Iwaihime (祝姫 lit. Celebration Princess) is a visual novel written by Ryukishi07 and published by DMM.com. Characters were designed by Kina Kazuharu and the backgrounds were done by mocha.
A port on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita named Iwaihime: Matsuri (祝姫 -祀- lit. Celebration Princess: Shrine) were released by Nippon Ichi Software. It introduced an extra chapter, Musubihime (結姫).
Iwaihime was released on Steam with an English translation on October 23, 2020. This version includes the aforementioned Musubihime as DLC.
Official Introduction[]
Each generation, the sons of the Susuhara family strike out on their own when they reach the right age.
Self-reliantly they refine their minds and their bodies, until at last they become men.
Suzumu has prepared for this day for a long time, learning the skills that he will need.
Living alone, he attends Susuda Prefectural High School.
He should have joined as a freshman, and not as a transfer—but he was delayed.
His days are not only easy but pleasant.
In his Class 2-A, everyone is having fun.
But there's her. Toé Kurokami.
She's... certainly a wonder. How else to describe her?
She never lets go of the Japanese doll that she hugs constantly to her chest.
There are whispers that its hair grows when nobody is looking. That it's cursed.
It's no wonder they whisper. That's one creepy doll.
That Suzumu's path crosses hers could be fate...
Could be? Not “could be.” It's fate.
And so... Suzumu Susuhara strikes out his own, and starts attending school with his distant relative Tsubakiko Harumiya.There he meets the unintimidating upperclassman Kanae Minobe.And the high school idol a year below them—Riria Nunokawa.And Toé Kurokami, the mysterious girl who never lets go of her Japanese doll...These meetings set the long hand of fate into motion.Hajakensho—crush evil, and demonstrate the righteous path.
But can a mere fist crush a curse?[1]
Promotion and Release[]
From October 7, 2015 to October 31, 2015, the game's twitter account progressively published the game's prologue, at the rate of 4 posts per day.[2]
The game was originally scheduled for release on November 27, 2015, but on October 30, 2015, DMM GAMES announced that it had been delayed to January 29, 2016.[3]
On November 27, 2015, a demo of the game is released on the DMM website.[4]
On August 9, 2017, a web demo of the Matsuri version of the game is released online.[5]
On October 2, 2020, a demo of the international Steam version of the game is released.[6]
Short Stories[]
Iwaihime Guidebook[]
To apologize for the game's delay[7], DMM distributed a booklet titled Iwaihime Guidebook (祝姫ガイドブック) starting on November 7, 2015, in Toranoana stores[8]. It was made available online for free starting November 20[9]. The booklet contains a detailed summary, character introductions, as well as an exclusive 4-koma manga.
Minori Sakae[]
From August 10 to September 13, 2017, to commemorate the upcoming release of Iwaihime: Matsuri, the three-part short story Minori Sakae (榮美乃利 Sakae Minori), written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Kina Kazuharu, was published in Dengeki PlayStation magazine. The first issue also included an interview with Yuka Ootsubo, the voice actress of Kanae Minobe.
Adaptation[]
A manga adaptation by Tomo Tanaka was serialized on Big Gangan from September 25, 2015 (Monthly Big Gangan 2015 Volume 10) to July 25, 2016 (Monthly Big Gangan 2016 Volume 8) and collected into two volumes. The first five chapters were serialized before the game's release, and the publication of the first volume coincides with the release of the game.
Chapters[]
| Chapter | Magazine | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Monthly Big Gangan 2015 Volume 10 | September 25, 2015 |
| Chapter 2 | Monthly Big Gangan 2015 Volume 11 | October 25, 2015 |
| Chapter 3 | Monthly Big Gangan 2015 Volume 12 | November 25, 2015 |
| Chapter 4 | Monthly Big Gangan 2016 Volume 1 | December 25, 2015 |
| Chapter 5 | Monthly Big Gangan 2016 Volume 2 | January 25, 2016 |
| Chapter 6 | Monthly Big Gangan 2016 Volume 4 | March 25, 2016 |
| Chapter 7 | Monthly Big Gangan 2016 Volume 5 | April 25, 2016 |
| Chapter 8 | Monthly Big Gangan 2016 Volume 7 | June 25, 2016 |
| Chapter 9 | Monthly Big Gangan 2016 Volume 8 | July 25, 2016 |
Volumes[]
| Vol. | Cover | Release Date | Chapters |
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| 1 | 
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January 29, 2016 |
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| 2 | 
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September 24, 2016 |
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Gallery[]
PC Version[]
Matsuri[]
External Links[]
- Iwaihime official website
- Iwaihime: Matsuri official website
- Iwaihime Steam page
- Iwaihime manga official website
References[]
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