History VisualNovel / ChaosChild

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Mio Kunosato, Hana Kazuki, Nono Kurusu, Takuru Miyashiro, Serika Onoe, Hinae Arimura and Uki Yamazoe.]]

** Gunvarrel appears in a class's poster, showing that they're doing a (less functional but much faster) version of GunBuild for the festival.

** Kazuki’s route depends on placing pins on specific points on a large map of Shibuya according to the dialogue. Unfortunately, all of the map’s text is left untranslated, so any player who can’t read Japanese is left either resorting to a guide or just trying to guess the correct points based on the map’s features. (Fortunately this and all of the other issues are fixed with the Committee of Zero patch and the 2022 Switch release.)

''Chaos;Child'' is a visual novel by 5pb. and the fourth installment in the ''VisualNovel/ScienceAdventureSeries''. The game was first released for the Xbox One in 2014 and later released for the Vita, [=PS3=], [=PS4=], PC and Switch. The story is set in Tokyo's Shibuya district in 2015, 6 years after the events of ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead''.

''Chaos;Child'' is a visual novel by 5pb. and the fourth installment in the ''VisualNovel/ScienceAdventureSeries''. The game was first released for the Xbox One in 2014 and later released for the Vita, [=PS3=], [=PS4=] and PC. The story is set in Tokyo's Shibuya district in 2015, 6 years after the events of ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead''.

** Kazuki’s route depends on placing pins on specific points on a large map of Shibuya according to the dialogue. Unfortunately, all of the map’s text is left untranslated, so any player who can’t read Japanese is left either resorting to a guide or just trying to guess the correct points based on the map’s features. (Fortunately this and all of the other issues are fixed with the Committee of Zero patch.)

The [=PS4=] and Vita versions were localised for release in North America and Europe in Q3 of 2017. An english patch for the PC version was released by the Commitee of Zero group in July 2018 and the game got an official [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/970570/CHAOSCHILD/ Steam]] release in 22th January 2019 (the Commitee of Zero patch also works for this version and fixes some bugs and translation mistakes).

** Gunvarrel appears in a poster.

* FanDisservice: [[spoiler:Essentially ''[[UpToEleven every fanservice scene]]'' becomes this after TheReveal that everyone really has zombie-like skin and don't realize it due to Chaos Child Syndrome.]]

** The Another Sky Ending. [[spoiler:Takuru and Uki escape Aozaki's delusion, but Uki dies as a result]].

** Uki's route ends with one. [[spoiler:In it, [[ArcVillain Aozaki Yume]] creates a delusion for Takuru where Yui is still alive, Shinji is not brainwashed, the murders are over, and Aozaki herself is dating Takuru. But when Takuru learns that the delusion is slowly killing him and separating him from his friends in the real world, he and Uki battle Aozaki to wake him up.]]

* RealityEnsues: Nono's route deals with this [[spoiler:when Sakuma dies and doesn't have life insurance to support Aoba Dorm]].

->''If you are God and the delusion becomes reality.\\
About what kind of the noids you get?\\
Is it the sensual world? The despotic society?\\
The destructive sanctions?\\
Or...''

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Meanwhile, on a chat app, the mysterious user [[BigBad Amy]] orchestrates the Return of New Gen murders for some unknown purpose of theirs...

* ArcWords: Much like Chaos;Head's "Whose eyes are those eyes?", but instead it's "Those eyes are God's eyes", in reference to the in-universe theory that the eyes of the mysterious Sumo Stickers are the face of God.

** The earthquake and the white light from Chaos;Head are major plot points.

-->The Flame! Arch! Dragon! Will! Die!

-->Super! Strong! Sumo Sticker! Super-Strong Sumo Sticker! Super Strong! Sumo Sticker! Super! Strong! Sumo! Sticker!

-->Message from [=KnightHeart=]. [[spoiler:Mr. Wakui is [[EvilAllAlong an assassin]] from the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Committee]]]].

The [=PS4=] and Vita versions were localised for release in North America and Europe in Q3 of 2017. An english patch for the PC version was released by the Commitee of Zero group in July 2018 and the game got an official Steam release in 22th January 2019 (the Commitee of Zero patch also works for this version and fixes some bugs and translation mistakes).

* QuieterThanSilence: At one point when Takuru is temprloality deafened, all sound in the VN is cut off.

