/blog/ - BL + Otome Games #170

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News/Upcoming:
http://www.cool-b.jp/calendar.php
http://otomex.net/calendar

FAQ & Resources:
http://pastebin.com/PxzvdMjA

Rec chart:
http://pastebin.com/dDnYWGem

Previous thread: >>17126353

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JP wikis:
http://wikiwiki.jp/toulove/
http://tohken.gamerch.com/

EN wiki:
http://touken-ranbu.wikia.com

Official twitter accounts:
https://twitter.com/TOUKEN_STAFF
https://twitter.com/tkrb_ht

Downloads (game rips, scans, radio, etc):
http://pastebin.com/S3g8mVWh

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>>17224448
Ufo is so close, I'm actually getting a bit hyped.

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Musashi got updated once again.
http://musashi.karin-e.jp/index.html

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Touken Ranbu Anthology Chapter 6
https://mega.nz/#!nQ9yHb7R!EFhhSlnsdfhVVOVq_yjC7LOcGu6t6cklnhnYi0_TyIo

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>>17224715
I genuinely like the female character designs more than the guys.
I wish otome would throw in a little bonus yuri route sometimes. There's not very many (good) yuri games in general and normal galge just isn't the same.

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>>17224881
>I genuinely like the female character designs more than the guys.
Same here, but all the chibi sprites seem like it'll be a fun game so I'm very interested anyways.

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>>17224898
Yeah it looks cute as fuck. Even how they have the little things (blanking on a word) like どや and フン on each character's icon.
I'll probably still get it and just do the main guy unless the others stand out during the common route.

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>>17224835
Thanks doc.

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Know where to find translations for a game or its supplementary material? Contribute to /blog/'s Compilation of BL/Otome Game Translations.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ifa7tw6Umi34WDJxl0a2-IcTeXAgp1pp2YLFmaXXx3g/edit#gid=0

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>>17224881
Agreed. More otome drawn by female eroge artists would be nice too.

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>>17224881
Karin did it with Oyayubihime so maybe they'll do it again here.
Just hopefully the game doesn't suck like Oyayubihime.

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>Raining outside
>Listen to Rainy Moment CD for extra comfy
>Drama is about what a bunch of cunts his family were and how he went homeless

Oh.

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>>17225797
>Just hopefully the game doesn't suck like Oyayubihime.
What was bad about it? I have it on my backlog.

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>>17225924
Just bad writing in general. Large amount of characters leading to underdeveloped short routes, plot isn't good, romance isn't good, MC doesn't have the charm their older ones did, etc.
If you haven't read Zettai Meikyuu Grimm yet just read that instead. It has everything Oyayubihime does but better.

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>>17226233
Too bad, I thought the king and the knight guy looked interesting.

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>>17224452

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Dolce Vita is a simulation game?

http://www.utapri.com/game/dolcevita/

And it looks like Heavens are side characters in it. S O O N

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>>17225863
Spoiler your shit.

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That Yukiho

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>>17233435
I love their non trap designs way more than I thought when I first saw them
Mint's is cute as fuck. He's so small.

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soon
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>>17234331
it's already translated

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>>17234409
the fanmade patch crashes every 10 minutes or so, nearly everyone reports this error and nothing was done about it in the 4 years after patch release

also I like uncensored dicks

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>>17234331
>>17234409
The faster this finishes getting retranslated, the faster we get the FD too.

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>>17234747
and kako-hen too, probably

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>>17233052
All of that are in his character profiles.

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>>17234331
I genuinely didn't see the appeal of this. It wasn't particularly funny (and needless to say not particularly good story/romance either) and the h-scenes and voices sucked/were oddly unfappable.
I kind of liked some of the FD though so it wasn't "regret playing" level. I still want to get around to playing Kako-hen one of these days when I exhaust my bl backlog.

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>>17234798
Any funniness it had has been driven into the ground by hipsters and memers.

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Sekai Project's recently announced otome/BL brand seems to be dead on arrival, since the person they hired to run it was laid off recently.

https://twitter.com/Regris_Kallen/status/878802532574797825

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>>17235147
>Sekai Project
Never had any hopes or expectations for it anyway.

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>>17234798
To each their own. The story/character department is kinda flat but it's my kinda porn. Would bully Sakuma 24/7. BL is all good but if this game had a female protagonist, I would like it as well.

Also fun to see Tomoaki become more and more twisted when he's given power.

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If Omega Vampire gets a fandisk I wonder if Arimura and Shibukawa will get their own extra story like Wong and Uozumi did in Omerta.

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>>17235276
My problem was that it was 100% strike-zone my kind of porn as well, like the situations themselves, but just something about the actual h-scenes didn't do it. I can't put my finger on what exactly it was and I've never really run into anything like that before. But it's certainly something subjective. I don't think I've heard anyone else think so too. Then again I never paid attention to discussions of the game in general so I don't even know what the common criticisms were.

Seeing Tomoaki getting corrupted with power was definitely one of the best parts. I would love more "bad guy" protags for both bl and otome, even all-ages ones. Though an R18 one with female protag bullying the heroes would be my dream come true. For now I made do with femdom eromanga. And the occasional otome drama CD. (for anyone similar who hasn't already, 誘惑（いいなり） vol 4 is amazing.)

