Synopsis
—The past or the future, which is longer?
http://chloro.webcrow.jp/2236/top.html
Story
—April 1st, 2236 A.D.
—99 emails were unread.
—99 emails from the same sender… her.
The tale begins five years earlier, in the spring of 2231. Mankind has evolved a new kind of communication ability called “telepathy”. Yotsuba notices a young girl who does not use telepathy in his first term. In the days that follow, she remains closed off.
One day in the yard at home, Yotsuba finds a philips head screwdriver. He traces its origin to a nearby abandoned manor, and enters. There he finds something…..
The thing that humanity has denied.
The thing that memory has forgotten.
2236 A.D. – A Novel Game
Compatible with Windows, Mac OSX, Linux
(Requires AIR Novel, Adobe AIR system and support)
Rated R-18, not for young readers
OP theme song “SOLVED9”
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| Circle | Chloro |
| Tags | R18, Adventure, Music, Application, Japanese, English |
| Price | 2,310JPY |
Editorial Review
Science fiction visual novels that center on linguistic and communicative alienation remain underexplored territory in the adult doujin space, which makes 2236 A.D.’s premise—a future where telepathy is normalized, and one girl’s refusal to participate becomes the mystery—genuinely distinctive. The genre sits somewhere between hard sci-fi narrative game and psychological thriller, a combination that appeals primarily to readers who want speculative worldbuilding to serve character-driven mystery rather than action spectacle.
What immediately separates this work is its thematic specificity. Rather than treating telepathy as a convenient plot device, the developer frames universal mental communication as something fundamental to human evolution, then uses a single non-compliant girl to interrogate what gets lost in that progress. The hook—99 unread emails from the same person, stretching across five years—is economical storytelling that manages to feel both intimate and ominous. The protagonist’s discovery of a screwdriver leading to an abandoned manor, and subsequently to something “humanity has denied” and “memory has forgotten,” suggests the work is interested in horror or transgressive revelation rather than conventional romance despite its R-18 rating. The inclusion of an opening theme “SOLVED9” signals production ambition and narrative polish.
Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, Mac, Linux) and the use of Adobe AIR indicates this is a technically serious indie project built for accessibility. The bilingual English-Japanese support widens its audience considerably within the doujin community.
This appeals squarely to readers seeking speculative fiction with philosophical weight—those who prioritize mystery and thematic coherence over conventional adult content. The premise’s emphasis on memory, communication breakdown, and forbidden knowledge suggests intellectual substance beneath the R-18 rating.
A rare example of sci-fi visual novel worldbuilding that uses its central conceit to ask meaningful questions about connection and erasure.
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