History VideoGame / AyakashiRomanceReborn

The game is set in a city simply referred to as 'the Capital', a city to which evil creatures known as wraiths drawn to in large numbers. The story revolves around the main character Futaba Saotome (name changable), a girl who teams up with the Capital's local Ayakashi to both save her father and to put an end at the wraith influx. The Capital is an unusual place, with powerful Ayakashi disguised as humans, people being plagued by wraiths, and a character [[SurpriseCreepy who may not be entirely what they seem]]...

The game is a hybrid of VisualNovel/Otome game and card RPG where the player controls a team of up to 5 characters, gathering materials to level the cards up as well as banishing wraiths. The further the player levels up, the more of the story gets revealed.

% BigLippedAlligatorMoment: MC, Kuya and Koga are on their way home when a crowd of wraiths appears. Kuya and Koga draw their weapons and MC gets her Kagura bell wand ready. However, they seem to be more powerful than before and they keep growing in number. MC can't purify them immediately as they just keep coming back. Koga rushes in, suddenly, [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c654c0e6d85df3bc2c979167997452ea/a6216a22eaf9799b-50/s640x960/aa0d1016f1929ec6b1dbf8dc923604dcad32c4f2.png his hair longer and white]], and clears the wraiths in matter of seconds. A few moments later, he reverts back to his short black hair and he doesn't seem to have remembered it. Some chapters after this happenstance, Koga falls ill. All this time, MC tries addressing it, but Koga is shoving the topic out of the way all the time and there are more pressing matters at the moment. This white-haired Koga is never seen nor mentioned again, nor has any bearing on the conclusion of Dawn Book 1.%
%%This actually is a huge plot point in Koga's Book 2...

%* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: MC, Kuya and Koga are on their way home when a crowd of wraiths appears. Kuya and Koga draw their weapons and MC gets her Kagura bell wand ready. However, they seem to be more powerful than before and they keep growing in number. MC can't purify them immediately as they just keep coming back. Koga rushes in, suddenly, [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c654c0e6d85df3bc2c979167997452ea/a6216a22eaf9799b-50/s640x960/aa0d1016f1929ec6b1dbf8dc923604dcad32c4f2.png his hair longer and white]], and clears the wraiths in matter of seconds. A few moments later, he reverts back to his short black hair and he doesn't seem to have remembered it. Some chapters after this happenstance, Koga falls ill. All this time, MC tries addressing it, but Koga is shoving the topic out of the way all the time and there are more pressing matters at the moment. This white-haired Koga is never seen nor mentioned again, nor has any bearing on the conclusion of Dawn Book 1.%

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: MC, Kuya and Koga are on their way home when a crowd of wraiths appears. Kuya and Koga draw their weapons and MC gets her Kagura bell wand ready. However, they seem to be more powerful than before and they keep growing in number. MC can't purify them immediately as they just keep coming back. Koga rushes in, suddenly, [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c654c0e6d85df3bc2c979167997452ea/a6216a22eaf9799b-50/s640x960/aa0d1016f1929ec6b1dbf8dc923604dcad32c4f2.png his hair longer and white]], and clears the wraiths in matter of seconds. A few moments later, he reverts back to his short black hair and he doesn't seem to have remembered it. Some chapters after this happenstance, Koga falls ill. All this time, MC tries addressing it, but Koga is shoving the topic out of the way all the time and there are more pressing matters at the moment. This white-haired Koga is never seen nor mentioned again, nor has any bearing on the conclusion of Dawn Book 1.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: MC, Kuya and Koga are on their way home when a crowd of wraiths appears. Kuya and Koga draw their weapons and MC gets her Kagura bell wand ready. However, they seem to be more powerful than before and they keep growing in number. MC can't purify them immediately as they just keep coming back. Koga rushes in, suddenly, [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c654c0e6d85df3bc2c979167997452ea/a6216a22eaf9799b-50/s640x960/aa0d1016f1929ec6b1dbf8dc923604dcad32c4f2.png his hair longer and white]], and clears the wraiths in matter of seconds. A few moments later, he reverts back to his black hair and he doesn't seem to have remembered it. Some chapters after this happenstance, Koga falls ill. All this time, MC tries addressing it, but Koga is shoving the topic out of the way all the time and there are more pressing matters at the moment. This white-haired Koga is never seen nor mentioned again, nor has any bearing on the conclusion of Dawn Book 1.

