神林家杀人事件
The Kanbayashi family's identification was divided
Beyond the main storyline, the challenge segment requires identifying the culprit and answering leads to different endings. The play review features 27 numbered endings and another hidden ending; Hidden endings are related to using the story as a framework for events reenactment games.
Shenlin Residence
The prestigious mansion in the story is located in the mountains on the border between Shizuoka and Kanagawa Prefectures, where Taro Kanbayashi resides. Mystery novel enthusiasts hold their first offline gathering here, and the murder after the dinner is announced as the event of the same night.
The Kanbayashi family is a mystery novel enthusiast
The online mystery novel club that Reina Ezaki attends is the first offline gathering arranged by Takemaru Kanbayashi. At first, visitors saw the creator's crime warnings as entertainment for mystery enthusiasts.
Birdcage
The birdcage is the production credited for 'The Kanbayashi Family Murder Case.'
Takemaru Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
Organizer of offline gatherings for mystery novel enthusiasts, greeting guests with his wife and twin daughters. At the start of the dinner, it was announced that he had received a criminal warning from someone claiming to be a creator.
Reona Ezaki (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
Takao Yuu's senior at university, one year older, participates in an online mystery novel club, and travels with Yuu to the Kamirin residence.
Saki Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
One of Takemaru Kanbayashi's twin daughters, she and Yuki greeted guests at gatherings.
Megumi Sekiya (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
The housekeeper of the Kanbayashi family, welcoming guests at offline gatherings together with the Kanbayashi family members.
Yu Takaoda (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
A university student, she travels to the Kanbayashi residence with her senior Reina Ezaki, who is one year older, to attend the first offline gathering of the mystery novel club, serving as the main perspective of the events.
Kazu Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
Takemaru Kanbayashi's wife, accompanied by her family, welcomes guests such as Yuu Takaoda and Reina Ezaki.
Yuki Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
One of Takemaru Kanbayashi's twin daughters, sister to Saki, attends the gathering at the Kanbayashi residence.
Kiyoshi Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
A member of the Kanbayashi family, whose face is covered by a fox mask, remains mysterious at the beginning of the gathering and does not actively interact with guests.
Taro Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
In the story, he is called a master of Japanese mystery novels and lives at the Kanbayashi residence. After the dinner, he was killed in his own room, becoming the first victim after the murder was announced.
Sashiko Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Family Murder Case)
The youngest seven-year-old daughter of the Kanbayashi family, who did not actively interact with guests at the beginning of the gathering.
The Kanbayashi family murder case
"The Kanbayashi Family Murder Case" is a short mystery game by Birdcage Production, revisiting murder cases in a mansion from the perspective of a university student.