A story of revenge. Hanachirasu is set in a parallel timeline where nuclear weaponry was never developed. As such, Japan continued to fight through World War II, ending aggressions only when Hokkaido and Kyushu were occupied by Russia and America, respectively. The game itself takes place in early 21st century Tokyo, which has been transformed into a haven for Japanese culture thanks to the nationalistic ideals of the charismatic Ishima Kaigen. Strict policies are in place in to enforce a ban upon firearms within the city limits. Thus, though terrorism and power struggles run rampant, swordplay, not gunfire, claims the lives of those not powerful to stake out their claims here. Our protagonist is one Takeda Akane, a swordsman driven by a desire to face his one true rival, Igarasu Yoshia. What will stand in his path to his goal?
Japanese study overview
Hanachirasu is a Japanese visual novel of 140,621 characters, with 10,255 unique words and 2,150 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 10,255 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 赤音Akane×659
- 彼he×236
- 彼女she×229
- 敵opponent×197
- 言うto say×157
- 刀sword (esp. Japanese single-edged)×152
- 思うto think×138
- 男man×137
- 剣sword (esp. a large, double-edged one)×128
- 前in front (of)×111
- 知るto know×110
- 八坂Hachisaka×106
- 瀧川Takagawa×89
- 弓Kyū×75
- 衛士gate guard (during the ritsuryō system)×74
- 石馬Ishiuma×52
- 間合pause×42
- 桂葉Katsuraha×36
- 刈cut×30
- 後の先counterattack×25