#Binary Star (Otome)

[maleyanderecafe]

Game Recommendations + Book Recommendations

Game Recommendations from Asks

Boyfriend(Beta)

Hatoful Boyfriend

Period Cube and Gekka Ryouran Romance

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side

Piofiore

Taisho Alice

Psycho Boyfriend

Please Answer Carefully

Otome Chat Connection

Nameless: The One thing you must recall

MaZm: Phantom of the Opera x

Sweetest Valentine

Witch Soup

Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack / Something Wrong With Sunny Day Jack Extended x

John Doe/ John Doe + / John Doe in House Hunted

Amnesia Memories

Don’t Notice Me

ITYH: A Horror Otome

A Date with Your Serial Killer

Sunny Day Jack: Sleepy Time Jack Sleepy Time Companion

Trapped with the Jester

Heart Fragment x

Lunatic Honey ~Sekai de Ichiban Kimi ga Suki~

Triania Academy

Parasite in Love

Pretty Boy Panic and Pocket Boyfriend

Cursery: The Crooked Man and the Crooked Cat

Ghost Detective

Dead Wishes

Grave Seasons

SleepyTime Jack

A Tale of Other Worlds and Demons

Dot Kareshi III

Little Fern

Binary Star Hero

Where the Two Flowers Meet

Deep Obsession

Dead Plate

Where He is King

Yanjam 2024

Yandere Writers + I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Our Love is Electrifying

Monster x Mediator

Life Cycles

Restart Heart Update

Book Recommendations from Asks

The Forbidden Game

I Raised an Obsessive Servant

Grisha Triology/ Red Queen Series

The Villain’s Love

I Lost the Leash of the Male Yandere Lead

Quotev Stories

[salty-dracon]

I finished Binary Star Hero. It was fantastic, glad someone on Reddit recommended it to me.

Basically, it's one of those kinda fucked up otome games, with the premise being that you live in a world largely like ours but superheroes are a known and accepted part of life. You wouldn't think those two genres would mix, but they do! The writer has clearly thought long and hard (and I mean VERY long and VERY hard) about what your average North American city would look like if superheroes existed- from PR to social media takes to even organizational structure.

The game is very clearly inspired by, and written out of a love for, media like Marvel and DC comics and My Hero Academia (and maybe Invincible? I haven't seen it yet), but the story is very much its own thing. I love the interplay between heroes and villains, and different types of heroes and villains.

The art is of course stunning. The CGs are all beautiful- the shading work is impressive. In theme with the whole "Western conception of superheroes" thing, the backgrounds and speech bubbles have a halftone filter over them, and the sprites have some of that stylish halftone shading.

If any of this interests you, please check it out!

[cinnabuncollective]

Some bunny... wants to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day filled with friendship, love and sweet treats! We have our own sugary sweet game releases to share with you too! 

Stay tuned to the end of the blog for a bonus treat :) 

Riddle Me Sweets! is a dark comedy riddle-based baking VN. It's based off a few fairy-tales and prides itself in being a fun retelling of said tales!

In this game you'll get to converse with new and well loved characters, ponder riddles and craft recipes. 

If you end up with a toothache from the vibrant visual feast this game delivers - well, you can't say we didn't warn you.

Ready to play on itch.io here : Riddle Me Sweets! on itch.io

Craving something a bit more romantic? How about a love so intense it created it's own binary star system?

For this special. blog, we interviewed lead writer and concept creator Ashe as well as lead character artist crying who are both working on Hearts in Orbit: When Stars Align for more details.

Q: Hey Ashe, thanks for joining us on the blog today. Can you tell us a little bit about you???

A: Hey! I hope you're doing well! I'm Ashe Lucia (she/they), I'm a writer who focuses primarly on fantasy-romance stories. I have a love of otome games, enemies-to-lovers, and queer-romance. I'm also learning art so I can make even better visual novels in the future.

Q: What is Hearts in Orbit??

A:  Hearts in Orbit is a fantasy-romance visual novel that follows two stars who have reincarnated as humans in hopes they can finally embrace. It's story of friendship, self-discovery, overcoming fears, and taking risks.

Q: How did you originally come up with the story??

A: Hahaha, so Hearts In Orbit was originally a dream I had. The dream was really short, I heard this voice telling me the story of these two starts that feel in love. They loved eachother so much they pulled themselves into a shared orbit, creating a binary star system, but because of their nature they could never touch. Their own gravity would simultaneously pull them towards eachother and then push them away from eachother.

That was the entire dream. I was so sad by the time I woke up I needed to give it a happy ending!! And that's what Hears in Orbit is! The happy ending!!

Q: Tell us more about the romance between Aurelia and Caelum?? 

A: Aurelia and Caelum have an interesting relationship. Since being reincarnated as humans, they don't have any memories of their past life. They don't remember being stars, the don't remember being in love, they don't even remember each other. 

Throughout Hearts in Orbit we see them slowly getting glimpses of their memories but we also see their naturally inclination to push the other person a way. Just like when they were stars, Aurelia and Caelum pull each other into their orbits only to run away shortly after out of fear.

Q: When is the game releasing??

A: A brand new demo is coming for June's NextFest event on steam! The full game will be released later this year (2024).

Q: How can players get connected while they wait for the game?? 

A: By visiting our itch.io page (https://ashelucia.itch.io/heartsinorbit) and following me. We will be sharing dev logs and updates in the future. xD

crying shared that to design characters, they trialed various styles and elements and had the team vote on the best designs. As our special valentine's treat, we're sharing those designs here on the blog!

Checkout these and other games on our games page and Cinnabun Collective on itch.io

[violettduchess]

A/N: I am still writing Clavis but this was a nice break from that. I love writing kisses 💋

a short, detailed Napoleon kiss

Happy Birthday Sus Birthday Anon 🎈🎊

Marengo reference: Napoleon rode an Arabian horse named Marengo. Marengo famously carried Napolean through many battles; he was captured in the battle of Waterloo and sent to Great Britain. His skeletal remains are displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London.

Word Count: 530

His explanation for the love that binds your hearts is simple: it is him and it is you. Two elements that belong to each other as the stars do to the sky, the ocean to the moon.

Natural is the way it feels when Napoleon cups your face in his powerful hands, hands that have held gleaming metal swords and Marengo's leather reins. Hands that have commanded the rise of an empire and unwittingly orchestrated its downfall. Those very hands slide across the skin of your cheeks, curve to cup the line of your jaw. They are soft as flower petals, elegant as the fleur-de-lis. 

He takes his time with you - after all, he has so much of it to spare. His eyes, empyrean green, caress every part of your face. He loses himself in the arch of your brow, the length of your lashes, the rise of your cheekbone. Every tendril of your hair is worth noting and remembering, the lay of it, the way it reflects light. Still holding your face in his hands, he drags his gaze down, away from the allure of your eyes, those pools of light he would gladly drown in, to the curve of your lips. And there he stays.

Your lips part in anticipation but he touches them only with his gaze, savoring the moment, a soul looking to the heavens just before it begins its journey. His own lips tilt upwards ever so slightly before he finally gives in, bending down toward you, closing the distance and pressing his lips against yours, divinity made flesh.

