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The Gray Garden (灰色庭園) is Deep-Sea Prisoner's second game, released on the 27th of December, 2012. The game centers around Yosafire who lives in the Gray Garden, a peaceful world inhabited by angels and demons alike.
Premise[]
The Gray Garden centers around a demon named Yosafire and her friends Froze, Rawberry, and Macarona who work together to stop the residents of the Flame Underworld from invading their own world, the Gray Garden.
Age Rating[]
Deep-Sea Prisoner's rating for The Gray Garden is "all-ages." However, this age rating is based on Japanese ratings and may thus vary from country-to-country.
The Gray Garden contains limited blood and gore. Near the end of the game, there is a scene with implied sexual assault. The depictions of mature themes in The Gray Garden are milder than in Deep-Sea Prisoner's other games, such as Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea and Mogeko Castle.
Chronology[]
No foreknowledge is required to play The Gray Garden.
Chronologically, The Gray Garden takes place after The Sun's Curse, though it is recommended to view The Gray Garden before viewing The Sun's Curse.
Deep-Sea Prisoner has also released a short spin-off game of The Gray Garden titled Garden Gray The, depicting a select few of the The Gray Garden cast as the opposite sex.
Gameplay[]
The Gray Garden is explored using arrow keys. Confirming an action can be done with the Z, enter, or space keys, while canceling out of an action can be done with the X or escape key.
Money and EXP (experience points) can be obtained after defeating an enemy. Money can be used to obtain items in the shop, while EXP can increase a character's level, which lets them learn more skills that can be used in battle.
When the player interacts with an enemy, they will engage in a battle with them that shows their HP (health points) and MP (magic points). They are given three options, them being "Battle," "Auto," and "Escape." When choosing the "Battle" option, the player will be greeted with four more options: "Attack," "Magic," "Guard," and "Item." "Attack" will make the character attack the enemy regularly. "Magic" will let the player choose a variety of skills to attack the enemy with. The skills a character has are obtained throughout the game as their EXP is increased. Each skill contains a short description. The more critical a skill is, the more MP in using it will cost. "Guard" allows the player to guard whichever character from the enemy in a turn. "Item" allows the player to use items during battle, either to increase HP or MP or attack the enemy, and other such things. Each item contains a short description.
The "Auto" option in battle lets the battle happen automatically; the actions a character will take against the enemy are chosen randomly. The "Escape" option allows the player to escape from battle. Some battles will not show the "Escape" option, such as certain boss battles.
Characters[]
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Yosafire is the protagonist of The Gray Garden. She is a demon who loves flowers and playing in the garden. |  |
Froze is an angel and Yosafire's best friend. She is quick to anger and a bit difficult, but also kind. |
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Macarona is an angel and Rawberry's best friend. She is very timid, but also strong. |  |
Rawberry is a demon and Macarona's best friend. She loves to eat bugs and insects, and enjoys teasing Macarona about it. |
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Etihw is the god who created the Gray Garden and Kcalb's godly counterpart. They are rather lazy and enjoy teasing Kcalb. |  |
Kcalb is the devil of the Gray Garden and Etihw's devil counterpart. He is serious and gets irritated when teased. |
Development[]
An old sprite expressions sheet of the The Gray Garden cast
The Gray Garden was released on December 27, 2012. It is currently unknown when Deep-Sea Prisoner started production on the game.
In regards to the story, Deep-Sea Prisoner has said The Gray Garden was to be made less intense than her other game Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea despite Ivlis and his subordinates attacking. The purpose of this was to reinforce the peaceful impression of the world. [1]
A few supposed concept artworks of The Gray Garden characters can be found on Deep-Sea Prisoner's website funamusea.com. One of these artworks is a sprite expression sheet of the main The Gray Garden cast in an art style different from the final game, but similar to the original Mogeko Castle's.
Story[]
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Yosafire's introduction
Once they both arrive in Dialo and Chelan's house, Froze tells Dialo about Yosafire’s injuries and both poke fun at Yosafire for her clumsiness. After eating pie together, Dialo points out that Yosafire has gained weight. Worried, Yosafire decides to begin exercising.
Yosafire and her friends eating apple pie
They all eat pie together. When Dialo realizes how much more pie is left, Chelan suggests sharing it with others. Yosafire decides to deliver the pie to Blancblack Castle, and Froze tags along. Once they arrive, they give the pie to Etihw and Kcalb and then leave.
Froze finds Yosafire passed out on the ground.
It is nighttime, and Yosafire is still awake in bed. She looks out the window and decides to go to the garden to watch the stars.
Once Yosafire arrives at the garden, she gets attacked by a Flame Bat. Startled and scared, Yosafire calls Froze for her help. Receiving a phone call late at night confuses Froze, but she quickly becomes worried when she realizes it's Yosafire pleading for help. When Froze arrives in the garden, she finds Yosafire laying on the ground in a pool of blood.
