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Beneath The Cherry Trees

"There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!" A Japanese poetic literature "Beneath The Cherry Trees(1928)" by Motojirō Kajii starts from a shocking sentence. We made a short Visual Novel based on this story with Illustrator Kotori's watercolor works, beautiful photographs, and imposing musics.

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October 14, 2016
9 years and 294 days ago
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Mixed138 reviews66.7%

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"There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!"

A Japanese poetic literature "Beneath The Cherry Trees(1928)" by Motojirō Kajii starts from a shocking sentence.
We made a short Visual Novel based on this story with Illustrator Kotori's watercolor works, beautiful photographs, and imposing musics.

This work is a FREE demonstration of Visual Novel Engine "AIRNovel"
It is also a good chance to try the smooth system of the engine.