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title: "Rui wa Tomo o Yobu"
description: "Wakutsu Tomo was brought up by his mother as a girl due to a small mark he has on his body. After his mother's death, he discovers via her will that she emphasi"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/96/88196.jpg"
---

# Rui wa Tomo o Yobu

![Rui wa Tomo o Yobu](https://t.vndb.org/cv/96/88196.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** るいは智を呼ぶ

**Aliases:** るい智, ruitomo, Rui Calls Tomo

**Developer:** Akatsuki WORKS

**Release date:** Jun 26, 2008

**Platform:** Windows, PS3, PS Vita

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

**Rating:** 8.2/10 (362 votes)

## Description
Wakutsu Tomo was brought up by his mother as a girl due to a small mark he has on his body. After his mother's death, he discovers via her will that she emphasizes Tomo continue to live as a female, and following this, Tomo starts to go through more troubles in his life. Tomo soon discovers that he is linked with five girls who are around his age as a second year high school student. These girls happen to have the same mark he has, and also have been going through hardships in their lives. Tomo and these five girls decide to form a pact to stay together and support each other to solve each of their problems and to bring peace to their lives.

The title Rui wa Tomo o Yobu is also a Japanese proverb equivalent to the English proverb "birds of a feather flock together" when written with the kanji and kana 類は友を呼ぶ.

[From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_wa_Tomo_o_Yobu)]

## Characters
### Wakutsu Tomo (和久津 智)
Position of the mark: Behind his right arm
Curse: Forbidden to let other people know the real gender
Gift: None

Tomo has been reared as a girl ever since infancy as part of his curse. He carries out his mother's last will i.e. to go on living as a girl keeping his real gender to utmost secrecy. This makes him exercise extreme caution and employ countermeasures ranging from deadly martial arts down to simple skipping PE classes. He knows for real the horror of triggering his curse from a near-death situation he once personally experienced before. So when fate gathered him and other people who share the same curse together, he proposed to form an alliance.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** Tomo-chin, Waku-sama, Bloomerian, Chupacabra
- **Measurements:** Height: 165cm
- **Birthday:** 23 February
- **Hair:** Brown, Long, Sidehair
- **Engages in:** Cross-dressing, Cooking, Fighting, Planning, Drinking, Martial Arts, Cleaning, Murder, Sports, Investigation, Cosplay, Self-sacrifice, Painting, Shopping
- **Body:** Trap, Teen, Slim, Pale, Magic Tattoo
- **Eyes:** Brown, Tareme
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Pajamas, Necktie, Skirt, Knee-high Socks, Hairpin, Naked, Panties, Bra, Sailor School Uniform
- **Role:** Orphan, Twin Brother, High School Student, Title Character
- **Personality:** Secretive, Boku, Altruistic, Cautious, Kind, Smart, Opposite Gender Voiced
- **Subject of:** Injury, Teasing, Curse
- **Items:** Mobile Phone
- **Voiced by:** Samoto Fuuri

### Hanagusuku Atori (花城 花鶏)
Position of the mark: On her left arm
Curse: [spoiler]Forbidden to ask for help[/spoiler]
Gift: [spoiler]Mental acceleration, the ability which makes events to proceed slow from own perspective[/spoiler]

Proud of her deceased grandfather, proud of her bloodline, proud of her wealth, proud to be half-Russian, proud to be independent, proud to be a pretty girl, proud to love girls, proud to be a lesbian, proud of her "techniques", and proud to be... perverted. As conceited as she can be, she does not admit that the thing she has is a curse but a sign of being "the chosen one". She never fails to pull off her lesbian antics whenever there is a chance. She goes all-out unleashing her "paradise finger" to all the girls except for [url=/c1789]Tomo[/url], her favorite, and [url=/c1790]Rui[/url], her nemesis.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Measurements:** Height: 167cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 82-59-78cm, C cup
- **Birthday:** 14 July
- **Hair:** Blond, Waist Length+, Straight, V Bangs, Sidehair, Braided Crown
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Magic Tattoo
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Catsuit, Cloak, Gloves, Boots, Thigh-high Boots, Pantyhose, Thigh-high Stockings, Beret, Helmet, Naked, Cape, Towel
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Driving, Planning, Drinking, Cleaning, Teasing, Sports, Stalking, Painting, Flirting, Sexual Harassment
- **Eyes:** Blue, Tsurime
- **Personality:** Pervert, Cynic, Strict, Mischievous
- **Role:** Rival, Wealthy, High School Student, Russian, Homosexual, Biker, Ojousama, Multiracial
- **Subject of:** Curse, Phobia
- **Items:** Motorcycle
- **Voiced by:** Amano Sora

