Publisher Shiravune released the third part of its Kara no Shoujo re-release The Shell which goes by the title The Shell Part III: Paradiso.
The three part visual novel series Kara no Shoujo was initially developed by Japanese visual novel studio Innocent Grey, with the first episode being released in summer 2008, followed by the second episode in 2012 and the last one in 2020.
MangaGamer joined forces with the TLWiki fans translation project back in the early 2010s in order to release an official English translation of the original first and second episode. The new The Shell series by Shiravune is completely based on a revised version of the first the first two episodes and the third one offering improved graphics and sounds.
The game will be available on a couple of different game stores, among them are Steam, JAST USA store, MangaGamer store and the Johren store.
A review of The Shell Part III written by Lina can be found in Fuwanovel’s review section.
Story and characters
The year is Showa 33—or 1958, by the new calendar.
It is an especially cold January, and amid the dour gray snow, a funeral is being held. A portrait of a girl’s face sits there draped in snow, looking almost embarrassed and a little lonely…
The imprisoned painter Shinzo Mamiya died a scant few weeks after the Blessed Congregation’s crimes came to light. Detective Reiji Tokisaka has been recruited by his old friend Maris Stella to help sort through the man’s belongings, but instead they find an unknown work in his studio: a one-winged angel with no arms. The work, which they name Exile Of Paradise, is as beautiful as it is sinister—and it resembles his infamous masterpiece Girl In Shell.
A few more days later, a woman’s corpse is found, modified in the manner depicted in Exile. She is identified as having formerly worked with Tomoyuki Masaki.
There may be no one left who can cut the chain of obsession that began with Girl In Shell—nobody but one small girl.
Trailer and impressions
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