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Ouka Sabaki

桜花裁き

Titles
桜花裁き
Ouka Sabaki
Master Magistrate
樱花裁决
Yinghua Caijue
櫻花裁決
Yinghua Caijue
Play timeLong (31h from 27 votes)
DeveloperIRODORI
PublishersIRODORI & Dramatic Create & Moe App
Hobibox & Shiravune
LinksWikipedia (ja), Wikidata, VNStat
Shopssponsored links» JP¥ 3000 @ DLsite
» US$ 26.99 @ JAST USA
» US$ 66.98 @ PlayAsia

Description

Shimei took up his post as the new administrator at the Nakamachi magistrate’s office, which had been founded to alleviate the burden on the offices to the north and south. He was followed by his cheerful and hard-working childhood friend Rimu and the strong-minded Sakura, who was dispatched from the Kitamachi magistrate’s office to supervise him.

Shortly after his arrival, a young girl Koume was brought before him on a charge of murder. She was to be sentenced the following day, and if she was found guilty of the alleged crime, she would be sentenced to death. Shimei noticed something suspicious in the recounting of the events and along with Koume’s desperation, he was convinced that she was not guilty.

But who is the true culprit? Will he be able to prove her innocence?

[From Hau~ Omochikaeri!]

ADV 3.0 Assassin HeroineS 3.0 Bakumatsu Era 3.0 BetrayalS 3.0 ConspiracyS 3.0 Courtroom 3.0 Death of HeroineS 3.0 Detached Sexual Content 3.0 Falsely Accused 3.0 Female Protagonist for a Short TimeS 3.0 Flashback 3.0 Heroine with Kimono 3.0 Long Common Route 3.0 Major AntagonistS 3.0 Male Protagonist 3.0 Pretending HeroineS 3.0 Protagonist's Blood-related Sister as a HeroineS 3.0 Secret IdentityS 3.0 Shinsengumi 3.0 Support Character with Multiple PersonalitiesS 3.0 Unavoidable Heroine DeathS 3.0 Under the Same Roof 3.0 Unlockable Routes 3.0 Vertically Oriented Text 3.0 Past Japan 2.9 Protagonist with Glasses 2.8 Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Heroine 2.8 Sword Wielding Heroine 2.8 Combat Capable Friends 2.8 Murder Mystery 2.8 Unlockable Epilogue 2.8 Detective Work 2.7 Episodic Story 2.7 Cherry Blossom 2.7 Friendship Ending 2.7 Government 2.7 Interactive Adventure Game 2.7 Late Sexual Content 2.7 Protagonist's Half-sister as a HeroineS 2.7 Protagonist's Younger Sister as a HeroineS 2.7 Protagonist with a Face 2.7 Sword Combat 2.7 White Haired Heroine 2.7 Inventor Heroine 2.6 Royal ProtagonistS 2.6 White Haired Protagonist 2.6 Friendship 2.5 Graphic Style Change 2.5 Leader Protagonist 2.5 Mid-game Videos 2.5 Orphan ProtagonistS 2.5 Sex with Protagonist Only 2.5 Super Deformed CG's 2.5 Unlockable Sexual Content 2.5 Drama 2.3 Only One Bad EndingS 2.3 Reverse RapeS 2.2 Adult Heroine 2.0 Background Moans 2.0 Blood-related Brother/Sister IncestS 2.0 Bondage 2.0 Bookworm Heroine 2.0 Bookworm Protagonist 2.0 Brother/Sister RomanceS 2.0 Confinement 2.0 Cunnilingus 2.0 Deredere HeroineS 2.0 Desperation 2.0 DisappearanceS 2.0 Dormitory Manager Heroine 2.0 Drunk Sex 2.0 Genius Protagonist 2.0 Heroine with Big Breasts 2.0 Heroine with Sexual Experience 2.0 Heroine with Small Breasts (Non-Loli) 2.0 Heroine with Zettai Ryouiki 2.0 HospitalS 2.0 KidnappingS 2.0 Kissing Scene 2.0 Location Display 2.0 Loli Heroine 2.0 Long Sexual Scenes 2.0 Lots of Character Sprites 2.0 Lots of Event CGs 2.0 Multiple Credit Rolls 2.0 Normal Scene Recollection 2.0 Orphan HeroineS 2.0 Panchira 2.0 Pillow Talk 2.0 Protagonist with Ahoge 2.0 Reverse Trap Heroine 2.0 Romance 2.0 Sexual Blindfold 2.0 Single Blowjob 2.0 Single Boobjob 2.0 Single Footjob 2.0 Single Handjob 2.0 Tomboy Heroine 2.0 Tsundere Heroine 2.0 Unlockable Bonus Content 2.0 Unlockable Concept Art 2.0 Vaginal Fingering 2.0 Villainous HeroineS 2.0 Wake-up Sex 2.0 Battle of Wits 1.9 Donkan Protagonist 1.7 RebellionS 1.7 Forced Auto-Read Sections 1.5 Life and Death Drama 1.5 Onsen 1.5 Twin BlowjobS 1.5 Food Discussions 1.3 Defloration by an ObjectS 1.0 ExecutionS 1.0 Hime HeroineS 1.0 Sounds of Copulation 1.0 ThreesomeS 1.0 Twin Tail Heroine 1.0 Lawyer Protagonist 0.7

