#whats stopping otome and even rejet?!

[cocotome]

A new otome game, Hanaemu Kare to & bloom, which releases on Switch August 8, 2024 will have English available from day one!! What's interesting, besides having English at launch, is each guy has his own protagonist. In each each of the 4 scenarios, your boyfriend works at a flower shop. That's all I know haha. Cast to follow~

^Touri Wataru c.v. Kimura Ryouhei^

^Sugawa Ginnosuke c.v. Suzuki Ryouta^

^Ichige Hokuto c.v. Furukawa Makoto^

^Minami Tenya c.v. Tamaru Atsushi ^

Also!! There are drama cds for each of the guys!! Check DLsite for listings!! It's so rare to see drama cds for new otome titles so I'm super happy about this!

[yuikomorii]

Heya! In which of the boys route do you think Yui was broken/hurt the most?

I always wanted to know which would be the worst scenario (route) for like.. an avarage girl irl . I know most girls would not survive there😅 but just wanted to know your opinion which of those 6 doors you would never open. Or 13 if we count all the characters.

// Since it's an otome game, it goes without saying that there will be a lot of plot armor and that the love interests can't really harm the heroine seriously throughout the route, regardless of what she does, because the plot would go nowhere like that. Most characters are jerks but not really that hard to handle, since they were known for scaring Yui rather than letting her get genuinely hurt. However there were certain Diaboys who were very scary, as it felt like they had no feelings of remorse or empathy.

Laito:

Can’t say that his HDB route is the worst thing Rejet has ever written (because it’s definitely not) but it baffled me how he was so okay with Yui breaking like that to the point where she lost all her will to live and only wanted to be set free from him. I mean, she literally tried to commit and he was just there not even intending to stop her bleeding veins despite being the one who cut them?? It’s true that in the Vampire Ending she doesn’t turn out that bad but after all, this is just because it’s fiction.

Kanato:

He was easier to understand than Laito because at least you were able to know that he had a soft spot for sweets and Teddy. Nevertheless, it was a bit too much how he kept stabbing Yui with the fork and a few chapters later, I’m pretty sure he stabbed Yui with a knife in more places as well. Still, it’s surprising how she turned out worse in his route, considering the fact that in the afterstory she kills innocent people—

Kou:

I love Kou but he was a literal demon in MB. I really hated how he made his fans bully Yui JUST FOR FUN. It wasn’t even any sort of punishment, he merely wanted to make her suffer. Another thing I couldn’t stand was how he kept putting Yui’s life in danger, only to make her prove her love. I understand wanting to test someone but it would have been way better if he actually saved Yui after seeing her do something dangerous. That way it would have proved that he cared for her yet he continued to watch her get hurt for him over and over again, without feeling any empathy. He was sorta redeemed at the end but yeah, most of his route was big yikes, especially since you wouldn’t have expected a cheerful and friendly idol like him to be such a wicked person.

Carla:

I like the Tsukinami family's desire to preserve their lineage but sorry, I must say that I find it repulsive that a 17-year-old would be forced to become pregnant out of the blue with strangers. I understand that Yui was partially to blame for Carla's anger and subsequent dungeon scene but that moment grossed me out sooo bad. She lost her will to live but Carla literally jumped on a depressed girl and was on the verge of rap€ing her, if his Endzeit didn’t kick in. He gets gradually better throughout his route but this scene left a sore taste in my mouth.

Kino:

Look, Kino is a great villain and a lot of fun, but his LE route was trash. Kino killed a child, mistreated Yui, abducted both Yui and Ayato, planned to sell Ayato to the church for execution, manipulated Yui and tortured Ayato. The pain he caused them both was immense and although I appreciated Yui calling him out, it's so sad that she was brainwashed. While it's true that Kino can be quite cute when he wants to, their romance was so rushed and forced because they didn't give us any reason why Yui would fall for him other than manipulation when Ayato, who was seen to care more about her than for himself, was right there. I wish they developed Kino’s feelings better, given that he straight up blackmailed Yui to become his, otherwise Ayato would had been killed, therefore Yui had no other choice but accept the situation. That’s why his CL route is way better.

I only mentioned 5 instead of 6 but that’s mostly because no other character came closer to them in terms of bad scenario. The rest of them felt decent in their routes for a game called Diabolik Lovers, lol.

[dialovers-translations]

Hi! Another anon here ⚘ Just wanted to tell to you and teen-anon that you both have valid points! Teenagers are not stupid and many young people can handle quite a lot of rough stuff in fiction. Slapping a R-18 label on Diabolik Lovers would be overscaled since it doesn't show full frontal nudity or graphic gore violence. However, inclusive list of potential trigger warnings should definitively be there and marked clearly. DL is has a lot stuff! I wish there had been proper tw's in the media I consumed in my youth 😅 Hope you all have a great day ❤

Yes, exactly! I actually don't think simple ratings/labels say much about the contents of a game. After all, a game can be labeled as R-18 for various different reasons. (E.g. Sexual scenes/nudity is something completely different from violence/gore)

My issues with the franchise are also mostly focused on the early era content (HDB + MB) since they do tone down the content afterwards.

I just think it's a bit questionable how Rejet makes the games obvious teenage girl bait with their marketing, but then fails to make the connection that some of the scenes in the games might be triggering to these young girls (and boys too but it's an otome game so I'm sure Rejet expects mostly females to play it.)

It was definitely never my intention to attack minors in this fandom or to play police and tell them what to play or not. In the end, nobody is going to stop a teenager from consuming the content they want. Heck, I read doujinshi as a teenager as well and clicked the 'yes' button when a website asked me if I was above the age of 18. ^^;;

But personally, I appreciate it when gaming companies are transparant about the products they produce, even if this means they could potentially miss out on some players because the game might not be for them after all.

[carlatsukinamistolemyhamsandwich]

9, 12, 14, 25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 37, 40, 41, 42 and 50 for the Diabolik Lovers Ask Game please! By the way, I love your blog SO MUCH. ♡♡♡

From this ask game.

Thank you for the ask anon, I’m really glad you like my blog :)

This got kind of long so I’ve put my answers below the cut.

9. Do you hate anyone in DL?

Hate is a very strong word, but if you saw my recent post on Shuu’s CL route then you’ll know that I am not the biggest Karlheinz fan. Richter and Cordelia are also fairly awful but I can’t help but feel some sort of pity for Richter as it seems he had a pretty miserable life and while some of the things Cordelia did are just horrible, my negative feelings towards her have somewhat lessened since we got a bit more of a glimpse at her backstory in DF. Menae must have died before Cordelia could really remember her, and we have to remember that she was heavily manipulated by Karl. Like yes, Cordelia is dreadful, but I still think Karl is the big bad of the series. He does so so many awful things and no matter which game you look at, I can’t help but feel that his reasoning is always pretty bleh (even if that probably is just due to not great writing).

