History VisualNovel / CollarXMalice

** "Do you suspect me?" to Takeru Sasazuka. [[spoiler:His route focuses on him learning about your circumstances and coming to trust you intelligence, judgment, and capabilities.]]
** "I want to trust you." to Mineo Enomoto. [[spoiler:His route focuses on coming to trust you as his partner and you trusting him to be capable of ''something,'' despite the state of inaction and uselessness he's forced himself into.]]
** "What are you trying to protect?" to Kei Okazaki. [[spoiler:His route focuses on him looking for something so worthy of being protected that he could give his life up for it and the protagonist fighting his DeathSeeker attitude.]]

* Foreshadowing: The choice you have to make in the common route to unlock a character's route ends up being the main focus of that route.

* ProperlyParanoid: Many characters are rightfully paranoid when meeting Ichika or when first discovering the collar.

* PublicExecution: The April X-Day Incident featured a video of four policemen being executed
while wearing animal masks.

* PublicExecution: The April X-Day Incident featured a video of four policemen being executed while wearing animal masks.

* SlaveCollar: Essentially what Adonis put on the protagonist. Although she still has free will and can investigate as she pleases, she does so knowing that she can be killed the moment she does something Adonis disagrees with.

[[caption-width-right:300:i'll put some quote when i'm done the game]]

Collar × Malice is set in Shinjuku, Tokyo during tumultuous times. A terrorist group known as Adonis has taken it upon themselves to administer justice on the tainted Japan. Adonis instigated a series of brutal incidents referred to as the "X-Day Incidents," where they execute those they deem unjust and broadcast these executions on video, each one counting down to the final "X-Day," which they claimed would lead to the rebirth of Japan. Fear for this terrorist group led to Shinjuku adopting an open arms policy, where anyone and everyone could own and use a gun. This served to only made the district even more unsafe.

Collar × Malice is set in Shinjuku, Tokyo during tumultuous times. A terrorist group known as Adonis has taken it upon themselves to administer justice on the tainted Japan. Adonis instigated a series of brutal incidents referred to as the "X-Day Incidents," where they execute those they deem unjust and broadcast these executions on video. This led to Shinjuku adopting an open arms policy, which only made the district even more unsafe.

Ichika Hoshino, the protagonist, is a rookie police officer working under the Shinjuku precinct. Despite having done nothing wrong, Ichika was attacked and collared by Adonis. She was quickly made aware that the collar has a poison delivery mechanism, but Adonis quoted her as a "sympathizer" that they were more interested monitoring than they were merely executing. Ichika must now investigate the X-Day Incidents with a group of five men of various, suspicious backgrounds. Both her life and the fate of Shinjuku are at stake.

Collar × Malice is a PlayStationVita VisualNovel developed and published by Idea Factory. It was released on August 18, 2016 in Japan and on July 28, 2017 in North America and Europe.

Collar × Malice is a PlayStation Vita VisualNovel developed and published by Idea Factory. It was released on August 18, 2016 in Japan and on July 28, 2017 in North America and Europe.

Ichika Hoshino, the protagonist, is a rookie police officer working under the Shinjuku precinct. Despite having done nothing wrong, Ichika was attacked and collared by Adonis. She was quickly made aware that the collar has a poison delivery mechanism, but Adonis quoted her as a "sympathizer" that they were more interested monitoring than they were merely executing. Ichika must now investigate the X-Day Incidents with a group of five men with suspicious backgrounds with her life and the fate of Shinjuku at stake.

* PublicExecution: The April X-Day Incident featured a video of four policemen being executed while wearing animal masks.

Ichika Hoshino, the protagonist, is a rookie police officer working under the Shinjuku precinct. Despite having done nothing wrong, Ichika was attacked and collared by Adonis. She was quickly made aware that the collar has a poison delivery mechanism, but Adonis quoted her as a "sympathizer" and they were more interested monitoring her as she administers her sense of justice than they were merely killing her. Ichika must now investigate the X-Day Incidents with a group of five men with suspicious backgrounds with her life and the fate of Shinjuku at stake.

Ichika Hoshino is a rookie police officer working under the Shinjuku precinct. Despite having done nothing wrong, Ichika was attacked and collared by Adonis. She was quickly made aware that the collar has a poison delivery mechanism, but Adonis quoted her as a "sympathizer" and they were more interested monitoring her as she administers her sense of justice than they were merely killing her. Ichika must now investigate the X-Day Incidents with a group of five men with suspicious backgrounds with her life and the fate of Shinjuku at stake.

* CycleOfRevenge: Practically named dropped in Ichika's conversation with Adonis in Okazaki's route. If Adonis kills a wrongdoer to avenge someone, that person still has family and friends who will want vengeance against Adonis. A cycle of hatred then begins. [[spoiler:Adonis' response is that they wish to erase humanity, but because that isn't easy to do, it is the reason why they chose to monitor Ichika. Ichika responds that she still trusts the police and that she wants to end the cycle through righteous means.]]

* PoliceAreUseless: The sentiment that led to Adonis' founding. See also TheBadGuysAreCops.

You've heard the cires of the people harmed by all that malice, haven't you?''

-->-- '''Adonis, to Ichika Hoshino'''

->If I accept the things you're doing, then that will perpetuate the cycle of hatred. We'll just be going in terrible circles. ''

* CycleOfRevenge: Ichika's conversation with Adonis in Okazaki's route revolves around this. If Adonis kills a wrongdoer to avenge someone, that person still has family and friends who will want vengeance against Adonis. A cycle then begins. [[spoiler:Adonis' response is that they wish to erase humanity, but because that isn't easy to do, it is the reason why they chose to monitor Ichika.]]

->''quote uh oh''

* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Although it's packed full of suspense, this is still an otoge.

* OmegaEnding: Aiji Yanagi's route is only available after finishing all the other routes.

Collar × Malice is a game set in Shinjuku, Tokyo during tumultuous times. A terrorist group known as Adonis has taken it upon themselves to administer justice on the tainted Japan. Adonis instigated a series of brutal incidents referred to as the "X-Day Incidents," where they execute those they deem unjust and broadcast these executions on video. This led to Shinjuku adopting an open arms policy, which only made the district even more unsafe.

Ichika Hoshino is a rookie police officer working under the Shinjuku precinct. Despite having done nothing wrong, Ichika was attacked and collared by Adonis. She was quickly made aware that the collar has a poison delivery mechanism, but Adonis quoted her as a "sympathizer" and they were more interested monitoring her as she administers her sense of justice than they were merely killing her. Ichika must now investigate the X-Day Incidents with a group of five men with suspicious backgrounds with her life and the fate of Shinjuku at stake.

Collar × Malice is a game set in Shinjuku, Tokyo during tumultuous times. A terrorist group known as Adonis has taken it upon themselves to administer justice on the tainted Japan. Adonis instigated a series of brutal incidents referred to as the "X-Day Incidents," where they execute those they deem unjust and broadcast these executions on video. This led to Shinjuku adopting an open arms policy, which only served to make the district even more unsafe.

Ichika Hoshino is a hardworking police officer working in the Shinjuku precinct. Despite having done nothing wrong, Ichika was attacked by Adonis and had a poison collar placed on her neck.

Collar × Malice is a PlayStation Vita VisualNovel developed and published by Idea Factory. It was released on August 18, 2016 in Japan and on July 28, 2017 in North America and Europe.