#afterlife otome

[rottenzombrainz]

Top 4 otome men who I'd let keep me in a basement

Sometimes I just want to stop adulting and fantasize about anime men taking care of me by keeping me in their basements and dealing with all of life's hardships for me! that sounded way kinkier than I meant it to be....

#4 - Pulsar (Eternal Afterlife)

- Wouldn't keep me in a basement but I love him anyways

#3 Jiro Kirisaki (Tokyo Debunker)

yes ik tkdb isn't an otome

- 30% chance he'd forget about me and I'd starve to death

- his basement is the Mortkranken Lab... it's too populated to properly enjoy avoiding responsibilities

#2 Mordred (Secret Kiss With Knight)

- too horny

-would probably be too busy with world domination to take care of me

- is a wanted criminal (I don't want the police to take me away!!)

#1 Lawrence (Dangerous Fellows)

- was planning to do that anyways

- well prepared

- would stay with me in the basement and we can both hide from the hardships of life

- Probably has the best basement

[atsuberry]

Does anyone else fw Eternal Afterlife (otome game) I desperately want to yap about pulsar

[resplendentlyunstablemirage]

ETERNAL AFTER LIFE HAS BEEN RELEASED!! ^^ WOOHOO!! 🥳🥳❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🥰😍🤩😜

So far?!?! It’s been … good … and kinda … WEIRD!? I’ve only go a little bit for Episode 00!! 😩😫😭

I needing them star gems!! X)) <33 I like how we get to see MC’s face!! ^^ This new style of how they are laid out in ‘Lobby’ area’s sooo cool!! ^^ ❤️‍🔥

I played Love Pheromone like finished it alll da ways , it was MIND BOGGLING!! 😂😭🖕🏼🖕🏼 Loved it!! xD So far, THIS one’s beginning’s giving me a wholee lot of “WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ONNN?!?!” — it’s kinda like … how Jet (in Red) & Pulsar (in White) , were feeling too when MC appears with them!! ;0

Anyways, will be posting updates on it alll later onnn!! ^^ ;* Oh!! ^^;; alsoooo~~ will be speaking on the OTHER Storytaco Otomes tooo!! (>.<) I’ll get there soon!! ;D just been busy haha!! 😂💕🥰

P.S: I LIKE THE WAY HOW I DID NOT REALISE THAT BOTH JET N PULSAR WERE… GHOSTS!! Dx There is Macguffin too!! ^^ ;33 He’s sexyyy!! ;0 from the CG we unlocked !! DD:

[hannie-dul-set]

heartbeat conquest — day 0.

SYNOPSIS. you’re sucked into a reverse harem otome game, and there’s only one goal— say the right things to conquer as many pretty boys as you can. PAIRINGS. tomorrow x together x reader. TAGS. social media! au, modern fantasy, reverse harem (of fucking course), romance, humor, a whole bunch of weird dynamics maybe HUAHAHAHAHAHHAAH. inspired by the manhwa with the same title, “heartbeat conquest.”

it's pink.

no, literally. it’s all pink. one moment, you see the headlights of a van coming straight at you. the next moment, you open your eyes and see nothing but pink. pink floor. pink ceiling. pink walls (if there even are walls. you’ve been walking around for what seems like ages but you’re yet to bump into one).

you never thought that the afterlife was gonna be so bubblegum-y and barren.

but then again, you never expected that you’d be bringing your phone to the afterlife, either.

ding!

now, what in the otome isekai bullshit is this crap?

seriously, what the hell? is this actually real? you stare at your phone, eyes narrowed in confusion and suspicion as the notifications keep pouring in— the same text over and over again prompting you to unlock, to start whatever this thing meant by conquest.

this really must be some weird post-death fever dream (can you dream when you’re dead?) but whatever mindfuckery this is, there’s one thing that’s clear to you.

if unlocking meant getting out of this pink-stained hell, might as well give it a damned shot.

your thumb presses the screen. you swipe up.

ding!

all your senses are swallowed by that dreaded shade of sickly sweet, bubblegum pink—

ding! ding! ding!

