Phenomeno

Project Status: ACTIVE This project has been updated within the past 3 months.

Phenomeno Volume 1 Cover

"Phenomeno" (フェノメノ) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ninomae Hajime (一肇) and illustrated by Abe Yoshitoshi. The series is complete with 6 volumes. There is also a free visual novel based on the first chapter of the first volume in the series. The updated translation for the visual novel has a link below.

Other Languages: French Russian

Story Synopsis

Yamada Nagito is a university student living away from home. Needing a cheap place to live, he finds out about a mysterious “House that grants wishes” on the market for a ridiculously low rent; he snaps up the house and starts living there. A few nights in he starts hearing strange creaking noises. Each and every night he’s assaulted by these torturous noises. The last straw is when he finds the number 7 carved into the wall, as if counting down to something. Yamada, having an interest in the occult seeks help from a website he frequently visits: “Ikaigabuchi”, which specializes in occult topics.

Translation

Feedback

Visit the forums to give your feedback or discuss this series.

2021 Edit : Since the forums above are more or less defunct, use the following myanimelist Phenomeno forum thread to discuss and give feedback regarding the series. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1786335

Or join the Baka-tsuki Discord.

Updates

• 2nd September 2012
  • First two cases (chapters) of volume 1 translated.
• 4th February 2014
  • Extra story "Raven Notes" from volume 4 translated.
• 3rd May 2014
  • First third of Case 03 (last chapter of volume 1) translated.
• 14th April 2020
  • Bonus story translated.
• 20 July 2020
  • Translation of Case 03 resumes after six years.
• 15 October 2020
  • Translation of Case 03 complete.
• 18 December 2020
  • First part of Case 04 uploaded.
• 29 March 2021
  • Translation of Case 04 complete.
• 29 May 2021
  • Translation of Case 05 complete.
• 27 July 2021
  • Translation of Case 06 complete.
• 19 September 2021
  • Translation of Case 07 complete.
• 21 June 2022
  • Translation of Case 08 complete.
• 15 February 2023
  • Translation of Case 09 complete.
• 9 March 2023
  • Translation of Case 10 complete.
• 22 March 2023
  • Editing and correction of Case 01 complete.
• 25 March 2023
  • Editing and correction of Case 02 complete.
• 30 March 2023
  • Updated Translation for Visual Novel released.
• 24 April 2023
  • Translation of Case 11 complete.
• 21 June 2023
  • Translation of Case 12 complete.
• 13 August 2023
  • Translation of Case 00, Chapter 1 complete.
• 31 October 2023
  • Translation of Case 00, Chapter 2 complete.
• 12 February 2024
  • Translation of Case 00, Chapter 3 complete.
• 7 April 2024
  • Translation of Case 00, Chapter 4 complete.

The Phenomeno series by Ninomae Hajime

Volume 1. Yoishi Mitsurugi Is Not Afraid

• Prologue
• Case 01: The Wish-fulfilling House
• Case 02: Self-responsibility
• Case 03: Beyond the Fusuma
• Afterword

Volume 2. Melting Fafrotskies

• Case 04: The hole in the clock tower
• Case 05: The Cat Mystery
• Case 06: Rororo
• Afterword

Volume 3. Shrinking Fafrotskies

• Case 07: The Portrait of a Lily
• Case 08: Does the Place Underground Exist, or not?
• Afterword

Volume 4. The Four Corridors Incident

• Prologue
• Case 09: Dear Nostradamus-sama
• Case 10: The Invisible Friend
• Case 11: The Melancholy of the Planet
• Case 12: The Gravestone of a Sixteen-Year-Old
• Epilogue
• Afterword

Volume 5. A Person Who Is Nothing

• Prologue
• Case 00: Chapter 1
• Case 00: Chapter 2
• Case 00: Chapter 3
• Case 00: Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Epilogue
• Raven Notes

Volume 6

• Case 13
• Case 14
• Case 15
• Epilogue
• Bonus story

Epub collection of Translated works so far

https://mega.nz/file/yEFTyJgQ#T1mtwvGPlMUzzNUsAIQ5ujUFTKhGErx-PZQURgSEwS8

Visual novel translation link

Guide on how to download:

Download and extract the game: https://mega.nz/file/zRU02SiZ#0gVLa-Fosdbh4Q-H1P68zHn8lPqTjTTEy2aKDSB41rI

Run using Phenomeno_en.exe

Japanese locale is required to start the game. The game will ask you to switch to full screen in the first pop up message. Please give feedback in my talk page if there is any issue.

Credits:

Suiminchuudoku for the original translation.

Editing and Correction:

pakkit

4digitmen

Ax1m

Special Thanks to:

Mortelight for helping me translate the VN files.

Пони for his moral support in translation efforts.

The original team who translated the old version of the VN.

Project Staff

• Project Administrator: Pakkit
• Project Supervisor:

Translators

• Suiminchuudoku (inactive)
• Pakkit

Editors

• 4digitmen(inactive)

Project Status

Project Status: Active

Series Overview

• 美鶴木夜石は怖がらない (フェノメノ, #1) - published 2012, ISBN13 9784061388291
• 融解ファフロツキーズ (フェノメノ, #2) - published 2013, ISBN13 9784061388550
• 収縮ファフロツキーズ (フェノメノ, #3) - published 2013, ISBN13 9784061388611
• 四回廊事件 (フェノメノ, #4) - published 2013, ISBN13 9784061388826
• ナニモナイ人間 (フェノメノ, #5) - published 2014, ISBN13 9784061388956
• 美鶴木夜石は微笑まない (フェノメノ, #6) - published 2015, ISBN13 9784061399129