Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea is a pseudo-RPG with a heavy story focus, made by Deep-Sea Prisoner in RPG Maker 2000.

A clear blue sea under a beautiful blue sky.
After a long departure, the sea witch Wadanohara travels back home with her familiars.
But her ex-familiar, the shark Samekichi, appears to block her way:
"You shouldn't be here... Leave this sea, right now."

WARNING:

Deep-Sea Prisoner rates this game "ages 15 and up," largely due to disturbing and graphic content later in the game. (This rating is Japan-centric and would likely be more strict by other countries' standards; 18 and up may be more appropriate.)

I would advise against playing if you think you may be upset by described sexual assault and violent imagery. Deep-Sea Prisoner also asks that players recognize it as a work of fiction that does not condone things in reality.

(Content Severity: Discretion Highly Advised)

Click here for more detailed content warnings.

A scene of implied sexual assault near the end involving a young-looking character. (No images are shown, but there is dialogue on a blank screen implying what's happening.)

Significant amounts of blood and gore.
Body horror.
Areas full of eyes.


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Supported Platforms

The game's engine is made for Windows only, with no native support for other platforms.

The multi-platform EasyRPG Player mimics the behavior of RM2K and RM2K3, but may not always be exact. (Make sure to treat the Data folder as the game folder, not the containing folder.) Also, for Macs, you can try a general-purpose tool like WineBottler.


Usage Notes

Playthrough videos of Deep-Sea Prisoner's works are now allowed. However, they ask to refrain from monetization of any form, due to the terms of the free resources used.

[1] Japanese version readme


Troubleshooting

Make sure to extract the game to its own folder instead of running directly from the ZIP file. If you don't do so, any saves made will be lost the next time you run the game.

If you get a DirectDraw error, right-click the EXE, go to Properties, Compatibility, and try other compatibility modes.

If the font doesn't seem correct, download and install the MS Gothic font.

RPG Maker 2000 has some inherent, unfixable control bugs ("automatically moving in a direction" or "no buttons work"). The issues often seem to involve gamepads, or getting "stuck" on an input if Shift and a Numpad key are pressed simultaneously. Thus, try fiddling with gamepads and your keyboard until it fixes. (Reinstalling the game likely won't help.)

If you get "not implemented" errors on or near startup, make sure you have a working sound device (speakers/headphones). It can also occur mid-game if your system doesn't like a particular MP3, in which case, try to delete or replace the file in Music.

You may get "RPG Maker 2000/2003 RTP is not installed" or missing file errors on startup. This can happen if the path contains special symbols, causing files (including RPG_RT.ini) to not be found. Try moving the game folder somewhere without any special symbols in the path.


Screenshots

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Extras

The game is very straightfoward, but there are some things you might miss. (Spoiler warning!)

Extras

Holy Healing Items

Collect the seven shiny keys and unlock the red chest in Deepsea Town for 99 of the ultimate healing items.

Shiny Key Locations

Shiny Key 1: On Star Isle, on the right path.
Shiny Key 2: Near the lonely grave at the back end of Lonely Isle.
Shiny Key 3: Down the left path on Windmill Isle.
Shiny Key 4: At the back end of Hydrangea Isle.
Shiny Key 5: On the path up Rocky Mount.
Shiny Key 6: In the top-left corner of Deepsea Town.
Shiny Key 7: On the path through Rainbow Isle.

Bad End 1

Escape from the battle on the Rocky Mount.

Bad End 2

Choose to go save Samekichi when he gets dragged away.

Normal End 1

Choose the only option.

Normal End 2

Continue after Normal End 1, and choose the only... other option.

True End

Continue after Normal End 2, and choose the last option.

Second Playthrough

There are actually no bonuses on your second playthrough. Sorry.

Bonus Comics

I've translated some of the Wadanohara comics from the bonus pages on Deep-Sea Prisoner's site.
Most are from the post-clear bonus page, so don't look at these before beating the game!
And like the game itself, be wary of morbid and unsettling images.
Bonus Comics


Music

Below is a list of all the songs used in the game. I don't have individual source links, but all songs can be found in the Music folder. There are definite spoilers for their usage, so don't look until you've beaten the game!

The songs are from free resource sites, so they have no "official names" as far as this game goes. The filenames are the titles given by the original sites, which don't necessarily relate to their usage in the game. The "Usage" names are descriptions I made up based on where they're used - DSP had no part in deciding those.

Do not reupload these songs elsewhere without permission from their respective creators.