— and next thing you know, you’re now in an unfamiliar room, pink skies leaking through the sheer curtained window, trinkets strewn about the lived-in bedroom—

ding!

—with five new messages on your phone.

“—the natural talent to be loved and adored by all.”

ding! ding! ding! ding! ding!

how do you start your conquest?

NOTE. i have no idea what the fuck this is going to be, but let’s all have a blast anyway!!!

this is a choose your own adventure. click on the link above and answer the form to progress with the story. you’re the MC of this world who had just been sucked into wherever the fuck this is and have no idea who these five mystery men are, so just to your best in responding with the context that you currently have (none). after this one, more context will be provided, i promise BWAHAH.

honestly the only way to win this and get a “good ending” is to get a correct read of the boys’ characters and give the right responses— and if you’ve read a bunch of my stuff, you probably have a good idea on how i like my male leads HAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHA.

i will synthesize all submitted replies and move forward from there. the form will close once i get enough responses. this is just a little experiment that i’m doing and i have no idea how this gonna turn out HHAHHAHAHAHAHAH still, i hope you guys will participate!

DAY 0 | DAY 1

heartbeat conquest. © hannie-dul-set, 2024.

[paradisekissmoon]

😍👀

Eternal Afterlife - upcoming Otome Game (Bilingual) mobile game

Title: Eternal Afterlife : otome love

By: StoryTaco.inc

Languages: English, Korean

Platform: Android, iOS

Website: https://storytaco.com/game/game01.php

▪️เรื่องย่อ

นางเอกเสียชีวิตอย่างไม่คาดฝัน และลืมตาฟื้นขึ้นมาพบกับเจ้าบาวผีหนุ่มสองตนที่ต่างนิสัยกันสุดขั้ว

นางเอกกลับสู่โลกคนเป็นจากเสียงที่เรียกหา และอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงนั้นกลับกลายเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของชีวิตประจำวันไปแล้ว!

สามีผีทั้งสองคอยอยู่เคียงข้างและช่วยเหลือ

แต่ว่า ชีวิตนี้จะเป็นอย่างไรต่อไป หลังจากเสี่ยงชีวิตขอหย่า?

▪️STORY

I lose my life in an unexpected accident.

When I open my eyes, I'm in the middle of being the bride in a wedding of the spirits.

And on top of that, there are two grooms?!

But I return to the world of the living thanks to a voice that calls after me but I suddenly have two ghost husbands.

And now, deadly accidents are a part of my everyday life because the connection between the living and the dead!?

Two ghost husbands who are the complete opposite of each other and two beautiful and attractive people by my side to help me. What will my true destiny with you be after risking my life to get the divorce?

▪️PRE-REGISTER

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.storytaco.c4client

iOS: coming soon

[sugar-plum-writer]

"Jujutsu Lover~ OTOME GAME"

System: 002 [Part - 01]

Loading 99%----> 100%!

Loading Route! Character?

System Administrator!Gojo Satoru

Love interest for Player- 3%

[Be aware not to cross above 100% for your safety~] Best of Luck!

[Player Death Rate- 80%]

Difficulty- SSR**

[Failing to clear will result in immediate death!]

Warnings/Tags?

[Slight!Violence; A System Administrator!Gojo Satoru x Fem!Otome Game Player Reader; Isekai]

Route Name?

[Do you love me Mr. Gojo?]

Good Luck player Y/n

The situation you were in now was unexpected, sure you might have hallucinated about it but hallucinations do not come to life correct? correct. If so was the case why are you stuck in this situation?

"Yo~ Y/n welcome to the afterlife!!!" pulling you by the wrist the man smirked smugly

"Congratulations on living the dream everyone has wanted to live, applause please!!!!" he clapped his hands loudly, setting off a party popper wearing a birthday hat

The man was a giant, 190 cm tall, with broad shoulders, white hair, and his eyes a blue embodying the entire sky- Looking into them felt like a freefall through an endless vast expanse of never ending Azure.