### Kayaba Akaneko (茅場 茜子)
Position of the mark: On her butt
Curse: [spoiler]Forbidden to have any direct physical body contact with other people[/spoiler]
Gift: [spoiler]Ability to discern lies[/spoiler]

Possessing an indispensable ability, her own father tried to sell her to pay for debts. She, however, managed to escape which leads her to meet other cursed people.
Being literally unable to experience the warmth and love of a person, being exposed to the cold reality of the world she is living, to inescapably see other's unmasked faces and discerning the truths she doesn't even wish to know, all she could do is pour her embrace to cats.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Akane, Red Cat
- **Measurements:** Height: 151cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 79-54-76cm, B cup
- **Birthday:** 9 November
- **Hair:** Blue, Bob Cut, Blunt Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Kid, Magic Tattoo
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Dress Shoes, Pajamas, Headband, Necktie, Shirt, Gloves, Skirt, Knee-high Socks, Gothic, Lolita
- **Eyes:** Blue, Tsurime
- **Personality:** Lazy, Stoic, Carefree, Reserved, Cautious, Strange, Antisocial, Cat Person
- **Engages in:** Planning, Drinking, Sarcasm, Disguise
- **Role:** Tsukkomi, Runaway
- **Subject of:** Curse
- **Voiced by:** Ousaka Kai

### Minamoto Rui (皆元 るい)
Position of the mark: On her right breast
Curse: [spoiler]Forbidden to make promises[/spoiler]
Gift: [spoiler]Enhanced physical strength[/spoiler]

Rui is homeless girl who lives alone like a stray dog. The abandoned building where she lived along with all of her belongings caught on fire so Tomo took her in his apartment for shelter. She considers [url=/c1789]Tomo[/url] as her closest friend and protects him from the molesting fingers of [url=/c1791]Atori[/url]. She easily trusts people as much as she easily gets hungry.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Measurements:** Height: 162cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 85-58-82cm, D cup
- **Birthday:** 7 May
- **Hair:** Red, Ahoge, Bun, Ponytail, Long, Curtained, Straight, Spiky Bangs, Parted to Side, Sidehair
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Tattoo, Magic Tattoo
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Cross Necklace, Shirt, T-shirt, Skirt, Miniskirt, Sports Shoes, Knee-high Socks, Thigh-high Stockings, Belt, Hairpin, Naked, Panties, Bra
- **Role:** Orphan, Roommate, Friend, Comrade, Musician, Homeless, Title Character
- **Engages in:** Fighting, Planning, Drinking, Cleaning, Teasing, Sports, Cosplay, Painting, Shopping
- **Eyes:** Amber, Tareme
- **Personality:** Altruistic, Naive, Energetic, Emotional
- **Subject of:** Teasing, Curse
- **Items:** Musical Instrument, Guitar
- **Voiced by:** Arisugawa Miyabi

### Narutaki Koyori (鳴滝 こより)
Position of the mark: On her left thigh
Curse: [spoiler]Forbidden to open a door that has never been personally passed before[/spoiler]
Gift: [spoiler]Ability to accurately reproduce body actions[/spoiler]

The youngest among the cursed people and the one who proposed to use their talents in helping those who are in need. She is always on her roller blades no matter where she goes traversing terrains skillfully thanks to her gift. That gift is pretty much useful in bed as well.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Measurements:** Height: 142cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 72-55-77cm, AA cup
- **Birthday:** 6 June
- **Hair:** Pink, Ahoge, Twin Tails, Waist Length+, Wavy, Spiky Bangs, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Kid, Magic Tattoo
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Pajamas, Hair Ribbon, Cloak, Miniskirt, Knee-high Socks, Goggles, Rubber Band With Beads, School Swimsuit, Ankle Socks, Sailor School Uniform
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Planning, Drinking, Cleaning, Sports, Stalking, Painting, Reading
- **Eyes:** Blue, Tareme
- **Personality:** Airhead, Timid, Energetic, Protective
- **Role:** Full Sister, Friend, Childhood Friend, Comrade, Younger Sister
- **Subject of:** Teasing, Psychological Trauma, Curse
- **Voiced by:** Takatsuki Sakura

### Shirasaya Iyo (白鞘 伊代)
Position of the mark: On her back
Curse: [spoiler]Forbidden to use (speak) proper nouns, especially names[/spoiler]
Gift: [spoiler]Mastery of using any tools and gadgets[/spoiler]

