---
title: "DEAD END JUNCTION"
description: "Adventure. Gunslingers. Outlaws. Shoot-outs. War.  You’ll find none of those things in the one-horse town of Cow Stone Bell, as Jo will be the first to tell you"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/71/76171.jpg"
---

# DEAD END JUNCTION

![DEAD END JUNCTION](https://t.vndb.org/cv/71/76171.jpg)

**Aliases:** DEJ

**Developer:** atelier773

**Release date:** Aug 13, 2011

**Platform:** Windows

**Language:** English, Japanese

**Rating:** 6.3/10 (56 votes)

## Description
Adventure. Gunslingers. Outlaws. Shoot-outs. War.

You’ll find none of those things in the one-horse town of Cow Stone Bell, as Jo will be the first to tell you. Raised by her slob of an uncle on the far edge of the Wild West, she suffers from endless boredom and longs for the action and excitement on display in the “dime novels” she spends so much time reading.

But after a letter arrives from the President addressed to her no-good and nowhere to be found father, fate conspires to give her exactly what she wished for—wrapped up in a journey that will take her further from home than she ever expected. Unfortunately, Jo is about to learn that a life of adventure may not be all it’s cracked up to be.

[From [Culture Select](https://www.cultureselect.com/projects/dead-end-junction/)]

## Characters
### Josette Jowsten (ジョゼット・ジョーストン)
Josette Carodine is her real name, but her nickname is Jo. She’s a cowboy born in Cow Stone Bell, the Desert’s Navel, a place she dreams of getting out of some day. Her mother passed away soon after she was born and her father has disappeared, leaving her to be raised by her foul-mouthed uncle...a trait which has unfortunately rubbed off on her. 

She practices shooting daily, and so has a mean quick draw, but all her knowledge of being a gunslinger comes from dime novels. She can play the guitar, but is pretty tone-deaf. Has a bit of an accent

[from [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=194]Mangagamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Jo, Josette Carodine, Reaching Flame
- **Measurements:** Height: 164cm
- **Hair:** Blond, Ahoge
- **Role:** Orphan, Daughter, Niece, Farmer
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Planning, Riding, Justifiable Homicide, Dimensional Travel, Duel
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Items:** Handgun, Guitar
- **Personality:** Friendly, Tomboy, Curious, Talkative, Whimsical, Idealist, Ambitious, Sloppy
- **Subject of:** Child Abandonment, Tone Deafness

### Bizkit (ビズキット)
A boy who claims to be from another world. He also claims to serve a Lady Gabrielle, who he was separated from when crossing between worlds. While he does not know much of the ways of the world, he does seem to know a lot about certain specialized topics. He speaks to the crass Josette with a brazen rudeness, resulting in the two fighting to no end.

[from [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=194]Mangagamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Jonathan
- **Measurements:** Height: 157cm
- **Role:** Orphan, Employee
- **Engages in:** Dimensional Travel
- **Personality:** Loyal, Sharp-tongued

### Jobs Carodine (ジョブス・キャロダイン)
Josette’s uncle. 

Loves “drinkin’, smokin’, and gamblin’,” leading Josette to refer to him with less than kind words on occasion. 

He’s a potbellied middle-aged man now, but was a famous bounty hunter in his youth. He took part in the Border War as well, where his skill with a rifle earned him the name “Crushing Bow” from the Fuuro.

[from [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=194]Mangagamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Crushing Bow
- **Measurements:** Height: 174cm
- **Body:** Adult
- **Personality:** Secretive, Wise, Sloppy
- **Role:** Uncle, Legal Guardian, Soldier

### McBain (マクベイン)
A wandering outlaw that Josette and Inaho met while working to secure travel funds. Though he works as the dingy saloon’s bouncer and seems to spend all his time, even on the job, either drinking or sleeping, he carries himself like a person who’s survived battles on many a bloody field.

[from [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=194]Mangagamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Measurements:** Height: 182cm
- **Personality:** Secretive, Stoic, Pragmatic, Taciturn
- **Items:** Rifle
- **Role:** Father, Full Brother, Soldier, Secret Identity
- **Subject of:** Frameup

### Rashenka Enrikimari Inaho
A girl of the Fuuro. Her real name is Rashenka Enrikimari Inaho, which means 
“Grain in the Wind.” 

While she is both a shaman who hears the voices of the spirits and a warrior who defends the forest, most of her time is spent working as a guide for people crossing the desert. 

She is silent and unfriendly, opening herself up only to forest and nature. This may be only natural, however, as she was found in the forest as a baby and is treated as a messenger from Wolfking by her village. 

