Sister that is not a compliment

Made with love, Birushana is one of my favorite games of all time. But I couldn't help but laugh at how the side characters must be reacting offscreen to all the crazy plot revelations, especially in the fandisk 😂 To be a fly on the wall...

With the FD localization announcement, I decided to celebrate it by drawing my favourite ML from Utakata no Uchronia: Tobari❤️

I thought he would look so cute doing his hair half asleep in the morning, I hope you like it!

Discuss what you have been reading this week in this post.

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I notice lately side guys have more screen time in Otome game compared to before when they were reduced to a few lines and no face or if they did had it their role was situational, but now you can clearly see them interact with the MC, sometimes implying romantic chemistry with the MC, others where it’s very obvious, which makes me frustrated when I play newer games on switch particularly where side characters have more impact and interactions with the MC, but we can’t date them.

But often I found out said game released a fan disk or are working on it, and the guys who were originally side characters are given proper routes, fan disks with newer routes are way more common today where before it was often just extra content with established LIs.

I tried to sit and think about it 

1)They are purposely not adding certains routes but imply chemistry between the MC and them to make the players long by feeding them crumb it’s completely intentional not just fan service, so when they finally release a fan disk, they’re sure to make profit.

2)They dont trust whenever or not this character will win players hearts and be profitable, but they still see potential so they include them to see if the playerbase particularly react to a few of them, and if successful they make sure to include them in the fan disk 

3)They just want to continue a successful license and adding extra routes from an already existing cast is less work and requires less budget than making a sequel with completely new characters.

I think it’s a bit of the 3 but I wanted to hear opinions, cause I notice this more than it did years ago, I have a strong suspicion no matter if it’s 1,2,3 or something else, the game industry realize games that target female can be profitable too, it’s just the strategy I’m trying to understand and if sadly Otome doesn’t risk to become too capitalized, Otome gacha are already capitalized and if something similar isn’t starting to happen too to full game release, I love fan disks release but I would hate characters to be locked behind them.

Just to compare with the new releases:

Olympia Soiree Catharsis sold 10,969 last year, 9RIP Sequel at 10,037, and Over Requiemz with 7,286.

On the other hand, Un:Logical sold 7,907.

The top selling game on the week of Crazy Cha!n's release is Rhythm Heaven, which sold 126,073 units, with an overall 519,451 lifetime sales.

hi! ive been into otomes for about 2 years now but i cant find anyone to talk about it. ive scrolled for hours on twitter for anyone age ranging from 15-19 but it feels like most of the community is at least in their mid twenties. i understand that otomes have been around for so long and i dont mean any shame for older players but i would love to have some friends who also enjoy otomes in my age range (16)! is there any younger otome fans whod want to make a group together possibly? ty! 🥹

Hello hello! So, I think we can agree that TMGS had some pretty insane men's outfits sometimes, I remember that someone had made a compilation on imgur a while ago but I completely lost track of it and I'd like to ask if by any chance any of you had it.

If not, you could just submit your own picks of terrible fashion taste! I'm fine w anything as long as I get to laugh at them for a bit (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)

Aaaah

I just bougth my first physical copy of an Otome. I've been playing since I was 15 (10 years ago) and all the games I have are in Steam, Itch.io and E-Shop and omg. I saw this copy on a small shop here in my city I I just got it (never played it tho) and wow, never knew they came with cards on it!!

I'm so excited omg!! I have to finish Nightshade first (at least the route I'm in) but wow, I'm so happy

So sorry for the English because I'm no native and I'm so happy and nervous rn jsjs <3 <3

not long ago i made a post about Shiranui mentioning someone and you told me it's a character from Urakata Hakuouki. since then i've been wondering: how many things did i miss because i haven't played Reimeiroku, Urakata and other games? if you know something, tell me please. the only thing i know is that Ryuunosuke and Shizu are from Reimeiroku

I've been playing Kaguya's route from episode 2 on steam in the first installation of Taisho X Alice. I first noted that the original game on Nintendo switch only includes an English patch as a later thought. So my question is- is it official?

I'm asking since it sounds more like a fan wrote it (and honestly its very funny).

