---
title: "Hotaru III"
description: "Journey along with Nakayama Makato and find out what destiny has in store for him."
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/34/8134.jpg"
---

# Hotaru III

![Hotaru III](https://t.vndb.org/cv/34/8134.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** 炎多留III

**Aliases:** Firefly III, Hotaru 3 Ushio

**Developer:** Tarutaru

**Release date:** Sep 10, 2005

**Platform:** Windows

**Language:** Japanese

**Rating:** 8.0/10 (avg, 4 votes)

## Description
Journey along with Nakayama Makato and find out what destiny has in store for him.

## Characters
### Nakayama Makoto (中山 誠)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Clothes:** Headband, Necktie, Loincloth, Towel
- **Role:** Nameable
- **Subject of:** Sexual Corruption

### Hashiguchi Kazuaki (橋口 和朗)
A fisherman nearby at the ocean that the protagonist visited. Pushy and confident.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short, Thick Eyebrows
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Body:** Muscular, Large Penis, Visible Nipples
- **Clothes:** Headband, Shirt, Jeans, Belt, Loincloth
- **Engages in:** Drinking, Teasing, Fishing, Seduction
- **Personality:** Kind, Confident
- **Role:** Sexual Dominant, Sexual Submissive, Fisherman

### Hinata Takeshi (日向 武)
The protagonist's childhood friend. Used to run a jewelry company but had given up due to reckless business. Picked up by Mama and is now in charge of miscellaneous jobs. Although a bright person, he is somewhat tense.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Blindfold, Bondage Harness
- **Role:** Childhood Friend
- **Subject of:** Torture
- **Personality:** Smart
- **Engages in:** Bondage

### Horinouchi Yuusaku (堀ノ内 雄作)
The player's boss at the company. Also plays for the company's rugby team. Athletic yet meek but also caring and hard working.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Thick Eyebrows, Slicked Back
- **Body:** Pale, Adult, Muscular
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Sports
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Clothes:** Headband, Necktie, T-shirt, Knee-high Socks, Panties, Yukata, Towel
- **Role:** Divorcee, Son, Executive

### Ishiwatari Akihiro (石渡 彰宏)
A Neurosurgeon at the general hospital. A honor type who doesn't show his emotion very much. Likes children and wishes to be a lifelong doctor but is having problem with his parents regarding marriage.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Clothes:** Hat, Sunglasses
- **Role:** Betrothed, Medical Doctor
- **Engages in:** Disguise

### Kazama Tatsuya (風間 達也)
The protagonist's former boyfriend.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Muscular
- **Clothes:** Jeans, Belt
- **Role:** Ex-boyfriend, Bartender

### Maeno Hiroshi (前野 浩)
An instructor at fitness club. Has a cheerful personality and likes children and animals. Dreams to be an action star and always practice in free time.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Thick Eyebrows
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Carefree, Shy, Friendly, Honest, Optimist
- **Body:** Young-adult, Muscular
- **Clothes:** Headband, Gym Shorts, Tank Top, Loincloth, Yukata
- **Role:** Actor, Popular
- **Subject of:** Sexual Corruption

### Nagai Shin'ichi (永井 伸一)
Part-time worker at the cafe that the protagonist goes to. Love horror movies.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Apron, Necktie, Shirt, Belt
- **Role:** Waitstaff
- **Subject of:** Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual Corruption
- **Personality:** Naive

### Okada Kenji (岡田 健司)
The main character's senior in the school days. Was once a rescue worker but is now a charcoal burner and ceramic artisan in the mountain. A hard to approach person but also mild-mannered. Seem to have some secrets while still worked as rescue worker.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Goatee, Thick Eyebrows, Pubic Hair, Armpit Hair
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Muscular, Visible Nipples
- **Role:** Senpai

### Akiko
Lemon's fiance

- **Gender:** Female
- **Clothes:** Wedding Dress
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved, Wedding

### Hatakeyama
Okada's co-worker and former lover who passed away in an accident.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Role:** Coworker, Ex-boyfriend
- **Subject of:** Pre-Story Death

### Lemon (レモン)
Real name Nagai Shinya

- **Gender:** Male
- **Role:** Son, Older Brother
- **Clothes:** Bow Tie
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved, Wedding

### Mama (ママ)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved
- **Personality:** Effeminate

### Mom (母さん)
The protagonist's mother

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Bun
- **Role:** Mother
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://www.tarutaru.com/products/hotaru_box/)
- [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=756021)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2005-09-10**: Hotaru III - [Official website](http://www.tarutaru.com/h3/h3_2.htm), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=6277)
- **2012-12-14**: Hotaru -Aizouban- - [Official website](http://www.tarutaru.com/products/hotaru_box/), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=756021)

## Tags
Sexual Content, ADV, Male on Male Sex, Male Protagonist, Bondage, Homosexual Support Character, High Sexual Content, Slice of Life Drama, Bad Ending(s), Salaryman Protagonist, Condoms, Male on Male Rape, Bad Endings with Story, Sixty-nine, More Than Seven Heroes, Anilingus, Bara, More Than Seven Endings, Butterfly, Bisexual Hero, Boy x Boy Romance Only, Homosexual Hero, Anal Fingering, Anal Rape, Seke Protagonist, Hero with Naked Top, Anal Sex, Homosexual Male Protagonist, Male on Male Sex Only

## More Games from Tarutaru
- [Hotaru](https://pinovel.net/v6493)
- [Ichi -1-](https://pinovel.net/v11380)
- [Hotaru II](https://pinovel.net/v6494)
- [Otoko no Tame no Bible The Yuujou Adventure -Hotaru Soul-](https://pinovel.net/v24326)
- [Hotaru III](https://pinovel.net/v6495)

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