#Norn9: Var Commons

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Translating NORN9: Hiyokos

Welcome back to “Translating NORN9”, where I translate NORN9 content!

Today I’m going to translate the Hiyoko Page. As a bit of trivia, all of the Hiyokos share thier VAs with the main characters

The Hiyokos living in Norn

These hiyokos take care of the personal belongings of those who board the Norn. However, no one knows their identities.

Pu Hiyoko

Voiced by: Takuya Sato (Masamune’s VA)

Pu Hiyoko has no particular role and always sits outside relaxing. He is dazed as if he doesn't care if he is thrown.

Maid Hiyoko

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (Koharu's VA)

A solid Hiyoko who is good at cleaning rooms. When the bath is ready, she may come directly to notify the passenger.

Captain Hiyoko

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Ron's VA)

A Hiyoko piloting a Norn. With a scar on his forehead, wearing goggles and holding a cigar, he has a wild vibe.

Hiyocook

Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (Mikoto's VA)

This Hiyoko is in charge of managing ingredients and supporting passengers when they cook. They get angry when the passengers play instead of cook.

Librarian Hiyoko

Voiced by: Koji Yusa (Itsuki's VA)

A Hiyoko who manages Norn's library. Due to his timid personality, he doesn't pay attention to people who are making noise in the hall.

Reporter Hiyoko

Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Sakuya's VA)

A Hiyoko who works as a reporter for the "HYC Channel". He is too enthusiastic and sometimes annoys others...

Cameraman Hiyoko

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Natsuhiko's VA)

He works as a dedicated cameraman for the "HYC Channel" and always supports the Reporter Hiyoko from behind.

Doctor Hiyoko

Voiced by: Asami Seto (Nanami's VA)

A Hiyoko that examines a passenger when he or she is sick. As an experienced doctor, they immediately respond to any disease.

Programmer Hiyoko

Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Heishi's VA)

A Hiyoko who manages programs related to Norn. When it speaks, it chirps in a low, machine-like voice.

Introverted Hiyoko

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Senri’s VA)

A Hiyoko with a birthmark under his eye that appears in a dream. His feeble squeak and troubled expression are very similar to Senri's.

Hiyoko?

Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama (Akito's VA)

A Hiyoko that can catch fish. Its appearance is so confusing that Akito worries about it, but it is a chick, and if he is mistaken, he will be hurt and go insane.

White Hiyoko

Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (Kakeru's VA)

A white Hiyoko made by Natsuhiko and powered by AI. Using the green board it has, it acts as Mikoto's caretaker while having a conversation.

[satoshi-mochida]

The Switch version of Norn9: Var Commons releases today.

[acesplayingatattraction]

Happy National Peach Month everyone, we're playing the peaches game! Aka Norn9! Which isn't actually a game about peaches technically, it's now about raising a STRAWBERRY plant! No, the betrayal! But Mr. Strawberry has just sprouted flowers, so that's cool.

[jules-9-7-1]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to ask if there's a way to download audio only from YouTube videos.

An awesome otome reader YouTuber, Spacey Sims, got hit with multiple copyright strikes on a video game she completed some time ago. VOLTAGE, I think? But the copyright strikes were on all of the videos all in one night.

I'm bad at summarizing so here is a screenshot of her community tab notification.

My point is, besides hoping against all hope that YouTube doesn't take away her channel, I want to download the videos, or at least the audio, so I can still finish the videos.

At least within the 30 days before an internet connection is required again.

Can I convert the videos or audio to mp4, etc onto a USB stick or flash drive?

Should I try contacting the Wayback machine to try to preserve them?

Is there a way to voice to YouTube not to take down her channel?

She has been on YouTube for 8 plus years and started with playing Sims. Eventually reading otome games in her own voices. There are so many awesome games but the ones I want to save/download are:

Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth

Code Realize: Future Blessings

Code Realize: Winter

Virche Evermore

Cafe Enchante

Birushana Genpei

Olympia Soiree

Amnesia Memories and the fandiscs

Piofiore and the fandisk

Hakuoki (the Vita versions)

Radiant Tale (she was playing the fandisk but it is not complete)

She also provides so much commentary that it feels like you are discussing the video game with a friend.

If there's nothing else to do but hope and watch my favorites, I wanted to post this so anyone else who loves her videos have time to watch.