Also after that Subaru LE ending Seiji Komori can eat dirt.

12. What do you think of the fandom?

Hmm... While I know some people hold negative views of the DL fandom at large, I don’t think any fandom is entirely unproblematic. My personal experience has generally been pretty good but I will admit I have seen some fairly terrible behavior in the 3 and a half years I’ve been seriously into DL. Then again I also haven’t been this deep in any other fandom and, sadly, I think that is just the nature of the internet.

Still, there are some amazing and very talented people in this fandom, and I feel extraordinarily lucky to have been able to interact with them, so I prefer to focus on that over anything else.

14. Sub or dub?

Sub all the way. When I first started watching anime, I initially just watched dubs, but after I started learning Japanese, I switched to subs to try and pick up some more vocab and now I can’t go back. Also I really like a lot of the Japanese voice actors in DL ^^

25. What do you think of DL haters?

I generally hold the attitude of “live and let live”. If someone doesn’t like DL because of the triggering content (and the way it deals with it) or the sometimes questionable plot then fair enough, it’s not like I think the series is without its problems. The only time I will have any issue at all is if they actively attack fans of the show. If someone is just minding their own business and not hurting anyone then under no circumstances is it okay to blindly attack them over a work of fiction. So yeah, you do you as long as you’re not being a twit about it.

28. Would you ever show your parents DL why/why not?

For anyone who remembers some of the random stuff I post, you’ll know that my mother is indeed aware of Shin’s existence (and Carla’s) which perhaps would have been difficult to avoid given that he’s plastered all over my bedroom wall and I talk about him A LOT (I am just as bad irl folks), but I’ve never gone into the details of the series with her as I feel like she’d be fairly disturbed at some of the content (and it’s for this reason that I would never show her the anime).

You will understand then, why I was slightly horrified when she told me she’d read the wiki because she wanted to know more about the characters I loved so much (like bless her, but also O.o). Apparently Carla is “a baddie” but she thinks Shin is okay.

My parents are also aware of the existence of this blog but, fortunately for me, have no interest in reading it.

30. What do you think of Yui?

I like Yui (I mean what is there to dislike?), she’s a lovely character and has a really good impact on the boys. I’m not as invested in her as perhaps some of the fandom but that’s because I am unapologetically here for the dumpster fire that is the boys.

I prefer writing reader inserts over Yui x diaboy fanfics, simply because it’s fun to see the boys in a slightly different relationship dynamic to that we get in the games (like if you look at my most recent Shin drabble, Yui would never tease Shin like that but I would so reader insert it is).

31. What is your favourite Dialover song and why?

What do you mean I have to pick just one??? Gahhh I love love love Kessen no Dies irae, because it features the Tsukinami bros and it’s just my sort of music but I think my favorite might actually be I.M.I.T.A.T.I.O.N.G.A.M.E. I’m not the biggest Kino fan but Maeno’s singing voice is phenomenal and it also brings back happy memories of when I finished Shin’s LE route for the first time. 

34. Tell us your top three routes! Why are they your favourites?

Hooo boy, this is a tricky one because we all know my bias at this point ^^;; I’ve limited myself to one Shin route because otherwise this list would just be me waxing on about Shin and goodness knows I do that enough already.

1) Shin’s Lost Eden Route

While I like his DF route, I love that Shin’s LE route pays a bit more attention to his feelings towards Yui than his complicated relationship with Carla. I love that it really stretches him as a character and we get to see him relying on Yui, like I don’t know who came up with that plot but BLESS. I think the pacing is very good and the bad endings are just so tragic (and I love really angsty bad endings). And some of the scenario chapters from this route just make me melt.

I also love this route for personal reasons. I’d only just fallen into Shinhell when LE was released and I remember seeing the CGs for his route but there was no information on the plot in the English speaking side of the fandom and it was driving me nuts because I just wanted to know that he was okay. It was at this same time that I had a bit of spare money so I... bought a PSVita and a copy of Lost Eden so I could find out what happened (I was planning on getting a Vita anyway just maybe not THAT soon). I’d only been learning Japanese for 6 months (I am nothing if not horribly ambitious) but I didn’t let that stop me and played through the route. And I loved it (even if I struggled a little with the language) and I was so happy to find out what happened to him. So yeah, I just have warm memories of it.

2) Carla’s Dark Fate Route

While I like Carla’s LE route, I think the pacing and plot of his DF is just a bit better. I love that it gives us the best glimpse at the backstory of the founders (I will take any and all Krone and Giesbach tidbits I can) and I think the progression of Carla and Yui’s relationship is really well handled (even if he is dreadful towards her at times). Also I like Carla, I think of all of the diaboys, he’s one of the ones I’m most similar to so I find it easy to empathize with him.

3) Subaru’s Dark Fate Route

It’s been a while since I played this route but I remember having a really good time when I did. The Vampire Ending is incredibly sweet, as are some of the scenario chapters and I thought the plot was fairly well structured. Plus Carla and Shin are in it so bonus points there.

37. If you could change one thing in your favourite Diaboy what would it be?

I never want to answer questions like this because I love Shin as he is, I don’t want to change him. 

I mean I would like for him to see more value in who he is than just his bloodline and get it into his skull that he is not inferior to Carla but only as gradual changes based on environment (or just idk talking to Carla but goodness only knows that won’t happen unless Carla’s on his deathbed again).

40. Your thoughts on Karlheinz?

See above. But yeah, not a fan, would not be sad if he became the victim of a bizarre fishing accident and never again appeared in the DL franchise but I think that’s a bit too much to hope for. Sorry Karl fans but I can’t get over the stuff he’s done (and also I have had enough of “and it was Karl’s fault all along” coming up in the games).

41. Would you buy the games if they were released in English?

I’m a little torn on this one because I love supporting Rejet and otome game localisations but I own all of the games aside from VC already so there wouldn’t really be any point. I think if I had a LOT of money to spare then I would, but as my finances stand at the moment then it’s a no.

42. If you got to design the 14th Diaboy what would he be like?

Oh this is a difficult one, ideally I’d like to see someone who was a member of one of the other demon races but I don’t think you can really have a diaboy without the blood-sucking, so I guess I’d make them half vampire half adler (as I think they’re the race we know the least about). As for personality... It’s tricky because I feel like the diaboys already cover a pretty wide spectrum. I’d probably make him a cocky jerk because I love cocky jerks and I’d make him fairly witty too but more logic than feelings orientated. I’d have him kidnap Yui because he wants to use her as a pawn against the diaboys in some nefarious plot (that I’m not going to think too much about because this post is not meant to be an OC planning session) and not because he has any interest in her or plans for her himself.  I guess he’d sort of be a cross between Kino and Carla?