Froze helping Yosafire with her homework
Flashback of the great war
Macarona checking for a rock in her shoe
It cuts back to Yosafire, who is picking weeds in the school garden with Froze. Once she finishes, she goes to the school to tell Greif, but overhears teachers talking to one another in the staff room. She begins to eavesdrop before Greif suddenly steps out of the room. She asks what Yosafire is doing, and Yosafire tells her that she is finished pulling weeds.
It cuts to Kcalb in the Blancblack Castle’s garden. Wodahs appears and Kcalb asks him about his progress. He says he has not found anything yet, and Kcalb reminds him not to do anything rash.
Lowrie teaching his students about other worlds
Froze wakes up Yosafire to go to school. She gets ready and arrives in her classroom.
In class Yosafire begins to think about what other worlds are like, and while she is thinking, Lowrie asks her to read a line out of a book they are reading. Yosafire is startled and apologizes for not listening. When she tells Lowrie that she was thinking about other worlds, he starts to talk a bit about them. After class, Yosafire sleeps on her desk but is woken up by Froze who tells her to study. After studying Yosafire leaves the school and sees Etihw and Kcalb near the beach. She decides to spy on them.
Kcalb tells Etihw that he has been thinking about the past recently, and both of them have a back and forth about some notable events from the Great War.
Wodahs gets attacked from behind
It cuts to Yosafire and her friends searching for Wodahs until Etihw appears and asks about the whereabouts of Emalf. Yosafire tells them that he disappeared and so did Wodahs, which confuses Etihw.
Yosafire and her friends surrounded Flame Bats
It cuts to Etihw asking for Grora and Froze’s help in investigating the Flame Bats. Grora asks Kcalb if he will use his servants Ater and Arbus for help, and Kcalb says he is unsure, because they don’t always follow orders accordingly. Grora then jokes about Kcalb having “too many loose cannons,” which Etihw faintly laughs at.
It cuts back to Yosafire, who is writing in her diary after a few days have passed. She decides to go to Blancblack Castle with Macarona and Rawberry to check on Froze. At the castle’s entry she finds Grora and asks what Froze has been doing. Grora tells her that Froze will investigate the Flame Bats in the far east, and Yosafire asks if she can come with her. Grora allows her and grants Etihw’s permission to let her do so.
Yosafire and her friends circling around the wrap slate
It cuts back to Kcalb looking at the window before Ater and Arbus suddenly appear behind him. He asks them about their progress with investigating the Flame Bats but finds that they have not found anything.
It then cuts back to Yosafire and her friends searching through the Daybreak Forest. They find nothing there and continue to the next forest, Midday Forest. They find nothing there either, and continue to Evening Forest where they find two Flame Bats in the distance. Froze tries to call Etihw on her cellphone but is unable to. She decides that they retreat to the castle and report what they have seen to Etihw. Rawberry however disregards what Froze says, and runs towards the Flame Bats to eat them. Froze, Macarona, and Yosafire are all startled by this and follow her. On the way, they find Etihw’s stones, which are the source of signal in their world, shattered on the ground.
Etihw talking with Dialo and Chelan
It cuts to Dialo and Chelan in their house. Dialo suggests that she and Chelan go for a walk and they go to the Beach. There, they find Etihw who has a short conversation with them about the Great War. Suddenly, Ivlis appears and attacks Etihw, which sends Dialo and Chelan flying to the Sea of Tears.
Reficul asking Emalf for directions
Yosafire and her friends in disguises
Ater and Arbus wielding their weapons
Dialo and Chelan talking with Etihw through one of their stones
It cuts to Dialo and Chelan in the Daybreak Forest. Reficul appears right next to them and suggests that they talk to Etihw through one of their stones, which she had been carrying with her. Dialo and Chelan ask Etihw about their whereabouts, though Etihw is not sure where they are. Reficul gives them the stone and Dialo and Chelan begin walking back to the Gray Village.
Emalf stabbing Froze
Macarona is terrified by what Emalf has done to Froze and assaults him in a fit of rage. Afterwards, Yosafire and Froze fly back to the cliff and Emalf wakes up once again. He decides to attack Yosafire and her friends with his ultimate familiar.
Grief and Lowrie rescue Yosafire and her friends
Macarona stops Rawberry from going on a rampage
They go inside Etihw and Kcalb's room and find Grora and Wodahs both bleeding on the floor. Yosafire and her friends walk through a blackened door in the wall and find a massive hole. Anticipating that Kcalb might be on the other side, they head forward.
