Tantei Kibukawa Ryousuke Jiken-tan: Kamen Genei Satsujin Jiken

Summary

The Tantei Kibukawa Ryousuke Jiken‑tan: Kamen Genei Satsujin Jiken (often shortened to the Masked Phantom Murder Case on DS) is a remastered adventure that migrated from a mobile phone series to Nintendo DS. Playing as scenario writer Masao Ikurumi, you team up with the detective’s assistant Itsuna Shirasagisu to investigate a mysterious incident in a sleepy port town. The DS version takes full advantage of the hardware: you can tap a character’s face to start dialogue, and the upper and lower screens show complementary information, making the investigation feel more tactile than the original mobile app. Freed from the phone’s memory limits, the graphics are noticeably sharper, and the soundtrack—newly composed by Jun Ichiryu and Yasunori Mitsuda—adds a polished, cinematic vibe. Voice work is led by Yuko Minaguchi, whose narration was even promoted on a Genki radio spot that sparked a fan‑signed‑paper campaign. A planned sequel was shelved after producer Takaya Ishiyama left the project, leaving this DS debut as the series’ sole console entry.

Storyline

Tantei Kibukawa Ryousuke Jiken‑tan: Kamen Genei Satsujin Jiken opens with a bizarre random‑attack case. While the online deduction game “Misty Online” is in its beta test, an identical incident unfolds in the real world. The parallel events draw the detective into a tangled mystery that eventually links back to a crime from three years earlier. The game weaves the virtual and the actual together, turning a simple street assault into a multi‑layered murder investigation.

Edited by Maya Carter