She has superior physical capabilities, as is common for Fuuro, and excels at knife throwing.

[from [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=194]Mangagamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Inaho, Rashenka, Grain in the Wind
- **Measurements:** Height: 166cm
- **Engages in:** Fighting
- **Items:** Knife
- **Personality:** Reserved, Nature Lover, Serious, Religious, Mature
- **Role:** Friend, Priest, Bodyguard, Guide, Fortune Teller
- **Body:** Kemonomimi
- **Subject of:** Discrimination, Grief

### Black Knight
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Alias:** Ashka
- **Role:** Magician, Warrior, Villain
- **Engages in:** Dimensional Travel, Mass Murder, Arson, Astral Projection
- **Personality:** Mysterious, Misanthrope

### Chief
- **Gender:** Male
- **Measurements:** Height: 177cm
- **Role:** Warrior, Head of a Sect
- **Engages in:** Fighting
- **Personality:** Stoic, Kind, Insightful, Wise
- **Body:** Kemonomimi

### Flannel Hopefield
Josette’s best friend, and daughter of the family that owns the biggest ranch in Cow Stone Bell. 

The town of Cow Stone Bell grew out of what was originally just the Hopefield family’s ranch, and the head of the family acts almost like the mayor of the town today. 

Dainty and refined, nearly the polar opposite of Josette, she nonetheless slathers her friend in praise for her bravery and seeming ability to do anything she puts her mind to. She loves to read (especially romance novels) and has a lovely singing voice.

[from [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=194]Mangagamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Flan
- **Measurements:** Height: 158cm
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, Farmer
- **Engages in:** Singing
- **Personality:** Refined, Kind, Docile

### Laramie Beth
- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Mad Dog
- **Measurements:** Height: 173cm
- **Hair:** Black, Spiky Bangs, Sidehair, Spiky Bun
- **Role:** Magician, Soldier, Gang Leader
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Subject of:** Insanity, Psychological Trauma
- **Engages in:** Self-sacrifice, Mass Murder, Duel
- **Personality:** Vindictive, Violent, Assertive, Charismatic, Rebellious

### Wolfking
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Alias:** Great Spirit
- **Subject of:** Death, Attempted Homicide
- **Personality:** Altruistic, Nature Lover, Mysterious, Wise
- **Role:** Deity, Telepath, Wolf
- **Engages in:** Benevolent Possession
- **Body:** Non-Humanoid

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index_comp.html)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/518280/)
- [DLsite](https://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ127684.html)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2011-08-13**: DEAD END JUNCTION #1 Good day to migration - Package Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=17511)
- **2011-08-13**: DEAD END JUNCTION #1 Good day to migration - Download Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=17511)
- **2011-12-31**: DEAD END JUNCTION #2 Deadman's bullet - Package Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=17512)
- **2011-12-31**: DEAD END JUNCTION #2 Deadman's bullet - Download Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=17512)
- **2012-08-15**: DEAD END JUNCTION #3 The Outlaws - Download Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=17513)
- **2012-12-31**: DEAD END JUNCTION #4 At World's End - Download Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=17514)
- **2013-12-31**: DEAD END JUNCTION - Package Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index_comp.html)
- **2014-01-05**: DEAD END JUNCTION - Download Edition - [Official website](http://atelier773.dojin.com/dej/index_comp.html), [DLsite](https://www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/product_id/RJ127684.html), [BOOTH](https://booth.pm/en/items/25883)

### English
- **2016-07-26**: Dead End Junction Demo
- **2016-09-23**: Dead End Junction - [Official website](https://www.cultureselect.com/projects/dead-end-junction/), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/518280/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/518280/info/)

## Tags
Fantasy, Magic, Combat with Firearms, Female Protagonist, Violence, Father Support Character, Crime Family, No Sexual Content, Secret Identity, Alternate Dimensions, Madness, Past Setting in a Fictional World, Combat Capable Friends, Floating Textbox, Deities, Terrorism, War, Apocalypse, Kemonomimi Heroine, Forest, Narrating Others' Thoughts, Episodic Story, Other Perspectives, Medium Heroine, Proactive Protagonist, Kinetic Novel, Friendship, Protagonist with a Face, Kemonomimi, Flashforward, Orphan Protagonist, Western, Farmer Protagonist, Elves, Journey, Open Ending(s), Checkpoints, Homicide, Kidnapping, Reunion, Horse, Discrimination, Traveller Hero, Desert, Strong Female Protagonist, Character Profiles, Zombie, No Romance Plot, Tomboy Protagonist, Execution

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