A nice and creepy read, although I think I prefer the anime version. The art was not particularly memorable, although the omakes were pretty funny. Keiichi seems like more of a pervert in this than in the anime, which occasionally detracted from the story. Another reminder that I need to buy the visual novel from MangaGamer sometime soon - and that I still haven't picked up Rykukishi07's other work available in English, Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Beatrice-sama!). ( )

Keiichi moved from the big city to a tiny country town. Most teenagers would hate it, but Keiici actually enjoys the small town feel. He has only been there a short while but he has made friends with 4 attractive girls in his class. But everything changes when Keiichi finds out they are hiding something from him, a horrible secret. It turns out that this quiet town has a gruesome secret. Every year, on the day of the cotton festival, someone dies and someone goes missing. Keiichi is caught up in towns mystery now, and he has to figure out who is doing it before one of his friends is the next to go. ( )