History YMMV / ForestOfDrizzlingRain

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite Azakawa Village being so important in the story, we never see much of it, only the museum and the dark side of the forest. The 2022 remake fixes this, showing the rest of the village and Shiori getting to know the townspeople.

** Original game and manga: [[spoiler:Original game and manga: The [[SmallTownTyrant first Ogami-san]], though [[VillainWithGoodPublicity seen as the hero of old who protected Azakawa Village]], is the one behind the Kotori Obake's horrific past. To satisfy his lust, he created a system where criminals' wives and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] would be sold into [[SexSlave sexual slavery]], imprisoning them in a dungeon to hide their suffering. Lusting after an unnamed village woman, he falsely accused her of manipulating men to commit crimes so he could slaughter her husband and son, then imprison her so he and his men could [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and impregnate her]]. Mocking her all the while, he killed the fetus to make her suffer even more.]]

* CompleteMonster: While the [[BigBad Kotori Obake/Taking Spirit]] is revealed to be a tragic figure, the same cannot be said for the men responsible for her creation in both versions:

** Remake: [[spoiler:The [[JerkassGods Forest God]], a [[SnakesAreSinister wicked snake]] who was once the benevolent protector of the forest, now only wants to force Azakawa Village to worship him. In return for the villagers taking rice from his forest in the past, he threatened to drown them unless they regularly [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed]] young maidens to him. When Tsuyu Kanzaki mistook him for an ordinary snake and had his physical form killed, he {{curse}}d her brother, the forest Stone Guardian, to lust for and hate her, then ordered him to kill her family and make her a SexSlave. His actions caused Tsuyu to become the Taking Spirit who would devour children and condemn their spirits to endless suffering over centuries, to his apathy, while his curse would bring about the deaths of many in the Kanzaki bloodline, including the parents of Shiori Kanzaki and Kotarou Suga. In Ending 6, he kidnaps Miyako Sakuma, gets Shiori to sacrifice herself to him to ensure her safety, and painfully devours Tsuyu and all the ghost children.]]

** Original game and manga: [[spoiler:The [[SmallTownTyrant first Ogami-san]], though [[VillainWithGoodPublicity seen as the hero of old who protected Azakawa Village]], is the one behind the Kotori Obake's horrific past. To satisfy his lust, he created a system where criminals' wives and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] would be sold into [[SexSlave sexual slavery]], imprisoning them in a dungeon to hide their suffering. Lusting after an unnamed village woman, he falsely accused her of manipulating men to commit crimes so he could slaughter her husband and son, then imprison her so he and his men could [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and impregnate her]]. Mocking her all the while, he killed the fetus to make her suffer even more.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Sure, the Kotori Obake/Taking Spirit has [[WouldHurtAChild killed scores of kids over the years]] and is now ruthlessly out to get Shiori for a huge chunk of the game, but her backstory is so damned tragic and unfair that you can't help but feel sorry for her even as she antagonizes you for most of the story.

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:The first Ogami-san, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity though seen as the hero of old who protected the village]], is the one behind the [[BigBad Kotori Obake]]'s horrific past. To satisfy his lust, he created a system where criminals' wives and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] would be sold into [[SexSlave sexual slavery]], imprisoning them in a dungeon to hide their suffering. Lusting after an unnamed village woman, he falsely accused her of manipulating men to commit crimes so he could slaughter her husband and son, then imprison her so he and his men could [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and impregnate her]]. Mocking her all the while, he killed the fetus to make her suffer even more, leading to her snapping and killing them all as the Obake]].

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:The first Stone Guardian, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity though seen as the hero of old who protected the village]], is the one behind the [[BigBad Kotori Obake]]'s horrific past. To satisfy his lust, he created a system where criminals' wives and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] would be sold into [[SexSlave sexual slavery]], imprisoning them in a dungeon to hide their suffering. Lusting after an unnamed village woman, he falsely accused her of manipulating men to commit crimes so he could slaughter her husband and son, then imprison her so he and his men could [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and impregnate her]]. Mocking her all the while, he killed the fetus to make her suffer even more, leading to her snapping and killing them all as the Obake]].
* JerkassWoobie: Sure, the Taking Spirit has [[WouldHurtAChild killed scores of kids over the years]] and is now ruthlessly out to get Shiori for a huge chunk of the game, but her backstory is so damned tragic and unfair that you can't help but feel sorry for her even as she antagonizes you for most of the story.

