Thread by @bbenibaras

👁 What is Gokuto jihen (underworld capital incident)? A thread 👁

Gokuto Jihen is an RPG horror free game made by Rinnedou. It has a manga adaptation. Before playing it’s safe to know that it contains eye horror and suicide mentions, be careful if you are sensitive with this kind of themes.

Gokuto Jihen centers around Kirishima, an underworld escort whose mission is to go to an abandoned school because the mission assigned to his colleague hasn't been completed. The mission consists on catching a deceased one whose spirit can't leave this world.

Currently, this series has a game, manga adaptation, Gokuto shinbun (gokuto newspaper published on twitter), a more comedy-like manga based on the gokuto newspaper, FILAMENT (the second game) and another game in process

Links of the official posts of the manga:

Gokuto Jihen manga (completed): comic.pixiv.net/works/1564
Gokuto newspaper manga (on-going): comic.pixiv.net/works/3427

👁 Important to know👁
-Underworld escorts are not humans anymore, they were alive and human once, but not anymore.
-Escorts don't remember anything from their human life, nor how they died.
-They cannot die (no, not even if u cut them into pieces).

👁Now, let's begin introducing the characters!

Kirishima:
-Color code: Deep blue
-Height: 178cm
-Weapon: sword
-Our main character, he has always the same face.
-Spaces out a lot.
-Just wants to do his job, please let him.

Saeki:
-Color code: Light blue
-Height: 177 cm
-Weapon: Guns (mainly)
-He's dedicated, polite, and an angel. He also plays the piano.
-Everybody loves him.
-His uniform has a cape because he's has a higher rank.
-DO NOT!!! MAKE HIM ANGRY!!!

Hirahara
-Color code: Yellow
-Height: 179 cm
-Weapon: shovel
-The Sunshine. Most childish of the escorts.
-Very strong!! He can't control his strenght be careful.
-All smiles, loves videogames and manga.
-If u make him angry you probably die.

Tagami:
-Color code: Orange
-Height: 176 cm
-Weapon: Pickaxe & Chain
-Partners in crime with Hirahara.
-He just wants to sleep. Everything is annoying?? Let him rest.
-(He cares but doesn't show it)
-Plays the guitar thanks to Youtube.
-Very itelligent!!!

Tanizaki:
-Color code: Purple
-Height: 182 cm
-Weapon: Kanabo
-Discipline is the most important in life!!!
-Very angry at everything, shouts a lot.
-He ADMIRES Rokkaku (a lot)
-Always fighting everyone and everything.
-He's super soft inside.

Kinoshita
-Color code: Turquoise Green
-Height: 188 cm
-Weapon: Ax
-The oldest of the escorts. He's like a big brother.
-He's calm, loves to smile and to help others.
-Too carefree. Drinking is his hobby.
-Stop bullying him everyone!!!!
-Deserves better

Rokkaku
-Color code: Red
-Height: 198 cm
-Weapons: Nothing, he doesn't need them.
-He's the head boss of all of them. Smokes.
-He's very strict but cares about everyone.
-He's!!!! a dad!!!!!!
-He has lots of patience trying to control all the escorts.

Saitou
-Color code: Grey
-Height: 192 cm
-Weapons: ???
-He's Rokkaku's assistant.
-He loves buying souvenirs everytime he travels
-The second dad of the series. Likes to drink with Rokkaku and Kinoshita.
-He's calm but doesn't like when things don't go as planned.

Matsumoto
-Color code: Lime green
-Height: 160 cm
-Weapons: none
-Matsumoto first appears in FILAMENT, works at Licorice General Hospital.
-He is super shy, protect him.
-The healer?? of the series.
-Matsumoto creates lots of potions and poisons, as well as medicine.

Misterious escort:
-Color code: Purplish blue
-Height: ??
-Weapons: Broom
-There's almost no info of him because he's from the new game in development but I'm putting him here too.
-Apparently he works at the library.
-Flies with his broom
-Wears a little cape

At this point you might be asking, does Gokuto doesn't have female characters?
YES OF COURSE THEY DO! There are not women escorts, but they are as important as the boys. Here they are:

[SPOILER OF THE GAME]
Maki
-Color code: Pink
-Height: 165 cm
-Age 27 (at death)
-Maki is the ghost haunting the school, the mission of the escorts is to catch her.
-Maki's past is revealed as you progress on the game.
-She was just a sweet girl when she was alive.

Kirika and Ayako:
-They both work where the escorts live.
-Kirika is the housekeeper both her and Ayano do the chores.
-Kirika is half snake, Ayako is a Futakuchi onna, her mouth behind being rude while she is shy and doesn't talk much-
-Hirahara calls Kirika "auntie"

???:
-Main character of FILAMENT, patient at Licorice General hospital
Suigin:
-Vice-director of Licorice General hospital. She is very strict and hardworking. AND VERY TALL
Benibara:
-Patient at Licorice General Hospital, she loves dolls and drinking tea

👁More useful links 👁

👁Rinnedou's (creator) Official page: rinnedou.moryou.com/index.html (navigate clicking the icons)
👁Where can I download the game?: Scrolling down this page you will find the translations rinnedou.moryou.com/gokuto/link.ht…

👁Where can I buy the manga/anthologies to show my support?: They have a link in Amazon here: amazon.co.jp/o/ASIN/4040680…
👁 Official page: gokutojihen.com/index.html
👁Twitter: @/gokutojihen

👁In need of fanfiction? Gokuto western fans are so dedicated they have an own tumblr where requests for gokuto fanfics are made and being written, here you have lots of fanfics when you are more familiar with the plot and characters! uci-fanfic-requests.tumblr.com

👁Gokuto newspaper translations can be found here, thanks to Mojiru! the-insanity-of-mojiru.tumblr.com/tagged/gokuto-…

👁 That is all, I hope you enjoyed,found it useful and I hope you enjoy the series, have a nice day!