Togainu no Chi
| Togainu no Chi | |
Original PC game cover
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| 咎狗の血 | |
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| Genre | Action, Romance, Yaoi |
| Game | |
| Developer |
Nitro+chiral (PC) HuneX (PS2, PSP) |
| Publisher |
Nitro+chiral (PC) Kadokawa Shoten (PS2, PSP) |
| Genre | BL game, visual novel |
| Platform |
Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable |
| Released |
Windows:
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Kana Yamamoto |
| Published by |
ASCII Media Works (2008) Biblos (2005) |
| Demographic | shoujo |
| Magazine | Magazine ZERO |
| Original run | 2005 – 2008 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Tatana Kana |
| Published | February 7, 2006 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Suguro Chayamachi |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | comic B's-LOG |
| Original run | November 1, 2006 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| togainu no chi -Bloody Curs- | |
| Directed by | Naoyuki Konno |
| Produced by | Atsuhiro Iwakami |
| Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
| Music by |
Tomohisa Ishikawa Masaaki Iizuka |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures Inc. |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TBS, MBS |
| Original run | October 7, 2010 – December 23, 2010 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Togainu no Chi (咎狗の血 lit. Blood of the Reprimanded Dog?) is a Japanese BL visual novel created by Nitro+CHiRAL. The plot centers on Akira, a young man who is made to participate in a deadly game called "Igura" (Russian for "game") in post-apocalyptic Japan in exchange for being freed from prison. His goal is to beat "Il Re" (Italian for "The King"), the strongest person in Igura. The game was originally released on PC as Togainu no Chi in 2005, with a PlayStation 2 version titled Togainu no Chi TRUE BLOOD being released on May 29, 2008. A PlayStation Portable version was released on December 23, 2010 as Togainu no Chi True Blood Portable.
The game has been adapted into two manga series, a novel and a twelve episode anime series. In March 2010 as part of the Nitro+CHiRAL 5th anniversary an anime adaptation was announced for Togainu no Chi with production by Aniplex. The anime began airing on MBS and TBS on October 7, 2010. Aniplex of America streamed and simulcast the series in North America on Anime News Network.
After being devastated in the third World War (known as The Third Division), Japan was divided in two. Several years after the end of the war, a crime organization called Vischio has taken control of the destroyed city of Toshima (formerly Tokyo, Japan's capital city), where they are holding a battle game known as Igura.
Igura is a battle game held in Toshima that may result in the murder of participants. To participate, one must meet with Arbitro and tell him their reason for their decision. Upon meeting with Arbitro, participants are given five dog tags, each engraved like a card in a standard deck of playing cards. One tag must hang from the participant's neck as proof of participation. Participants must then put their lives on the line to collect others' tags, with the goal being to collect a Royal Flush. If a participant collects a Royal Flush set of tags, they earn the right to challenge "Il Re" in battle. Battles end when one party either dies or lets their back touch the ground. The winner takes the loser's tags and is free to do as they please to the loser after that, often resulting in the loser's death.
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