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Yo-Jin-Bo (The Bodyguards) (用心棒, Yōjinbō?) is a Japanese visual novel produced by Two-Five. In October 2006, Hirameki International released an English edition of the PC version in the United States. It is part of their AnimePlay PC line, and as such is a PC game (as opposed to the DVD games in that line, which have limited features).
There is also a version for the Playstation 2 named Yo-Jin-Bo: Unmei no Freude and a manga adaption of the game.
The explanation for this name is a bit of a pun, as "yojinbo" itself means "bodyguards" in English, and three of the main characters have nicknames that make up this phrase (Yo, Jin, and Bo). Incidentally, these three characters are the ones that seem to be naturally grouped by themselves, and you see them all at a festival together at the introduction of the story.
CHARACTERS:
Murasame Jinnosuke (村雨 心ノ介?) - a fiery character with red hair and something of a rough - but good natured - temperament, he's one of the bodyguards hired to save Hatsuhime. He is also the first of such bodyguards you meet, as Hatsuhime bumps right into him at the festival, before the conspiracy and assassination attempt. He is exceptionally awkward around women, though Ittousai is even more awkward. Seiyū: Hiroki Takahashi
Shiranui Yozaburō (不知火 用三郎?) - usually just called Yo. He is one of the bodyguards hired to save Hatsuhime, and is the youngest of the group. He resents being treated like a child, and is from a ninja family. Seiyū: Masakazu Morita
Tsubaki Tainojō (椿木 泰之丞?) - his nickname "Bo" comes from an alternate way to read "Tsubaki". He is rather androgynous (bishōnen, actually), and is from a samurai family. He seems rather elegant, and is interested in the paranormal. Seiyū: Hideo Ishikawa
Hatsuhime (初姫?) - princess of the Mochizuki clan. A bit tomboyish and prone to sneaking out of the castle at night, she frustrates her guardians. She gets caught up in a clan-succession conspiracy, one that seemingly proves fatal to her, and seems to reach out to Sayori through the mysterious green pendant that Sayori finds at the very beginning of the story.
Sayori (紗依?) - the main character. After inexplicably trading places with Hatsuhime, she finds herself playing the princess in order to save the princess' life (and her own).
And many more~
Basically, this is a visual novel, but for girls. So, it's actually called an otome game wherein the main character is a girl and her goal is to get a significant other in the end. The story is short but good. There are a lot of funny conversations between the characters and there are voices in it too! voices are all jap but the game txt and choices is translated to english. \(^O^)/ The art style is quite good too~ :3
I wish there was yuri in this tho..>_>
anyhoo, I recommend ppls to play it =D
I <3 it lots^^
Last edited by amaya on Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:30 pm; edited 1 time in total