I’d give him a vendetta against Karlheinz too because I can :D 

I had to cut this short because I started coming up with a backstory an everything but I think that’s too much ^^;;

50. Do you think Richter should have a route of his own?

Honestly? No. It’s not that I wouldn’t be interested to see the story of Richter with someone who is not Cordelia (even if he is not my favorite dude from the franchise) but more that I can’t see Rejet dropping Yui as a heroine and RichterxYui? No thank you. After all the stuff he’s done in the games and his obsession with Cordelia? I just don’t feel comfortable with that pairing, sorry.

[otogetranslations]

Announcing of Dropping DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE;BLOOD

To sum things up:

Someone leaked the Diabolik Lovers Limited V Edition patch, posting it publicly despite all our warnings and requests. Thus we are following through with our original policy.

We’re stopping every projects related to Diabolik Lovers, including further support for Limited V Edition, and there won’t be a patch for More;Blood.

Collar x Malice Unlimited will still be released, but privately. After all, you guys will get the English version of it from Aksys for the switch next year!

I (the leader of otogetranslations) will still be helping other translators with their projects: Brothers Conflict, Hakuoki SSL. How the patch is gonna be distributed is up to their respective leaders (coquettishcat for Hakuoki SSL, and PassionandBrilliance for Brothers Conflict).

No more Black Wolves Saga. This project I (Reishiki) started by asking permission to use existing translation from orlandoblue @tumblr, Siberia (twitter.com/bakemeatz). The patch of Black Wolves Saga Bloody Nightmare is to be completed soon. But it’s no more.

Read on if you wanted to know what really happened:

As you all know, we released DIABOLIK LOVERS LIMITED V EDITION fan translation patch this August 16th, 2019 for homebrew enabled/hacked Playstation vita, and only for people that have proof or purchasing the game.

There are over 50 people who showed us the proof of purchasing the game and they received the patch for free. All we asked was for you to actually buy the game before you can play it with a hacked playstation vita.

Our 30-people team worked on the patch for 10 months. We only used outsource translation for 8/277 total scripts. Our in-house hacker did the romhacking process, our in-house proofreaders proofed the translation, our recruited translators worked on the translation. Everything was done by us and it’s our team effort. So we have the right to decide how we’re gonna distribute it.

However, on August 20th, 2019. Rojaaalice on reddit r/vitapiracy posted a thread, asking the patch to be given to them for free (without purchasing the game). A lot of people who frequent this subreddit accused us of being Gatekeepers, while all we’re doing is asking for proof of purchasing the game (not the patch, the patch is 100% free). Is buying the game you play wrong? Is asking for a proof of purchasing something you play gatekeeping, when we could have chosen to not share the patch at all in the first place?

I don’t think so.

But, this person, SilicaAndPina (https://twitter.com/SiliCart) is not happy with how we distribute our patch. He said that we should keep the vita hacking scene free, we can’t ask for people to buy anything to be able to get the PATCH that we worked on. He doesn’t play otome games in general, and he doesn’t even know what otome games is.

He started to trick me into giving the patch to him, by making a fake proof of purchase with a cloned gmail account. I noticed the proof was fake and didn’t give it to him. Then he got mad and sent this (WARNING: GORE IMAGE) to me. He stated that he will leak the patch eventually.

He attempted to acquire the patch once again with a different fake proof this time. I also noticed this and we trolled him by sending him a FAKE patch. We left the prologue in English and put ridiculous/crack fanfiction in other parts. He thought it was real and distributed it, declared he has won over us.

He thought he tricked us but no, we weren’t being tricked by his half-assed effort. 

Today, August 22nd, there is someone from the DiaLover Fandom that received the real patch sent it over to him. I’m sorry to say that the patch would be leaked eventually, one way or another, because if someone really wants to leak it, they could buy the physical copy, take a photo with it and send it to us. Then they can sell the game to get the money back. 

So, we lost.

But to the one that sent the patch to him, lost to the malice of this world, and not to him. 

I had envisioned this would happen when I first started the project. So I’m not surprised. I had a small ray of hope this wouldn’t happen so soon, but I was wrong. 

As we’ve stated before, we will cease every project translation related to DIABOLIK LOVERS.

No more patches of DIABOLIK LOVERS will be made from us, at least when I’m the leader of that project (as well as the leader of otogetranslations): Reishiki.

I’m proud to say our patch was enjoyed and praised by people that bought the game and received the patch.

I (Reishiki) will still be supporting other translators if they need it, but I won’t start any new project from now on (in which could be AMNESIA LATER/CROWD/WORLD, VARIABLE BARRICADE - these games I completed extracting the texts with our inhouse hacker’s help, and I planned to announce we would start one of these projects soon. But… I’m sorry to say that it’s no more. At least it won’t be made available to the public.)

Thank you everyone for your support.

These are our team members opinions:

JokerTrap-Ran: I think I just lost faith in the community as a whole again, coming back after 4 years. I hope you’re happy! This was really demoralising and I hope ya’ll had fun putting us down like that. I’m not one for drama and honestly I’d very much like to stay out of it considering the bad medicine bashing that happened on otome reddit about 3 years ago. I’ll continue releasing translations for blog’s followers but that’s it. I��m whimsical, and most of my followers know it. I pick things and I drop it all the same. 

Khikari: For those who thinks that what we have committed is blasphemy and should be shut down for this, great, please take the time to learn Japanese yourself. Or learn to care about other people with emotions for once in you life. Demoralising people who were willing to work endless hours for free with just one condition sure is satisfying, isn’t it? It really hurt all of us. For those who genuinely cared and are saddened by this post, I am sorry and I wish the best for you all. I know that the few doesn’t represent all but this is a massive motivation killer, and I don’t need this drama in my life. From now on, private translations all the way! Also, Silica, attacking an idea is fine, but attacking people with malicious intent is stepping out of line. Enjoy being a rock specimen.

LoliChan195: I hope you are happy with what you have done! We only wanted to bring this out for people that had difficulties playing the game, and also help support Rejet by having more people buy their games. Its people like you that cause all these game companies to go bankrupt! (Also SiliCar, you sick fuck. Who sends pictures like that!? XD you’re probably just some edgy 12yr old XD Besides, who says WE WILL NOT FORGIVE XD what a dumbass! And is it that hard to search on google about the game? Why would we make it so it specifically needs to be the limited edition?!?! ) Seriously, the people who attacked us for putting the rule out are just as bad, like can’t you just wait and buy the game? Or even if u just pirate it, read online translations. Its not that hard! 

