Rape! Rape! Rape! is a nukige developed by VALKYRIA and released back in 2006. The story features a highschool boy named Takumi Mizuhara who is in love with a girl named Ayaka Haruse. When they met at the school roof, Ayaka said to him that his childhood friend Yurine Amamiya is in love with him. This jeopardized Takumi’s hope to be with Ayaka which angered him and because of that, Takumi decided to sneak into Yurine’s home with a mask and rape her in retaliation. Later on during school, he confessed his love towards Ayaka but she rejected him while believing that he’s already together with Yurine. This broke Takumi even more which led him to rape Ayaka too at a dark alleyway. From then on, Takumi grew more fond towards the pleasure of raping women and he started to make his own plans on who his next victims will be.
After playing this visual novel for some time, I’ve pretty much ended up detesting it. There are so many things that I don’t like about this game. The story simply focuses on a deranged/psychotic highschool boy who just enjoys raping other women. While some of the dialogue does talk about the background for these different characters, this contributes very little to the whole story of the visual novel. The vast majority of it heavily focuses on H-scenes where the main protagonist rapes these women. Speaking of the H-scenes, the dialogue within them is nothing worth being so invested in since it mainly talks about the actions associated with Takumi raping his victims and how their minds are slowly degrading. There’s nothing interesting to talk about these H-scenes and needless to say, I skipped most of them.
Another thing I don’t like about this visual novel is its artstyle. Most of the character sprites are greatly sexualized such as wearing tight revealing clothing, having unnaturally large breasts or even having their nipples erect all the time. I get that this is a nukige but this feels unnecessary and just plain weird. I’ve played other nukiges having character sprites that aren’t as sexually revealing and they were better because they felt more natural. In addition, the faces for all of the characters are too similar to each other, having this typical young appearance with big round eyes along with a tiny nose and mouth. And don’t even get me started on its god awful CGI backgrounds. They didn’t have a lot of intricate detail to them and the textures just seem way off, especially under different shades or lightings. It's almost as if the developers simply spent most of their budget on having this nukige titillate the reader and cared almost nothing for the background art which looks like they’ve been made on Google Sketchup.
There are multiple endings within this visual novel and they are acquired based on the choices you make which are all done within a flowchart implemented within the game. You can also unlock certain H-scenes depending on the order of the characters you select and this may require some trial and error. Unfortunately, this visual novel doesn’t have a quick save feature. However, I did find a strategy guide that you can use if you want to save time (link: 2DFan)
Overall, I didn’t enjoy playing this visual novel. Its mainly about a heartbroken highschool boy that ends up raping other women just for the sake of his own pleasure. There was no character development whatsoever and the plot was nothing short of being so simplistic, lacking any form of ambiguity or complexity. This cut and dry story made me lose interest in this visual novel, making me drop it entirely.
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Inbaku Gakuen ~Houkago ni Saku Chijoku no Hana~ is an erotic visual novel developed by Mega Romance. Unlike most erotic visual novels that have their hentai adaptations released at a later time, Inbaku Gakuen already had its hentai adaptation released on June 25, 2002, which was prior to the release date of the visual novel at September 29, 2006. It’s not often that I come across a visual novel that got released after its hentai adaptation, which really caught my interest. There’s also a manga adaptation for Inbaku Gakuen, but I couldn’t find the date on when it was made. However, the premise for the manga is pretty much the same as the hentai so I’ll just assume the manga was also created before the visual novel.
The story features a delinquent student named Keisuke Shimizu who is the son of a rich and powerful man (not specified) which allowed him to get accepted at a decent school. Keisuke, serving as the main protagonist, has a very cynical behavior and a chauvinistic belief that women are just mere sex tools to satisfy men’s desires. This was due to him experiencing some hard times back at his home. The story also features two key female characters who are Remi Izumi and Orie Yuuki. Remi Izumi works as a music teacher and she has strong masochistic tendencies on wanting to be treated as a sex slave by Keisuke. Orie Yuuki on the other hand is one of Keisuke’s classmates. She is a serious student and a member of the disciplinary committee, urging Keisuke to be more serious in taking lessons at school. She’s also willing to change Keisuke’s chauvinistic beliefs by teaching him about true love which ultimately led her to have sex with him at some point prior to the beginning of the visual novel. If you watched the hentai or read the manga, then you pretty much get the main gist of the plot.
Wandering Mode
The story of this visual novel in comparison to the hentai and manga was a huge let down. Unlike the manga and hentai which had more variety in their story, the visual novel solely focused on sexual content. In this case, it focuses on either Keisuke or Remi (depending on the choices you make) subjecting Orie on various sexual acts which overtime degrades her sanity. After watching the hentai adaptation of Inbaku Gakuen, I was honestly expecting the visual novel to go more in-depth about these key characters such as their past lives and why they became the kind of people they are, but that really isn’t the case. Most of the dialogue throughout the visual novel (especially during the H-scenes), primarily focused on erotic content just like a typical Nukige. I was so bored out of my mind that I ended up skipping most of them.
As for the technical features, they were pretty standard. There’s nothing much for me to complain about except for the fact that there is no quick save feature. The artwork for the CGs and character sprites seemed pretty average as well. However, I was impressed by the artwork for the background images, having quite a lot of detail to them. The music was also pretty spot on. I did enjoy the glitchy tone of the music for the main menu.
Given that this visual novel was made after its hentai adaption got released and probably its manga adaptation too, I honestly believed that it would further expand the story derived from these two sources. However, the only thing that got expanded was the sexual content. This visual novel didn’t feature any form of drama or a compelling plot. There was also no character development either. It just talks about a chauvinistic highschool boy and a perverted masochistic teacher violating an innocent highschool girl for their own desires. The premise just feels so basic and not that interesting. Plus, it just feels like you’d have to watch the hentai or read the manga in order to get a better grasp on the visual novel’s story. I really couldn’t bring myself to finish this game and I ended up dropping it later on. I never thought I would come across another visual novel that isn’t as good as its hentai/manga adaptation. I’m starting to take back what I said about visual novels always being superior over its animated/manga alternative. It just goes to show you that the world isn’t black and white.
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Tsui no Sora is an eroge visual novel developed by KeroQ and released back in August 27, 1999, before getting its OVA hentai adaptation three years later which wasn’t well received. The story is about a bunch of highschool students who are concerned about a rumor that the world will end at the beginning of summer break which is July 20th. Eventually, more people started to believe this, losing their minds as July 20th was coming closer. They get consumed by fear as they become more desperate, seeking whatever they can do for salvation which later on forms a cult underneath the school’s old outdoor pool. This visual novel takes on the perspective of four key characters; Yukito Minakami, Kotomi Wakatsuki, Zakuro Takashima and Takuji Mamiya. While the premise of this story contains some light-hearted and funny moments, there’s also some psychological horror and philosophical elements that are deeply connected to what chaos lies ahead for each of these characters.
"There are still a lot of things outside"
Yukito Minakami is a very philosophical student with a hobby of reading books and also being laid back on certain occasions. Kotomi Wakatsuki is the close friend of Yukito since childhood who tends to get violent whenever she’s mad and also a member of the Kendo club. Zakuro Takashima is a mysterious girl who’s close to Kotomi and committed suicide for reasons that are related to the end of the world. And finally Takuji Mamiya is a timid and estranged boy who often gets bullied by the delinquents and is greatly influenced by the idea about the world ending which he learned from Zakuro. There’s also another key character in this visual novel which is a girl named Ayana Otonashi. She’s also an estranged student, often going to the school roof to look at the sky and also greatly influenced by the world coming to an end. She’s very philosophical on different things just like Yukito and she serves as an enigma to the storyline given that she knows certain things that other normal people don’t. As you progress through the visual novel, you’ll end up learning more about these characters and what roles they play as the rumors about the world ending on July 20th spreads out across the school. Out of all of these routes, I find Takuji’s to be the most interesting as it features the most amount of character development where Takuji initially started out as a frail boy getting picked on by others, and then became someone who [spoiler alert] runs a cult and takes over the entire school. His route also contains lots of psychological horror elements where most of it involves him hallucinating on seeing these strange otherworldly creatures which seems to signify his great fear about the world ending.
Kotomi: "Huh?!"
During Yukito’s route, the story starts off as being light hearted where the characters are behaving normally as the plot introduces them on who and what they are. There were some points that are pretty funny such as Yukito flipping Kotomi’s skirt up in retaliation for waking him up too roughly. However, the plot becomes more dark and edgy as you keep learning more about the events related to the end of the world. As mentioned before, this visual novel contains psychological horror which makes the storyline very compelling, making you want to read more to find out what happens next. There’s also some violence and blood present in the story which some readers may not have the heart to face. In terms of the philosophical content presented in this visual novel, they are mostly talked about by Yukito, Takuji and Ayana. While I was somewhat immersed by it, I find them to be rather mundane and not that interesting. The dialogue for it is so complex that I ended up skipping most of these philosophical related topics. It would be interesting if the developers somehow managed to merge the psychological horror aspects with the philosophical related topics of the story, but for the most part they occur as separate instances. In my opinion, most of the philosophical related topics felt more like unnecessary fillers just like some of the dialogue from the H-scenes.
Takuji: "Listen up! To all of you consumed with fear"
Speaking of the H-scenes, they were okay. They weren’t too long and some of them were heart-warming while others were a bit uncanny. I wouldn’t consider most of them to be filler content since they do provide some background information for the key characters and dialogue related to the world ending. In comparison to the other eroges in today’s time, Tsui no Sora (1999) has very few H-scenes, which I think is a good thing. If an H-scene doesn’t contribute at all to the main story then I don’t think it's worth adding it to the visual novel to serve as a filler and waste the reader’s time.
In terms of the music, they were decent but they are basically just short repetitions which seems rather lazy. As for the art, while it's not entirely the best, it was pretty good especially for the background art and character sprites. I do find the granulated textures of the walls and roads to be quite ominous. Of course the art is low in quality, but I’m not going to complain about that since I would assume the developers had very limited access to technology as they were making this visual novel. Not to mention that it's the first visual novel ever made by KeroQ. However this old low quality art style does give out a more ominous feeling that fits into the horror genre for this visual novel.
Zakuro: "I think I lost it"
Moving on to the technical features for Tsui no Sora (1999), it's very different from most of the other modern visual novels. In order to access the menu to save/load, you’d have to right click anywhere on the screen which opens a new window. However, this does not occur when you’re in the middle of making a choice within the story which makes it inconvenient in case you don’t want to miss certain dialogues or CGs throughout your progress. You also don’t have the option to quick-save and there’s no backlog feature to back trace the dialogue. On top of that you only have 8 save slots available so you’d have to be wise on when it's appropriate for you to save. In terms of saving your progress, it is a bit unorthodox. The game doesn’t save at the exact moment from where you left off, but rather at the beginning of a particular scene/chapter. Let’s say for example that one of the key characters had a long conversation with someone else and you decided to stop midway and save. When you load back in, the game just takes you all the way back to the beginning of the conversation. Because of that, you either have to skim through the dialogue to roughly find where you left off or you’d have to finish the entire conservation and enter into a new scene/chapter before you can finally give yourself a checkpoint. In my opinion, this just feels very impractical.
Where are you going: Rooftop/Classroom/School Gate/Gymnasium
In terms of the choices you make in the visual novel, most of them don’t affect the storyline. However there is one moment in Yukito’s route where Kotomi is crying at the school’s old pool and you’re given a choice on whether or not to comfort her. If you do comfort her, you’ll get Kotomi’s endings. If you don’t comfort her, you’ll get Ayana’s ending. Depending on that one choice you make, you’ll acquire one of these two endings after completing Takuji’s route.
Leave her alone/Comfort her
When you complete the visual novel, you’ll be sent to a new main menu of the game that shows an eye present on the top-left corner. Clicking on that will open up a new user interface that allows you to go back to previous chapters for all of the four main protagonists. What’s convenient is that it helps you go straight to the alternative ending you haven’t come across yet, which saves a lot of time. If for example you completed the game with Ayana’s ending, you can then go to that interface and select the button that says “Kotomi Mode,” and then click on the bottom most button that is next to the label “From then on.” That’s a lot more convenient than spending minutes on going all the way back to the in-game choices and skipping all of the dialogue you’ve already read. Unfortunately, the visual novel doesn’t have an in-game recollection list of CGs or H-scenes you’ve already come across. If you want to revisit them, relying on this end-game user interface is the best option.
End-Game Interface
While I am not a fan about the complex writing style in this visual novel that sometimes goes off on a tangent, I was still immersed by how it portrays its philosophical ideologies related to various aspects, especially when it talks about human life. Of course I also admire its psychological horror elements which I’m a huge fan of. While I’m fully aware that this visual novel already got itself a remake back in 2020, I still brought myself to go for the 1999 original because for me personally, it felt better to do so. Despite it being old, I still enjoyed it and it's nice to know that someone is bringing upon themselves to translate this wonderful game. Best of luck to them!
As Hideo and Inertia were invading a town, they are again faced with the mysterious White Knight who was sabotaging their plans. Since Hideo noticed that the White Knight was quite powerful, almost at the same level as Inertia, he then proposed to the White Knight to help him kill Inertia together. When Hideo created an opening for the White Knight’s sword to pierce through Inertia's chest, he then started to attack the White Knight, believing that he would end up getting slayed when Inertia gets killed.
To his surprise, Hideo found out that the identity of the mysterious White Knight is actually Kubiwan. Inertia, who then had her wounds completely healed ordered Hideo to finish her off but he couldn't bring himself to do it. As Inertia laughed at him, she revealed the truth between him and his sister Lilfina. Back then, Inertia casted a charming spell to Lilfina, causing her to get very sexually aroused which promoted her to commit incest with Hideo. This eventually became widely known to the villagers and most of them were disgusted. In addition, Lilfina also served as a prostitute for the villagers in order to gain some money to support herself and Hideo.
Given that Hideo believed that Lilfina got killed by demons, Inertia revealed that it was actually the villagers doing. She whispered to them that Lilfina was pregnant with a demon's child which prompted them to kill her. Inertia then explained that the reason why she did all of this was for the sake of her sadistic tendencies on watching Hideo suffer as he was merely used as a tool for her own entertainment while aiming to bring back the demon king.
Realizing that the enemy he swore to exact his revenge upon was Inertia all along, he planned out on how to kill her. Just then, Kubiwan slashed her sword on Inertia, injuring her again before receiving a roundhouse kick. Inertia then charged towards Hideo as he made his next move to defeat Inertia once and for all. Later on, Hideo is seen with Kubiwan who's about to meet the demon king that got resurrected. He, alongside the demons, starts preparing for a real battle.
Marika’s & Ririka’s Ending
By the time Hideo woke up after an intense battle from invading a town, he suddenly saw Marika & Ririka on his bed partially naked. They then started to express their love for him, which led them to have sex. Afterwards, Marika and Ririka sealed away the demons (Damsel and Zetro) from both of Hideo's hands. The scene then cuts to them going on a journey far North from the imperial capital to find the legendary sword called "Sonata Arctica" that can be used to destroy the Demon King. It has been revealed that both of these girls already sensed a demonic presence within Hideo long ago ever since he took residence in the castle. Back when they were having sex from that morning, they used one of their secret magical techniques where they surrounded Hideo in their magical circle to eradicate the demonic essence before he ended up being consumed by the demonic urges. Hideo then questioned about his past actions when he was still consumed with anger and plotted a revenge scheme for the sake of his deceased sister Lilfina. However, he acknowledged that both Marika and Ririka helped him redeem his life as they forgave him for his past actions. They happily continue on their journey to find the legendary sword while Marika and Ririka tease each other along the way.
