---
title: "PP -Pianissimo- Ayatsuri Ningyou no Rinbu"
description: "Tokyo, 1936.  Kudou Sousuke is a talented pianist who regularly performs at a jazz bar called \"CADENZA.\" One night, out of the blue, he finds himself in a pickl"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/96/77296.jpg"
---

# PP -Pianissimo- Ayatsuri Ningyou no Rinbu

![PP -Pianissimo- Ayatsuri Ningyou no Rinbu](https://t.vndb.org/cv/96/77296.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** PP -ピアニッシモ- 操リ人形ノ輪舞

**Aliases:** Rondo Del Burattino

**Developer:** Innocent Grey

**Release date:** Sep 29, 2006

**Platform:** Windows, DVD

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

**Rating:** 6.9/10 (150 votes)

## Description
Tokyo, 1936.

Kudou Sousuke is a talented pianist who regularly performs at a jazz bar called "CADENZA." One night, out of the blue, he finds himself in a pickle when a frenzied geisha suddenly attacks him on his way home. Despite being battered and bruised, Sousuke manages to weather the storm and makes a hasty exit.

The following day at work, Sousuke learns that the geisha has been found murdered, and he is the prime suspect. The news spreads like wildfire, and the bar's owner gives Sousuke the boot, unwilling to risk the bar's reputation by employing a fugitive.

Finding himself between a rock and a hard place, Sousuke goes on the lam, unable to return home where his sister Yuzuha anxiously awaits. After wandering aimlessly, he crosses paths with a gorgeous yet haughty woman with a shady background. She offers Sousuke a safe haven, but there's no such thing as a free lunch; he must agree to do some tasks on the wrong side of the law.

Fate takes an unexpected turn when, a few days later, Sousuke rescues a young woman named Ayane from a gang of ruffians. He realizes she is the same person who steered him clear of the military police on the night of the geisha's attack. Grateful for the rescue, Ayane vows to help Sousuke get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding the geisha's death and clear his name once and for all.

## Characters
### Kudou Sousuke (玖藤 奏介)
The protagonist of the story. Sousuke work as a bouncer and pianist at CADENZA, a jazz bar. He lives with Yuzuha, his younger sister.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Red, Spiky, Claret, Spiky Bangs
- **Body:** Pale, Adult, Muscular
- **Personality:** Hotblooded
- **Clothes:** Shirt
- **Subject of:** Clinical Depression, Avoidable Death (obsolete), Psychological Trauma, Suspended Animation, Human Subject Research, Grief, Attempted Homicide, Manipulation, Completely Avoidable Death
- **Role:** Musician, Coworker, Pianist
- **Engages in:** Martial Arts, Murder, Revenge, Unarmed Fighting, Infiltration, Killing in Battle
- **Eyes:** Tsurime, Hosome

### Kudou Yuzuha (玖藤 柚芭)
Sosuke's sister. Because she grew up in the Tachibana family, she thinks of Mikage as her sister. She is a cheerful girl who wants to be spoiled by her brother. 

When Sousuke became a fugitive, she wanted to help him. However, she realized that he could not do anything and became upset because of it.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Pajamas, Sailor School Uniform
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Role:** Younger Sister
- **Engages in:** Seduction
- **Personality:** Brother Complex, Atashi, Cheerful
- **Subject of:** Grief
- **Voiced by:** Iwata Yuki

### Mikanagi Qwon (御巫 久遠)
A peculiar girl Sousuke encountered after the bar closed its doors for the night. Despite her youthful appearance, she converses with the wisdom and eloquence of an adult. Enveloped in an air of enigma, her true identity remains a tantalizing mystery.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Kuon
- **Hair:** White
- **Body:** Teen
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Pajamas, Glasses, Lab Coat, Hairpin, Sports Uniform
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Personality:** Stoic, Reserved, Genius, Mature, Sly, Mysterious, Assertive, Brave, Pragmatic, Blunt, Manipulative
- **Engages in:** Planning, Teasing, Infiltration, Manipulation, Human Subject Research
- **Role:** Twin Sister, Scientist, Researcher, Inventor, Antihero
- **Subject of:** Disappearance
- **Voiced by:** Imuraya Honoka

### Nirasaki Riho (韮崎 璃宝)
Riho is Sosuke's jazz singer buddy and a coworker at CADENZA. She is a hardworker who came to Japan after fleeing the Shanghai incident.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blue, Bun, Long
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Clothes:** Earrings, Evening Gloves, Gloves, Chinese Dress
- **Engages in:** Drinking, Flirting, Seduction, Avoidable Suicide
- **Role:** Musician, Not a Virgin, Singer
- **Voiced by:** Nagumo Ryou

### Shirakawa Ayane (白河 綾音)
Ayane, a runaway girl Sousuke encounters, hails from a well-to-do agribusiness family. Faced with an unsavory arranged marriage, she slipped away from her family and sought refuge in Tokyo.