Hermy: Nothing much to say, except, ya’ll could have totes pirated the game and played it along the translations available on the net. Welp, I hope you don’t dislike that idea too much because that’s what ya’ll gonna need to do if ya’ll wanna play the sequels.

PS: the MB translations available on the net are riddled with errors, but by all means have fun with them :)

Anon: Oh yes, silica? Perhaps you should just lead on with your true intentions next time instead of trying to honey your words and do some "re-con"  for dots, yeah? 

Marzi: I'm a bit numb to this situation at this point, but it is disheartening to know Silica was so intent on distributing our translations that he didn't stop even when we threatened to cease all translations. It wasn't like he was ever going to play the game - he just felt so personally offended by the fact that we were "gatekeeping" for some reason - which, in my opinion, is a bit of an immature reason to ruin a translation group. You can't argue that we're "unrightfully holding something when we don't have the intellectual rights," when you're bypassing all copyright laws as well in wanting to post it PUBLICALLY. But what's done is done - whoever manages to get a copy of this, I hope you enjoy it. Please know so much effort and passion went into these translations, and that we loved working on this project every bit of the way. If the game leaves you antsy for More Blood well LOL you know who prevented that from happening.

Sonic-nancy-fan: I never knew someone could have such an illogical mindset. Silica/PSSDude made the original base repatch program, and we used one that someone had edited and added to (which Silica was fine with). But, because he made the original one, that means he feels like HE can getekeep all uses of variations of it. This would be like saying people can’t use paper to make a paper airplane because the original creator of paper said no, or you can’t print manga because Gutenberg said no. Also, who in the world thinks they can take a moral high-ground by telling us to promote piracy? Patches are already a sort of grey area, so we were trying to take the most legal method available while still making a patch. I know in modern society, piracy is very common, but I can’t imagine your average person would call us in the wrong for trying to hinder piracy. God forbid we try to get people to buy Diabolik Lovers. I can’t say I’m shocked as I expected it to get leaked sometime. I’m just saddened at certain people’s general hate and unyielding desire to leak it. So, I don’t blame the community as a whole, nor do I feel any malice toward the community (we had a lot of people buy the game and get excited). I’m just mad at very specific spiteful people. Also, if I ever hear someone say “the scene” as much as Silica, I’m going to go nuts. It sounds like something the “cool guy” in an 80’s show would say.

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Drama CD: [幽幻ロマンチカ・有頂天] ~Baku: Utashiro~

I didn’t sleep well last night, a mosquito was using me as a blood bag >;(... So thanks to that I was wide awake and had time to listen to another drama CD.

Character #2 in the Yuugen Romantica series, Utashiro (cv. Kimura Ryouhei), is a baku: a mythical creature that survives by eating dreams and helps people get rid of their nightmares that way. It’s too bad he doesn’t eat unwanted insects in my room as well.

‘Sorry dude that’s not part of my regular diet.’

Anyway, going back to Nanagiri High School. This time there is a rumour about the only stairway that leads to Heaven the rooftop. Usually there are only 12 steps, but if you get to the 13th step, that means that you are on your way down into Utashiro’s nightmare territory...

After you try (unsuccessfully ofc) to escape, Utashiro takes possession of your body and makes you solve some hard maths problem in 5 seconds, threatening to eat you if you fail. Thankfully he stops possessing you, and you grab a mop nearby to defend yourself. With the mop handle you push him into a row of lockers, and he is forced to end the nightmare to prevent them from falling on him - which allows you to escape.

Gotta admit that’s pretty badass for an otome heroine. ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ“ﾌｧｲﾃｨﾝｸﾞ!!

The next day he seeks you out disguised as a human boy so you don’t recognise him. He’s been looking everywhere for you for revenge for your counterattack yesterday. He throws you back into the nightmare high school world but you still don’t recognise him Orz. So he changes back into his demon form. And this time he got rid of the cleaning equipment so you can’t attack him lolol.

Instead, he has prepared a bed, where he lulls you to sleep. He plans to frighten you with monsters hiding under the bed, but... his brilliant plan backfires because you fall asleep sooo soundly that even demons screaming in Hell can’t wake you up. XD

Turns out you have been sleep-deprived lately because of a mosquito recurring nightmares. In fact that’s why you went to the stairwell in the first place - to investigate if it is related to the Seven Supernatural Wonders of the School. After some further failed attempts to intimidate you, Utashiro finally gives up and gently rocks you to sleep, swearing that he will get you next time. Lmao.

Next day you go and thank him for helping you sleep and he is still feeling salty. After school you stay to prepare for the bunka-sai (cultural festival) exhibition, and he tags along. You class is planning to make a haunted house, and he warns you that it might attract unwanted spirits,... but you cheerfully invite him to come and visit too ^_~.

Utashiro tells you that the state of the Seven Supernaturals has been changing due to the fickleness of humans. E.g., the Youkai with the Flowers in the Toilets [*voiced by Midorikawa Hikaru... I haven’t listened to his discs but I have a hard time taking this character seriously...] has disappeared, and he himself has emerged (since the original series). There is also a strange rumour going round that the nightmare on the 13th step is killing people in their sleep, and he’s offended that people think he’s that kind of demon.

You stupidly agree with him. To show you that he’s not all nice, he possesses you and touches and kisses you, knowing that you can’t fight back/react since you are in public and he is in invisible mode. So you run off to hide in a dark corner, secretly hoping that he will rip your clothes off and have his way with you. (ฅωฅ`)ﾃﾚﾙｰ♥

But alas Rejet is trying to keep it safe for the kids here so nothing happened calm your tits woman!! He ends up walking you home and carrying your bag for you (how sweet is this guy seriously). As he’s leaving he senses a... supernatural energy from you. So at night he sneaks into your house and, sure enough, you are having night terrors.

He consumes your nightmare, and is about to leave when you wake up. To hide his identity, he changes into his chibi-baku form. But you know it’s him anyway. You are scared to be left alone, so he becomes your reluctant dakimakura ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ). As he watches your sleeping face, he realises how he used to live for people’s happiness, before he became this yakuza demon from the ‘hood who terrorises people for fun.

Ok yeah Utashiro is that Moomin-looking thing from the Hifumi picture.

One day you bring him lunch on the rooftop as a token of your gratitude, but he seems to be having... indigestion pains from eating your nightmares every night. #youkaiproblems. He tells you that he used to do this for people regularly and they would come and visit him, but now times have changed and they don’t need him anymore, and all his friends are dead, but for some reason he’s still alive. He has remained in Nanagiri High School because of rumours that there might be another fellow baku lurking around.

At night you tell him not to eat anymore. He wants to insist, but his body is almost at its limit. He tells you there’s another way to end your nightmares - which is to confront the demon behind them directly. To protect you, he enters your dream along with you.