Mutsuki Yukari’s Ending
At one point, Hideo admitted to Mutsuki that he was actually the legendary hero that she's been closely affiliated with back when they were fighting against the demons years ago. Mutsuki initially thought he was already dead, and she was completely flabbergasted that the man she loved was still here, alive in the form of a priest. He also admitted to her that he is now siding with the demons for his own personal goal for plotting a revenge, further devastating her.
Later that night, Mutsuki meets Hideo in his room and she sets up a magical barrier to prevent anyone from interrupting them. While she doesn't understand why he became a demon, she still loves him very much and she wanted to have sex with him just like how they did back in the past. Hideo felt a sense of nostalgia and he was overjoyed to have sex with her again. Afterwards, Mutsuki defected from the imperial capital and joined the demon army to stay by Hideo’s side.
Aneirinn’s Ending
After a long rest, Hideo realized that he overslept. It was already late at night and Hideo tried to find Kubiwan, but she was nowhere to be found in his room. He then walked around the castle to try and find her but when he entered the cathedral, he found Aneirinn performing a majestic dancing ritual. After having a brief chat with each other, they started to get intimate and have sex. As Hideo was enjoying the pleasure, the image of Kubiwan suddenly flashes in his mind which confused him. Later on, his body became paralyzed and Aneirinn had him confess about his desire to seek revenge for the sake of his sister Lilfina. Aneirinn then smiled and said that she will be with him for his support before erasing his memories and sealing away the demonic essences within his body. The scene then cuts to them as a married couple working at a tavern.
Iria Regate’s Ending
Even since Hideo took over the body of Iria’s brother Andersen, the memories of Andersen ended up getting merged into Hideo’s mind which greatly influenced him to be more loving towards her. By dawn, Iria who is still oblivious to the fact that Hideo is disguising himself as her brother, meets him in his room where they start getting intimate towards each other. Iria mentioned that she believed that her brother Andersen would’ve been a suitable knight to protect and serve the country. However, Andersen threw away his sword for the sake of his sister Iria which is what she truly loved about him. Hideo is fully aware he is not Andersen and he recalls his desire for revenge for the sake of his deceased sister Lilfina. However, he was greatly touched by Iria's love and compassion which reminded him about his moments with Lilfina back then.
After having sex, Iria mentioned that her father had organized an arranged marriage for her with another man. With a strong desire for both of them to be together, Hideo and Iria made preparations to flee from the imperial capital. Hideo also wrapped both of his hands with bandages as a temporary measure to seal away the two demons (Damsel and Zetro). He doesn't know how long he'll be able to keep up posing as Iria's brother Andersen, but if a moment ever arrives where his mind gets completely consumed by demonic urges, he will greatly accept Iria to slay him. They then proceeded to go somewhere that no one will ever find them and they promised to each other that they'll always be together. Hideo ensures he’ll do whatever he can to stay as Iria's brother until the very end.
Tristyna Eltorlida’s Ending
At night, princess Tristyna noticed that the demons were attacking the castle. She quickly rushed over to Hideo's room, guiding him to a secret underground passage to flee from the castle. While she was oblivious to the fact that Hideo was actually aiming to use her as a sacrifice to resurrect the demon king, Tristyna started to realize that Hideo who was posing as a priest is actually the legendary hero that fought for her country against the demons long ago.
When they started to rest at a nearby room, Tristyna’s kindness and compassion was touched by Hideo as she understood the tough times he’s been through back then while protecting the country. He gradually became more attached towards Tristyna and he knew that if her virginity gets taken, she will no longer be eligible to be used as a sacrifice to resurrect the demon king which he later admitted about this to her. Tristyna then offered her body to him as she understood the situation.
Afterwards, Hideo became the new emperor of the imperial capital and married Tristyna. It was implied that because Hideo took Tristyna's virginity, the resurrection of the demon king was simply delayed which implies that the demons are searching for a new sacrifice. As the battle against the demons goes on, Hideo and Tristyna happily serve as the new rulers of the imperial capital.
Creole’s Ending
At dawn, Creole with her body temperature being abnormally high, meets Hideo in his room. She explained that her body is currently in a state that has a strong desire to copulate with the opposite gender. This normally happens to all demi-humans like herself whenever the moon is at certain phases, however Hideo suspects that Creole’s state is also caused by his actions on weakening the magical barrier of the castle. Hideo then asked Creole why she specifically came to him, and she said that she did it out of instinct. They eventually became intimate towards each other and ended up having sex to satiate Creole's lust.
Afterwards, Creole talked about her past life being rough as a demi-human ever since she was a child. People shunned her especially when her body became sexually active which coerced her into holding back her urges. However, Hideo was different from most people as he accepted her for who she is which is the main reason why she dedicated herself to him. This suggests that Creole really is in love with Hideo.
Creole also mentioned that her services as a maid are no longer needed in the castle and she's been ordered to leave. Touched by Creole's warmth and kindness, Hideo doesn't want to leave her side, especially after learning the harsh treatments demi-humans normally get in the country. He then decided to seal away the demons (Damsel and Zetro) from his hands with the help of Marika's magic and spent the rest of his life as a real priest, working at an orphanage in a rural area with Creole. They happily live together as a married couple with their demi-human child.
Ayana’s Ending
After the events took place back in July 19th where Takugi’s cult committed mass suicide, Yukito is seen in front of his school. Today is the 21st of July which is also the second day of summer break in Japan. The day that the world should’ve ended has already passed and Yukito being in front of his school right now doesn’t see anything unusual. However, he doesn’t exactly recall why he came to his school during the summer break.
Yukito then meets up with Ayana at the school roof and they recall everything that happened right before the beginning of July 20th. Ayana also mentioned that back before when Mamiya was still horrified about dying, she asked him if he wanted eternal life, to which he responded saying that he doesn’t. Takuji also abstained from answering her question about him wanting to have eternal life filled with endless happiness and joy. Ayana then asked Yukito the same questions, and he responded by stating that he couldn’t give an answer to that since he cannot imagine what it would be like (Up to this point, this dialogue is also found in Kotomi’s Ending).
Yukito then told Ayana that at the same moment when Takugi killed himself, he saw something horrific that was engulfing the sky. Ayana said that it was the End Sky which brought the world to an end. Yukito however was in disbelief since everything around them still seems normal. Ayana then mentioned that whenever a world gets annihilated, a new world will take its place which suggests that the world Yukito and Ayana are currently in might be different from the last one before July 20th and it may have already ended. Because of that, Ayana told Yukito to be careful on what he does since the world they’re currently in might end up changing and he’ll end up into the abyss. Yukito then wonders what would happen to this current world they’re in if he closed his eyes and reopened them. When he did, he starts to believe that maybe the world he was in actually did end and now he’s in a completely different one with Ayana. When he opened his eyes, he saw Ayana completely naked and they started having sex as she confessed her love to him. Afterwards, Ayana asked Yukito where he would like to go. She then asked if he wanted to go to the Abyss and he agreed on that. However Ayana then told him that the world they’re in now is the abyss and Yukito is completely unfazed by that.
Kotomi’s Ending
(The premise for the first couple of moments in this ending is about the same as the previous one, except Yukito meets with Ayana in the classroom)
Yukito and Ayana had a broad conversation about the philosophy of different concepts, especially related to life. Ayana then confessed her love towards Yukito and she is grateful to have ever met him in this world (implying that there are multiple worlds out there). She then kissed him on the cheek and vanished. Yukito to his surprise is now facing Kotomi in the classroom which is also filled with his classmates as if nothing happened. Yukito asked Kotomi what happened with Ayana, but she said that she’s not familiar with that girl. Kotomi also mentioned that it's already been just over a month since July 19th and it's now the first day of a new school term on September 1st. Yukito was completely puzzled on what just happened since just a few seconds ago, he was talking with Ayana on July 21 and then within a blink of an eye, she just disappeared and now it's September 1st. Kotomi then started to talk about the philosophy of eternal life in the same way as Ayana did which further surprised Yukito. Kotomi then mentioned that as their new semester begins, they will always be together forever.
After a rigorous battle against the guardians of the ruins, Fernandes, Tisaris and Aisya went to the core of the ruins to obtain the lost technology and use it as a bargaining chip against the oncoming Northern military battalion in order to protect the South. After having Aisya extract the knowledge for the lost technology, Tisaris suddenly pulled out a gun towards Fernandes. She then explained to Fernandes that while the lost technology in the ruins are valuable, there’s no guarantee that the North would actually spare their lives. Because of that, Tisaris proposed to Fernandes to cut ties with the South and join her with the North to live better lives. She also mentioned to him that he actually resents the South since the military tampered his memories before bringing him to the moon against his will.
While he understood that, he had no intention of abandoning Epica and the others. Tisaris then tried to reason with Fernandes, stating that those girls were merely slaves to the ECLIPSE system and their love for him isn’t genuine. He then replied stating that he still wants to protect them after everything they’ve done for each other. Tisaris then started to break in tears, stating that she actually had feelings for him. Since he was being more affectionate to her sister Luserina and the four other girls, she resents them for preventing Fernandes from not acknowledging her love for him. Tisaris then proceeded on killing Fernandes but all of a sudden, Aisya with the knowledge of the lost technology managed to activate the ruin’s gravity cannon and use it against the North’s forces, wiping them out entirely. Aisya then mentioned to Tisaris that she intended to commit suicide after killing Fernandes. Aisya also stated that her sister wouldn’t have wanted this after going through so much she endured in the past. The ceiling of the ruins then collapsed and fell towards Fernandes. Realizing the situation, Tisaris then brought herself to push him away from the falling debris which had her get killed in the process. Later on, the entire ruins collapsed and Fernandes lost consciousness.
From this point onward, the story will then proceed to one of the following endings listed below which depends on the choices you made:
Bad Ending
Afterwards, Fernandes ended up getting captured by an assault team from the military and forcibly brought back to Earth where he was interrogated to reveal the information he gained from the moon. Eventually, he was able to escape and now he’s seen hiding in an alleyway selling drugs to some junkies while being pursued by the military. Even half a year after the incidents that took place from the moon, he still contemplates about the girls from the GYGO facility.
Epica's Ending
After the chaos from the underground ruins, Fernandes was able to survive thanks to the gravity control system protecting him from the falling debris. He then found Epica at the rubbled GYGO moon facility being severely wounded. However, they both ended up being saved thanks to Epica’s powerful and wealthy family, having them sent back to Earth and getting their wounds treated with all the medicine and technology they had. Later on, Fernandes was promoted to chief of the far east military weapons development department. With the advanced technology from the ruins along with the support of Epica’s family, he has the power to control the military to fight against the North. As for Epica, she ended up marrying him and became a devoted sex slave where she’ll never leave his side no matter what.
Anna's Ending
Located back on Earth at an isolated tropical island in the Southern seas, Fernandes is seen along with Anna and their children catching some fish. It was implied that after surviving the collapsed underground ruins, Fernandes found Anna in the rubbled GYGO facility being completely injured but was able to save her with whatever equipment and medicine was available. They ended up returning back to Earth, although it was never mentioned how they did it. In terms of the other three girls, he didn’t know what happened to them but he hopes that they are still alive and living peacefully. In addition, he and his family don't have to worry about the ongoing conflict between the North and South since they are far away from any contact.
Monaka’s Ending
Fernandes is seen living inside a cheap apartment located in the slums with Monaka cooking a meal for him. It is mentioned that the gravity control system from the ruins protected him from the falling debris which allowed him to escape. Afterwards, he stumbled across the rubbled GYGO moon facility where he saw Monaka severely injured and had her treated with whatever medical equipment was available before somehow returning back to Earth. Despite the conflicts between the North and South were still ongoing, Fernandes and Monaka were living peacefully. Fernandes also intends to sell some of the advanced technology he scavenged from the moon to make a profit. He also proposed to Monaka to marry her during her next upcoming birthday. He then swears to protect her for the rest of his life no matter what.
Xuen’s Ending
After the ruins collapsed, Fernandes ended up getting captured by an assault team and forcibly brought back to Earth. He was then given two options where he either leaves the military with his memories erased or he stays to serve the South. He chose the latter because he didn’t want to forget all of the precious moments he had with Xuen. He also ended up getting promoted to a higher rank in the military after a few months and became the director of a large research institute and this was partly thanks to Xuen’s wealthy family. He is then seen naked on bed with Xuen who’s pregnant with his child. Xuen mentioned that her relationship with her previous fiancé wasn’t going well and ended up breaking her engagement with him. She’s still greatly attached to Fernandes and is compelled to be his own personal slave. There are also plans for Fernandes and Xuen to get married and live happily together.
Bashia’s Ending
Back on Earth located in an alleyway, Fernandes and Bashia are seen in the slums taking care of a war orphan baby. Fernandes couldn’t exactly remember what happened right after the underground ruins collapsed, but it was presumed that Bashia was the one who brought him out of there thanks to her military tactics. As of now, Fernandes and Bashia have been labeled as fugitives in the public wanted list and are constantly being pursued by the military. But despite this, they promised to protect each other as a family no matter what.
Aisya’s Ending
As the underground ruins collapses, Aisya had Fernandes’s consciousness extracted out of his physical body and brought him to a spiritual world where they see each other encased in a bubble. It turns out that Aisya (who was confirmed to actually be an android) embodies the personality of his close lover Luserina. She stated that in her past life, she was sent to the moon to test the operation of the ECLIPSE system that involves synchronizing the human mind with artificial intelligence of androids. However, the experiment ended up being a failure and Luserina’s brain couldn’t withstand the system. Her physical body got completely destroyed but her mind ended up getting absorbed into the computer program. The researchers ended up abandoning the experiment and fled back to Earth, leaving Luserina’s consciousness behind. However, thanks to her special ability to freely send electrical signals of her consciousness anywhere towards Earth, she was able to find Fernandes and had him brought to the moon where she could finally meet the man she loved for so long. She then gave Fernandes two options where he either has his consciousness returned to his physical body or he stays in the spiritual world with her. Fernandes straight-up chose the latter, saying that as long as he’s with Luserina, he doesn’t need anything else. She was overjoyed with what he said and they promised to each other that they’ll always be together.
Side Note: It is mentioned from Aisya’s ending that she was able to synchronize her consciousness with the technology of the ruins. This would suggest that during all of these endings, Fernandes was able to survive thanks to Aisya’s ability to utilize the gravity control technology and save him from getting crushed by the falling rubble.
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Eclipse -Zettai Reido Keikaku Soushitsu Shoujo- is an eroge visual novel developed by CLOCKUP and released on May 14, 2003 before getting an HD remaster in 2018 which contains both the parent story and the fandisc. The story takes place in the distant future where Earth has been constantly bombarded by a series of wars and conflicts for several decades, preventing everyone from living a peaceful life. The main character for this visual novel is namable but by default, his name is Fernandes Katugen who is a scientific researcher and he also plays the role as a lieutenant running a military base on Earth’s moon which is referred to as GYGO.
