Sakura Sakimashita Part 2: Common route, Miyako
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The common route of this VN is fairly short, though what is there is pretty strong. It basically establishes the character relationships, the setting, and the characters' personalities. Since this is the role a common route should serve, I have nothing but praise for this one, lol. The character interactions are fairly comical most of the time, and the way it moves into the heroine routes is so natural you almost don't notice (in fact, you aren't supposed to notice with Miyako's route, since there are no choices on the first playthrough).
Karasuma Miyako
I already described her and all the heroines in the first post, so I'll go ahead and get on with my description of the route. This route is primarily focused on friendship, love, and the bittersweet pain of parting, of being the one leaving others behind and being left behind. Like all the routes in this VN, the 'immortality' theme is lurking in the background, but it is such a common-sense element (it feels so natural) that you almost don't notice it except when they mention it. To be blunt, for the first three routes, you are probably going to be crying... a lot. Miyako's is no exception, and I found myself crying despite myself. Miyako as a heroine is very much the devoted yamato nadeshiko, with a devotion to her beloved that is very deep. In this fashion, she is one of the more 'traditional' heroines of the group, though Tsubame also fills another, slightly different traditional role. Nonetheless, this only helps enhance the route rather than dragging it down.
As a downside, they perhaps drag their feet a little too much at the beginning of the route... but it doesn't hurt things so much that you feel a strong need to complain. There is relatively little filler in this or the other heroine routes, which is very nice for someone who wants to get to the meat of the story.
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