The demon uses the same haunted school grounds as his backdrop. However, there is an abandoned dried-up well in the courtyard which doesn’t exist in reality. As you approach, a baku emerges from the well and tries to kill you both despite your goodwill.

Turns out this thing is a youkai-kuzure, the remnant form of a demon that has been neglected, but still maintains a strong will to survive and holds a lot of resentment towards humans. Utashiro thinks he will end up the same way and sinks into a bout of “look kids, this is me in 20 years’ time” nihilism.

He begs you to run away but you refuse. You want to let the youkai-kuzure baku use your body and regain its energy so that Utashiro can restore his faith in humanity. In the end Utashiro ends up possessing you, and diplomatically talks the youkai-kuzure into exorcising itself. Basically what he says can be summarised as follows:

‘You are not alone. Me and this human girl are here for you... Now fuck off R.I.P.’

And so fuck off R.I.P. it did.

Then both of you wake up from your nightmare. Utashiro is about to leave but you stop him. So then he asks you if he can stay with you forever, because he has nowhere to go now anyway, and he doesn’t want to become that troll that lives under the bridge and throws rocks at people’s shins and glances at porno magazines through the konbini window.

*

[Thoughts] Very important update: The mosquito that was biting me is now dead now, too. And I killed it by force instead of using diplomatic exorcism.

This disc was really entertaining, I actually laughed out loud several times throughout. Kimura Ryouhei has a way of drawing out your emotions, idk, I mean most otome games/dramas are meant to do that, but his voice is just more... vivid to me in some way, I guess.

Utashiro is a totally adorable character. The way how he acts all tough and threatening but immediately panics and surrenders when the heroine is upset. Kimura-sensei calls him a ‘cute clumsy tsudere’ and thinks that he could be a good sleeping aid/pillow for people who... need that I guess.

[Reminds me of Tsuda Kenjirou’s commentary on Yomei Kareshi (a series where your guy has a terminal illness), where he’s wondering if we actually listen to it before we go to sleep. YES TSUDA-SENSEI WE DO I use drama CDs to help me sleep. With Vol.1 I was new to the series and cried buckets when the boyfriend was dying, but by Vol.7 I had got used to it and was already numb to all the tragedy. Yeah sorry.]

Actually I really enjoy listening to the Free Talks because they give you a glimpse into the cast’s personalities. I got the feeling that Kimura-sensei doesn’t really think through his replies and just blurts things out, and the spontaneity gave me a kind of a Mukami Kou vibe (in a good way though, I don’t think/hope he has Kou’s split personality lolol). I also get the feeling that he and Tsuda-sensei have similar temperaments and would get along great...

But anyway, back to the main story. Utashiro is really pretty tsun and he didn’t reveal very much romantic feelings until the very end, where it felt almost like he suddenly went from zero to sixty. It’s really different from Hifumi’s original story, which had romantic moments steadily throughout, like the date and the star-making/gazing event at night. But I think Kimura-sensei makes up for it with his very 色気のある voice.

I also liked the heroine’s personality better in this one. Hope she keeps up the epic-level KYness in the later stories.

...Aaaand now I really need to go get some sleep.@_@

[s-e-kwan]

Oresama Residence -LOVE or FATE?- Saionji family review

I’ve recently gotten hooked onto an Otomate Records series called ‘Oresama Residence’ and it’s seriously good! I can’t believe the drama CD series from Otomate Records are not as popular as the Rejet CDs, cause they seriously make an effort to have additional voices by uncredited seiyuus to make things more lively and interesting I’ve noticed.

Last month, they’ve released the first CD of the ‘Oresama Residence -LOVE or FATE?-’ series which focuses on the Saionji brothers. I listened to the entire CD yesterday and it was seriously intense! 

Beware, it’s going to be a REALLY long post!

Track 1 (西園寺家, Saionji Family): The first track starts off with Mahiro at the airport receiving a phone call from a man named Tachibana. As it turns out, he is the older brother of the heroine, when he is informed by Tachibana that the heroine has been working for the brothers of the Saionji family as their housekeeper for three years already. He is also informed that the heroine is also on good terms with the brothers of the Arisugawa family. He soon ends the call and sighs at how troublesome it has become, but he is looking forward to seeing the heroine again. We then go to the Saionji family house where the heroine is brewing coffee while Gen and Ran are interacting (clearly have no idea what they are talking about but all I could make out was that it was about Gen’s uni studies). Fuji later returns home with a bouquet of flowers for the heroine to commemerate the day of the third year she started working for them. Then we get a series of dialogues from the Saionji brothers about how their lives changed drastically since the appearance of the heroine (seriously, I’d advise you to listen to the very first CD of the series which involves ONLY the Saionji brothers in order to understand all of this).

Track 2 (訪れる変化, Changes to Visit): The second track is a conversation between Fuji and Ran as they are being driven home (again, I couldn’t understand what they are talking about, but it is clearly about work and about the heroine). We then go to Gen who is helping the heroine with her grocery shopping. I think they’re talking about Gen’s relationship with his older brothers, but they’re conversation is soon interrupted when Mahiro shows up in his car. Mahiro greets the heroine and Gen is shocked when Mahiro intoduces himself as the heroine’s older brother. The heroine is equally shocked at Mahiro’s sudden appearance, but does not appear to be happy to see him. Mahiro asks Gen if he can have a word with his two older brothers.

Track 3 (彼女を手に入れるのは誰だ?, Whose going to get her?): The third track starts off with Mahiro introducing himself to Fuji and Ran back at the Saionji residence. Ran comments on how the heroine and Mahiro have no familial resemblance, so Mahiro explains that he and the heroine are step-siblings, they’re not blood-related to each other. He also reveals that he’s been running his business in London for two years, and his purpose for returning to Japan is to reclaim his sister. The brothers are immediately against it, and Mahiro reminds them why the heroine came to work for them (you have to listen to Ran’s CD to know the reason). Apparently, the Saionji brother’s father loaned a billion yen to the heroine’s father and Mahiro offers to pay back the loan, then shows them his business card. They are stunned to learn that he runs an innovative overseas venture (or something along the lines) which has achieved many successes in the past two years. Mahiro has even prepared a cheque to fully refund the loan and to terminate the heroine’s employment with them, but the brothers still refuse. It is then when Mahiro realises that all three brothers are in-love with the heroine and he asks her if she likes any of them causing her to get embarrassed. He then offers the brothers a proposition: he will stay and observe their interaction with the heroine for two weeks. If his sister ends up choosing one of them as her lover, he will leave, but if she doesn’t by the end of the two weeks, he will take her back home and the brothers are to never get themselves involved with her again. Gen accuses Mahiro of being a sis-con until the brothers notice that the heroine looks paranoid. She says it’s her fault, but Mahiro tells her to not say anything more if she doesn’t want to end up getting hurt. Fuji asks what happened, but Mahiro tell him that it’s none of his business. He then tells the brothers that they deprived the heroine of her normal life, because she was forced to drop out of college back in her hometown just to return the favour the brother’s father did for her father. The brothers are stunned when they hear this and Mahiro asks them if they can truly make the heroine happy. If they really love his sister, her happiness would be priortised first. So that’s why, he wants the brothers to prove that they sincerely and genuinely love his sister in order to convince him. Fuji and Ran immediately accept the challenge which impresses Mahiro. The heroine then shows Mahiro to his room and after they leave, the brothers discuss the challenge. Gen tells his brothers how the heroine reacted when she saw her brother, believing something must’ve happened between the two. Fuji believes that Mahiro is a dangerous man and the upcoming battle for the heroine’s love.