His hands are warm and steady, his fingers gentle on your face and jaw. He holds you, precious thing that you are, as still as his own lips on yours. You are frozen in time, two souls encased in amber, a dedication to lovers everywhere. And then he shifts, his hands moving away from your face, making separate journeys. One finds the back of your head, delving into the silken expanse of your hair. The other travels down to the small of your back where it holds you close, pressing you against him, protectively. 

And now his lips follow suit, moving over yours, fitting and refitting together, over and over. He is gentle, devout instead of demanding, always pausing for a breath then moving again. He travels for ages over the landscape of your mouth, a pilgrimage of the holiest order. One more breath, one more step. 

And then…..

Then he parts your lips with his tongue and the heavens shatter.

Now you taste him, a binary creature, both angel and devil. Only an angel would hold you so close, so reverent. Only a devil would set you aflame, burn you from the inside, desire like drops of fire flooding your veins. And you, worshiper of Eros, melt in his arms and revel in the blaze. 

Now he is commander and conqueror. He is master of all that he holds. A man who seeks to rule must never hesitate and he does not. He takes and he takes, your tongue into his mouth, your breath into his lungs. All that you are is now his. 

Capitulation feels like paradise. 

🔸

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[prpfs]

hi there! ❤️ 33 | she/her | est time zone

been rping for sixteen years now, if that matters to you. some info before getting to the good stuff~

- only looking for partners 18+.

- gdocs, email, and discord all work for me. discord's preferred for ooc, but it's not necessary.

- i'm not really a rapid-fire poster; please don't expect that of me. i can offer ~3-5 posts per week and would appreciate that in return. at the very least looking for 1 post a week.

- longer posts are great! 4+ paragraphs is my sweet spot, and i can pull off novella too. not looking for one-liners or super short paragraph replies!

- depending on what we write, i'm absolutely open to doubling! i'm also potentially open to writing multiple characters, casts, and/or poly.

- open to pairings of all types! i'm mainly looking for original m// and fandom m/f and m// (and to maybe include an intersex character or two), though if we double i'm cool with f//. nb, trans and characters who don't fall in the binary are all good too! just as a note about the fandom stuff, i do want to include canon characters. whether that means canon/oc or canon/canon really depends on the fandom.

- many of my original ideas are, admittedly, smut-focused. not looking to fade to black, though i want a plot too (otherwise the smut gets super boring and redundant...). i'm happy to discuss limits and kinks!

i've got gdocs with all the specific info (plot ideas, tropes i like, kinks, limits, etc) so if you're looking for original please ask and i'll link you c: 🫶-friendly tho I'm not necessarily looking for it.

i've also got a similar gdoc for all my fandom nonsense; expect an amalgamation of canon/canon and canon/oc and a smattering of poly/polycules. to avoid wasting anybody's time, tho, here's the quicklist of fandoms i'm looking for:

- star trek: the next generation + star trek: deep space nine

- final fantasy vii + its associated media [cc, ac, doc]

- fire emblem: three houses

- hakuoki [yes, the otome]

- the wayhaven chronicles

- touchstarved [yes, the vn that hasn't even been released yet]

- /maybe/ persona 5

- /maybe/ the soul stone war

- /maybe/ fallen hero: rebirth + retribution

if you're interested or have any questions, pls like this post and i'll reach out!

Leave a like, and anon will get back to you!

[findroleplay]

hi there! 33 | she/her | est time zone

been rping for sixteen years now, if that matters to you. some info before getting to the good stuff~

- only looking for partners 18+

- gdocs, email, and discord all work for me. discord's preferred for ooc, but it's not necessary.

- i'm not really a rapid-fire poster; please don't expect that of me. i can offer ~3-5 posts per week and would appreciate that in return. at the very least looking for 1 post a week.

- longer posts are great! 4+ paragraphs is my sweet spot, and i can pull off novella too. not looking for one-liners or super short paragraph replies!

- depending on what we write, i'm absolutely open to doubling! i'm also potentially open to writing multiple characters, casts, and/or poly.

- open to pairings of all types! i'm mainly looking for original m// and fandom m/f and m// (and to maybe include an intersex character or two), though if we double i'm cool with f//. nb, trans and characters who don't fall in the binary are all good too! just as a note about the fandom stuff, i do want to include canon characters. whether that means canon/oc or canon/canon really depends on the fandom.

- many of my original ideas are, admittedly, smut-focused. not looking to fade to black, though i want a plot too (otherwise the smut gets super boring and redundant...). i'm happy to discuss limits and kinks!

i've got gdocs with all the specific info (plot ideas, tropes i like, kinks, limits, etc) so if you're looking for original please ask and i'll link you c:

i've also got a similar gdoc for all my fandom nonsense; expect an amalgamation of canon/canon and canon/oc and a smattering of poly/polycules. to avoid wasting anybody's time, tho, here's the quicklist of fandoms i'm looking for:

- star trek: the next generation + star trek: deep space nine

- final fantasy vii + its associated media [cc, ac, doc]

- fire emblem: three houses

- hakuoki [yes, the otome]

- the wayhaven chronicles

- touchstarved [yes, the vn that hasn't even been released yet]

- /maybe/ persona 5

- /maybe/ the soul stone war

- /maybe/ fallen hero: rebirth + retribution

if you're interested or have any questions, pls like this post and i'll reach out!

_

[cleaetpauline60]

These are all of my Heroine Otome Game posts. If he misses a heroine please let me know in PM. ;) Thanks ! List #1 here : https://cleaetpauline60.tumblr.com/post/692735314756796416/these-are-all-of-my-heroine-otome-game-posts-if

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Mana [ Noise ―Voice of Snow― ]

Marine Stuart [ Fantastic Fortune 2 ]

Mary Crow [ Danzai no Maria ]

Mary [ Edel Blume ]

Menou [ Jooubachi no Oubou ]

Meriela [ Elkrone no Atelier ]

Mihagi Sono [ Teikoku Kaigun Koi Bojou ]

Mihara Suzu [ Possession Magenta ]

Mikoto [ Hana Awase ]

Minami Yuri [ Vitamin X ]

Minase Arisa [ Trick or Alice ]

Minato Ai [ Kokuchou no Psychedelica ]

Misaki Hana [ Koibana Days ]

Mito Aoi [ Bunmei Kaika Aoiza Ibunroku ]

Miyanagi Hana [ Iza, Shutsujin! Koi Ikusa ]

Mizuhara Ichigo [ Kimagure Strawberry Café ]

Mizusaki Mai [ Ikemen Sengoku ]

Mochizuki Aoi [ CRAZY RABBITS ]

Mochizuki Kazune [ ROOT∞REXX ]

Mochizuki Mutsumi [ Kurenai no Homura ]

Mochizuki Nao [ Hanasaku Manimani ]

Momose Shio [ Goes! ]

Morinaga Satsuki [ Sorayume ]

Motomiya Akane [ Harukanaru Toki no Naka De ]

Mugibata Akane [ Issho ni Gohan ]

N-

Naala [ Koezaru wa Akai Hana ]

Naaya [ Matsurika no Kei ]

Nakayama Hinako [ Kenka Bancho Otome ]

Nanami Haruka [ Uta no Prince-sama ]

Nanami [ L2 Love×Loop ]

Nanase Suzuna [ Brothers ~Koi Suru Onii-sama~ ]