Sousuke once rescued Ayane just in the nick of time from a group of menacing street thugs, sparking a friendship as thick as thieves between them. Now residing in a dorm, Ayane stands as a steadfast friend and ally to Sousuke in his time of need.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Long
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Role:** Girlfriend, Runaway
- **Subject of:** Death, Avoidable Death (obsolete), Homicide
- **Personality:** Kind, Cheerful
- **Engages in:** Flirting
- **Clothes:** Blazer
- **Voiced by:** Kazane

### Souma Aoi (相馬 葵)
Aoi, a femme fatale with a dark allegiance to the shadowy organization Seihokai, revels in her sadistic nature as she relentlessly seeks to ensnare Sousuke in her twisted web of control.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Eye Covering
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Gloves, Miniskirt, Stockings, Fishnet Stockings, Choker, Military Boots
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Engages in:** Smoking
- **Role:** Daughter, Criminal, Not a Virgin, Antagonist
- **Personality:** Cold-hearted, Cruel
- **Subject of:** Death in Battle
- **Voiced by:** Tezuka Maki

### Tachibana Mikage (橘 美華夏)
Mikage, Sousuke's steadfast childhood friend, faced the tragic loss of her parents in the devastating Great Kanto Earthquake. From then on, she and the Kudou siblings forged an unbreakable bond, becoming a close-knit family in all but name.

Now employed by a reputable magazine company, Mikage remains unwavering in her belief in Sousuke's innocence. Determined to right the wrong, she embarks on a personal quest to unravel the tangled threads of the murder case and vindicate her cherished friend.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Shirt, Suspenders, Flat Cap
- **Role:** Childhood Friend
- **Personality:** Kind, Protective, Serious
- **Subject of:** Completely Avoidable Death
- **Body:** Big Breasts
- **Voiced by:** Ueoka Ai

### Takanashi Chika (高梨 千花)
Chika, a waitress at CADENZA, has weathered a tumultuous past marked by the heart-wrenching experience of being sold by her own parents.

Though she harbors a lingering sense of trepidation towards Sousuke, Chika's intuition tells her that beneath his rough exterior lies a kind and compassionate heart.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Twin Tails, Green
- **Body:** Slim, Pale
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Maid's Dress, Maid's Headdress
- **Role:** Waitstaff
- **Personality:** Timid, Clumsy
- **Voiced by:** Kusayanagi Junko

### Godou Gen'ichirou (護堂 弦一郎)
The proprietor of CADENZA.
Despite having to bite the bullet and give Sousuke the boot when he became a fugitive, Genichirou's true nature remains caring. Typically a man of few words, he cherishes the moments spent in lively conversation with his close friends.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length
- **Role:** Master, Father, Employer, Musician, Bodyguard, Assassin, Secret Identity, Bartender, Veteran
- **Engages in:** Swordsmanship, Smoking, Martial Arts, Murder, Self-sacrifice, Killing in Battle
- **Clothes:** Trench Coat, Shirt, Gloves, Sunglasses
- **Personality:** Secretive, Stoic, Cold-hearted
- **Items:** Katana, Brass Instrument
- **Subject of:** Injury, Amputation, Avoidable Death (obsolete)
- **Eyes:** Hosome
- **Voiced by:** Horihata Yasushi

### Hishiya Takuma (菱谷 琢磨)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, No Bangs, Slicked Back
- **Eyes:** Brown, Hosome
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Suit, Necktie, Shirt, Belt
- **Personality:** Ore
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, Police, Secret Boyfriend
- **Subject of:** Avoidable Death (obsolete)
- **Voiced by:** Fuji Bakuhatsu

### Kagami Hachirou (各務 八郎)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Hachi
- **Hair:** Blond, Curtained, Shoulder-length
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Shirt, Half-naked, Belt, Ring, Pendant Necklace
- **Eyes:** Violet, Tsurime, Hosome
- **Personality:** Idiot
- **Voiced by:** Kishiri Tooru

### Kumasaka Kengo (熊坂 謙吾)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Ponytail, Long
- **Clothes:** Fedora, Sunglasses
- **Personality:** Taciturn
- **Voiced by:** Fuji Bakuhatsu