[atopearth]

Norn9: Var Commons Part 7 - Akito Shukuri Route

I am very intrigued by the relationship Akito and Nanami share since he obviously knows her powers and whatever she's done in the past. And I have a soft spot for Akito because he's always so considerate towards others by cooking for them all the time and teaching others. I'm glad Heishi stood up for Nanami when Akito couldn't hide his utter disdain towards having to be paired with Nanami. Akito's hatred for Nanami really runs quite deep, although I can understand why he slapped her hand away and wouldn't want Nanami to touch him since touching someone is how she erases memories. I love how Nanami is basically stalking him lmao, I mean I guess it is monitoring haha. I died when Akito was confused about whether he was scared or not of the Hiyoko? that looks like a penguin hahahaha, even his fear is confused😂 HAHAHA, I love Hiyoko Channel and how they bribe Natsuhiko with books and stuff to interview him. It's so cute how one alcoholic drink is his limit, lmao when he took the gun out when the hiyoko called him adorable for that being his limit though😂 Can Akito see and talk to Aion?? Maybe after talking to her, she gives him the water powers? Honestly, it always feels so bad to see and hear how much guilt Nanami feels, enough that she's basically ready to die if Akito wants it and that's very saddening. Of course Akito is too kind to even think about wanting that though. His look of concern towards Nanami when he grabbed her as she nearly fell to her death was very telling of how he really feels. Lmao, I love Kakeru so much, he's had enough of their arguing so he got some handcuffs specifically made just to force them to get along better hahaha. How will Akito cook in peace?!

Heishi is so random it's hilarious. I love how he was talking about rainbows with Ron, and he was like can you just get to the point hahaha. Poor Akito got electrocuted lol! I guess having Kakeru get sick now is the only way to keep Akito and Nanami stuck together haha, a mad Koharu is always the best. It's tough seeing Nanami and Akito together because as Masamune said, Akito gets hurt when he says crap about Nanami too. He tries his best to distance himself from her so he won't know anything about her circumstances and can keep on hating her, but the more he talks with her, the more he's starting to understand that she hates her powers and for having using used it in the past, and that makes it hard for him to continue hating her. Akito reassuring Nanami that Mikoto and Ron will be okay in his own rough way was sweet. Seeing Nanami so genuinely smile and feel happy that Akito truly is a kind person even to someone he hates so much is so heartwarming. The first thing I thought of was they could just check if the barrier around the ship is still up to see if Mikoto is alive, so I'm glad Nanami realised that haha. LOL at Nanami nuzzling herself against Akito's fluffy ears in the dream hahaha! It was so cute when he ran away lmao. Even though Nanami is still understandably confused, I was really happy when Akito hugged her in real life after the dream and tried to tell her that the one who tried to kill her wasn't him. I'm glad he's communicating with her trying to tell her that he knows that whatever happened in the past isn't completely her fault and that he doesn't blame her as much anymore, or at least not to the extent that he still wants her to die for it.

It's actually pretty hilarious that Nanami has a solid reason for ruining food, or at least Akito's food, and it's because she doesn't want to get used to how good it is otherwise she won't be able to eat ninja/emergency rations anymore haha! I really like how considerate and thoughtful Heishi is in this route. He always asks Nanami what she wants, checks how she's doing, doesn't force her to do anything but basically lets her know that if she doesn't want to stay with Akito as his partner, she can change any time. It's really nice to see how supportive and kind he is to watch out for her all the time because she doesn't watch out for herself. Akito so thoughtfully caring for Nanami is still the best though, so cutee🥰 I can totally understand why Nanami is scared though. I don't think I could handle Akito hating her again either when he's been so gentle now, it would break my heart too. Omg, when Akito called Nanami cute, I died, they're so adorable. I was so happy for Akito and Nanami when they finally talked and Akito acknowledged that he was selfish and confusing because of his actions towards her. It was so nice when he hugged her. And I was so happy when Heishi was happy and relieved for them because they both finally had a proper talk. I appreciate Heishi so much in this route. It was so sweet when Nanami told Akito that she told Heishi she wanted to stay by Akito's side🥹 On the other hand, I am very curious about this love triangle with Kakeru, Koharu and Senri, like I'm so invested in what's going to happen to them, I hope no one dies. HAHAHA, I died when Akito basically said Nanami was prettier than Koharu and Mikoto, and Nanami responded saying he needs to see an optometrist😂 Omg, I loved it when Nanami asked for Akito's necktie instead of jewellery, that's definitely much more special! Akito so straightforwardly calling Nanami pretty because he finally realised that Nanami doesn't understand his tsundere attitude was so cute hahaha, he tried so hard that Nanami even fainted because of how overwhelmingly sweet it was hahahaha.

