---
title: "WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~"
description: "The keyword for this game is dystopia. The game is set in Post-War Japan, yet this Japan is unfamiliar and strange compared to the one we know from history. Jou"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/22/76422.jpg"
---

# WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~

![WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~](https://t.vndb.org/cv/22/76422.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** WAS ～レピドプテラの砂時計～

**Developer:** S.R.L.

**Release date:** Aug 17, 2014

**Platform:** Windows

**Language:** English, Japanese

**Rating:** 6.3/10 (63 votes)

## Description
The keyword for this game is dystopia. The game is set in Post-War Japan, yet this Japan is unfamiliar and strange compared to the one we know from history. Journey with the characters as they meet new people and encounter high drama that will forever change them and uncover the mysteries of the world they inhabit.

In this dystopian world, nothing is what it seems. Though the character seem to be in a land of peace and plenty, we quickly discover that nothing could be further away from the truth. Though WAS might appear to be a bishoujo game, we wish to present a brand-new interpretation of the concept.

[from the [Prefundia page](http://prefundia.com/projects/view/was-%E2%80%93-lepidoptera-no-sunadokey-%E2%80%93-localization/2754/)]

## Characters
### Kurokawa Tadayoshi (黒川 忠芳)
A rich son, the likely successor to his family's fortune, the Kurokawa Zaibatsu. He is unaccostumed to the ways in the slums, but after waking up in a church in said slums, he starts to grow out of his former stuck-up ways. Likes to read, and is very smart.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Rattail
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Body:** Muscular
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Vest, Shorts, Belt
- **Engages in:** Martial Arts, Working Out
- **Role:** Wealthy

### Lin (リン)
A skilled fighter, teaches Tadayoshi how to fight and get stronger.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Lin-Lin, Lin-nee
- **Hair:** Black, Long
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Not Sexually Involved, Working Out
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Clothes:** Coat, Necklace, Belt, Short Shorts
- **Role:** Telepath
- **Subject of:** Sexual Harassment
- **Items:** Tonfa

### Liselotte (リ一ゼロッテ)
Servant of the Rickensteins, respects and follows all of Nina's orders.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Lise
- **Hair:** Blond, Bob Cut
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Role:** Servant, British
- **Clothes:** Eyepatch
- **Personality:** Violent
- **Body:** Big Breasts

### Nina von Rickenstein (ニーナ ・ フォン・リッケンシュタイン)
Tadayoshi's friend and penpal he met in Germany. His fiancée from his time as an heir to Kurokawa Zaibatsu. She is the only one who still remembers Tadayoshi from his past.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** White
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Dress, Skirt, Hair Flower, Ribbon Tie
- **Role:** Betrothed, Wealthy, German
- **Subject of:** Illness
- **Items:** Stuffed Toy, Wheelchair

### Rosario Winslet (口ザリオ・ウィソスレット)
A nun that takes Tadayoshi in and wakes him up after his sleep. Lives in the church with three children. Along with Lin, helps Tadayoshi get accustomed to his new life.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Rosa-nee
- **Hair:** Blond
- **Clothes:** Headband, Habit, Ribbon Tie
- **Role:** British, Nun
- **Subject of:** Sexual Harassment
- **Items:** Cross
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Alan (アラン)
One of the children residing in the church with Myrna and Julia. Very active and playful.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Role:** Orphan
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Personality:** Outgoing
- **Subject of:** Hypnotism
- **Clothes:** Hoodie
- **Hair:** Orange

### Julia (ユリア)
One of the children residing in the church together with Alan and Myrna. Does the cooking for the people in the church.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Pink, Twin Tails, Shoulder-length
- **Engages in:** Cooking
- **Clothes:** Dress, Necklace
- **Personality:** Shy
- **Items:** Stuffed Toy
- **Eyes:** Pink

### Myrna (マ一ナ)
One of the children residing in the church. Likes to call Tadayoshi "Rosa-nee's prince."

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** White, Long, Side Tail
- **Role:** Orphan
- **Clothes:** Shirt
- **Subject of:** Hypnotism, Kidnapping, Discrimination
- **Engages in:** Teasing, Theft
- **Items:** Book
- **Eyes:** Cyan
- **Body:** Tanned

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://was.srl-net.jp/)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340090/)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2014-08-17**: WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~ Rchronicle - Package Edition - [Official website](http://was.srl-net.jp/), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=21138)
- **2014-08-18**: WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~ Trial - [Freem!](https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/7291)
- **2014-08-24**: WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~ Rchronicle - Download Edition - [Official website](http://was.srl-net.jp/)
- **2014-10-28**: WAS –The Hourglass of Lepidoptera– Demo - [Official website](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/bring-was-the-hourglass-of-lepidoptera-to-the-west)
- **2015-12-15**: WAS –The Hourglass of Lepidoptera– - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20150326064905/https://sekaiproject.com/portfolio/was-the-hourglass-of-lepidoptera/?id=272), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340090/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/340090/info/)

### English
- **2014-10-28**: WAS –The Hourglass of Lepidoptera– Demo - [Official website](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/bring-was-the-hourglass-of-lepidoptera-to-the-west)
- **2015-12-15**: WAS –The Hourglass of Lepidoptera– - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20150326064905/https://sekaiproject.com/portfolio/was-the-hourglass-of-lepidoptera/?id=272), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340090/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/340090/info/)

## Tags
ESP, Personal Armed Combat, ADV, Fighting Heroine, Male Protagonist, Linear Plot, Single Ending, No Sexual Content, Female Protagonist for a Short Time, Church, Other Perspectives, Bad Ending(s), Flashback, Protagonist with a Face, Dystopia, Protagonist with Partial Voice Acting, Game Over, Hint Corner, Open Ending(s), Arranged Marriage, Kidnapping, Slice of Life Drama, Slice of Life Comedy, Food Discussions, Slums, Coming-of-Age Drama, Time Jump, Gentle Protagonist, Side Portraits

## More Games from S.R.L.
- [WAS ~Lepidoptera no Sunadokei~](https://pinovel.net/v16169)

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