Fans of Kara no Shoujo will soon be able to enter its universe once again, with MangaGamer today opening pre-orders for its prequel, Cartagra ~Affliction of the Soul~.
Originally developed by Innocent Grey, fans are once again welcome to enjoy another gut-wrenching horror mystery that takes place four years prior to the events of Kara no Shoujo – with many familiar faces mixed among newcomers. In this tale, you’ll follow Takashiro Shugo as he investigates a serial killer murdering prostitutes in Ueno, a case that steadily unravels into a deeper, more terrifying mystery.
Featuring the original Japanese voice acting and no censorship over the “naughty bits”, Cartagra ~Affliction of the Soul~ is set to be released on October 31st 2014. Pre-orders can be made HERE.
It was a love rooted in delusion and madness.
Japan, six years after the war. One man sits on a train headed to Zushi: Takashiro Shugo―once a detective for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. Shugo reflects on the reason a retired cop like himself is heading to Zushi after reading a headline on the newspaper on his lap.
“Bizarre Serial Murders in Ueno―”
It’s the sort of incident that’s unusual in Japan. Shugo takes the train to Zushi now because of the detective in charge of this case: Arishima Kazuma, his former superior.
“Could I ask a favor of you?”
Arishima was his superior in Changsha, Manchuria, and later in the police department as well. Shugo couldn’t easily decline a favor from him. The job Arishima asked of him was a missing persons case: the disappearance of a girl from a wealthy family. At the Kozuki estate, the home of the missing girl, Shugo meets Kozuka Kazuna, a girl who looks exactly the same as a woman Shugo was romantically involved with in the past―Kozuki Yura. She begs him to find her missing twin sister. But Yura’s father, Kozuki Keiichiro, tells Shugo:
“That girl is already dead…”
Truth and lies blend together as the curtain rises on the post-war town of Ueno, and the tragedies that are about to unfold…
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