Mini reviews

By abandoned on 2021-03-24Vote: 8
<report>A fun point & click adventure/mystery game that keeps you guessing. The meat of the game is in the investigation & trial chapters, with slice of life segments thrown in between cases.

Sadly, I felt the girls routes were a bit lackluster compared to the hustle of the main game/common route. They are comprised of mostly moege type stuff with nothing much going on except for shenanigans & h-scenes. The exception for me was Ayaka's route which had more serious story, along with suspenseful and sad elements.

*Also, for anyone struggling to find Ayaka's route (since there are no English walkthroughs) you need to finish the entire game, then from the main menu select Chapter 4>Day 3:Case. From there fast forward the game, you will reach a point where you now have 3 choices instead of 2.
2 comments 3 points
By Folash on 2021-11-23Vote: 7
<report>If you ever wanted an Ace Attorney game with an actual romance mechanic, this is for you. The characters, surprisingly, don't feel like re-skins of AA characters, and the setting, premise, and mechanics are different enough to make for a unique experience.
0 comments 0 points
By ceexota on 2021-05-20Vote: 8
<report>A pretty good VN, the common route is very good, just one route is available in the common route, the other ones are epilogue, just be aware to come back to chapter 4 after you finish the VN to play *** true route (quite a story, the best route story-wise even if you hate her) the others routes except Okita are pretty basic, no much story to tell, are just there to add, no prob, normally I hate when the routes are given as extra content instead of being in the story itself but this VN does its job, the interface is not good at all but it works. There are few choices, but every chapter has your own OP which's something pretty similar to Aokana every chapter has your own minigame to collect proves and such, what makes it very distinct and unique.
0 comments 0 points

Full reviews

By hexashadow13 on 2021-01-23Vote: 8
<report>tl;dr: A trial based VN that has variable levels of quality but manages to excel in it's overarching story and final case centered around that story.

Master Magistrate is a trial focused VN similar to the Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series. The game involves slice of life portions featuring the main cast of characters just doing their thing in Bakumatsu era Japan which flow like a standard VN with the player simply reading along and following the story. These lead up to cases, murders or attempted murders, which Ooka has to solve. These involve going around to various locations to search for clues and talk to people in order to obtain information. Movement involves simply selecting... Read more »
1 comment 4 points
By Omikron on 2023-02-12r71382Vote: 8
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2 comments 3 points
By swordfish96 on 2022-07-13r71382Vote: 7.5
<report>As you might guess from the alliterative name consisting of a positive adjective followed by a position of law, it’s a VN clearly inspired by the Ace Attorney series.

As Ace Attorney plots go, I’d rate it mid-tier. It starts slow with a basic first case but ramps up to s surprisingly complex final case that uses the whole cast to their full effect. Getting a different perspective The latter half actually features some twists and turns that I felt were legitimately surprising.

Ooka is a fairly standard straight laced protagonist though he has the requisite determination to unveil the whole truth no matter what as required for a protagonist of these sort of games and being in a judge like... Read more »
0 comments 2 points