Monaka: "There! Take that!!"
The visual novel starts off with Fernandes being locked up in a prison cell for illegally selling drugs. During that time, he is met with a familiar and mischievous associate of his named Tisaris Ariass who wants him to serve the Southern military for the purpose of protecting the underground ruins located on the moon that they’ve captured by fending off the Northern rivals. Fernandes refused but he was eventually tricked by Tisaris and he was brought to the GYGO moon facility anyway. From there, he is met with a girl named Aisya who appoints his duties to him as Lieutenant running this lunar military research facility that is involved in researching on what is referred to as the ECLIPSE system, also known as the Extra Control Link In Psychic Synchronization Effect System.
Girl (Aisya): "Recently I thought that it was about time for you to wake up so I came to get you"
This ECLIPSE system is essentially a mechanism that enslaves the consciousness of the subject to become loyal subordinates for the military. It's mentioned that because females tend to have the instinct of being more submissive, the system is more compatible to them relative to males who tend to be more dominant and rebellious. With that being said, there are four girls that have been subjected to this ECLIPSE system and they are the heroines to this visual novel. There’s the cheerful and kind Epica Sakazaki who’s a bit of an airhead with unnaturally huge breasts. There’s Anna Lucille that has more of a tomboyish personality and tends to act aggressively when she’s mad. There’s Monaka who’s the youngest subject out of the four and she tends to be very laid back. And finally there’s Xuen Tie Ying who seems to be the most refined and loyal subject out of all of them. Fernandes has been assigned by the military to order these girls to protect the Southern military research facility which involves piloting a mobile suit called XEN-TRIX to fight against Northern forces.
Aisya: "The data shows that younger women are more likely to tolerate the side effects of the ECLIPSE system"
This visual novel has multiple endings for each of the heroines and they are obtained based on how you interact with them and what choices you make. There are also cases where if you choose the wrong choices, that would lead to a scene where the main character is faced with a tragic situation which results in the “BAD END” as stated in the interface. I would assume that he died and I would end up straight back to the main menu just like any typical visual novel, however that’s not the case for this one. If you end up getting the “BAD END” you would actually end up back to the scene where the main character just realized he was transported to the moon as if nothing happened. Even after reading the entire visual novel and getting all the endings, I’m not entirely sure why/how the main character just somehow magically returned to the GYGO moon facility after presumably getting killed during the “BAD END.” It's as if time just simply rewinded or maybe it was related to the memories of the main character getting tampered by the military which has been mentioned multiple times. In any case, it does seem quite strange.
Unlike most other visual novels, this one actually has 3D animated cutscenes between the dialogue when you’re fighting in battle with the XEN-TRIX mobile suit and I’m quite amazed by it considering that this was made back in the early 2000s. I’m surprised that CLOCKUP back in that day actually had the budget to implement these scenes especially for the fact that this is only their second visual novel they made. Despite this unique characteristic, this visual novel does face the same problem like most other eroges that have voiced female characters but no voiced male characters. Darn…
The story for ECLIPSE was certainly compelling. Apart from this science-fiction themed plot during what I would assume to be world war III, the story also goes in-depth about the backstory for each of the heroines pretty well which also leads to some romantic relationships with the main character. The visual novel also does a good job on character development for the main protagonist. Fernandes started off as some pitiful drug dealer not giving a care in the world until he met the people from the GYGO moon facility which changed him as a person. This reminds me of the story from CLOCKUP’s previous visual novel Kegareta Eiyuu ~Jain Seijo Gari~ which is nice. In my opinion however, I don’t think it's a good idea to heavily rely on past work and recycle some contents for the development of a new visual novel otherwise it wouldn’t feel original. Despite ECLIPSE and Kegareta Eiyuu having completely different stories, they do feel pretty similar to each other where the protagonist went through tragic events in his past life before getting greeted by girls which caused him to change. Even so, I still enjoyed it. As for the H-scenes, they were pretty long but some of the dialogue they contained does contribute to the main story and the backstory for the heroines, especially for Xuen Tie Ying’s route. In that case, I’d recommend you partly skim through the dialogue instead of skipping them entirely so that you wouldn’t miss out on some interesting information.
I tore off the clothing at the tip of the breasts. Just as Epica mentioned, she wasn't wearing a bra which completely exposed her nipples
In terms of the fandisc 2GHz for ECLIPSE, the story for this takes place before the events occurred from the parent story. This fandisc has two stories and they both revolve around the backstory of Fernandes’s lover Luserina who has been subjected to various experiments for the sake of a project which revolves around manipulating the consciousness of the human mind. This is referred to as project E. One part focuses on Luserina’s diary that talks about what she was going through during her times in the research facility and what experiments she’s been subjected to for project E. However, most of this story is pretty much the same as found in the parent visual novel until you get to somewhere between April 12th and 30th.
The other part focuses on a conversation between Muramatsu (Luserina’s colleague) and Tisaris (Luserina’s sister) that further emphasizes the tragic experiments Luserina has been through during project E and how it all ended. The story for this Fan Disc was quite interesting with some plot twists and a little bit of NTR. The dialogue from the H-scenes didn’t contribute much to the main plot so I just skipped most of them. One thing I should point out is the fact that Tisaris in the Fan Disc has not been voiced which is a bit odd since she was voiced in the parent story. Not sure why this was the case but I’ll be willing to set it aside since the story was pretty interesting. Although it's already bad enough that there are no male voice actors.
The alleyway was mostly bright but there seems to be a small dark shadow hanging over between these buildings
To be honest, the storytelling in this visual novel feels more like an improved version of that for Kegerta Eiyuu. It almost seems that CLOCKUP took up the feedback from their previous visual novel and used it to develop a new one. If that really was the case then I truly admire them for that. I highly recommend you play this visual novel, especially if you’re into sci-fiction or even mecha battles containing 3D animated cutscenes. I hope this visual novel gets translated one day for a broader audience to experience it.
Note: This visual novel actually has a total of 18 endings which includes the two endings from the separate visual novel that focuses on Nanako's story. Originally I was going to list them all, however I eventually realized that a lot of them were quite similar to each other. Most of them were about the heroines becoming mindless sex slaves and its starting to feel a bit repetitive. Because of that, it didn't feel necessary to spend time and explain all of the endings in explicit detail. Instead, I decided to keep things simple and just focus on the Extra Scenarios since they are more interesting. Enjoy!
All the Extra Scenarios
Yui’s Volunteer
After going through various sexual activities, Atsuko completely lost her mind and she eventually became addicted to sex. She then had her younger sister Yui arrive at the volunteer center of the town where women had sex with men to relieve their sexual urges. This traumatized her and as time went on, Yui was forced by the mayor to engage in these voluntary works just like her sister. She ended up getting molested by Kenji and his Dad while on the bus and got gangraped by multiple homeless men in the park.
Yui eventually lost her will to resist and arrived at the volunteer center where she had more sex with multiple men. As this was happening, Mayor Ooguro was seen speaking to his associates where they discussed taking over another town and having more female candidates on becoming sex slaves.
Yui’s Favorite
Because of John, Yui was forced to engage in sexually servicing him and other male students. This caused her to go insane and eventually she grew to enjoy these sexual activities. However, she still had feelings for Chikako’s younger brother Asuma. When Asuma sees Yui pleasuring the male students, he is taken by surprise. Yui then pleaded to Asuma to have sex with him since she still loves him but Asuma rejected her.
The next day, Yui learned that Asuma was really close to his older sister Chikako ever since their parents died and he was solely raised by her. Yui then became completely jealous and devised a plan where she tricked Chikako into coming to her school late at night, and subjected her to get humiliated with the help of the male students.
Asuma was then seen entering the classroom where he saw what was happening to her sister. Yui then had Asuma restrained as she was bringing herself to have sex with him. Later on, Asuma was tied up in Yui’s bedroom where she trained him to become her own personal sex slave.
The Beginning of Everything
As Atsuko and Yui were making their escape from the town, Touya attempted to pursue them but he was stopped by Azusa. She then mentioned that in her past life she was used as an experimental tool by Touya’s ancestor who was responsible for giving her a body that is completely immortal.
A flashback then occurred which took place several hundred years ago where Azusa worked for a famous medical scientist named Sasamaru from the capital of Japan. She was initially helping him for the purpose of helping other people in need but when she found out that Sasamaru had been performing inhumane experiments on people, she decided to leave his organization. Sasamaru would soon realize her desertion and had some pursuers sent out to dispatch her. During her escape, she was found by a shrine maiden named Kurenai who treated her wounds and allowed her to stay at her village. Months go by as Azusa was doing various jobs around the village but at one moment while they were having a picnic, Azusa noticed that Sasamaru arrived at their village where he was seen giving the people what he claims to be medicine. When Azusa told Kurenai about Sasamaru being associated with inhumane experiments, Kurenai was in denial as she truly believed that Sasamaru was a kind man and also because they were childhood friends. Kurenai then told Azusa to wait at the picnic site while she goes and talk to Sasamaru. However, hours go by and when Azusa came back to the village, she saw people groaning in pain and some of them dead. Then when Azusa faces Sasamaru, he mentioned that he was in the process of testing a potion that can grant immortality to a person. He then forced Azusa to drink the potion in order to test its effects. Azusa then passed out which made Sasamuru assume that the potion was a failure. He then had his army set the entire village ablaze before returning back to the capital.
Afterwards, Azusa woke up and found Kurenai completely injured in the burning temple. Azusa then intended to go and get help but Kurenai stopped her, begging her to not leave her. She then apologized for not believing her in the first place before passing away. Azusa then proceeded to kill herself by piercing her heart with a kunai, but she was unable to die due to the potion that Sasamaru gave her. She then left the burning village while vowing her revenge against Sasamaru.
As time went on, she learned that Sasamaru had passed his research to his own descendants before passing away. Going back to the present, it was revealed that Sasamaru was the ancestor of Touya Azumi who is continuing these cruel experiments at present time. After learning about Azusa’s immortality, Touya thought it could be useful for his research. Touya then proceeded on attacking Azusa after revealing that he administered himself a drug that while not granting the ability to become immortal, gave him 50 times the strength of a human. However, Azusa with her immense power was able to defeat Touya, putting him down.
Later on, Atsuko and Yui were seen living normal lives in a different town after successfully escaping. Atsuko also learned that her father was involved in the town’s schemes and while devastated she still went on with her life. She also learned from a newspaper article that multiple people at the Minamisuicho town were arrested for being involved in various sex crimes, including the principal and the mayor. Atsuko then wondered where Azusa was since she was the one who helped them escape. And then to her surprise, Azusa suddenly showed up meeting Atsuko in person and she welcomed her with a smile.
Commuter Bus Volunteer
It's been 10 days since Atsuko started volunteering to relieve the sexual urges of men in order to protect her student Tomoe. She was then assigned by the mayor to get on the public bus and get molested by multiple men there. This continued on for 10 hours and when she was done, she was reminded that this will happen again tomorrow. Atsuko, who has completely lost her mind, started to enjoy the pleasure of getting molested.
Cosplay Volunteer
After 2 weeks of doing voluntary service for the sexual needs of men, Atusko was then assigned to put on a school uniform and have sex with Genjirou in the school in front of multiple students. While Atsuko didn’t want to engage in the act, she was told that if she refuses then Tomoe will take her place. Atsuko with the intention to protect her student then reluctantly agreed. Eventually all the other male students gangraped Atsuko.
Tragedy at the Construction Site
Asuma believed that due to his illness, he became too much of a burden to his older sister Chikako. He then decided to look for a part-time job so that he can support her. He eventually found an opportunity to work at a construction site. The workers accepted him but little did he know that they were using this opportunity to have sex with his older sister.
The next day while Chikako was working in the clothing design company, she got a call from the construction workers stating that her little brother caused an accident at the construction site. When she came over there, she was told by the workers that the damages caused by the accident had cost them about 100 million yen. Chikako admits that she doesn’t have that kind of money, however the workers are willing to accept other means for compensation and that was having sex with her body. This goes on for days and at one point, the workers ended up in her apartment where they had more sex. Asuma who was still at home saw what was happening to his sister which caused him to lose his mind and laugh hysterically.
Later on, Chikako’s uncle Eiji Hosaka was seen being frustrated after learning that she ended up sexually servicing the construction workers on a regular basis under her own will for the sake of Asuma. Mayor Ooguro talked to Hosaka about this, stating that there is nothing he can do about it which irritated Hosaka since he was planning to make Chikako his personal mistress.
In terms of Asuma, he was seen sitting in a park filled with homeless people. After learning what Chikako went through for his sake, he completely lost the will to live with a vacant look in his eyes. Occasionally he was fed with bread crusts offered by the homeless people and they told him that he needs to eat because he’ll end up doing some work in the town. During this time, Chikako was still getting gangraped by the construction workers. She then called out to Asuma in her head, saying that she’s sorry that she wasn’t able to protect him.
Masanobu Fukui’s Ending
Fukui secretly took embarrassing pictures of Aoi and used them to blackmail her in order to satisfy his sexual desires and train her on becoming a successful sex slave for the auction. After a variety of sexual acts were subjected on Aoi, she eventually lost all hope that Akito will come and save her.
Later on, Aoi is seen in Fukui’s home wearing a maid outfit and obediently following his orders to sexually satisfy him but as time went on, Aoi is sick of this and wants to go home. Later on after Fukui got out of the bath, Aoi escaped from his home. In a panicked state, Fukui rushed outside where he found Aoi collapsed on the pavement due to exhaustion. He took her back and restrained her to ensure she cannot get away again. Overtime, they kept on performing various sexual acts in his home, at school and out on the street. Fukui also makes an online blog summarizing the sexual acts and cosplaying he subjected Aoi to, sharing it to everyone on the internet.
Later on, Fukui completely forgot about the organization he conspired with and when he brought breakfast for Aoi, he realized that she had passed away. This caused Fukui to break down and tell himself that it's not his fault before dashing out of his home, leaving Aoi’s corpse behind.
Yuuichirou Shouda’s Ending
As Akito and Aoi walk back home from school, Shouda suddenly attacks Akito from behind and knocks him out cold. Shouda then kidnaps Aoi, bringing her back to the P.E. instructor room where he ends up raping her. Over time, Aoi gets overwhelmed by the pleasure of having sex with Shouda and she wants more.
Later on, Aoi has become very obedient towards Shouda, but he believes that the secret organization he conspired with would not be satisfied with just that for the auction. As the days go by, Shouda keeps training Aoi on becoming the perfect sex slave by subjecting her to various sexual acts. Shouda also caught Akito peeking on what he was doing to Aoi and he ended up tying Akito to the pillar, forcing him to watch Aoi getting trained by Shouda. Akito desperately tried to make Aoi come back to her senses but it was no use. Shouda then made Aoi have sex with Akito, but Aoi did not feel any pleasure since his penis was smaller so she came back to Shouda to satisfy her sexual desires. After 20 days, what’s left of Aoi was an empty shell with the behavior of a nymphomaniac.
After 5 more days, Shouda is still having sex with Aoi. He became so infatuated with Aoi that he ate meals less frequently, causing his body to become emaciated. He still intended to sell Aoi to the auction, but all of a sudden when he ejaculated inside Aoi again, he stopped breathing before passing out. Aoi, who was still on top of Shouda, wanted more but he didn’t respond. Aoi was left with a corpse of what was Yuuichirou Shouda.
