Monobeno

Monobeno is a visual novel set in an isolated mountain village where humans and monsters coexist. Tooru Sawai returns to the village where he grew up, accompanied by legends and memories of the past, to find a way to save his sister, Natsuha.

Story

Tooru and Natsuha relied on each other, though Natsuha had lost some of her memories. At a summer festival, while a mask danced, she suddenly grew to adult size for one night. The abnormal change torments her physically and mentally, and Tooru searches for its cause and a way to help her, caught between medicine and the possibility of a monster’s haunting.

In the village, Tooru reunites with Hisyakaku, an age-old Tang Umbrella Monster, his childhood sweetheart Alice Arisma, and Sumi, a Red Bear Monster. Alice or Sumi may help him on his adventures as he seeks answers. The story explores humans and monsters, illness and haunting, and the past and future, alongside the possibility of a romance that goes beyond the bond between brother and sister.

Presentation

The visual novel features CG illustrations, music, performances and voice acting, and draws on traditional Japanese culture.