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>>17235480
>Though an R18 one with female protag bullying the heroes would be my dream come true.
Like some sort of Otome version of Rance?

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>>17235480
>Though an R18 one with female protag bullying the heroes would be my dream come true
hell yeah that's the shit

Japan's "waifu is laifu" mentality kills so many good ideas that would break the usual patterns in VNs.

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>>17235742
what

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>>17235832
what

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>>17235838
What's anything about otome got to do with "waifus"?

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>>17235849
ah sorry, nevermind, mental shortcut, I'll just leave it here before I write 10 paragraphs explaining it

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>>17235864
I can probably guess what you're going to get at and it's all going to be horseshit.

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>>17235869
yup p much, hence why im not gonna drag it out

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Reminder that you can't go on the "hurr durr otome heroines are mistreated because Japan" high horse when shit like Twilight and 50 Shades are top sellers in the West.

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>>17235881
>50sog
I want off this ride please

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>>17235881
I don't even get where people think they're poorly treated. They're boring and soulless for self-inserting, and most people don't aspire to be douchebags so they're also nice.

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>>17235892
There's a lot of hate on MCs for just being "cute" too. If they're not aggressive and controlling or pretentiously assertive then it's bad.

I find it funny how the people who complain about this shit are usually trying to use some veil of sexism conspiracy to make their point, but aren't respecting that what they're whining about is what a shit ton of women want worldwide and that's why it sells so well. Also most of it is written by women too.

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Cute is justice.

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>>17235978
Oh god, I really hope I didn't start another shitstorm about this stuff due to >>17235480. I meant it just in a "that's my fetish" way, not a "ugh stupid submissive MCs" way.
But I agree with
>There's a lot of hate on MCs for just being "cute" too. If they're not aggressive and controlling or pretentiously assertive then it's bad.
I actually like a lot of the cutesy "good girl" self-insert protags that I've seen people complain of. I mean if I didn't I don't think I could even be into this hobby, they're the usual archetype.
But mostly I haven't seen people complaining of it in a "ew sexism" way (except maybe in regard to dialovers?) but more of a "bored of it" way. But I also don't go anywhere for otome discussions beside here and 2ch, I can only imagine what discussions other communities get up to.

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>>17235480
The only femdom work for girls I ended up liking were two of the Namidame CDs. Everything else feels pretty samey.

>>17235892
I figured it was the reason harem MCs are hated by their audiences. Like they're bland for self-insertion, but the fact that everyone else has personality while the MC has none sticks out like a sore thumb.

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>>17236183
they weren't even replying to your post.

>>17236189
>I figured it was the reason harem MCs are hated by their audiences
they're hated out of jealousy.

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>>17236189
>Namidame CDs
I've only listened to the first one so far and oh man people weren't lying when they said the protags were wild. Definitely a unique series assuming the rest follow suite.

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How's Beast Light

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>>17236189
>but the fact that everyone else has personality while the MC has none sticks out like a sore thumb
I don't hate self-inserts MCs, I just wish they had more personality. But that's just cause I'm incapable of self-inserting.

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>>17236291
Personally I've always been a bit confused as to what self-insertion actually is. I've never found a game with a protagonist behaving as I actually do in real life, if that's what it is. Even the most bland protagonist will do lots of things that I wouldn't in the same situations. But I like the whole "escape to a world where you're some perfect cute girl surrounded by an ikemen harem" thing. Which I can do regardless of the personality of the protagonist, so one can't be more self-insertable than another for me.

In the end basically as long as the protagonist doesn't ruin my enjoyment of the guys, it doesn't bother me whether she's boring or unique.

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>>17236349
I defined MCs where you can name them, they have no eyes, and/or, they have the most plain and drab appearance with a super basic personality as self-inserts. My only problem with them is that I wish they had actual character. Its hard to invest in the romance with one of the characters is just a wooden plank.

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>>17236267
They all have a different feel to them, and all thr couples involved have different dynamics, I can say at least that much. But the first protag was kind of a cunt.

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>>17236512
>kind of a cunt
Nah, that's a definitely. She was definitely a cunt.

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>>17236512
>>17236584
Yeah, it was so out there I found it more funny than sexy. I was kind of afraid the other volumes' protags were going to be on that level so I'm glad the first one is noted for being cunty. I wasn't expecting to actually feel bad for the dude. Maybe it would have helped if they had made him nearly evil instead of just an asshole. It was satisfying at first but then it got pitiful.

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>>17236675
To be honest I found all of them cunty. Not femdom or even assertive, just cunts. Made it absolutely non-enjoyable for me. Didn't help that most of them had sounding, but that's another thing.

I'm with you for feeling bad for the guys. The plot has some sort of comeuppance scenario for the heroines, but it doesn't work when at most the guys are just mean to her. And one of the guys is a hardcore masochist, but even, its pretty eh.

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One thing that bugs me with MCs is when the game constantly reminds you that they have the ability to do a certain thing, or constantly hints that they'll actually do something, but they never do.

