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Shiori in the ferris wheel, except with fisheye lens and blue lighting. Enjoy!

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Imagine if you could actually disappoint Yoshio. Like, make him do the angry sprite and everything. I swear to god, if that actually happened, it would kill me lol

I think I went for a but more unusual style here, but I like it, in a weird way.

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So what do the TM1 girls think of each other?

Obviously, because of the inherent design of the game, we do not know much about the relationships of the girls. Because, when it comes down to it, it really is not important to the player.

But the thing is - they probably have some sort of opinion on each other. For one, they literally go to the same school. They are also all the same age (well, except Yumi, but you know what I mean) and are included in the list of “cute girls” Yoshio writes about.

They also visit the same events - two girls will hang out with you at the amusement park, and three(?) will be at the Christmas party. And of course, it is suggested that they gossip together, sometimes about you.

There is also the fact, that they are technically rivals. Surely, Shiori must feel some way about seeing several girl blush at you, considering the fact she secretly loves you the whole time. Yumi could be quite intimidated by competing with all these older girls who already have a year long relationship with you.

And in general, can you even imagine having a massive crush on a guy and planning to confess, only for him to start ignoring you and then flirt with some girl he just met? Surely, that could create some antagonistic relationships, right?

So basically, we have evidence that the girls may be friends in some way. But there is also the fact that they are technically competing with each other. And I think this idea goes well with the inherent design of the game. It is all about your stats and if they are high enough. Are you fit enough for this girl to notice you? Are you smart enough to get a good place on the scoreboard? Are you pretty enough to be let into the Christmas party?

The world of the game can sometimes feel pretty cruel and cutthroat. But if you, the player, feel that way...what if it is the exact same for the girls?

Random thoughts aside, here are some possibilities I can imagine for their relationships

1.

They are all friends who talk to each other regularly. They absolutely hold no ill will towards each other and if any girl starts dating you, all the others wish her the best. The idealistic ideal of girl friendship.

2.

They have a relatively realistic teenage girl friendship. Most of the time, they get along, but when it comes down to it, they can be pretty cruel. If one of them starts dating you, the others feel a certain amount of jealousy, but they try their best to move on. Maybe a boring option, but it makes sense.

3.

American Psycho.

This may sound weird, but hear me out. American Psycho, much like this game, is all about competition. A big part of it is about fashion, which obviously concerns the TM1 girls. The people in American Psycho all just fake-smile at each other, while internally freaking out about being better than each other. It surprisingly fits, combining the inherent smiley nature of the girls, and the underlying competition.

It is a weird thought to merge together the movie business environment and the cute girls, but I think it could work as a concept. It would be a really big departure from the tone of the original game, though.

If you do not know the movie, just check out this scene and imagine it is about hair ties or something:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISYzA36-ZY

4.

Heather/Mean Girls

If you know either of those movies, you know what I am talking about here. One of those stereotypical, bitchy,fake, nice-but-not-actually types of relationships. It is a pretty well established stereotype by now, but it can be fun to watch. And again, it goes well with the inherent competitiveness of the game. Also kinda interesting, since it also leans away so strongly from the original tone of the game.

Here is a scene from mean girls, just to illustrate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVN7TJRRskQ

In the end, it comes down to how mean are you willing to make the girls and m´how much do you want to play up the competition aspect of their relationship. And of course, how much you want to stray away from the original tone of the game.

Now, this probably does not even need to be said, but it is perfectly fine to just take things as the game suggests and not have any tension between them. I just randomly thought about these things, and needed to type it out!

Thanks for reading :)

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I made a messy drawing of some stairs an plants. Then I came home and immediately edited an anime girl into it. I am living my best life!

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Yumi And Megumi at the Christmas Party, what will they do?

My little headcanon for this is that Yumi actually thinks thinks the drink is alcoholic, and has placeboed herself into thinking she is absolutely wasted lol

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Vaguely Feminist Ink and Watercolor Yuina Drawing

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I think Miharu likes to stalk her “rivals”

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Here is a lil sprite redraw!

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I have not done anything TokiMemo related for a pretty long time!

Anyway, have a slightly disturbed Yoshio

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I think they would have a Heathers-like relationship. Well, maybe just a liiitle bit nicer. Also, they would paint each others nails!

also this all just serves to reinforce my stance that Mira and Rei are BFFs. They are both trapped in self-hatred prisons of their own making. They’re also both gorgeous and overdramatic

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I just finished the Mio route yesterday! I had this image of her lowering her glasses dramatically in my head, so I just drew it down real quick.

Who knows what made her do this. Maybe she saw someone eating in the library. Maybe she heard someone misunderstand the point of 1984. Maybe she saw the protagonist boy doing something stupid again.

As all art, this is up to interpretation hehe

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I gave Yoshio cool sunglasses, because he is a cool guy who deserves cool sunglasses!

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Do you want to download TokiMemo?

Then use this link.

https://cdromance.com/snes-rom/tokimeki-memorial-densetsu-no-ki-no-shita-de-jpn/

Basically, the link the original translator provides on his twitter is for the patch. Meaning, the translation itself, that you then have to put into the game that you have to download somewhere else separately.

But patching (applying the patch) is a pretty technically difficult process, especially if you do not have much experience with this kind of stuff.

This link gives you the game already combined with the translation. Meaning, you can just download it, put it in an emulator and have fun. Much easier than patching, and it will save you hours of work!

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I found a cool reference picture, so I just drew it with Yumi. Kinda weird to see her with a cigarette...but hey, the game never explicitly says she never smokes cigarettes, so this is technically not incorrect lol

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Needless to say, that title is only half correct.

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Have you ever thought that, from the perspective of the protagonist, you are probably a really messed up deity? Like, imagine if god commanded you to sleep for 2 months, comb your hair 5 times and then call your friend to ask about women. That sure would be a hell of an experience.

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On one hand, she is incapable of enjoying museums. On the other hand, she is very cute. On the third hand, she dresses like a toddler. God, what a peculiar creature Yumi is.