The scariest part of playing Kara no Shoujo is getting stuck during investigation sections, unable to find clues, or picking the wrong evidence and missing the true ending. This classic mystery detective visual novel from Innocent Grey is densely packed with plot and features complex branching choices—one wrong step in your first playthrough can lead straight to a bad end or cause you to miss crucial story content. Especially tricky are those hidden clues that require investigating the same location multiple times, and the deduction segments where you must select the correct character on specific dates. Without a walkthrough, it's really easy to mess up. This guide organizes all the critical choices for your first playthrough, from the cemetery investigation on March 5th through the final endings in April. Every SAVE point location and every evidence selection is clearly marked in a conversational style—just follow along and you'll clear the game smoothly to see the complete story.
New Player Must-Read: Kara no Shoujo is a mystery masterpiece featuring Sugina Miki's artwork and Suzuka Mayu's scenario. The story involves grotesque dismemberment cases, so players with weak psychological tolerance should proceed with caution. The core gameplay involves investigation, evidence collection, witness interviews, and deduction. Many clues only appear after investigating the same location multiple times. Be sure to save at the SAVE points marked in this guide in order, making it easier to collect different endings. Some sensitive scenes have been replaced with XX—experience the actual in-game presentation yourself. I recommend not using a full CG save for your first playthrough; follow this guide through an authentic first run to experience the thrill of deduction.
Quick Navigation:
1. March 5-10: Prologue Investigation and First Encounters
2. March 12-17: Core Deductions and Orihime Route
3. March 29-April 11: Touko Pursuit and Branching Choices
4. April 12-18: Truth Revealed and Multiple Endings
5. 2nd Playthrough Supplement: Hatsune Route and Hidden Content
1. March 5-10: Prologue Investigation and First Encounters
The game opens with hardcore investigation. On March 5th at the cemetery, search carefully—investigate the hole on the ground twice to get complete clues. For evidence selection, pick Tama Cemetery Corpse・State of the Scene, then Tama Cemetery Corpse・State of the Corpse. Getting these wrong will lock you out of later deductions.
Remember to greet people at Inokashira Park. At Tsukishiro, 【SAVE 1】 here—this is the first branch point. Calling Anko leads to Orihime's route, calling Hatsune leads to Hatsune's route. For your first playthrough, I recommend Orihime's route first. On March 6th, select Koura Haruka for the person, and Black Cloth for evidence—this fabric is a key piece of evidence throughout the entire story. On March 7th, investigate the fallen man's chest area, clicking twice.
The March 8th choices involve some art appreciation content. Picking "Is it a landscape painting?" or "What are you painting?" both advance the story. At Sakuraha Girls' Academy, call out to her. At Tsukishiro, read at home. On March 9th, 【SAVE 2】 is mandatory—this is the split between Orihime's route and Yukari's route. Ambush at the entrance for Orihime's route, ask Yukari for help to enter Yukari's route. For your first playthrough, I recommend Orihime's route—ambush at the entrance, then go to the infirmary, ask around at Inokashira Park, and advance at Takashiro Hospital.
On March 10th, pick "No problem" and "Tell the truth." Check out both Inokashira Park and Shinjuku Station to gather all the intel.
2. March 12-17: Core Deductions and Orihime Route
March 12th is the game's first major deduction scene. For the investigation section, follow this order:
1. Click corpse to zoom in
2. Investigate back twice
3. Investigate abdomen twice
4. Investigate cloth once
5. Investigate face twice
For evidence handling, choose "Submit to forensic lab." For person selection, pick Saionji Yui. For evidence, pick Black Cloth and Black Madonna. At Inokashira Park, pick Theater. At Takashiro Hospital, pick Dante's "Divine Comedy." The "Swarming maggots" option is pretty heavy stuff—be mentally prepared.
