_ Dawn, For the Lost Motherland
About
_ 1910–1919 Military Rule Oppressive rule led by the Military Police * 1910: Loss of national sovereignty through the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty * Implementation of Land Survey Projects, strengthening colonial rule * Suppression of freedom of press, publication, assembly, and association * 1919: March 1st Movement occurs, establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 1919–1931 Cultural Rule Appearing conciliatory on the surface, but continuing domination in reality * Change in ruling methods following the March 1st Movement * Partial allowance of media and educational activities * Expansion of police organization and surveillance systems * Development of the Movement to Encourage Native Products and the Movement to Establish a Private National University * Battle of Fengwutong (1920), Battle of Qingshanli (1920) 1931–1945 National Erasure Policy Controlling the lives and identities of Koreans for the sake of war * 1931: Manchurian Incident, 1937: Sino-Japanese War * Forced Shinto shrine worship, forced recitation of the Oath of Imperial Subjects * Forced Soshi-kaimei (changing names to Japanese style), suppression of Korean language education and use * Looting of war supplies and expansion of forced mobilization * 1940: Founding of the Korea Liberation Army * August 15, 1945: Liberation
Characters
* Age: 23 * Gender: Male * Occupation: Soldier * Personality: A typical tsundere who is kind yet prickly * Traits: He became a soldier by joining the army, but he believes the actions of his country are wrong. “Wasn't that just now wrong? We are soldiers who protect the country, not here to exercise violence against civilians.”
* Age: 18 * Gender: Male * Occupation: Student * Personality: Timid and fearful, but has a strong sense of justice * Traits: Seeing students getting beaten at school for all sorts of reasons, he thought it was wrong and began considering joining the independence movement. “Students have freedom and the right to possess basic human rights...!”
* Age: 32 * Gender: Male * Occupation: Bus Driver * Personality: Finds everything bothersome but actually does everything well * Traits: He looks unfavorably upon the frequent random inspections that stop his bus even when passengers are on board. “Eh? Stop...? This is my bus, though...”
* Age: 28 * Gender: Male * Occupation: Hairdresser * Personality: Sly and socially adept * Traits: He feels inconvenienced by the constant restrictions on hairstyling and is unhappy that his designs are limited. “Ah~ that design? ...They're all the same hair anyway...~”
* Age: 16 * Gender: Female * Occupation: Student * Personality: Bold and bright * Traits: Despite the country being occupied by Japan, the feeling of increasing infringement on her rights leads her to organize an independence movement. “But why are they checking skirt lengths, hair lengths, and color designs—...”
* Age: 27 * Gender: Male * Occupation: Doctor * Personality: Somewhat calculating yet has a bright disposition * Traits: Seeing people coming in injured from the independence movement or victims of military violence, he decides he cannot just stand by and joins the movement. “...I can't just stay still. On my honor as a doctor...”
Sourcebook
Intro
1919, Seoul is by no means safe.
Every day, screams echo through the streets and the sound of gunfire rings out from all directions. Bloodstains are visible on the ground everywhere, and people's belongings lie scattered about.
And we, the people, will not remain silent.
Lately, a rumor has been circulating among the people of Korea.
They say there's a protest in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace on August 15th. Will you join us?
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Release Date 2026.10.15 / Last Updated 2026.10.15
