History VisualNovel / DoubleCast

* FacelessProtagonist: The protagonist's face is never shown up in the game: when he's displayed, it's either only up to his neck, or with his face hidden by the shadows in night scenes.

* PantyShot: A rather inappopriately timed one [[spoiler:when the protagonist throws himself and Shiho (who is being controlled by her "Mitsuki" personality) off the roof they're fighting on.]]

The "Summer" title of the four original [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]] ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'' games, ''Double Cast'' was directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''Anime/{{Patlabor}} 2 The Movie''), the character design is courtesy of [[Creator/{{Gimik}} Keiji Gotoh]] (''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''), and the Original Soundtrack is signed Music/YukiKajiura (''Anime/DotHackSign'', ''Anime/MaiHime'', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'').

* TheSouthpaw: [[spoiler:"Mitsuki". The clearest sign there is that the "[[{{Yandere}} Mitsuki]]" [[SplitPersonality personality]] is awake is [[ASinisterClue when she's using her left hand]]. It's this aspect of hers that first clues the protagonist in that something's not right with her.]]

''Double Cast'' (ダブルキャスト, Daburu Kyasuto) is the first entry in the interactive anime VisualNovel series ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'', produced by SonyComputerEntertainment, and developped by Sugar&Rockets and Creator/ProductionIG. The game was initially released in 1998 on [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]], then re-released in 2005 on UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and in 2009 on the Playstation Store.

[[IThoughtThatWas Not related]] to the manga of the same name.

The "Summer" title of the four original [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]] ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'' games, ''Double Cast'' was directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''Anime/{{Patlabor}} 2 The Movie''), the character design is courtesy of [[Creator/{{Gimik}} Keiji Gotoh]] (''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''), and the Original Soundtrack is signed YukiKajiura (''Anime/DotHackSign'', ''Anime/MaiHime'', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'').

''Double Cast'' (ダブルキャスト, Daburu Kyasuto) is the first entry in the interactive anime VisualNovel series ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'', produced by SonyComputerEntertainment, and developped by Sugar&Rockets and Creator/ProductionIG. The game was initially released in 1998 on [[{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]], then re-released in 2005 on PlaystationPortable and in 2009 on the Playstation Store.

The "Summer" title of the four original [[{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]] ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'' games, ''Double Cast'' was directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''Anime/{{Patlabor}} 2 The Movie''), the character design is courtesy of [[Creator/{{Gimik}} Keiji Gotoh]] (''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''), and the Original Soundtrack is signed YukiKajiura (''Anime/DotHackSign'', ''Anime/MaiHime'', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'').

* NamesToKnowInAnime:
** Creator/AiOrikasa: Morishima
** Creator/AkikoHiramatsu: Mitsuki
** Creator/FumihikoTachiki: Gouda
** Creator/KenichiSuzumura: The protagonist (Drama CD only- he's unvoiced in the game itself)
** Creator/RyotaroOkiayu: Sakuma
** Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo: Futamura
** Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto: Hanazono
** Creator/YukoMizutani: Haruka
** Creator/YuriShiratori: Shouko

The "Summer" title of the four original [[{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]] ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'' games, ''Double Cast'' was directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''{{Patlabor}} 2 The Movie''), the character design is courtesy of [[Creator/{{Gimik}} Keiji Gotoh]] (''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''), and the Original Soundtrack is signed YukiKajiura (''Anime/DotHackSign'', ''Anime/MaiHime'', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'').

* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: "Mitsuki", who is extremely possessive of Shiho and attacks any man who gets close to her. She's the inspiration for VisualNovel {{Trope Codifier}}s ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' and ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''.]]

The "Summer" title of the four original [[{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]] ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'' games, ''Double Cast'' was directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (''GhostInTheShell movie'', ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''{{Patlabor}} 2 The Movie''), the character design is courtesy of [[Creator/{{Gimik}} Keiji Gotoh]] (''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''), and the Original Soundtrack is signed YukiKajiura (''Anime/DotHackSign'', ''Anime/MaiHime'', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'').

''Double Cast'' (ダブルキャスト, Daburu Kyasuto) is the first entry in the interactive anime VisualNovel series ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'', produced by SonyComputerEntertainment, and developped by Sugar&Rockets and ProductionIG. The game was initially released in 1998 on [[{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]], then re-released in 2005 on PlaystationPortable and in 2009 on the Playstation Store.