"W…Wait what!? I am dead…like dead dead? or a demon is trying to take possession of me?" confused you looked at him a bit freaked out at the situation

"Ah… possession well that's a first I have heard as a system administrator, oh well it's interesting" Smirking he offered you a party hat too

You looked at the party hat, then looked at him doubting and wondering if he was serious, as silence filled the heaven-like white room, with no beginning or end a span of endless white

"......."

"Ah you are no fun~" With a pout he threw the party hat away

"Believe it or not you are dead its not a dream, this is 100% real, you died in a car crash, a drunk driver slammed into you"

"So…I am dead?" you felt a pang in your chest, sweat dripped down your neck as the heart pumped itself to oblivion

"Yes, you are dead" The playful demeanor was gone as he looked at you, the gold threads embroidered into the royal blue and white suit glistened- something straight out of a French couture. The print was abstract-outwardly but fit him perfectly as if it was made for him.

"I…Is there no way to go back?"

"Hmmm…Well, you are going to be a player to test out the new world" sneering he leaned in, "If you win and survive, you can go back to your world"

"Really!? What do I need to do?"

"Well first of all~ you will need to make one of the characters fall in love with you, clear the route, and get a happily ever after, it's like a dating sim!" with a snap of his fingers a hologram appeared in front of you of a game like system

The Hologram had all kinds of stats missions, routes, shop, etc as you clicked around seeing different options

"And winning is assured because- I yours truly Mr. Gojo Satoru will accompany you through this! see!" he pointed at a small chibi icon of him in the corner of the hologram smirking.

"I see…but how are you so sure about winning? It's not like you are a god" you looked at him and chuckled finding it funny.

Without batting an eyes he gazed at you, looking into the depts of your soul every nook and cranny, and stated the obvious calmly as if it was obvious beyond doubt. For a moment he looked like a man above all, as if the world was nothing- not even worthy enough to be under his feet for it could never bear his divinity

"Darling", He chuckled , "Why would I need to be a God when my existence is higher than any position a God could want? As, throughout heavens and Earth, I alone am the honored one"

[System message!]

"Player Y/n do you wish to change route to other characters of jjk?"

Yes/ No

Link to my Masterlist

[If you wanna be tagged for other parts ect! comment below I will tag you~ and heart the post to let me know if you want more~]

@hinakazino it's out! Sorry for the late tag love ❤

@nissatamz it's out!!!

[tymedust]

"Poetry in Purgatory" is our most ambitious VN/otome yet...

With tons of routes and characters, a day/night cycle, and even a morality system! It's so big, that it's not done yet...

But you can play a HUGE part of the game for FREE right now!

Play the demo and Wishlist here:

[sleepytwilight]

While in artw discord, @tophatmaker, @pomegranateboba and me were discussing some otome game idea.

About MC who ended up in afterlife but 7 angel of virtues came to help them. This game is about MC learn to love themselves and the 7 angel of virtues is the therapists.

Somehow I ended up sketching the antagonist (Kinda?) Angel of Death

[dilatorywriting]

What's the otome game/romance RPG you've been working on O;?

It is a very self-indulgent lil game I started to make based off a book I was writing that I am very overattached to lol. Basically, the player wakes up in Purgatory after dying, but they're trapped in a circle/level that's the afterlife equivalent of 'closed to the public.' Wherein you then encounter a cast of rotating Mysterious Antagonists who all are clearly looking for something hidden within your new home. So you're trying to figure out why you're here in the first place, what's going on with Heaven and Hell that's keeping you stuck there, who you want to trust, which sides of a centuries-spanning war to support (if any), and all other sorts of messy shenanigans that come with being Dead

And these are of course the Three Big Problem Children. I love them dearly. And if I make any more expression sprites for them out of the dozens I've stupidly drawn already my hand is going to fall off jesus chRIST

[roxalicious]

Do you have any more yuri recs?

