---
title: "Rinjin -Neighbor-"
description: "Sometimes, in life, there are places where the rules of reality just don't apply.  Sometimes it's the one place where you ought to feel safe.  Like your house. "
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/23/83823.jpg"
---

# Rinjin -Neighbor-

![Rinjin -Neighbor-](https://t.vndb.org/cv/23/83823.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** 隣人 -Neighbor-

**Aliases:** Neighbour

**Developer:** OTUSUN LAND / Rosalia

**Release date:** Nov 21, 2008

**Platform:** Windows, Android

**Language:** English, Japanese, Chinese (simplified)

**Rating:** 6.8/10 (173 votes)

## Description
Sometimes, in life, there are places where the rules of reality just don't apply.

Sometimes it's the one place where you ought to feel safe.

Like your house.

Freelance designer Yuuki Kae has just moved into a new apartment. On her move-in day, she decides to introduce herself to her new next-door neighbor... but something isn't quite right.

Static over the intercom...
A violently rattling doorknob...
And a ghostly pale hand reaching out through the crack in the door...

They said the apartment next to hers wasn't for rent. It was supposed to be empty.

Through a series of strange events, Kae meets Hisamatsu Daigo, a fellow tenant who lives above her on the 3rd floor. Together, they must hunt for clues to solve the mystery...

[From [Otusun Land](https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor)]

## Characters
### Yuuki Kae (悠木 佳枝)
Freelance Designer

After quitting her job to work freelance full-time, she moves into apartment 201 of Châtelet Romane. Upon moving in, she encounters a series of bizarre supernatural phenomena and decides to investigate.

[From [url=https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor]Otusun Land[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Jacket
- **Role:** Neighbor, Older Sister
- **Engages in:** Investigation, Moving
- **Items:** Mobile Phone
- **Personality:** Atashi
- **Subject of:** Nightmares
- **Voiced by:** Kawamura Rie

### Hisamatsu Daigo (久松 大吾)
College Student

A playful, carefree guy who lives in apartment 301 of Châtelet Romane and aids Kae in her investigation. His motivations for pursuing the mystery are unknown.

[From [url=https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor]Otusun Land[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Stubble
- **Role:** Student, Full Brother, Neighbor, University Student
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Hoodie
- **Personality:** Boku, Carefree, Flustered
- **Engages in:** Drinking, Investigation
- **Voiced by:** Takashima Kousuke

### Anna (アンナ)
A comforting and angelic (?) member of the Bar la mer staff.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Hime Cut
- **Engages in:** Cross-dressing
- **Body:** Slim, Tattoo, Androgynous
- **Clothes:** Chinese Dress
- **Eyes:** Itome
- **Voiced by:** Natsume Keisuke

### Inamoto Haruko (稲本 春子)
Landlady of the apartment building Kae and Daigo live in.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Cousin Haruko
- **Body:** Old
- **Personality:** Secretive
- **Role:** Cousin, Landlord
- **Subject of:** Bribery
- **Voiced by:** Komachi

### Mama Nancy (ナンシー ママ)
Boisterous proprietor of Bar la mer - a great place to go and forget your troubles for a moment.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Ponytail, Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Muscular
- **Role:** Homosexual, Bartender
- **Engages in:** Flirting
- **Personality:** Flamboyant
- **Voiced by:** Andou Jin

### Mary (マリー)
A Filipino hostess at "berry", a club Kae and Daigo visit during their investigations.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Role:** Friend, Host(ess), Philippine
- **Voiced by:** Uruma Riku

### Uchiyama Shin'ichi (内山 信一)
An occult writer who assists Kae and Daigo in their attempts to unlock the mysteries of room 202.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Role:** Writer
- **Engages in:** Investigation
- **Voiced by:** Satou Kei

### Yuuki Shouko (悠木 翔子)
Yuuki Kae's sister.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Ponytail, Shoulder-length
- **Role:** Full Sister, Girlfriend, Journalist, Younger Sister
- **Items:** Mobile Phone
- **Personality:** Insightful
- **Voiced by:** Takaoka Chihiro

### Detective Nakayama (中山)
Police inspector.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Role:** Police, Detective
- **Voiced by:** Morooka Daiki

### Emina Sabare
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length
- **Engages in:** Revenge, Cursing
- **Role:** Ghost, Host(ess), Mistress, Philippine
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Disappearance, Pregnancy Loss

### Eriko (恵理子)
A veteran hostess at club "berry".

- **Gender:** Female
- **Engages in:** Flirting
- **Role:** Host(ess)
- **Voiced by:** Takao Chisako

### Hirai (平井)
A real estate agent, whom Kae consults about the strange happenings in her apartment.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Clothes:** Name Tag
- **Role:** Office Worker
- **Voiced by:** Matsuya Soutatsu

### Hisamatsu Noriko (久松 紀子)
The big sister of Hisamatsu Daigo.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Long
- **Subject of:** Hospitalization, Mental Breakdown
- **Role:** Older Sister
- **Body:** Underweight
- **Voiced by:** Katsuragi Eri