Track 4 (真尋, Mahiro): The entire track is focused on Mahiro. The heroine shows Mahiro to his room and there is a conversation between the two (again, I did not understand anything at all). Though I do think that the heroine asks Mahiro why did he come back and he tells her that he came to take her back home. I think she also expresses her concern for both Mahiro and the Saionji brothers. Mahiro then hugs her and tells her not to cry, because he prefers to see her smiling face. I don’t know what else he said, but I do remember in his earlier voice samples for the first volume, he did mention that there was an accident in the past involving both him and heroine (I don’t think this ‘accident’ will be revealed in the second CD involving the Arisugawa brothers, but maybe in either the LOVE volume or FATE volume). Mahiro then wonders which of the brothers whom the heroine likes then says he will go to sleep. The heroine then leaves.

Track 5 (藤, Fuji): The entire track is about Fuji with a bit of Mahiro. Fuji hits something out of frustration (probably about Mahiro) which the heroine hears. She rushes over to him, and again, I have no idea what they were talking about or what happened. But, I do know one thing for sure is, Fuji tells the heroine to choose him, because he’s in-love with her. I also think he goes on about how she has changed him since the first CD and they share a kiss. Unbeknownst to them, Mahiro has been observing from afar and I think he says something about Fuji or whatever it was.

Track 6 (藍, Ran): The entire track is about Ran with a bit of Mahiro and Gen. The heroine is doing some chores when Ran approaches her. I think he gives her a flower, and he also asks her to model for him because he wants to take photos of her. The heroine gives him her consent and he takes a series of photographs of her. She gets embarrassed when he tells her that she looks cute no matter what expressions she has on her face. I think the heroine calls Ran ‘cute’ and that’s when Ran declares his love for her. Similar to Fuji, I think he also says something like how she’s changed him, and accepted him for who he is since the first CD. He also kisses the heroine and teases her a bit when she gets embarrassed before asking her to choose him. Unbeknownst to them, Mahiro has been observing them again. He comments on Ran’s character or something along the lines until he spots Gen. This is the part where things start getting darker, because Mahiro is actually aware of Gen’s inferiority complex towards his older brothers. He then says something to Gen which infuriates him as he leaves.

Track 7 (玄, Gen): The entire track is about Gen, with the later appearances of Mahiro, Fuji and Ran. Gen is in his room studying, but he cannot stop thinking about what Mahiro said to him earlier. His thoughts are interrupted when the heroine enters to bring him some snacks. The heroine is about to leave when Gen stops her. I think he talks about what Mahiro said to him earlier on and his inferiority towards his two older brothers. Again, I don’t understand what else they talked about, but I definitely can tell that Gen said something like ‘I’m not smart as Fuji, and not charismatic as Ran’. He also declares his love for the heroine and wants her to choose him and he pushes her down on his bed and starts kissing her(?). Gen converses with the heroine a bit more and gets a bit hysterical which is when Mahiro suddenly bursts in. He provokes Gen calling him a brat, prompting the arrival of Fuji and Ran. When asked why Gen attacked Mahiro, Gen tells his brothers about Mahiro’s true intentions, causing Mahiro to reveal his true colours. He angrily expresses his hatred towards the Saionji brothers, because they took away something precious to him: the heroine. He never intended to let them have his sister from the very beginning and considers the Saionji brothers an interference to his relationship with her. Mahiro then throws insults towards the Saionji brothers and Fuji asks him if he’s not letting go of the heroine because he’s obssessed with her. Mahiro replies that this is something that the brothers don’t need to know and when Ran asks him what he intends to do with the heroine, Mahiro snaps his fingers and a group of men appear. They apprehend the Saionji brothers while Mahiro takes the heroine away by force. As they leave he tells the brothers that next time they meet, he will bring their ‘friends’ over to join them. The Saionji brothers are then shoved into a van and driven off somewhere. Ran suddenly realises that Mahiro intends to target the Arisugawa family next and they hope that the heroine will be alright while Fuji wonder what Mahiro is intending to do.

Track 8 (楽しいゲームの始まり, The beginning of a fun game): The final track. The heroine is in the car with Mahiro and is clearly not happy with what her brother has done to the Saionji brothers. Mahiro suggest that they plan a fun ‘game’. I think he asks the heroine who he intends to kill. The heroine asks if he’s planning to kill the Saionji brothers and the Arisugawa brothers, but he tells her she’s wrong. He’s planning to kill her. This frightens the heroine who tries to escape, but Mahiro stops her. He tells her that he doesn’t want her to think of any other guy but him. So that’s why he started this game to deprive his younger sister of everything she likes (I think?). The heroine tries to apologize, but Mahiro tells her it’s too late. And the drama ends with them leaving to visit the Arisugawa family I think.

[sakyou]

Answering Asks

I did the thing where I left the asks to pile up again dkgjsldkj gomen. They go from oldest to newest with the Thanatos Night ones all at the bottom.

Some of these are really old because i’m terrible and forget to reply to things alot ;;

sos-diabolik said: Can you please translate Reiji's route from Dark fate? :3 

I could not do Reiji justice if I tried to translate his route. Reiji’s way of speaking is incredibly polite and although i’m fine with him in small amounts I would probably slip up in places if I translated him for a whole route ;;

Anonymous said:I really hope you don't mind me asking this but, what's your sexuality?

Who knows.... 秘密じゃないけど

vocals-and-violins said:This Mun is A Cyute Peach and must be Protected at all Cost! ♥♥♥ Pass it on to 10 Other Users that you Think is a Cyute Peach as Well! ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

Thank you >////<

Anonymous said:On a scale of 1-10 how much do you love DL? (BMS for me lol)

hmmm more than 10!