I feel really silly for not realising that Senri is actually Akito's younger brother when they both have the power of water. I was so happy for Senri when he realised he has a brother, it must have been so heartbreaking for Akito all this time to have been right next to him but not be able to be with him because Senri doesn't have memories of Akito. How could he not hate Nanami when Senri was always there reminding him of what he could have but can't have now. Akito kissing Nanami was so cuteee, how did Nanami even resist hahaha. It was nice to know that Akito asked Kakeru to take care of Senri and that's why he always bothered him. I won't say Kakeru was always "right" in the way he dealt with Senri but I do agree with Akito that it did help Senri come out of his room more. I thought Shiro was Kakeru's real dad all this time but he actually captured Kakeru when he was really young and brainwashed him before he was saved by The World?! I feel so bad for Kakeru... Seeing Akito push himself using powers when he's not a proper esper and slowly kill himself is just so tough to watch, especially since you can see how concerned Nanami is. I won't deny that Akito kissing her to reassure her was pretty cool though hahaha. I'm so glad Nanami remembered Akito's advice and stopped herself from adding random stuff to the rice porridge she made for Akito haha. Funnily though, I just realised that Akito hasn't cooked in his own route much at all lol! Now that we know Senri is Akito's little brother, it really makes all those times Akito cooked Senri's favourite food and stuff so much more meaningful, especially when they go back into the past and see how happily Senri talked about loving Akito's cooking and how much he loved Akito.

I don't blame Nanami because she was forced to erase Senri's memories of Akito, especially since the village people really might have killed Akito to make Senri continue to provide water for their village at the cost of his health and probably his life. But I can understand Akito's hatred especially before he got to know Nanami. Not only did Akito lose his little brother and their whole relationship, but he also lost the ability to protect his brother properly because of it, and that's caused Senri so much pain considering how Akito was the only one who actually cared for him. Senri became all alone and became afraid of people to the point that he doesn't want to interact with anyone, how could Akito and Nanami not feel guilt over that. I couldn't help but cry over Akito and Senri's past. It's so disgusting that the village people chased after Akito who was still a child to kill him just in case Senri remembers him. I can't imagine how terrible Akito must have felt to be forced to leave Senri behind. And I can't imagine what kind of life Senri had to live as basically a doll to give water to this village that just uses him and destroyed the only person who cared about him and made him all alone and think that he can't trust anything or anyone.

I can see why Akito blames himself and why he couldn't help but hate Nanami as a way to cope with everything, and yeah I can understand that the villagers were desperate but if you're so desperate to save yourselves that you lose your humanity for it, is there even any point in living? If you have to kill a child and force another child to basically be a slave that only exists to do your bidding, is that kind of life worth living? I don't have the answer for that, because many people desperately try their best to live for their own reasons, but knowing that these people didn't even hesitate in choosing to kill children to save themselves disgusts me, especially since the only reason presented in the game was that they didn't want to move somewhere else because this land has always been their ancestors etc so they had to keep it alive. Land that is only prosperous from exploiting children shouldn't exist at all. And lol as usual, this game really likes to skip over the plot, because they literally just said Aion broke and that's all! Lmao when Akito hid in his bed to hide from facing Senri, they're both so scared of facing each other, they're both so adorable😂😂 I really enjoyed how happy the ending was but I really wanted to see Akito and Senri talk!! Hopefully we get it in Last Era. The tragic love ending was pretty sad because Akito chose to live in a fake past where he could protect Senri and save the village, and Nanami chose to stay with him there. Akito trying his best to make jounamagashi because Nanami didn't get a chance to try it was so sweet. Seeing him do so much research and try his best to make it properly was so cuteee, especially when he faced against the hiyokos and didn't let his fear overwhelm him because he prioritised wanting to make Nanami happy.

