Mikoto Nikki

The original title screen, translated with English.

***Mikoto Nikki*** (みことにっき *Mikoto Nikki*) is a 2013 visual novel game created by Studio Charon, their game debut and using the RPG Maker 2000 program. Originate in Japanese-language released in 2013, with provided in English translation by Terriball on Tumblr released in 2014.

## Gameplay

Like many RPG Maker games, the player controls Matarou, which allows to move through two-dimensional fields, interacting with and examining various objects.

## Premise

> *"Matarou, a young boy at school, confesses his feelings for his only girl, only friend, only cousin, only niece, only sister, only daughter, only girlfriend, Mikoto. She invites him over to her house for dinner. While she's making dinner, Matarou looks around the house and collects pieces of Mikoto's diary. As he continues his strange quest, he slowly realizes that Mikoto isn't what she appears to be."*
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## Endings

Here, the player is presented with three options, which determine the ending (excluding the one involving the flashlight).

Bad Ending
If Matarou heads into the closet without obtaining the flashlight from the box in the storage room, Mikoto will enter and hit him on the back of the head, probably locking him up inside the closet too.

Bad End 1: From Behind
   If Matarou runs away from Mikoto, she will immediately catch up and apprehend him. The ending is left unclear, but it is suggested that Mikoto either killed him or brought him back to the house to be locked away in the closet.
Bad End 2: What You Wished For
   If Matarou decides to stay with Mikoto, she happily says that she will prepare lots of food for him from now on. Then, she will promptly close the closet door and lock it, trapping Matarou inside, suggesting that he will share the same fate as Mikoto's parents and Yukimaru.
True Ending
    If Matarou hugs Mikoto, Mikoto will be moved by Matarou's actions and starts apologizing for what she has done. Months later, she and Matarou are still together, both shown playing in the snow. Matarou fondly notes how Mikoto's behavior has improved since he had accepted her.

## Diary Scraps and Website Entries

Diary Scrap #1

1. There was a test at school today.
2. Of course, I did as well on it as I do on aaaall the others!
3. I’m a genius, so there’s no problem I can’t solve!
4. *“Come to the entrance”*

Diary Scrap #2

1. Whether it was cooking, studying, or dressing nicely...
2. Mikoto just loooved them all and enjoyed doing them whenever she got the chance!
3. But but but! My wallet... \*cry\*
4. Mikoto was always out of money. Since she didn’t have an allowance, her only choice was to get a part-time job!
5. Mikoto has it pretty hard... I sure wish someone would come save me!
6. Eh? What I want...? What I want right now is... hmm, let’s see...
7. Some clothes, a bag, a reference book, a notebook and some pens, a recipe book... there are just too many things I want!
8. *“Do you like black tea?”*

Diary Scrap #3

1. Somehow, I got confessed to AGAIN!
2. It’s hard being so popular!
3. But... hmm. I wonder if he’s the type that just wants to go out without taking it seriously. Could he really be the right guy for me...?
4. Aaargh! I wanna have a real, meaningful relationship!
5. I... I can’t go out with someone unless I fall in love with them first!
6. I’m not gonna let myself get played by any weird guy that comes along! Hmph!
7. *“Staying over?”*

Diary Scrap #4

1. I’ve been thinking, it sure would be nice if I could have a happy life...
2. Having a fantastic relationship, working a great job, spending my time with the happiest family in the world! And I’d play with my kids a ton.
3. Every day would be loads of fun!
4. And at the end of the day, I’d want to get in bed with my wonderful husband!
5. ...Of course I don’t mean that in a weird way!
6. *“These are for guests to wear”*

Diary Scrap #5

1. Oh man, oh man! I have some really great news today!
2. See, there’s this guy I’ve kinda had my eye on. His name’s Yukimaru.
3. And guess what? He told me he likes me! Mufufuu. I got confessed to!
4. So because of that, I’m in a totally good mood.
5. There are plenty of guys who say they like me...
6. But they’re never the guys who I’d actually like to hear a confession from. It kinda bums me out.
7. I decided to give this little crush of mine a chance to bloom.
8. Though... I wonder if Yukimaru will be able to understand me.
9. *“A cold stare”*

Diary Scrap #6

1. No one understands me.
2. Not Dad, not Mom, not my friends. Not one single person understands me.
3. *“Study”*

Diary Scrap #7

1. You know, I’m trying my best. I really am.
2. But why...? Because I want to make Mom and Dad happy. ...That’s what I tell myself.
3. I...
4. I don’t know why I try so hard.
5. It’s not like I’m particularly smart.
6. And yet I study, study, study. I’m forced to study, but there’s no real point to it.
7. Shut up shut up SHUT UP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
8. *“If you break it, you’re paying for it”*

Diary Scrap #8

1. You know...
2. I love to cook!
3. Omelettes with rice are my specialty. I can make any man mine with just one bite!
4. ...As if!
5. But really! Everyone always tells me it tastes good! And that makes me want to make even more.
6. So... I think someday, I’d like to open up my own shop.
7. I don’t know when, but someday... I’m gonna become a suuuper awesome chef that everyone will be jealous of!
8. *“Evening coat”*

