How to Be a Master Detective: A Yakou Furio Case
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How to Be a Master Detective: A Yakou Furio Case (超探偵のなり方ヤコウ=フーリオの場合 Chō tantei no nari-kata Yakou=Fūrio no baai) is a digital novel which will be included with all initial prints of Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE as a voucher and with pre-orders of the digital deluxe edition as a separate application.
It is described as a 64 pages "newly written digital novel prequel to the main story supervised by Kazutaka Kodaka".
Synopsis[edit]
"An original, newly written digital novel about the younger days of Yakou, the head of the Nocturnal Detective Agency!"[1]
"Yakou Furio was a young man who spent his days in Kanai Ward with little prospect of success. What changed his destiny was a Master Detective with the ability to see the future..."[2][3]
Promotion[edit]
The digital novel was first teased by Spike Chunsoft in a trailer video titled "Character Trailer - World Detective Organization Pt. 1" on February 28, 2023.[4] In a following Tweet, Spike Chunsoft announced that all initial prints of Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE would include a voucher for the novel.[5] On March 24, 2023, they published a new promotional image revealing its title, synopsis, author, and a new cover featuring Yakou Furio.[6]
On April 27, 2023, Spike Chunsoft announced a digital deluxe edition of Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE and advertised a 10% promotion and the digital novel as its pre-order bonus.[7]
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Trivia[edit]
- The author of How to Be a Master Detective: A Yakou Furio Case, Yoichiro Koizumi, is a member of Tookyo Games and has already worked with scenarist Kazutaka Kodaka on a digital novel with a similar format, Ultra Despair Hagakure, a novella included in Kodaka's game Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls.
- According to promotional content, the digital novel can be read before playing the game without causing issues.[8][2]