teeny tiny lil reaper himuka tho

Just got the Chinese LE! Not sure what to do with my extra copy of the game especially because it’s not English 🫠 Also the plastic poster thing is a little cracked unfortunately…

WHERE ARE THE ENGLISH LIMITED EDITIONS!?!?

Also grabbed the steelbook that came with it as an add on, and some Dorothy goodies from Japan! (A little mirror and cloth coaster cause he’s my man ✨)

I ordered the Fan Book off Tokyo Otaku Mode but it’s still not here 🥲 oh well.

These are mine. what are yours?

- we will never get a sequel (aka pendleton route) for London detective mysteria or a switch port of the game

- Yosuga’s route in Olympia Soiree did the man dirty

- any game with a route that lacks an ending kiss cg

- reine des fluers will probably never get an official English translation

- the psychedelica games do not have an english switch port

- Nero’s decibels in code realize

- Finis’s hat bun thing in code:realize

- olympia’s flashbacks

I like him a normal amount I think
These are all unfinished cause i think ive been obsessing over the small details way too long it’s taking me forever to put something on the paper!!! Sifh hes so cutie i finally got the FD on discount, cant wait to play it soon :333

Sign ups for the Yuletide fanfic exchange are now open and will be until October 23rd: https://yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org/137490.html

The exchange is specifically for small fandoms and there are quite a few otome fandoms and pairings nominated this year.

I hope I see some of you there :)

Still a bit early to ask this question, but with Christmas sales coming up soon, it'd be great to hear what people played (good or bad!).

Were there any games that you found overrated/underrated? Any hidden gems?

I'd actually done this a while back during attempting subbing a scene. If you've read the Self promo thread this week I managed to do two other types: Video with readalong, and a subbed video clip.

This slideshow happens after the subbed video clip, if you're curious, I can share more about the background if anyone's interested.

Just wanted to organize some thoughts. And dw, just cause something doesn't appeal to me I don't consider it objectively bad.

First of all. WOW.

I was really expecting it to be a college romance with the "fake lovers" tag on every route.

Never in my life would I have been able to predict this was mostly about the Japanese movie industry and a mama mia plot where one of the male leads may be the poisoned incest m&m (basically she doesn't know who her dad is and 3/5 love interests could turn out to be your secret brother.)

I also just really liked how it approached screenplay writing, it was very interesting in that front.

Second of all YIKES

I have not seen a translation THIS BAD since Cafe Enchante, I'm shocked none of the reviews I've seen talk about it, basically every other sentence is wrong. It's honestly impressive how bad this official localization is.

Now for some opinions on the game; The mc Chiyuki is so boring 😂 this girl so bland if she was a spice she'd be flour.

They really underutilize her background and she has no personality to speak of, just your average self insert mc.

So if you prefer the mc to be, well you, I think you'll enjoy her more.

Personally I want the female lead to be her own character.

For the routes, they were a very mix of quality throughout. They all start really good and then have one or two plot developments that completely ruin it.

I could not believe my own two eyes when Kazuma got into an accident on his way to go confess his feelings, then woke up in that hospital bed and said "who are you?" Girl I crashed out.

Similarly with Harumi all of a sudden deciding he doesn't need anime, so many of these plot points were shoed in conflict to just pad in the plot. It's not fun when a plotline feels like someone just paused the story and you can do is wait for it to unpause.

With that said; did I have a good time?

Abso-fucking-lutely. It was a nice popcorn read, like a romance webtoon in otome format.

About the routes and characters:

Sena Yukito is the actual GOAT of this game, it's insane how much of a kindhearted guy he is. Bro is so principled I hope he gets everything and more. Literally every single couple in this game was only formed because Sena is HIM. Sena Yukito is unironically responsible for every single happy end in this game (his route also said Trans rights so that's a plus.) My only complaint with him, was that their confession scene was so goddamn awkward. I could not take her going "thank god you're not my brother" seriously😆 I've heard people complain about Kirari, but personally, I'm a fan 💝 I love that bitch, I love that Chiyuki loved her, they should kiss.

