Welp, I’ve fallen down another dark, deep well of fandom.
Thanks to a sale on Steam, I bought a bundle that included Amnesia, Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds, and Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms. Just, you know, dipping my toes in the genre since the original untranslated Utapri games are...a bit above my language skill level at the moment.
I’ve started Kyoto Winds and--while the men art is gorgeous, the voice acting is top notch, the beautiful men characters are really engaging and interesting, and the story had me glued to the screen throughout--my reaction after my first route playthrough boils down to two words:
OKITA. SOUJI.
Yep, this guy:
Don’t mind me, it’s just Showchan killing me again with his voice, thanks. (He even pulled an “onii-san” line and I nearly died. This game is unfair. Okita is unfair. I’m wEAK to tEAsinG, this is wHy I fell SO hARd for ReiJi, and DOn’T EVEN Get mE StarTED ON thE ANGst AUGH I’m IN TORMENT)
So...if anyone wants to flail at me about Hakuoki, I’m pretty much on board now. A newbie, but hooked. Dangit.