#beni dmmd

[asarigg]

from last year

[omezoku]

BENI <3

[imadhatt3r]

Ren has a special pillow set up for him in the window of Koujaku's hair salon that he sits in when Aoba comes to hang out during work hours. Koujaku joked that it's because having a cute, fluffy dog gets people's attention and is good for buisness, but honestly, he just likes having Ren around when he works. He has such a soothing aura that it allows Koujaku to relax and work better. Plus, he just likes having Ren nearby in general- it's comforting. There are small steps attached to the window so that Ren could get up and down whenever he wants without having to jump, but Koujaku usually just takes him down/puts him up whenever he notices that Ren wants to move, just so that he wouldn't have to navigate the steps with his short little paws.

Beni sometimes preens Aoba's hair. He seems to have his own idea on how it should all look, and nobody else can figure out what rules is he using and what result is he trying to accomplish. At first, Aoba was a bit startled by it, unused to this kind of touch to his hair, but he quickly got used to it, since it didn't really hurt, and he knew that Beni was being gentle. When he's done, Aoba's hair usually looks exactly the same, just messier. Beni is, however, always proud of his work, and thinks that Aoba "finally looks decent" and that he has to look good to represent Koujaku and his work. Aoba mostly just finds it cute- now he finds the feeling of Beni rustling through his hair comforting: It became their small ritual.

[millionsblattodea]

HIIIIII part 3. tried soooo hard this time

Part 1 | Part 2

[austajunk]

Koujaku and Bestie--I mean, Beni <3

[shirasucyaahan]

HAPPY HELLOWEEN🎃👻🦇😈

[noot-noot-shoot]

Come play Dramatical Murder we have (pt. 2 AllMate edition):

Just a puppy :)

Deep voice

So angy

Yet so tiny

Holy hell the birb is smoking

Has more rizz than you

Two in one deal cube and rabbit

Great at eavesdropping

Overworked :(

Needs a pay raise

I'm sorry Ren

Would probably be a mean girl irl

Oh no

Run!

No no no no no!!

Run fucking faster!!!

[a1li-ens]

needed this for when i send ppl his figure price

[tecchan]

Oooh this is fun!

I made a form version of the CHiRAL fan passports @yukirayu posts on twitter! Feel free to fill it up :D

[slybluehologhost]

DRAMAtical Murder ＞ Sprites [JAST USA Release, 2021]

I'm quite sure other folks have pulled the sprites from this game before, but I figured I'd still do it anyway just for the sake of completion. Lots of different sizes & crops for these bad boys, so feel free to take your pick. (Clear even comes with a whole host of emotion assets that you can add to anyone else!) These are great for fan games, sprite edits, or making a big cardboard cutout to bring on dates.

Package details & links are under the cut, or you can click here for a static page.

Sprites — [ L I N K ] ＞ Includes sprites for Aoba, major characters [Clear, Koujaku, Mink, Noiz, Ren, Trip, & Virus], other notable characters [Akushima, Alpha, Alpha-2, Haga, Kio, Mio, Mizuki, Nao, Ryuuhou, Sei, Tae, Toue, & Yoshie], Allmates [Beni, Clara, Junker, Tori, Usagimodoki, & Usui], & NPCs ＞ Sprites are organized by character & categorized further by cropping, variant, &/or affiliation ＞ These files contain spoilers for all routes — proceed with caution if you have not yet 100% completed the game

Looking for even more DMMd assets? ＞ [ L I N K ]

[ghostoftheyear]

What is DRAMAtical Murder?

I’m actually a little surprised to be writing this myself, in the year of our lord 2023, but why not? I didn’t know about it myself until recently, and now that it’s available with an official English translation, it’s a lot more accessible.

First of all, DRAMAtical Murder (or DMMd for short) is a visual novel that came out in 2012 in Japan. It was published by Nitro+CHIRAL, features art by Honyarara, and has some amazing music as well (the theme song is by Goatbed, with ending songs by them, Itou Kanako, VERTUEUX, and Seizi Kimura). It is a boys’ love or BL visual novel, probably the softest of the Nitro+CHIRAL titles; since its publication, it has received several additional pieces of media: a fandisk (Re:Connect), a sanitized version for the PSVita (Re:Code), and even an anime which... is certainly one way to get into it.