** ShowtaroMorikubo: Futamura
** YasunoriMatsumoto: Hanazono

* [[spoiler:DoesNotLikeMen: The original Mitsuki and "Mitsuki", due to a BastardBoyfriend who abused her badly.]]

* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: The original Mitsuki, who did this out of a combination of her hatred for men and feelings of betrayal by her sister Shiho, who dated guys regardless. The trauma Shiho experienced from the sight of her sister's body, combined with her feelings of love and hatred for Mitsuki is what gave birth to her "Mitsuki" personality.]]

* [[spoiler: GirlWithPsychoWeapon: "Mitsuki"'s preferred method of killing is stabbing people with [[KnifeNut a knife]], but she also likes wielding [[PipePain metal pipes]].]]

* [[spoiler:IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Played straight and subverted. The protagonist attempts to do this in his final battle with "Mitsuki" as he tries to awaken her Shiho personality again. However, this is subverted in two ways- not only does it fail, but the protagonist had also expected that would fail, and thus prepared a Plan B- jumping off the roof of the school with "Mitsuki" (onto a stunt mat) in an attempt to shock her Shiho personality awake. Whether this suceeds or not depends on your choices up until then, and leads to several endings.]]

* [[spoiler:KnifeNut: "Mitsuki", whose preferred killing method is using big scary knives, and has a lot of psychotic fun butchering terrified people.]]

* [[spoiler:TheSouthpaw: "Mitsuki". The clearest sign there is that the "[[{{Yandere}} Mitsuki]]" [[SplitPersonality personality]] is awake is [[ASinisterClue when she's using her left hand]]. It's this aspect of hers that first clues the protagonist in that something's not right with her.]]
* [[spoiler:SplitPersonality: Mitsuki is actually a girl named Shiho who has two personalities- "Shiho", her GenkiGirl self, and "Mitsuki", a vicious personality based off of Shiho's conflicting feelings for her sister Mitsuki that was born after the original Mitsuki's suicide. As a result, Shiho was hospitalized for a while.]]
* [[spoiler:SplitPersonalityMerge: Good Endings 2 and 3 seem to imply that the personality in control of Shiho there is neither Shiho nor "Mitsuki", but rather a third personality that combines traits of both of them.]]
* [[spoiler:SplitPersonalityTakeover: Good Ending 4 is actually a DownerEnding, as the plan to cure Shiho of her split personality not only failed, it also only managed to fully awaken the "Mitsuki" personality. The hope is small, but Haruka mentions there may be a chance that Shiho's true personality takes over again when she'll see the completed movie.]]

* [[spoiler:WomanScorned- The original Mitsuki, who, as a result of having a very abusive boyfriend at one point, grew to hate all men, growing even more furious whenever she saw her sister Shiho with a man, and would beat her whenever she saw it.]]
* [[spoiler: {{Yandere}}: "Mitsuki", who is extremely possessive of Shiho and attacks any man who gets close to her. She's the inspiration for VisualNovel {{Trope Codifier}}s ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' and ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''.]]
** [[spoiler: MurderTheHypotenuse: Her Plan A to deal with the protagonist, with some LeaveNoWitnesses for good measure.]]
** [[spoiler: IfICantHaveYou: Her Plan B if it the above fails. In Bad Ending 14, she forces the protagonist [[TakeMyHand to let go of her]] to her and Shiho's demise. [[PlayerPunch Made particulary poignant]] in that, just before, Shiho's personality briefly comes back, tearfully telling she wants to live.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''"Mitsuki"''': Shiho is mine, I won't hand her over to you!!]]

** FumihikoTachiki: Gouda

** RyotaroOkiayu: Sakuma

The "Summer" title of the four original [[{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]] ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'' games, ''Double Cast'' was directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (''GhostInTheShell movie'', ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''{{Patlabor}} 2 The Movie''), the character design is courtesy of [[{{Gimik}} Keiji Gotoh]] (''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''), and the Original Soundtrack is signed YukiKajiura (''Anime/DotHackSign'', ''Anime/{{Mai-Hime}}'', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'').

** AkikoHiramatsu: Mitsuki

** KenichiSuzumura: The protagonist (Drama CD only- he's unvoiced in the game itself)

** YukoMizutani: Haruka

** YuriShiratori: Shouko

'''BEWARE, this game is very story-driven. DO NOT HIGHLIGHT THE MARKED SPOILERS BELOW if you want to keep the full experience of the game. YouHaveBeenWarned.'''

