Koichoco Info (Seiyuu and Other Review) and Discussion

[TexasDice]

Yeah the student councils/governments in Japan or at least visual novels in general seem to have more power than the principal or Dean so it just looks so silly....  No way I'm gonna let that shit slide if it happened irl. Gonna report them for abuse of power.

Still waiting for that Game of Thrones like VN, set in a japanese highschool. Seems like a perfectly reasonable thing, compared to this VN.

[Nimbus]

Yeah the student councils/governments in Japan or at least visual novels in general seem to have more power than the principal or Dean so it just looks so silly....  No way I'm gonna let that shit slide if it happened irl. Gonna report them for abuse of power.

Still waiting for that Game of Thrones like VN, set in a japanese highschool. Seems like a perfectly reasonable thing, compared to this VN.

Scrap all of my other projects, we're making this a thing!

[CeruleanGamer]

Yeah the student councils/governments in Japan or at least visual novels in general seem to have more power than the principal or Dean so it just looks so silly....  No way I'm gonna let that shit slide if it happened irl. Gonna report them for abuse of power.

Still waiting for that Game of Thrones like VN, set in a japanese highschool. Seems like a perfectly reasonable thing, compared to this VN.

I'm looking forward more to Battle Royale-like vn but Game of Thrones seems fair enough.  

[birthofthecool]

I finished Chisato's and Miifuyu's route so far and I'm more than halfway through Satsuki's but I have to say, hearing Hazuki confess to Yuuki, what a waste.

Why have such a fun and sexy character, who is even in love with the protagonist and then not have a route for her? Stupid, just stupid.

Especially since you could have let it branch off from the Satsuki route pretty easily and naturally.

 

That is a negative point in my book, really. I would definitely want her route.

A positive thing was that Chisato's route, once you are settled on her becomes a lot less annoying than I expected it to be. On the other Hand Mifuyu was really unnerving with her constant attempts at pushing Yuuki away from her.

[CeruleanGamer]

Is there a way to add Non-chan's route to the PC version? I am curious what her route is about. 

[birthofthecool]

Is there a way to add Non-chan's route to the PC version? I am curious what her route is about. 

I've seen things like that done with other games, I guess it depends on the hacker who is working on the game, but since Basic Translations never worked on that route, even if a hacker made a version with the Non-Chan route, it wouldn't be translated.

[Nimbus]

Finished Miifuyu's route.

this is undoubtedly the best route of the vn so far (keep in mind I've only just started Satsuki's route and haven't even touched Aomi's yet.

I was really invested in the characters and their own struggles in this route and found the overall story to be very enjoyable. Unlike previous routes it didn't up the stakes by bringing in an evil corporation or murderous students but kept the story confined to the relationships of the three leads.

I honestly don't have many criticisms for this route. My only problem would be that it isn't all that memorable. Sure there were a couple of scenes at the end that were memorable but the route as a whole lacked any lasting appeal and will likely be forgotten (especially  if what you guys have been saying is true and the last two routes are the best of the vn), but this is a rather petty complaint because the overall route is very good.

Earlier, TexasDice I believe (can't be bothered checking) said that Miifuyu's route went half an hour too long and I'd respectfully disagree; although it would've been nice to see a little more of the fallout between Chisato and Miifuyu what we got was still pretty damn good. I legitimately felt sorry for Yuuki, especially when during the final speech when Chisato called him, I was right there with all the characters telling him to go to Miifuyu.

[CeruleanGamer]

Isara is the best imo. You shouldn't ditch the game just yet if you haven't played her route. 

[birthofthecool]

Just finished Satsuki and that was the best so far. Only Isara and Michiru left, as I always try to keep my favourites for the last playthroughs.

Satsuki was nice, she's my favourite physically and her cuteness factor is very high, the parts involving her sister and her ethics was moving..

Mifuyu is definitely my least favourite of the three I've played so far.

[Stormwolf]

Yeah the student councils/governments in Japan or at least visual novels in general seem to have more power than the principal or Dean so it just looks so silly....  No way I'm gonna let that shit slide if it happened irl. Gonna report them for abuse of power.

I think it was said during the game somewhere that the student council had as much power as the local government. Absolutely ridiculous.

[birthofthecool]

Yeah the student councils/governments in Japan or at least visual novels in general seem to have more power than the principal or Dean so it just looks so silly....  No way I'm gonna let that shit slide if it happened irl. Gonna report them for abuse of power.

I think it was said during the game somewhere that the student council had as much power as the local government. Absolutely ridiculous.

While I agree, it's definitely not the most outrageous idea I've seen in VNs.

[Minoru]

So I started KoiChoco a couple of days ago mainly because I knew the title (because of the anime, which I didn't watch but heard about when it aired) and I adore the visuals.

It's pretty fun so far, though I heard the VN is mediocre at best. I wouldn't know since I never finished a VN before, so I can't compare my impression with other VNs. I really laughed quite a bit while playing this. I like Yuuki and most of the other characters. I'm looking forward to experiencing the whole story the game has to offer (and the CGs, hopefully )

One question though, since I'm not really knowledgable regarding Japanese:

Somewhere in the beginning Chisato and Reiji (Propeller-san) talk about being green blooded, which I couldn't quite comprehend. What's this all about? A little context:
 

Spoiler

 

Reiji: >I am surprised that there is someone who can't comprehend the beauty of Sumiyoshi-san.<

Chisato: >Right? It surprises me as well.<

Reiji: >I finally understand! I'm sure that person must have green blood!<

[...]