Song List
Filename Usage Source
MusicEgg_WaltzOfDestiny Title / Reunion Music Egg
Hagall_RustedChain The Sea Witch Hagall
CAMeLIA_DinnerParty Opening / Samekichi's Resolve *CAMeLIA*
Amor Kana_Skyblue My Dear Girl Amor Kana
MusicEgg_YoullBeLate Normal Battle Music Egg
MaouDamashii_Event31 Game Over Maou Damashii
Hagall_FurtherThanTheMoon Star Isle Hagall
MaouDamashii_Event37 Versus Flippin' Birds Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Village08 Nekoyama Maou Damashii
Hagall_EccentricWitchsShop Chlomaki Hagall
Cnoc_StarvedMan Versus Samekichi Cnoc
Amor Kana_HolyNightOfHeavySnow Sea Kingdom Gate Amor Kana
Hagall_TreeShadeWaltz(Jingle) Intermission Hagall
Amor Kana_DancingFairies Path to Deepsea Town Amor Kana
MaouDamashii_Event05 Battle 2 Maou Damashii
Cnoc_Ocean Deepsea Town Cnoc
Amor Kana_LoneWorld Music Box Amor Kana
Cnoc_Children Tarako Cnoc
MusicEgg_AllAlone Miyura Music Egg
Cnoc_PursuedJourney Coral Sea Cnoc
Cnoc_HollowPath Coral Path Cnoc
Amor Kana_NORNS Sea of Stars Amor Kana
MusicEgg_Skirmish Versus Helica Music Egg
Amor Kana_DryingOutDreams Path to the Castle Amor Kana
Amor Kana_MercuryTown Sea God Castle Amor Kana
Amor Kana_ToTheAngelsLostTheirWings(Crystal) Princess's Seat Amor Kana
CAMeLIA_KakomeKakome Totsusa Kingdom *CAMeLIA*
MusicEgg_Himari New Clothes Music Egg
Cnoc_NostalgicSea(PianoVer) Wadanohara's Piano Cnoc
Cnoc_FloatingArcadia(Piano) Lonely Isle Cnoc
Cnoc_EndlessPlain Island Cave Cnoc
Amor Kana_FleetingDreamInFog Moonstones Amor Kana
Cnoc_YawlMovesOn Windmill Isle Cnoc
Cnoc_ReverseRoom Bunny Soldiers Cnoc
Cnoc_MadScientist Versus Bunny Soldiers Cnoc
Cnoc_BirdCage Hydrangea Isle Cnoc
MusicEgg_SuspiciousHealersWorkshop A Strolling Orca Music Egg
Cnoc_CuriousSolidarity Violent Orca Cnoc
Cnoc_Confrontation Versus Orca Cnoc
On-Jin_BGM-LoopSuspenseR02 Suspense On-Jin
Cnoc_DQesqueContinent Underwater Cave Cnoc
Amor Kana_WindowLight Deep Sea of Stars Amor Kana
Cnoc_TimeMarchesOn Old Sea Cnoc
Amor Kana_OceanOfTheHeart Wadanohara's Ocarina Amor Kana
Cnoc_TownBustle Rainbow Isle Cnoc
MusicEgg_HappyDays Rainbow! Music Egg
MusicEgg_UnderTheSameSky Wadanohara's Piano Music Egg
Amor Kana_Gardenia The Right to Choose Amor Kana
Amor Kana_LifeInDeepGreen Because I Want To Amor Kana
Amor Kana_SkyBlueRain Like Your Father Amor Kana
Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-PianoVer- Wadanohara's Piano Senses Circuit
MusicEgg_CandySong Banquet Music Egg
CAMeLIA_ShadowChaser The Two Princesses *CAMeLIA*
Cnoc_RingingEars What Am I Forgetting Cnoc
Cnoc_Strategem Hired Mercenary Cnoc
Cnoc_Prison Successful Plan Cnoc
MusicEgg_WondrousTime Ride on Samekichi Music Egg
MusicEgg_ThePreparingPeople Apple Isle Music Egg
MusicEgg_LittleJoys Samekichi and the Apples Music Egg
Amor Kana_PaleMoonDrip Under the Crescent Moon Amor Kana
Amor Kana_GapOfTime Never Feeling Lonely Amor Kana
Amor Kana_OblivionOfTheFullMoon ...No Treasure? Amor Kana
Amor Kana_ma meno Deep-Sea Drive Amor Kana
Amor Kana_GlassOnTheWater Thoughtful Tatsumiya Amor Kana
MusicEgg_LampInOneHand Preparing for Tonight Music Egg
Amor Kana_NightOfTheWorldTree Star Isle at Night Amor Kana
Senses Circuit_Wish Star Tree Senses Circuit
Amor Kana_ThoughtsOnAMoonlitNight I Got It Just For You Amor Kana
Cnoc_Ruins Deep Trouble Cnoc
Cnoc_Emergency Emergency Shortcut Cnoc
Cnoc_BlackForest Enter Princess Totsusa Cnoc