* ADayInTheLimelight- Normal Ending 1 is this for Shouko, a member of the film club who barely gets any lines in the main story, as it greatly expands and develops her character.

* AllJustADream- Humorous example: In Bad Ending 2, where Mitsuki leaves the protagonist after their first meeting, he suddenly wakes up to find himself in the garbage bags he fell asleep on, thinking it was a dream. However, he soon sees Mitsuki, and realizes their meeting hasn't occured yet, and resolves himself not to mess up this time.
* TheAtoner- [[spoiler:Futamura, who felt guilty about (accidentally) causing the deaths of the main actress and the director of the "Enclosed Woman's Room", and thus went to the protagonist's college just so he could join the film club and finish the movie.]]

* BloodIsSquickerInWater- Used twice- [[spoiler:In the Genocide Chapter, where Shouko has been [[DeadlyBath killed in her bathtub]], and in Shiho's flashback, where the original Mitsuki had [[BathSuicide comitted suicide by slitting her wrists in the bathtub.]]]]
* TheCasanova- Sakuma.

* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide- The original Mitsuki, who did this out of a combination of her hatred for men and feelings of betrayal by her sister Shiho, who dated guys regardless. The trauma Shiho experienced from the sight of her sister's body, combined with her feelings of love and hatred for Mitsuki is what gave birth to her "Mitsuki" personality.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding / GoldenEnding: Good End 1.
* FacelessProtagonist

* GenkiGirl: Mitsuki.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy- [[spoiler:Haruka has feelings for the protagonist, but lets them go because of his relationship with Mitsuki. However, when she realizes that the protagonist's life is in danger as long as Mitsuki is living with him, she arranges it so that Mitsuki lives with her in order to keep the protagonist safe. Fortunately for her, [[BetaCouple there's still a chance for her in Futamura]], who has feelings for her (and confesses them in the best version of Good Ending 1).]]

* [[spoiler:KnifeNut- "Mitsuki".]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia- Mitsuki. [[spoiler:This turns out to be the result of her clashing "Shiho" and "Mitsuki" personalities, which grew so out of hand that she suffered memory loss.]]

* MistakenForGay- PlayedForLaughs; in one path, Futamura admits to the protagonist that he has a crush on someone. The protagonist has the choice to guess who it is, including Gohda. If he chooses this, Futamura will joke that he's right before angrily denying it.

** Creator/AiOrikasa- Morishima
** AkikoHiramatsu- Mitsuki
** FumihikoTachiki- Gouda
** KenichiSuzumura- The protagonist (Drama CD only- he's unvoiced in the game itself)
** RyotaroOkiayu- Sakuma
** ShowtaroMorikubo- Futamura
** YasunoriMatsumoto- Hanazono
** YukoMizutani- Haruka
** YuriShiratori- Shouko
* NonStandardGameOver- Bad Endings 1 and 2 are more or less this: if the protagonist is too rude during his first meeting with Mitsuki or too insistent that she take her problems elsewhere, she gets fed up with him and leaves him right on the spot.
* {{Nosebleed}}- When the protagonist and Mitsuki are filming an intimate scene together, Mitsuki clings to the protagonist. Not used to being held like that, the protagonist suffers a nosebleed and passes out. Haruka is not pleased.
* NotWhatItLooksLike- In one of the later unlockable paths, the protagonist has the option of visiting a hot springs late at night, only to find that Haruka is also there. As he leaves, Mitsuki comes in, and no matter what the protagonist chooses, Haruka comes out at the wrong time, causing Mitsuki to make the wrong assumptions. [[spoiler:Should the protagonist not choose to go after her and clear up the misunderstanding, the Genocide Chapter will occur.]]

