History VisualNovel / MajotachiNoNemuri

''Majotachi no Nemuri'' (魔女たちの眠り, The Sleepless Witches), sometimes known as ''Jiro Akagawa: Majotachi no Nemuri'' (赤川 次郎: 魔女たちの眠り, Jiro Akagawa: The Sleepless Witches), is a SurvivalHorror VisualNovel originally published by Pack-In-Video in 1995 on the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem. It later got ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in 1999 as ''Majotachi no Nemuri: Fukkatsusai'' (魔女たちの眠り ー復活祭ー, The Sleepless Witches: Easter)[[note]]It's also ported under the Playstation Store for the PSP and [=PS3=].[[/note]] and to Windows as ''Majotachi no Nemuri: Kanzenban'' (赤川次郎 魔女たちの眠り 完全版, The Sleepless Witches: Perfect Edition) in 2001. The game's story was supervised by novel Jiro Akagawa, who's known for writing novels centering on mysterious events, especially on those related to occult matters. CERO has given the game a D rating due to violence in some parts of the game. The plot was based on Akagawa's previous novels, ''Majotachi no Tasogare'' (Twilight of the Witches) and ''Majotachi no Nagai Nemuri'' (Long Sleep of the Witches).

* PoliceAreUseless: Seemingly that the officers in the town couldn't get a lead on Yoriko's death besides the fact that she was found immolated. [[spoiler:Probably because the Valley People are likely responsible for it.]]

* DrivingQuestion: What happened to Yoriko and what did she find out that caused her to call Toshio for help instead of law enforcment?

''Majotachi no Nemuri'' (魔女たちの眠り, The Sleepless Witches), sometimes known as ''Jiro Akagawa: Majotachi no Nemuri'' (赤川 次郎: 魔女たちの眠り, Jiro Akagawa: The Sleepless Witches), is a SurvivalHorror VisualNovel originally published by Pack-In-Video in 1995 on the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem. It later got ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in 1999 as ''Majotachi no Nemuri: Fukkatsusai'' (魔女たちの眠り ー復活祭ー, The Sleepless Witches: Easter)[[note]]It's also ported under the Playstation Store for the PSP and PS3.[[/note]] and to Windows as ''Majotachi no Nemuri: Kanzenban'' (赤川次郎 魔女たちの眠り 完全版, The Sleepless Witches: Perfect Edition) in 2001. The game's story was supervised by novel Jiro Akagawa, who's known for writing novels centering on mysterious events, especially on those related to occult matters. CERO has given the game a D rating due to violence in some parts of the game. The plot was based on Akagawa's previous novels, ''Majotachi no Tasogare'' (Twilight of the Witches) and ''Majotachi no Nagai Nemuri'' (Long Sleep of the Witches).

The game starts when Toshio Tsuda (The protagonist's [[HelloInsertNameHere default name if you don't choose to change it]]) receives a phone call in his office while working late at night. He hears a woman calling for his help, because she's being hunted down and about to be killed. Toshio later reads the morning papers, which later reported an immolation incident in a village and the lone fatality was identified as Yoriko Nakagome (The woman's [[HelloInsertNameHere default name if you don't choose to change it]]), his childhood friend back from his younger days before he got a job in the city. Feeling depressed that he didn't realize Yoriko sought help and didn't realize it, Toshio went to the village where she worked as a local teacher to mourn her death and move on in her funeral.

On the way to the town in his car, Toshio sees a vision of Yoriko on the road. He swerves and the sedan crashes into the nearest tree trunk. Toshio is assisted by a young woman named Tae Kurihara, who spotted the car crash. With her help, Toshio was able to get to town. He later learns that a mysterious group has been secretly harrasing the town and its residents known as the Valley People. They also happen to be vampires for many years and they may have something to do with Yoriko being killed...

* DrivingQuestion: What happened to Yoriko and what did she find out that she had to make the phone call to Toshio instead of calling law enforcment?
* EarnYourBadEnding: If you're a completionist, you need to something stupid to earn some of the endings that can get you killed.
** MultipleEndings: However, there are other endings in the game, some good and some bad.

* JumpScare: Used as a mechanic to narrate story. Like when a vision of Yoriko appeared out of nowhere and forced Toshio off the road. [[spoiler:Or when Tae reveals herself to be a vampire and says that she wanst his blood.]]

* NothingIsScarier: The game's atmosphere changes [[spoiler:once Toshio is told by the villagers of the valley people aka vampires who are trying to turn the villagers into one of them]].
* PoliceAreUseless: Seemingly that the officers in the town couldn't get a lead on Yoriko's death besides the fact that she was found immolated. [[spoiler:Probably because the valley people are likely responsible for it.]]
* SecretWar: [[spoiler:The town's residents have been fighting the Valley People for a long time even before Yoriko and Toshio were around to prevent the supernatural from taking over the town.]]
* SurvivalHorror: The game later takes on a supernatural plotline when Toshio investigates the town where Yoriko was last seen working as a teacher. [[spoiler:Especially when the valley people are revealed to be vampires trying to take over the town]] Surviving requires making choices, even when they seem odd at first glance.

On the way to the town in his car, Toshio sees a vision of Yoriko on the road. He swerves and the sedan crashes into the nearest tree trunk. Toshio is assisted by a young woman named Tae Kurihara, who spotted the car crash. With her help, Toshio was able to get to town and ask the residents about what happened to Yoriko. He later learns that a mysterious group has been secretly harrasing the town and its residents known as the Valley People. They also happen to be vampires for many years and they may have something to do with Yoriko being killed...

On the way to the town in his car, Toshio sees a vision of Yoriko on the road. He swerves and the sedan crashes into the nearest tree trunk. Toshio is assisted by a young woman named Tae Kurihara, who spotted the car crash. With her help, Toshio was able to get to town and ask the residents about what happened to Yoriko. He later learns that a mysterious group has been secretly harrasing the town and its residents known as the Valley People [[spoiler:They also happen to be vampires]] for many years and they may have something to do with Yoriko being killed...

* SurvivalHorror: The game later takes on a supernatural plotline when Toshio investigates the town where Yoriko was last seen working as a teacher. [[spoiler:Especially when the valley people are revealed to be vampires trying to take over the town]] Surviving requires making choices, even when they seem odd at first glance.