sure, here's a few

love thy neighbor: about 24 year old uni student pah doyeon and her 40 year old housewife neighbor jin joo. jin joo's husband left her alone as he works to pay off his debts, and it has Not been a fun few months for her, as the loan sharks after him have been terrorizing her daily. luckily, pah doyeon is there to lend a hand and shelter!

probably my biggest recommendation as of right now, so long as you don't mind the very much not healthy nature of the whole situation. this baby's got everything in it: blasphemy, cheating, milf-hunting, obsession, self-discovery through lust, and so on. pah doyeon is great. there's a lot wrong with her. she said this shit unprompted in the latest chapter

a love yet to bloom: a sweet story about takamine, who has yet to find anything in life she enjoys, and sakura, a book-loving girl she happens to meet on the train after school. it's very cute and has a nice, chill atmosphere. i always look forward to the next update

otome no teikoku: ok so. heres the thing. if you decide to pick this up the first, idk, dozen chapters will be Bad. there's a lot of male-gazey uncomfortable stuff at the beginning, and while it doesnt take too long for it to stop feeling so offputting and start being surprisingly wholesome and earnest instead, it never stops being horny, so read it if youre in the mood for that.

as for what it's actually about... well there's this all girls school, right? and it has girls in it. and they are all gay and dating each other. its basically just a collection of short chapters about different couples within this school, and it has some of my favorite dynamics and moments in yuri. i reread it very often (and there's almost 300 chapters of this thing out, so that's a feat) and it never stops being enjoyable. stan nononon/yumimi

a monster wants to eat me: about hinako, who lost her whole family to the sea in a tragic accident and now yearns to join them in the afterlife, and shiori, a mermaid claiming she's here to eat her. the problem is, hinako being actively suicidal and depressed means her flesh won't exactly be very tasty, and shiori is a bit of a gourmet, meaning her goal is to first help her recover and regain her joie de vivre, and only then will she eat her. i highly recommend this

out of the blue!: transfer honor student x delinquent yuri. it's very short so i dont wanna yap about it too much, but it's a big big personal fave. it's only 4 chapters so check it out

sougou tovarisch: honestly anything by arata iri never fails to get at least one laugh out of me, but this one especially. if you know a kiss and a white lily by canno (and if you don't, go check it out), the premise to this one is a bit similar to the dynamic between ayaka and yurine, with hardworking MC obsessed with being number one and chill love interest who beats her without even meaning to.

the focus here is less on romance and more on comedy, and i love it. kanna is amazing. she wins a chess match by punching her opponent so hard she passes out. its only 13 chapters + assorted extras, very fun easy read

now some stuff that doesnt really have yuri as focus but ive really enjoyed regardless and want to shout out and this is my blog so whatever

liar satsuki can see death: satsuki can see dead people. specifically, she can see the future corpses of people up to 24 hours before they actually die. she always zealously warns the future victims of the imminent danger, and she has been branded a weirdo and a liar for it as no one has ever actually died before. in truth, she is actually literally incapable of lying, and the only reason everyone survived so far is that she will go to frankly insane lengths to save them. she's a great protagonist and her autistic swag has captivated me and many others

mieruko-chan: miko can see... Things. that no one else can. but she has to pretend she cant, especially to the Things themselves. she doesnt know exactly what will happen if they realize she can see them, but she's certainly not about to find out.

this started as a twitter short that quickly gained popularity, so the premise of many early chapters is basically "miko sees something terrifying and has to ignore it, hilarity ensues", but the initially one-off characters introduced over time are eventually explored and given quite a lot of spotlight and im having a lot of fun with it. stan michiru

there's always more but here's what ive got so far- wait. read shuukura. ive talked about it before it's in my pinned please read shuukura i love those weirdos to an insane degree

[merakiui]

What's afterl!fe? The characters look so cute and the artstyle is so pleasant to look at! I know you said it shut down, but I have to wonder, what it's about? Something to do with reapers? (I mean, I wouldn't mind if you started posting fic about the game because honestly, I'll read anything you write).

