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{{Infobox novel
| title = ''Iwaihime''
| image = [[File:Iwaihime.full.1969688.jpg|{{imgsize}}]]
| caption =
| j_kanji = 祝姫
| j_romaji = Iwaihime
| author = [[Ryukishi07]]
| publisher = DMM<br \>ShiraVN (EN)
| released = January 29, 2016<br \>September 27, 2017 (Matsuri)<br \>October 23, 2020 (EN)
| genre = [[Wikipedia:Japanese horror|Horror]]
| platform = [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[w:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[w:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]]
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Iwaihime'''''|祝姫|Iwaihime}} is a Japanese [[Wikipedia:Japanese horror|horror]] [[Wikipedia:Visual novel|visual novel]] written by [[Ryukishi07]]. Unlike his other games, ''Iwaihime'' uses ADV style, as opposed to Ryukishi07's typical NVL style and is not published under [[07th Expansion]]. The game was released on January 29, 2016. On September 7, 2017, a port for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita was released under the name {{nihongo|'''''Iwaihime: Matsuri'''''|祝姫 -祀}} by [[w:Nippon Ichi Software|Nippon Ichi Software]]. This port included the additional arc, ''[[Musubihime]]''.
 
On October 23, 2020, an English release of ''Iwaihime'' was added to Steam.
 
== Premise ==
It is said that each generation, upon reaching a certain age, all boys of the Susuhara family leave home and become independent. Then, relying only on themselves, they train body and soul until they are accepted as adults. And so I prepared myself for this day, learning a great many things so I'd be ready to live on my own.
 
Susuda Prefectural High School. My new school. Originally, I planned to enter in first year rather than transfer in second year. Life at school is carefree, and even pleasant. Everyone has a great time in class 2-A. There's just... her, Toe Kurokami. "Weird" doesn't begin to describe her. Always holding that Japanese doll against her chest, never letting go for a second. Some whisper it is a cursed doll, whose hair grows when no one is looking. But it's just an uncanny doll, with nothing special about it. Yet, perhaps my meeting that girl was fate... No, it ''was'' fate.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Image of New Ryukishi07 Game|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/visualnovels/comments/3al1vt/first_image_of_new_ryukishi07_game/cse21sy|archive-url=http://archive.is/Tp5vI|archive-date=24 August 2016}}</ref>
 
== Gameplay ==
Two menu options are locked upon starting the game.
 
== Plot ==
{{notice|As the English translation is newly released, this section is a work in progress. Please check back soon!}}
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This story takes place shortly after the rummage sale as it occurred in "Kizuatohime: Scar Princess"; in this version of events, Susuhara catches a cold that forces him to leave the sleepover wherein Harumiya would announce that they are dating. He has a dream involving the events of "Kizuatohime: Scar Princess" and rejects Harumiya after she confesses to him. While this upsets Harumiya, the two remain friends and their time at the LCSC continues unabated.
 
LCSC supervisor, [[Mayu Hinagata]], tells Susuhara of the history of the Iwaimoto Shrine. The story flashes back to a time roughly 1000 years prior, wherein a group of hunters led by [[Mutsu]] are attempting to hunt for food onnear a mountain belonging to the deer god Rokugami. During the hunt, Mutsu runs into a wandering priestess, [[Suzunome]], and the two fall in love. Suzunome stays in Mutsu's village due to her grandmother's wounded leg and the villagers ask her to channel Rokugami to save them from an inadequate autumn harvest. Suzunome performs a ritual at a dilapidated building that would one day become Iwaimoto Shrine. Her body is possessed by Rokugami, who declares that he will send deer to the villagers for seven days after the full moon to serve as food for the village to survive autumn. Furthermore, the deer's golden antlers could be sold to nobles for high prices. The villagers followed Rokugami's instructions, which allowed them to prosper.
 
Hinagata explains that this story is an abridged version of the truth; after surviving autumn, the villagers grew greedy and began hunting deer on Rokugami's mountain in search of more golden antlers. The villagers massacre the deer on the mountain. As punishment, a snowfall of black soot rains over the village, destroying their crops, irreversibly staining all of the golden antlers black and tarnishing their meat. The only way the villagers can save themselves from the soot is for one of them to be sacrificed; the sacrificed's bloodline must carry the soot for eternity. After some deliberating, the villagers attempt to minimize the curse by using Suzunome as a sacrifice. They capture her and force her into the village's large bell, along with all of the soot they could gather. Mutsu attempts to save her but is unsuccessful and is banished from the village. By the 17th century, Suzunome's descendants had accumulated so much soot that there was a danger of the seal breaking; to combat this, the villagers invoked a magical spell that would induce multiple offspring, splitting the soot among several bloodlines. Suzunome's 17th century descendant had quintuplets, the descendants of whom are Hinagata, Kurokami, Harumiya, Minobe, and Nunokawa.
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After the credits, the player is given the option to choose the "bringer of calamity", which decides the next chapter. The bringer of calamity can be Kanae Minobe, Tsubakiko Harumiya, or Riria Nunokawa.
 
==== SeeKanae alsoMinobe ====
[[Kanae Minobe]] has a nightmare as Elice, wherein she has a tea party with the [[w:Mad Hatter|Hatter]] and Mr. Rabbit. She learns that the secret to the Hatter's wealth is pension fraud; his mother died a year prior and he lives off of her continued pension checks. When the police discover this, the Hatter bursts into flames.
*[[Iwaihime Characters|Characters]]
 
In the real world, Minobe is drugged by her stepfather, Mr. Tanaka, who forcefully tattoos a caterpillar onto her body as part of a cultish initiation ritual. Minobe escapes soon after and stays with her clubmate, [[Tsubakiko Harumiya]]. That night, the spirit of Rokugami's curse begins to appear to Minobe.
 
In Wonderland, Elice loses her game against the Ssech King when she runs out of available body parts to offer as pieces. The spirit of Rokugami's curse attempts to goad her into joining the Ssech King's family, however Elice is saved by the sudden appearance of [[Suzumu Susuhara]]. Using his Divine Tribute Style, Susuhara destroys the curse of Rokugami. In the real world, Mr. Tanaka attempts to lead Minobe towards the home of his cult family but is assaulted by Susuhara. Mr. Tanaka escapes but is quickly caught by [[Mayu Hinagata]], who blackmails him into leaving the Minobe family alone. Hinagata explains to Minobe that she had been having an extended nightmare; Minobe had never actually been tattooed.
 
In the epilogue, Minobe has an enjoyable time with her clubmates and rekindles her relationship with her mother. During a club meeting, she confesses her love for Susuhara and kisses him.
== References ==
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==== ExternalTsubakiko linksHarumiya ====
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372300/Iwaihime/ ''Iwaihime'' on Steam]
 
==== Riria Nunokawa ====
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