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Dramatical Murder, styled as DRAMAtical Murder, is a Japanese BL visual novel developed and published by Nitro+chiral. It was released on March 23, 2012 for Windows PCs as a first press edition, with a regular edition released on April 27, 2012. A sequel, DRAMAtical Murder re:connect was released for Windows PCs on April 26, 2013.An anime adaption by studio NAZ premiered on July 6, 2014. Dramatical Murder is set in the near future on the fictional island of Midorijima, Japan. At some point in the game's recent history, the island was privatized by the powerful Toue Konzern and turned into a resort called Platinum Jail, with the island's original residents being forced to live in the Old Residential District. Protagonist Aoba Seragaki lives on the island and works at a store named Junk Shop Mediocrity, hoping to live a simple life. However, after being forcefully dragged into the popular cyber game Rhyme with its virtual world and its use of Allmates, mobile devices that usually appear as if they are the owner's pets, and hearing rumors about disappearances involving Ribstiez, turf wars between groups, all semblance of a peaceful life for Aoba ends. A fan-made English translation patch came out in 2013 and official English release in 2021. |