With those glasses and extra large boobs, she looks like the oldest among the cursed people even though she is actually not. She has a strong sense of righteousness and decency; that's why she remains as a normal schoolgirl even though she has the ability to be the world's greatest hacker. 
Her circumstances with respect to both of her curse and her ability makes her somewhat the most fortunate on the surface among the cursed people. The burden she is carrying is actually as severe as those of others. Her restraints makes her awkward in dealing with people especially in conversations. But that has nothing to do with her not being able to "read the atmosphere" and butting-in off-topic.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Measurements:** Height: 164cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 95-63-97cm, E cup
- **Birthday:** 30 August
- **Hair:** Blond, Wavy, Short
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Magic Tattoo, Big Breasts
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Apron, Glasses, Necktie, Miniskirt, Half-naked, Tank Top, Blouse
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Drinking, Cleaning, Investigation, Painting
- **Eyes:** Green, Tsurime
- **Role:** Hacker, Tsukkomi
- **Personality:** Strict, Kind, Smart
- **Subject of:** Teasing, Kidnapping, Curse
- **Voiced by:** Koteshima Hibari

### Miyake (三宅)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Moustache, Stubble
- **Eyes:** Brown, Hosome
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Suit, Necktie, Shirt, Belt, Watch
- **Personality:** Pretending
- **Engages in:** Drug Abuse
- **Role:** Journalist
- **Subject of:** Homicide
- **Voiced by:** Jack

### Narutaki Sayori (鳴滝 小夜里)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Violet, Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Blue, Tsurime
- **Clothes:** Suit, Necklace, Skirt, Court Shoes
- **Role:** Secretary, Office Lady, Older Sister
- **Voiced by:** Mutsuki Shion

### Oki Hamae (沖 浜江)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Bun, Grey, No Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Old
- **Clothes:** Apron, Necktie, Maid's Dress, Turtleneck Dress, Bonnet, Ribbon Tie, Brooch
- **Role:** Maid
- **Eyes:** Pink, Hosome
- **Voiced by:** Hiyashi Tanuki

### Sainohara Megumu (才野原 惠)
Position of the mark: On the stomach
Curse: [spoiler]Forbidden to speak anything true about oneself[/spoiler]
Gift: [spoiler]Ability to steal/absorb the life force of other by killing them[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Megumu is a cool guy except that underneath those man's clothes is actually a girl. She is a girl by mind and heart and is neither a tomboy nor a hardcore lesbian, not even a pervert who has interest in cross-dressing. Her peculiar fashion has a deep and profound meaning though it is not directly related to her curse and gift.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Measurements:** Height: 171cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 80-55-80cm, B cup
- **Birthday:** 15 December
- **Hair:** Violet, Short
- **Engages in:** Cross-dressing, Fighting, Justifiable Homicide, Medication
- **Body:** Reverse-trap, Slim, Pale, Magic Tattoo
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Trousers, Swimsuit
- **Role:** Orphan, Wealthy, High School Student
- **Personality:** Secretive, Pretending, Friendly, Honorable, Kind, Opposite Gender Voiced
- **Items:** Dagger, Spear
- **Subject of:** Injury, Illness, Unavoidable Other Route Death
- **Eyes:** Pink, Hosome
- **Voiced by:** Makoto Hiro

### Semimaru Izuru (蝉丸 いずる)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Bun, Hime Cut, Waist Length+, Intake, Blunt Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Big Breast Sizes
- **Eyes:** Violet, Hosome
- **Clothes:** Kimono, Boots, Kanzashi
- **Role:** Guide, Yamato Nadeshiko
- **Voiced by:** Rarana

### Toushino Miyawa (冬篠 宮和)
A classmate, the greatest admirer, the number one fan and the self-styled stalker of [url=http://vndb.org/c1789]Tomo[/url]. She holds lesbian desires towards the person she believed to be a girl just like her. Though she poses a great danger towards him, she is contented of being just a stalker and has no intention of crossing the line... which unknowingly keeps her beloved away from triggering the curse.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Miya
- **Measurements:** Height: 163cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 89-62-86cm, E cup
- **Birthday:** 23 June
- **Hair:** Twin Tails, Curtained, Shoulder-length, No Bangs, Parted in Middle, Orange
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Big Breast Sizes
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Kimono, Necktie, Knee-high Socks
- **Eyes:** Red, Hosome
- **Personality:** Deredere, Refined, Honest
- **Role:** Classmate, High School Student, Homosexual
- **Voiced by:** Sakura Hina

### Yoshikawa Sachiko (芳川 佐知子)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Long, Green, Side Tail
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Green, Hosome
- **Clothes:** Apron, Necktie, Maid's Dress, Bandanna, Hair Tie
- **Personality:** Carefree, Clumsy, Mysterious
- **Role:** Maid
- **Engages in:** Murder
- **Voiced by:** Suzumine Rio

