Corpse Party

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Corpse Party
CorpseParty.jpg
Promotional artwork for Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear
コープスパーティー
(Kōpusu Pātī)
Game
Developer Team GrisGris
Publisher Kenix Soft
Genre Survival horror, Adventure
Platform NEC PC-9801
Released
Game
Corpse Party: Blood Covered
Developer Team GrisGris
Genre Horror, Adventure
Platform Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Released
  • JP March 8, 2008
Game
Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear
Developer Team GrisGris, 5pb.
Publisher
Genre Horror, Adventure
Rating PlayStation Portable
Platform PlayStation Portable
iOS
Released PlayStation Portable
Universal Media Disc
  • JP August 12, 2010
PlayStation Network
  • JP January 19, 2012
  • NA November 22, 2011
  • EU December 14, 2011
iOS
  • JP February 9, 2012
Manga
Corpse Party: Blood Covered
Written by Makoto Kedōin
Illustrated by Toshimi Shinomiya
Published by Square Enix
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Gangan Powered
Gangan Joker
Original run 2008 – ongoing
Volumes 9
Manga
Corpse Party: Musume
Written by Makoto Kedōin
Illustrated by Mika Orii
Published by Media Factory
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly Comic Alive
Original run 2010 – 2012
Volumes 3
Game
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
Developer Team GrisGris, 5pb.
Publisher
Genre Horror, Adventure
Rating
Platform PlayStation Portable
Released
  • JP September 1, 2011
  • NA January 15, 2013
  • EU January 23, 2013
Manga
Corpse Party: Another Child
Written by Team GrisGris
Illustrated by Shunsuke Ogata
Published by Mag Garden
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly Comic Blade
Original run 2011 – ongoing
Volumes 2
Manga
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
Written by Makoto Kedōin
Illustrated by Mika Orii
Published by Media Factory
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly Comic Alive
Original run 2012 – ongoing
Volumes 1
Game
Corpse Party The Anthology: Sachiko no Renaiyūki Hysteric Birthday 2U
Developer Team GrisGris, 5pb.
Genre Romantic comedy
Rating
Platform PlayStation Portable
Released August 2, 2012
Original video animation
Corpse Party: Missing Footage
Directed by Akira Iwanaga
Studio Asread
Released August 2, 2012
Runtime 11 minutes
Original video animation
Corpse Party: Tortured Souls
Directed by Akira Iwanaga
Studio Asread
Released July 24, 2013
Episodes 4
Game
Corpse Party: Blood Drive
Developer Team GrisGris, 5pb.
Publisher
Genre Horror, Adventure
Platform Playstation Vita
Released 2013
Game
Corpse Party 2 Dead Patient
Developer Team GrisGris
Publisher Template:Team GrisGris
Genre Horror, Adventure
Platform PC
Released May 29, 2013: The first chapter
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Corpse Party (コープスパーティー Kōpusu Pātī?) is a survival horror adventure dōjin soft video game series developed by Team GrisGris.[1] The first game in the series was developed using the RPG Maker software and released in 1996 for the PC-9801. It was followed by two remakes: Corpse Party: Blood Covered, which was released for Microsoft Windows on March 8, 2008; and Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear, which was released for the PlayStation Portable on August 12, 2010, and iOS on February 9, 2012. The game was released in North America and Europe by Xseed Games under the title Corpse Party.[2]

The PSP game was followed by a sequel, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, which was released for the PSP on September 1, 2011 in Japan, and on January 15, 2013 in North America.[3] A spin-off game, Corpse Party -The Anthology- Sachiko no Renai Yūki Hysteric Birthday 2U (コープスパーティー -THE ANTHOLOGY- サチコの恋愛遊戯♥Hysteric Birthday 2U?, lit. "Corpse Party -The Anthology- Sachiko's Game of Love Hysteric Birthday 2U"), was released on the PSP in Japan on August 2, 2012.[4] A direct sequel of Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, called Corpse Party: Blood Drive, has been announced for Playstation Vita. Slated to be released during the 2013 in Japan, will be published by 5pb..[5] Also, a sequel called Corpse Party 2 Dead Patient is the latest installment in the Corpse Party survival horror adventure game series created by GrindHouse, formerly Team GrisGris, for the PC and the first chapter will be released on May 29, 2013.

