Frozen Memories

Frozen Memories is a suspense visual novel set in Shanhai City, where people remember little about a natural disaster said to have devastated the city in 2012. No accurate memories or official records of the event remain, though people agree that it happened.

A photograph from the past

In 2014, a woman in a wheelchair asks you to investigate an old, blurred black-and-white graduation photo. She has no memory of taking it, and the photograph should not exist. The search may lead back to 2010, when Lin Manmiao becomes president of the Student Photography Society at Jingli High School and faces the club's cancellation because it has too few members.

While clearing an unused art classroom for the club, Manmiao and the other members find a historic camera and a clean envelope among the debris. The envelope contains a letter with unexplained, riddle-like words. Manmiao suggests following its instructions to decide what activity the club should try, setting events in motion that may lead to a future already decided or to a new beginning.

The photography society

Lin Manmiao, nicknamed Neko, is a second-year student known for her energy, consideration for others and ability to lead. She likes film and antique cameras, though she gets carried away when allowed to handle antiques. She struggles with physics except for the parts related to photography.

Su shan, nicknamed Susan, is a second-year member who hopes to enter the National Academy of Fine Arts. A frequent winner of painting competitions, she is well known at school. Serious, reliable and knowledgeable, she is someone Manmiao trusts. She likes plasters, mannequins and combing her hair, and dislikes noisy surroundings without disliking lively occasions.

Liu Xiaoxin is a second-year photography society member, vice president of the Literary Society and a librarian. Known around school as the “library princess,” she is uncomfortable with the nickname and has a conflict with the Literary Society's director over her library duties. She has been Manmiao's best friend since childhood and is known for her graceful manner and unusual tolerance. She likes rich textures, purple flowers, literature and Manmiao.

Shanhai City

Shanhai is a coastal city divided by a main river into the North Mountain District and the South Sea District. The northern district is mountainous, while the southern district is mostly flat.

Jingli High School and Jingxian High School were once a single school before historical circumstances separated them. Jingli is near the coast in the South Sea District, where it takes a freer, more open approach to student development. Jingxian is in the North Mountain District and follows a strict, conservative form of elite education.