In 2021, Jast Blue made an official translation which was released both on Steam (censored) and their own website (uncensored). A patch is available on their website to restore the uncensored content for those who purchased it on Steam, which still allows the player to receive all the achievements. There was also a fan translation lovingly created many years ago, and the controversy over which version is better rages on. I won’t comment about it here; just know that whichever version you prefer, that is your right.

But what is DMMd about? Well... this is gonna get long, so let’s buckle in.

DMMd is set in a near-future cyberpunk setting, generally positive and colorful rather than dystopian. The story takes place on an island off the coast of Japan, Midorijima (literally “green island”), where many of the residents have been forced off the island due to the building of a gigantic sort of adult playground, Platinum Jail, where the rich and elite party like there’s no tomorrow. The remaining residents of the island live in what’s left of the city, though the owner of Platinum Jail, Tatsuo Toue, seems to be trying to grasp the remaining land as well for his own purposes.

Some of the residents have taken to forming gangs called Ribstiez, which control different parts of the Residential District. Others play a virtual game called Rhyme that takes place entirely within the players’ minds. This is facilitated through the use of Allmates, small robotic creatures that can look like anything the user desires and have multiple functions -- some manage social media, some help their owners with their daily schedules, etc.

Our protagonist is the young man known as Aoba Seragaki.

Aoba, 23 years old and single at the start of the game, works at Heibon Junk Shop. He is demonstrated to have an unusually persuasive voice when he chooses to, but -- aside from that, and his hair having sensation in it -- he seems to be an ordinary young man just trying to live a simple life. He lives with his grandmother, Tae, as his parents left Midorijima when he was young, and he has an Allmate: a small, fluffy, blue dog resembling a Japanese Spitz, named Ren.

Aoba has four potential love interests (plus a secret one whose route is unlocked as you play through the others’ routes).

First up is Koujaku.

Koujaku is an old childhood friend of Aoba’s. He had to leave the island when they were young, but came back around three years prior to the start of the story. He leads the Ribstiez gang known as Beni-Shigure and has a red sparrow Allmate named Beni. To supplement his income, he works as a wandering hairdresser and sets up on the street to cut hair. He and Aoba have a comfortable friendship that gets tested in his route.

Next, we have Clear.

Clear is a mysterious stranger who literally falls out of the sky the first time he and Aoba meet. He refers to Aoba as “Master” and refuses to take his gas mask off under any circumstances. To say any more about him would spoil literally his entire route.

Next up is Noiz:

Noiz appears first when he challenges Aoba to a match in Rhyme, insisting that Aoba is an old player of the game despite the fact that Aoba doesn’t remember ever having played Rhyme in the past. Noiz is part of a Rhyme gang known as the Ruff Rabbitz, and his Allmate is a small black-and-green cube called Usagimodoki. It’s entirely possible he has several of them, since they can be seen hanging in chains from his belt. Noiz works as an information broker to earn an income on Midorijima, but he’s not originally from there, as we learn on his route.

Finally, we have Mink.

Mink is a complicated character, as he doesn’t speak too much and when he does, it tends to be in riddles. He’s also not originally from Midorijima; while it’s not specified, his aesthetic is very much Native American. He has a pink cockatoo Allmate who is not named during the main game. Mink runs a Rib gang called Scratch made up of escaped convicts. His reasons for wanting Aoba on his side are his own, only revealed far into his route. His is the darkest of the routes, and I would say a trigger warning is in order for this one.

As for the final love interest, I won’t talk about it here. More fun to find out for yourself, right? Just remember: there’s some weird shit in this game.

Lest I forget, I must mention some other important characters. First up, Aoba’s friend Mizuki.

Mizuki runs the largest Ribstiez gang on Midorijima, Dry Juice. He’s a tattoo artist and owns a combination tattoo parlor and bar, the Black Needle.

There’s also Virus and Trip.

Virus and Trip (who are emphatically not twins) are a pair of yakuza who seem to show up a lot around Aoba. They claim to be his biggest fans.

Of course, there’s also Tae, as well as Aoba’s boss Haga (who has a robotic Allmate named Junker), Yoshie (who runs a courier service and owns a sleek dog Allmate, Clara), and a trio of young siblings who torment Aoba at his work - Mio, Nao, and Kio. In addition, one of the most corrupt cops on the island, Akushima, regularly pops up to bother the characters.