It was an otome game in which you play as the new manager for the 14th branch of Soul Reapers, all of them ranging in backgrounds, ages, and even species (Ell is an angel, and Quincy is a devil for example). There are different dorms, each housing four Soul Reapers. Mane (the Morning Team) consists of Ell, Jamie, Ghilley, and Licht. Die (the Day Team) consists of Theo, June, Louis, and Ethan. Hesperide (the Twilight Team) consists of Sian, Cyrille, Kati, and Noah. Noctu (the Night Team) consists of Nine, Day, Kirr, and Aitachi. Diluculo (the Dawn Team) consists of Youssef, Mori, Quincy, and Verine. As each team name suggests, it is the time at which they work!

Essentially, as the manager you're in charge of training and managing the Soul Reapers as they go about their daily work lives. All of them are dead and have past lives, and if I remember correctly they work to help guide vengeful spirits to the afterlife by sealing and purifying them within a kaleidoscope, hence The Sacred Kaleidoscope part of the game's title! :D I think they were also working towards reincarnation??? Although I might be wrong about that. I do know that when they came to the Reapers Department they all had a certain number of karma points which they had accumulated in their past life from various good and bad deeds.

You could send the Soul Reapers on cleaning shifts, read SNS posts, collect cards in the gacha, participate in limited time events, and read the card stories about various characters. There was also a feature where there were chat rooms for each dormitory and for each individual character, so you could chat with other players about your favorite dorm or characters! And aside from side stories and events, there was a main story!

It was a really fun game with lots of potential and many unique characters!!! Hopefully one day it will return, but until then I will hold the memory close in my heart. (ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ.ﾟ

(And thank you for saying you would be willing to read stories about it!!! I'm honored you would want to read anything I'll write. T_T thank you so much!!! That is a relief to know because lately I have been wanting to write for Hetalia. ^^;;;;; but for now I'm glad others can be interested in Afterl!fe!!!!!)

[norbezjones]

I found out about a Pillowfort-specific blog post format called blanket boxes, and now, I'm doing a blanket box for the first time!  Hooray!  This is the Visual Novel Blanket Box by babycarrot! Figured I'd also share it on Tumblr too, some of y'all might appreciate this.

PF link: here.

🎮📖 What's a blanket box?

A blanket box is a post (the box) containing a set of questions or prompts (blankets) that you can answer to help build your Fort and introduce yourself and your interests or projects to others. Make your own post, copy the questions/prompts into it and answer them. Each blanket box has its own unique theme and questions/prompts to answer. 

You can find more blanket boxes in the BlanketBoxBox community.

🎮📖 What's this blanket box's rules? (hint: they're way more like guidelines!)

as with all blanket boxes, feel free to interpret these questions however you’d like, skip questions, and elaborate as much or as little as you want :)

tag your answers with ‘visual novel blanket box’ and repost/link to this post so others can find it!

🎮📖 The prompts

1. What genre of visual novel do you usually play?

Romance/Otome games are the ones I play most often, I find.

2. What was your first (or one of your first) visual novel(s)?

I don't think it was the first, but it was definitely one of the first: Hierofanía @sillyraccoonknight .  I loved this game SO MUCH when I was a young teenager; I even took the time to chart out every single possible branching path on a piece of paper, marking all of the different routes and endings.  I played the game repeatedly in order to complete this; I didn't use a walkthrough or anything, as I recall.

3. What was the last visual novel you played?

AFTERLIFE by Chris Logsdon.  Go play it, it's very short and very good.

4. Has a visual novel had a lasting impact on you?

The first VN in the Code:Realize series got me into otome games, which was impactful for me.  Heirofania was VERY impactful to me, as it was one of the games that made me want to make visual novels, and led me on my game development path.

5. Gush about your favorite visual novel! NOW!!

Blooming Panic is so good omggggg.  It's rare for me to like all of the love interests, but that's definitely the case here.  I haven't played the Full Bloom Edition yet so idk about xyx, but I'm sure he's wonderful. <3

6. If you could give a visual novel character a kiss/hug, who would it be and why?

I'd give Takeru Sasazuka from Collar X Malice a big big hug, that's my husbando and I love him.