* QuestForIdentity- Mitsuki, though she doesn't ever seem to actively seek it out, and is quite happy just living with the protagonist.
* RedHerring- [[spoiler:The game throws several hints that makes it seem like Mitsuki's past is connected to the "Enclosed Woman's Room" script and failed shooting that occured ten years ago. As it turns out, it's actually ''Futamura'' who has the deepest connection to it, while Mitsuki has none.]]
* PantyShot- A rather inappopriately timed one [[spoiler:when the protagonist throws himself and Shiho (who is being controlled by her "Mitsuki" personality) off the roof they're fighting on.]]
* ScaryShinyGlasses- Futamura [[spoiler:in Bad Ending #10, when he reveals that he was the one who arranged for the remake of the "Enclosed Woman's Room" and caused the deaths of the last crew.]]
* ShadowDiscretionShot- Used to great effect- the killer is always shown as being obscured by shadows to the point that you can barely make out any of their features.
* [[spoiler:TheSouthpaw- "Mitsuki". The clearest sign there is that the "[[{{Yandere}} Mitsuki]]" [[SplitPersonality personality]] is awake is [[ASinisterClue when she's using her left hand]]. It's this aspect of hers that first clues the protagonist in that something's not right with her.]]
* [[spoiler:SplitPersonality- Mitsuki is actually a girl named Shiho who has two personalities- "Shiho", her GenkiGirl self, and "Mitsuki", a vicious personality based off of Shiho's conflicting feelings for her sister Mitsuki that was born after the original Mitsuki's suicide. As a result, Shiho was hospitalized for a while.]]

The "Summer" title of the four original [[{{Playstation}} Playstation 1]] ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}}'' games, ''Double Cast'' was directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (''GhostInTheShell movie'', ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''{{Patlabor}} 2 The Movie''), the character design is courtesy of Keiji Gotoh (''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''), and the Original Soundtrack is signed YukiKajiura (''Anime/DotHackSign'', ''Anime/{{Mai-Hime}}'', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'').

* BloodIsSquickerInWater- Used twice- [[spoiler:In the Genocide Chapter, where Shouko has been killed in her bathtub, and in Shiho's flashback, where the original Mitsuki had comitted suicide by slitting her wrists in the bathtub.]]

* [[spoiler: GirlWithPsychoWeapon: "Mitsuki"'s preferred method of killing is stabbing people with [[KnifeNut a knife]], but she also likes wielding [[CarryABigStick metal pipes]].]]

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: The psychologist Morishima, who appears briefly on a TV show. It happens very early in the game if you go eat ramen with Mitsuki. As it turns out, she was actually Shiho's psychologist while she was hospitalized for her SplitPersonality.]]

* FridgeHorror: Bad Ending #17 (where the protagonist decides to take care of Mitsuki after she fainted) seems to end rather happily, with the protagonist and Mitsuki going to the film festival together... [[spoiler:However, it's revealed that Sakuma fell from the school rooftop and died recently. At first, it's rather mysterious, but after getting a Good Ending, it's clear that Sakuma confronted the "Mitsuki" personality and was killed by her, and it's highly likely the protagonist will be next...]]

** AiOrikasa- Morishima

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* DownerEnding: Most of the Bad Endings, naturally, but also [[spoiler:Good Ending 4- the protagonist suceeds in falling off the roof with Shiho, but his plan to awaken her "Shiho" personality fails, and the "Mitsuki" personality is still awake and more wilder than before, forcing her to be hospitalized again. However, Haruka says there is a small HopeSpot that once she sees the completed movie, she'll awaken to her old self.]]
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide- The original Mitsuki, who did this out of a combination of her hatred for men and feelings of betrayal by her sister Shiho, who dated guys regardless. The trauma Shiho experienced from the site of her sister's body, combined with her feelings of love and hatred for Mitsuki is what gave birth to her "Mitsuki" personality.]]

The story takes place in summer, and is about an unnamed protagonist (supposed to be the player's representative), who is a member of his college's Film Club. One night, he goes out drinking with his fellow club members, and gets so drunk that he passes out on top of a bunch of garbage bags. Upon awakening, he finds himself on a fountain with a strange girl holding him, who took him out of the garbage bags. As thanks, the protagonist takes her for a bite at a nearby fast food restaraunt. He quickly discovers that the girl has no memory of who she is aside from her name: Mitsuki Akasaka. With nowhere for her to go, the protagonist offers for her to stay at his place, which she enthusiastically accepts.

* XanatosGambit: The protagonist plans quite the elaborate one in the climax. [[spoiler:First, after figuring out that "Mitsuki" is the one trying to kill him, he calls up the rest of the film club to help him stage an ambush at the initial cut screening. Second, after gathering all the evidence he needs, films it all, and adds it into the film reel. Then, he manages to get "Mitsuki" all alone with him so he can confront her with the evidence. Then when "Mitsuki" tries to flee, he has the whole film club wait outside so she can't escape, forcing her to retreat to the roof so he can stage an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight. ''And then'', anticipating that will fail, he has the rest of the film club prepare a stunt mat at the bottom of the school so he can jump off the roof with "Mitsuki" in an attempt to reawaken her Shiho personality.]]