--- title: "Shimaigusa" description: "During summer vacation, Tsubame returned to his father's parents' house with her family. In there, she was invited to collect ideas for a horror game production" image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/50/14950.jpg" --- # Shimaigusa ![Shimaigusa](https://t.vndb.org/cv/50/14950.jpg) **Alternative Title:** 死舞草 **Developer:** Home Security Company **Release date:** Dec 31, 2009 **Platform:** Windows **Language:** Japanese **Rating:** 6.5/10 (10 votes) ## Description During summer vacation, Tsubame returned to his father's parents' house with her family. In there, she was invited to collect ideas for a horror game production by her childhood friend, Kozaki Hayato. There's a forest that is forbidden from entering, according to the village convention. However, it's the best place to find horror materials. "If this could free me from this boring summer vacation, even just a little bit..." With that in mind, she decided to accompany him to the forest exploration. Night falls. Slipping out of the house without her parents knowing, she starts heading into the forest... [Translated from the [official site](http://www.n-hsc.com/shimai/)] ## Characters ### Hazuki Tsubame (葉月 燕) Birth year: 1990 Protagonist of "Story 1 - Bottomless cave" A girl who spent the summer break with her family at her grandparent's house. When [url=/c88250]Hayato[/url] invites her to go inside the jungle, she agrees to go out of boredom and curiosity. Protagonist of "Story 2 - School, a close friend and me" A year has passed by. It's the last semester before the beginning of summer break. Despite being hesitant because of what happened in the forest a year ago, she still came to take the test of courage, following the [url=/c92079]School Committee President[/url]'s proposal. Main character of "Story 3 - Crimson hair" [spoiler]Main character of "Story 4 - Shimaigusa" After her death one year ago, Tsubame remains as an onnen-rei (怨念霊 - a grudge-originated ghost) in this world until now. Every night without changes, she would go seek revenge to those people who have pushed her into this situation.[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Female - **Hair:** Brown, Short, Straight, Braid, Spiky Bangs - **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale - **Clothes:** School Uniform, Jeans, Bandages, Belt, Tank Top - **Engages in:** Cooking, Fighting, Planning, Sports, Revenge, Shopping, Reading, Vomiting - **Subject of:** Amnesia, Death, Injury, Homicide, Curse, Necrophobia, Fainting, Completely Avoidable Death - **Eyes:** Red - **Role:** Hunter, Full Sister, Childhood Friend, High School Student, Ghost, Older Sister, Temporary Protagonist - **Personality:** Kind, Food Lover, Protective, Vindictive, Immature, Emotional, Disciplinarian, Flustered, Watashi ### Hazuki You (葉月 葉) Birth year: 1992 [url=/c88248]Tsubame[/url]'s younger sister. You is 2 years younger than Tsubame. She always tags along wherever her older sister goes. Loves ice cream and lazing around at home. Main character of "Story 1 - Bottomless cave" Main character of "Story 2 - School, a close friend and me" Protagonist of "Story 3 - Crimson hair" A month later after [url=/c92080]Rei[/url]'s incident. You and her older sister Tsubame decided to spend their last few days of summer break going on a trip to a beach villa of her mother's friend. Not long after coming there, Tsubame disappeared, and while trying to find her sister, You stumbled upon an abandoned village and met a mysterious girl. [spoiler] Protagonist of "Story 4 - Shimaigusa" Not long after her sister's death, You started seeing eerie things that she has never experienced before. Terrified of the fact, she became a shut-in, cutting every tie to the outside world. However, the quiet days living as a hikikomori are broken the moment You received a mysterious call from Sumire in the midst of an incident...