7. How would your favorite character react if they suddenly turned into a worm?

If Takeru turned into a worm he would be PISSED.  He prides himself on his hacking abilities, and how can you type on a keyboard to hack if you're a worm?!  On the bright side, he loves sweets, especially donuts, and you can get a lot more out of a donut when you're teeny-tiny.

8. Is there a character that you reaaaallly relate to?

I really like Grayson from Lost And Found--he has special interests, he's trying to be successful in a creative field, he has homophobic parents who he wants to like him despite them not liking his identity. . . He's just like me for real lmao.

9. A character that you dislike?

No one came to mind!  Maybe the villain of Collar X Malice?  Talking about that would be spoilery though, so I won't.

10. Do you have a VN you’ve been meaning to play, but just haven’t?

So many lmao.  I literally have a whole collection on itch.io that's mostly VNs I either haven't played yet, or have only played the demos/old builds of, not the final versions.

11. Have you made any fan content for a VN?

Yeah, I helped make a Blooming Panic fangame, Coffee With Quest!  I also have written multiple fanfics for many visual novels.

[baka-rina]

Did you also find that what happened to Original Katarina was extremely unfair ? I mean Maria did seduce her Fiancée and Keith (even though it wasn't his fault) ruined the harmony and happiness between her Parents, and than she gets exiled for just fighting back ? And she isn't even given one chance of victory like Mary! She is treated so unfairly and than also called a Villainess just because she wants Geordo to stay to his Promises!

Did you also find that what happened to Original Katarina was extremely unfair ? I mean Maria did seduce her Fiancée

I never thought it was 'unfair' I guess because it was an otome game scenario and they are usually highly dramatized and hyperbolic for entertainment purposes, you are not supposed to take them seriously, so i never did. It was a game and the characters are archetypal for the genre.

and Keith (even though it wasn't his fault) ruined the harmony and happiness between her Parents, and than she gets exiled for just fighting back ?

again, their 'miscommunication' was non-sensical and so forced that it only happens because the 'writers' needed it to happen for their game scenario.

And she isn't even given one chance of victory like Mary! She is treated so unfairly and than also called a Villainess just because she wants Geordo to stay to his Promises!

Well, she is the villainess! That is her appointed role in the game. And it is a Otome game, love conquers all!

-

I look at the 'real' characters in the light novels / manga / anime are not a reflection of the game, but rather the game is a highly dramatized version of them and their lives, written by someone who really doesn't like Katarina and so wrote her to be unredeemable and wanted her to only meet bad ends, lol. The scenarios are quite simplistic and cartoony - to fit a typical formulaic otome game.

Perhaps, someone has their own mind-time slip / reincarnation / isekai situation to our modern world and created the game. I mean Sophia / Aachan managed to also mind-share, so it's possible and would fit better in that the game reflects 'real' life, rather than the characters are part of a game world brought to life.

So mysterious hater hates lovable Katarina who everyone loves, dies and gets reincarnated and grows up to make an otome game based on their remembered 'other life' not knowing that that game would influence our Katarina when she 'awakens' in the fantasy world becoming the lovable Katarina they hated.

I think the characters in the 'real' world are fully automatous and live within their world and react as they would and are not connected or tied to the game.

As for the original Katarina personality (spoiled brat) that was replaced, well the spoiled brat never grew up to become villainess Katarina. Our Katarina is the OG Katarina, when she bumped her head her 'modern world memories' awakened and so she was made aware of possible futures (though the game) to be able to navigate with some foreknowledge and we get the story we have. She does have both her OG memories and her modern memories.

So, I don't think OG Katrina ever truly existed as she was in the game, it was basically a smear campaign / revenge against her by a bitter rival (very in keeping with the game, a true villainess, lol).

or

Our Katarina died, and the fantasy world she lives in was created for her 'afterlife' and patterned after her favorite game. If so, then OG Katarina also never existed, as our Katarina is living out the game character scenario and thus changed the course of the story by being herself.

or

IF we are to take it that OG Katarina existed as she was in the game, it does seem as if she grew up to become a horrible person. In the Side Story, Katarina 'awakens' at 15yo instead of 8yo and it seems she made life miserable for all around her. I don't think she deserved to be rewarded for her bad behavior, and so I don't blame Jeord breaking off the engagement after finding true love. Why should he tie himself to a miserable horrible person for something that happened when they were 8yo over a scar that no longer exists?