Anonymous said:You make me smile :)

アノンさんがそう言うなら私も嬉しいです(‘∀’●)♡

Anonymous said: Don't force yourself to translate anything if you're not feeling it, take a break relax, and just do whatever that will make you happy

Thank you for this anon I really need this at times ;; sometimes I don’t know how to stop working and that’s when I usually end up becoming sick OTL

Anonymous said: Thank you so much for all the effort you put into translating things :'3 you're so sweet!

aaah no you guys are the sweet ones i’m just this shadow sitting in the corner (/)u(\)

Anonymous said: I want to thank you for all your hard work and translations! They're really amazing! 

いやいや、たいしたことないよアノンさん。皆が嬉しいなら私も嬉しいです；；

Anonymous said: Hey is the guy from your profile pic from an otome?

If you mean Joshua then he’s from a Drama CD series called Dear Vocalist which I recommend! Even if you don’t know Japanese they have some pretty good songs and Joshua’s song samples just went up today c:

Anonymous said: TsukiPro or Rejet?

Rejet! I got into Rejet before I got into Tsukipro ^^

Anonymous said:This may be a "weird" question but which of the Thanatos Night characters would you match to the zodiac sign of "Cancer"?

Hmm if you mean would be Cancer then based on a very quick look on google it would be Duran. He likes to keep to himself avoiding strangers and interacting in general. But he is very caring and keeps to his word unlike a certain trash lying angel. 

Anonymous said: Which Thanatos Night character would you say is the most "chill and helpful"?

Also Duran. He’s just kind of there in a chill way. Very supportive and helpful to the listener in his CD. Not saying the others are bad but Duran stays with his listener and takes care of her....zsl;rgj just go listen to Duran if you haven’t ;;

Anonymous said: Can you translate Oliver's Thanatos night volume?

I was actually thinking of doing some Thanatos night translations while I wait for my Nia CDs. I haven’t decided on which one though >u<

[diabolikpersonals]

I think another reason Shu and Yuma are not together in a romantic way is not bcuz Rejet is against yaoi or anything lol but because both of them are "broken". Neither of them truly knows how to love another person so how do you expect two people, who don't know anything about the feeling called love, to fall in love or even start a relationship? That just won't work out. But that's why we have Yui. She helps them, "saves" them from living a life full of misery and sadness (mostly Shu's case).

I don’t think rejet is against it at all but I can see the trouble in making 2 dateable boys in an otome game hook up, lol. I certainly wouldn’t have a problem with it, but I know there would be shu fans and such who are like “what the heck, he’s only supposed to love me” yknow hdghddfj and I totally get it cuz I can get possessive over some characters too yknow??? so I get it

anyway idk where ur getting this idea about them not being able to love!! I think shu knows very well what it’s like to love another person! I think he loved edgar!!! and it’s not like he suddenly stopped experiencing love or anything like that - he became afraid to become attached to people after losing the person who was most important to him, so he purposefully distanced himself from other people after that. shu was never incapable of experiencing love, he just tried super hard to ignore it & drive people away before he could manage to develop feelings for them.

as for yuma, I super don’t understand...yuma has tons of people that he loved platonically, like lucks and the other mukamis ! maybe he had never experienced romantic love before, but that certainly didn’t stop him from getting in a relationship with yui. I wouldn’t consider him a broken person either!! he was always very tough & determined, I don’t think anything can break him!!! :D

[candymayvary]

how do you know so much? mcl was what i started with but i haven't really heard about any of these games before

Back in the day, circa 2012/2013, I used to run a otome blog (called hellogoosebye). I’m not going to lie and say it wasn’t popular, because it was. Due to drama and other things (such as it not being affordable anymore), I ended up not posting anymore and then just closed it, much to my constant regret.

But um, before that, I was really into the mobage. Voltage, before they shot themselves in the foot with bullshit tactics to bait players and whatever, were kind of my source of otome. You would pay per route, got CGs each chapter, and the routes were about 12-16 chapters long, plus additional epilogues, sequels, side stories and stuff. It was a very sweet time, and I’m not going to lie and say these games didn’t help me through a rough spot. Otome is a very near and dear genre of games, and I do hold them in some esteem.

I started MCL in 2012 sometime. But my blog was primarily about posting walkthroughs for those mobage, reviews that are kind of embarrassing now that I think about it, occasional ones for like Hakuouki and stuff, I did do some way back for MCL too (much to my initial expense). Oh and Star Project, bless that game. RIP. Also brought me back into writing, as I’d stopped for some time. 

But that crowd I was friends with until about... 2015/2016? Kind of kickstarted my interest in getting beyond the mobage and web based. I started branching out into localised games, before going that extra mile to pick up my Japanese enough to read text based stuff. I may or may not admit to perhaps downloading a game or two, and running about four different types of software to extract dialogue and translate for me too. That laptop unfortunately got stolen, so I unfortunately do not remember the programs at all, and I don’t particularly want to get back into contact with the people who would know what they are. 

But, yeah. Started actively using my steam account for those sorts of games as well. Did get a little into blvns, started a translation project, introduced my sister to otome beyond MCL and mobage, which meant she was also going out and buying the games as well (thank god, it’s expensive in Australia). I was already playing games like Dragon Age and Mass Effect anyway, but it also helped me branch into finding similar western games, similar themes and stuff. Crossed a lot of things off the list, but I found like MoaCube with Cinders, and Winter Wolves. 

But I got familiar with what to expect from certain companies (like Rejet, who produced Diabolik Lovers and Black Wolves Saga). I also got familiar with the pushback from western audiences, going into unfamiliar territory - which has contributed to how slowly localisation happens. Aksys Games has since buckled down and are releasing so many games this year, but just because of how... intense some of the games can be... they’re not exactly well liked for certain themes.

I do still have some friends from that time, and from time to time we’re like heeeeyyyy! Remember xy. I mean, we all played Fire Emblem Awakening together, and If/Fates. But yeah, I’ve still kind of kept up with what’s being released and what’s not, even if I don’t have that active blog anymore. Kind of sucks because I’d probably be seeing way more (tumblr surprisingly has always maintained being a good source of information for games for me), but here I am. 

[yuikomorii]

I wish for all non-Japanese people to stop acting like otome game experts when they know nothing about them to begin with. Main hero has always been an official term in Japan, that’s an official role for a character and it’s always the English or Spanish fandoms that keep denying it not only in Ayato’s case. That’s like saying that all heroines are self-inserts. As you said you can use them as self-insert but that doesn’t erase the fact they’re still their own character with their own confirmed role in the story. The other guys are still important but they’re just not connected to the story or heroine as the main hero is. The creator just has a preference regarding that character and couple, why would this affect the player in any way? And we still wonder why we don’t get a localisation hah.