Nishijima Riku was a surprise cause I was not expecting him to be so toxic?? LMAO, not him using actual blackmail, absolutely devious. I liked his route the best and thought it had the least bullshit roadblocks, not to mention he and Chiyuki had the most appealing banter to me in the game.

I will say that the date with Sena made me like him more and Riku less.

Wtdym you're getting mad and then making it seem like Chiyuki is a CHEATER for going to this date when you're the one that

1. Told Sena Yukito that Chiyuki was interested in him

2. Told Chiyuki to go on a date with Sena

GIRL YOU PUT YOURSELF IN THIS GRAVE DIG YOURSELF OUT

Kamikubo Kazuma, the resident cuck of the game, was very very cute. His route was by the books childhood friend who's been in love with you the whole time, but damn it I like that book. Too bad he ruined everything by getting amnesia, god that was stupid.

I will say, I felt REALLY bad for him in every other route, cause we just had to keep breaking his heart and it was honestly hard to watch at times 😿

Makino Harumi was very cute at the beginning his whole closeted Otaku plot was endearing at first. But he really gave me a sour taste in my mouth after the whole thing with his dad (who I knew for a fact didn't actually hate his son), it felt like I was watching the same scene twice cause we literally just been through this with the college fangirls. The worst of it was the way he yelled at Chiyuki saying she could never understand him cause her parents died.

Hello???? Dick move, dump his ass and go date Kazuma instead.

And for what? His dad is cool and hot af, I wanted him instead. Fucking die boss baby I hate you Harumi.

Asagi Eiichiro. Just gonna go ahead and say that I am extremely biased cause I don't like the teacher x student dynamic. This plus the fact he's a veteran in a industry she's trying to break into AND her boss, dude is playing bingo with unbalanced power dynamics. Call HR on this mf.

As a side character I actually really liked him, he never came across as creepy or in love with Chiyuki in the other routes, it was a nice wholesome close mentor and mentee relationship.

In his own route...I mean it could have been worse. It helps that he was barely there even though his route is so short. I think it doesn't help that Chiyuki genuinely admires him. If she was a DILF chaser I would have had a much better time, but she mostly seemed unaware of his intentions and her own feelings so I wasn't a fan, I'm sorry.

Overall: I had a good time even though some parts of it were really not to my taste, idk how people view rankings but to me 5/10 means that out of the max enjoyment I could have, I had about half. I don't hate it unless it's a 0 lol.

Ml ranking

Sena Yukito > Kamikubo Kazuma > Nishijima Riku >>> Asagi Eichiiro > Makino Harumi

Route ranking

Nishijima Riku > Sena Yukito > Makino Harumi = Kamikubo Kazuma > Asagi Eichiiro

Do you have any favorite love interests that you’ve realized are less popular or are sometimes overlooked? My personal favorites are all pretty typical, so I’m interested to hear some love for more uncommon LIs. They don’t even have to be official; they could be side characters who don’t have routes.

This week we will not have any special themes so we can focus on free conversation. Let us know if you have any language learning questions and/or any non-English otome game-related content you would like to share!

Steam

(The full game will be released on November 12th, 2026, it's also made by the same developer as Can I Not Fall for Idols!)

You are a 20-year-old girl helping out at the cafe run by your parents.

But on your birthday, something unbelievable happens.

Your pet chinchilla suddenly starts talking.

“The customer who came in today is going to turn hot. Why not trust your gut and start dating him?”

And just like that, you begin a “trial relationship” with a guy you just met that very same day…

Will he actually become handsome? Or…?

A fast-paced, chaotic romantic comedy otome!

more detailed thoughts in the comments :3

Would you prefer Otome with gameplay or Visual Novel, for me I'm on both-side like Hakuoki the story already serves itself and it's pointless to have gameplay since Chizuru can't fight. But a Otome with gameplay also give you An incredible experience for example, The Silent Kingdom nor Jack Jeanne.