* BigBad: [[HiddenVillain The mysterious chat user known only as Amy]] is the mastermind behind the Return of the New Gen murders. The true identity of Amy is [[spoiler:Serika Onoe, the main heroine and childhood friend of Takuru Miyashiro. [[DiscOneFinalBoss She manipulated Dr. Wataru Sakuma]], Miyashiro's MadScientist foster father, who was once worked for the committee, and partnered up with [[BigBadDuumvirate Mr. Shuichi Wakui]], Miyashiro's [[EvilTeacher teacher]] at Hekiho, to achieve this goal. Wakui is an assassin of the Committee of 300 and want to [[FinalSolution kill all psychics]] to enact this plan to replicate the New Gen killings of ''Chaos;Head'']].

* MassEmpoweringEvent: [[spoiler:The white light from the Shibuya earthquake is what created the multiple gigalomaniacs.]]
* MultipleEndings: As per most visual novels. In an interesting case, you're forced to go through a specific route that acts as Serika's route first before you're given the options to go through either Uki's, Kazuki's, Arimura's, or Nono's routes. Uki is particular noteworthy, as her route splits from the common route later on and has a total of six endings, two good and four bad, instead of the normal one good/bad ending Kazuki and Arimura have, or the one Nono has.

*** A lot of Takuru's delusions tend to get a comment or portrait change from Serika if something weird happens in them. [[spoiler:She makes these comments not because he says something, but because she can read his mind.]]
*** Her name [[spoiler:has the same initials as, and sounds somewhat like, Seira Orgel, [[VisualNovel/ChaosHead Takumi Nishijou]]'s [[ImaginaryFriend idealized anime waifu]]. Both are also pink-haired. This hints at Serika also being an imaginary friend [[{{Tulpa}} made real]]]].

** The biggest shock of all, however, comes in the True End, with the reveal of the true nature of Chaos Child Syndrome. [[spoiler:Essentially a majority of the population in Shibuya has it, meaning that all of Shibuya has been in a [[LotusEaterMachine delusion synchro]] for the past 6 years. In addition, these afflicted patients actually looks zombie-like, but appear normal to themselves because of the delusion properties. Hehiko Academy was little more than a facility for Chaos Child Syndrome patients, including Takuru and friends.]]

** The biggest shock of all, however, comes in the True End, with the reveal of the true nature of Chaos Child Syndrome. [[spoiler:Essentially a majority of the population in Shibuya has it, meaning that all of Shibuya has been in a [[aLotusEaterMachine delusion synchro]] for the past 6 years. In addition, these afflicted patients actually looks zombie-like, but appear normal to themselves because of the delusion properties. Hehiko Academy was little more than a facility for Chaos Child Syndrome patients, including Takuru and friends.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: In one of the Negative Delusions near the end of Chapter 1, right after Serika brings the Newspaper Club lunch, Shinji freaks out because she got him a tuna sandwich instead of a ham sandwich, and when she tries to calm him down, he proceeds to ''strangle her to death''. [[HeGotBetter It doesn't stick]], though, as it only happened in Takuru's imagination.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Actually NOT the True End, which is more of a BittersweetEnding that [[MiscairrageOfJustice does not end well for Takuru]]. Instead, it is Nono's/Senri's route ending. After what she'd been through in her past and a personal drama between her and Takuru after he found out that Nono Kurusu he knew was Senri Minamisawa all along and that he'd been lied to the entire time. Senri finally decided to be honest and live the rest of her life as her real self. Takuru ultimately chose to forgive her as the familial bond between them were indeed real. They then defeat Serika, ending the Return of New Generation Madness. Uki and Yuto slowly comes to accept Senri as their big sister. And they're all able to move on from their losses and live the rest of their normal humble life in peace.]]

** In Hana Kazuki's route, [[spoiler:the reason she almost never speaks, which previously seemed to be a [[CuteMute cute quirk]], is because her power causes things she says to become real, and it is uncontrollable, so she stays silent to avoid accidentally using her powers. Also, Mr. Shuichi Wakui is Sakuma's parter-in-crime]].

** The biggest shock of all, however, comes in the True End, with the reveal of the true nature of Chaos Child Syndrome. [[spoiler:Essentially everyone in Shibuya has it, meaning that all of Shibuya has been a LotusEaterMachine. In addition, everyone actually looks zombie-like, but appear human to themselves because of the delusion properties. Hehiko Academy was little more than a facility for Chaos Child Syndrome patients, including Takuru and friends.]]