March 13-14 mainly involves running around the map advancing the plot, bouncing between Sakuraha Girls' Academy and Inokashira Park, with several trips to Tsukishiro as well. On March 14th at Inokashira Park, force the information out to get crucial intel. March 15th is the critical day for Orihime's route—there's an H-scene option here ★Finish in mouth, selecting this leads directly to Orihime BAD END.
After Orihime's BE, restart from SAVE 2. On March 9th, choose "Ask Yukari for help," route becomes Staff Room, Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. March 10th depends on content, find a way to trick her, go to Sakuraha Girls' Academy to ask directly, Shinjuku Station. The March 12th investigation is the same as before, but person selection changes to Saionji Yui, Shijuumiya Tsuzuri, and Sato Ayumu—select all three, then select Saionji Yui separately. Evidence remains Black Cloth and Black Madonna.
March 13th go to Takashiro Hospital and Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. March 14th greet at Sakuraha Girls' Academy, ask Touko at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. March 15-16 continue running around the map. The March 16th investigation section is crucial:
1. Investigate corpse twice, click to zoom in
2. Investigate body once
3. Investigate legs once
4. Investigate skirt twice to get torn paper
5. Investigate mouth twice
6. Investigate right shelf twice
Evidence pick Saionji Yui's photo. For persons, first pick Saionji Yui, then Kusakabe Tatsuhiko. At Tsukishiro, wait as she said. At Inokashira Park, advance. March 17th choose "Don't hug Touko," evidence pick Neanis Egg, person pick Saionji Yui, answer "Member of 'Schisma'," prostitution organization, then pick Tsukishima Orihime, Divine Comedy imitation, then pick Kusakabe Tatsuhiko, evidence pick Paper torn from something. Go to Tatsuhiko's house to talk, call taxi, investigate notebook夹在书架正中, go to Ueno.
3. March 29-April 11: Touko Pursuit and Branching Choices
March 29th 【SAVE 3】 save here—this is the split between Touko's route and the true ending. Pick Sakuraha Girls' Academy and Inokashira Park for Touko's route, pick Tokisaka Detective Agency for true ending route. First, Touko's route: March 30th chase after her, go back, Takashiro Hospital, Shinjuku Station. March 31st Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Takashiro Hospital. April 1st 【SAVE 4】 save, waiting in infirmary leads to Touko ending, helping Touko leads to Nene route.
Touko route April 1st wait in infirmary, go to Kuchiki Pathology Research Institute, Takashiro Hospital. April 2nd ask about the phone, Tsukishiro, Kuchiki Pathology Research Institute. April 4th call out to him, refuse, Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Inokashira Park. April 5-7 continue running around, April 7th Tsukishiro, April 8th Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Ueno Station, go to Inokashira Park. April 10th pick Yes, evidence doesn't matter which, Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Shinjuku Station. April 11th 【SAVE 5】 save, chasing Touko leads directly to Touko BAD END.
From SAVE 5 restart, April 11th don't chase Touko, go to classroom, schoolyard. April 12th investigate bookshelf twice, bookshelf on desk, deduction pick same person committed the crime, only limbs were abandoned, match. Person pick Shuzaki Nene. April 13th accept, H-scene ★Finish on face, enter Nene BAD END.
After Nene's BE, start from SAVE 4, April 1st help Touko, Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Shinjuku Station. April 2nd ask about documents, Tsukishiro, Shinjuku Station. April 3rd hug her, H-scene ★Lay horizontally on floor, this is Tsuzuri scene collection, for CG completion.
4. April 12-18: Truth Revealed and Multiple Endings
True ending starts from SAVE 3, March 29th Tokisaka Detective Agency, don't open, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. March 30th don't interfere, investigate again, Tsukishiro, Takashiro Hospital. March 31st Shinjuku Station, Tsukishiro. April 1st help Yukari, Inokashira Park, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. April 2nd ask nothing, Tsukishiro, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. April 4th ignore, eat, Tsukishiro. April 5th Tsukishiro, can't do that, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. April 6th Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Inokashira Park, Shinjuku Station, Takashiro Detective Agency. April 7th Kuchiki Pathology Research Institute, Shinjuku Station. April 8th Tsukishiro, Takashiro Hospital, go to Tsukishiro.