Overall, I think Akito had the most satisfying route from beginning to end out of everyone so far. There's still some flaws of course but negligible because Akito was great. I loved seeing the progression of Akito's hatred to understanding and then love. I think the best thing was that even though you know Akito really hated Nanami for some reason, you could also see that he was too nice of a person to truly hate her, I'd say Nanami hated herself more than Akito did. It was really cute to see them awkwardly dance around each other's feelings, be confused about their romantic feelings for each other but still want to be beside the other despite the past. I love how he acknowledged that he distanced himself from Nanami not only because he hated her for what she did, but also because if he didn't know her, it was easier to hate her and blame her. Honestly, I really wished we got a proper reunion between Akito and Senri but I loved their back story and Akito's hatred was totally understandable in the end even if Nanami was forced to do what she did. And the romance was honestly really cute! They're both so shy and awkward at times, but also super adorable in how honest they can be. I loved it when they both tried to get the other to say their first name haha, definitely the best overall route! Kakeru is still my favourite guy though!

[miyakuli]

Norn9 Var Commons

There is a girl who watched the anime of Norn9 back in 2016 and well, the anime was pretty bad (and kinda ugly xD) but she still felt kinda interested by the characters and the universe that it stuck in her mind for a long time....especially since she had a big otp in it and the anime never made them canon at the end, the frustration....

The girl soon learned that the anime was actually a bad adaptation of a visual novel game of the same name. She wasn’t playing many at that time because the most of the VN were on PS Vita and the poor girl couldn’t afford one (and wasn’t interested either). So she waited, hoping that someday, the game will be exported on pc or a console she would possess.

And this year, her wish came true ; Otomate group brought Norn9 on switch with a fixed english translation (apparently the previous one was bad) and more contents <3

Ok first, let me be clear, yes I definitely bought the game because I NEEDED TO SEE MY OTP FINALLY BE CANON xD it was for my own mental health lol 7 years of craving guys (TTvTT). I didn’t even start by this one though to not be biased about each routes (it was my 4th routes!!! I’VE BEEN PATIENT) and well, IT WAS STILL THE BEST ROUTE IM SORRY, AKito x Nanami best pair for sure <3333

That being said, how was the game? well, definitely better than the anime xD less confusing and more focused as well...even though the story isn’t always clear and consistent :

❤ An unusual otome since it gives you the choice between 3 different heroines, each with their own LI. They each have their own characteristics and are never relegated to the background, which is really cool for their personal development. Another positive point; THEY ARE DUBBED!!! (I hate when everyone is dubbed except for the girl, it's so annoying ><) ❤ An amazing cast with endearing characters, even the most secondary or the most horrible x) ❤ A very nice chara-design and frankly beautiful illustrations. ❤A beautiful OST which I never get tired of even after 40 hours of play ;) ❤ ALL.THE.EXTRAS!!!! (mini-games + bonus dub on the illustrations + mini comics etc...) ❤ An appreciated fast skip system which, compared to the normal skip, allows you to skip all the dialogues already read at once and which saves a lot of time when you just want to unlock an ending or an illustration.

+/- I really liked the sci-fi aspect of the universe and the story brought a lot of mystery and even surprises..but still there are inconsistencies in how each routes are put together. The universe is getting a little imprecise bcs of that.

✖ The epilogue and the character of Sorata. Sorata is not a bad character but we could very well have removed him that it would not have changed anything I think. He is supposed to be the main character at first but disappears completely in favor of the heroines. And when his route comes with the epilogue, it's so rushed that we don't even have time to appreciate his arc and his role in the story. The poor kid deserved better :/ ✖ The use of first/last names in the English translation is very distracting. For example, we hear the heroine call her companion "Kakeru" in the dubbing but it will be written "Yuiga" in the dialog box. And it happens a lot and I don't understand why the translation just couldn't follow the audio dialogues… ✖ I have a pbm with Ron's route because I didn't feel any real chemistry with Nanami. It's also the only route where I didn't feel any sparks between the characters.

It took me 40h+ to finish so yeah, that's a big one ;) I'd recommend just for the heroines bcs it's a nice change to have more than one but also because the girls are adorable, smart and brave <3 It's rare for me to appreciate that much the main girl tbh!

➡ My personal VN ranking (in french)

[blerdyotome]

Behind the Games Interview with Anne Lee

Hey Blerdy Tribe! I had the chance to chat with Anne Lee about her work as a Localization Consultant & Proofreader on the new Norn9 Var Commons Switch port and the upcoming fandisk, Last Era! Many of you already know Anne, she has made several appearances on the Aksys Games streams with Sami as THE Otome Expert, sharing her vast otome knowledge with us all. But, for years Anne has been running…

[pretty-moonshot]

NORN9

[honeybuddahchips]

Norn 9's prologue seems completely useless.

the story builds up a plot and sets up the conflict, but then you're suddenly thrown into a romance and the overarching story seems to be completely forgotten.

what was even the point of having Sorata if he was just going to almost completely be forgotten when you switch protagonists? I expected him to unintentally be the traitor, or maybe someone who helps out whichever protagonist you choose. but he just sorta... fades to the background.