Did she deserve exile or death?

Well, in two routes she bullies and harasses and gets striped of her rank and title, which eventually leads to exile because she continues to be a nuisance afterwards with her villianess actions. Exile seems generous (could have just imprisoned her). It's a monarchy, they make the rules.

In another route, she bullies and harasses Keith to the point he loses hope and his temper and kills her, and he is punished.

In another route, she tries to kill Maria with a knife, and Jeord kills her defending Maria... and then he goes into exile.

I believe in karma, we get back what we give and OG Katarina seems to have been horrible to everyone, a completely spoiled and entitled girl who tried to crush the spirits of anyone she didn't like or thought were beneath her, so I have little sympathy for her. She wasn't written to be redeemable or sympathetic, imho :)

[otomegamesandme]

Otome Jam Thoughts 2024: Divine Trials

By: Summer Light Studios

Summary:

When the angel and devil on your shoulders become their own people, the afterlife becomes a battleground for your soul. 

In seven days, you will face trials that test your morality, courage and desires, and ultimately determine your ending location. Will you follow your angel to the gates of Heaven? Or will you enjoy the pleasures of the descent into Hell with your devil?

Your choice matters–in the end, only one may prevail. The fate of your angel and your devil are in your hands. Who to side with, and who to sentence to their eternal sleep… your afterlife is yours to shape. To follow one path means to stray from another–which path will you take?

Thoughts:

I'm honestly surprised this isn't more popular than it is? The character sprites are really pretty, I really enjoy the art style for them specifically, and the voice acting was really good! I'm also a big fan of anything surrounding death and/or morality.

Of the two love interests, I definitely preferred Eva over Devandar. Her personality was such a stand out with how messy and blunt she was. I enjoyed her character a lot, and I really liked how the ending I got with her played out. Devandar was fine, but I think since Eva felt so much more full of life and personality, it made Devandar pale in comparison for me.

I also liked Divinity a little too much for being the villain. The voice actor for her specifically did a great job of making her character shine through. I would have loved to learn more about her and her backstory, because I found her pretty neat.

The GUI was also really cool to see. I feel like whenever I talk about games, I always have to mention GUI design when one really stands out. Everything was really well put together, and the menu screens were top notch. I think my only small gripe was that there were only 3 save slots, and as someone who has a habit of saving after every choice, having only 3 was rough. But the actual design and art direction of it was solid.

My only other concern of note was that sometimes the pronouns/gendered terms would be incorrect. I tend to use either he/him or they/them when given the option, and there was a scene where it defaulted to she/her and used the term "good girl."

Other then those two small things though, I rather enjoyed my time with this one! I hope more people give it a chance!

[boss-the-goofball]

but also 5 more headcanons for otome isekai (prequel? please?) au, if possible. (BOTH GOOD ENDINGS CANONICAL? BOTH? BOTH?!)

alrighty then~

The two Sorahiko Routes take place before the school was founded. His routes are designed to explain how All for One was sealed in the statue, and how his palace was turned into the Generic Fantasy Magic High School. To also explain how, despite being incredibly old, he was able to maintain his youth as the school's groundskeeper.

Ironically, the Toshinori Routes for Inko and Rei are the only ones with zero rivals. However, that does not mean this route is the easiest as Toshinori is more focused on training for the day when All for One breaks free from his seal to even think of romance.

Sorahiko is the biggest obstacle in the All for One Routes, not because of his own lingering feelings for the Demon Lord but because he believes it is his duty to ensure All for One remains sealed until the day Toshinori is ready to face and destroy him. Once and for all. With the hope that this would remove the longevity curse placed on Sorahiko, so he can finally join Nana in the afterlife.