MaouDamashii_Event18 That's Not the King! Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Boss02 Versus Vendetto Maou Damashii
Cnoc_Aporia Laurentia Encounter Cnoc
MuzMuz_ImpromptuForMySlumber Versus Laurentia MusMus
Cnoc_IntoTheUnknown Ver Million Cnoc
Cnoc_RunTheWarbeatWasteland Versus Ver Cnoc
MaouDamashii_Boss03 Versus Merc Trio Maou Damashii
Cnoc_Infection On the Offense Cnoc
Cnoc_SmallFryInvasion Run from the Rabbits Cnoc
Cnoc_AutumnRainFall Versus Hofuru Cnoc
MaouDamashii_Boss05 Versus Totsusa Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Boss04 Versus Artamos Maou Damashii
MusicEgg_MagicCronesResidence Artamos the Lame Music Egg
Amor Kana_UndyingMoon Umi and Satsu Amor Kana
Hagall_inventionear(Piano) It Was Meee! Hagall
CAMeLIA_Dance of death Ambassador of the Sea of Death *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_GentleNightmare Sorrowful Remembrance *CAMeLIA*
Cnoc_BizarreHunt Sea of Death Prison Cnoc
Cnoc_BloodAndRust Deeper Old Sea Cnoc
Cnoc_Deceit Sal, You Can't... Cnoc
Cnoc_Chasing Sal Chase Cnoc
CAMeLIA_Moonlight Princess Mikotsu *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_MarineBlue Drifting into Dreams *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_GraySnow Just a Dream...? *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_like a machine JuS t a DrEA m *CAMeLIA*
Cnoc_Gray where I belo ng Cnoc
CAMeLIA_Arrest Sea of Death Denizens *CAMeLIA*
Cnoc_StagnantWater Eroded Path Cnoc
Cnoc_DemonsDisposition Sea of Death Enemy Cnoc
Cnoc_ItsAllOver Versus Squid Cnoc
Cnoc_JustABadFeeling Eroded Path 2 Cnoc
Cnoc_Migraine Versus Old Cnoc
Cnoc_DeadEnd Eroded Path to Castle Cnoc
Cnoc_ITrustedYou Eroded Sea God Castle Cnoc
Cnoc_Nightmare Versus Sheep Cnoc
Cnoc_RepeatingPulse Eroded Sea God Castle 2 Cnoc
Cnoc_FinalDay Versus Tsuribari & Stella Cnoc
MusicEgg_ClockSpinning The Great Witch Music Egg
Senses Circuit_UneasinesS Make You Mine Senses Circuit
CAMeLIA_silent eve Normal End *CAMeLIA*
Hagall_TreeShadeWaltz This Blue Sea Hagall
Amor Kana_HolyConcert It's Not Your Fault Amor Kana
Amor Kana_LoveSakura Delivered Back Amor Kana
Amor Kana_TearfulMoon You Made It Back Amor Kana
Senses Circuit_loop_86 Bonus Room Senses Circuit
MaouDamashii_Piano1 Wadanohara's Piano Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Event17 Octokiss! Maou Damashii
MusicEgg_MaidsWorkDiary I Love to Stroll Music Egg
Senses Circuit_MemorysSigh Sorcerer's Familiar Senses Circuit
MusMus_Honeymoon Mercenary Aftermath MusMus
Amor Kana_ColorfulDestination Cherry's Secret Amor Kana
Amor Kana_OceanOfTheHeart(MusicBox) To My Daughter Amor Kana
Amor Kana_FatesLamentation A Father's Sacrifice Amor Kana
MusicEgg_Bud Album Music Egg
MaouDamashii_Town12b Bloody Radio Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Theme08 The Holy Radio Studio Maou Damashii
Senses Circuit_JackOLantern Carnival Teaser Senses Circuit
CAMeLIA_LoiteringAlice Wonderland Teaser *CAMeLIA*
Cnoc_Bloodstain Unused Cnoc
Cnoc_DesertOnTheMoon Unused Cnoc
Cnoc_Heartbreak Unused Cnoc
Cnoc_WitchsFrolic Unused Cnoc
MusicEgg_BreakingHeart Unused Music Egg
On-Jin_BGM-LoopVarietyR01 Unused On-Jin
Filename Usage Source
Amor Kana_ColorfulDestination Cherry's Secret Amor Kana
Amor Kana_DancingFairies Path to Deepsea Town Amor Kana
Amor Kana_DryingOutDreams Path to the Castle Amor Kana
Amor Kana_FatesLamentation A Father's Sacrifice Amor Kana
