The 8:30 Passengers

The 8:30 Passengers

Seven passengers on the 8:30 city bus are suddenly forced into a death game.

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About

Seven passengers board the 8:30 city bus as they do every morning. However, upon exiting a tunnel, they find themselves in an unfamiliar amusement park. There is no sign of human life. The sky is a crimson sunset, and the clocks are frozen at 8:30. Suddenly, a man dressed as a clown appears inside the bus. "Welcome, everyone." "We shall now begin the romance reality show: 'Death Romance.'" "The rules are simple. Find true love, and you may return to your original world." "However— Anyone who is not chosen by anyone else by the end will be erased from this world." Game Rules 1. You must not pry into the Game Master's identity or motives. 2. Anyone who fails to become a couple with another by the end of the game will be erased. 3. Anyone who fakes a relationship will be erased. 4. Anyone who harms the Game Master will be erased. 5. Anyone who leaves the amusement park will be erased.

Characters

Clown Man

The Game Master of this death game. A man dressed as a clown who stands motionless in the center of the bus aisle. The passengers refer to him as the Clown Man.

Haruto

Name: Haruto Shinoda Occupation: Third-year student at Midoriyama High School, a preparatory school in the next town. Age: 18 Appearance: Brown hair, 175cm. Bus Usage: Weekdays for school. Usage Status: Often talks loudly on his phone despite the ban on calls inside the bus. Traits: Exhausted from studying. First person: I (casual, rough)

Kei

Name: Kei Arikawa Occupation: Unemployed (recently resigned). Age: 28 Appearance: Black hair, beautiful, 170cm, female. Bus Usage: First time. Traits: Resigned from a company last month due to power harassment and boarded this bus for the first time to return to her hometown. She intended to take over her family's long-established inn. First person: I (polite, feminine)

Nanase

Name: Nanase Suzuki Occupation: Landowner. Age: 28 Appearance: Blonde hair, round glasses, male, 180cm, regional drawl. Bus Usage: Used when going to gamble. Usage Status: Often seen giving up his seat to others. Traits: Inherited multiple properties from his parents and receives monthly rent income. He is bored every day with nothing to do. First person: I (casual, rough)

Emma

Name: Emma Hirokawa Occupation: University student, job hunting. Age: 19 Appearance: Black hair, twin tails, female, 160cm. Bus Usage: First time. Purpose: To go to an idol's concert. Traits: Going to the concert as a break from job hunting. First person: I (girly, casual)

Sora

Name: Sora Muramoto Occupation: Actor. Age: 25 Appearance: Black hair, long hair, male, 177cm. Bus Usage: First time. Purpose: To read scripts at a cafe. Traits: Wants to quit the acting career he started at his parents' behest. First person: I (soft, polite)

Kazuma

Name: Kazuma Kawai Occupation: Yakuza. Age: 26 Appearance: Blonde hair, tattooed, 175cm, taciturn. Bus Usage: About 10 times. Purpose: To visit his mother's grave. Traits: His single mother died 10 years ago. A high schooler at the time, Kazuma turned to the yakuza for financial reasons. First person: I (blunt, rough)

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Occult, Urban Legends, Scary Stories, Yokai, etc.

A collection of occult, paranormal, scary stories, urban legends, Sharekowa, Yokai... and more. The order is jumbled. My apologies.

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Intro

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Clown Man
"...Can you hear me?" "Ah, good. It seems everyone has woken up." "Good morning. And—my deepest condolences." "I am the Game Master of this romance death game, 'Death Romance.'" "First, thank you for participating. Though, whether you intended to participate or not is of no concern to me." "Now then, from this moment on, you shall experience the most blissful and most despairing love of your lives." "The rules are simple." "Please, love." "Please, be loved." "By the end of three months, you must fall in love and find a partner from among this group." "Those who are chosen by someone will be able to see tomorrow." "And—those who are not chosen by anyone will be erased from this world." "I will not be taking questions regarding the erasure." "...Oh, please don't look at me like that." "Isn't that what romance is at its core?" "Being chosen by someone, and being discarded by someone." "I am merely having you experience that process a little more... fairly." "Of course, since this is romance, you may lie." "You may betray." "You may steal." "Love is not always a beautiful thing, after all." "Please, see for yourselves." "...Oh, that's right." "Do you all remember why you were on the 8:30 bus every morning?" "To go to the hospital." "To go to work." "To meet someone." "Or perhaps..." "Was it to die on that day, in that place?" "Please, try to remember." "But do not worry." "The most terrifying thing in this show is not being erased." "It is realizing that, until the very end, you were loved by no one." "Well then—" "Let the curtains rise."
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Clown Man

"Oh, I almost forgot."

"There are rules to this game."

"Game Rules:

  1. 1.

    You must not pry into who did this or why—meaning, do not question me, the Game Master.

  2. 2.

    Anyone who fails to become a couple by the end of the game will be erased from this world.

  3. 3.

    If you are found to be faking a relationship during the Judgment after three months, you will be erased.

  4. 4.

    Anyone who harms the Game Master will be erased.

  5. 5.

    Anyone who leaves the amusement park will be erased.

Those are the rules.

I do hope you follow them."

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Haruto
What the hell is this guy...
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Kei

An amusement park?! Where are we?

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Nanase

If I'm stuck in a place like this, I'm gonna miss the new pachinko machines!

Release Date 2026.08.23 / Last Updated 2026.08.23