There were mentions of:

Big macs

And even for romantic scenes:

LI: "You can sit on my lap because its easier to comb your hair"

FMC: hallelujah

And then don't get me started with the gimmick of Alice trying to beat up her ego. It's ridiculed in the best was possible (I'm afraid his banter will be missed in his actual route though).

It takes me back to Diabolik lovers phase were the Devs refused to translate so the community took it upon itself. Of course, it isn't proof read or as serious in tone like a professional company but it definitely made my heart tickle. Nowadays, I only find this style of writing in indie games as they purposely play on tropes. So I'm starting to wonder is this how it was originally written to sound like? Or simply the translator took liberty and decided to make it even more casual?

Another notable case was Ikemen Sengoku by otomate the mobile game (I own the japanese physical edition but it never got a translation there, so im stuck playing it as a gacha). The heroine is very bold, confident and silly. And it's not always played in a cute way but a straight up tomboyish (which is fun to read). So I'm wondering if this simply was how people used to write otome back in the days.

Although, I've had my fair share of other prime otome games like Amnesia and most of them had a boring submissive female lead. So are these simply the case of changing the plot a little in a form of proof reading or we just only write tragic stories nowadays?

P.S still a big fan of virche evermore (DLC was good too) but where can I find this other type of a crazy female lead that isn't overpowered.

I miss the Instagram novels phase where real people used to write a lot under each post. Nowadays a lot of talk won't fly and likely a lot of the arguments would've been censored if not edited.

Estoy desarrollando un fangame inspirado en moonlight lovers y me gustaría conocer sus opiniones.

Hola a todos.

Soy fan de Moonlight Lovers y hace un tiempo empecé a trabajar en un proyecto inspirado en el juego. Para evitar cualquier problema de derechos de autor, no utilizaré personajes, nombres, escenarios ni la historia original. Será un juego completamente original, inspirado únicamente en la atmósfera, el romance sobrenatural y algunos conceptos que tanto me gustaron del original. Además, será un proyecto sin fines de lucro.

Quería aprovechar para preguntarles a quienes jugaron Moonlight Lovers:

• ¿Qué fue lo que más les gustó?
• ¿Qué creen que le faltó al juego?
• ¿Qué mecánicas les hubiera gustado ver?
• ¿Les hubiera interesado más exploración, investigación, combate, decisiones con consecuencias reales, personalización del protagonista o rutas más profundas?
• ¿Hay algún aspecto de la historia o de los personajes que sienten que pudo desarrollarse mejor?

Me interesa conocer tanto críticas como ideas. Mi objetivo no es copiar el juego, sino crear una experiencia original que capture esa sensación de misterio, romance y lo sobrenatural, mientras mejora algunos aspectos que muchos jugadores sintieron que podían dar para más.

¡Gracias por leer! Cualquier sugerencia o comentario será de gran ayuda.

No particular reason listed other than "various circumstances".

Official announcement here: https://www.otomate-p.jp/information/20260721/

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New week, new special topic! This time we could talk about CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari-, the latest Otomate games released a few weeks ago.

- Did you pre-order the game? If yes, what edition will you get? Or if not, why did you decide to skip on this title? Maybe you plan to purchase just later/never?

- What are your impressions of the game (so far)?

- Who would you recommend it to?

And as usual, this special weekly topic is not mandatory, any language learning discussions and non-English otome game-related content is welcomed!

I notice a lot of people want more voiced heroines, and I do to! But it got me wondering, who would people cast as the VAs for existing non-voiced heroines?

Ill start with my favorite heroine and probably my favorite otome character in general! Yurika Arisu from TaiAli! I personally think Reina Ueda would be a great fit for her plus she has really good range and based on her variety of roles I feel like she could perfect Yurika's bubbliness, serious moments, her craziness, her love, and much more. Whenever I would play TaiAli id imagine it was her speaking as Yurika tbh.

How about you guys? Who would you cast for heroines that arent voiced?