Amor Kana_FleetingDreamInFog Moonstones Amor Kana
Amor Kana_GapOfTime Never Feeling Lonely Amor Kana
Amor Kana_Gardenia The Right to Choose Amor Kana
Amor Kana_GlassOnTheWater Thoughtful Tatsumiya Amor Kana
Amor Kana_HolyConcert It's Not Your Fault Amor Kana
Amor Kana_HolyNightOfHeavySnow Sea Kingdom Gate Amor Kana
Amor Kana_LifeInDeepGreen Because I Want To Amor Kana
Amor Kana_LoneWorld Music Box Amor Kana
Amor Kana_LoveSakura Delivered Back Amor Kana
Amor Kana_ma meno Deep-Sea Drive Amor Kana
Amor Kana_MercuryTown Sea God Castle Amor Kana
Amor Kana_NightOfTheWorldTree Star Isle at Night Amor Kana
Amor Kana_NORNS Sea of Stars Amor Kana
Amor Kana_OblivionOfTheFullMoon ...No Treasure? Amor Kana
Amor Kana_OceanOfTheHeart(MusicBox) To My Daughter Amor Kana
Amor Kana_OceanOfTheHeart Wadanohara's Ocarina Amor Kana
Amor Kana_PaleMoonDrip Under the Crescent Moon Amor Kana
Amor Kana_Skyblue My Dear Girl Amor Kana
Amor Kana_SkyBlueRain Like Your Father Amor Kana
Amor Kana_TearfulMoon You Made It Back Amor Kana
Amor Kana_ThoughtsOnAMoonlitNight I Got It Just For You Amor Kana
Amor Kana_ToTheAngelsLostTheirWings(Crystal) Princess's Seat Amor Kana
Amor Kana_UndyingMoon Umi and Satsu Amor Kana
Amor Kana_WindowLight Deep Sea of Stars Amor Kana
CAMeLIA_Arrest Sea of Death Denizens *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_Dance of death Ambassador of the Sea of Death *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_DinnerParty Opening / Samekichi's Resolve *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_GentleNightmare Sorrowful Remembrance *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_GraySnow Just a Dream...? *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_KakomeKakome Totsusa Kingdom *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_like a machine JuS t a DrEA m *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_LoiteringAlice Wonderland Teaser *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_MarineBlue Drifting into Dreams *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_Moonlight Princess Mikotsu *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_ShadowChaser The Two Princesses *CAMeLIA*
CAMeLIA_silent eve Normal End *CAMeLIA*
Cnoc_Aporia Laurentia Encounter Cnoc
Cnoc_AutumnRainFall Versus Hofuru Cnoc
Cnoc_BirdCage Hydrangea Isle Cnoc
Cnoc_BizarreHunt Sea of Death Prison Cnoc
Cnoc_BlackForest Enter Princess Totsusa Cnoc
Cnoc_BloodAndRust Deeper Old Sea Cnoc
Cnoc_Bloodstain Unused Cnoc
Cnoc_Chasing Sal Chase Cnoc
Cnoc_Children Tarako Cnoc
Cnoc_Confrontation Versus Orca Cnoc
Cnoc_CuriousSolidarity Violent Orca Cnoc
Cnoc_DeadEnd Eroded Path to Castle Cnoc
Cnoc_Deceit Sal, You Can't... Cnoc
Cnoc_DemonsDisposition Sea of Death Enemy Cnoc
Cnoc_DesertOnTheMoon Unused Cnoc
Cnoc_DQesqueContinent Underwater Cave Cnoc
Cnoc_Emergency Emergency Shortcut Cnoc
Cnoc_EndlessPlain Island Cave Cnoc
Cnoc_FinalDay Versus Tsuribari & Stella Cnoc
Cnoc_FloatingArcadia(Piano) Lonely Isle Cnoc
Cnoc_Gray where I belo ng Cnoc
Cnoc_Heartbreak Unused Cnoc
Cnoc_HollowPath Coral Path Cnoc
Cnoc_Infection On the Offense Cnoc
Cnoc_IntoTheUnknown Ver Million Cnoc
Cnoc_ITrustedYou Eroded Sea God Castle Cnoc
Cnoc_ItsAllOver Versus Squid Cnoc
Cnoc_JustABadFeeling Eroded Path 2 Cnoc
Cnoc_MadScientist Versus Bunny Soldiers Cnoc
Cnoc_Migraine Versus Old Cnoc
Cnoc_Nightmare Versus Sheep Cnoc