Diary Scrap #9

1. My name is Takashiki Mikoto. I’m a third-year high school student. An eternal 17-year-old!
2. My specialty is cooking. Naturally, I’m a member of a cooking club! I’m also in the tennis club, but I rarely ever go.
3. For some reason, people call me popular, but... am I really that charming?
4. I don’t really know about that kind of stuff, and trying to make myself more appealing is kind of a pain.
5. Ah, but I never skip classes! And I always study the way I’m supposed to! I’m always the one with the highest test scores.
6. When I end up at the top, Mom and Dad are really happy.
7. When I don’t...
8. *“Gonna throw it away?”*

Diary Scrap #10

1. Hey hey hey!
2. Eeeeever since that oooone day, I feel like it’s gotten more fun around here.
3. I don’t know what Mom’s saying anymore.
4. I don’t understand what Dad’s saying, either.
5. So funny funny funny. I’m so funny.
6. During that moment, I thought, ‘It’s quiet now.’ Maybe they won’t do anything to me anymore?
7. It’s like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders! I feel like I can do aaaanything!
8. *“Come to the garden”*

Diary Scrap #11

1. It’s not like aaanyone is ever gonna understand me.
2. I...
3. study study study study study ALL THE TIME and I thiiiiiiink I might have gone just a bit crazy.
4. w hat a  m i do i  n g
5. *“ ”*
6. *“M Y F I G U R E”*

Diary Scrap #12

1. Today, I invited Yukimaru over for a special treat. I whipped him up a batch of my best food. He said it was delicious! I was so happy.
2. Of course, I thought about making my special peach tea, but Yukimaru seemed... a bit different. So I made muscat tea instead.
3. He kept asking about what was in my closet, which made me angry.
4. I was scared of what would happen, but he wouldn’t let up! What a meanie!
5. I thought he would understand, though, so... I just left him alone.
6. Yukimaru is gone now.
7. *“Strange medicine”*

Diary Scrap #13

1. break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break break
2. *“When was it?”*

Diary Scrap #14

1. My fault? Is it my fault?
2. Whenever I’m around, EVERYONE’S UNHAPPY.
3. I’ll just stop. I’ll ssstttooopppstopstopstopstop getting involved with anyanyanyone if I stopped I stopped I stopped it would aaaalll be betterrrr
4. *“My birthday is the key.*
5. *If you really care about me...*
6. *"you’ll understand, right?”*

Date: ?/?

1. My name is Takashiki Mikoto. ('Mikoto' here is written with different characters, and appears grey in game.)
2. I live with my mom and dad.
3. My dad’s a businessman. A really, really plain one at that.
4. He’s so incredibly average it’s scary. He plainly found a job, plainly fell in love, plainly got married...
5. ...plainly cheats on his wife, plainly goes about his daily life. In other words, he’s just a normal, completely unextraordinary father.
6. My mom works, too. She’s not around too much. She makes more than my dad.
7. She won’t tell me what she does. I think she tries to stay out of the house as long as possible to avoid Dad’s drunken rampages.
8. I know how she feels. I really wish I could run away, too... but if I left, I doubt Dad would even be able to feed himself.

Date: ?/?

1. I’m keeping a diary. I think the true value of a diary comes out when someone else reads it.
2. Right now, you’re reading the thoughts that I’ve never shown to others.
3. I think I wrote this because I wanted someone to help me.

Date: ?/?

1. I’m currently keeping the two under surveillance. They seem to have changed quite a bit since last week.
2. They resisted at first, but now they’re actually afraid of me.
3. I cook their food. I don’t give them chopsticks. They eat with their hands. I tell them that’s just the way we do things around here.

Date: ?/?

1. I tried teaching them something. After all, teaching people helps me improve as well.
2. Neither of them took it seriously at all. They didn’t pay much attention to what I said. ‘You’re a demon child,’ they yelled at me.
3. So I punished them. I let them go a week without any food.

Date: ?/?

1. When I went to check up on them, Dad was dead. Mom was wasting away.
2. She no longer had the energy to cry, or even glare at me. When I called out to her, she didn’t respond.

Date: ?/?

1. I was trembling on my bed. I was scared and thinking that I might have gone past the point of no return.
2. I

Diary Scrap #15

1. There’s no turning back now.
2. You want to know my secret, don’t you?
3. I’ll tell you. Just... open the door.
4. *“it’s open”*

## Trivia

* The game is loosely based on the anime *Mirai Nikki* and Mikoto's backstory is similar to Yuno Gasai, down to locking her parents in a cage and accidentally murder them. She's also mentally unstable.
* It has a sequel, *Full Bokko Youchien*, which is centered on Mikoto and Matarou's son.
* A younger Mikoto appears in *Utsuro Nikki* as Hatarou's cousin.
* Mikoto's ex-boyfriend, Yukimaru, is the most recurrent character in the Charon universe. He later appears in MenheRafflesia as Itarou's best friend, in Fake Worlds End as one of the students in Taro’s school and in Dice Psycho and Vanilla: Garden of Judgement as Kazami's lover.
* It was remade with similar graphics, although it was not made in RPG Maker program, released on December 14, 2022; exclusively on Android and iOS.

## References

1. ↑ Mikoto Kki Rewrite | STUDIO CHARON (enoshima210.work)