Narushima Ayako [ Ai wa Nikushimi ni Yoku Niteiru ]

Nasca [ Armen Noir ]

Natalie Taylor [ Confidential Money ]

Niina [ Real Rode ]

Nomiya Yuriko [ Chou no Doku Hana no Kusari ]

Nonohara Nono [ Ore-sama Kingdom ~Koi mo Manga mo Debut o Mezase! DokiDoki Love Lesson~ ]

O-

Odette Scarlet [ 12 Ji no Kane to Cinderella ]

Ogawa Aoi [ Natsuzora no Monologue ]

Okazawa Midori [ Enkeltbillet ]

Olympia [ Olympia Soiree ]

Ootori Kureha [ Gakuen Tokkyuu Hotokenser ]

Ootori Madoka [ Fushigi Yuugi Suzaku Ibun ]

Ousaka Chise [ Koutarichou Jin'youtan ]

P-

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Ran [ Senjou no Waltz ]

Reisaki Hiroka [ Suuran Digit ]

Rian Lawrence [ Soukai Buccaneers! ]

Rin [ Yoshiwara Higanbana ]

Rinka [ Bad Apple Wars ]

Risty [ Queen of Darkness ]

Rosa [ Tears of Themis ]

Rosalia Scarlet [ 24 Ji no Kane to Cinderella ]

Rose Dinoire [ Majo'ou ]

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Sakaiya Ayumi [ Onedari ShareMate ]

Sakaki Mio [ Oumagatoki ~Kakuriyo no Enishi~ ]

Sakazaki Hinako [ Lovers Collection ]

Sakuraba Asuka [ ALICE=ALICE ]

Sakuraba Suzuka [ Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi ]

Sakuragawa Hitomi [ Otometeki Koi Kakumei★Love Revo!! ]

Sakurai Haruka [ Haruka na Koi ]

Sakurai Momoe [ Dare ni Demo Ura ga Aru ]

Sakurai Nana [ Prince of Stride ]

Sakurai Nanako [ Dare ni Demo Ura ga Aru ]

Sakurai Tsubasa [ Abunai Koi no Sousashitsu ]

Sakurajousui Kurumi [ Ijiwaru MyMaster ]

Sakurako [ Hoshi no Oujo ~Uchuu Ishiki ni Mezameta Yoshitsune~ ]

Sanjou Yunoha [ Yunohana Spring! ]

Saya [ Genrou ]

Sayama Kotori [ Butlers ~Meshimase Ojou-sama~ ]

Sayori [ Yo-Jin-Bo ]

Seguchi Haruka [ Dessert Love ]

Sena Hiyori [ Charade Maniacs ]

Sendou Futaba [ Nekketsu Inou Bukatsu-tan Trigger Kiss ]

Seychelles [ Gakuen Hetalia ]

Shanaou [ Bilshana Senki ]

Shiera Rozan [ Crimson Empire ]

Shihara Mana [ Nise no Chigiri ]

Shiina [ Library Cross ∞ ]

Shiki [ Shirahana no Ori ]

Shikigami Sangou Sayuki [ MIYAKO ]

Shindou Ringo [ Club Suicide ]

Shinoda Honoka [ Nyan Love ]

Shinomiya Yui [ Hatsukare☆Ren'ai Debut Sengen! ]

Shinozawa Mai [ Double Score ]

Shiraishi Hina [ Mizu no Senritsu ]

Shiraishi Mizuho [ Kare to Kare no Hazama De Saikon Kazoku Hen ]

Shirakawa Seri [ Vamwolf Cross† ]

Shirakumo Misaki [ O*G*A Oni-Gokko Royale Hunter wa Field de Koi o Suru ]

Shiranui Nanami [ NORN9 ]

Shirien [ Jakou no Lyla ]

Shizumiya Amane [ Utsusemi no Meguri ]

Shunka [ Akai Suna Ochiru Tsuki ]

Siena [ Machi de Uwasa no Hakushaku-sama ]

Sonozaki Mia [ Believer! ]

Sorano Fuu [ Binary Star ]

Soratani Asuka [ Asuka! ~Bokura Seito Kouko Yakyu Dan~ ]

Sugano Fuu [ Kaeru Batake DE Tsukamaete☆彡 ]

Sumeragi Runa [ Kago no Naka no Alicis ]

Suzue Shizuka [ Oumagatoki ~Kaidan Romance~ ]

Suzumori Yukina [ Toki no Kizuna ]

Suzuno [ Ayakashi Koi Gikyoku ]

Suzuno [ Kimi wa Yukima ni Koinegau ]

Sylphis Castries [ Fantastic Fortune ]

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Tachibana Ema [ Bocchi Musume x Produce Keikaku ]

Tachibana Fuzuki [ Crank In ]

Tachibana Kisa [ Jack Jeanne ]

Tachibana Mirai [ Hoshi no Oujo ]

Tachibana Ritsuka [ Dance with Devils ]

Tachikawa Kasumi [ Butterfly Rouge ]

Tachikawa Saeko [ Katakoi Contrast ]

Tachiki Karen [ Monochrome Wizard ]

Takachiho Suzu [ Hisui no Shizuku ]

Takakura Karin [ Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 2 ]

Takanashi Yuuki [ Paradigm Paradox ]

Takaoka Izumi [ Last Escort -Club Katze- ]

Takatsuka Azusa [ Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 6 ]

Tama [ Gunka o Haita Neko ]

Tanaka Kanata [ Love Drops ]

Tanimura Aya [ Gin no Kanmuri Ao no Namida ]

Tatsuta Ui [ Hyakki Yakou ~Kaidan Romance~ ]

Teresa [ Angelique Maren no Rokukishi ]

Teuta [ Bustafellows ]

Tiana [ Akazukin to Mayoi no Mori ]

Tiana [ Moujuutsukai to Ouji-sama ]

Tifalia [ Radiant Tale ]

Tiny McDaniel [ Tiny x Machinegun ]

Tokizawa Narumi [ Towa no Sakura ]

Tomoe Nakahara [ Sanzen Sekai Yuugi ]

Tooko [ Oni to Hanazuma ]

Toono Sayo [ Shinigami to Shoujo ]

Touchi Aoi [ Tlicolity Eyes ]

Touchi Natsume [ Tlicolity Eyes ]

Touchi Sakura [ Tlicolity Eyes ]

Toyjo Hibari [ Variable Barricade ]

Tsugomori Akari [ Usotsuki Shangri-La ]

Tsukishima Hikari [ PsychicEmotion6 ]

Tsukishiro Iori [ Tsundere★S Otome ]

Tsukishiro Michiru [ Jewelic Nightmare ]

Tsumori Nazuna [ Gekka Ryouran Romance ]

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Ueda Chiyuki [ Lover Pretend ]

Ueno Enju [ Hyakka Hyakurou Sengoku Ninpou-chou ]

Umino Riko [ Butterfly Gloss ]

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Vanilla Mieux [ Sugar Sugar Rune: Koi mo Oshare mo Pick-Up! ]

Violette [ Reine des Fleurs ]

Vivian N.M.N. Wingfield [ Tsubasa no Oka no Hime ]

W-

Wendy Darling [ Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan ]

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Yahisa Tsukiko [ Starry Sky ]

