graphic style change · reiwa era · no romance plot
Path of Mystery: A Brush with Death
ミステリーの歩き方
Mystery no Arukikata
The Sanmeisou Incident, also known as the “Narumizawa Landscape Painter Murder Case.” Read more →Collapse ↑
The Sanmeisou Incident, also known as the “Narumizawa Landscape Painter Murder Case.”
30 years ago, on the grounds of a manor called Sanmeisou in Narumizawa, the famous painter Suiryu Uchida was murdered. The body, found by the pond, was in a bizarre state. While the police investigated, the case ultimately closed with the death of the suspect.
Now, 30 years later, a group of unique individuals from the seminar of Ayame Minato, a young expert in criminal psychology, travel to Sanmeisou to investigate the case as part of their research. As they dig deeper into the truth of this unsolved mystery, new facts gradually emerge, suspects come into focus, and the hidden emotions behind their positive attitudes are revealed…
[Edited from (https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/serial-drama-x-mystery-visual-novel-mystery-walk-announced-for-switch)]
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- Toybox Inc.
- Length
- 18-22 hrs
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- Toybox Inc.
- Publisher
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- Original JP
- Dec 12, 2024
- English release
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- Length
- 18-22 hrs
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13Synopsis
The Sanmeisou Incident, also known as the “Narumizawa Landscape Painter Murder Case.”
30 years ago, on the grounds of a manor called Sanmeisou in Narumizawa, the famous painter Suiryu Uchida was murdered. The body, found by the pond, was in a bizarre state. While the police investigated, the case ultimately closed with the death of the suspect.
Now, 30 years later, a group of unique individuals from the seminar of Ayame Minato, a young expert in criminal psychology, travel to Sanmeisou to investigate the case as part of their research. As they dig deeper into the truth of this unsolved mystery, new facts gradually emerge, suspects come into focus, and the hidden emotions behind their positive attitudes are revealed…
[Edited from (https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/serial-drama-x-mystery-visual-novel-mystery-walk-announced-for-switch)]
14Cultural moment · release cadence
- 2024
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