This happened with Hakuouki. The game really loved to go on about how she knows how to use a sword and defend herself yada yada but she never does and just gives up when she should use those skills.

Also happened a bit with Lamento as well. A lot of Konoe thinking about doing things but little action. Also the song that solves everything wasn't even his.

I mean it's fine if they're not skilled at things, but don't give them the ability to solve a problem and then never do it.

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>>17236791
>most of them had sounding
Please no. This has to be the least sexy out of the (relatively) common acts I see. I know each their own etc. but it makes me physically wince and ruins the scene for me. Especially manga will have them shoving something in there and using it like a damn toothbrush.
>but it doesn't work when at most the guys are just mean to her
Exactly. It was the type of things you'd expect the person to be doing to someone that ruined their life. Which I'd actually be totally down for in that case, I'd love a good feel-good revenge story. But against an actual bad guy, not just "my mean coworker".

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>>17236791
The first and second boy get most of my sympathy. Fourth and Fifth had the protag and the boy be messed up (the cheating and crippling dependency), but the third one was the onky one where it felt mutual on some level. I think the third one was the office guy who's a hardcore m, if I'm remembering correctly.

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>>17236887
I hate that. I'd rather just have a completely powerless MC. I also don't see why you'd skip the opportunity to have one of those chuuni "MC's power awakens/shows their true power and is totally awesome" scenes so many people love. (a big guilty pleasure myself)

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>>17236902
I remember the first dude was embezzling money though. But it was less exacting justice and more the perfect excuse.

Villain had a better embezzlement plot.

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Hi frendos, I just discovered this general after getting back into otome games. Can you please recommend me some otome games that are available on mobile/steam? I looked into the OP links but the recommendations seem pretty sparse.

I've played:
Mystic messenger
Nameless
Tokimeki memorial
Amnesia: memories

If I'm just retarded and there is an updated recommendation list please let me know

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>>17238451
Nightshade is on Steam and supposedly not bad.
But why are you limiting yourself to Steam? There are quite a few good translated PC games, see the rec chart.

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Choose your glasses

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>>17238510
Meh I figured it's just the easiest to obtain without having to fuck with the settings on my computer too much, plus there's a lot of games being published on steam now (although a lot of trash as well)

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>>17239436
When is Heavens going to be added to the lineups? They're already practically main cast at this point

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>>17238451
Can vouch that Nightshade is decent. Play Hatoful Boyfriend if you haven't already gotten around to it. Cinderella Phenomenon has good reviews and is free, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Just browse through the otome tag.

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Are any Android otome and BL worth picking up? Theres so many popping up left and right but most seem like poorly written, poorly translated garbage loaded with microtransations forcing you to buy every line of text you see.

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>>17241362
Only thing that comes to mind is Mystic Messenger.

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>>17241385
Ive been thinking about checking it out but whats the catch? Do you need to purchase the guys routes, can only do 3 actions per day, watch ads for premium currency?

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>>17241362
No.

>>17241402
It's a pain in the ass if you don't want to do some serious time management for mediocre payoff.

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>>17241402
The main catch is that the event schedule is in real time so you just have to not miss too many of them. I think the only routes that you need to purchase are Jumin and 707 through Deep Story and the seasonal DLC using premium currency, which they sometimes give you when they update and stuff and also by collecting hearts in the story (although the rate is a paltry 100 hearts to 1 hourglass) so you don't necessarily have to buy anything with real money. You can also pay premium currency for features like skip text, playing missed chats, and reloading saves. It's been a while since I've played but I imagine they haven't made any major changes.

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>>17241402
>Ive been thinking about checking it out but whats the catch?
Events are timed, meaning if you miss a 3 a.m event or something you have to use hour glasses (which cost money) to rewind and participate in it.

IIRC you now have to pay for the ability to fast forward as well.

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>>17241934
What is this? Season 3?

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Tierblade FD OP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xDNIOWHG9E

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>>17241402
As others have said, the game is in real time over a ten day period [per route]. Chatrooms (~15-30 minutes of content) come in throughout the day to simulate real-time occurrences (e.g. you have a conversation about what one of the characters cooked for breakfast around 9 AM). They'll also call to simulate phone calls.

You can play the game normally and not put money into it, but keep in mind that you can't just play straight through at once without the premium currency, although the game does give you some. The game has no ads.

I put ~20 dollars into the game (the cost of a VN anyway) and was able to play through all of the routes/endings/DLC routes. It took me several days, so it was a lot of content.

I was obsessed with the game for about a month so I recommend it I even bought the $80 collector's edition set because I'm a faggot I think I may have lost my job because I played this at work and I am now unemployed

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>>17241402

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>>17242327
Is this supposed to be funny?

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C:R, Hakuouki, Norn9 and Amnesia are on sale for a pretty good price on the US PS Store.

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>>17244141
Romantic, actually.

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>>17245513
Seems like neither to me.

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Anybody can recommend an otome game with a kitsune love interest?

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NinKoi FD OP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xopl0vn16o0

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>>17244141
this game is basically shitposting and /r9k/ skype group simulator so if that doesn't appeal to you you probably won't like it

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>>17247325
It's more close to modern-day teenager chat room simulator than anything.