Yamada Hana [ Sangoku Rensenki ]

Yamada Oscar [ Shiritsu Berubara Gakuen ]

Yamashiro Koyomi [ KLAP!! ]

Yamate Midori [ Uwasa no Midori-kun!! ]

Yaotome Rei [ -8 ]

Yatsuse Kotoko [ Taishou Kitan ]

Yoshikawa Kei [ Meiji Katsugeki Haikara Ryuuseigumi ]

Yoshioka Misaki [ Pri-Pia ]

Youran [ Lian Yu Zhi Zuo Ren ]

Yousen [ L.G.S ]

Yuki Ayaka [ SA7 ]

Yukimura Chizuru [ Hakuouki ]

Yume Kitamura [ Pretty☆Witch☆Academy! ]

Yuri Evangeline [ Vampire Sweetie ]

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[kikichuuu]

☆ haven't started playing 'binary stars' yet but I am loving the art and colour scheme used within the game! I have a huge thing for stars/starry skies which seems like a common theme in the game ☆

[missmeinyourbones]

Not the original Anon that mentioned the VAs and their roles in otome games, but I think of myself as a bit of an otoge-expert (?)

I want to add that Gojo Satoru's VA (Yuichi Nakamura) has also voiced Luca from the otome game “La storia della Arcana Famiglia” and Roland from “Triangle Strategy” (not an otome).

He has also voiced alongside Hiro Shimono (voice actor of Dabi) AND the voice actor of Nanami (Kenjiro Tsuda) in “the Great Ace Attorney”, as three of the main characters. Additionally, he (Gojo VA) has voiced alongside Dabi’s VA in “Norn9” (otome game).

Dabi’s VA on the other hand has also voice in the otome game “Variable Barricades” as Nayuta Yagami (complete opposite in personality to Dabi), whiles Nanami’s VA has voiced Chikage from the otome game “Hakuoki” (+ in “Cafe Cuillere”, “The Charming Empire” and “Binary Star”)

Megumi’s Va (😉) has voiced as a mL in both “Jack Jeanne” (Suzu Orimaki) and “Olympia Soiree” (Yosuga).

Out of all the games mentioned only Café Cuillere, Binary Star, Norn9, and La storia…. Are not available (+announced) for the Switch.

^^^^ you heard it here first, folks!!!

[xviruserrorx]

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[phantomthiefbymoonlight]

Don’t mind me. I’ll just be sitting here this whole weekend waiting for news from Aksys Games about possible new otome game localizations.

And building a summoning circle in hopes that one of them is Hakuouki SSL.  

[cherry-valentine]

Fall 2019 Anime Season

Here’s what I’m watching:

Stand: My Heroes is an otome series that’s pretty and refreshing in that it stars an adult lady protagonist who has a career - she works as a “scout” for a new program that works to gather talented individuals (all handsome single men, of course) from various fields to solve drug-related cases. The art is nice and the music is above average, with really cool opening and ending themes. My biggest issue with the show is that it has way too many characters, many of whom look very similar. Honestly, for the first few episodes I could only tell some of them apart by their voice actors. Luckily the show has some very well known voice talent. It gets a bit easier as the show becomes a little more episodic, dealing with small groups of the men at a time. But still. If all of these guys were in the game, it must have been hell trying to get all the endings! The overall plot is a little vague but I do like that the heroine is independent and respected by the men on her team. There are a couple of the usual tsundere guys but they mellow out pretty quickly. The show is interesting and attractive to look at, but it would have benefited a lot from narrowing its focus and cutting down on the number of hot guys (now that’s something I never thought I’d type).

Ahiru no Sora is a new sports anime about basketball. It actually follows a similar plot setup to Hinomaru Sumo - a talented player starts at a new school and goes to join the club of his favored sport, only to find it overrun by violent delinquents whom he’ll have to defeat (via his sports skills) in order to officially join the club and start a team. The protagonists even share the same problem of being considered way too short to participate in the sport they love and also the fact that their ill mothers gave them encouragement. The biggest difference, however, is that Hinomaru was already a very accomplished and even somewhat famous sumo wrestler when the series begins, whereas Sora is talented but has never even played in a real basketball game, making him very much an underdog. He’s a likable character, as are the delinquents that gradually come around to playing basketball with him and cleaning up their acts. I was a little annoyed by the fact that there is a peephole the guys use to watch the girls changing into their uniforms. Not by the fact that it existed, because it’s actually kinda realistic that delinquent teenage boys would do something like that, but by the fact that Sora is shown this peephole in the first episode and is never seen doing anything to close it up despite becoming friends with one of the girls and him being presented as a moral, upstanding guy. I hope they address it in the future because it kinda bugs me. On the plus side, the main female character (there’s always one in any sports anime) is a very talented player on the girls’ basketball team, rather than the team manager or whatever. I like that she’s a player of the sport rather than just a fan or support character. Also, the fact that Sora’s main source of inspiration is his mom, who was a famous basketball player herself in her youth, is pretty cool. Overall, the show is enjoyable even if it feels a little overly familiar.

Hoshiai no Sora is a revelation. It feels like a very important moment for anime that will no doubt be talked about for years into the future. Be warned that I venture into possible spoilers territory here, though I don’t share any plot details. I started the series because I saw boys holding tennis rackets in the artwork, fully expecting “just another sports anime” (which is fine, because I love sports anime). What I got was a very big, very nice surprise. Hoshiai no Sora is a sports anime, in that it follows a sports team and spends some time showing training routines and matches with rival schools. But it’s also a realistic, nuanced, heartwarming, and often painfully traumatic coming of age story about the boys on the tennis team, most of whom have compelling back stories or home lives.  Almost every parent in the show is an absolute nightmare, to the point that when a non-terrible parent shows up, every commenter on the episode was immediately suspicious of them. It should be clear by now that there are some massive trigger warnings to apply to this show. There are rather graphic depictions of child abuse, from physical to verbal to emotional, and all of it is horrifying (and kudos to the show for recognizing that there are so many different forms of abuse and all of them are traumatic). Thankfully, the show is not all doom and gloom. In fact, the show is one of the sweetest, most uplifting, most touching series I’ve seen in years, mostly due to the fact that these traumatized kids are all so supportive of each other. They’re kind to each other, even if they bicker here and there about silly stuff. They defend each other from bullies. One character in particular goes to some rather extreme lengths to look out for his friend. It’s also very important to note that the show tackles issues I’ve legitimately never seen addressed in anime, at least not in such a respectful and tasteful way. One character in particular is first presented as gay (and it seems all the other characters are aware that this person is gay, and the tennis team will NOT be having your homophobic bullshit, thank you very much) but then is revealed to be non-binary/questioning their gender, and the show seriously spends almost an entire episode talking about this, about gender identity, with one character relating the story of the transgender man who practically raised him. An anime series actually, seriously, discussed these issues. As a straight, cisgender person, I can’t speak for how accurate all of this was, but judging by the reaction to the episode by folks in the LGBTQ+ community, I’m willing to assume the show did a great job. I’m also willing to bet that somewhere in Japan, there are young people watching this that desperately need to see it, that desperately need to hear the positive messages presented (protagonist Maki kindly gives encouragement and support to his non-binary friend, and at times it feels like he’s speaking to the audience). I know some of this stuff would be considered spoilers, but honestly, I feel like more people would give this anime a shot if they knew it featured all this awesomeness. The art is lovely. The music is great. This is a series that needs to be watched by as many people as possible. Don’t sleep on this one, please.

Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 is more of the same. I’ve already talked several times now about my issues with the series (how female characters are handled in general pretty much sums most of it up) and I’ve already talked about how much I enjoy the show despite those issues. This season introduces an interesting and imposing new villain in Chiaki, who has a cool design and power. I’m also pleased that the show seems to be making an attempt to actually let the female characters DO STUFF, as well as introducing some cool new lady heroes who actually have interesting powers. So... yeah. A good show got better. Special mention goes to new character Sir Nighteye, who is a perfect example of how voice casting can really make or break a character. I would have found him pretty boring if he wasn’t voiced by the supremely talented Shinichirou Miki, who brings all his various characters to life in such a vivid way, I’ve never come across one I didn’t like.

Special 7 falls into the “urban fantasy” genre, the kind we see a lot of in anime lately, with supernatural elements mixed in with modern life. In this case, we have races like elves and vampires living peacefully alongside humans in the modern world. The story follows a certain police unit made up of various fantasy races and humans formed to deal with a terrorist group called Nine who aim to bring back dragons (something about dragons used to rule the world or maybe terrorized the world, I don’t remember). There’s a nice mix of characters in the core team, many of whom will feel familiar. They’re still fun though, and their chemistry as a team and as friends is one of the main reasons to watch. I’m particularly fond of the vampire lady named Shikisai who uses a samurai sword and is, from what I can tell, the most physically badass member of the team. She also appears to have an adorably sweet home life with her husband (or boyfriend?) and is just generally a cool chick. The animation is okay and the music is above average. The plot has several mysteries that are slowly being revealed, but has enough humor to keep from getting too serious. Fairly low on my watch list, but still has a solid spot.

Psycho-Pass Season 3 is a show I was looking forward to. I still think season one was one of the best anime seasons in the past ten years. Season two was good but couldn’t really contend with season one. The movie was great. The OVA’s were great. I was pretty hyped for season three, and so far... eh. It’s okay. Honestly if it were a new show I’d probably rate it much higher, but as a continuation of a story like this, I’m finding it a bit lacking. At times it actually does feel like a new show. There are two entirely new protagonists, who are both interesting and likable, but neither immediately gripped me the way Akane and Kogami did in previous seasons. Some elements of the show seem to contradict, or at least stretch, the world-building that had already been established. New protagonist Arata has an ability that verges on supernatural (in a show that has never had supernatural elements at all). They try to explain it away as something “anyone can do” with enough practice, but that sounds ridiculous when you see his ability in use. We also see “abandoned” areas where there are apparently criminal groups just... living there. Doing whatever. I guess they’re supposed to be like Yakuza, which makes zero sense in this series. If you can escape the oppression of the Sibyl System by just walking across town to an abandoned area, why did a character in season one have to flee the country? It just seems to fly in the face of all the setup that came before. Overall, this season has a general feel that doesn’t gel well with the rest of the series. That being said, taken on its own, it’s still entertaining, with high production values that afford it smooth animation and excellent music. The stories so far have been fairly engaging, but they give off a vibe of “really well done fanfiction”. But whatever, I’d watch paint dry to get an occasional glimpse of Kogami.

Carry Over Shows From Previous Seasons: Black Clover Diamond no Ace Dr. Stone

Best of Season: Best New Show: Hoshiai no Sora Best Opening Theme: Black Clover Best Ending Theme: Diamond no Ace Best New Male Character: Toma (Hoshiai no Sora) Best New Female Character: Shikisai (Special 7)

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When she was 7 years old, what Sorano Fuu (the protagonist) saw in her living room were the lifeless bodies of her beloved parents, who had died at the hands of an unknown culprit. Taken in by a group of people known as “Tenshi”, Fuu asks them why her parents were killed. One of the Tenshi said to the young Fuu, “Your parents were "Dealers”, who are people that sell “Hoshi”. That is why they were killed.“ Her parents were criminal vendors of the illegal-to-sell, taboo Hoshi on a large scale. This truth greatly troubled Fuu, and so she made a vow - to atone for her deceased parents’ crimes. Now, the 20-year-old Fuu is a Tenshi who protects Akatsuki, a town in Cloud. There was something she saw through the many missions she completed with her colleagues. That "something” is their sad pasts, all of which revolve around Hoshi. They are still bound by the past; will they be able to break free of the curse of their pasts?

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Not-so-long-long-ago in a discord server not-so-far-away I witnessed a question.

As a space nerd and aspiring anthropologist I just couldn't ignore the question of constellations around the world. Guys, gals, and non-binary pals this is a special episode of the otome history notebook where we cover a more scientific/cultural/history note as opposed to straight up history, so buckle your seatbelts and get ready to read about a most interesting topic: how people view the stars above.

If you were to stand on the North Pole exactly and look up at the stars, you'd see a portion of the sky rotating around a point directly above you. You'd never see the sky someone standing on exactly the South Pole would, although the sky you would see would also be rotating around a point on the pole.

The parts of the sky we can see change as you move down Earth's longitudes, so although there'd be some overlap in say, the sky you'd see in Chile vs the sky you'd see in Arizona, they would certainly be different. Along latitudes, however, you'd be able to see the same sky as someone else along that latitude would see at a different point in Earth's rotation (which is to say, a different time of the year).

Although there are differences along longitudes in what part of the sky we view, there's overlap. And of course, along longitudes people see the same part of the sky at different times of year. This should mean that a lot of different places can see the same constellations as you do, right? Wrong.

Different cultures have been able to look at the same star for millions of years, yet through storytelling connect that star to those around it in such different ways. Take Betelgeuse for example; in my home country of Canada the settlers brought stories of Orion, but the Inuit and Ojibwe peoples saw something entirely different when looking at that same general clump of stars. So did the Egyptians, so did the Chinese, and the Tupi.

If you take a closer look at this diagram you'll see a little bubble labeled "Japanese moon stations". Hold up, does Japan have different constellations? Well, not in the modern day. Western constellations have become pretty standard worldwide, but in pre-Meiji era Japan there were indeed different constellations.

Before the Meiji era, astronomical observations were mainly for astrological purposes. These "astrological purposes" are the 28 lunar stations/lodges/mansions Japan derived from Chinese astrology. To be fair, China derived it's 28 lunar stations from Middle Eastern and Hindu astrology where they are Also A Thing. It just kinda became a big domino line across all of Asia that said "You know what we should do? Base our astrological divinations off of the lunar cycle".

The lunar mansions are divided up into four clusters, each made up of seven constellations. They're divided into four clusters because of the four cardinal directions. In China the four cardinal directions are associated with the Chinese emblems. The Chinese embelems are the tortoise for the north, the white tiger for the west, the phoenix for the south, and the dragon for the east.

However in Japanese astrology they're replaced with Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism (or Shitenno, 四天王) that also guard the four cardinal directions.

The 28 lodges themselves, are often represented in the astral mandalas of the Big Dipper Mandala (Hokuto Mandara, 北斗曼荼羅) and the Star Mandala (Hoshi Mandara, 星曼荼羅). These mandalas are associated with Japan's Esoteric Buddhist sect. When Chinese astrological lore was first introduced in Japan the Shingon and Tendai schools of the Esoteric sect were the most receptive.

