History VisualNovel / CharadeManiacs

* DisabledLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Chigasaki becomes this at the end of his route, having cut off his right arm. He also spends a good portion of his route being forced to use a cane after having his right leg disabled as a penalty and later losing his eyesight. We learn that Dazai lost the use of his right eye in a previous stream, and while he gets the use of it back in Gyobu's route thanks to re-enacting the drama where he lost it, he doesn't in his own route.]]

''Charade Maniacs'' is a RomanceGame visual novel. It was written by Uta Amamiya, who also wrote some sequences for ''VisualNovel/PsychedelicaOfTheBlackButterfly'', with illustrations by Teita, who also illustrated ''VisualNovel/{{Norn9}}''. Originally released exclusively in Japan for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in 2018, a port for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch was released in Japan in 2021, which was then translated and released overseas in 2023.

''Charade Maniacs'' is a RomanceGame visual novel. It was written by Uta Amamiya, who also wrote some sequences for ''VisualNovel/PsychedelicaOfTheBlackButterfly'', with illustrations by Teita, who also illustrated ''VisualNovel/{{Norn9}}''. Originally released exclusively in Japan for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in 2018, a port for Japanese UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch released in 2021, which was then translated and released overseas in 2023.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Haiji claims to be 12 years old. [[spoiler:His route reveals that he's lying, but he ''was'' 12 when he first entered the Other World Stream.]]

* KiddieKid: Haiji is... a unique case. The others comment that he seems ignorant about things that a 12-year-old should be reasonably expected to know about and that he often comes off as emotionless when a 12-year-old should be reasonably showing more emotion about the situation they're in. [[spoiler:Haiji admits early on in his route that he isn't really 12, but isn't sure how old he really is.]]

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Haiji claims to be 12 years old. [[spoiler:His route reveals that he's lying.]]

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Haiji claims to be 12 years old.

When they wake up, they're in a house in an entirely different world with several other people. Another mysterious masked man tells them that they are the cast for the Other World Stream and that they now have to perfom various dramas if they want to get out alive.

''Charade Maniacs'' is a RomanceGame visual novel. It was written by Uta Amamiya, who also wrote ''VisualNovel/PsychedelicaOfTheBlackButterfly'', with illustrations by Teita, who also illustrated ''VisualNovel/{{Norn9}}''. Originally released exclusively in Japan for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in 2018, an international UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port was released in 2023.

* DisabledLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Chigasaki becomes this at the end of his route, having cut off his right arm. He also spends a good portion of his route being forced to use a cane after having his right leg disabled as a penalty and later losing his eyesight.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Upon watching a previous cast member meet her Dead End, Hiyori realizes that the girl is her friend Yuki, who was also Ebana's classmate. Both of them forgot about her existence until watching the video, indicating that their memories were tampered with. [[spoiler:Gyobu's route reveals that he was Hiyori's classmate.]]

* KindheartedCatLove: Dazai is this, but isn't able to have a cat because his whole family is allergic.

''Charade Maniacs'' is a RomanceGame visual novel. It was written by Uta Amamiya, who also wrote ''VisualNovel/PsychedelicaOfTheBlackButterfly'', with illustrations by Teita, who also illustrated ''VisualNovel/{{Norn9}}''. Originally released exclusively in Japan for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, an international UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port was released in 2023.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Upon watching a previous cast member meet her Dead End, Hiyori realizes that the girl is her friend Yuki, who was also Ebana's classmate. Both of whom forgot about her existence until watching the video, indicating that their memories were tampered with. [[spoiler:Gyobu's route reveals that he was Hiyori's classmate.]]

* PortmanteauCoupleName: Kyoya Akase's parents [[spoiler:are named '''Kyo'''ka and Shin'''ya''']].

* PortmanteuCoupleName: Kyoya Akase's parents [[spoiler:are named '''Kyo'''ka and Shin'''ya''']].

* FantasticRacism: While most of the cast find the Arcadians unsettling, Chigasaki is noted to have a particular dislike pf them. [[spoiler:His route reveals that the feeling is mutual, with the Arcadians giving him low points in the dramas.]]

* DisabledLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Chigasaki becomes this at the end of his route, having cut off his right arm. He also spends a good portion of his route being forced to use cane after having his right leg disabled as a penalty and later losing his eyesight.]]
* FantasticRacism: While most of the cast find the Arcadians unsettling, Chigasaki is noted to have a particular dislike them. [[spoiler:His route reveals that the feeling is mutual, with the Arcadians giving him low points in the dramas.]]

* HeManWomanHater: Ebana explicitly hates women. His route reveals that he has a bad relationship with his sisters, suggesting that it's the cause of it. [[spoiler:The actual reason is a bit darker: His father's girlfriend often made joking passes at him and ended up kissing him one day.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Upon watching a previous cast member meet her Dead End, Hiyori realizes that the girl is her friend Yuki, who was also Ebana's classmate. Both of whom forgot about her existence until watching the video, indicating that their memories were tampered with.

* DisabledLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Chigasaki becomes this at the end of his route, having cut off his right arm.]]

* Ambiguous Gender: Iochi never gives a straight answer as to whether or not they view themselves as a man, woman, or neither. [[spoiler:In their ending, they decide that they'll tell Hiyori when they get home and are in bed.]]