Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Mikan no Rupo

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**Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Mikan no Rupo** (探偵 神宮寺三郎 未完のルポ, *Detective Saburo Jinguji: The Unfinished Report*) is a murder mystery adventure game developed by Data East and released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation in Japan.

## Story

One day, an airmail arrived at Saburo Jinguuji's detective office. The sender was Ikegami, a drinking bud, and the contents were keys which seemed to belong to coin lockers.

Searching for missing people, cannabis trafficking, murder mysteries...

As he pursues his subsequent requests, the mystery of the keys entrusted by Ikegami waits for a solution. What is the unfinished report that Ikegami wrote? What organization is behind the incident? During the course of the investigation, many clever traps are in store...

## Gameplay

*Mikan no Rupo* plays much like the earlier titles, with the player having to talk with NPC characters, collect and examine pieces of evidence. The major addition in this title is the Zapping System: at specific points in the investigation the player controlled character changes, with each character running its own investigation thus giving different viewpoints in the case. This game also introduces a few minigames played at certain points during the story.

Due to running on 32-bit hardware this game marks a significant jump in presentation, with animated cutscenes and dialogue portraits as well as a jazzy soundtrack.

## Overview

The story begins when Saburo receives a letter with keys from his friend Yasuaki Ikegami with only a cryptic message telling him to "keep it for a while". Soon after, a reporter who worked for Ikegami arrives in Japan and contacts Saburo, with the two working together to learn the purpose of the keys left by Ikegami.

### Main Characters

* **Saburo Jinguji**: The game's protagonist, a detective known for his sharp thinking and bold resolve.
* **Yoko Misono**: Saburo's assistant, well known for her good intuition.
* **Sanzo Kumano**: A veteran inspector and friend of Saburo, he's an old school detective with a strong sense of justice.
* **Kyosuke Yono**: A reporter and writer who worked for Ikegami and lives in the Murson Republic.

### Other Characters

* **Gozo Furin**: The boss of the Kanto Meiji-gumi gang. Returning for the first time since the first game, he becomes a recurring character from this title on.
* **Naohisa Imaizumi**: A wagashira (young head) on the Kanto Meiji-gumi.
* **Yusuke Kobayashi**: Deputy Inspector of Shinjuku Yodobashi Police Station.
* **Shiho Miyoshi**: Forensic officer at Shinjuku Yodobashi Police Station.
* **Kasumi Amanuma**: Owner of "Bar Kasumi", a hot spot frequented by Saburo.
* **Manami Amanuma**: Kasumi's sister and a staff member at her bar.
* **Akihiro Maeda**: Leader of the Shinjuku homeless.
* **Yasuaki Ikegami**: A reporter and Yono's former boss, he's a drinking bud of Saburo.
* **Hideko Sakai**: A woman searching for her missing husband.
* **Kenji Nakai**: Is looking for a missing case containing important documents.
* **Thomas Anderson**: An American exchange student who worked part-time at the bar "Venice". His dead body was found by a passerby.
* **Svichan Sorada**: A tourist from Murson who was also found dead.
* **Hitoshi Okayasu**: The boss of the Okayasu gang and CEO of the OWI trading company.
* **Toshinari Tsurumaki**: CEO of the Sanko Group and a former classmate of Ikegami, his son suffers from an incurable disease.

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