiced by:** Takamoto Megumi

### Jinguu Ryuuzou (神宮 竜造)
The principal of the Academy.
He has great skills as a detective.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Grey
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Body:** Old
- **Personality:** Kind, Serious
- **Role:** Principal
- **Voiced by:** Ueda Youji

### Kamiya Kei (神谷 ケイ)
A half-Japanese whose mother is British.
He used to go to a school overseas so his Japanese is good but he still makes mistakes.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length, Orange
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Blazer
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Role:** Half-Japanese, British
- **Voiced by:** Sasada Takayuki

### Koga Takeru (古賀 武)
A young looking teacher who often gets mistaken for one of the schools students.
He has an unrequited crush on Aoyama.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Green
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Personality:** Friendly
- **Role:** Teacher
- **Voiced by:** Oda Hisafumi

### Komiyama Haruka (小宮山 遥)
An unsociable and quiet student who is a bit unreadable.
He loves animals and his  face changes for just a second when he sees a cat.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blue, Short
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Glasses, Necktie, Blazer
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Personality:** Taciturn, Blunt
- **Voiced by:** Nomiya Kazunori

### Minami Tatsumi (南 辰巳)
He looks scary at first but he's actually a friendly guy who is nice to his students.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Personality:** Friendly
- **Role:** Teacher
- **Voiced by:** Matsuda Ken'ichirou

### Oda Akio (織田 秋生)
The big sisterly type who loves the protagonist and will only listen to her.
She loves to be relied upon, but hates having to rely on other people.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Long, Claret
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Necktie, Blazer
- **Role:** Friend
- **Eyes:** Garnet
- **Voiced by:** Miyamoto Nao

### Tatewaki Haruki (帯脇 陽輝)
A childhood friend and neighbor of the protagonist and her late sister.
He's a teacher at the Academy.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Grey
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, Teacher
- **Personality:** Relaxed
- **Voiced by:** Sugiyama Noriaki

### Yoshihara Tetsuya (吉原 哲也)
A disinterested seeming teacher who sleeps a lot.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blue, Waist Length+, Braid
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Personality:** Carefree
- **Role:** Teacher
- **Clothes:** Lab Coat
- **Voiced by:** Fujimoto Takayuki

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://www.otomate.jp/steelwood/)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2010-04-22**: Harajuku Tantei Gakuen Steel Wood - Regular Edition - [Official website](http://www.otomate.jp/steelwood/), [PlayAsia](https://www.play-asia.com/13/703qer)
- **2010-04-22**: Harajuku Tantei Gakuen Steel Wood - Limited Edition - [Official website](http://www.otomate.jp/steelwood/), [PlayAsia](https://www.play-asia.com/13/703qes)

## Tags
Mystery, ADV, High School, Female Protagonist, No Sexual Content, Map Movement, Detective Work, Island, Otome Game, Athletics Festival, Protagonist with a Face, Super Deformed CGs, Teacher Hero, Built-in Encyclopedia, Foolish Parent Support Character, Student-Teacher Romance, Lip Sync, Wealthy Hero, Long Common Route

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