[thunderberryart]

I finished the Norn9 anime last night.

The funny thing is that even without playing the original otome, I already know that it's much better than the adaption, but I still ended up enjoying it anyway. Loved the main cast and their interactions with one another, the animation style was GORGEOUS, and the soundtrack was lovely.

Also, Kakeru and Koharu. I wish only happiness for these two sweethearts.

[sffrngwhkr]

Reigen Arataka but evil??

[queensharotto]

Translating NORN9: Akito’s Bio

Welcome to something I like to call “Translating Norn9”, where I translate Norn9 based media. I’m going to start with the fanbook and I’ll be starting with my favorite male character in the game, Akito Shukuri! Keep in mind that these translations are my interpretation of what’s being said.

Bio

Profile

宿吏 暁人 (しゅくり あきと)

CV. Noriaki Sugiyama

Ability: Controlling and Summoning Water

Age: 18

Birthday: February 11th

Height: 178 cm

Star Sign: Aquarius

Blood Type: O

Likes: Cooking, bargaining and doing housework

Dislikes: Any and all birds

A young man who hides kindness behind his cold demeanor

"If you do as I say, I'll forgive you."

A young man who is angry about everything and always has a sullen face. Although he initially appears to be foul tempered and difficult to get along with, he does mean well, and there is a compassionate side of him that cannot refuse anything asked. He excels at cooking, and members praise the rice he makes, as it’s comparable to a mother’s cooking. Akito hates showing this weakness to people, but he cannot tolerate being in the presence of birds and is even terrified of Hiyokos on the Norn. Due to his phobia, Kakeru takes advantage of this for his own amusement and frequently taunts him using the Hiyokos.

Forms

Staff Comment

From Director: Miss Ayane Ushio

“Having an older brother temperament since birth, Akito used to be a cheerful and honest boy. The fact that the Hiyokos terrify him so easily are a remnant of those times. He is masculine and strong. While he makes rather blunt remarks, but if you rely on him, he can’t say he dislikes it. Originally, he is a kind person who is not suited to hate people by nature. There is no way he could not understand the kindness of Nanami who helped him escape with her horse. That is why he was terrified of knowing Nanami.”

Expressions

Teita’s Comment

Designing Akito Shukuri

“Since Akito is Senri’s older brother, their facial parts such as hair color and eye shape are different, but much like a father and mother, if you look closely, you can consciously that I designed them so that they are similar. For example, their bangs are divided in the same way, and the back is similar. At first, I thought that the long hair part was not long hair, but like an extension, and I wanted to change the color and feathers, but "Can I feather it?" I wondered, and with the remnants of that, it became what it is now. In the end, what exactly this part of his hair is remains a mystery to me.”

[citronavalkiro]

I am halfway done with the final route on My Next Life as a Villainess the game. I think I will either play the classic NORN9 which I have been meaning to play for a while now or try again with Radiant Tale (I tried to play it but I didn’t save when I was doing my first route so I am trying to forget about it until trying it again). I am kind of leaning toward NORN9

[acesplayingatattraction]

Koharu wants to be just like Mikoto! So this is now a story about a princess and her knight except Koharu is not a princess and Kakeru being a knight sounds fucking terrifying.

Ok let's go!

[blisscast]

Faithful Journey for a Better World – Norn9 Var Commons

Young Sorata finds himself in the past, with no way of going back other than meeting the entity that governs the Earth. Let’s travel along with some friendly Espers to meet them, and shall our journey be full of love and answers! Will they make it there, and most importantly, will they all find love?