April 10th pick No, evidence pick Corpse disposal method, Tsukishiro, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. April 11th classroom, schoolyard. April 12th investigate bookshelf on desk, bookshelf twice, bookshelf to get Kashishima Shin's photo, deduction same person committed the crime, only limbs were abandoned, match. Person pick Mamiya Shingo, evidence pick Kashishima Shin's photo, Mamiya Shin's studio.
April 13th select all characters, bedding room, person pick Murase Naoki, Shuzaki Nene. Investigate kitchen knife on ground twice, rope on ground twice, click corpse to zoom in, face twice, neck twice, body twice. Then investigate left drawer, middle drawer, right drawer, manuscript paper on desk, book on desk. 【SAVE 6】 save here, investigate between books on desk to get postcard, drawer under bookshelf.
【SAVE 7】 you'll use this twice—first time pick act with Yaginuma, enter END 1. From SAVE 7 second time pick act alone, search for Touko, enter END 2. From SAVE 7 third time pick act alone, go to Kurashiki, April 14th answer honestly, April 16th person pick Mamiya Shingo, enter END 3.
From SAVE 6 start, April 13th investigate drawer under bookshelf, act alone, go to Kurashiki, April 14th lie, April 16th person pick Mamiya Shingo, April 17th eyebrows, illusion, select all characters, pick Saitou Tamaki, April 18th don't pull trigger, enter true ending END 4.
5. 2nd Playthrough Supplement: Hatsune Route and Hidden Content
2nd playthrough starts from SAVE 1, March 5th call Hatsune, enter Hatsune route. March 6th person pick Koura Haruka, evidence Black Cloth. March 7th investigate fallen man's chest area twice. March 8th pick "What are you painting," Inokashira Park, feeling while painting was, Takashiro Hospital, tell her yourself, Inokashira Park.
March 9th pretend to return lost item to her, history prep room, don't go, Tsukishiro, make her compensate, Takashiro Hospital, H-scene ★Finish in mouth. March 10th I'm busy, find a way to trick her, Tsukishiro, help, Takashiro Hospital, want to hear even though it's scary.
March 12th investigation same as first playthrough, but person selection changes to Amamiya Hatsune, Saionji Yui, Takashiro Kazuna—select all three, then select Saionji Yui separately, evidence Black Cloth and Black Madonna. Sakuraha Girls' Academy, Tsukishiro, go deliver coffee, Dante's "Divine Comedy," swarming maggots. March 13th Tsukishiro, accept, Shinjuku Station. March 14th Tsukishiro, Takashiro Hospital, enter, ask Director Saeki. March 15th Tsukishiro, Takashiro Hospital.
March 16th investigation same as first playthrough, evidence Saionji Yui's photo, person pick Saionji Yui, then 【SAVE 8】 save here, pick Kashishima Shin for Shin's route, pick Kusakabe Tatsuhiko for other route. Tsukishiro I'll go find, Shinjuku Station. March 17th pick don't hug, evidence Neanis Egg, person pick Koura Haruka, answer "Member of 'Schisma'," criminal organization, person pick Tsukishima Orihime, grotesque dismemberment murder, person pick Kusakabe Tatsuhiko, evidence paper torn from something, go to Tatsuhiko's house to talk.
【SAVE 9】 save here, call police car, March 19th Shakujii Park・Sanpouji Pond, wait here before Uozumi arrives, enter BAD END. From SAVE 9 start, March 17th call taxi, investigate notebook夹在书架正中, chase Tatsuhiko. March 29th Tsukishiro, look closer at sleeping face, Takashiro Hospital. March 30th chase after her, go back, Tsukishiro, accept gratefully, Takashiro Hospital. March 31st Tsukishiro, two H-scene options ★Finish in mouth and ★Finish inside.
The April flow after this is basically the same as the first playthrough true ending route—follow the earlier instructions to clear the game.
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