Here you can see the constellations themselves drawn alongside the 28 celestial maidens.

I can hear the echo of Shingen's pickup lines from here.

I won't go into the Japanese names of the constellations, because apparently they can differ and I can't find a source that definitively matches names to the actual constellations as a visual at the moment. Maybe I'll make a follow-up post? Who knows.

In the meantime, you can rest easy knowing that this was how the people of the Sengoku era told their stories of the stars.🌠

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CODE REALIZE: WINTERTIDE MIRACLES

Release Date:  February 14, 2019 (North America) Developers:  Idea Factory, Otomate Publishers:  Aksys Games Platforms:  PS Vita, PS4

  I literally took my time playing this FD, knowing it’s the last (physical) otome game that will ever grace localization in the PS Vita.

Code Realize: Wintertide Miracles (Shirogane no Kiseki) is the second fandisc of the series, Code Realize. This game contains varieties of alternate and after stories that happened after the events of the last fandisc, Future Blessings.

  This fandisc contains the following stories:

Cantarella (Side Story) – Walkthrough available here.

Finis’s Epilogue

Sholme’s Epilogue

Love Triangle Stories (Short Stories)

Wintertide Miracles “First Christmas” (Alternate Stories)

Special Epilogues (Epilogues for White Rose’s stories in Future Blessings)

  ART AND MUSIC I know this is probably redundant as I’ve gushed about it a few times in my reviews for Guardian of Rebirth and Future Blessings. But, the artist Miko has done it again! I could not for the life of me, describe how incredibly beautiful the CGs are for this fandisc. There were also new sprites available for all the main and side characters, wearing their cozy winter outfits. Even Queen Victoria gets a new sprite wearing her expensive royal fur faux garb!

What I also loved about this fandisc were the new BGMs added for the series, they were all unforgettable and were specially made for the game’s Yuletide theme. One song that really stood out to me was the second Ending theme (Finis’ and Sholmes’ ED) “Beside You” by the artist SHOJI. Listen to the full track below:

***I purchased the whole soundtrack for Code Realize: Wintertide Miracles in iTunes. Link here.

  NEW CHARACTERS

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Cantarella (CV: Mamiko Noto) – Fuuka (Persona 4), Kotomi Ichinose (Clannad), Inia Sestina (MuV Luv), Felicita (Arcana Famiglia), Marvis Vermilion  (Fairy Tale)

Miles Strand (CV: Keiji Fujiwara) – Kagura Mutsuki (Blazblue), Jiro Hyuuga (Binary Star), Reno (Final Fantasy), Kiriya (Senran Kagura), Sakuya Tougane (Psycho Pass)

Baron of Aiguille (CV: Sugiyama Noriaki) – Akito (Norn9), Thor (Kamigami no Asobi), Suou Hana (Ayakashi Gohan), Katsuragi Naomasa (Yunohana Spring), Kashika Galle (Cendrillon Palika)

  SIDE STORIES AND AFTER STORIES I did Cantarella’s route first, followed by Finis and Sholme’s epilogues, then knocked out the love triangle dates before I played the main course, that is the “First Christmas” alternate stories for Wintertide Miracles. I myself, enjoyed this play order, though I would suggest playing whatever story you feel like playing first because that’s the whole point of a fandisc! lol

  CANTARELLA (Another Story) This story happened somewhere in the middle of Guardian of Rebirth’s common route. On their way home, after watching a performance at the Royal Opera House, Cardia and the rest of Lupin’s gang witnessed an attempted kidnapping of the Opera House’s beloved songstress, Cantarella. They’ve managed to save her as well as send her perpetrator running for the hills. They then took Cantarella to her home for safety measures, which lead the gang to meet her so-called “father” Miles. In this story, Cardia finds a friend in Cantarella and later on, discovers her true identity as both their existence managed to connect each other’s fates.

Just like “Lupin’s Gang’s” (side) story in Future Blessings, Cantarella’s route offers new likable characters and an interesting new plot for us to follow. Although I’ve very much enjoyed this story (for what it is), I didn’t like how the writers threw in these important characters on the third game, since canonically they don’t matter anymore as the main plot officially ended in Future Blessings. I would rather have this as an alternate story than a side story because It felt kind of unfair for Cantarella, Miles, and Auguille to get dissed like that after this little episode. lol Unless they’re planning on a third fandisc! (laughs)

Although the choices you make in Cantarella’s route, will not change the whole outcome of her story. It will, however, change a few scenes and dialogues in the game depending on the guy (main characters) your choices are inclined to. You can view my walkthrough for this route here.

  FINIS’ EPILOGUE (After Story) This after story took place right after the end of Finis’s route in Future Blessings. 

Six months have passed since Cardia managed to save his little brother, Finis from the unfortunate Nautilus incident in London. During this time, both twins return to their home in Wales and spend each day cleaning and repairing their old abandoned house while enhancing their bond as siblings. Suddenly, all hell breaks loose when one of Isaac Beckford’s invention called the “Knockers” have been spotted destroying a couple of buildings in London. It was made clear in the story, that these supposed-to-be-quarantined inventions of Isaac were “wrongly” activated by accident and it is now, up to the  Beckford twins (Finis’ most especially, since he’s fully knowledgeable when it comes to their father’s inventions) to stop this heaving uproar that threatened London its peaceful days.

This was probably one of my favorite After Stories in the series. Not only we get to see Finis in his true nature, as Cardia’s adorable cinnamon roll lil’ brother. We also get to see Lupin’s Gang and the Gordon Family in action as they help out clear the disruption in the streets of London during the main incident. ***This epilogue was very heartwarming and I absolutely enjoyed seeing Finis’ soft side while he deliberately declares threats whenever one of the main bois flirts with his sister! *chuckles* (´ ω `♡)

  HERLOCK SHOLME’S EPILOGUE (After Story) This after story took place right after the end of Sholme’s route in Future Blessings. 

It’s been half a year since Sholmes defeated his arch nemesis, James Moriaty (in Code realize Future Blessings). During this story, Cardia becomes part of Sholmes’ Detective agency together with his partner John Watson. The three of them fight crimes for the cause of good, even to the extent of ‘trying‘ to stop Lupin, the gentleman thief’s planned diamond heist of the prized jewel called “Mermaid’s Tear”.  Though try as they might, Lupin, as cunning as he is, still gets the upper hand and was able to escape with ease together with his genius engineer assistant, Impey. I know this was just a filler episode but it was kind of weird seeing Cardia as their enemy for once, but oh well…

Anyway, Sholmes actual main story revolved around finding a cure to Cardia’s poison.  As the Horologium still present in Cardia’s body, this fact still poses a threat that one day it will activate again, killing her along with the demise of London and its people. With this complication at hand, Sholmes gathered his A-team geniuses in the field of science and medicine; Victor Frankenstein, Dr. John Watson, Impey Barbicane and even the deviant genius scientist Nemo, who apparently now lives in a tiny cardboard box located in sewers (laughs) 😂 Poor guy! As all of them try their hardest to conduct research on a formula that will counteract the horologium’s poison, more problems seep into the picture that eventually causes Sholmes and Cardia make one life-threatening decision.