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When today is B Project going up

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>>17247520
Up now.

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>>17247325
I personnally liked the formula.
Not sure I would want a gazillion game like that, but for once it was refreshing.

the story is full of flaws, but it's still entertaining.

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>>17247825
Not saying I didn't like it. It's one of my favorite otome games, just because it has such an unusual formula

Also yoosung made me feel because I'm an unemployed faglord who's addicted to video games right now

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>>17233435
>>17233477
Are they finally amending their original sin?
>>17247520
How are you guys enjoying it?

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Couldn't have installed B-pro at a worse time. Got stuck waiting during the maintenance which has resulted in an error in the title screen that prevents opening the game further.
At least the little I saw up until the free camera gacha looked kind of cool.

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>Oda chapter 5

Nobunaga-sama, please dominate me.

So far the stories I liked most go in this order: Oda > Date > Toyotomi. Uesugi seems popular, maybe I'll try them next.

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>>17247968
I haven't even played the game yet since it's still in maintenance.

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Touken Ranbu Anthology Chapter 7

https://mega.nz/#!6ZEg2SCC!Fgy4y6g9i9u1AMu8T5ZgWPgnUoY1Xp8K98xGLcqrR0I

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Pastries again? Kasa-kun, you're going to get fat

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>>17236274
If you're a furry and don't mind mobage it seems to be worth it.

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>>17249850
What a way to crash the long awaited release. I wonder what went so wrong, but perhaps it's part of the reason the app has taken this long.

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>>17251820
My bad. According to the news, it says the issue was server overload. How silly.

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>>17251841
Server issues always happen with game launches since they are not willing to spend money on server space that might not be used.

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Voice samples for all characters are up.
The secondary character cast is pretty damn good.
http://joqrextend.co.jp/extend/Heiligenstadt/character/09/

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Osomatsu got released today.

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>>17251975
Shit, son. I'm impressed.

but
>imai is now 40 years old
How did this even happen so quickly?

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>>17251975
Nice. I think the last time I heard her in something /blog/ related was a QR game.

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Hi, I'm just now entering the world of otome VNs, will you all get annoyed if I start asking "what game" when you post pictures?

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>>17252467
Personally I don't mind, but usually you can find the source by reverse searching.

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New sword

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>>17252578
I wonder how much resources gonna cost me?

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>>17252578
Looks like the artist is Kinako again.

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>Still scheduled for Summer
Hoping this one is better than Sengoku Night Blood.

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>>17253035
>An ancient evil has arisen and you are the chosen one

They certainly aren't trying.

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>>17252578
Oh. I guess I'll start playing the game again.

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>>17253300
If that artile was true, then thank God they opened their eyes.

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JUST

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>>17253704
Too bad Banyaro has the worst gacha. It's a blast, but it's really like winning the lotto if I manage a SR and above that is Mint or Osiris bartender cards for the dozenth time.

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>>17250182
Thanks for the hard work.

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>>17253704
DROPPED

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>>17253490
Did they mean alternate reality as in isekai, or just different settings in general? Because if it's the latter, all they have to do is plop it in a fantasy setting from the getgo.

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>>17252578
>wafuku
Good, needs more of this.

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>>17252578
Be honest with me, Anons, for I must acquire this sword. How attainable is this for a relatively new player?

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>>17253949
First time availability is crafting event, so that depends on your luck and how much resources you can hoard until then. Do lots of expeditions to get resources and fully sparkle your expedition team to get those great successes (going through 1-1 3 times with one sword will fully sparkle that sword).
But he'll be in later events so you should be able to get him even if you don't have any luck in the event this time.

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>>17254002
>going through 1-1 3 times with one sword will fully sparkle that sword

Thanks for this tip in particular, and good luck to everyone. What looks to be Kinako has gotten me excited.

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>>17225014
>still gone nowhere
my sides.

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>>17251957
Was it foolish of me to think that being an established multimedia series should have warranted it? Of course there is always an increase in interest that drop offs, but it's quite a hit for being underprepared. Then again I guess a few days is nothing.

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>>17247208
Oumagatoki?

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>>17253825
No, the article states isekai as jumping from the real world to a fantasy one, but nothing states the contest is against fantasy settings in general.
Also, no teens as protagonists, but only adults.

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I started playing Shiro to Kuro no Alice.

The heroines are cute but I really detest the BGM, they are an earsore.

I also wish we could have had more of Luna's life as a queen before having her jumping world.
But I imagine the life as a queen is going to be explored more in Airi's route.

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Welp, so this is where the other ex-fine went

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>>17257704
>adding even more characters

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>>17257300
>I really detest the BGM
Really? I quite liked the ones on the website (http://www.otomate.jp/bw_alice/sound/bgm.php).). Are the others a lot different or do you just not like that style?

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Code Realize PS4 Promotion Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po8yV235vC8

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Besides ports and fandisks, there doesn't seem to be anything coming out in the next couple months that actually looks good.

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>>17257704
>StarTheVEPPer starts playing

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>>17258583
I've had that impression for months now.
When will the exciting stuff finally get release dates? God dammit.