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https://blisscast.wordpress.com/2023/10/26/norn9-var-commons-my-journal-page-74/

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Norn9: Var Commons Part 10 - Epilogue and Final Review

Epilogue

It's actually really funny how Masamune keeps trying to interfere with Sorata trying to ask the others about this pale girl that keeps appearing. But the funniest thing is when he tells Koharu about it and she's so chill, she's like maybe they're here to see you and they would be your first ghost friend, I love Koharu so much😂😂 Legit died when Sorata thought he was a hiyoko because they can see Aion as well😂 Hmmm, is she/Aine really Aion? A facet of Aion? Aion's real name? It was cute how happy she was when Sorata called her Aine though. Since we never get to see Sorata much in the other routes besides Natsuhiko's for a bit, it's nice to know that in the background all this time, he was chatting away with Aine. Ohh, Sorata misread her name haha, that's cute, it's like they had their own little secret name. Anyway, I was more on the side of Sorata being a reincarnation of some sort with the skills of his past considering how good he seems to be at understanding science, but the same DNA as the guy who created Aion? So the scientists on the island are hoping that he'll be able to fix Aion? I guess that's why Sorata usually stays behind on the island in most routes. Aion has a predecessor called Aine??🫨😅

It's really sad that because Aine was an android with a heart, she was targeted, and it was because of that, the Sorata from the past told her to never speak again so they would think she's a normal android, but she didn't like that, she wanted to express her feelings towards this Sorata and tell him she loved him, but she would never defy his orders, so she never got to tell him her feelings, even though they most likely shared the same feelings. So Aion is basically the remodified into a weapon Aine, hoping that she'll be able to meet Sorata again even if he's in another form. It's kinda sad that Aine felt connected with Shiro Yuiga in their desires for wanting to reunite with the one they loved most. Even though he's "evil", it's interesting to know that Shiro Yuiga actually kept passing on/making new versions of himself just so he could see the one he loves again, but then in the other routes, wouldn't that mean he never really "died" and just passed on to another body/version? Anyway, I'm not sure what gives Shiro Yuiga the idea that if he introduces weapons into the world again, it'll be just like when his loved one was alive and that should make her appear or something because that sounds kinda silly? I mean Sorata appeared without any of that? Oh okay, Shiro Yuiga's brain apparently has limits so even if he can transfer to another robot, he won't be "himself" anymore, he'll just be a real robot with no emotions etc, losing the original purpose for doing all this in the first place. It was sad to find out that Aine stopped functioning not long after both her and Sorata told each other that even if they're not who they were back then, they still wanted to be together forever. I was really happy to see Koharu and Sorata get to have a proper talk and farewell. I always missed their interactions. I always wondered why Koharu was chosen to be the pyrokinetic but I think I agree with Sorata, Aine's answer in choosing Koharu is exactly what Koharu's choice is - to not use her powers for one side only because both sides have people important to them and their lives of equal value. Maybe it's considered cowardly but I like it that Koharu doesn't want her powers to be used to kill people. It was expected that Sorata would stay on the island to work hard on trying to get Aine to be able to sing again.

Final review

Overall, I really enjoyed Norn9. It seems to have a lot of mixed reviews but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved having three heroines because it never felt boring and it was nice to see how the different heroines interacted with the different guys. I did kinda wish that we could get some mixed pairings though, such as Mikoto and Kakeru, Koharu and Akito, Nanami and Itsuki. I feel like Mikoto with Kakeru would have been fun because they both hate but respect each other, Koharu and Akito would have fun cooking together in the kitchen, and I actually really liked how Itsuki was a big brother to Nanami and gave her lots of advice and care so I kinda dig that hahaha. Anyway, back to the routes themselves, it's impossible to like everything so of course I didn't vibe with some of them but I'd say with their flaws, I still enjoyed most of the routes. There were times where the "love" appeared out of nowhere and then there were many times when the plot was basically non-existent and dead to the game, but it was still really fun to see all the characters' interactions with each other. I still wish everyone's back story got so thoroughly explored like it was for Akito's but maybe we can hope for more in Last Era? Otherwise, the highlight of this game is definitely the characters and the romance. All the different personalities and matches were just so fun to watch, I just couldn't stop reading haha! It's been a while since I haven't been able to put a game down. Anyway, for me the poster/cover boys are my favourites for each heroine but I also can't help but love trash men like Ron😂 Anyway, in order of my favourite route to least favourite, it would be Natsuhiko, Akito, Kakeru, Sakuya, Ron, Masamune, Itsuki and then Heishi-Senri. To be fair though, in terms of the characters themselves, I really love everyone though! They're all so funny and unique, like I super enjoyed Heishi's energy and how annoying Ron was but their routes were lacking something. I would still rate the game 8/10 and recommend it though because it really was enjoyable if you can ignore that the plot is put to the side lol, so don't have any expectations for the interesting plot and I think you'll at least find a few routes you enjoy, and of course, no one can resist Natsuhiko!