(Edit: Uhhh I should’ve specified that I meant more recent non Japanese mobages and some indie VNs. Instead I lumped them all together without making that clear. My bad)

I wanna know am I the only one who gets bored with the muscular “Greek God” build on Lis? I like my muscles, don’t get me wrong. But every li have to have muscles, even if they aren’t meant to be all that active. And it’s not just in otoges but in any shoujo too. Am I the only one who feels this way? Extra points if TikTok is hyping him up bc he’s the next deep voice daddy dom

Here's a color wheel of (most of) my Voltage Inc. oshi using the fan cards I obtained from VolFes in Tokyo this year~

i was just thinking about this since the sense of companionship and love is a really important factor for why i play otome games and have been for a few years!

the first standout for me is the love and deepspace guys—though it’s hard not to feel loved when every card is pretty explicitly romantic and they also text you and play dress up with you lol. the writers did a good job at making the characters feel like they love the player beyond the screen in comparison to questionable love interests who talk about the mc’s appearance and body or the exact circumstances through which they developed their love (like a typical visual novel otome route).

the route that really did it for me in this aspect is victor’s route in code: realize; though of course cardia deals with a lot of interesting and unfortunate circumstances, his insistence that she’s not a monster and the steps he takes to be able to touch her and save her are really special and were very comforting to me while i played. even though cardia was literally destructive to things around her, it becomes a good metaphor for low self esteem in players like myself. i think about him all the time even years later!

was it ever mentioned in the untranslated games?

Hi 😄 !

I'm fairly new to otome as a whole, but I bought Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights on a whim & LOVED it. I'm almost finished 😢 and so I was hoping this sub might have similar recommendations. Thank you so much! I hope I filled out the recommendations form correctly.

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☆ What platforms do you have available?: Switch & PC

☆ What languages are you ok with?: English

☆ How much do you want to spend, or do you have budget concerns, or do you want to play for free?: I am open to both, but I'd prefer absolutely no microtransactions

☆ What games have you already played and what did you like and not like about them?:

• My Love For You Is Evermore: I really enjoyed the humour & how cheesy/silly it could sometimes be! I haven't finished it yet bcs I'm waiting for the publisher to drop Snowkissed Romance. I also liked that the characters are older & it's targeted to mature players 😆 ❤️. The voice acting is top-notch & you can tell the devs are fans of otome.
• Witches x Warlocks: For being a free game (I bought the paid DLC/extra route) it was incredibly fun. I liked the spooky atmosphere & how your choice of spells actually determine whether or not you can pass the final exam. It felt like there were real (but very light) consequences to not managing your time wisely.
• Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights (Switch): I LOVE this one. Everything about it is right up my street, from the fantastical setting to the "found family" relationships between MC and the LIs. No matter which route you pick, they're always supportive of MC & each other. I do enjoy the lore quite a bit as well. So far, my favourite routes have been Josephy & Milan-- that being said, typically, I wouldn't enjoy a route like Milan's because of some of his behaviours. I would really prefer NOT to read something with intentional violence or cruelty towards the MC from the LI.

☆ What's more important in the story to you - plot or romance?: Romance that makes sense with the plot, and feels organic. I want to be able to invest in the romance because the plot has given me reason to care about the characters, what they've been through together, and how much they care about one another.

☆ What character or plot tropes do you like? What preferences do you have in terms of genre and love interests?: I would love to read more royalty-based otome as well as stories where the LI functions as her protector for some reason (it doesn't have to be a good one 😆 ). I don't mind stories with a darker tone, bad ends, or more serious topics, as long as there's also the possibility of a happy ending.

☆ Do you have anything that you really dislike in otome games? I'm too new to the genre to answer this with confidence, but I would really prefer NOT to read something with intentional violence or cruelty towards the MC from the LI(s).

☆ What do you consider value for your time and money? Voice acting, length of game and amount of content, amount or quality or consistency of art, physical copies, language options, after story and bonus content, confidence that you will like most LIs etc: So far, the length of the game. I feel like I get my money's worth if, overall, the game is on the longer side (6+ hours) even if some of the routes feel shorter. I do absolutely love bonus content, especially scenes that show engagements or weddings.

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Thank you so much 😄