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>>17258262
they are worst.
But it's probably a matter of taste.

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The new Yume cards look awesome, but I didn't get lucky this time.

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>>17257300
I've played all the Runa routes now and just finished the Minette route. Although there was more of the life as a queen in that route than any of the Runa routes, unfortunately it never went into that much detail. I imagine it could potentially go into more detail in the Rain route. Her life as a queen got a little interrupted in the Minette route from getting kidnapped by Minette and his owner and turned into an drugged doll-like blood packet.

Also Jack a best and he's so great even outside his own route.

>>17258262
I've been really enjoying the BGM personally. I can't get enough of the title screen music.

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Is bproject game still down?

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>>17258583
Yeah, the new KoiSenki game was supposed to have been released this month but got delayed.

That Usotsuki game also got delayed. The art looks ugly but so far the game itself doesn't sound too awful. But I don't have much faith in Rejet.

That classical game with the German name also sounds interesting.

Osomatsu was just released, but I assume nobody cares.

The new Neo Angelique game is sounding more like a late 2017/early 2018 release. I still don't know why Otomate is working on it or to what extent. At least it looks pretty.

Koei has been mostly silent since Haruka 3U, but they are supposedly announcing something at their July event. Personally, instead of ports or remakes I'd rather hear about the new IP that they've been working on already.

But anyway, I'm more interested in getting to the older games on my wishlist so this doesn't concern me much.

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>>17259240
Yep, and still open ended.

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>>17259023
I wish IB was still drawn by the original artist, this one seems kind of off with their faces.

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Is there some good translated vn with both male and female choices? A plus if it has also 18+ content.
Sorry if it's a trivial question, I've read the FAQ.

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>>17259955
Do you know why they changed artists?

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>>17259955
Do you know why they changed artists? The newer cards with the different style still says it's by the original artist.

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>>17259955
>>17260044
shit like that never uses the same artist all the time. they have to pay for them every time and this kind of stuff churns out a lot of stuff. cheaper to get some underpaid korean to do it.

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>>17260044
It could be a name for an illustration group, like all the cards that say Panda Graphics on them.

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I finally got started on Kyoukai no Shirayuki! Thank you again to the anon who sent it to me last year ;_;. Only finished Kaine and Shikimi's routes for now, and it'll be some time before I can get back to finishing more (unfortunately).
I would personally regard the game as a charage, but my overall impressions so far:
>couldn't care less about overarching 'plot'
>character interactions are fun
>kinako art
character scenarios are great
>mashiro is also great
>some bgm sound very generic

I accidentally screwed up during Shikimi's route and Mashiro kept dying. Thank goodness the game has a 'start from chapter __' function.

[Anonymous No.]

I finally got started on Kyoukai no Shirayuki! Thank you again to the anon who sent it to me last year ;_;. Only finished Kaine and Shikimi's routes for now, and it'll be some time before I can get back to finishing more (unfortunately).
I would personally regard the game as a charage, but my overall impressions so far:
>couldn't care less about overarching 'plot'
>character interactions are fun
>kinako art
>character scenarios are great
>mashiro is also great
>some bgm sound very generic

I accidentally screwed up during Shikimi's route and Mashiro kept dying. Thank goodness the game has a 'start from chapter __' function.

[Anonymous No.]

So how's the Osomatsu game?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17260684
Early Amazon reviews are pretty split, but generally doesn't sound too bad if you're okay with the art.And that it's not fully voiced.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Isn't touken ranbu anime airing today?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17262370
Tomorrow (July 2nd).

[Anonymous No.]

>>17262370
>>17262380
Yep, livestream just ended.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17261429
Cute swords.

So is it confirmed if Saniwa is androgynous or shota?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17263108
It's male.

[Anonymous No.]

>Aksys announced both Psychedelica games
>7'scarlet
>Code Realize PS4 twin pack

Wow, Aksys is going all in on otome. This must be the golden age for EOPs. If this helps keep Vita otome afloat, I'm happy. Psychedelica series is a solid pick, been thinking for a while they ought to be localized. Reminds me I still need to play 7'scarlet and CR FD.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17263581
Neat, I'll get a PS4 in 2018.

[Anonymous No.]

I like the OP.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17265646
I don't. Should've gotten a real singer instead of a seiyuu.
But the visuals are nice.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17265646
I don't like how they entirely ignore game mechanics.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17266406
Ufo is too lazy to animate battle scenes in daylight, then it'd make sense to use Tonbotiddies.

[Anonymous No.]

Sanrio pls

https://twitter.com/Sdan_p_sanrio/status/881402056199651328

[Anonymous No.]

>>17268117
ew

[Anonymous No.]

Bpro is back for now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17252578
Is a Naginata this time, Tomoegata Naginata (cv.Nojima Hirofumi)

[Anonymous No.]

>>17270285
>those heels
Sasuga Kinako.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17270285
>heels, dark undereyes, and neon lipstick
I want this sword OD.

[Anonymous No.]

Mojuu-tachi FD Promotion Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM_KjJBy2PI

Hiiro no Kakera port play movies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41eZ1lQ3DRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWlJkanXLII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En3-9s580YE

[Anonymous No.]