[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Female - **Hair:** Black, Long, Blunt Bangs, Sidehair - **Body:** Pale, Kid, Younger Appearance - **Clothes:** School Uniform, Dress, Tank Top, Panties, Bra, Band-aid, Over The Knee Socks - **Engages in:** Cooking, Fighting, Investigation, Cycling, Computering, Reading, Daydreaming - **Eyes:** Black, Violet - **Personality:** Lazy, Reserved, Low Self-esteem, Altruistic, Stubborn, Immature, Emotional, Curious, Watashi, Daydreamer - **Subject of:** Bullying, Injury, Teasing, Curse, Benevolent Possession, Disappearance, Nightmares, Grief, Attempted Homicide, Blessing, Completely Avoidable Death - **Role:** Full Sister, High School Student, Hikikomori, Unpopular, Middle School Student, Younger Sister, Dropout ### Aokusa Natsu (青草 ナツ) Birth year: 1990 Main character of "Story 3 - Crimson hair" Natsu is the daughter of [url=/c88248]Tsubame[/url]'s mother's friend. Her family owns a villa at the beach where Tsubame and [url=/c88249]You[/url] pay a visit in the last few days of their summer holiday. Natsu is a second-year high school student. She has a shy personality, more or less of a hikikomori. As the story progresses, she gradually opens up to Tsubame and You when she gets to know more about them. - **Gender:** Female - **Alias:** ナッツ - **Measurements:** Height: 152cm - **Hair:** Brown, Spiky Bangs, Sidehair - **Eyes:** Brown - **Body:** Pale - **Clothes:** Shorts, Tank Top - **Personality:** Spoiled, Shy, Kind, Watashi - **Role:** Friend, High School Student, Hikikomori - **Engages in:** Investigation, Computering, Blessing - **Subject of:** Completely Avoidable Death ### Imizu Sumire (射水 すみれ) Birth year: 1992 Main character of "Story 1 - Bottomless cave". A girl who loves scary stories. Upon hearing rumors about ghosts hidden deep within the town's jungle, she decided to pay a visit there to satisfy her curiosity. Later on, with the invite from [url=/c88250]Hayato[/url], she joins [url=/c88248]Tsubame[/url], [url=/c88249]You[/url] and him for a trip into the jungle. Sumire does not talk much and has a mature appearance. She always picks on You for her small body and immaturity, despite being the same age as her. [spoiler]Main character of "Story 4 - Shimaigusa" After the forest's incident, Sumire hasn't contact [url=/c88249]You[/url] ever since. Until one day, a string of fate binds them together again, as Sumire made a phone call amid You's suffering and managed to calm her down afterward. Later on in the story, she is revealed to possess the ability to sense "shadows" like You, and has decent knowledge regarding the "other world". After that destined phone call, Sumire came to You's house the next day with [url=/c92228]her friend[/url] in order to assist You in overcoming her trauma. Best known for her proactiveness. Loves sweets and parfaits, especially those from [url=/c92232]Master[/url]'s coffee shop.[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Female - **Hair:** Blue, Violet, Sidehair - **Clothes:** School Uniform, Hairpin, Ribbon Hair Tie, Band-aid - **Personality:** Proactive, Secretive, Stoic, Strange, Smart, Sweets Lover, Mature, Atashi, Curious, Disciplinarian, Taciturn, Watashi, Blunt - **Engages in:** Fighting, Teasing, Investigation, Cycling, Photography - **Eyes:** Blue - **Role:** Friend, High School Student, Superhuman, Middle School Student - **Subject of:** Injury, Disappearance - **Body:** Older Appearance ### Kanna (カンナ) Main character of "Story 3 - Crimson hair" A mysterious girl that [url=/c88249]You[/url] befriended [spoiler]during her investigation in the abandoned village.[/spoiler] Since Kanna has always been alone, she was brimming with joy making her first friend. [spoiler]Later on in the story, it is revealed that she has already been dead for years, from the infamous "Crimson hair" incident. Kanna was once loved by the villagers, however, it only lasted until the spread of an unknown epidemic. The villagers, brainwashed by [url=/c92101]Shinpu[/url], started believing that Kanna, with her conspicuous crimson hair, is the culprit of this disease. Kanna, completely ignorant of that fact, came to Shinpu's church as advised by the villagers, and ended up being tortured to death.