I like how Sholmes’ epilogue was narrated in a fairytale-esque kind of way. I enjoyed the story’s fluff content though, to be honest, this is probably the weakest story in the game (imo) as there really wasn’t anything “new” going on. Nonetheless, if you’re a fan of Sholmes, I’m sure you’ll have an awesome time discovering a few surprising sides of our favorite hot daddy detective. 

  FIRST CHRISTMAS “Wintertide Miracles” (Alternate Stories) These are “after stories” that happened right after Finis’ route in Future Blessings. It’s merely an alternate story where our heroine Cardia finds love during the Yuletide season. We get one story for every five main characters. What’s really special about these stories is that Cardia falls in love with one of the guys while his brother is alive! …THIS couldn’t be any more perfect, ❤️ I almost wished this was headcanon!

  Spoiler Warning: I will only be posting each story’s premise but I’m putting up my spoiler banner just in case.

  Victor Frankenstein After Isaac Beckford’s Nautilus incident that wreaked havoc in the city of London six months ago. Victor ended up opening a clinic located in the downtown part of London in order to help as many people as possible at a cheaper cost.

Victor’s main story started when one day he receives a mail from his parents in Switzerland telling him to settle down. He, in reply, told them he has no plans in getting married anytime soon but then started talking about how he’s currently interested with this ‘one girl’ and went all out writing two whole pages regarding his feelings for Cardia. (´ ε ` )♡ Without thinking of any repercussions, he sends the letter back to his parents judging its only the right thing to do as he’s speaking honestly from his heart. uwu. The next few days, he receives a reply letter from his mom saying they’re coming to London for Christmas so they can meet their son, Vic’s girlfriend. 🤣

In result, a panicked Victor travels to Wales to ask Cardia to be his “pretend” girlfriend just for Christmas while his parents are in town. 😂

***This was by far the cutest, most endearing “First Christmas” story I’ve read among the selections and I absolutely enjoyed it to bits! Besides its overwhelming fluffy contents, we also get to see Victor introducing Cardia to his parents (in CG!).

  Saint Germain Six months after the Nautilus Incident, Saint Germain, visits Idea’s leader Omnibus and reports that both Finis and Cardia, Isaac Beckford’s “problematic twins” are now living peacefully in Wales as normal human beings and are no longer a threat to humanity. As one of Idea’s faithful apostle, he awaits for Omnibus next order but was surprised to hear her tell him to take a long sweet vacation instead.

Still dumbfounded by their leader’s words, Saint Germain goes back to the mansion to find something to do with his newly acquired free time but since everyone in Lupin’s gang went about their own lives after London’s incident, he was left as the only resident in his house. This made him feel lonely and he admits to himself how much he misses the rowdy group clamoring inside the premise of his mansion. What’s more, is that he longs to see the face of his beloved, who he has not seen since his last visit in Wales.

This made him decide to write invitation letters to the group for a Christmas “Get-together” party. Though unsure if his anticipated guests would actually make it to the planned event. Saint Germain waits with hopeful eyes to see the faces of his precious friends again.

***The part where he waits for his friends actually made me tear 😭. Why are Saint Germain’s stories always melancholic? Why?! Thank goodness, this ended really REALLY happy. I would also like to gush on the fact that this is the only episode in the whole series where we get to see Guinevere outside her armor! Seriously, you absolutely can’t miss this!

  Abraham Van Helsing After London’s Nautilus incident, Van decides to travel with Delly all over United Kingdom in search for survivors of the Vampire War.

During their travels, the duo hears about the upcoming Christmas festival in London and decides to come home for the occasion as well as attend the gang’s Christmas party at Saint Germain’s mansion. They haven’t seen everyone in a while, so this decision made Van and Delly both excited. While at it, Delly proposes to take a side trip to Wales before coming to London and see the Beckford twins. Van agrees with him with Cardia in mind. ( ´ ▽ ` )

A few days have passed and they both arrived at Cardia and Finis’ home in Wales only to be disheartened to see the twins not being around. But with optimism as their friend, Van and Delly decided to wait. Night falls, and finally, Cardia and Finis arrived in the most unfashionable way ever (their automobile almost came crashing towards the duo) 😂 Everyone says their greetings when Cardia noticed that Van and Delly have been waiting out in the cold for too long, so she insisted they stay for the night.

The supposed-to-be one night stay turned into days and the group eventually decided to go to London together. While still in Wales, Cardia wanted to make everyone Christmas presents in the form of knitting and Van insisted on helping her with it.

***I love this! (/▽＼*) This surprising side of Van Helsing is all I ever wanted. I’m so glad to see him happy, always smiling and in his positive beaming self. It’s so refreshing! I need more happy-ray-of-sunshine Van Helsing in my life!

  Impey Barbicane Half a year has passed since the Nautilus incident in London and Impey visits the deviant scientist Nemo in prison from time to time as he plans to re-invent the gravity alleviator and is currently taking notes on Nemo’s advise while at it.

One day, In Saint Germain’s mansion, Saint tells Impey they received word from Van and Delly saying they’ll be back in London for Christmas. Since Lupin and Victor are already residing in the city, they decided to might as well invite Cardia and Finis in order for the gang to reunite once more this Yuletide season.

Meanwhile, in Wales, Cardia, (while fixing their automobile) thinks of how Impey’s constant declaration of love for her makes her heart feel woozy. She gets confused because she’s sure she loves Impey back but also “loves” the other members of Lupin’ s gang as well as her brother Finis. With this train of thought, she pesters her little bro and forced him to say the phrase “I love you” (to her), to which a blushing Finis, with all the effort, reluctantly did. 😂 But then yo girl was like “Oh but why does it feel different when Impey says it?” 😂 😂 😂 ROFL. This was adorably hilarious! I just can’t! 😂 

Later that day, they received a package from London in the form of a miniature Impey doll with a recording of Impey, Saint Germain and Lupin’s voice telling the siblings to come home for Christmas.

***I really enjoyed reading this one! I love how Cardia was strongly forward of wanting to explore her own feelings as she tries to discover the different meanings of “love”.  …and seeing Impey immensely blush time and again was such an awesome treat, I couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear! Another plus point was that we get to see Nemo give love advises to yo boi and that, to me was the icing on the cake in this story! (laughs)

  Arsene Lupin After the Nautilus incident in London six months ago, Lupin is back doing his thievery schemes like the proud gentleman thief he is.

One day while on a mission to steal a prized necklace from a corrupt Duke’s estate, he ends up being chased by Leonhartd as usual and just when he was about to execute his dashing escape, he gets distracted (by thoughts of Cardia) and gets shot by a rubber bullet instead. This, not only surprised Lupin himself but his perpetrators, Leonhardt, and his men were also perplexed at how they were able to take out the famed gentleman thief in one easy shot. In the end, an injured Lupin still managed to get away as he limped his way back to safety.