Mitsuteru Kanda’s Ending
Mitsuteru Kanda along with his gang members George Sandman and Narumi Ueno captured Aoi at the school entrance and brought her into an abandoned building where they gangraped her. Gradually over time, Aoi started to feel pleasure from getting raped.
Kanda plans on turning Aoi into an obedient sex slave that is suitable to be sold into the auction associated with the secret organization. When he was also pimping her as a prostitute to make money, a Yakuza member who was the benefactor of giving Kanda and his gang the abandoned hideout showed up and was mad that they suddenly brought a prostitute that he didn’t agree on. Kanda and the Yakuza member negotiated with each other and the member wanted him to give Aoi to the Yakuza. Kanda at first hesitated since the secret organization he conspired with earlier wanted Aoi for the auction, but he eventually agreed since he didn’t really care much about the organization in the first place. When they escorted Aoi into a nearby parked black car, a member from the secret organization showed up and shot the Yakuza member dead, along with Kanda and his gang members for betraying them.
Three days later, Aoi is seen being sold as a sex slave in the secret organization’s auction. Aoi completely lost her sense of self and stopped caring about anything anymore.
Ryuichi Saeki’s Ending
At the end of club activities, Saeki told Aoi to meet him at the club room. Once they met, Saeki locked the door and while they embraced, his thoughts revealed that all of his compassion and love towards Aoi was all just an act. It turns out that he was a sadistic person who aimed to turn Aoi into a sex slave. Saeki then took off his glasses and told Aoi to look him in the eyes. When she did that, her pupils widened and her sanity degraded, losing her sense of self. She has completely lost all of her emotions, becoming an obedient person that does whatever Saeki tells her to do. He then orders Aoi to come back with him to his home and from this point onward, he’ll train her to become a perfect sex slave for the auction.
Saeki subjected Aoi to various sexual acts as the days passed by. It is also revealed that Sakurako Midori who was Akito’s underclassmen and the manager of the baseball club was involved with Saeki’s schemes to separate Akito from Aoi. Sakurako is seen bringing Akito unconscious and tied up so that Saeki would show him that Aoi is his personal sex slave in order to further degrade Aoi’s mind. After days of training, Saeki then brought Aoi to the auction venue where she’s being sold.
A few months after the auction took place, Aoi and Sakurako are seen pleasuring Saeki. It turns out that the man who bought Aoi for a price of 240 million yen had died from an abdominal wound and Aoi wanted to come back to Saeki. He then continues to have fun with Aoi and Sakurako as he plans on who he should prey on next.
Saria Shinjou’s Ending
Saria has successfully captivated Aoi into sexual pleasure. From this point onwards, Saria brings Aoi into her mansion where she’ll train her as a sex slave to be suitable for the auction later on. Aoi is seen dressed as a maid and she follows any orders that Saria gives to her such as masterbating and serving her male servants in her mansion. Later on, Saria brought Aoi to the auction where the bidding took place. When the bidding reached 10 million yen, Saria came forward and bid an amount twice as the previous one, allowing her to be the one to buy Aoi.
After buying Aoi from the auction, she set her up as the school’s public toilet in the home economics classroom. When Akito heard the rumors about this, he rushed to where Aoi was where she is having sex with multiple men. Akito was shocked by what he saw, and Saria happily welcomed him as he arrived. Whatever happened afterwards remains unknown.
Saria Shinjou’s Bad Ending
Saria had Kanda and his gang released from jail on probation so that she can use them to kidnap Aoi. However, Akito caught wind of this and managed to save Aoi. Kanda and his gang then brought Saria to the back of the school where she complained about their incompetence. Saria intended to send them back to jail but in retaliation to her arrogant attitude, Kanda and his gang decided to sexually assault her. When Akito showed up in an attempt to save her, he was easily overpowered by Kanda’s gang members, preventing him from saving Saria who then ended up getting deflowered by Kanda. After some time, Aoi came to the scene along with a teacher. Realizing the situation, Kanda and his gang fled from the scene.
On the next day, if Akito chooses not to look for Saria, then she would be seen at the school roof reflecting on what happened yesterday. Suddenly, Kanda and his gang showed up, leading her to get raped again. As a result, her mind got completely degraded and she stopped caring about anything anymore. She was then brought into an abandoned building where Kanda was pimping her as a prostitute to get a source of income. Saria, with her personality being that of a mere doll, didn't care what happened to her anymore as she was having sex with multiple men.
Saria Shinjou’s Good Ending
If Akito decides to look for Saria, they are seen confronting each other on the school roof about what happened yesterday. Saria didn’t understand why Akito was supporting her despite her cold and arrogant attitude. However, it gave her some warm feelings.
After that, Saria stopped coming to school. Being worried, Akito decided to meet her in person at her home. When he got there, he saw her lying on her bed still traumatized from getting raped by Kanda. Akito wants to express his support for Saria, but she gets frightened and attempts to avoid him. Akito embraced her, apologizing that he couldn’t save her. Saria asked him why he cares about her so much, to which he responded by saying that he doesn’t really know, but he would rather stay by her side instead of Aoi. They gradually became more intimate with each other and eventually had sex. At this point, they truly loved each other and Saria lost all care about Aoi.
Afterwards, Akito and Saria are seen happily together walking on a downtown street on a Sunday afternoon. During their date, there was an incident stated by the news where three highschool boys from Mikage Academy (presumably Kanda, George and Narumi) were arrested after being released on probation on the suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman and possessing drugs.
Fuyuki Kurusu’s Ending
As Fuyuki expressed his constant support towards Aoi, she eventually developed feelings towards him to the point where she confessed to him. Fuyuki accepted her feelings and they were both happy. Later on when Akito noticed their relationship, he was devastated since he also had feelings for Aoi.
Afterwards, Fuyuki received a letter from the secret organization which said “Aoi Kanzaki, No Commercial Value.” This implies that Aoi has no value as a sex slave to be sold in the auction, and the organization completely lost interest in her. Relieved to see that, he then burns the paper to ensure Aoi doesn’t know anything about this.
Two years later, Fuyuki and Aoi applied to the same university still living as a couple. As for Akito, he spent a year studying for the university entrance exams and it appears that he got accepted to a university that is near where Fuyuki and Aoi are enrolled in. It is also mentioned that he wanted to live alone as he was looking for his own dorm room to live in. It is also implied that Aoi wants to bear Fuyuki’s child.
Akito Kurusu’s Bad Ending 1
This ending is obtained through multiple ways. In one way, as Akito and Aoi are walking in a park, Akito surrendered to his impulses, causing him to rape her. From that point onward, Aoi avoids Akito. In another way, Akito and Aoi noticed that there were some suspicious people who were coming after them. Choosing the wrong choices to get away leads Akito to get knocked out by an unknown person (presumably from the organization) and Aoi ends up getting captured. After three days, Aoi came back to her home with a completely different cold personality, and she wanted nothing to do with Akito.
Either way, Aoi stops going to school and her family moves away without any prior notice. Akito regretted his actions for not supporting the girl he was close to and should have been more considerate. Realizing the mistakes he made, he decided to quit school and run away from home just to go on a blind search to look for Aoi.
Akito Kurusu’s Bad Ending 2
When Akito and Aoi managed to avoid the suspicious people who were following them, they ended up having sex to relieve the anxiety. Afterwards, Akito heard Aoi talking in her sleep where she was dreaming about being molested by other people from her school. Akito couldn’t bear to see Aoi in her condition after what happened to her, so he decided to leave.
Later on, Aoi took it upon herself to satisfy the sexual desires of the male students. The teachers who were initially disgusted by Aoi’s sudden change were eventually captivated by her lust as well. Akito is also masterbating as he sees his close childhood friend have sex with multiple men.
Akito Kurusu’s Good Ending
Akito and Aoi are happily living together as lovers. Meanwhile, Ryuichi and Sakurako have developed feelings for each other. In addition, Saria became aware of Akito’s and Aoi’s relationship and slapped Akito which left him dumbfounded. Fuyuki also realized their relationship and congratulated them.
After having sex again, Akito received a letter with an unknown sender. It stated that Aoi Kanzaki has no commercial value for the auction and the organization is not interested in her anymore. While keeping this a secret, Akito promises to protect Aoi no matter what.
One year later, Akito and Aoi are walking along a park where they remembered about the fun times they had there in the past. Akito believed that the secret organization was the reason he became so close to Aoi. With that, Akito and Aoi happily continued on with their relationship.
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I ☆ Can is an eroge visual novel that was developed by LiLiM back in 2009. The visual novel features Ryouta Tendou who is the main protagonist of the visual novel. He's just an ordinary highschool student with bad grades who doesn't like studying. As he was walking home from school, a girl named Miyu Toudou who is the main heroine of the story suddenly bumped into him and ended up kissing his lips by accident. Because of that, Miyu Toudou magically transformed into an idol which was caused by the magic given by a chibi familiar named Qupu (Christopher Landale Providel IV) who is an acquaintance Miyu. Essentially, Miyu Toudou is aiming to become an idol which she dreamed of ever since she was a child. Qupu, who came from Dreamcastle is obligated to help her dreams come true. Ryouta is willing to help out as well because he can amplify Qupu's magic inside Miyu whenever they kissed, making it more likely for her to reach her dream. The story of the visual novel roots off from here and the ending you get depends on the choices you make.
[Miyu]: "It's okay for you to call me whatever you want. That way, we'll feel closer to each other"
I ☆ Can may appear cheerful, but certain parts to the story are far from it. While there are some romantic elements in its story along with some comedy, it also contains some darker elements such as blackmail, gangrape and the infamous netorare (NTR) genre. Just like most people, I'm not a fan of netorare, but that's actually what made this visual novel so compelling. I was even more compelled to play it after watching its hentai adaptation that was developed by PoRO.
The story for the visual novel mainly focuses on the main character helping Miyu to achieve her goals. At first, the visual novel starts off relatively slow, which aligns similarly to the slice of life genre. As you keep moving forward into the story, you'll learn more about the key characters and what their backgrounds are, especially for Ryouta. They were a bit too short in my opinion and the details were not very intricate but I still find it interesting. Depending on your choices, you'll also experience some dark moments associated with the other characters you come across with, which can potentially lead you to bad endings. While I do find the story of I ☆ Can to be compelling to some degree, it doesn't seem very creative when comparing to other visual novels. To me, it just seems very basic. A highschool boy helps a girl out to achieve her goals and they eventually fall in love with each other. Sounds like the plot of a regular Nukige, but there is no way I can forget about the infamous netorare genre I mentioned before.
[Reina]: "You heard the crowd's cheer right? My cheers were louder than Miyu-san's."
In terms of the characters in I ☆ Can, some of them were pretty memorable. The voice acting was also spot on, especially for the male characters. Putting Miyu aside, there's also another heroine of the visual novel; Reina Horiike. Just like Miyu, she also aims to become an idol. She's also acquainted with a chibi familiar of her own from Dreamcastle named Holy who is helping her reach her goal. There's also the main antagonist of the story; Kouji Terada who is aiming to seek revenge against Ryouta's family because of a particular incident that happened in his past during his time in the entertainment industry. There's also Yuuto Yamashita who I find to be a mysterious side character.
For me personally, I find Qupu to be the most likeable character in the visual novel. He may a bit reckless, but I do find him to be the funniest character, especially when he lowers his voice whenever he intends to be serious on something. The character that I find to be the least likeable is Holy. Given that she is more successful than Qupu, she often brags about her superiority. She also belittles Ryouta for being associated with Qupu who is not as successful. This arrogant and prideful persona of her really makes me want to rip her wings off!
The visual novel has a total of 13 endings and they are obtained based on the choices you make for the main character. Despite the story being pretty basic; not being as creative as other visual novel games, I still find it enjoyable. I especially enjoyed the romantic relationship between Ryouta and Miyu. Even if you are not a fan of the netorare genre, there are reasons why it exists in the hentai and visual novel community. If it wasn't for netorare, the story may not be as compelling and I probably would've dropped the visual novel.
Note: There are some bad endings within each route of the three heroines where Kyosuke gets killed that are not significant to the overall story of the visual novel. They're more like Game Over sequences, so I didn't include them on this post.
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Kowaku no Toki, a visual novel developed by TinkerBell is something that I personally have some mixed feelings about. The art was alright but I'm not so sure about the story since it was a bit confusing, mainly because there were a lot of plot holes. In terms of the H-scenes, some were alright which included some bondage, but a lot of them were massively inflated which is not really essential to the story and I ended up skipping some of it.
Kyousuke Mibu (Main Protagonist)
The main character for this VN is Kyousuke Mibu who is a private detective. He at first appeared as being lazy but overtime, he had some character development. For some reason, he ends up having these prophetic dreams which reveals what's going to happen in the future. In the beginning he receives and accepts a request to find a missing person which led to him ending up in a western-style mansion in the middle of the forest. There have been various supernatural things occurring in this mansion which has a lot of secrets which Kyousuke intends to find out. There was also this creature that Kyousuke found in the woods which had the body of a cow and the face of a human. According to google translate from Textractor, it is referred to as "The Matter" and it seems to be based on a Japanese mythical creature called "Kudan" which really caught my interest.
Kudan (件)
Just like any other visual novel, the endings you get are based on the choices you make which lead to the main character getting affiliated with one of the three main heroines in this VN (Momoko, Ai and Yukino). Each heroine has multiple endings to them. Out of these three, Yukino's route seems to have the greatest importance on revealing the secrets in this mansion where supernatural things are occurring and why Kyousuke keeps having these prophetic dreams every time he sleeps. I would recommend you to go through the routes of the other heroines as well since they also have compelling stories.
Translation: Looking at the burning mansion, Yukino-san seemed to be thinking of Ruriko-san.
I'm not exactly sure how many endings there are for each character, but once you do get them, you'll unlock a bonus route on the main menu which I don't think is canon. It's mainly just for comedy purposes so I wouldn't recommend it if you don't have the time nor courage to get all the endings for Momoko, Ai and Yukino. I still recommend this visual novel to be translated for a wider audience to experience it. It is available for purchase on DLsite.
[Ouka] “Kudan, he’s cute…”
By the way, one thing that seems to be inconsistent in this visual novel was that when you choose Yukino's route, Ai never shows up in the mansion and the same thing applies the other way around. Also, if you choose Momoko's route, neither Yukino nor Ai shows up in the mansion. Since they are sisters and they are the daughters of Ruriko who lives in the mansion, it would make sense that they both show up in the mansion no matter what route you take. Seems a bit odd and I assume that TinkerBell was being lazy on constructing the different routes for each heroine. Maybe I'm being a bit too nitpicky but whatever. I still enjoyed the visual novel.
Keep in mind that these endings take place after one year. Also, obtaining these endings depend on how full the masochism and sadism bars are for both characters.
Asuna's Endings:
[Endings 1 and 2 are obtained if Asuna doesn't escape from Yurika's dungeon]
Ending 1 - Asuna lives as Yurika's sex slave presumably for the rest of her life. She is locked up in a cage, pleasuring herself with an adult toy.
Ending 2 - Word got out about Yurika's contribution to sex slavery. The authorities put a stop to it and managed to save all the victims, including Youko and Asuna. Later on, Asuna moved to France where she sells cookies that she baked, and Katsumi comes along with her where he paints a picture. Asuna also learned that Youko transferred to a different school where she became captain for the tennis club.