[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Female - **Measurements:** Height: 144cm - **Hair:** Black, Red, Long, Straight, Sidehair - **Body:** Pale - **Eyes:** Black, Sanpaku Eyes - **Clothes:** Dress, Ribbon Tie, Ribbon Hair Tie - **Role:** Friend, Ghost, Lonely - **Subject of:** Torture, Viral Infection, Confinement, Disappearance, Frameup, Pre-Story Death - **Personality:** Kind, Naive, Mysterious, Taciturn, Watashi ### Kozaki Hayato (古崎 隼人) Birth year: 1990 Main character of "Story 1 - Bottomless cave" [url=/c88248]Tsubame[/url]'s childhood friend. For the purpose of collecting materials for his first horror game, Hayato is the one who comes up with the idea of going into the mysterious jungle. - **Gender:** Male - **Hair:** Brown, Spiky Bangs - **Clothes:** Trousers, T-shirt, Belt, Band-aid - **Eyes:** Blue - **Personality:** Ore, Friendly, Relaxed, Kind, Stubborn - **Engages in:** Planning, Photography - **Role:** Childhood Friend, Video Game Developer - **Subject of:** Injury, Homicide, Fake Death, Disappearance ### Oomori Tsuguo (大森 次生) Main character of "Story 2 - School, a close friend and me" The school's current principal. For fear of others knowing about his embezzlement, Tsuguo has decided to murder everyone who got into his way, including [url=/c92080]Rei[/url]. - **Gender:** Male - **Hair:** Black, Short, Grey, No Bangs, Slicked Back - **Body:** Pale, Old, Wrinkles - **Eyes:** Black, Sanpaku Eyes - **Clothes:** Suit, Necktie - **Role:** Criminal, Principal, Antagonist - **Engages in:** Murder, Theft, Attempted Murder - **Personality:** Cruel - **Subject of:** Mental Breakdown ### Rei (怜) Main character of "Story 2 - School, a close friend and me" [url=/c88248]Tsubame[/url]'s close friend. Rei is also one of the students agreeing to join the test of courage. Later on in the story, [spoiler]the current Rei is revealed to have been dead for 10 years. She was murdered by [url=/c92081]Tsuguo[/url], for witnessing him killing another person. However, she can still befriend people in the real world, and so far, Tsubame is the only one who could understand her situation without laughing it off as a joke.[/spoiler] A mischievous girl. She is jealous of Tsubame because she always wants to have a younger sister like [url=/c88249]You[/url]. - **Gender:** Female - **Hair:** Brown, Shoulder-length - **Eyes:** Brown - **Clothes:** School Uniform - **Personality:** Proactive, Mysterious, Mischievous, Watashi - **Role:** Friend, High School Student, Ghost, Lonely - **Engages in:** Teasing - **Subject of:** Homicide, Disappearance, Pre-Story Death ### Shinpu (神父) Main character of "Story 3 - Crimson hair" A former priest. [spoiler]Due to his smuggling of contagious animals, a disastrous epidemic has spread throughout the village, killing everyone. [url=/c88249]You[/url], along with [url=/c92092]Kanna[/url], encountered him when gathered clues led them to a church outside of the village.[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Male - **Eyes:** Red, Sanpaku Eyes - **Role:** Priest, No Name - **Engages in:** Torture, Mind Control, Smuggling, Frameup - **Subject of:** Curse, Disappearance, Pre-Story Death - **Items:** Cross - **Personality:** Cruel, Manipulative ### Yamato (大和) Birth year: 1992 [spoiler]Main character of "Story 4 - Shimaigusa" [url=/c92074]Sumire[/url]'s friend. He comes along with Sumire in order to help [url=/c88249]You[/url] overcome her fear of seeing "shadows". Yamato also possesses the ability to sense "shadows", albeit weaker than Sumire. Has been hanging out with Sumire since when he is 6 years old, yet sometimes he couldn't comprehend her actions and emotions.