### Ikuta Mutsumi (生田 六実)
A resident of room 101 in Kae's apartment building.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Kid
- **Role:** Daughter, Neighbor, Elementary School Student
- **Voiced by:** Terasaki Madoka

### Ikuta Sayaka (生田 さやか)
Kae's downstairs neighbor.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Mama Bear
- **Personality:** Secretive
- **Role:** Mother, Neighbor
- **Voiced by:** Seto Naoko

### Kouyama Keiji
A mysterious character who was a CEO of an insurance agency that owned Châtelet Romane. Kae and Daigo are investigating more about this man.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** President Kouyama
- **Engages in:** Suicide, Infidelity, Bribery
- **Role:** Husband, Gamer, Executive
- **Subject of:** Death, Nightmares
- **Personality:** Womanizer, Mysterious
- **Body:** Dirty

### Kouyama's Wife
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Bun
- **Role:** Widow
- **Engages in:** Murder
- **Subject of:** Coma, Hospitalization, Infidelity
- **Personality:** Violent, Jealous

### Matt Carolan
- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Mover
- **Engages in:** Moving
- **Voiced by:** Morita Ryou

### Okamoto Mitsue (岡本 光江)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Body:** Adult
- **Role:** Daughter, Cousin
- **Voiced by:** Kagurazaka Motoko

### Policeman
- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Cop
- **Role:** Police
- **Voiced by:** Ueno Hikaru

### Receptionist
- **Gender:** Female
- **Role:** No Name, Receptionist
- **Voiced by:** Hasunuma Kaede

### Takahashi Hisae (高橋 久恵)
Kae's semi-neighbor in room 203.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Ponytail
- **Personality:** Secretive, Timid
- **Role:** Wife, Neighbor
- **Engages in:** Moving
- **Voiced by:** Suda Norie

### Takahashi Takashi (高橋 隆)
Husband of Takahashi Hisae, who also lives next-next-door to Kae in room 203.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short
- **Role:** Husband, Neighbor
- **Engages in:** Moving
- **Voiced by:** Yukimasa Yuu

### Watabe Kouichi (渡部 弘一)
Employee of Misty Publishing and former member of Light Publishing's third editing board. Koichi and Shouko started dating after they met in college. He started at Light's third editing board working on an occult magazine thanks to an offer from his former classmate [url=https://vndb.org/c76808]Andou[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Role:** Boyfriend, Journalist
- **Voiced by:** Takeda Naoto

### Woman
A gossipy neighbor of Kouyama Keiji.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** AlessaO
- **Clothes:** Apron
- **Role:** Neighbor
- **Engages in:** Shopping
- **Personality:** Gossipy
- **Voiced by:** Komatsu Mako

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2098570429/bring-classic-horror-visual-novel-neighbor-to-the)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/937490/)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2008-11-21**: Rinjin - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090403033616/http://www.rosalia.jp/soundnovel.html)
- **2018-07-21**: Rinjin -Neighbor- Trial Version - [Official website](https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor)
- **2018-08-31**: Rinjin -Neighbor- Demo - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/937490/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/937490/info/)
- **2018-09-29**: Rinjin -Neighbor- - [Official website](https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=32753), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/937490/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/937490/info/)
- **2018-10-24**: Rinjin -Neighbor- - [Official website](https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor)
- **2018-10-24**: Neighbor - Deluxe Physical - [Official website](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2098570429/bring-classic-horror-visual-novel-neighbor-to-the)

### English
- **2018-08-31**: Rinjin -Neighbor- Demo - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/937490/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/937490/info/)
- **2018-09-29**: Rinjin -Neighbor- - [Official website](https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=32753), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/937490/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/937490/info/)
- **2018-10-24**: Rinjin -Neighbor- - [Official website](https://www.otusunland.com/neighbor)
- **2018-10-24**: Neighbor - Deluxe Physical - [Official website](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2098570429/bring-classic-horror-visual-novel-neighbor-to-the)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2026-03-28**: LinJu-Neighbor

## Tags
Horror, Mystery, NVL, Romance, Female Protagonist, Protagonist with Voice Acting, Murder Mystery, Suicide, No Sexual Content, Ghost, Photographic Backgrounds, Curse, Episodic Story, Haunted House, Kinetic Novel, Colored Name-tags, University Student Hero, Black and White, Jealousy, No Gallery, Adult Protagonist, Detective Work, Psychological Horror, Apartment Building, Dream, Protagonist with a Face, Infidelity, Madness, Comedy, No Character Sprites, Slow-burn Romance, Homicide, Psychiatric Hospital, Built-in Encyclopedia, Lots of Event CGs

## More Games from OTUSUN LAND / Rosalia
- [Rinjin -Neighbor-](https://pinovel.net/v22371)
- [Kioku no Zanzou](https://pinovel.net/v22537)

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*View the full details at [pinovel.net/v22371](https://pinovel.net/v22371).*

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