Cnoc_NostalgicSea(PianoVer) Wadanohara's Piano Cnoc
Cnoc_Ocean Deepsea Town Cnoc
Cnoc_Prison Successful Plan Cnoc
Cnoc_PursuedJourney Coral Sea Cnoc
Cnoc_RepeatingPulse Eroded Sea God Castle 2 Cnoc
Cnoc_ReverseRoom Bunny Soldiers Cnoc
Cnoc_RingingEars What Am I Forgetting Cnoc
Cnoc_Ruins Deep Trouble Cnoc
Cnoc_RunTheWarbeatWasteland Versus Ver Cnoc
Cnoc_SmallFryInvasion Run from the Rabbits Cnoc
Cnoc_StagnantWater Eroded Path Cnoc
Cnoc_StarvedMan Versus Samekichi Cnoc
Cnoc_Strategem Hired Mercenary Cnoc
Cnoc_TimeMarchesOn Old Sea Cnoc
Cnoc_TownBustle Rainbow Isle Cnoc
Cnoc_WitchsFrolic Unused Cnoc
Cnoc_YawlMovesOn Windmill Isle Cnoc
Hagall_EccentricWitchsShop Chlomaki Hagall
Hagall_FurtherThanTheMoon Star Isle Hagall
Hagall_inventionear(Piano) It Was Meee! Hagall
Hagall_RustedChain The Sea Witch Hagall
Hagall_TreeShadeWaltz(Jingle) Intermission Hagall
Hagall_TreeShadeWaltz This Blue Sea Hagall
MaouDamashii_Boss02 Versus Vendetto Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Boss03 Versus Merc Trio Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Boss04 Versus Artamos Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Boss05 Versus Totsusa Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Event05 Battle 2 Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Event17 Octokiss! Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Event18 That's Not the King! Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Event31 Game Over Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Event37 Versus Flippin' Birds Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Piano1 Wadanohara's Piano Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Theme08 The Holy Radio Studio Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Town12b Bloody Radio Maou Damashii
MaouDamashii_Village08 Nekoyama Maou Damashii
MusicEgg_AllAlone Miyura Music Egg
MusicEgg_BreakingHeart Unused Music Egg
MusicEgg_Bud Album Music Egg
MusicEgg_CandySong Banquet Music Egg
MusicEgg_ClockSpinning The Great Witch Music Egg
MusicEgg_HappyDays Rainbow! Music Egg
MusicEgg_Himari New Clothes Music Egg
MusicEgg_LampInOneHand Preparing for Tonight Music Egg
MusicEgg_LittleJoys Samekichi and the Apples Music Egg
MusicEgg_MagicCronesResidence Artamos the Lame Music Egg
MusicEgg_MaidsWorkDiary I Love to Stroll Music Egg
MusicEgg_Skirmish Versus Helica Music Egg
MusicEgg_SuspiciousHealersWorkshop A Strolling Orca Music Egg
MusicEgg_ThePreparingPeople Apple Isle Music Egg
MusicEgg_UnderTheSameSky Wadanohara's Piano Music Egg
MusicEgg_WaltzOfDestiny Title / Reunion Music Egg
MusicEgg_WondrousTime Ride on Samekichi Music Egg
MusicEgg_YoullBeLate Normal Battle Music Egg
MusMus_Honeymoon Mercenary Aftermath MusMus
MuzMuz_ImpromptuForMySlumber Versus Laurentia MusMus
On-Jin_BGM-LoopSuspenseR02 Suspense On-Jin
On-Jin_BGM-LoopVarietyR01 Unused On-Jin
Senses Circuit_JackOLantern Carnival Teaser Senses Circuit
Senses Circuit_loop_86 Bonus Room Senses Circuit
Senses Circuit_MemorysSigh Sorcerer's Familiar Senses Circuit
Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-PianoVer- Wadanohara's Piano Senses Circuit
Senses Circuit_UneasinesS Make You Mine Senses Circuit
Senses Circuit_Wish Star Tree Senses Circuit

Translation Notes
(These contain spoilers for all aspects of the game. Only read after you've beaten it fully.)


Please, always remain who you are.