稲穂 信

A recurring character in each game in the Memories Off series. As a supporting character, Shin is good at understanding the protagonists, entertaining his surroundings and commenting the events in the story. Usually, Shin is a freeter or a part-time worker. His appearance changes a bit in each game.

Shin owns a dog named Tomoya, which is called after the protagonist of the first game in the Memories Off series. Tomoya (the dog) always hangs around Shin in the games.

His roles in different games:

Memories Off (1st game): Tomoya's best friend and classmate. A self-proclaimed "Free man". 
Shin had witnessed the car accident in which Ayaka was killed, he regrets that he wasn't able to do anything at that time./

Memories Off 2nd: He works at the same family restaurant as Ken, refers to Ken as Inaken and Hotaru as Tarutaru.

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