As the common route progresses, Aoba learns more about himself and his past -- and realizes he has to stop what’s happening before it’s too late. He eventually heads into Platinum Jail no matter which love interest’s route is chosen; the events that unfold change depending on which route you’re on, but playing through all of them and unlocking the secret route will finally reveal the truth of it all.

Re:Connect, as befits a fandisk, explores more with each of the love interest routes after their good endings (and also a bit more of the bad endings). It also has a route specifically to fill in Aoba’s backstory and youth. Re:Code is basically the same game, but sanitized -- all of the sex scenes were removed and given “cleaner” CGs. It did add a route for Mizuki, which involved more of Aoba’s backstory. Finally, the anime was passable, though it compressed all the love interests’ stories into an episode each and went with the secret route for the ending. It is absolutely unwatchable in dub, except for laughs and memes. Re:Connect can be found and played with the fan translation online, and is absolutely worth locating. Re:Code, unfortunately, is still only available to play on the PSVita and has not been translated at all.

Oh, and there was also a stage play! Remarkably, they produced a butai in 2019, well after the games had come out, with the different love interest routes portrayed on alternate days. I would be happy to make a post babbling about that if there’s interest. Apparently the original run did well enough that a new production was announced earlier this year, which will be happening at the end of April. A new route was added for Virus and Trip, and the whole thing is supposed to be a “supercharged” version, not just a retread of the original.

OH I FORGOT there are also drama CDs that continued all of the love interests’ stories and had even more new music, as well as some other fun things like a special drama CD for the anime release, an April Fool’s game that basically parodied Mother (Earthbound), and manga. And there’s a webtoon now. And lots of merch. And figures. Basically there’s just a lot of fun stuff to find.

And that’s DMMd! I obviously love it quite a bit, but I certainly acknowledge that it has its flaws and difficult scenes. I’d still recommend it, though. I think the writing is very well handled and the sex scenes are hot as fuck.

[asarigg]

aoba’s birthday les gooo

got very selfconcious of this but i already spent hours on it so yeah

[kimium]

Trick or treat, give me something ficcy to eat! ;D

(From this ask HERE)

Oh my dear Yuki... do I ever have something ficcy for you to eat! You see for you I couldn't just give something small or a snippet. Oh no. I had to go all out. And what better way to do that than to hunt down that old fic of mine you found and revise it a little bit? I mean you SENT ME A PHOTO of it on your computer, and go "Ahaha remember this old crossover fic?" There was no way I couldn't do that.

So as a treat to you (and I guess everyone else) behold my revised (long) snippet of a DMMD/XXXHolic crossover fic that never saw the light of AO3. It's not done and I don't know if I'll actually finish revising the whole thing. At this moment I did it for the ask. Rest is under cut because it's LONG.

Koujaku wasn’t sure how he arrived at the house but something deep inside him told him it was Right.

The day had started out as normal as possible for him which meant he woke up half an hour past his alarm. Several other notifications had appeared including several haircut appointments he’d scheduled for the morning. Beni had chirped and scolded Koujaku for several long minutes despite Koujaku’s frantic attempts to ease his robotic bird’s metaphorical ruffled feathers.

Thankfully, he didn’t arrive late to any of his appointments though the first couple of clients, a grandmother and her granddaughter, commented on his flustered appearance. Several decades of smooth talking helped drift the conversation away from his appearance and onto theirs. A good thing because Koujaku wasn’t certain he could live with the embarrassment of his clients knowing his frantic morning.

Once his morning appointments concluded Koujaku trudged out in search of lunch. His poor fridge only sported a couple apples, a rather sad looking banana, half a carton of juice, and leftover rice. The quest for lunch thankfully was solved by his favourite ramen place but suddenly branched into a grocery store journey.

According to one of his regulars there was an amazing new locally run grocery store that sold tofu to “die for” and produce that was the freshest they’d ever seen. It was a bit out of his normal journey but Koujaku decided he had little else to do that day and an adventure wouldn’t be the worst.

So, here he was on the way to this fabled grocery store when he stumbled upon the house.