### Yun Yenfei (尹 央輝)
Position of the mark: On her left shoulder
Curse: [spoiler]Forbidden to be exposed to direct sunlight[/spoiler]
Gift: [spoiler]Ability to magnify an emotion or a feeling[/spoiler]

The well-famed "vampire" in the underground crime community. She induces crippling fear to subdue her enemies. Seasoned from the horrors of the world's cruelty, she grow cold and merciless. She has an outstanding loyalty towards her boss, the one who save her from all the hardships in her childhood.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Measurements:** Height: 150cm, Bust-Waist-Hips: 68-52-79cm, AA cup
- **Birthday:** 30 September
- **Hair:** Black, Ahoge, Ponytail, Long, Blunt Bangs, Sidehair, Braided Bun
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Small Breast Sizes, Magic Tattoo
- **Eyes:** Red, Tsurime
- **Clothes:** Earrings, Hat, Scarf, Necktie, Miniskirt, Boots, Knee-high Socks
- **Personality:** Selfish, Cynic, Strict, Distrustful, Antisocial, Loyal, Serious
- **Role:** Criminal, Non-blood-related Daughter, Chinese, Informant
- **Engages in:** Revenge
- **Subject of:** Curse
- **Voiced by:** Serizono Miya

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://www.akatsukiworks.com/product/ruitomo_fd/ruitomo_fv.html)
- [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=680359)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2008-04-26**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Trial Edition - [Official website](http://www.akatsukiworks.com/product/ruitomo/download.html#taiken)
- **2008-05-21**: PUSH!! DVD ROM - July 2008 Issue
- **2008-06-26**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - First Press Edition - [Official website](http://www.akatsukiworks.com/product/ruitomo/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=10329), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=488365)
- **2008-07-31**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Regular Edition - [Official website](http://www.akatsukiworks.com/product/ruitomo/index.html), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=558125)
- **2010-09-23**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu -Full Voice Edition- - [Official website](http://www.akatsukiworks.com/product/ruitomo_fd/ruitomo_fv.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=14232), [Getchu](http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=680359)
- **2011-12-22**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu -Full Voice Edition- Download Edition - [Official website](http://www.akatsukiworks.com/product/ruitomo_fd/ruitomo_fv.html), [DMM](https://dlsoft.dmm.co.jp/detail/akbs_0014/)
- **2013-09-26**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Regular Edition - [Official website](http://5pb.jp/games/ruitomo/), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=19226), [PlayAsia](https://www.play-asia.com/13/706riz)
- **2013-09-26**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Limited Edition - [Official website](http://5pb.jp/games/ruitomo/), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=19226), [PlayAsia](https://www.play-asia.com/13/706rj3)
- **2013-09-26**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Regular Edition - [Official website](http://5pb.jp/games/ruitomo/), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=19233), [PlayAsia](https://www.play-asia.com/13/706riv)
- **2013-09-26**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Limited Edition - [Official website](http://5pb.jp/games/ruitomo/), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=19233), [PlayAsia](https://www.play-asia.com/13/706rj1)
- **2013-09-26**: Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Download Edition - [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=19233)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2023-06-30**: Zhi yi Lei Ju - [Official website](https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv24685947)

## Tags
Superpowers, Horror, Fear of Death, Mystery, ADV, Romance, Male Protagonist, Protagonist with Voice Acting, Slice of Life Comedy, Enforced Playing Order, Loli Heroine, Life and Death Drama, Heroine with Glasses, Low Sexual Content, Secret Identity, Late Sexual Content, Parody, Trap Protagonist, Slice of Life Drama, Slice of Life, Unlockable Routes, Heroine with Zettai Ryouiki, Lesbian Heroine, Big Breast Sizes Heroine, Curse, Multiple Route Mystery, Small Breast Sizes Heroine (Non-Loli), Other Perspectives, Musician Heroine, Friendship, Kanji Puns, Emotionless Heroine, Protagonist with a Face, Defloration, Only Virgin Heroines, Group of Friends, Super Deformed CGs, Half-Japanese Heroine, Reverse Trap Support Character, Urban Fantasy, In Medias Res, High School Student Heroine, Sex with Protagonist Only, Trap on Female, Crossdressing Protagonist as a Secret, Protagonist with Tattoo, Perverted Heroine, High School Student Protagonist, Mischievous Heroine, Heroine with Ahoge, Heroine with Tattoo, Ponytail Heroine, Ojousama Heroine, Heroine with Big Breasts, Airhead Heroine, Orphan Heroine, Heroine with Small Breasts (Non-Loli), Twin Tail Heroine, Energetic Heroine, Heroine with Gothic Look

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