Reiji: >Liste, Sumiyoshi-san, you shouldn't trust someone who has green blood. I will gladly change places with the one who is green on the inside.<

 

Put in spoiler tags for your convenience.

Does this mean anything in Japan...? Green blood? Aliens? Wut?

[CeruleanGamer]

I heard of that phrase before. To be green blooded means you're inexperienced and dont know what youre missing out. 

[Tyrael]

The only real gripe I have with this VN is that the art is rather lazy at times. The drama is a bit ehh at points but nothing too major.

 

Oh yeah, the scenes where you can't fast forward or click through it are annoying as hell, that too

[CeruleanGamer]

Yeah the climax of a route where Chisato tries too hard to pull off her Oscar drama performance; hate that you can't skip those. 

[Minoru]

On 9.1.2016 at 3:25 PM, CeruleanGamer said:

I heard of that phrase before. To be green blooded means you're inexperienced and dont know what youre missing out. 

I see. Thanks for clarifying!

13 hours ago, Tyrael said:

The only real gripe I have with this VN is that the art is rather lazy at times.

What do you mean by lazy? I didn't notice anything as of yet.

[Tyrael]

3 hours ago, BleedingSt4r said:

I see. Thanks for clarifying!

What do you mean by lazy? I didn't notice anything as of yet.

Mm

 

The CG's feel lower quality than the actual character sprites, if that makes sense. Unpolished would probably be the better term for it.

[CeruleanGamer]

See Michiru's ears. lol

[Minoru]

58 minutes ago, Tyrael said:

Mm

 

The CG's feel lower quality than the actual character sprites, if that makes sense. Unpolished would probably be the better term for it.

Interesting. Well, I'll let you guys know what I think about the CGs once I stumble upon one.

[gijimu]

Recently completed Koichoco. For an amateur reader like me, it is very nice. The main route and each characters' route are interesting, with their own unique problems. I like Isara's character (and her smile), but I think Mifuyu's route is the most appealing. Yume's character never fail to make me grin lol.

For Koichoco's art, it feels more like being drawn with hands, which is quite nice. The Extra menu and main ending that get unlocked when you have completed all routes make the VN quite memorable. 

Feel like hoping for Aokana's translation project to finish soon.

[Stormwolf]

Wait what? This vn has something substantial as an additional ending in the extras menu? I've only finished the normal routes

Just installed it again and added my save games. Can't see anything but the typical stuff in the extras menu, nothing about anything new after finishing each heroine route.

[hydro]

I stopped reading this a while ago, mainly because I found Chisato absolutely intolerable. I don't mind this character type when they're a villain, but can't stand them when they're treated as sympathetic protagonists. Also to make things worse, everyone around the MC seems to love her, and chastises him for his completely justified (occasional) dissing of her. Even common route levels of Chisato annoyed me, I can't even fathom reading her dedicated route that will no doubt portray her sympathetically. I've seen it all before. There are other things in this VN I'm not big on, but I can tolerate everything but her. How dare she ruin the childhood friend archetype for me.

So, would I encounter any problems story wise if I skipped her route? Also is there a clear point at which the common route ends and her route begins? Because my last save is in the common route. I'm not sure if the transition is obvious like Grisaia, or more subtle and there's something I need to look out for.

[DarkZedge]

The Vn was amazing except for chisato (ugh annoying) and the anime itself was fairly bad since they mixed a bunch of the routes together and all instead of following just one plus they changed a fair bit of things from the vn...so for me it goes Koichoco the anime = NO NO / Koichoco the Vn = Huge YES

[gijimu]

On 1/15/2016 at 2:55 PM, hydro said:

I stopped reading this a while ago, mainly because I found Chisato absolutely intolerable. I don't mind this character type when they're a villain, but can't stand them when they're treated as sympathetic protagonists. Also to make things worse, everyone around the MC seems to love her, and chastises him for his completely justified (occasional) dissing of her. Even common route levels of Chisato annoyed me, I can't even fathom reading her dedicated route that will no doubt portray her sympathetically. I've seen it all before. There are other things in this VN I'm not big on, but I can tolerate everything but her. How dare she ruin the childhood friend archetype for me.

So, would I encounter any problems story wise if I skipped her route? Also is there a clear point at which the common route ends and her route begins? Because my last save is in the common route. I'm not sure if the transition is obvious like Grisaia, or more subtle and there's something I need to look out for.

I think it is okay to skip her route, at some other route she will overcome her selfishness anyway.

[Stormwolf]

On 1/15/2016 at 8:55 AM, hydro said:

I stopped reading this a while ago, mainly because I found Chisato absolutely intolerable. I don't mind this character type when they're a villain, but can't stand them when they're treated as sympathetic protagonists. Also to make things worse, everyone around the MC seems to love her, and chastises him for his completely justified (occasional) dissing of her. Even common route levels of Chisato annoyed me, I can't even fathom reading her dedicated route that will no doubt portray her sympathetically. I've seen it all before. There are other things in this VN I'm not big on, but I can tolerate everything but her. How dare she ruin the childhood friend archetype for me.

So, would I encounter any problems story wise if I skipped her route? Also is there a clear point at which the common route ends and her route begins? Because my last save is in the common route. I'm not sure if the transition is obvious like Grisaia, or more subtle and there's something I need to look out for.

Everyone blaming mc for everything when a girl is "hurt" or yelling pervert as either a joke or for otherwise unjustifiable reasons etcetcetcetc which serves as nothing but to piss the reader off, is a nasty disease that has infected almost every romance based vn i've read, and i shudder to think about how many others are out there. Also often seen in anime and manga. It's sadly something you just have to get used to and tolerate.