[Endings 3 and 4 are obtained if Asuna does escape from Yurika's dungeon]
Ending 3 - The roles between Asuna and Yurika completely flipped. After Yurika finishes giving out a speech for the assembly, it is shown that Asuna becomes the student council president of Reyseine Academy while Yurika becomes a masochistic sex slave under the command of Asuna.
Ending 4 - The private rose garden becomes a public cherry blossom park where Asuna goes there, looks up at the sky and prays to Katsumi and Youko hoping for their best in the after life. She will continue on as a student in Reyseine Academy. (My favourite ending by the way!)
Yurika's Endings:
[Endings 1 and 2 are obtained if Asuna doesn't escape from Yurika's dungeon]
Ending 1 - Yurika becomes crippled due to a construction accident and later on, ends up meeting with Asuna and Katsumi. Yurika is prepared to get ridiculed by them after the things she has done. However, Katsumi had no intention to do so because he understood that he takes part of the blame for Yurika's actions at Reyseine Academy due to a promise he broke in the past. Asuna understood as well and as a result, the three of them lived happily together.
Ending 2 - Asuna becomes completely attached to Yurika to the point where she can't live without her. As a result, Yurika caresses Asuna with love and affection. It is presumed that Asuna still lives as Yurika's sex slave. It is also unknown what happened to Katsumi and Youko during this ending.
[Endings 3 and 4 are obtained if Asuna does escape from Yurika's dungeon]
Ending 3 - Yurika lives as Asuna's sex slave and she is ordered to have a gangbang with multiple men. It is also assumed that Asuna runs for student council president for Reyseine Academy.
Ending 4 - Asuna ends up getting arrested for committing embezzlement in Reyseine Academy. She confessed to her crimes but ends up getting bailed out thanks to Yurika. It turns out that Yurika became so attached to Asuna that she will do anything to help her. Afterwards, Yurika and Asuna live happily together as students from a middle class school.
Side Note:
When Yurika was a child, she was given a promise by Katsumi to always be with her because they loved each other. However, Katsumi was unable to fulfill the promise because he was caught up on his father's business. As a result, Yurika's heart broke which was the reason why she became very cynical and why she forced various students at Reyseine Academy to commit indecent acts.
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I've played a visual novel called Bigaku Yurika & Asuna developed by M no Violet. This is a revamped version of its alternative visual novel titled Utsukushiki Emono-tachi no Gakuen. Bigaku Yurika & Asuna has more CGs and character sprites relative to its older version. Honestly for something that was made back in the late 90s, this visual novel really caught my attention. It feels like it has a shoujo theme based on the art style and the romance involved in the plot. It also contains sexual content which includes yuri, bondage and rape. Don't worry, there's no ugly bastards/NTR.
Asuna: Ah..... I'm so sorry!
Basically, this visual novel is about two protagonists named Asuna Sugihara and Yurika Ichinomiya who are students at a prestigious school called Reyseine Academy. Asuna is essentially a typical high school girl with not much going on at least in the beginning. Yurika on the other hand is the student council president and she grew up in a rich family. Yurika seems to believe in the theory of Darwinism where the strong survives while the weak perishes. She also causes the students in the academy to commit to various forms of debauchery and moral degeneration because of something that happened in her past life. Eventually, Asuna fell victim to this when Yurika proposed her to join the student council. As I played through the visual novel, it really caught my attention. Some of the scenes made me tear up. The character development was also decent.
Katsumi: Hey, are you alright!?
The ending you get will depend on what choices you make which will influence on filling up masochism and sadism bars at the bottom of the user interface. If you make choices that are more kind/permissive then the masochism bar will fill up. If you make choices that are more rough/assertive, the sadism bar will fill up. Both Asuna and Yurika have 4 different endings making it a total of 8 for the visual novel. What makes this game unique is that you can choose to play through the perspective of these two characters anytime you want except during the endings.
Overall, I enjoyed playing this visual novel. I mostly admire the story and artwork for it. There were also some parts where the Japanese voice actors spoke in English which I find it amusing. Its unfortunate that it hasn't been translated which is why I had to rely on Textractor. It would be nice if someone did translate this visual novel so that a wider audience can experience this. Its too bad not a lot of people talked about this.
Medical Student?
Overtime, Aoi Kanzaki was overwhelmed by the sexual pleasure given by Takeshi Shimazu, making her want to be with him more and less with Akito. Despite everything Akito did to win her back, Aoi was completely overtaken by Takeshi’s charm. Akito then decided to give up and accept it but then he overheard Takeshi talking on the cellphone in his car, saying to one of his associates that he was merely training Aoi to become a successful prostitute at a brothel so that he’ll pimp her to make money. Akito confronts Takeshi about this and it is confirmed that Takeshi never really loved Aoi in the first place.
Learning the truth caused Akito to go into a fit of rage. He brought an old wooden baseball bat and smashed through the window on Takeshi’s car, unlocking the door and dragging him out. He then starts to punch his face multiple times. During the incident, Takeshi admitted that he’s not actually a medical student but rather a third-rate university student who took the student ID of someone he mugged. In addition, his name is not even Takeshi Shimazu and his red sports car was actually a rental.
Note: The quotation marks on Takeshi refers to the character having this fake name
Just then, Aoi Kanzaki showed up and stopped Akito beating up “Takeshi.” She then said that she overheard everything that “Takeshi” said out loud while talking on the phone. Aoi then admitted that she actually had this vague idea beforehand that “Takeshi” never truly loved her to begin with. But despite that, the words that “Takeshi” said about loving her felt good and as a result, a weak version of herself was born, making her want to drown in those honeyed words despite them being false. On top of that, “Takeshi” was more mature and reserved, knowing how to treat Aoi as an adult while Akito was more childish and impulsive. Aoi acknowledged that “Takeshi” taught her how to make love as an adult and she was immersed by that so she didn’t really care if he lied to her. Akito then complained to her, stating that any form of relationship that involves deception is wrong. For him to be in a relationship, he would rather be open to the person he loves and just be himself instead of acting like someone who he’s not, which Aoi understands.
Aoi then tells “Takeshi” that she’s done with this fake relationship and wants to move on. After he drives away, Aoi berates Akito for only being mad at “Takeshi” and not her too since she went along with the fake relationship which devastated Akito. Aoi also tells him that he’s too soft to form a relationship with anyone. After arguing with each other, they went back to their homes still feeling disgruntled. Later on in the next morning, Aoi is seen waking up Akito as usual. Aoi accepts Akito for who he is and they go back to being lovers as before. In addition, Akito acknowledges the fact that he does have to grow up one day in the future with a more mature attitude. But he will always keep his promise to protect Aoi no matter what.
Kurusu family’s spring, summer, fall and winter
Yuuichirou Shouda absolutely despises Akito who beat him up and sent him to jail after kidnapping Aoi. He then plots his revenge by sexually assaulting Haruna who’s one of Akito’s cousins. When Akito and Natsumi found out what Shouda was doing to Haruna, they devised a plan to save her and take down Shouda for good. However, little did they know that Shouda heard their conversation by using a hidden microphone he placed on the window frame. Because of that, Shouda was able to outsmart both Akito and Natsumi, knocking both of them out.
After 30 minutes when Natsumi regained consciousness, she saw Akito completely bludgeoned and bruised. Shouda then proceeded to strangle Akito right in front of Natsumi, devastating her. He also threatens Natsumi, saying that he’ll kill Akito if she doesn’t follow his orders. Natsumi also saw Haruna who was mentally broken after getting raped by Shouda multiple times. She completely loses her resolve and does whatever Shouda tells her to do. Shouda then proceeded to rape Natsumi as she constantly felt sorry for Haruna going through what Shouda subjected her in.
Later on, Akito regained consciousness and he saw his cousin Natsumi getting raped by Shouda. Akito tried to help her but his body was completely paralyzed because Shouda injected him with a muscle relaxant. Shouda then ordered Haruna to copulate with Akito which she did without any hesitation despite Akito begging her not to. Natsumi who was still getting raped by Shouda saw what was happening between Akito and Haruna, and she blindly assumed that Akito felt pleasure seeing her getting raped and he made Haruna pleasure him on his own accord. Akito tried to reason with Natsumi, but it was to no avail as Shouda swayed her with false information. In addition, Natsumi also mentioned that both her and Haruna loved Akito and she was swayed into believing that Akito coldly rejected their feelings. Eventually, Haruna lost all hope and surrendered herself to pleasure as she’s getting raped by Shouda. As Akito was having sex with Haruna, he lost consciousness again.
Later on, Akito is seen in his room getting woken up by Aoi. Akito then asked Aoi where Natsumi and Haruna were, and she said that they’ve already gone ahead to school, but they were behaving strangely. Akito first thought that everything that happened to Natsumi and Haruna was just a dream, that is until he got flashbacks about them plus his body still having visible injuries caused by Shouda, confirming that all of it was real. After Aoi left, Akito recalled that while he was still in the P.E. room, Shouda told him that if he tells anyone about Natsumi or Haruna, Aoi would be next. With no other option, Akito decided to keep all of this a secret and let his two cousins become sacrifices for the sake of Aoi.
After one month passed by, Akito is seen sneaking into the school grounds at night, peering into the P.E. room to find Natsumi and Haruna still having sex with Shouda, enjoying it to the fullest. Believing that they’ll never go back to what they were before, Akito laments on his inability to help them.
Cherry blossoms, scattered flowers
Ryuichi Saeki subjected Sakurako Midori to various sexual acts so that she’ll be experienced enough to become the perfect love interest for Akito. In reality though, he was doing this to have Sakurako separate Akito from Aoi so that he’ll have Aoi all to himself for his own sexual desires.
Eventually, Sakurako and Akito meet up at night in the school’s baseball field where she confesses her love to him. As instructed by Ryuichi, Sakurako proceeded to give Akito a fellatio to better ensure that he’ll accept her feelings. However, Akito stopped her and said that what she’s doing is not the right way to express her feelings. In addition, he said that he cannot accept her feelings because he’s already in love with another girl. This made Sakurako completely heart broken and after Akito walked away, Ryuichi who saw everything from behind the scenes came up to her and apologized that it didn’t work. Sakurako believed that she didn’t train hard enough to have Akito accept her. Regardless, Sakurako appreciated the help that Ryuchi gave her and she wanted to pay him back by helping him win over a relationship with Aoi. She also started to develop feelings towards Ryuchi after Akito dumped her. Ryuichi accepts her offer of assistance before making an evil grin.
Afterwards, months go by and Ryuchi subjected Sakurako with more sexual acts so that he can plot his scheme to make Aoi Kanzaki his personal sex slave.
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True Blue Short Story is an eroge visual novel developed by LiLiM DARKNESS and released on August 25, 2006. It’s a sequel to the TRUE BLUE visual novel from 2002 and it's basically a collection of short stories along with some new characters being introduced. Unlike its prequel, True Blue Short Story doesn’t give you any choices to select. These short stories are entirely linear, each having only one ending.
"I immediately turned my head to the side!"
The first short story titled “Medical Student?” takes place months after the true ending of TRUE BLUE (2002) where (SPOILER WARNING) Akito managed to save Aoi from the secret organization. A new character named Takeshi Shimazu is featured who is a tough looking medical student that drives a bright red sports car. In this story, Takeshi develops feelings towards Aoi Kanzaki which builds up a separation between her and Akito. The second short story titled “Kurusu family’s spring, summer, fall and winter” also takes place after the incidents of TRUE BLUE (2002) and features two new characters Natsumi and Haruna. They are two of Akito’s cousins who came from an all girl school and they came to live with him due to their parents going on a business trip. The storytelling was very compelling for these two short stories due to the fact that they both consist of netorare (NTR) just like the prequel. In terms of the way these new characters were introduced, it was pretty average. It's nothing too crazy.
The third and final short story is titled “Cherry blossoms, scattered flowers.” The premise for this one is relatively different from the other two short stories as it actually takes place in the past before the secret organization was targeting Aoi Kanzaki. Plus instead of Akito, the story mainly focuses on the perspective of Sakurako Midori who is Akito’s underclassmen. This story is about her having a crush on Akito and she wants to confess her feelings to him. However she was skeptical to do so as she saw another girl; Aoi Kanzaki, being close to Akito. She then relies on Ryuichi Saeki; the student council president, for some assistance on how she can develop a relationship with Akito. While there were no new characters being featured and no NTR content, the story was relatively unique in its own way. If you’ve played TRUE BLUE (2002), you would have noticed that out of all the characters, the story talks the least about Sakurako Midori. While there were some brief instances talking about her, it doesn’t fully emphasize on her personal life to have us truly understand her as a person. In addition, she was the only character in the entire TRUE BLUE (2002) visual novel that does not focus on her perspective. All of that was brought to light in this short story, allowing us to better understand Sakurako’s lifestyle and see what kind of person she really is instead of leaving her in the dark.
Putting the short stories aside, there’s also a fun little whack-a-mole mini game where you have to get a high score in order to unlock some extra CGs that aren’t attainable through the short stories. What’s funny is that the moles are replaced by Yuuichirou Shouda and hitting him will score you a point. The game also involves Aoi Kanzaki and hitting her will jeopardize your score. As you move forward into the later stages of the minigame, it becomes progressively harder. You’ll also face a new type of target which is a bulky bald man wearing sunglasses that looks like he’s from the Yakuza. It takes multiple hits for that target to have the game register as a hit, making it more difficult to avoid a miss. In addition, you’ll also acquire some special abilities that can accommodate your gameplay. There’s rapid fire mode where the mallet will rapidly swing at a fast pace if you hold down the left mouse button. There is also a homing ability where if you right click, the mallet will instantly hit your desired targets but it won’t lock on to Aoi Kanzaki.
The visuals were pretty decent. Putting the new CGs aside which look a lot more smoother than the CGs from the prequel, there are new background images which I assume have been reused from the previous visual novels LiLiM DARKNESS made. As for the character sprites, most of them were reused from the prequel. For the new character sprites, the illustration is a lot more smoother with more detail to them. One complaint that I have is that putting the new and old sprites in the same visual novel looks a bit odd. The art style and illustrations for the new character sprites significantly differ from the old sprites. In addition, comparing these old character sprites to their character model in the CGs such as Aoi Kanzaki displays a difference in art style as well. It seems that LiLiM DARKNESS just copied and pasted the old character sprite models into True Blue Short Story without any modifications. I think it would’ve been better to have all the old character sprites being redrawn from scratch to make the visual novel look more appealing..
In my opinion, this visual novel was pretty decent. While it is relatively short in comparison to its prequel, it does showcase some compelling stories by using NTR just like TRUE BLUE (2002). However, it would also be nice if there was another short story that hinted about what the secret organization was doing after the incidents from TRUE BLUE (2002). If that was added, then I’m sure it would thicken the plot even further while also filling out some of the plot holes from the prequel. If you really enjoyed playing the TRUE BLUE (2002) visual novel and you want to experience more, then I would highly recommend you to play True Blue Short Story.