The house in question was in a traditional Japanese style house complete with shoji doors, sloped titled roofs, and a frame made entirely of dark wood. Under the hot summer sun, the grain of the wood reflected warm undertones buried within, like it was sealing in amber. A neat smooth stone path guided Koujaku’s gaze in a soft curve allowing him to take in the greenery around the place. It was mostly shrubbery but there was an occasional short stubby tree that both looked like it was getting enough water and not was dying of thirst.

Stepping forwards Koujaku lay his hand on the final piece of the house: the large wooden frame that was connected to tall stone walls around the property. Normally the walls were a slightly common sight in suburban areas that wanted both privacy and sound proofing. However, for this particular house it gave the appearance of wealth. After all the entire estate appeared to be the size of two regular houses smashed together and merged into one full entity.

Intriguing. Was this house always there? Koujaku took a step further inside and examined the front of the house as if there would be some sort of sign to indicate the address. Nothing. Koujaku furrowed his brow before reality hit him over the head.

What the hell was he doing? Here he was waltzing into the middle of someone’s private property. He’d be lucky if all the owner did was yell at him. If the police were called it would add an extra hassle to his schedule.

Taking a step back Koujaku almost turned around when the door to the front opened revealing two children who appeared no older than ten. They were identical in every aspect except in their hair, which was pastel pink and blue respectfully. He jolted and panic welled up in his throat, mixing with several excuses and explanations to why he was randomly standing on the property. All of them sounded horrible and unconvincing and he hadn’t even said anything.

“I- I can explain—” Great now Koujaku had to try explain his presence to children. Hopefully their parents or guardians would arrive and listen to him.

“Welcome to our home!” the pink haired one chirped gleefully, extending a hand as if to welcome him inside.

“Mistress! We have a guest!” the other one with blue hair yelled.

“Uh… wait…”

In a blink the children were suddenly in front of Koujaku. Their hands were tightly gripped around his wrists as they dragged him slowly towards the house. Koujaku did his best to dig his heels into the ground but to his shock the children managed to tug him inside with ease.

Koujaku barely had time to kick off his geta in the genkan before he was dragged down a long hallway towards two large sliding doors. The kids opened it with more force than necessary and shoved Koujaku inside unceremoniously. He stumbled, nearly hitting his head on a low hanging paper lantern, but managed to not fall on his face or ass.

The interior of the room was just as traditional as the exterior with tatami mats, a kotatsu that was fully set up and out of season, several framed pieces of calligraphy that Koujaku believed were lines from poetry, and a low couch.

Draped on the couch in a posture that could only be called lounging was a woman. Her long black hair fell off the arm of the couch in inky waves that complimented her pale skin. The kimono she was wearing was a deep burgundy colour like the colour of wine with several golden butterflies along the sleeves and hem. The obi was also gold and was loosely wrapped around her waist as if she wanted to be comfortable but didn’t want to change. In her hand was a long thin black pipe that billowed thin smoke yet Koujaku couldn’t smell anything.

Koujaku straightened himself up. “Uh, my apologies. You see I—”

The woman lowered the pipe from her lips. “Watanuki! We have a customer! Bring some tea and snacks pronto!”

From beyond a door Koujaku heard a masculine voice yell but he couldn’t make out the words. The woman seemed to be able to as she laughed merrily and took another drag of her pipe before looking at Koujaku. Her eyes were light with mischief yet deep with allure. Koujaku swallowed.

“Welcome to my shop,” she greeted. “I’m Yuko the owner and here we grant wishes.”

[cyberpunkboytoy]

Hey DMMD fandom, I'm working on an AU and I need help coming up with a name for it.

Imagine allmates and their owners swap roles. So: Ren is human, Aoba is a dog; Beni is human, Koujaku is a bird; etc.

[koreplus]

ESTOY JUGANDO DMMD CON UNOS AMIGOS YANKIS Y ME MANDARON TU ARGENTAOBA. BLESS 🙏

Me imagino tipo en vez de gangs todos son de cuadros distintos y Aoba solo mira futbol cuando es el mundial JABSKSBS

KWNLFDOKRO es un honor

SISI RE ruff rabbit y beni shigure son como el river/boca de midorijima y aoba le chupa tres huevos

[fizzie]

Reminding y'all that Sei is good with animals