### Ouzenji Kiyomasa (逢禅寺 清正)
A hot-blooded man who served the army as a colonel, and is currently the chairman of the Seihokai.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Beard, Grey
- **Engages in:** Swordsmanship, Martial Arts, Blackmail, Unarmed Fighting, Avoidable Suicide, Manipulation
- **Role:** Villain, Commander, Gang Leader, Antagonist, Veteran
- **Personality:** Hotblooded, Arrogant, Stubborn, Smart, Overconfident, Washi, Idealist, Blunt, Cruel
- **Body:** Muscular
- **Items:** Katana
- **Clothes:** Eyepatch
- **Subject of:** Death in Battle
- **Voiced by:** Iwao Zenshuu

### Arata Daisaku (荒田 大作)
A suspicious old man who sells takoyaki of doubtful origin.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** 親父, Old Man
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length, Stubble, Spiky, Thick Eyebrows, Shaggy
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Adult, Wrinkles
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Jacket, Scarf, Tank Top, Barefoot, Torn Clothing, Patchwork
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Suicide, Not Sexually Involved
- **Eyes:** Black, Hosome
- **Personality:** Ore, Kind, Stubborn, Old-fashioned, Grumbler, Mysterious
- **Role:** Father, No Name, Vendor
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death, Debt

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://www.gungnir.co.jp/innocentgrey/event/paranoia.html)
- [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=773333)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2006-09-29**: PP -Pianissimo- Ayatsuri Ningyou no Rinbu - [Official website](http://www.gungnir.co.jp/innocentgrey/products/pro_pianissimo/pp_index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=7926), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=284845)
- **2008-05-23**: PP -Pianissimo- Ayatsuri Ningyou no Rinbu - DVDPG - [Official website](http://blueberry-soft.com/bbspg/bbspg019.htm), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=539085), [DMM](https://www.dmm.co.jp/mono/anime/-/detail/=/cid=1223bbspg019_m/)
- **2009-07-24**: Innocent Grey Mystery Collection ~Kara no Shoujo & Pianissimo & Cartagra~ DVDPG - [Official website](http://blueberry-soft.com/bbspg/bbspgs01.htm), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=651105), [DMM](https://www.dmm.co.jp/mono/anime/-/detail/=/cid=1223bbspgS01_m/)
- **2010-12-03**: Innocent Grey Premium Box "Paranoia" - [Official website](http://www.gungnir.co.jp/innocentgrey/event/paranoia.html), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=690595)
- **2013-06-14**: Innocent Grey Premium Box "Paranoia" - Regular Edition - [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=773333)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2025-05-30**: PP -Pianissimo- Tixian Muou de Lunwu - [Official website](https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9751748463)

### Russian
- **2026-04-06**: PP: Pianissimo ~Rondo Marionetki~ - [Official website](https://t.me/innocence_translations/117)

## Tags
Horror, Mystery, ADV, Pistol Combat, Military, Sword Combat, Blood-related Brother/Sister Incest, Hard Science Fiction, Genius Heroine, Imouto-type Heroine, Maid Heroine, Male Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Murder Mystery, Loli Heroine, Gore, One True End, Modern Tsundere Heroine, Yakuza, Female Protagonist for a Short Time, Intrigue, Crime, Detective Work, Brief NVL Scenes, Group Sex of One Female and Several Males, Musical Themes, Student Heroine, Musical Environment, Heroine with Sexual Experience, Bookworm Heroine, Police, Unavoidable Heroine Rape, Arrogant Heroine, Hotblooded Protagonist, Journalist Heroine, Bad Ending(s), Musician Protagonist, 20th Century, Boobjob, Protagonist with Partial Voice Acting, Scientist Heroine, Genetic Research, Waitress Heroine, Foreigner Heroine, Yakuza Heroine, Singer Heroine, Heroine with Eye Covering Hairstyle, Intercrural Sex, Heroine with Chinese Dress, White Haired Heroine, Past Tokyo, Brocon Heroine, Inventor Heroine, Shouwa Era, Pragmatic Heroine, Heroine with Big Breasts, Adult Protagonist, Protagonist with a Face, 30's, Unlockable Routes, Female Protagonist, Bar, Lots of Event CGs, Hero with Eyepatch, Utsuge, Female Domination, Feet Licking, Death of Heroine, Other Perspectives, Orphan Protagonist, Romance, Suicide, Death of Hero

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