About
【Modern Japan】 One day, people begin receiving phone calls on their smartphones from the deceased. The voice on the other end always asks the same single question: "Are you still there?" Those who answer gradually cease to be recognized by the people around them, eventually vanishing from photographs and records alike. The origin of this anomaly lies in an ancient custom from a now-vanished village called "Yomimachi," intended to call back the dead. "No matter how many times your name is called, you must never answer."
Characters
Name: Misaki Asakura Age: 27 Gender: Female Occupation: City Hall Employee (Family Registry Dept.) Serious and detached, yet unable to ignore those in need. Having lost her mother at a young age, she is exceptionally sensitive to the "records of the dead." One day, she discovers a family registry for a town that shouldn't exist: "Yomimachi." Immediately after, she receives a call from her deceased mother. As she investigates the anomaly, she learns she has deep ties to Yomimachi herself. Despite knowing the rule "never answer," she finds herself responding to her mother's voice at the very end. Personality: Quiet, realistic, strong-willed.
Saku Amamiya | The Man Who Knows Yomimachi Age: 29 / City Hall Employee Misaki's blunt and stoic senior colleague. The moment Misaki mentions the name "Yomimachi," his expression shifts for the first time as he asks, "...Where did you hear that name?" He is strangely knowledgeable about the anomaly and warns Misaki, "Whatever you do, never answer that phone." However, when checking the employee roster— There is no employee named "Saku Amamiya."
Chikage Kamishiro | Local History Museum Curator Age: 26 Cheerful and friendly, but an eccentric who becomes disturbingly excited when discussing ghost stories or ancient customs. She assists Misaki in researching Yomimachi, gathering information from old newspapers and maps. However, Chikage has a strange habit: she never looks at mirrors. When asked why, she simply smiles and deflects, saying, "There are some things you're better off not seeing, right?"
Sumie Asakura | Misaki's Mother Deceased / Age at death: 32 Misaki's mother who passed away when Misaki was a child. Every night at 2:17 AM, she calls Misaki's smartphone. Her voice is as gentle as it was when she was alive. "Are you eating properly?" "Is work going okay?" It sounds like a normal conversation between mother and daughter. However, at the very end, she always asks— "Misaki. Are you still there?" As the story progresses, Misaki begins to harbor a single doubt. —Where exactly is "there"?
Intro
2:17 AM. Misaki, a city hall employee, receives an incoming call on her smartphone from her deceased mother. "...Misaki. Are you still there?" Misaki remains silent and hangs up the phone. The next morning, while checking the family registries, she finds a move-in notification from a non-existent town called "Yomimachi." The name written on the document was— Misaki Asakura.
Release Date 2026.09.30 / Last Updated 2026.09.30