The bud that fell into the abyss
At the shrine where Shoichi saw that Suzuyo was getting raped by another man, he chose not to help her and instead watch from a distance while getting turned on from the sight. When the man was finished and left the scene, Shoichi attempted to leave while being unnoticed by Suzuyo. However, he accidentally stepped on a twig which brought Suzuyo’s attention. When she spotted him, she became angry and decided to report everything to the police including her getting blackmailed by Shoichi at school. He was later apprehended.
I didn’t realize that love
Shoichi called Kotono and told her to meet him at the shrine. When they met, Shoichi became violent towards her with the intention of rape. Suddenly, a bystander saw what was happening. He then pulled Shoichi away from Kotono and started to call the police. Shoichi then reflected on what he did to Kotono.
Torn Apart
Shoichi called Suzuyo and told her to meet him at a park. When they met, Shoichi started to fondle with her but then they were spotted by a group of teachers from the school. In a fit of rage, the teachers started to beat up Shoichi over what he had done to one of the daughters of the highly prestigious Miyatsuji family. Suzuyo in dismay wanted them to stop and as Shoichi was trying to call her out, he ended up coughing out blood.
Covered in Lewdness
Shoichi cannot forgive himself for what he did to the Miyatsuji family as he found out that he was being used to prevent them from investigating the crimes that the principal has committed such as bribery for the school funds. He then decided to reveal the data from the CD copy to the public and as a result, the principal was forced to resign. Kasumi has now become the new principal of the school and she was able to bring the school back to a normal state which was on the verge of collapse due to the previous principal’s schemes. It was also thanks to her that Shoichi was able to stay enrolled in the school. In addition, Shoichi doesn’t need to attend classes and write tests as he can manipulate his own grades as he pleases. In the principal’s office, Shoichi was seen having sex with Suzuyo and Kotono. Kasumi watched them as she was being pleasured by Maiko.
Master Kasumi
After Shouichi gave Kasumi the CD, she used it to expose the principal of the school for the crimes he committed since the CD contains evidence of his wrong doings and misconduct. This forced the principal to resign and allow Kasumi to become the new principal of the school. In addition, since Shoichi got a terrible mark on the test, he had to satisfy Kasumi’s sexual desires in order to stay enrolled in the school.
School Principal’s Dog
In the principal’s office, Shouichi is seen having sex with Maiko while the principal is having sex with the two Miyatsuji sisters. Shouichi was able to achieve a stable school life, avoiding expulsion or repeating the grade. That came at a cost though where he would help the principal’s criminal actions in the same way that Maiko did such as embezzling school funds, conducting bribes and altering the grades of students in the school. Kasumi also lost her status as a member of the board of directors and she was merely nothing more than an ornament owned by the principal.
Happiness that Disappeared
After completing the test, Shoichi was able to avoid repeating the year thanks to Kotono filling out the test questions from the CD. Afterwards, they both went into an empty classroom where they expressed their love for each other. However, the principal suddenly came inside and saw what they were doing. As a result, Shoichi got expelled from school and had no other choice than to move back with his parents.
A Fading Fragrance
After completing the test, Shoichi was able to avoid repeating the year thanks to Suzuyo filling out the test questions from the CD. Afterwards, they both went into the library where they expressed their love for each other. However, the principal suddenly came inside and saw what they were doing. As a result, Shoichi got expelled from school and had no other choice than to move back with his parents.
Extracurricular Classes Canceled
After completing the test, Shoichi decided to go back to the nurse’s office and have sex with Maiko to repay her for the support she gave him. However, because Shoichi forgot to lock the door, the principal entered and saw what was happening between Shoichi and Maiko. Because of that, Shoichi has been expelled from school and he has no other choice than to live back with his parents.
Kasumi’s Trap
After completing the test, Shoichi decided to go to the Miyatsuji household to have some fun with the sisters while their mother was away. However, little did he know that Kasumi was using this opportunity to go to Shoichi’s home and steal the blackmail material he was using on her daughters. This ultimately ruined his normal school life.
The End of Animal Desire
After completing the test, Shoichi brought Kotono to the shrine where he fondled her body despite it still being daylight outside. Suddenly a police officer who was patrolling the area spotted them. As a result, Shoichi’s life has been in a state of turmoil. It is unknown what happened to him but he’s no longer able to attend school or arrive at the Miyatsuji household.
The price of self-indulgence
After completing the test, Shoichi brought Suzuyo to a public park where he fondled her body. Suddenly a police officer who was patrolling the area spotted them. As a result, Shoichi’s life has been in a state of turmoil. It is unknown what happened to him but he’s no longer able to attend school or arrive at the Miyatsuji household.
Leave it to lust
After completing the test, Kotono, who was waiting at the school gate met up with Shoichi. They then entered an empty classroom where they became affectionate towards each other. They expressed their love and Kotono wants Shoichi to stay by her side from now on. Shoichi accepts her and for the first time in his entire life, he actually finds peace.
Always just the two of us
After completing the test, Suzuyo, who was waiting in the hallway met up with Shoichi. They then entered the library where they became affectionate towards each other. Suzuyo then confessed her love to Shoichi and from then on, Shoichi will always stay by Suzuyo’s side no matter what.
Sweet Days
When Shoichi exposed the bribing data from the CD to the public, the principal was forced to resign and Kasumi became the new principal of the school. She managed to bring the school back to its normal state which was on the verge of collapse due to the previous principal’s schemes. It was also thanks to her that Shoichi was able to stay enrolled in the school. In addition, Maiko, who was the mistress of the previous principal, lost all power and was seen being sexually fondled by the two Miyatsuji sisters.
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Ai Shimai Tsubomi... Kegashite Kudasai is an eroge visual novel developed by Silky’s and released in 2004. The story features a highschool student named Shoicihi Kaneshiro who was performing poorly on his grades. One day during a school assembly, he snuck into the principal’s office where he took a CD that contained the questions for the next test. He plans on copying the data of the CD and transferring it to another disk before returning the original one. He will then utilize the copied disk to view the test questions so that he’ll have better leverage on passing the next test which will prevent him from repeating the year. However, his ordinary school life was about to change when the school nurse Maiko Morisawa found out what he was up to.
[Maiko] “!! That CD!”
The main premise of the visual novel is to have the main character sexually assaulting two of the students in the school that Maiko suspects have seen Shoichi stealing the principal’s CD. One is Suzuyo Miyatsuji who is a kind and caring student that aces in her tests but can be naive at times. The other is her older sister Kotono Miyatsuji who is a member of the swimming club that has a cold and arrogant attitude towards others. Maiko also wants Shoichi to rape their highly prestigious mother Kasumi Miyatsuji who is a member of the board of directors that is associated with the school he’s enrolled in. There’s a total of 15 different endings to this visual novel and depending on who you rape and in what order, you’ll acquire one of them.
The story of this visual novel didn’t really meet my expectations after I watched its hentai adaptation which was aired three months after the release of this eroge. I honestly thought I would get answers after watching that cliffhanger in the last episode of that hentai but I was wrong. There are so many parts in the visual novel that are different to the hentai and needless to say, I was really disappointed. The game didn’t feel as edgy as the hentai. Sure there’s a lot of rape in it but that’s pretty much all you’re getting. Surprisingly, the hentai adaptation felt more superior. There was this part in episode 2 where Maiko had the principal killed after mixing some purple liquid in his tea. She ended up doing the same to Shoichi although it's unknown if he died from that as well. All of this makes her appear to be the main antagonist. While there were some aspects in the visual novel that were very compelling, they were very brief and not very interesting for most of them. This game feels more like a nukige which I’m not a fan of.
Visual Novel (Left) | Hentai (Right)
There were some features in this visual novel that made it unique in comparison to other eroges. During an H-scene where the main character starts to ejaculate, a small animation of a white dripping liquid overlays his penis which portrays his semen. Some of the H-scenes are also animated where vibrators are visibly moving which I assume is meant to titillate the player even more. In addition, vibrators that are being used in H-scenes can be interactive for the player. They can control the frequency by using the arrow keys or the mouse wheel which will end up causing the characters to give out different dialogues. Obviously this doesn’t affect what ending you’ll get but I find it impressive for the devs to add that small feature, especially considering the fact that this game is over two decades old.
Translation: Everytime Maiko-sensei’s body trembled with pleasure, the handcuffs shook and her hot breath leaked out from the ball gag she was biting.
This visual novel is more about sex and less about storytelling. The dialogue outside of the H-scenes were not very interesting either and they were mostly about Shoichi plans on defiling the Miyatsuji family. The visual novel focused more on that and less about his main purpose which was to cheat on the next upcoming test so that he won’t have to repeat the year. In terms of the endings, they just seem way too brief and generic. In terms of acquiring them, I was able to get 14 of them by myself, but there was one that I have no idea how to get even after some rigorous trial and error (which was the fourth one called “Covered in Lewdness”). I had to rely on an online guide just to get that one ending I was missing and be done with it. I’m also surprised that the devs didn’t put end credits on any of the endings which seems pretty odd. Here’s a link to the strategy guide I used to get all the endings and CGs if you’re interested. And by the way, unlocking all the CGs and endings doesn’t unlock anything special.
Strategy Guide: https://2dfan.com/topics/13767
All Endings
I really wouldn’t recommend this visual novel to anyone. If I had to choose between this and the hentai, I would choose the hentai because it does a better job on storytelling. Usually visual novels tend to be more superior to that, but this is one hell of an exception. To me, this visual novel felt like I just wasted time reading about the story of some sex maniac that totally forgot on how he ended up in this mess in the first place.
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TRUE BLUE is an eroge visual novel developed by LiLiM DARKNESS and released on September 13, 2002 before having its OVA hentai adaptation on Feb 25, 2005. The visual novel is about a boy named Akito Kurusu who is a second year student at Mikage Academy. He's close friends with a girl named Aoi Kanzaki who is in the same year as him and the school idol of Mikage Academy, being referred to as Miss Mikage. However, there's a secret organization that is targeting Aoi, and they are setting up contestants on who can train her on becoming a successful sex slave to be sold in their auction. There are a total of seven contestants that the organization selected to train Aoi which are Masanobu Fukui, Mitsuteru Kanda, Fuyuki Kurusu, Sakurako Midori, Ryuichi Saeki, Saria Shinjou, Yuuichirou Shouda and the main protagonist Akito Kurusu. All of them including Akito have their own endings on what they do to Aoi and they are obtained based on the choices you make.
Aoi: "— Hey, Akito!"
The story of TRUE BLUE starts out in a dream of Akito's where he sees a naked girl having sex with a man as she is being sold in an auction. When he wakes up, the story goes on relatively simple as it introduces all of the featured characters on who and what they are. Afterwards, late at night, Akito met a man that he once saw in his dreams who is associated with the secret organization that runs the auction. The man stated that Aoi has been chosen by the organization as their next item to be sold in their auction and they want the contestants they selected, including Akito, to train Aoi on becoming a sex slave before they sell her. The man also warned Akito not to inform the police about this because the people who work for the organization are carefully observing their contestants. Learning all of this, Akito vouches to protect Aoi from this conspiracy.
Person in Charge: "Your friend Aoi Kanzaki has been selected as an item for the next auction"
A great chunk of the plot in TRUE BLUE revolves around these mundane slice of life moments such as Akito and Aoi walking to school together and what the relationships between the different characters are like. Some of them I personally find to be filler content such as Aoi preying on Akito's side dishes during lunch periods or Aoi planning on some mischievous tactics to wake up Akito out of bed. However, there are some moments where the story gets really compelling such as Akito and Fuyuki saving Aoi who got kidnapped by Shouda. Unfortunately, exciting moments like these make up the minority of the entire plot.
Aoi: "It's been hot and humid lately"
Being an eroge, you can easily tell that this is packed with H-scenes. For the most part, the dialogue from these H-scenes don't play an essential role to the main plot. Its more just filler content. And don't expect them to be short so if you're playing this just for the main plot, the Ctrl button will be your best friend. One thing to note is that most of the H-scenes consist of netorare (NTR) which I'm sure most of you would find it distasteful. Depending on the choices you make, Aoi will end up getting molested by other people who conspired with the secret organization. Of course, it is possible to avoid them if you pick the right choices. However, one thing I find unique about this game is that some of the choices gives the reader the option to make the main character; Akito observe Aoi from a distance as she engages in these sexual activities by other people. Basically, the game gives you the option to act like a complete cuck which I didn't even know was a thing.
Aoi: "Noooo!!"
In terms of the technical features for the visual novel, one thing that I personally did not like is that it didn't have that typical U.I. box that is usually displayed on the bottom as you read. Instead, the texts were displayed throughout the entire screen of the game, overlapping the character sprites, background and CGs which I'm not really a fan of. You could just tap the shift button to remove the text and get a better view of the art, but this is not something I'm use to based on the other visual novels I've read. The game also doesn't give you an option to read a backlog which seems inconvenient in case you missed some dialogue that you accidently skipped. In terms of the voices for the characters, they were fine but one thing that stood out was that there were some instances where their voices are not being heard when dialogue shows up that corresponds to what the characters were saying. This mostly happens after a transition takes place in the visual novel. I don't know if this was intentional by the developers or it could be just a glitch/error in the program since this game is pretty old. Either way, it's so annoying.
Sakurako: "Good morning, senpai!"
As mentioned before, there's a lot of content related to NTR which is generally looked down upon, so it goes without saying, TRUE BLUE is not for everyone. While most people don't like it, I find it very compelling because it makes me want to yearn for the main character a lot more. It makes me want to find out what happens next. Without NTR, the plot wouldn't be as edgy, but that's just my opinion and you're more than welcome to disagree. Of course there are so many other ways to make an edgy plot, but this is an eroge after all. Personally, I believe that NTR is more than just sex and if done right, it can provide a very compelling and edgy story.
I want to thank my good Peruvian friend u/Mitsubachi_Honey_Bee from reddit who brought up this visual novel to me in the chat. I find it sad that the hentai adaptations from these eroge visual novels only give an oversimplified plot. In any case, someone has to spread the word about these visual novels before they end up getting lost in the past.
Note: It is possible to get more than one ending from the visual novel in one playthrough. Needless to stay, it entirely depends on the choices you make which may involve a lot of trail & error. Thanks Image-Works...
Bad End Indigestion - When Narifumi freed Sora, he found out that Shizuku aims to use her power in order to establish world peace. When he talks about this with his friends, they intended to stop her. As Narifumi and his friends attempt to find Shizuku in order to stop her schemes, he suddenly feels a surge of power flowing across his entire body since he freed Sora. He then ends up raping his friends including Kasumi before running away where he eventually meets up with Mizuki who offered him to join with Shizuku’s group due to the immense power he possesses. Mizuki then brings Narufumi to a ruined colosseum where Shizuku’s group is stationed at and at this point this, the bad ending is achieved in two ways. Either Narufumi gets a severe headache and loses his powers after raping Shizuku or he gets impaled by Shizuku and Kasumi while fighting them. Either way, he will end up lying on the ground and Shizuku will start to regret relying on otherworldly powers for her own desires. Everyone else also reflected on the consequences associated with the powers they obtained from the gate. As Narifumi laid on the ground, he saw Sora with a sad expression on her face. He then passes out but then suddenly wakes up back in Kadomori Academy where everyone, including his friends were preparing for the school festival as if nothing had happened. Somehow, everything was normal and people were going about their days as usual.
