Time Hollow
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release date | JPN March 19, 2008 NA August 2008 AU April 2008 EU TBA 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | CERO: B (Ages 12+) |
| Input methods | Nintendo DS stylus |
Time Hollow is an adventure video game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released in Japan on March 19, 2008. The game has appeared on a release list for Australia with a non-specific release date of April 2008; there has also been a confirmed date of August 2008 for the North American release according to Nintendo Power Magazine.
[edit] List of Characters
Note: English names are taken from data embedded in the Japanese version of the game and may change before the game's official English release.
[edit] Horou Tokio (時尾 歩郎)
The main character of Time Hollow, a normal high school student who lives with his family. On the morning of his seventeenth birthday, he discovered that the world had changed into one where his parents died 12 years ago. In order to solve this mystery, he takes up the Time Pen, which has the power to change history.
Horou's name is a pun on the Japanese pronuciation of the word 'hollow' as well as on 'time corridor' (toki no horou).
English name: Ethan Kairos
[edit] Wataru Tokio (時尾 亘)
Father of Horou. At his son's 17th birthday, both he and his wife disappeared. He looks older than his age... is there a reason for that?
Wataru's name means 'to cross time' (toki o wataru).
English name: Timothy Kairos
[edit] Aki Tokio (時尾 秋)
Mother of Horou. She has a loose and cheerful personality and doesn't focus on difficult problems, but she's a caring mother who always puts her family first. She's said to have disappeared 12 years ago along with her husband Wataru. Aki means 'autumn'.
English name: Pamela Kairos
[edit] Tamotsu Tokio (時尾 保)
Uncle of Horou (younger brother of Wataru). A free-lance writer engaged in chasing the long-ago incident. He's brusque, but has a serious disposition. Although it seems he didn't get along well with his older brother, he took Horou in after Wataru and Aki disappeared.
Tamotsu's name means 'to preserve time' (toki o tamotsu).
English name: Derek Kairos
[edit] Follow (フォ郎)
Horou's pet cat. Since getting attached to Horou, the cat often sleeps on his bed. Follow's an odd cat who moves lazily and has an idiosyncratic-sounding meow, "bunya".
English name: Sox
[edit] Seisaku Ichiyanagi (一柳 清作)
Owner of an antique shop. Is there more to him than meets the eye?
English name: Irving Onegin
[edit] Sakutarou Ninomiya (二宮 朔太郎)
Horou's Homeroom Teacher.
English name: Jack Twombly
[edit] Motoki Mihara (三原 元樹)
Horou's friend. Used to be in the basketball club, but quit due to an old injury.
English name: Vin Threet
[edit] Waori Mihara (三原 和織)
Motoki's younger sister. She is a freshman at Horou's high school. She is a very energetic girl.
English name: Ashley Threet
[edit] Shunta Shidou (四堂 駿太)
Horou's friend. Kind of a cowardly guy. Likes pancakes and pretty girls.
English name: Ben Fourier
[edit] Nagi Goshima (五島 凪)
Horou's friend. A very studious fellow. Also likes dogs.
English name: Morris Fivet
[edit] Kotoko Rokujou (六条 琴子)
Owner of the local coffee shop.
English name: Eva Sixon
[edit] Ryūnosuke Nanasawa (七沢 竜之介)
Mayu's boyfriend. Shunta doesn't like him much.
English name: Aaron Seven
[edit] Mayu Yagi (八木 まゆ)
Works part-time at the coffee shop. Shunta has a crush on her.
English name: Olivia Eights
[edit] Sachiko Kuri (九里 祥子)
Waori's close friend. She is into fortune telling.
English name: Emily Niner
[edit] Sonoka Tokura (十倉 想乃香)
Receptionist at the local library.
English name: Sarah Tenneson
[edit] Arata Jūichitani (十一谷 新)
A young boy who enjoys walking his dog, John.
English name: Jacob Eleven
[edit] Kanon Jūnibayashi (十二林 かのん)
A mysterious girl who suddenly became Horou's classmate.
English name: Kori Twelves