Back at the mansion, Victor along with Impey confronts Lupin saying he’s not being his usual self lately and asks him to perhaps, take a rain check from work (theft missions). A week later, Saint Germain chimes in, telling him the same and suggests that perhaps he’s longing for “someone”.  Taking in the Count’s advise to heart, Lupin begins to think of Cardia and how her absence is taking a toll on him. He then concedes with his true feelings and finally admits he misses her badly and the only way to cure this yearning is to see her face to face. So he starts writing the ‘perfect’ love letter for his beloved lady. 😂

***I must say, this after-story has the best CGs, as expected from the game’s headcanon boi. Just like Lupin’s uwu story in Future Blessings, it had its glorious romantic moments between the couple. As far as I see it, the game is clearly biased on Lupin’s story… the kabedon scene and that loooong kiss at the end, come on!  I couldn’t ask for more!

  TRIANGLE DATES (More CGs!) These are short stories which involve scenarios of Cardia spending her day with two main characters in the series. Although these are rather shorter stories compared to the ‘Wintertide Miracles’ selection, I was really impressed by how exceptionally good these little episodes were. You think you’ve had enough doki-dokis? Try this one on for size!

Here’s a list of all the Love Triangle episodes (you can play it in any order):

Lupin and Victor

Lupin and Impey 

Lupin and Van 

Lupin and Saint Germain 

Van and Impey 

Van and Victor 

Van and Saint Germain 

Impey and Victor 

Impey and Saint Germain 

Victor and Saint Germain 

Secret Episodes:

Delly and Sisi 

Aliester and Nemo 

Hansel and John Watson

  SPECIAL EPILOGUES These are short epilogue stories continuing the last events of Future Blessings (White Rose). These will unlock last, after finishing all of the above’s selections.

  IMPEY It’s been a few days and Impey hasn’t returned home after going on a work-related project (fixing airships and submarine engines in London).  Cardia was left alone in the mansion and although she knows Impey will come back soon, she thought of surprising him by gathering a lot of research documents related to their ‘moon-project’. She leaves for Wales to collect any information her father might have written in the past that can possibly help with the project. Not to ruin the surprise for her hardworking husband, she leaves a note that says “I’m going”.

Impey arrives at home, finds the note then begins to panic thinking Cardia has left him.😂 So he hurries and follows her to Wales to clear out this whole silly misunderstanding.

  LUPIN Cardia and Lupin go on a picnic at their secret place which has a great view of the industrial city of London and Lupin suggest that it’s about time to go on a honeymoon. Next few days, he takes Cardia to his birth city, Paris. There, they visit and the grave of his master, Theophraste and both of them said their prayers. They also ran into the head of the French police whom Lupin coined as someone equivalent to ossan Leonhartd. They had everyone (French police) chase them for fun and the couple gallantly escaped in style.

  VAN Cardia and Van are finally getting married and Shirley helps Cardia put on her wedding dress. Cardia decided to step outside the church so she could practice walking in her high-heel shoes when a bunch of men in black suits kidnaps her and takes her to another wedding location. There she finds an impatient man wearing a groom’s outfit who urges her to walk down the aisle with him. Cardia remembers the combat techniques her husband taught her and throws the man to the floor. Meanwhile, a worried and upset Van bursts out through the church door and started taking down the men in suits Liam Neeson style! 😂 😂 😂 Before things get worse, the gang stops Van and explains this was all a misunderstanding as the kidnappers and groom were actually actors and the bride actress never showed up for rehearsals so they thought Cardia was her by mistake.

The Moral of the Story: Don’t mess with this couple… ever! 😂

  VICTOR Cardia is now working as Victor’s assistant in the Royal Society and they spend their days doing research in Victor’s lab. Though they call themselves husband and wife, they realize that they never really had an actual wedding ceremony. So Victor asks Cardia if she wants to have a proper wedding and she says yes. A few days later, they began their search for a church in London but couldn’t find any since it’s peak season. Queen Victoria, along with Leonhardt notices Victor’s sullen expression and asks him what’s wrong, Victor tells them their circumstance and a snarky Victoria promises to help him only if he can prove to her how much he really wanted the wedding. After their deal, Victor comes home later than usual as he’s working extra hard to get her beloved wife that perfect wedding she deserves. Finally, the day has come for Victor to propose to Cardia and Victoria granted them permission to use the newly renovated St. Paul’s Cathedral. They got married in front of their friends and the Queen, and Cardia couldn’t be any happier.

  SAINT GERMAIN Cardia is now free of her poison and she and Saint Germain return to London so they can hold their wedding ceremony. The Count buys the ship “Gloria” from their mafia adventures in Lupin’s Gang (Future Blessings) episode and tells her this will be their venue. A day before their promised wedding, Hansel takes Cardia to Omnibus cottage and there they meet with Saint Germain and the leader of Idea herself, Omnibus. The old lady gives them her blessing, saying they will no longer be in the watchful eye of Idea and Saint Germain is now finally, freeee!  Both couples said their thanks to Omnibus. They got married in their luxurious ship the next day and all of their friends are with them happily celebrating the couple’s most special commemoration.

  Will I be able to enjoy this game even if I haven’t played Future Blessings? There were a lot of characters and events in Future Blessings that were present and added to this game, so I don’t think it’s a good idea to skip Future Blessings in the series. In addition, the main “Wintertide Miracles” stories continue from the last events of Finis’s route in Future Blessings, so, all the more reason not to skip the first fandisc.

Localization There were a couple of typo mistakes that I couldn’t really overlook which makes me think that perhaps because of it’s promised released date on Valentines Day, the game was rather rushed and there wasn’t a lot of time spent dedicated solely on proofreading it. ┐(︶▽︶)┌

  TRAILER

  FINAL THOUGHTS? ＼(＾▽＾)／ My overall play length for Code Realize Wintertide Miracles was a good 10-15 hours. Despite me trying to make the game last forever for about at least, two weeks, I finished it pretty quickly because I just couldn’t get enough of it.

Cantarella’s side story was way better than the gang’s Mafia adventures in Future Blessings and I sure did wish the ‘Cantarella-characters’ would’ve made a cameo in the special epilogues, because seriously, what a waste of good characters to be squeezed in, on the third game. ┐(‘～` )┌

Finis wins best boi in my book. This was one of the things I really appreciated most in this FD, and I’m sure most Code Realize hardcore fans would agree. Finis’ character finally gets justice! We get to see more of his adorable side as Cardia’s little brother while maintaining his hostile and dubious personality 😂. Who would’ve thought this boy is such a tsun-tsun! ❤

Do I recommend this game? YES (esp. to all Code Realize fans) Take note, this game is the series’ second fandisc. So literally, one cannot play it all willy-nilly without fully playing it’s first two predecessors. Personally, I’ve enjoyed this game a lot but that’s because I’m such a huge fan of the series. Perhaps to those who aren’t into Code Realize, you probably won’t enjoy this as much.

With the production of PS Vita consoles and games, completely shutting down worldwide this year, Code Realize Wintertide Miracles was such a special treat for us otome fans ~ esp. now, where there is scarcity of otoge releases in the West.

The game’s romantic Christmas theme really took this one up a notch and the newly added side stories are really something to look forward to. If you already like this series, loved the game’s main casts and wished for more adventures with them, this game is definitely worth the purchase.

  CHLO’S RATING: 8/10

Code Realize: Wintertide Miracles Review CODE REALIZE: WINTERTIDE MIRACLES Release Date:  February 14, 2019 (North America) Developers:  Idea Factory, Otomate Publishers: 4,080 more words