They all deal with the bizarre events referred to as the "Reincarnation of the New Generation of Madness" (or the New New Generation murders) while also using the superhuman powers that some of them possess. Takuru hopes to investigate and solve these murders ahead of the police and bring high praise to the newspaper club. All of the murders involve mysterious stickers, known as Sumo Stickers, that have recently been plastered all over Shibuya. As Takuru investigates, he realizes that these murders were not committed by ordinary humans, but by psychics. As he go deeper and deeper, however, Takuru begins to realize that he may be in over his head, and his very life is in danger. Eventually, Takuru finds his entire life turned upside-down by dark secrets finally surfacing.

Meanwhile, on a chat app, the mysterious user [[BigBad Amy]] orchestrates the New New Gen murders for some unknown purpose of theirs...

** The Real Sky Ending, despite being the happiest ending, still has elements of bitterness. [[spoiler:The New New Gen murders are brought to an end, Senri accepts who she is, and she and Takuru live a happy life with Uki and Yuto, but they had to give up the Aoba dorm and live in a dingy apartment, Yui and Sakuma are still dead (though the latter is an AssholeVictim, unbeknownst to Takuru), and Serika kills herself to atone for her crimes.]] In addition, as the True End reveals, [[spoiler:the characters are still unknowingly living with Chaos Child syndrome]], but [[spoiler:Mio may still eventually develop a cure as she does in the True End]].
** The Common/Over Sky and True/Silent Sky Endings. [[spoiler:Wataru Sakuma, one of the masterminds of the murders, has been more or less dealt with, and Nono/Senri, Hinae, Hana, and Uki are shown to have been cured of their Chaos Child Syndrome and are living happy lives whilst Serika gets a chance to live a normal life. However, Takuru is being taken away by the police and put in isolation due to his role in the New New Generation murders, Serika seems to be remembering what she's done, and Shuichi Wakui (and by extension the Committee of 300) [[TheBadGuyWins got everything they wanted]] and [[KarmaHoudini are still out there]]]]. In the Common/Over Sky End, [[spoiler:Serika breaks Takuru out of prison and the two run away together]], while in the True/Silent Sky End, [[spoiler:Takuru and Serika also mutually agree to pretend not to know each other, as it is for the best and only way for both of them to live normal lives, while Takuru goes on to be interrogated and imprisoned]]. There is a SequelHook in that [[spoiler:Kunosato says she'll be watching Wakui to see if he slips up, [[RayOfHopeEnding possibly altering Takuru's fate at some point in the future]]]].

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Why [[spoiler:the third victim, Kakita,]] was murdered; [[spoiler:he knew the identity of the organization behind the New New Gen murders and was going to tell Hinae the truth]].
* HypocriticalHumor: When the newspaper club is taking a vote on whether to continue pursuing the New New Gen case, Nono chooses to abstain. Takuru, who wants to continue, pressures her to vote, so she does- and casts a no vote, to which Takuru reacts by immediately going back and letting her abstain.

** Later, when Serika answers her phone, one of the New New Gen masterminds answers- and if the voice wasn’t already familiar enough...

* BigBad: [[HiddenVillain The mysterious chat user known only as Amy]] is the mastermind behind the Return of the New Gen murders. The true identity of Amy is [[spoiler:Serika Onoe, the main heroine and childhood friend of Takuru Miyashiro. [[DiscOneFinalBoss However]], she is merely a puppet of [[BigBadDuumvirate Dr. Wataru Sakuma and Mr. Shuichi Wakui]], Miyashiro's MadScientist foster father and a [[EvilTeacher teacher]] at Hekiho, respectively, who are members of the Committee of 300 and want to [[FinalSolution kill all Gigalomaniacs]] on their behalf]].

** The anime has several clues leading up to the reveal of Nono's [[spoiler:true identity as Senri Minamisawa]]:
*** The most obvious being a flashback in an early episode where [[spoiler:Senri is seen next to Nono's dead body]].
*** Later, Hinae's ability reveals that [[spoiler:'Nono' is lying about having seen Senri die in the earthquake (because it was actually the other way around)]].

** There are several hints to Serika [[spoiler:not being a normal girl]].

*** Serika Onoe's name [[spoiler:has the same initials as, and sounds somewhat like, Seira Orgel, [[VisualNovel/ChaosHead Takumi Nishijou]]'s ImaginaryFriend. Both are also pink-haired. This hints at Serika also being an imaginary friend [[{{Tulpa}} made real]]]].

* NonuniformUniform: The female students at Hekiho Academy seem to have more variation in terms of dresscode than the male ones do. For example, Nono and Serika both wear the standard uniform and ribbon, Hana wears the uniform without the outer jacket-like part and a necktie instead of a ribbon, and Hinae wears neither a ribbon nor necktie, and has the collar of her uniform stylized as if it's a hoodie.