Yosafire and her friends see Ivlis after he has beated Kcalb
Yosafire saves Kcalb
Ivlis begins walking back to his world with his subordinates. Reficul appears before them and traps Rieta in a genie lamp before throwing her away. She turns to Ivlis and says, “..........You know. I love to bully airheads like you.” and he, Emalf and Poemi all scream in agony.
Yosafire wakes up in her bed. She is glad everything has gone back to normal and wonders if everything that happened was a dream. She goes outside and meets with Froze, Macarona, and Rawberry, who agree that everything that happened did feel like a dream. Yosafire decides to go to Blancblack Castle to check on Kcalb.
It cuts to Kcalb and Etihw in the castle's garden. They have a brief conversation about the invasion of their world and Kcalb's injuries. Kcalb notices that Reficul is around and asks her to show herself. She introduces herself as a devil that hails from elsewhere, and tells Kcalb that she hopes she will meet him in a gathering between devils. Kcalb comments that he does not want to go and Etihw calls him shy. Yosafire interrupts their ordeal and apologizes for doing so before quickly running away.
Yosafire goes to the Gray Village and finds her friends all gathered together. Dialo says she figured it would be a good idea to treat everyone to apple pie. Yosafire notices that Froze is not with them and goes to the garden to bring her.
Once at the garden, Yosafire explains to Froze that she and everyone else will go collect apples together to make apple pie. Froze explains to Yosafire that although she can be difficult and quick to anger, she is grateful for everything Yosafire has done. Yosafire tries to get Froze to smile and suggests that she try smiling a day at a time so it will not be embarrassing anymore. They begin going to Apple Park.
Peaceful days went on for the Gray Garden's inhabitants. From there, the game ends.
Easter Eggs and References[]
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- The Flame Bat who attacks Yosafire at night during the second intermission was sent by Emalf. [2] He was instructed to send it by Ivlis. [2] The same bat was also the one to create the hole that Yosafire falls into in the beginning of the game. [2]
- In the library, an NPC angel mentions enjoying a book by the name of "The Wharf Roach Testament" written by S.T.N. This is a hint at Satanick being the author.
- It is a homoerotic novel; how it wound up there is "a mystery." Apparently someone brought it over by mistake. [3]
- There are a few minor bonuses in The Gray Garden that only occur during the second playthrough. [4]
- Yosafire will not need to collect any apples for Dialo to proceed in the game. [4]
- Froze's house will contain a 666 Ticket, which the player can use to summon Reficul during battle. [4]
- A side area in the Evening Forest formerly blocked by plants will be open. A Mogeko there will make Yosafire max level and give her Prosciutto Equipment. [4]
- The "???" video in the bonus room will differ from the video in the first playthrough. [4]
"Unko"
- In the corner of some of the maps on the path to Blancblack Castle, flower patches can be seen spelling out the Japanese word "unko" meaning "poop." [5]
- When coming back to the castle at the end of the game and everything is on fire, the flames prefix it with "geri" meaning "diarrhea." [5]
- If the player goes to the Beach after defeating Ivlis, a Mogeko there will give Yosafire an item called Radio Wave. Inserting this item later in the television in the bonus room will show Met's Bloody Radio interview with Yosafire.
Cameos[]
Gallery[]
Preview Images[]
Merchandise[]
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 The Gray Garden | ||
| Media | Original Game · Remake Game | |
| Gameplay | CG Gallery · Endings · Enemies · Items · Transcript | |
| Characters | ||
| Major | Chelan · Dialo · Etihw · Froze · Ivlis · Kcalb · Macarona · Rawberry Preserves · Reficul · Yosafire | |
| Minor | Alela Grora · Arbus · Ater · Emalf · Greif · Lowrie · Mogeko · Monster in the Darkness · Poemi · Pooch · Raspbel Preserves · Rieta · Unnamed character · Wodahs | |
| Cameo | Ciel · Cranber · Lost · Rigatona · Sherbet · Satanick · Yosaflame | |
| Bonus | Crow · Unnamed character · Met · Wadanohara | |
| Worldbuilding | ||
| Locations | Bloody Radio · Flame Underworld · Gray Garden | |
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References[]
- ↑ "funamusea Stream [2021.05/29]【Art stream】". Deep-Sea Prisoner. YouTube. Published 29 May, 2021. (Summary archive.)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Gray Garden Magazine Full Translation. Translated by Surreelistic. Enterbrain Mook. Tumblr. Published 11 April, 2016. Retrieved 8 November, 2016. (Archive.) The original source has been deleted.
- ↑ "funamusea work stream!! [2024/08/10]". Deep-Sea Prisoner. YouTube. Published 10 August, 2024. (Summary archive.)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "The Gray Garden". Vgperson. Date Unknown. Retrieved 24 July, 2014. (Archive.)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Gray Garden Translation Notes and Juicy Tidbits". Vgperson. Published 1 February, 2014. Retrieved 22 June, 2022. (Archive.)