Hiyoku no Tori is a joseimuke occult-mystery multimedia collaboration project between Sotsu, FrontierWorks, Ikure, and Plus81. The project was conceptualized as a series of Drama CDs and a PC visual novel. The series centers around the members of Kamotan, a detective agency who specialize in investigating strange and bizarre cases in…
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