Bad End Chaos - When Narufumi and his friends arrive at the ruined colosseum, Kasumi and Shizuku start to fight each other. Narufumi then throws himself between the two sisters where he ends up getting impaled by both of them. Kasumi and Shizuku were devastated over what they did to Narufumi and on his last dying breath, he tells them to stop this meaningless fight and live peacefully together. As Narufumi passes out from blood loss, he could see Sora with a sad expression on her face. Afterwards, Shizuku and Kasumi are back to their original world on the school roof and they are reflecting on the consequences of their past actions. While they both abide by Narufumi's wish by living peacefully together, they feel like nothing matters anymore.
Bad End Rape - The power he obtained after freeing Sora allowed Narufumi to control Aun (The two humanoid earth monsters that attacked the school earlier), allowing him to easily defeat everyone in the colosseum. Sora laughed as she watched the whole situation and after a while, Narufumi turned all of his friends into obedient sex slaves, including Shizuku and Kasumi who are seen giving him a blowjob.
Bad End Fiction - As Shizuku and Kasumi fight in the colosseum, Sora gives Narufumi a view of an illusionary world where everything is completely normal. Narufumi at first feels skeptical about what he is seeing but he convinces himself that there is nothing wrong and everything is fine. He then tells himself that Sora’s power is amazing.
Shizuku Bad End - After the fight between Shizuku and Kasumi, Narufumi and Shizuku are seen at the roof of the school. Everyone came back to the original world, except for Kasumi. Narufumi and Shizuku wonder what Kasumi is doing in the alternate world alone. Despite them feeling sad that Kasumi isn’t here with them, they can’t bring themselves to cry because they feel like they have a hole in their heart. Narufumi suspects that this is the workings of Sora’s power and he wonders if other people feel the same way as they do.
Kasumi Bad End - The premise for this ending is the same as the last one, except the roles for the Kadomori twins are reversed.
Amane End - Narufumi and Amane are seen walking together to school. Amane then asks Narufumi if he wants to join the martial arts club with her, and he accepts. He also sees Amane to be more proactive in comparison to her previous self where she was more reserved and nervous.
Fuu & Koyuki End - After Narufumi helped Fuu get back on good terms with Koyuki, they are seen at the roof of the school where Koyuki gives food to Narufumi that she prepared. Koyuki also teases Fuu for having feelings towards Narufumi. From this point onwards, Koyuki and Fuu live happily together after fighting each other from the alternate world.
Nanami End - Narufumi is in the faculty office with Nanami where he helps her manage her workload in order to become a better and more respectable teacher towards the other students who have not taken her seriously before. In addition, Nanami wants Narufumi to call her by her first name.
Haruko End - Narufumi is seen training with Haruko in a park. Narufumi aims to become stronger so that Haruko would be less worried for him. Haruko replied to that by saying that no matter how strong he becomes, Haruko will always worry about him as she sees him as the most important person to her.
Mizuki End - Mizuki is seen leaning on a tree by the school waiting for Narufumi. When he arrives, she tells him that she is going to shop for some clothes on Sunday and asks if it's okay for him to come along. He stated that he couldn’t go because he has an appointment with Kasumi on Sunday. Narufumi did mention that he is free on Saturday and Mizuki settled to go shopping with him on that day. She also tells Narufumi that they’ll be going on a date as they are shopping. Narufumi brushed it off as a joke, but Mizuki still intends to win Narufumi over the Kadomori twins.
Shizuku End - If Shizuku wins the fight against Kasumi, Kasumi will then apologize to Shizuku for interfering with her dreams. She also wishes Narufumi to help Shizuku achieve her goals and stay with her for her support. Afterwards, Narufumi along with Shizuku and his other friends were brought back to their original world and it was presumed that Shizuku utilized Sora’s power in order to establish world peace. Shizuku and Narufumi are then seen together by the school where they reflect on the actions they did from the alternate world they’ve been in. They are also planning out what they are going to do for their future life. Narufumi also wonders how Kasumi is doing.
Kasumi End - If Kasumi wins the fight against Shizuku, Shizuku wishes both Narufumi and Kasumi to be happy before bidding them farewell. Afterwards, Narufumi and Kasumi, along with their friends are sent back to their own world. It is presumed that Sora’s power was not utilized by Shizuku to establish world peace. Narufumi and Kasumi are then seen talking to each other, reflecting on the actions they made from the alternate world. Kasumi wonders what Shizuku is doing in the alternate world and Narufumi hopes that Shizuku will understand why Kasumi stopped her from using Sora’s power.
True End - As Shizuku and Kasumi are fighting each other, Narufumi intervenes and tells them that both of their ideals are right but it's wrong for them to fight. The fight between them still continues on and when one of them gets defeated (either Shizuku or Kasumi), Sora will then say goodbye to Narufumi and his consciousness suddenly fades away. He then ends up back at Kadomori Academy where he prepares for the school festival along with Shizuku and Kasumi. They go by their typical school days living peacefully together.
Main Menu
Ever since I watched the hentai adaptation of Black Gate -Kan'in no Gakuen- that has been discontinued, I always wonder what happens next after the second episode. That is why I took the liberty to play the visual novel. Black Gate -Kan'in no Gakuen- is an eroge that was developed by Image-Works and released back in 2004. The story features a boy named Narufumi Hosokawa but the visual novel allows to name him anything you want as long as it contains Japanese characters. He is a student at Kadomori academy who is considered to be a pretty average guy. He is also friends with Shizuku Kadomori and Kasumi Kadomori who are twins that have different personalities. Shizuku is more calm and reserved while Kasumi is more proactive and a bit clumsy. They are also known to have a distinct birth mark on their chest.
In Kadomori Academy, the story also introduces other characters that play key roles in the visual novel. Amane Izumi is another student at the school who is quite reserved, shy and nervous around certain situations. Fuu Katsuragi is the student council president who takes things very seriously and is inept with martial arts. Koyuki Hasegawa is a member of the student council and she is very attached towards Fuu. Nanami Ebizuka is Narufumi's homeroom teacher who doesn't take her job seriously and tends to be laid back. Haruko Fujisaki was the previous student council president in Kadamori academy before Fuu until she graduated and she is very skilled with a bow and arrow. And finally, Mizuki Komiyama is the class representative of Narufumi's classroom who also takes things seriously, especially for the school festival.
Narufumi Hosokawa (Main Protagonist)
The visual novel starts off with the students at Kadomori academy preparing for the upcoming school festival. At one point, Shizuku and Kasumi are seen arguing to each other about something before Shizuku stormed out of the classroom. After some time when Narufumi was alone in the classroom, Shizuku came and confessed her feelings towards him before having sex. After a few days, the school got terrorized by two humanoid earth monsters from a different world that were attempting to capture Kasumi. Kasumi, Nanami and Haruko would then open a portal inside the school that leads to a different world in order to get rid of the monsters. As a result, Narufumi along with his friends got transported to the alternate world. From this point onwards, everyone aimed to find out how to get back home and and Shizuku. This game has multiple endings that correspond to each character, and they are obtained based on the choices you make.
As I played through the visual novel, the story was very mediocre and not that interesting. Its just a bunch of highschool students that traveled to a different world where they are fighting off monsters that are native to this alternate world (very similar to the isekai genre). Each character has their own route which reveals information about their past life, providing you insight on what kind of person they are and what hardships they dealt with in the past.
CG Collection
The story of the visual novel was also very inconsistent to its hentai adaptation. One example would be that in the hentai, the entire school got teleported to the other world along with Narufumi and his friends. This was not the case in the visual novel where only the characters got teleported. Another example would be that Nanami Ebizuku died in the hentai adaptation after getting stabbed by Shizuku which also didn't happen in the visual novel. I honestly thought that the visual novel would complement the story from the hentai adaptation, but I was completely wrong. I was very disappointed on the fact that the plot in the visual novel doesn't match with its hentai adaptation.
In terms of the technical features of the game, there are quite a lot of flaws relative to the other visual novels I played. First off, while the UI has a save, load and backlog button, it doesn't have a skip button. The way to skip dialogue in the game would be to hold down Ctrl, and this includes dialogue that you haven't read before which makes it very difficult to navigate which routes you already have been through and which ones you haven't. You also can't fast forward through an elongated CG that is automatically scrolling during the game. In addition, the UI doesn't have the option to quick save your progress. You can only save normally which can be a bit time consuming if you want to grind on obtaining all the CGs and endings for each character. One flaw that I find to be the most annoying would be that the UI disappears whenever the character faces multiple multiple that you have to select in the game. You can't save your progress during these instances, making it very frustrating and time consuming if you're aiming to navigate yourself between different character routes.
Settings
You may think that this visual novel is trash, but for me personally, I don't think its inherently bad. Despite the flaws present, I was able to tolerate them and manage to get all the endings for all the characters, which includes the bad ones. I also enjoyed some of the background music, the background art and the voice acting was alright, especially for the two humanoid earth monsters. In addition, unlike most of the other eroges, the H-scenes are pretty short so I was able to get by through them without falling asleep. What makes this visual novel unique is that it contains these animated H-scenes for each of the heroines which looks pretty similar to the hentai adaptation. Unfortunately though, I was not able to obtain all of them, let alone the CGs because there was a programming error in the visual novel that prevents me from reading more in a particular route. Not sure if there is a problem within the files or its not perfectly compatible with my laptop. Needless to say, I was very frustrated especially after the fact that I went through a lot of trail and error just to get the H-scenes that I missed. I was however able to get all the endings of Black Gate so that's a win right there (I'll make a post for that soon).
Overall, this visual novel isn't anything special. It just features a mediocre story with mediocre characters that are somewhat relatable. If you wanna play this visual novel all because of the discontinued hentai adaptation, I wouldn't recommend it. While the general premise is the same, there are many parts in the visual novel that don't match with the hentai. As for the company Image-Works who developed Black Gate, this was their most recent visual novel they made and released to the public. For some reason, they haven't made anymore visual novels ever since. So far they've only made three games and one of them is exclusive to the PS1. Since they haven't made a new game since 2004, and their most recent game being pretty mediocre, I can only assume that the developers have ceased operations. Since the developers put their hard work and effort into the games they've made for Image-Works its kind of sad to see that things are ending this way for them. I'm not sure what the developers are up to now, but I wish them all the best!
Ending List
There are a total of 13 endings in I ☆ Can, and 8 of them are bad endings. Before you go through the endings, I suggest you read the following paragraph below in order to have a better understanding about the the main antagonist of the visual novel; Kouji Terada.
Ryouta Tendou was the grandson of Yoshinobu Tendou who was the former president of a major entertainment production company. It turns out that his grandfather expelled Terada from the entertainment industry because he was preying on the idols. During this visual novel, Terada aimed on seeking revenge against his grandfather by making his grandson suffer. This would explain why he aimed to sexually assault the people that are close to Ryouta such as Miyu and Reina.
Miyu - Pure Love Ending
Miyu managed to make a huge hit on her performance as an idol without being too reliant on Qupu's magic thanks to Ryouta's support. Qupu then reminded Ryouta and Miyu that he has no reason to stay anymore since Miyu has finally reached her dream. He bid both of them farewell before going back to Dreamcastle. After Qupu disappeared, Ryouta and Miyu engaged in sexual intercourse as a form of celebration for Miyu's success. Later on, Reina arrives at Ryouta's house and reminds Miyu that since they no longer of the ability to transform, the real competition between them as idols begins. They will have to put in all the effort they have in order to aim for the top. Miyu also stated that she feels confident as long as Ryouta is by her side. Reina told them to do their best before leaving. From then on, Ryouta will continue to support Miyu in the entertainment industry.
Miyu - Transformation Ending
When Miyu managed to reach her dream on becoming an idol and Qupu returned back to Dreamcastle, Miyu had no choice but to immediately retire from the entertainment industry. Since she heavily relied on Qupu's magic, the quality of her performance would falter without her ability to transform. With that being the case, Ryouta and Miyu decided to have sex one more time before the remains of Qupu's magic fades away. From this point, Miyu and Ryouta both intended to keep on living happily together.
Miyu - 3P Ending
When Reina arrived at Ryouta's house after Miyu's success, Reina asked if Ryouta would be able to help her in the entertainment industry. Miyu responded to Reina out of jealousy, stating that Ryouta only belongs to her. This ultimately led both of these girls to compete on who will get assisted by Ryouta in order to become a top idol. This was done in terms of who would give the most sexual pleasure to Ryouta which led to an MFF threesome. The rivalry between Miyu and Reina continues on.
Miyu - Bad Ending Yuuto Edition No. 01
When Ryouta and Miyu started to have sex after Miyu's successful performance, Ryouta was surprised that Miyu wasn't a virgin. She stated that her virginity was already taken by a male idol; Yuuto Yamashita. Miyu explained to Ryouta that since she failed at her previous live performance and had an argument with him, she ran to a nearby park where she met Yuuto and relied on him for support. Yuuto brought Miyu to his apartment and it is revealed that just like Ryouta, Yuuto has feelings for her as well. Because of that, he brought himself to have sex with her. Miyu intially refused but she was unable to resist as she was overwhelmed by the pleasure. They eventually had sex before Miyu returned to Ryouta's house.
Ryouta was enraged on the fact that he sacrificed so much for Miyu's sake and yet she ended up having sex with someone else. Ryouta became violent during the sexual intercourse with Miyu and afterwards, Ryouta no longer wants to work as her manager. Miyu begged him to come back but he refused because he no longer had the confidence to truly love her anymore. He decides to work for other idols at the request of Tomomi. Although he was happy for Miyu's success, he is now aiming to raise an idol that will surpass her in order to accumulate Miyu's regrets on her past actions.
Miyu - Bad Ending Yuuto Edition No. 02
Miyu kept meeting with Yuuto in the park multiple times, which resulted in her to develop feelings for him. Yuuto provided support for her by sharing the difficult times he faced in the entertainment industry and how he overcame them. He also shared his email address with her in case she wants to talk to him again. Eventually, Miyu's feelings for Ryouta had diminished and she's no longer able to transform into an idol whenever they kissed. This can only happen when she kisses Yuuto. Afterwards, Yuuto brings Miyu to his apartment where they had sex.
Miyu stayed in Yuuto's apartment overnight and when it was morning, Ryouta arrived there and desperately wanted Miyu back. At this point, Miyu doesn't want anything to do with Ryouta anymore as she is now in love with Yuuto. Later on, Miyu gets completely captivated by the sexual pleasure that Yuuto gives.
Miyu - Bad Ending Yuuto Edition No. 03
This ending has some extra scenes that root off from the previous one (Yuuto Edition No. 02). A few months after Miyu started to live with Yuuto, she wants to move back to Ryouta's house. Miyu didn't feel at ease to live with Yuuto anymore because of his massive popularity as a male idol. Ryouta reluctantly accepted Miyu back and she was able to transform again after kissing him. However, Ryouta noticed that Miyu's behavior was not the same as before, especially when they had sex. Because of that, Ryouta couldn't really bring himself to truly love Miyu.
Miyu - Bad Ending Terada P Edition
After Miyu failed on her live performance, Terada provided her support by setting up a new program that focuses only on her. However, this was all an act that will give him the opportunity to rape her. When Ryouta attempted to save Miyu, he got restrained by multiple men and was brought to the broadcast stage along with Miyu. After Miyu got gangraped by multiple men, Terada revealed to Miyu that Ryouta got an erection after seeing what she went through. Miyu was upset and felt she has been betrayed by the person she really loved, which ultimately broke her. Terada then convinced Miyu to let everything go and surrender herself to her own desires. When he kissed Miyu in the lips, she transformed into an evil version of herself where she becomes completely addicted to sex.