>>17268117
the one in the middle is sorta cute

[Anonymous No.]

>>17274177
How does a shit game get a FD

[Anonymous No.]

Rerolling an account for B-pro is a pain, because you don't get to pick your starter and good luck getting a SSR of the one you want.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17225014
There's a sweet pool novel?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17275544
Is it back up? It still just keeps giving me the under maintenance error message.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17275544
it's also a pain to reinstall the app because it takes like forever

[Anonymous No.]

>>17275507
Otomate is shitting FDs out right now, probably cheap to make (since they don't use the original artist or writer often) and still get bought by the few people that liked the first one.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17275668
It was up twice last night and this morning for the server test now it's under maintenance again. Last night was smooth. This morning was when the servers were shitting themselves due to peak hours.

>>17275708
I was using 4-6 emulators at the time. After the initial download, I just deleted playerprefs xml file and rerolled over and over.

[Anonymous No.]

Crank in Opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqeOPBq-nAE

They made like 3 different OPs.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>17270285
Looks promising.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17270285
Shit, I might have to start playing again.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>17279463
>>17279571
I got him with 650/550/750/750, one of the many effective recipes used by japanese players.

[Anonymous No.]

04./00. [PSV] Osomatsu-San: The Game - Hang-Up Finding Employment Advice - Dead or Work # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2017.06.29} (¥6.300) - 11.579 / NEW
14./00. [PSV] Tsumigui: Sen no Noroi, Sen no Inori for V <ADV> (Dramatic Create) {2017.06.29} (¥6.900) - 3.105 / NEW

[Anonymous No.]

That's it, I found the best otome game

I'm done

[Anonymous No.]

>>17281597

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>>17281606
>"It's rude to eat curry with a spoon!"
Do you want me to use knife and fork? My own hands perhaps? Fucking barbarian.

What is this trash?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17281640
Another beautiful mobile otome game by Genius

[Anonymous No.]

I'm dying this is golden

[Anonymous No.]

>>17281597
>>17281667
You sure are amused easily.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17281733
Better that than not at all. Life is short

[Anonymous No.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf6ap-R395M
「大正メビウスライン帝都備忘録ハレ」オープニングムービー

[Anonymous No.]

More soft boys.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Such beautiful maiden.

I don't remember Syo being this manly.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17286128
He also looks a lot taller.

[Anonymous No.]

Don't you just hate when that happens

[Anonymous No.]

Yeah, good luck with that.

[Anonymous No.]

Wait what? What the hell just happened? Why did he break up with him in the first place? Tsukasa just sees some boy he knows in class and 'I don't want to date you any more' then Kei confesses and they're back together? What the hell was that even for?

I understand this wasn't well written fiction and just there for the sex but dammit even then they could offer some reason for their breakup. Do I need to read other routes to make sense of what I just read?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17286128
Have the adam apple's always been this emphasized?

[Anonymous No.]

BPRO game is a myth

[Anonymous No.]

>>17286128
And Syo is the only one who'd make a convincing trap.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17289013
Yes.

[Anonymous No.]

CV: Hanae

[Anonymous No.]

CV: Uchida Yuuma

[Anonymous No.]

>>17287594
>>17287852
I know that locker room.
But sorry anon, can't help you with that. The only thing I remember is that the porn was okay and that MC's brother was best boy, should've gotten more attention.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17289284
>>17289290
Nice designs.

[Anonymous No.]

So Animate International is starting to carry games: https://www.animate.shop/collections/games

[Anonymous No.]

>>17289284
>>17289290
You can't get me to play your shitty game even if you add my two favorite VAs.
But damn, I hope they get CDs. Would buy multiple copies.

>>17289349
Looks the same as all those other EnStars to me.

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[Anonymous No.]

>>17289465
Damn son, 2,381 yens for Haitaka. Very tempt-
>ems only for an additional 3k

[Anonymous No.]

>>17289839
Yeah, I have the same problem.
Nitroplus does the same shit.

[Anonymous No.]

Touken Ranbu Anthology Chapter 8
https://mega.nz/#!DJEikbAb!kffmHdqW3lUGOYiDfzeGpLz9EUtVT_zig2PuOzUmgLw

[Anonymous No.]

Are there any English reviewers that can write coherent sentences?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17290562
I've read a few from here and they're both coherent and appear reliable: https://chocolatemix.wordpress.com/list/
On top of VNs, they review CDs and other shit as well, and pick up on nuances in text/audio.

When reading reviews of untranslated games, always check around for proof that the reviewer is actually proficient in Japanese. I tend to avoid English reviewers not only because they have a tendency to act like idiots, but because of a lot of them have dubious skill in moon and aren't clear/honest about it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17289726
>Had a crush on a girl since elementary school yet she still barely knows you exist

Now that's some betafagging.

This was kind of dull but it's making me want to replay a TokiMemo.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17290699
>https://chocolatemix.wordpress.com/list/
I really don't understand this trend of fucking summarizing the whole damn game including all the endings.

[Anonymous No.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J0QvqW2KMs

[Anonymous No.]

