HIIRO NO KAKERA
OFFICIAL TITLE  Hiiro no Kakera
COMMON TITLE  Hiiro no Kakera
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPM-66454
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Adventure.

DEVELOPER  Design Factory / Otomate.
PUBLISHER  Idea Factory.
DATE RELEASED  6 July 2006
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPM-66454
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPM-66454
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Hiiro no Kakera, is a Japanese visual novel created by Idea Factory directed at the female market, known as an otome game. Released on July 6, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, the protagonist is a teenage girl who revisits a small village she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and supernatural dangers surrounding it. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in Japan between April and June 2012 and was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A second season began airing on October 1, 2012 to December 23, 2012.

PLOT:
The protagonist is a teenage girl (Tamaki) who revisits a small village she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and the supernatural dangers surrounding it. While walking along the hillsides waiting for the person who her grandmother sent to fetch Tamaki to the village, Tamaki comes across a small, white round object which has sticks for limbs and can talk. It runs off soon after with Tamaki chasing after it. Soon Tamaki finds herself in a place where "it does not feel like the world I came from." She gets attacked by three slime creatures, and a mysterious man comes charging in to save her by clamping his hands around her body and mouth then telling her to be quiet. After the young man (Takuma) saves her he walks her to the village where her grandmother is staying. Soon after her arrival she meets with her grandmother. It's later explained that she has to continue the role of ancestor princess (Tamayori), to seal the sword Onikirimaru with the help of her five guardians.

CHARACTERS:
- Tamaki Kasuga: The main protagonist of the series. Her name is changeable in the PS2 and DS version. She is the next Tamayori Princess after her grandmother. She is very connected with, and can sense through her body, whenever something happens to the Onikirimaru seals. When she first comes to the village, she had no idea what was going on. But as the story progresses, she gets used to all the unusual things happening around her. She is known to have strong faith even when the situation appears hopeless. Near the end of the series she finally awakens completely as the new Tamayori Princess, and was able to put a stop to the sacrificing and the Onikirimaru.

- Takuma Onizaki: He is the male lead character in the series and the first guardian to meet Tamaki. He at first does not accept her, and shows a cold attitude towards her. He later finds out they are to be classmates. Although he is annoyed with Tamaki at first, he grows to accept her, and even falls in love with her. Takuma Has powerful strength, and finds out he is the descendant of the oni, whose power is very hard to control, especially when near the sealed magical sword Onikirimaru.

- Mahiro Atori: An upperclassman of the main character and one of the five guardians. Mahiro is the descendant of the raven and can control the wind. He is extremely self-conscious when it comes to his height, because although he is older than most of them, he is shortest. He is usually very loud, energetic, short-tempered, and sometimes immature. He is not afraid to say what he feels, however, when needed, he can show a serious and deep side. He likes women with big breasts and loves motorbikes, meat & Yakisoba sandwiches.

- Yuuichi Komura: An upperclassman of the main character and another of the five guardians. Yuichi is the descendant of the nine-tailed fox and specializes in using illusions and spirit fire. He is very quiet and can be emotionless. He can be found a lot of the times in the library, reading a book. He Likes spacing out and has the ability to sleep anywhere at anytime. His hobby is just relaxing & laying on the grass in the sun.

- Shinji Inukai: He is a the youngest out of the guardians, and is a grade below the Tamaki and Takuma. Shinji has the power of healing (kaifuku) and can use the power of words to control things. It is hinted he and Mitsuru were close before he went away, and were possibly in love. although, not much about their relationship is revealed. His hobby is cooking and is skilled at it. It's revealed that he was giving information to Logos and later finds out he is the twin to Mitsuru in the Dai Ni Shou.

- Suguru Oomi: Unofficial leader of the guardians and descendant of the giant snake. The tactician of the group and can also create powerful seals and barriers and also controls water. He is very polite and reliable but has a childish side. He is usually seen smiling. Loves drinking tea and teaches calligraphy. He has a strong dislike for Drei, but still keeps himself in line. Because his mother, a Tamayori princess, was sacrificed, he is strongly against the sacrifice tradition.

- Ryou Kutani: He is in the same year as Tamaki and Takuma but he is actually one year older than them. He is a lone wolf and does as he pleases. He has a penchant for sniffing Tamaki which is due to his powers. It is later revealed that he is actually a member of the Inukai household who would have been the Inukai Guardian however his mother hid his existence.

The Aizouban version contains the original game, the PSP scenes, a quiz & the playable fan disc Hiiro no Kakera - Ano Sora no Shita de.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Favorite book you have volume up the contents to the "piece of scarlet" women love adventure depicting the love of the guardians to protect the hero and Tamaki Kasuga, a Tamaki comes up! This volume of course, I collect all of the "pieces of scarlet" such as adding elements in the PSP version, etc. "- under the sky that the fragments of ~ scarlet" fan disk! Now, all of the truth hidden in the Tamaki reveals!

  FEATURES:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Supernatural, Romance & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  123 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.2.1 (Videos in software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5864 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5830 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Move between actions or answers -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
Show / Hide text -  X Button
Select action or answer -  Circle Button
Skip On / Off -  Square Button
Options menu -  Triangle Button
Show previous dialogues -  L1 Button
Select Skip mode -  Select Button
Auto On / Off -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Image viewing -  
20258090 24050001
20258098 0C078E8C
 
Watching Videos -  
2027A2A8 24050001
2027A2B0 0C07DC60
 
Fortune all 50 -  
201B4ABC 00000000
 
Does not decrease the time remaining in the scarlet cult quiz -  
20207CDC 24620000
 
The correct answer be selected in which the scarlet cult quiz -  
20207FF0 00000000
 
Sequel fully open -  
201BBE58 24180001
201BBE70 10000010
201BBE74 A7380002
 
Favorability rating max - Onizaki Takuma -  
11A5F9DE 00000084
 
Favorability rating max - Karasuto Masahiro -  
11A5F9F4 00000084
 
Favorability rating max - Kitsune Yuichi -  
11A5FA0A 00000084
 
Favorability rating max - Serpent table -  
11A5FA20 00000086
 
Favorability rating max - Dog Commandment Shinji -  
11A5FA36 00000084
 
Favorability rating max - Inutani Liao -  
11A5FA4C 0000008C
 

 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT BACK
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 500 x 715 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 123 KB
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Dim. - 700 x 1000 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 243 KB
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 NTSC-J:
  • Hiiro no Kakera [Limited Edition] [SLPM-66453]   
     
  • Hiiro no Kakera [Aizouban] [SLPM-55216]   
     
  • Hiiro no Kakera [Aizouban] & Shin Hisui no Shizuku - Hiiro no Kakera 2 Twin Pack [HKHS-01002]   
     
  • Hiiro no Kakera & Hiiro no Kakera - Ano Sora no Shita de Twin Pack [HKID-00418]   
     

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