Scarlet and Blank
An award-winning, fully-voiced sound novel. In 1888 in Yoshiwara, the pleasure district of Tokyo, a man meets a woman. Soon after, the illustrious escort Hakuhi dies. So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of two men with nothing in common.
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November 4, 2021
4 years and 272 days ago
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Positive29 reviews96.6%
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8 itemsAbout the Game
In 1888 in Yoshiwara, the pleasure district of Tokyo, a man meets a woman. Soon after, the illustrious escort Hakuhi dies, her throat slit by a gilded silver hairpin.
So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of one man who loves her and another who hates her more than life itself.
― Award-winning Click-through Recitation Drama ―
Winner of the gold medal in the Sound Novel category of the 14th Freem! Game Awards.
Please be aware that as a sound novel, this game is like an illustrated drama CD. It has only one route and there are no choices to be made while reading.
The main story includes a prologue and epilogue and is fully voiced. A bonus chapter which unlocks after clearing the main game is partly voiced.
― Characters ―
Takano Seiji.
The second son of a noble family who finds himself at the White Horses brothel one night.
Yaichi.
A floor hand at the White Horses where Hakuhi works as an indentured escort.
Hakuhi.
The most popular escort at the White Horses, who can bend men to her will with a blink.
Content Warning
This game's story is a tragedy, and contains adult themes such as slavery, prostitution, bullying, depression, and suicide. It does not contain any explicit material.
So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of one man who loves her and another who hates her more than life itself.
― Award-winning Click-through Recitation Drama ―
Winner of the gold medal in the Sound Novel category of the 14th Freem! Game Awards.
Please be aware that as a sound novel, this game is like an illustrated drama CD. It has only one route and there are no choices to be made while reading.
The main story includes a prologue and epilogue and is fully voiced. A bonus chapter which unlocks after clearing the main game is partly voiced.
― Characters ―
Takano Seiji.
The second son of a noble family who finds himself at the White Horses brothel one night.
Yaichi.
A floor hand at the White Horses where Hakuhi works as an indentured escort.
Hakuhi.
The most popular escort at the White Horses, who can bend men to her will with a blink.
Content Warning
This game's story is a tragedy, and contains adult themes such as slavery, prostitution, bullying, depression, and suicide. It does not contain any explicit material.