>>17292465
I think those aren't really supposed to be reviews but exactly that, long summaries for people who don't know japanese

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.otomate.jp/tierblade/fd/chara/?page=c6_a
Finally... an otome game with robots
And it's a really good-looking robot too

[Anonymous No.]

>>17292796
Why "finally"? You do know that this is only the FD and the original game has been released last September already, right?

[Anonymous No.]

>rolled two legend rare Issei in the 2nd anniversary scout on the second step
Wew
I don't think I'll ever get that lucky again.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17292465
They mark the non-spoiler ones.

[Anonymous No.]

Not that I ever thought otherwise, but they're definitely never going to finish this.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17293754
Not even trying to find a hacker and just subbing youtube videos? This is why more Otome/BL doesn't get amateur translations.
Also totally missing what 襲われる means in the sexual sense.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17289290
Liked him a lot in SideM, might be good.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17293210
Damn, congrats, anon.
Tried my luck twice with Alchemist's gacha but only got Rs and the obligatory SRs. ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Bocchi Musume is apparently almost done.
https://twitter.com/MangaGamer/status/883490212835450880

[Anonymous No.]

https://soundcloud.com/r18_otakus/random-yaoi-cd-drama-3-r18-headphones

What is this from?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17296602
Nice. I never cared about hadashit but this caught my eye from the beginning, even though the anatomy on some of the CGs looks questionable.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17270285
After 5 Iwas and 3 jijiis and I still haven't gotten him.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17292796
>scar boy and tattoo boy
>likely that neither has a route
Shit desu

[Anonymous No.]

>>17300962
Anon, I'm pretty sure they won't add two additional boys with top tier VAs and CGs to the fandisk just as side characters.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>17300658
I thought Jiji was supposed to be rare. Haven't played the game, so what's up with that?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17302970
Charms work now so Jiji and Fox drop relatively often if you use one.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15088

This is a Touken Ranbu fangame about daily honmaru life. Might be to some people's interests.

[Anonymous No.]

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[Anonymous No.]

>>17307577
These PS2 models desu

https://youtu.be/sJvET_YSRvo?t=1065

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>>17260265
Hey that's me. Happy to hear you got around to it! It's become one of my favorite titles to go back to occasionally and reread a route.
You still have a lot to look forward to(Yori is widely agreed to be the cutest old man)so I hope you enjoy the rest too when you have the time.

[Anonymous No.]

S A N K A K U
A N K A K U
N K A K U
K A K U
A K U
K U
U

[Anonymous No.]

What the fuck am I watching

[Anonymous No.]

>>17313138
That looks hideous.

[Anonymous No.]

>Extra episode on DVD
Raws or subs never.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17279787

[Anonymous No.]

>>17315217
Those are some shitty animations and models, you can do better than that sqnx

[Anonymous No.]

>>17315217
>It's another auto-battler with gacha
>It's still somewhat laggy on my phone with 5 GB RAM
>Too many "Connecting" message
Hoping the Level-5 one will be better.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17312285
Second best boy after Taichi.

The only gacha worse than A3 is Banyaro. I did well enough in the event, but bombed in the new gacha again. It's very discouraging. At this point, I wish there was a limit on duplicates because I've 4+ on too many SRs.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17313138
Comedy shorts?

[Anonymous No.]

This is a Square Enix game

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>DreamFes! R

[Anonymous No.]

Hey, so I'm a straight guy who ended up reading and being really turned on by Touken Ranbu doujin because I have a ftmcrossdressing/Dansou fetish (my brain does the gymnastics). I was wondering if you could recommend games with good androgynous characters. Since I'm not into the gay things in actuality this is new territory.

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>>17319671
Was it an outright trap like Midare Toushirou or one of the excessively pretty ones like Kashuu Kiyomitsu?

There's a lot of the latter in otome. Might be harder to find that level of androgyny in BL because their bodies tend to be distinctly masculine even when they're pretty.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17319671
I'm confused.
So was the saniwa a girl dressing like a dude, the swords genderswapped, or?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17319671
>ftmcrossdressing
Kenka Bancho otome

[Anonymous No.]

>>17319830
Also Hakuouki. A lot of EOP guys seem to like that and I assume they are one.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17313138
This is some MMD tier quality

[Anonymous No.]

>>17319723
Ah I mean more like Kiyomitsu.

>>17319752
No, the doujin was just normal. But many swordboys look androgynous, which lets my mind imagine that they're actually crossdressed girls. Which seems desperate I know, but it's hard to fill this gap.

>>17319830
>>17319835
Thanks! I'll take a look!

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[Anonymous No.]

>>17321863
Where this post came from?
Beside, just give him a mask or turn him towards a wall or something if bothers.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>17319633
This is season 2 for Guykatsu? I was hoping Chizuru's bro or the game characters would be more prominent here.

Please don't make it anything like Aikatsu S2, Bamco.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17316856
Does it fuck up that much? God that looks awful.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17314930
I kind of miss climbing autist, the more I think about it. I wish we did fuck him though.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17324255
There's always one with a stupid haircut...

[Anonymous No.]