The Good Ending for the All for One Routes are some of the most difficult to achieve, because one slip up could cause him to break free from his seal with nothing holding him back. It is a requirement to befriend Sorahiko before breaking All for One's seal, because Sorahiko has a backup to bind the Demon Lord to the heart of whoever loves him so if All for One breaks it...then All for One will die. He will not do this if you do not have his friendship, because he believes no one would qualify for that spell, not even him because his heart is already broken.

Enji is ironically the easiest to get the Good Ending for no matter who you pick between Rei, Inko, or Mitsuki. But it is also equally easy to get his Bad Endings. Truthfully, his routes are considered so easy it's laughable.

[charonarp]

Head Thoughts

Helloooo, I'm back from the dead and got some thoughts I wanna spill.

Lately, I've been having visual novels in my head, which is funny because I haven't been playing any, and I've also been thinking about unique "otome" games or something like that.

Mainly went from "Ooo a story idea" to "Ooo a game story idea", since it did start with me wanting to make it more of an original story that turned game-like.

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Anyways! So, the concept of Death.

Normally, people take it religiously. Go to heaven or hell, go to Tartarus or some of the other afterlife places, yada yada.

BUT, what if there's a school, right? An academy. Hang with me here.

I have a concept that is called Death Academy. Essentially, you play as the protagonist attending this school to learn how to be a Reaper.

There's a ranking system here, and you encounter various other (datable) characters of various ranks. Some of the rank ideas (not all) I have are:

Reapers: The lowest rank. Newly approved souls to attend this academy to learn how to reap a soul from a mortal body. This can go range from people to animals. Essentially the Grim Reaper or Kindred from League of Legends.

Ferriers: The Ferrymen of the ranks. Essentially, they guide lost or newly formed souls to the Judgement Hall to determine where their soul will be laid to rest.

Executioners: The Judges in a sense. While they hold an intimidating title, they are usually the most fair and passive of the bunch. Really, they only "execute" souls that are condemned and are impure/corrupted, and send those souls to "The Crypt".

(The Crypt is more like Tartarus than Hell. Not really a firey place or multiple rings. It's where corrupted souls go to suffer and aren't allowed to move on or reincarnate while trapped.)

Death: The deity themselves. They could be called the Headmaster, Commander, Ruler, however (not sure), but they hold all the power in the afterlife. They're more business-like, running their whole academy and staff like a company. They're at the top of the rank considering they're the deity of Death (One singular entity btw).

This is all I have currently. I had thought about adding another rank, but I'm not quite sure what that rank would entail and how important it would be. The whole system has a chain reaction when a death occurs like: A Reaper kills the soul, the Ferrier guides the soul, and the Executioner judges the soul.

Death is just there. Like, it's their realm, they only get involved if it really requires their attention. Like HR.

But yeah, that's it. I wanted to put this in writing somewhere but also tell people and Twitter scares me and Insta has my mom following me lol. I doubt people will see this or care, but you know what? That's okay, because I might forget about this concept and unfortunately never make it happen sidghiudgis.

And yes, if I do make this, Death will go by They/Them pronouns, but mainly because they are an entity beyond such identities. It's not what Death labels themselves, but rather what others use to address them in a more personal manner since Death doesn't really identify with masculine or feminine labels (though they will be a bit more masculine presenting).

Also also, I know there are a lot of otome games that are like...one gendered interest only, which I don't like, so there will be all kinds of people to choose from! And most otome games have feminine protagonists, but I plan to, if I make it, be a choice between a feminine character and a masculine character, but they're both addressed with "They/Them" anyways to keep it neutral towards the players.

Idk, I just like the idea of keeping things neutral when it comes to such things. I'd love to make this idea, but being a single party and not knowing how to make such games will definitely bite me in the ass lol.

Thanks for reading my rambling, remember to hydrate! :D

[Yes, if I draw things related to this, I will post it here. If you have any ideas you feel would sound good with this, I'm all ears! Maybe it'll motivate me to make it lol]