[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Male - **Hair:** Blond, Short - **Body:** Pale - **Clothes:** Trousers, Scarf, Shirt - **Engages in:** Fighting, Investigation, Cycling - **Eyes:** Green - **Personality:** Boku, Friendly, Kind, Cheerful - **Role:** Friend, Superhuman - **Subject of:** Disappearance ### Master (マスター) [spoiler]Side character of "Story 4 - Shimaigusa" A man who runs a coffee shop in [url=/c88249]You[/url]'s town. Master has a mysterious aura around him. Later on in the story, he is revealed to possess the ability to sense "shadows" like You.[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Male - **Hair:** Beard - **Clothes:** Hat - **Personality:** Ore, Mysterious - **Role:** Superhuman, Vendor ### Obaasan (お婆さん) [spoiler]Side character of "Story 1 - Bottomless cave"[/spoiler] An old lady residing in a house deep within the jungle. [spoiler]She is the one taking care of [url=/c88248]Tsubame[/url], [url=/c88249]You[/url], [url=/c88250]Hayato[/url] and [url=/c92074]Sumire[/url] after saving them from the dangerous cave.[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Female - **Hair:** Bun, Grey - **Body:** Old - **Items:** Walking Stick - **Subject of:** Insanity, Blindness - **Role:** Full Sister, No Name, Older Sister, Living Alone, Runaway - **Personality:** Kind, Vindictive - **Eyes:** Itome - **Engages in:** Self-harm ### School Commitee President (委員長) Birth year: 1989 Side character of "Story 2 - School, a close friend and me" The school committee's president. He is the one proposing doing a test of courage inside the school before summer break. - **Gender:** Male - **Hair:** Black - **Clothes:** School Uniform, Glasses - **Personality:** Proactive, Serious - **Eyes:** Black - **Role:** High School Student, No Name, School Committee President ### You's shadow [spoiler]Side character of "Story 4 - Shimaigusa" A mysterious existence bound with [url=/c88249]You[/url], emerging after [url=/c88248]her sister[/url]'s death. Is said by [url=/c92074]Sumire[/url] to protect You from other "shadows".[/spoiler] - **Gender:** Male - **Personality:** Boku, Shy, Relaxed, Protective, Taciturn, Observant - **Role:** Bodyguard, Ghost, No Name - **Engages in:** Benevolent Possession ## Shops - [Official Website](http://www.n-hsc.com/shimai/) ## Releases ### Japanese - **2009-12-31**: Shimaigusa - [Official website](http://www.n-hsc.com/shimai/), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=13706), [Freegame Mugen](https://freegame-mugen.jp/adventure/game_365.html) ## Tags Horror, Mystery, ADV, NVL, School, Female Protagonist, Multiple Protagonists, Drug Use, Ghost Heroine, No Sexual Content, Photographic Backgrounds, Revenge, Forest, Antihero Protagonist, Curse, Episodic Story, Other Perspectives, Loli Protagonist, Bad Ending(s), Friendship, Protagonist with a Face, Summer, Drop-Out Protagonist, Group of Friends, Torture, Death of Protagonist, Passage of Time, Possession, Countryside, Homicide, Mind Screw, Hikikomori Protagonist, Heroine with a Braid, Hikikomori Heroine, Unlockable Bonus Content, Ambient Sounds, Protagonist with a Sprite, Unlockable Concept Art, Only One Bad Ending, Middle School Student Heroine, Urban Legend, 100% Completion Bonus, Music Recollection, Unlockable Gallery, Heisei Era, Unavoidable Protagonist Death, High School Student Heroine, High School Student Hero ## More Games from Home Security Company - [Shimaigusa](https://pinovel.net/v11758) - [Colors/Forest](https://pinovel.net/v19430) - [Haru e to Tsuzuku Oka](https://pinovel.net/v19431) - [Hoshiyomi no Tsumugu Uta](https://pinovel.net/v21316) - [Sayonara Mr. Stealer](https://pinovel.net/v28883) --- *View the full details at [pinovel.net/v11758](https://pinovel.net/v11758).* ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoGame","@id":"https://pinovel.net/v11758#game","name":"Shimaigusa","description":"During summer vacation, Tsubame returned to his father's parents' house with her family. 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