* MeijiRestoration: The timeset. Important to note that Onmyouji are forbidden by the state.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: MC, Kuya and Koga are on their way home when a crowd of wraiths appears. Kuya and Koga draw their weapons and MC gets her Kagura bell wand ready. However, they seem to be more powerful than before and they keep growing in number. MC can't purify them immediately as they just keep coming back. Koga rushes in, suddenly, [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c654c0e6d85df3bc2c979167997452ea/a6216a22eaf9799b-50/s640x960/aa0d1016f1929ec6b1dbf8dc923604dcad32c4f2.png his hair longer and white]], and clears the wraiths in matter of seconds. A few moments later, he reverts back to his black hair and he doesn't seem to have remembered it. Some chapters after this happenstance, Koga falls ill. All this time, MC tries addressing it, but Koga is shoving the topic out of the way all the time and there are more pressing matters at the moment. This white-haired Koga is never seen nor mentioned again.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: MC, Aoi and Koga are on their way home when a crowd of wraiths appears. Aoi and Koga draw their weapons and MC gets her Kagura bell wand ready. However, they seem to be more powerful than before and they keep growing in number. MC can't purify them immediately as they just keep coming back. Koga rushes in, suddenly, his hair longer and white, and clears the wraiths in matter of seconds. A few moments later, he reverts back to his black hair and he doesn't seem to have remembered it. Some chapters after this happenstance, Koga falls ill. All this time, MC tries addressing it, but Koga is shoving the topic out of the way all the time and there are more pressing matters at the moment. This white-haired Koga is never seen nor mentioned again.

* EveryoneIsRelated: Because of the way their social structures work, practically everyone knows everyone else. For example Ginnojo, the book lender Kuro is a friend of, has his shop seated next to the Milk Hall where Aoi and Oji work (of which both are regulars to boot). See a full chart [[https://voltageapps.com/ayakashi/relationship-chart here]]. (which isn't even everything)

* EveryoneIsRelated: Because of the way their social structures work, practically everyone knows everyone else. For example Ginnojo, the book lender Kuro is a friend of, has his shop seated next to the Milk Hall where Aoi and Oji work (of which both are regulars to boot). See a full chart [[https://voltageapps.com/ayakashi/relationship-chart here]].

* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The white egret emerging from the raiju]].

* EveryoneIsRelated: Because of the way their social structures work, practically everyone knows everyone else. For example Ginnojo, the book lender Kuro is a friend of, has his shop seated next to the Milk Hall where Aoi and Oji work. See a full chart [[https://voltageapps.com/ayakashi/relationship-chart here]].

* EveryoneIsRelated: Because of the way their social structures work, practically everyone knows everyone else. For example Ginnojo, the book lender Kuro is a friend of, has his shop seated next to the Milk Hall where Aoi and Oji work.

* CastHerd: Every character save for MC and major Aizen is placed in either Dawn, Twilight or Night.

* AdultsAreUseless: Averted; in fact, all Ayakashi are confirmed to be old enough to grow out of the minor age.

* BadassNormal: While Ayakashi are beyond their league, the army soldiers are capable of fending for themselves against the wraiths when left alone by the powerhouses.
* CastHerd: Every character save for MC and mayor Aizen is placed in either Dawn, Twilight or Night.

The game is set in a city simply referred to as 'the Capital', a city to which evil creatures known as wraiths drawn to in large numbers. The story revolves around the main character Futaba Saotome (name changable), a girl who teams up with the Capital's local Ayakashi to both save her father and to put an end at the wraith influx. The Capital is an unusual place, with powerful Ayakashi disguised as humans, people being plagued by wraiths, and a character who may not be entirely what they seem...

* MoodWhiplash: The ending of the Dawn chapter.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: It is eventually revealed that one of the sources of said uptick is [[spoilers: hex totems and talismans]]. Who is the only person we've ever seen with one of those? [[spoiler: Akiyasu]].

!!!Tropes specific to the story