• Publisher: HuneX
  • Release Date: Dec 16, 2021
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  • Summary: What is real, and what is a hallucination? In this pop-occult mystery that surrounds the deaths of his friends…

    After the release of many related titles, a Taisho Era boy's love mystery - "Hashihime of the Old Book Town", will be ported to Nintendo Switch™! [Synopsis] Jinbouchou,
    What is real, and what is a hallucination? In this pop-occult mystery that surrounds the deaths of his friends…

    After the release of many related titles, a Taisho Era boy's love mystery - "Hashihime of the Old Book Town", will be ported to Nintendo Switch™!

    [Synopsis]
    Jinbouchou, Tokyo
    June 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 Jinbouchou to save them.

    In this pop-occult mystery that surrounds the deaths of his friends...
    What is real, and what is a hallucination?

    •Newly written short stories are included in novel mode for an immersive experience.
    •Brand new features such as Voice Collection, for you to save your favourite dialogues, and the Music Player function!
    •Switchable display languages between Japanese, English and Chinese (Traditional & Simplified)!!

    *This game is a boy's love visual novel game.
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  1. Aug 30, 2022
    94
    Hashihime’s ability to seamlessly move from comforting to discomforting—the real to the illusory, the silly to the serious, the average flaws to the critical—is as fluid as a river. It never shies away from the ugly, but that only makes its pristine moments shine all the more beautifully. Hashihime’s subjects and characters challenge readers by not being perfect, by being downright despicable at times, by acting as mirrors. At first glance, they seem to be funhouse mirrors, but upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that those reflections are the real deal. Locking eyes, it becomes impossible to look away, and Hashihime beckons to be experienced again. No matter how many times you dive back into those biting waters, Hashihime of the Old Book Town append leaves its chilling impact.
  2. Jan 2, 2022
    90
    Hashihime of the Old Book Town Append is a game that deserves its cult following, offering an intriguing mystery story with multiple layers of interpretation. Though not all routes are as well developed, this is a visual novel that all BL fans should give a try. Now that it’s available on the Switch, there’s more reason to head down the rabbit hole of this mysterious adventure.