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Plot [edit]

Story [edit]

The story of the original Corpse Party is set in Heavenly Host Elementary School (天神小学校 Tenjin Shōgakkō?), an elementary school that was torn down following the murders and disappearances of several of its staff and students. By the start of the story, another school called Kisaragi Academy (如月学園 Kisaragi Gakuen?) has been built over the elementary school site. One night, a group of students from Kisaragi are telling ghost stories when a sudden earthquake transports them to another dimension where Heavenly Host Elementary still exists and is haunted by the ghosts of the school's murdered children. The player takes control of the Kisaragi Academy students as they try to find their way home and survive the other mysterious forces that haunt the school.

Main characters [edit]

The original game features five playable characters, each of them students from Kisaragi Academy who are trapped inside Heavenly Host Elementary. The main character is Satoshi Mochida (持田 哲志 Mochida Satoshi?), a timid yet kindhearted high school student who is teased by his classmates for his cowardly nature. Three of the other characters are students from Satoshi's class: Naomi Nakashima (中嶋 直美 Nakashima Naomi?), Satoshi's tomboyish childhood friend; Yoshiki Kishinuma (岸沼 良樹 Kishinuma Yoshiki?), an intimidating yet good-natured student; and Ayumi Shinozaki (篠崎 あゆみ Shinozaki Ayumi?), the class representative who enjoys telling ghost stories. Rounding out the group is Yuka Mochida (持田 由香 Mochida Yuka?), a middle school student and Satoshi's younger sister. The game's antagonist is Sachiko Shinozaki (篠崎 サチコ Shinozaki Sachiko?), the ghost of a young girl who brings the students to Heavenly Host in her anger over her own death.

The game's remake Blood Covered introduces four protagonists in addition to the five from the original game: Seiko Shinohara (篠原 世以子 Shinohara Seiko?), Naomi's cheerful best friend; Mayu Suzumoto (鈴本 繭 Suzumoto Mayu?), a popular student due to transfer out of Kisaragi; Sakutaro Morishige (森繁 朔太郎 Morishige Sakutarō?), Mayu's best friend; and Yui Shishido (宍戸 結衣 Shishido Yui?), the class's teacher. Unlike the original game, the characters in Blood Covered are split into groups that are separated from each other, and must reunite before escaping the school. Blood Covered also introduces several characters from other schools who are also trapped inside Heavenly Host Elementary and affect the story, including Yuuya Kizami (刻命 裕也 Kizami Yūya?), a student from Byakudan Senior High School (白壇高等学校 Byakudan Kōtōgakkō?) who accompanies Yuka as she is separated from her brother, and Naho Saenoki (冴之木 七星 Saenoki Naho?), a student from Paulownia Academy (桐章学園 Kirishō Gakuen?) who investigates Heavenly Host Elementary and repeatedly encounters the player character to guide them.

Music [edit]

The opening for Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear is "Shangri-La" by Asami Imai. The ending for Blood Covered is "Confutatis no Inori", by ARTERY VEIN (Asami Imai & Eri Kitamura). The opening theme for Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is "Hana no Saku Basho" by Asami Imai. The ending for Book of Shadows is called "Pandora no Yoru", and it's sung by ARTERY VEIN. The opening theme for Corpse Party: 2U is called "Limited Love" by Asami Imai. The ending theme for 2U is "Tsukigen" by ARTERY VEIN.

Adaptations [edit]

The video game has been adapted into four manga series: Corpse Party: Blood Covered, published by Square Enix; Corpse Party: Musume and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, published by Media Factory; and Corpse Party: Another Child, published by Mag Garden. One original video animation (OVA), Corpse Party: Missing Footage, was released on August 2, 2012.[4] The game will also be adapted into another, four-episode OVA series titled Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (コープスパーティー Tortured Souls ―暴虐された魂の呪叫― Kōpusu Pātī Tortured Souls: Bōgyaku Sareta Tamashii no Jukyō?), to be released in the Summer of 2013.[6]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Fahey, Mike (October 31, 2011). "Paranoia, Madness, Suicide and Cannibalism; Who Says 16-Bit Can’t Be Scary?". Kotaku. Retrieved 12 June 2012. 
  2. ^ "XSEED Licenses Corpse Party Horror PSP Game". Anime News Network. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 
  3. ^ "Corpse Party: Book of Shadows 2nd N. American Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  4. ^ a b "Corpse Party Anthology PSP Game to Bundle Video Anime". Anime News Network. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  5. ^ http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/22/corpse-party-continues-on-ps-vita-with-corpse-party-blood-drive/
  6. ^ "Corpse Party Games Get New Tortured Souls Video Anime". Anime News Network. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-08-04. 

External links [edit]

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