History VisualNovel / SpiritHunterDeathMarkII

* YouCantFightFate: Once a student is marked for death by The Departed, there's nothing Yashiki can do to save them.

* ArtifactTitle: Only applies to the international title. There is no Death Mark to deal with here. In Japanese, the game is called ''Shibito Magire'', which translates roughly to "Corpse Confusion/Panic".

** GoldenEnding: [[spoiler:After obtaining the normal ending and ensuring that all partners survive, replay Chapter 6. A new option will be made available, which will allow Yashiki to convince Sakamoto not to write him up, thus saving her from The Departed's ire. Then, after defeating the final boss, go back into the clock tower when it starts tolling. Yashiki will find Douryou and Kinukawa alive and healthy, albeit with no memory of the past two months. Headmaster Konoe steps down, the Mark Bearers celebrate, and the two girls remember their time with Yashiki from The Departed's lingering love for him.]]

** Normal Ending: [[spoiler:Obtained by playing the game normally. The Departed finally moves on, loose ends in the school are resolved, and Yashiki repairs the Doll in Red, wondering if the lives lost during the game were able to find peace.]]

* NoBodyLeftBehind: Anyone killed by a spirit disappears shortly after they're killed, with no evidence they were ever there.

* PunBasedTitle: The ''Shinigami'' part of the Japanese title has a double reading. It can refer to the {{Shinigami}} but it's also written as 死噛, meaning "Death Bite".

** [[spoiler: In the true ending, the real Michiho reveals that she and Douryou have inherited The Departed's love for Yashiki even after the spirit was saved, much to his chagrin.]]

* EurekaMoment: In the Extra Case, Kaoru spends the plot unsure of what theme to go for in regards to her occult idol persona. She gets the idea for “Momo Kurusu”, a doll-themed idol, upon hearing Kazuo mention his doll-making tools, asking to see more, and then seeing the picture of Mary Kujou, the enigmatic het adorable ElegantGothicLolita doll residing in the mansion.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: While this game tries to be vague about what happened in the first game, it does spoil a big reveal early on: [[spoiler:that Kazuo Yashiki's true identity is Masamune Kujou]].

** [[spoiler:Every time a student is marked for death by The Departed, there's nothing Yashiki can do to save them and the student in question is later revealed to be an AssholeVictim with a connection towards the spirit who kills them. Himiko and Michiho are marked to be killed by The Departed themself, and Yashiki is able to find and save them without further incident.]]

* ToiletHorror: Considering that the first case is based on the UrbanLegend of Hanako of the Toilet, this is a given. Major events in Chapter 1 include finding a student's murdered body in a bathroom stall and getting attacked by Hanako soon after.

* BigBad: The Departed, a mysterious and manipulative spirit hiding amongst the students and sending notices around that [[AdvanceNoticeCrime announce that a student will killed by a spirit in the future]].

* JokeAndRecieve: Hiroo at one point jokingly makes what turns out to be the correct assumption that [[spoiler:Michiho (or rather, the spirit pretending to be her) is the Departed]].

* InvisibleToNormals: Yashiki is gifted with a significantly powerful spiritual sense and can detect things that others can't, including the resident CreepyDoll, Douryou's mark, Kinukawa's hair color, and the various specters attached to anyone on school grounds that manifest late-game. For some of these, other characters suggest that only he can see it because The Departed chose him as its potential husband. [[spoiler:This hints at Douryou and Kinukawa's true nature.]]

* LateArrivalSpoiler: While this game tries to be vague about what happened in the first game, it does spoil a big mystery early on: [[spoiler:that Kazuo Yashiki's true identity is Masamune Kujou.]]

* CuttingOffTheBranches: The first game had two endings: a good one for if all of the potential partners survive, and a bad one should even a single Mark Bearer die. With Yashiki and the majority of the prior Mark Bearers returning, the bad ending is solidified as non-canon.

''Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II'' (''シ二ガミ: シビト マギレ Shinigami: Shibito Magire'') is a supernatural [[HorrorVisualNovels horror visual novel]] developed by Experience, Inc. for the Platform/NintendoSwitch, Platform/Playstation4, Platform/Playstation5, and Platform/{{Steam}}. It is the third installment in the ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunter'' series, released in Japan in 2022 and worldwide in 2024.

The game returns to H City, Tokyo, this time at Konoehara Academy. Strange rumors circulate about "The Departed", who posts ominous notices announcing a student's death. Not long after these notices appear, the student in question vanishes. The protagonist of the [[VisualNovel/SpiritHunterDeathMark first game]], [[CanonName Kazuo Yashiki]], is called in to [[OccultDetective investigate these rumors and find the true culprit.]] Accompanying him will be old friends and new faces, including the two mysterious students Himeko Douryou and Michiho Kinukawa.

This game retains the PointAndClick AdventureGame format of previous games, with a few new twists. Navigating the school is now done through SideView, allowing the player more freedom to move around and talk to NPC's. When examining points of interest, the game transfers to the familiar first-person perspective. Another new mechanic is the "Suspensive Acts", which combine the multiple-choice aspect of the first game's "Life or Death Choices" and the item combination aspect of climactic spirit confrontations. The player will need to choose who uses what to perform what action, with individual character stats influencing success rates on top of needing to choose the correct answer. Players can also invest in [[PointBuildSystem Yashiki's stats]] to help him during these "Suspensive Acts".

* BigBad: The Departed, a mysterious and manipulative spirit hiding amongst the students and sending notices around that announce that a student will killed by a spirit in the future.

* CreepyDoll: Once again, an animated doll plays a major part in the game, this one wearing a [[LadyInRed red wedding dress]] and appearing broken. [[spoiler:Unlike the previous games, this one is entirely benevolent, providing hints to survive the current spirit and eventually helping Yashiki survive against The Departed.]]

** Saki Maruhashi mentions that her dad is a priest at Kintoki Shrine. The same shrine is the setting of Chapter 2 in ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG''.

** Poor Ending: [[spoiler:If you make the wrong conclusion about The Departed's true identity, it will decide Yashiki isn't its real husband. He will then get bitten, infested, and die,]] leading to a NonStandardGameOver.

** A LastSecondEndingChoice variation of the normal ending can occur [[spoiler:if you fulfill the requirements for the Golden Ending but don't return to the clock tower when it begins tolling.]]

* DisneyDeath: In the last chapter, after an encounter with The Departed, Yashiki and [[spoiler: Mashita]] split up while fleeing, and the Departed chooses to chase the latter. When Yashiki escapes, he attempts to both find and contact the latter but with no response, he assumes that they were killed by The Departed. It isn't until after The Departed is finally dealt with that [[spoiler: Mashita]] calls Yashiki through a public phone to confirm their survival, having lost their phone in the chase.