I created this as a personal reference, and after I finished the game, I thought, why not post this too. This, I believe, is a spoiler-free guide so you don’t have to worry about anything that might spoil the story for you.
Unlike most VNs, the only branching point in Hashihime is when you choose which guy you should go after. There is only 1 end for each character. Whether those ends are good or bad, depends on you, as I thought all the ends are good and fitting to the circumstances and personalities of the characters.
Also, please note that you can’t really choose your route order as there is a specific order you have to go through. Say, you can’t go to Hanazawa’s route unless you finish Minakami and Kawase’s. Also, you can’t force it since the choices only come up after finishing the required routes.
Here goes~
Guide
1st Playthrough
Chapter 1: Minakami’s route – 1st route no choices
The first time you play the game, you have no other choice but to go through Minakami’s route. His route is like a kinetic novel.
2nd Playthrough
Chapter 2: Kawase’s route
- Take
3rd Playthrough
Chapter 3: Hanazawa’s route
- Don’t Take
- Take
4th Playthrough
Chapter 4: Hakase’s route
- Don’t take
- Push away
- Grab his arm
5th Playthrough
Secret character’s route
- Don’t take
- Push away
- Look away
- Take
If, by any chance, after playing the last route and you find yourself wanting to replay Minakami’s route (like I do), these are the choices you need to click:
- Don’t take
- Push away
- Look away
- Ignore