2005 · Adventure · Drama

Gallery Fake

PlayStation exclusive

Gallery Fake is a mystery adventure visual novel based on the manga with the same name, in which you play as Fujita Reiji and must solve the mysterious events surrounding a few priceless pieces of artwork.

Released: 29 September 2005
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Genres: Adventure Drama Visual novel
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Text
Themes: Mystery
Country: Japan

About

Gallery Fake (Japanese: ギャラリーフェイク, Hepburn: Gyararī Feiku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujihiko Hosono. It was firstly serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1992 to 2005, with its chapters collected in 40 tankōbon volumes. A two-chapter story and a four-chapter story were published in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2012 and 2016, respectively. A new serialization of Gallery Fake began in Big Comic Zōkan in 2017.

A 37-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by TMS Entertainment (episodes 1–25) and Tokyo Kids (episodes 26–37), was broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2005.

Keywords

detective
investigation
art
based on - manga
based on - anime
male protagonist
adult protagonist
modern day earth

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

On a wharf on Tokyo Bay is a small gallery named Gallery Fake. The gallery is owned by Reiji Fujita, who previously worked as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Fujita has extensive knowledge of art and restoration, a strong memory, and proficiency in several languages, earning him the nickname "Professor". After leaving the museum following workplace conflicts, he became an art dealer who sells both authentic and counterfeit works. His prices and choice of works vary depending on the circumstances and the buyer.

However, Fujita appreciates art and the artists who spent their lives creating it and does not try to deceive people by passing off fake paintings as genuine ones. He often helps the people he encounters, and other characters are attracted to him in spite of his sometimes gruff manner.