>>17322171
I made it since I saw the charm and it reminded me of the faggot dog meme

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>17292612
those glasses are rad.
to bad I cant understand japanese

[Anonymous No.]

>>17324971
Who's mid left?

[Anonymous No.]

>BPro keeps throwing SSRs at me
Nice

But does anyone else have problems with the rhythm game timing? I've been trying to find a setting that works for me, but it's impossible.

[Anonymous No.]

Is it worth it trying to learn Japanese so you can play the VNs that interest you?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17325928
Yes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17325957
How long did it take until you were able to read simple VNs?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17325967
Definitely worth it, and not only for /blog/ games.

The time depends on your effort and how easy it is for you to learn a language.
Now stop wasting time here and get the stuff you need from /djt/'s guide.

[Anonymous No.]

Kiniro no Corda 2ff

https://youtu.be/5V9ljt50lb0

Kinda wish it could be 1 getting remade but oh well. At least the literally whos from the mobage can have proper routes now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17325563
I find the rhythm game portion to be taxing for a thumb player like me due to the beatmap and layout.

Personally, I use -2 speed. I have the best success with it so far.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17326140
Isn't 2 a sequel to 1? Wonder why they're skipping it.

[Anonymous No.]

Soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5-M3TInuPU

http://prereg.bn-ent.net/common/serial.php?app=imas_mstage

[Anonymous No.]

>>17324971
>kuji

[Anonymous No.]

Why are so many BL VN not translated? is there not an audience or not enough people willing translate? or is it even there aren't many worth translating

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328412
>is there not an audience or not enough people willing translate?
both

>or is it even there aren't many worth translating
not any more so than otome

[Anonymous No.]

are there any games in this genre that y'all would say should/would be of equal interest to people who aren't particularly interested in bl/otome stuff? not "appeals to straight guys", just "oh this is good" and you wouldn't care who you were reccomending to? Does the recc-reading list mostly fit that? I've read a few nitro+chiral games and haven't really ever felt particularly impressed by them.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328656
They wouldn't be given a chance even if there was so no

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328656
I've seen a couple BL games praised by a few Japanese dude eroge reviewers/readers, but otome/BL is so looked down on in general that I still never recommend anything to people who don't normally like the genres unless specifically asked.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328934
>but otome/BL is so looked down on in general
>but harem/Yuri isnt
why...

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328953
I'm sure you know the answer.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328934

assuming that the person you're talking to is unbiased, is there really nothing in particular that comes to mind?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328959
its just bullshit.......

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328656
The main point of most otome games is just dating cute boys, so even if one had a better story than normal I still wouldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't interested in boys.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328934
>I've seen a couple BL games praised by a few Japanese dude eroge reviewers/readers
i'm interested in what they are

[Anonymous No.]

>>17328656
I'd feel most comfortable recommending Bocchi Musume and Taisho Alice. They're both comedic with very eroge like humor, and the latter has nice overarching plot to go with it.
For more serious there's Shinigami to Shoujo. Same writer as Taisho Alice, stronger story and less comedy, got some praise from the few male JP readers I came across. Then if you want "this is typical otoge writing standards but well executed" there's Code;Realize.

If you try something out come back and give us your opinion. A lot of people new to the genre have asked this in the past but we never have anything more to go off than what we think they'd like. We also hate our hobby and realize anyone asking this would likely enjoy your average quality galge more.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17329008
If someone was enthusiastic enough then they could probably find at least one thing they'd like in the rec chart. I think someone's interests (fantasy, horror, etc) should be highly relevant when recommending something that can get up to 30 hours long.

>>17329216
Bara no Ki ni Bara no Hanasaku, Shingakkou, and Taishou Mebiusline.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17324255
December release date.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17326223
I'm already in love with the shota. Just look at that smile.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Touken Ranbu Anthology Chapter 9
https://mega.nz/#!TcVxzAJJ!9jwkHH1K-t4KZwHNJpvc5uYawHZ296YwkMeGbuZi-HI

[Anonymous No.]

>>17329939
Finally another role by a favorite voice actor and it's a furry in a bl game...

[Anonymous No.]

>>17330592
I'm sure there are other games with him that you haven't played yet.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17330738
Just Yoshiwara Higenbana and Sachi no Tenben.
Already played Enkeltbillet and the rest is BL and side character roles.
Takeuchi Ryouta by the way.

[Anonymous No.]

Fall season is for idols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYpYu-Pt8O8

[Anonymous No.]

Can we play now?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17331402
Pls respond

[Anonymous No.]

>>17331402
What do you want us to play?

[Anonymous No.]

>>17331506
Don't mind me just reaching out to my friend

[Anonymous No.]

>>17331532
Then use a text messenger you faggot

[Anonymous No.]

>>17331822
>Using the telecom Jew
Might as well play pretend, then

Fgt

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

What BL games have been translated recently

[Anonymous No.]

>>17336052
The last I remember is Lamento. Hashihime is almost done.

[Anonymous No.]

I want to protect those smiles.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>17331822
>>17331506

[Anonymous No.]

>>17331185
I'm just laughing at how short tat sequence was.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17336052
So did I make >>17225014 for nothing?

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>17339551
Yes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>17339551
I'm intrigued.