#SLBP5Years

[nikkipettt]

「You are my best friend.」

 ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss + ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ

 2/2

[rin412]

Ieyasu x animal? Tanuki, of course 💛✨

[kayo-doodles]

Week 1: Kojirou/Sky

Happy 5 years to SLBP!

[hanako-maeda]

Happy anniversary SLBP

Thanks for my favorite game and for bringing me to an interest in japanese cuisine.

[voltageslbp]

To celebrate 5 years of Samurai Love Ballad, we need your help! Each week we'll post Song of radiance prompts to inspire your creativity!

Write, paint, draw, dress up, do an interpretive dance - anything you like! Just post it with the #SLBP5Years tag!

[shokundayo]

HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY SLBP!

Thank you for all this time

Your lords and ninjas always be my support system when i'm down. So grateful for this awesome game ❤❤❤

[daeva-agas]

Kotaro + Puddles

Well... Kotaro is Kotaro... 

[irina291992]

Happy Belated Birthday milord Ieyasu 💕❤️💕

I'm sad that I couldn't finish on time but I'm happy with the results, I really love you and hope to celebrate your birthday more years to come.

[moonycakes]

Ten Reasons SLBP is One of the Best Otome Games I’ve Ever Played

I actually wrote this post when I first started playing SLBP five years ago. I wrote it, polished it, but never posted it. I thought I'd post it now since it's the anniversary of this great game. Thank you so so much @voltageslbp for translating this game.

Now... Onto the list!

1) The art is beautiful and polished.

This seems obvious, but I have to list it because about 85-90% of otome games automatically fail for me in this department.

2) Characterizations are consistent. 

A lot of otome guys do a personality 180 in the transition from “tsun” into “dere”. In SLBP, not only are the guys vastly different from each other, but they are consistent with themselves.

3) Different routes have different stories. 

Some stories have overlapping events, but otherwise not a single story is alike. No route reads like a rehash of another one. The characters MC meets, the places she goes, and the unfolding of the romance… all the elements are distinct.

4) Conflicts have depth. 

Relationships are not black-and-white. Love triangles, betrayals, lies... the idea of who is right or wrong is irrelevant because the issues are too complex.

5) Plots are unpredictable. 

There’s a reason why so many stories are cliched-- it makes for easy writing. Which is why it’s all the more impressive when a story not only surprises me, but it does so in a way that is believable within the setting.

6) Stories don’t tell– they show.

Tiny details make the story feel real. Feelings are expressed in more than words.

7) MC has agency.

Things happen because MC makes them happen. There are plenty of damsel-in-distress moments and I don’t always agree with her actions, but I love the fact that she owns it.

8) Cooking is not a sexist trope.

Food is more than a convenient plot device to serve as a believable task for a woman in a man’s world. Not only does it play a role in MC’s disguise as a poison taster, but it is also closely tied to her family, her deceased father, her livelihood, her feelings about war, and her relationships with the samurai.

9) Women support each other. 

Stories often pit women against one another as an easy way to create drama, especially when men are involved. Which is why it is all the more refreshing to see female relationships portrayed positively.

10) Lessons are presented in a fun way.

Unlike like some games *cough*Hakuouki*cough*, history and cultural lessons don’t feel like you’re reading a textbook.

I’ve spent more money on SLBP than on Star-Crossed Myth, Butler Until Midnight, and Midnight Cinderella… COMBINED. In my opinion, none of Voltage’s other games come close in terms of narrative. Let the record also show that I don’t have a particular affinity for samurai.

It’s just THAT good.

Masamune’s Main Route; Inuchiyo’s Main Route; Yukimura’s Main Route; Nobunaga’s Main Route; Nobunaga’s Diary Entry  |  Copyright © Voltage Inc  |  App Store  |  Google Play

[nikkipettt]

「I’ve always admired those shoulders that protected me」 
𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 + 𝘫𝘰𝘺 
½

[rin412]

「青蛇」

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Happy 5 years anniversary, SLBP! We always talk about our husbands, but now let's talk about our cute and pretty MC! Without her, the game itself won't exist yoo 😔👌🏻💦

Also, chinese new year is coming soon, so might as well use this theme 👀

This is MC appreciation post, so no hates towards the character pls 😔💦 she deserves more 😔💕

[voltageslbp]

Welcome to week 2 of our prompts! We're loving the creations you've shown us so far and can't wait to see what you come up with this week! A lot of the Date contingent is out in force, no less!

[voltageslbp]

The 5 Years' Gratitude Collection is here, and with it so much love from the SLBP team. Plenty of adorable animals surround a scene of gifts, with your beautiful self at the very center! 

Thank you, always, for being so lovely. 

[voltageslbp]

At long last, the SLBP event of the year... Last Lover Standing 2021! Two new suitors have joined the ranks since last year! Who will come out victorious?

More info coming soon! 

[voltageslbp]

It's the week so many of you have been waiting for! Who are you most excited to see? And what themes have caught your eye? Remember to tag us so we can sigh blissfully over your work (and maybe even share it!)

[voltageslbp]

Last but by no means least, our 4th week of 5th Anniversary prompts! Combine as many characters and theme words as you like, in any creative manner you like! Remember to use the #SLBP5Years tag so we can find you! 😘🌸