Terada then brought Ryouta to a love hotel where they forcibly had sex with Miyu. Ryouta eventually passes out after ejaculating multiple times and Terada tells Miyu to kill Ryouta. Miyu complied and Terada tells Negishi to dispose Ryouta's body in order to cover his tracks. From this point onwards, Miyu continuously had sex with multiple men, and Terada uses her to produce pornographic videos for the AV industry.
Miyu - Bad Ending Tooru Edition
Tooru Takasaki kidnapped Miyu and brought her to a love hotel. Tomomi informed Ryouta on what happened to Miyu and they rushed towards where she was located. When they got there, Ryouta was restrained by Tomomi, which revealed that she was a part of Tooru's scheme as well. Apparently, Tooru has the ability to captivate any woman into sexual pleasure, allowing him to manipulate them which is what happened to Tomomi.
When Tooru managed to captivate Miyu into sexual pleasure, along with Reina who also got kidnapped, Terada who was also present in the love hotel ordered Tomomi to kill Ryouta and dispose his body. If she does that, she'll have sex with Tooru again. Tomomi complied and strangled Ryouta, causing him to pass out from asphyxiation.
Miyu - Bad Ending Takashi Edition
Takashi invites Miyu and Ryouta to go on a group date along with other stand up comedians and idols. Miyu accepted the invitation, but Ryouta felt reluctant about this. When they arrived, they started to play what was called "King's Game." Things were initially fine, but later on, more inappropriate actions were done towards Miyu and Ryouta didn't feel comfortable about that. As Ryouta and Miyu left the party, they got into an argument. Afterwards, Ryouta decided to go home by himself while Miyu came back to the party to resume the King's Game. However, she noticed that the idol girls that were in the pub before were missing. Miyu sensed that something was wrong and decides to go home, but Takashi and his acquaintances prevented her from leaving. At this point, Miyu understood what Ryouta was complaining about, but it was too late for her. Miyu ended up getting gangraped, and she eventually got overwhelmed by the sexual pleasure. She was also given a drug that promoted her addiction to sex. Eventually, Miyu abandoned her dreams on becoming an idol and instead allowed herself to get captivated in sexual pleasure.
Miyu - Bad Ending Takuya Edition
When Ryouta got back home from the TV station, he was shocked that Miyu wasn't there. He went to different places where Miyu might be, but he was unable to find her. 2 days later at the TV station, he found a DVD set that were given by an unknown fan of Miyu. When he played it on his TV, he saw that Takuya is the one responsible for the disappearance of Miyu. Takuya became so obsessed with Miyu that he followed her back to Ryouta's house where he then sexually assaults her. He also attempted to make Miyu transform into an idol by kissing her, but it couldn't be done since she doesn't have any feelings of attachment towards Takuya. This made him very angry and upset.
When the DVD finished playing, Ryouta dashes out and goes to Takuya's place in order to save Miyu. However, when he was stopped by a red light at a public intersection, he got stabbed in the back by Takuya. Ryouta collapsed on the floor and passes out from blood loss.
Reina - Happy Ending
Jinzou Negishi who was an aquiantance of Terada, revealed to Ryouta that he secretly took pictures of him living with Reina. Negishi told Ryouta to comply with the orders giving by Terada, otherwise he will leak the photos which can negatively affect the lifestyle of Ryouta and Reina. If Ryouta refuses to comply, Negishi would leave in an angry manner and Ryouta would explain to Reina about the situation they are currently in. Reina was happy that Ryouta didn't comply and she declared to her fans that her next performance as an idol will be her final one before she retires. If she stopped working as an idol, it wouldn't matter for Negishi leaking the photos. Afterwards, Reina aims to become a reliable wife for Ryouta.
Reina - Bad Ending
If Ryouta decided to comply, Negishi will bring him to a room where Terada is present, along with Reina. Ryouta is then forced to watch Reina getting raped by Terada. Afterwards, Terada forces Reina to put a remote controlled vibrator in her vagina and keep it in there during her live performance. During that time, she was unable to hold back her orgasm as the intensity of the vibrator became stronger, causing her vaginal fluids to spill out. This caused the audience to be in distraught and negatively affect Reina's reputation. From then on, Reina was used to satisfy the sexual desires of multiple men and Ryouta couldn't do anything about it.
Tomomi Ending
During a celebration, Tomomi Minamino was completely intoxicated from drinking and told Miyu to go buy more alcohol. While Tomomi and Ryouta were alone together, Tomomi saw Ryouta having a similar resemblance of her husband that died 12 years ago. Because of that, Tomomi started to build up some love and affection towards Ryouta which led to her having sex with him. When Miyu returned from the store, she was devastated to see that Tomomi is having sex with Ryouta, whom she loved. Miyu ran away and Ryouta attempted to follow her, but he was stopped by Tomomi. The sexual pleasure he got from her overwhelmed him, forcing Ryouta to stay with her.
Later on, Miyu's performance as an idol diminished drastically. Seeing that Miyu no longer has the motivation to perform as an idol, Tomomi decided to sell her to an unknown assailant. From this point forward, Ryouta now works for Tomomi and they live happily together.
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Kegareta Eiyuu was the first eroge visual novel that CLOCKUP has ever made, at least according to VNDB. It was developed back in 2002 and eventually got an HD remaster in 2019. The story takes place in a fantasy world that is pretty similar to your typical Isekai anime. However, you might find this visual novel relatively disturbing.
The story mainly takes place in the Imperial Capital city of this fantasy world and the key region in the city is the Fata Morgana Palace where men are prohibited from entering. However, there are some special exceptions that allow men to enter, which was the case for the main male protagonist. What's interesting is that the visual novel showcases the protagonist to be the villain.
Main Protagonist (Hideo - Demon Form)
The main protagonist has the occupation of a priest and you can name him whatever you want, but his default name is Andersen. In the beginning of the visual novel, Andersen finds himself awake in the Fata Morgana Palace after being severely injured by a demon invasion. He was saved thanks to an angel-like elementalist named Aneirinn who healed his wounds. This was at the request of his sister Iria Regate who apparently has an incestous relationship with him. Afterwards, the visual novel introduces you to all the different characters that are associated with the Fata Morgana Palace. It allows you to select which places you want to go which is similar to the selection feature from Kara no Shoujo.
Fata Morgana Palace
After getting to know the characters, the story arrives in a bit of a twist. It turns out your not actually a priest but rather a former hero who joined the demon army. The personality of the priest gets erased while the personality of the former hero emerges in the priest's body. The visual novel gives you the option to give the main character a new name, but his new default name is Hideo. The background of Hideo essentially took place about 100 years ago. Apparently, Hideo had a sister named Lilfina which he cherished her more than anything else in the world. However, when their home got raided by demons and bandits, Hideo found Lilfina dead which ultimately broke him. As a result, he joined the demon army to seek revenge.
(Disclaimer: Iria is the sister of the priest Andersen while Lilfina is the sister of the former hero Hideo. Don't get confused. Iria and Lilfina are not connected in any way)
Hideo teamed up with the main antagonist of the story which is a succubus named Inertia and their main goal is to capture the princess of the imperial capital, Tristyna Eltorlida, to use her as a sacrifice in order to resurrect the demon king. Hideo is also associated with two other demons that possessed his arms which are Damsel and Zetro. They are only active during the night and have the tendency to harm anyone who gets in their way. They also have a strong fetish for making women suffer. In addition, Hideo is also associated to a pinked-haired girl whom you can also name her whatever you want but her default name is Kubiwan. She appears very frail and very submissive to the main character, but she does play a key role later on in the visual novel.
Ordered by the succubus Inertia, Hideo must infiltrate the Fata Morgana Palace in order to weaken its magical barrier to make it easier for capturing princess Tristyna. Hideo must also cause chaos to other regions outside of the palace during the night in order to spread the defense forces thin. You have the option to select what regions you want to attack. You can also choose whether you want to invade the region as either Damsel or Zetro. They acquire different H-scenes.
Translation: Choose a country to attack
This visual novel is packed with a lot of stuff that you might find disturbing even though the genitals are censored. This involves gangrape, tentacles, bondage, mild gore and even futanari. However, you may find them relatively tame if you compare them to other visual novels such as Euphoria or Maggot Baits. There are some H-scenes that are more heartwarming, but they only contribute to a minority of all the H-scenes that exist in this eroge. One of the things that annoyed me the most was that the H-scenes were massively inflated. They don't contribute much to the main story so I ended up skipping most of them. However there was some dialogue in the H-scenes that are actually important for the main story, so I did take the liberty to read some of it.
The visual novel has a total of 7 different endings. One of them is a bad ending while the other 6 are relatively good endings where it involves the main character living happily with one of the key heroines of the visual novel. These key heroines are Creole, Iria, Mutsuki, Tristyna, Aneirinn and the two magical sisters Marika & Ririka. Their endings are acquired based on how frequent you visit them at the Fata Morgana Palace. It also depends on whether or not you decide to attack and rape them in the battlefield. Also, keep in mind that the more you sabotage the palace, the more likely you'll be able to win a fight against the heroines.
Hideo: "Anyway, you thought that if you killed Inertia, you would then cut me with that sword!"
Overall, despite the H-scenes making me fall half-asleep, the story was quite compelling. It focuses on revenge that the main character seeks, and the visual novel provides you with answers on why its not worth it and you should just move on with your life, letting go of the past. Unfortunately, the eroge hasn't been translated so I had to rely on Textractor. In addition, the artwork was pretty good. I've played the remastered version of the visual novel, and looking at the art gave me this feeling of nostalgia. Of course they were developed back in the early 2000s so there's no surprise there. As for the music, it was really spot on. Some of them made me cry and even gave me goosebumps, especially during the battle scenes. It sure was quite the experience.
Yuna: "Even if you eat Yuna, she wouldn't taste good~~!!"
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Kilmonger is a dark fantasy Russian visual novel developed by 7DOTS. It was developed back in 2014 but had massive improvements in the year 2019 which was officially released on Steam. However, the visual novel was removed from Steam and I'm not sure why. Thankfully though I managed to buy it before it got removed.
The visual novel takes place in a fantasy world where Kilmongers (referred to as merchants of death) live in. They are essentially human beings that sold their soul in exchange for power to summon and control demons from the underworld. They are generally feared by regular humans, so they end up living in the “Dark Lands” which is essentially a region where it’s always dark. The region also has a strong connection to the demon realm which allows the Kilmongers to summon demons.
This visual novel is an eroge and it’s relatively short so there aren’t many H scenes present. For some reason the censorship of the visual novel is on by default. Not sure why the developer didn’t just give us the option to play the game either censored or uncensored when we open it for the first time but whatever. You can just go to the options menu where you can toggle the censorship of the game. Its labeled as "Censure."
Options
Anyway, the main character of the visual novel is Argus and he is a Kilmonger. Unfortunately, he's never shown on what he looks like. The H scenes doesn't even show his penis even if you turned the censorship off. In any case, what makes Argus different from most of the other Kilmongers is that he is more polite and rarely ever summons demons. Depending on the choices you make on this visual novel, you’ll learn more about Argus’s past life on why he became a Kilmonger and more background information for the other major characters.
Argus's Route
One of the demons that Argus summoned and was affiliated with was a dog-like demon named Greyzmodel or Grey for short, which has tentacles covering his mouth. He is considered to be one of the weakest demons from the demonic realm but Argus didn't care. In fact he became emotionally attached to Grey and as a result, I became emotionally attached to Grey as well. I find the interaction between Argus and Grey so adorable especially when Grey pounced at Argus when he got home and licked him just like what a normal dog would. I also found it heartwarming on how Grey interacted with other characters, being friendly to them as well. Grey truly is a man's best friend.
Argus was also affiliated with a woman named Jenny who is essentially the deuteragonist of the visual novel. Argus saved her from another Kilmonger named Kal that was sexually assaulting her and afterwards, she served as the maid for Argus’s mansion.
H-scene
The visual novel has two different routes that pertains to the major characters which are Argus and Jenny, each having a different number of endings. Argus's route has 4 endings while Jenny's route has 3 endings, giving this visual novel a total of 7 different endings. However, you would need to complete Argus's route in order to unlock Jenny's route which essentially takes place after Argus's route. In addition, there is one true ending for Argus and Jenny and they're obtained based on the choices you make.
Jenny's route after you complete Argus's route
Overall, I enjoyed Kilmonger despite being short with mundane H-scenes. The story of it really caught my attention. In addition, the music was great as well, especially for "Helly Tree - Oh Yeah You Will" from the true ending for Argus's route which is considerably my favourite one in the visual novel.
I highly recommend you play this for yourself. As mentioned earlier, its not on steam anymore. However, you can download it for free on Itch.io. Here's the link:
https://7dots.itch.io/kilmonger
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Maki-chan to Now visual novel developed by Waffle is about a writer named Seiichi Sakonji who creates eroges/light novels. He initially started out as not being very successful but later on, he meets a girl named Maki Sanjou whom he finds to be masturbating next to his balcony. When Seiichi and Maki started to meet each other, they started to form a relationship.
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Maki: "I haven't washed it in days, ah, kaha... a stinky, dirty cock breaks my hymen, ah, ah ♪"
Maki turns out to be a hardcore masochist and exhibitionist, fantasizing about getting blackmailed and raped by some stranger. She is also the student council president at an all-girls academy. Because of her masochistic tendencies, she gives Seiichi some references for his creation on Light Novels/Eroges by having sex.
[NSFW Warning]
A large amount of urine flows along the surface of the wooden horse like a waterfall, spreading a dirty puddle on the floor.
Maki also has a little sister named Yuki Misono. Apparently, they were separated because of a divorce between they’re parents. As you might expect, Seiichi ended up having sex with her as well. During the H scenes, it was mentioned that Yuki’s body was still developing. So I guess she’s underage, but she also has the same masochistic tendencies as found in her older sister.
[NSFW Warning]
Yuki: "Hey Onii-chan. Did you know? This is Yuki's first kiss...nku, chuchuku ♪"
This visual novel has multiple endings and they are acquired based on the choices you make. Honestly, this VN is relatively mediocre in my opinion. It’s kind of like a slice of life VN mixed with romance and sex. Not much interesting things are happening. In terms of the H-scenes, they were massively inflated and I almost fell asleep because of them. Some of them were bondage scenes which I’m into, but there is very little of them. The art is great but the story itself isn’t very intriguing. It’s mostly Seiichi having sex with Maki and Yuki as he works on making eroges or light novels for his career as a writer. Overtime though, Seiichi's relationship with Maki grew even further to the point where they plan on getting married in the future which may not be surprising to you.
[NSFW Warning]
Maki: "Hehehe ♪, I want to experience it at least once, a molestation play ♪ huh, huh... huh"
Because of these massively inflated H-scenes and a plot that isn’t very intriguing, this makes the VN overall to be a bit of a snore-fest at least for me. If you’re the kind of person that is really into eroge visual novels with a the simple plot and a mix of slice of life and romance, then this VN is for you. Especially if the main heroine (Maki) has a rape/bondage fantasy of hers.
