Koshotengai no Hashihime Noma

About

Koshotengai no Hashihime Noma is a visual novel that mixes historical mystery with surreal storytelling. You play as Tamamori, a failed student trapped in a three-day cycle of rain in 1920s Tokyo. Friends from his hometown start dying under strange circumstances, and you navigate branching choices to uncover the truth. Dialogue and investigation drive the plot as Tamamori balances survival with figuring out layers of personal and supernatural conflict. The game blends drama, romance, and dark themes with a nonlinear structure that reshapes itself based on decisions. This title stands out for its bold narrative risks and artistic direction. ADELTA’s indie pedigree shines through in the game’s fractured logic and dreamlike pacing, which have drawn comparisons to experimental fiction. While its niche subject matter and Vita-exclusive status limit mainstream exposure, fans of cerebral visual novels appreciate the layered script and ambiguous ending. The game’s mix of historical detail and psychological tension carves a distinct path in the BL genre.

Storyline

Jinbochou, TokyoJune 1922, Taisho Era The Rainy Season Tamamori came to Tokyo with his sights set on getting accepted to the Imperial University. However, he doesn't pass the entrance exam, and is so undisciplined and wrapped up in endless fantasies that he's kicked out of his boarding house after only two years. Through a stroke of luck, Tamamori begins to live and work at Umebachidou, a used book store. There, he enjoys whiling away his time as a "student preparing for entrance exams" and taking advantage of friends who are also from his hometown. But one right after the other, mysterious deaths befall those friends and, realizing he's been repeating the same rainy three days over and over again, Tamamori finds himself racing throughout Jinbochou to save them. In this pop-occult mystery that surrounds the deaths of his friends... What is real, and what is a hallucination?