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:The first Ogami-san, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity though seen as the hero of old who protected the village]], is the one behind the [[BigBad Kotori Obake]]'s horrific past. To satisfy his lust, he created a system where criminals' wives and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] would be sold into [[SexSlave sexual slavery]], imprisoning them in a dungeon to hide their suffering. Lusting after an unnamed village woman, he falsely accused her of manipulating men to commit crimes so he could slaughter her husband and son, then imprison her so he and his men could [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and impregnate her]]. Mocking her all the while, he killed the fetus to make her suffer even more, leading to her snapping and killing them all as the Obake]].
* JerkassWoobie: Sure, the Kotori Obake has [[WouldHurtAChild killed scores of kids over the years]] and is now ruthlessly out to get Shiori for a huge chunk of the game, but her backstory is so damned tragic and unfair that you can't help but feel sorry for her even as she antagonizes you for most of the story.
* TearJerker: The Kotori Obake [[spoiler: finally being reunited with her child. Hearing her voice go from its menacingly deep drawl to something more gentle and soft, and seeing her red text turn to white and the scary things she was saying shift context as she is finally reunited with her child]].

* AuthorSavingThrow: Despite Azakawa Village being so important in the story, we never see much of it, only the museum and the dark side of the forest. The 2022 remake fixes this, showing the rest of the village and Shiori getting to know the townspeople.

* TearJerker: The Kotori Obake [[spoiler: finally being reunited with her child. Hearing her voice go from its menacingly deep drawl to something more gentle and soft, and seeing her red text turn to white and the scary things she was saying shift context as she is finally reunited with her child]].

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:The first Ogami-san, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity though seen as the hero of old who protected the village]], is in fact behind the [[BigBad Kotori Obake]]'s horrific past. To satisfy his lust under the guise of punishing criminals who defied the laws of the village, the first Ogami-san created a system where their wives and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] would be sold into [[SexSlave sexual slavery]], imprisoning them in a dungeon to hide their suffering from the villagers. After falling in lust with an unnamed village woman, he falsely accused her of manipulating men to commit crimes so he could slaughter her husband and son, then imprison her in the dungeon, as "punishment" for her non-existent crimes. He and his men [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped and impregnated her]], mocking her all the while, then killed the fetus to make her suffer even more, ultimately leading to her snapping and becoming the Kotori Obake who would eventually murder them all in revenge. Despite portraying himself as a hero working for the goodness of the village, the first Ogami-san is rightfully described by one of his descendants as being nothing but a hateful tyrant.]]

* TearJerker: The Kotori Obake [[spoiler: finally being reunited with her child. Hearing her voice go from its menacingly deep drawl to something more gentle and soft, and seeing her red text turn to white and the scary things she was saying shift context as she is finally reunited with her child... It's enough to bring tears to your eyes.]]

* CompleteMonster: The first Ogami-san, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity though seen as the hero of old who protected the village]], is in fact behind the [[BigBad Kotori Obake]]'s horrific past. To satisfy his lust under the guise of punishing criminals who defied the laws of the village, the first Ogami-san created a system where their wives and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] would be sold into [[SexSlave sexual slavery]], imprisoning them in a dungeon to hide their suffering from the villagers. After falling in lust with an unnamed village woman, he falsely accused her of manipulating men to commit crimes so he could slaughter her husband and son, then imprison her in the dungeon, as "punishment" for her non-existent crimes. He and his men [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped and impregnated her]], mocking her all the while, then killed the fetus to make her suffer even more, ultimately leading to her snapping and becoming the Kotori Obake who would eventually murder them all in revenge. Despite portraying himself as a hero working for the goodness of the village, the first Ogami-san is rightfully described by one of his descendants as being nothing but a hateful tyrant.
* JerkassWoobie: Sure the Kotori Obake has [[WouldHurtAChild killed scores of kids over the years]] and is now ruthlessly out to get Shiori for a huge chunk of the game, but her backstory is so damned tragic and unfair that you can't help but feel sorry for her even as she antagonizes you for most of the story.

* FanPreferredCouple: [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl Suga and Shiori]] of course. Their pairing is so popular, that a huge majority of the game's fanart are mostly devoted to artworks revolving around their ship.

* JerkassWoobie: Sure the Kotori Obake has [[WouldHurtAChild killed scores of kids over the years]] and is now ruthlessly out to get Shiori for a huge chunk of the game, but her backstory is so damned tragic and unfair that you can't help but feel sorry for her even as she antagonizes you for most of the story.