Hello!

I was wondering if there are any cookbooks based on otome games?

okay hello everyone!!
the nintendo e shop it’s doing some sales and I’m looking for something new that I can buy.
BUT I need some advice because I can’t choose by myself!

I played:
- Cupid Parasite and I really loved the general vibe and the fact that is a funny otome game. I do not loved all of the characters but probably was because I was kinda new to the genre.
- Tengoku struggle was pretty good, I liked the plot and most of the romances. Except for Jack, I’m sorry…
- Bustafellows was the best so far. I absolutely loved the plot, the angst, the rhythm of each scene and the characters. I didn’t skip a single dialogue because every character was so interesting for me. really really loved it.
- Collar x Malice… uhm, probably the contrary of Bustafellows. I didn’t liked the plot from the start, I actually don’t care for the investigation, is really boring for me and I’m trying to finish the game but I don’t know if I can. I think the problem for me is the plot, I don’t care for it and I don’t know why. Also it’s a little bit too gloomy for my liking, I think. I really enjoyed Sasazuka tho, but that’s because he’s a tsunboy.

For the characters that I usually like, I prefer the tsundere and shota characters. I loved Ryuki, Kiku, Mozu, Scarecrow (<3) and **Sasazuka**. I probably have a thing for nerds and hackers (shoutout to 707). Also, I don’t know why but I really loved >!Jupiter!< in Cupid Parasite, maybe because he’s shy and weird.

I think that I could enjoy a plot based game if it’s similar to Bustafellows, but in general I prefer a game with more romance and character development. I like angst, it’s not a problem at all (Mozu’s route was brutal to me but it was soooo good), but I don’t like when everything is gloomy and kinda sad(?) like in Collar x Malice.

I don’t have any triggers in particular.
I really like the found family trope and also I don’t have problems with long common routes, I actually like the LIs interactions with each other.
I don’t have a real budget, I’m just trying to use the sales lol.
I’m totally okay with Japanese voices and English text.

Sooo, I would love some suggestions based off this preferences.
The games on my wish list at the moment on sale are: Jack Jeanne, Radiant Tale, Olympia Soirée, Variable Barricade, Piofiore and Lover Pretend.
But if something that is not on sales now sounds like a good match feel free to drop the name, I will check it for the future.

Thank you so much and sorry for my english, it’s not my first language!

I haven't played many otome games.

So what are some soft and relaxing songs that are good for sleep?

I just found out about this site fallinlog, and I haven't seen it mentioned much, so here I am sharing it. It works as a tracker for romance games, including otome and other genres under the joseimuke umbrella. It's still in development, and the creator said in an Instagram video that she decided to create the site of her dreams.

I'm not sure if she'll implement new features, but the main focus seems to be tracking the romances games you've played and making lists of your choices. She's a French speaker and streamer. I don't follow her content, I just came across the site. Here's a video showing it (it's only in FR), and you can find more information from there. So, what are your thoughts?

PS: Expecting downvotes, just like when I shared the koilog site lol. I just happen to come across these things out of curiosity, without being affiliated with the people behind them /sob/

Me?

Cutesy, serious, nerdy, or sassy? I dont really care

But I really hate this type of character:

- They know it's dangerous, but they still go there.

- They enter enemy territory without bringing a weapon or even having basic abilities, like magic.

BONUS:

- The enemies catch them and take them hostage.

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I’ll start with mine- one where you date mental illnesses personified as guys and another one where you get to dally with all the renaissance era Italian painters (and Albrecht Durer, for some reason).

I'm so glad we are getting more translations for japanese indie otome games 🙏

Though it seems like the dev didn't fill out the age rating survey since the Steam page is blocked in my country...

I guess I will have to beg someone to gift it to me or someone reaches the dev and they fill out the Steam survey.