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Assistant Inspector Junya Kazami and Sergeant Soichiro

Kogure are on the case.

Hayarigami (Officially known as 流行り神警視庁怪異事件ファイル - Hayarigami Keishicho Kaii Jiken

Fairu — Sudden Popular God Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Strange Case Files) is a
Survival Horror Visual Novel game in the Hayarigami franchise made by Nippon Ichi. This is the first in
the main Hayarigami game trilogy that takes place entirely in the Greater Tokyo Area. This is one of
the few games that isn't officially released by NIS outside of Asia.

It was originally released on the Playstation 2 with a regular and limited edition on August 8, 2004.
Due to the game's success and favorable reception by critics and gamers alike, the game was
ported/remade by NIS for the PS2, the Playstation Portable and the Nintendo DS, most of them
having new scenario content or new characters as Hayarigami Revenge - Keishicho Kaii Jiken Fairu
(流行り神Revenge警視庁怪異事件ファイル — Sudden Popular God Revenge Tokyo Metropolitan

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Police Department Strange Case Files) for the PS2 on July 14, 2005, Hayarigami Portable - Keishicho
Kaii Jiken Fairu (流行り神Portable警視庁怪異事件ファイル — Sudden Popular God Portable Tokyo
Metropolitan Police Department Strange Case Files) for the PSP on December 15, 2005 with a "Best
Price" release on July 5, 2007 and a digital release on July 1, 2009 and finally, Hayarigami DS -
Toshidensetsu Kaii Jiken (流行り神DS都市伝説怪異事件 - Sudden Popular God DS - Strange Urban
Legend) for the DS on June 11, 2009. The games were given a 15+ rating (Currently C rating) by
CERO due to the mild violent content.

A tie-in novel known as Hayarigami Keishicho Kaii Jiken File 0 (流行り神警視庁怪異事件ファイル 0

— Sudden Popular God Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Strange Case File 0) was released by
Famitsu Bunko in 2004. The events in the novel take place during the events of the first game. A
Drama CD was released in the limited edition version of the game.

Players assume the role of Assistant Inspector Junya Kazami, a once promising detective in the
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau's Section 1. At the start of the
game, he was ordered to be transferred to the MPD's Historical Archives Section instead, located on
the 5th basement floor, due to a troubling incident that involved him. Kazami is assigned to work with
Sergeant Soichiro Kogure, another officer assigned to the section and his subordinate under the
command of Inspector Ranko Inudo. The two men subsequently investigate occult cases if a criminal
is using the paranormal to commit criminal activities or if the paranormal is truly involved after all.
Their first case together sets them to investigate an urban legend called Chain Mail that has
information on a Serial Killer responsible for a string of murders in the GTA...

To make progress in a case, the game calls for the use of "Inference Logic", a relationship chart
where players determine the relationship between the suspect/s, witness/es and persons of interest
over a case. Completing the chart will yield more information to help a player progress. "Self-
Question" relates to how the case progresses if Kazami is sure that it can be explained by science or
by paranormal means. "Courage Points" are used during certain question scenarios where its use can
determine the progress of a case. Running out of them will impede your progress in making a choice
that has a point embedded, so be very careful with them.

There's an attempt to make the series as a live-action movie, but Music Cinemas Japan went bust as
of 2012, so NIS placed it on indefinite hold.

There's an LP of the game done in Japanese by Mr Charzaku.

An LP of the game in English is being done by Tainted Beef.

Hayarigami contains examples of:

All There in the Manual: The official website gives the characters their bios, including their age and
background. In addition, some of the game articles released by Famitsu and Dengeki give more
additional info on their bios as well.

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Anti-Frustration Features: See Polished Port for more details.

Creepy Basement: The prologue of the game starts with someone who is stuck in a basement for
some reason in the dark. He also doesn't have memory of himself or how he got there.
Do Well, But Not Perfect: You can complete a case and get, for instance, a B or C rank and still
earn some of the hidden content.
Event Flag: This happens when you get to the Self-Question phase of a case investigation.
Choosing a response will diverge to solve the case with a logical or a paranormal belief.
Gameplay Grading: The ranks (From good to worse) consist of S, A, B, C and D. Getting a good
score allows you to get more unlockables.
Guide Dang It!: A guide is needed if you're trying to get a 100% rating on a case.
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: How the police treats cases that are seemingly paranormal in
nature.
Real After All: If the police conclude a case as having supernatural origins.
"Scooby-Doo" Hoax: In most cases, this will be the answer for solving the cases.
Another Side, Another Story: But if you want to get the entire case story and background,
playing both angles are needed.
Multi-Platform: The game was developed for the PS2, the PSP and the DS.
Omniscient Database: The Friend of a Friend database or FOAF has names, terms, etc. compiled
for a player to review again after the subtitles show them in green letter to indicate their importance.
Paranormal Investigation: The HAS' investigation gets into this if Kazami believes in the possibility
of paranormal involvement.
Police Are Useless: Averted. The MPD summons the HAS to covertly investigate cases that have
supernatural angles in it.
Nothing Is Scarier: When you're pursuing a case that has the paranormal as the only reasonable
answer, this can happen.
Serial Killer: Kazami and Kogure's first case with the HAS has them investigation Chain Mail
information on a mysterious serial killer in Tokyo.
Shrouded in Myth: In-universe, many of the MPD officers have wondered about the "true" purpose
of the force's Historical Archives Section and Kazami's recent assignment with them. There were
rumors that a detective was killed were found in the 5th basement floor, but no one was able to
corroborate them since it was publicly sealed off.
Shown Their Work: Most of the game FMVs show the entire MPD building in design, including the
roof. Justified that it's suppose to be a game portraying the MPD itself.
Survival Horror: The game's environment. Since it's a visual novel, the players need to carefully
make the appropriate choice when a case delves into the paranormal.
Urban Legend: The game's theme and focus. This will be repeated for its sequels.

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Who You Gonna Call?: The MPD HAS. Officially, their job is to compile and record cases the
agency had been involved in the past and in the present. Unofficially, the MPD calls in the officers
to investigate crimes that may or may not have the presence of the supernatural. This allows
Inspector Inudo to get into a case without raising too much attention since their "duties" are not that
known to the public.

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