// FACTS! Japanese fans will always know better than Western ones, because otome games are made for them. The West and Japan have very different mindsets when it comes to certain things, therefore what Japan finds good, can be seen as bad in the West and vice versa. However, I'd rather trust the word of Japanese fans because, after all, otome games are aimed at them, and if they truly dislike something, it means that thing failed; it couldn't meet their expectations or be to their liking, and their liking is considered the most important because they're the ✨target audience✨

Unfortunately, teaching an entire fandom about otoge pop-culture is impossible; nobody is popular or convincing enough to truly open everyone's eyes, but whatever.

Main hero is and will always be an official term. Those are facts, lol.

As for Ayato, he is seen as the main hero by Rejet and Japanese audience, that’s what matters the most. When he was asked if his opinion about Ayato changed before and after the anime, even his VA said “no”, because, according to him, Ayato is a character that can easily be the core of the story (主軸). In the least biased way, that's a true statement, given that he got that main character charisma and energy, plus background.

From my perspective, he got an amazing world building, and whoever thought of that is a very clever person (or people, if there were more)! I like how everything makes sense, it's a bit weird how they only released YB manga recently but at least it solved a "mystery".

We can see in the last YB chapter how he became addicted after eating that fig. "Addicted" is literally the name of his character song, and its lyrics perfectly describe the entire fig situation (translation by silvermoon249).

Last but not least, I have such a love-hate relationship with this official short story (translation by Koiiro) because 1. that’s the best confession Yui has ever made and 2. it sounds kinda creepy?? The atmosphere was quite disturbing; Yui didn't even seem embarrassed, which is unusual for her, and even Ayato found the situation strange. It has a strong "everything is always connected" vibe to it…?

Welp guys, don't be sad if you haven't found your soulmate yet. Ayato had to wait hundreds of years for it. xD

I truthfully agree with the part about localization. It's not like DL doesn't get one due to the themes presented there, because there are localized otome games with far darker themes, but I feel like the English fandom really doesn't deserve one (I'm not referring to everyone, there are some genuinely kind and calm people). They complain about everything Rejet releases, they are petty and too salty, they abet, and they have no idea how the otome game world works... To summarize, they aren’t able to appreciate anything. As a result, DL should be limited to the Japanese audience, who are far more understanding and supportive.

[yuikomorii]

I can agree with Yui wanting to be a normal teenage girl. While I like the badish endings where she girlbosses everyone in having powers or whatever the like, it just doesn’t personally vibe with how I see Yui. I agree that all she wants is a normal life and I also fully support the DF ending with Ruki. That shit made me cry ;w;

I’m not sure if it was answered or not but what is your least favorite ending involving Yui? My least favorite is her going bonkers in the Manservant ending for Kanato’s HDB route. It’s bizarre and while I like disturbing endings within the franchise, that always rubs me the wrong way. I also dislike the Brute ending for Ayato’s route I think with that…infamous CG of her hallucinating? Ugh. Brutal ;;;;;

// I understand what you're saying. I have nothing against girlboss characters, who truly are usually like that, but Yui is always a sweet and cheerful girl who would never hurt anyone unless they tell her to do so or if she gets completely broken.

Kanato’s HDB Manservant ending does not sit well with me either. I mean, the person who slaughtered the Sakamakis wasn't the actual Yui anymore because her sadistic tendencies were caused by having Cordelia's heart, which also influenced the S choices, so she basically became a psycho there. I also find it difficult to believe that such powerful vampires would be this easy to defeat. Not to mention that they have far more abilities and are extremely difficult to end off. It's one of those impossible endings, like Ruki's MB brute one. Despite the blood, I really like the cg. Why couldn't it be under normal conditions? Her position is literally adorable, with her arms placed like that… geez, she could have looked so cute. The wasted potential. (T ^ T)

I honestly wasn’t very impacted by Ayato’s DF brute ending. I doubt it was a hallucination, but rather Carla shapeshifting into Ayato, and while that may sound horrifying (it is), I found other endings far more disturbing. ;w;

But the ending which made me the most uncomfortable was ✨Ayato's MB brute one✨. I dislike so much when characters in otome games start cheating; it's truly disgusting on so many levels, and I see no point in it. In the HDB endings, I understood her crazy actions, but there's a whole different story in MB. She literally cheated on Ayato because he stopped drinking her blood to keep her safe, but she started missing the pleasure, so she used Ruki for that, while imagining Ayato?? I understand teenage hormones, and I know she gets horny for Ayato the most, but ugh come on, I can't believe Rejet really thought making her a whore would be a good idea— To make matters worse, she cheated on him with his RIVAL. It's also weird how this is the only cg where Yui has sex with a Diaboy. I know she looks dead here, but she wasn't; she was actually very happy, and she even began laughing as he was screwing her and drinking her blood. Even in Satoi’s initial drawing she’s smiling… aaah so unsettling! ( ͒˃̩̩⌂˂̩̩ ͒)

[sakyou]

Answered a bunch of asks. Some are really old ones I never got round to because of exams/coursework/work (/)u(\)

The jist of it all is i’ve been really busy, i’m sorry I can’t translate more ;;

Asks arranged by fandom(?); Thanatos Night > A3! > Diabolik Lovers > AxK

Thanatos Night

lucentheart said: Is there anything I can do to help Thanatos Night maybe one day become an otome game or anime? Or is there no chance at all for it to ever happen? :o I want to know the best way to support it getting bigger <3 I just love the animation and videos too much!

Hmmm honestly the best way to support anything is buy it. By buying the CDs and merch you show Rejet that people actually want more of a series which will encourage them to keep it going.

I doubt it’ll ever get a game or anime though. Games and anime are far more expensive to produce than Drama CDs. Plus Rejet has a lot of good series that they could have turned into a game but haven’t yet...

To sum up, buy into the series to support it if you want to see more! ^^

Anonymous said: will you please translate Thanatos Night Re: Vival story and characters? thank you

This is super later sorry OTL Rui and Cann have translated them somewhere on their blogs so I recommend you check them out ^^

Anonymous said: Hi! First off, I really like your tumblr and I enjoy your translations, so thank you so much for your hard work! I was wondering if you will be willing to translate or write a summary of Oliver's drama cd from thanatos night?

Hey anon thanks for the kind words! Okay this is going to sound terrible considering I just posted Seth’s translation...but the truth is I haven’t listened to Oliver’s CD yet OTL 

I have it but for some reason I keep putting off listening to it >.>; There’s already a summary I think(?) somewhere in the tag so perhaps check that out ^^ As for translation I haven’t decided yet...I feel like I should translate them all but my motivation for translating CDs comes and goes...i’ll definitely consider it though! c:

A3!

Anonymous said: Thank you for the A3! translations!

Anonymous said: I want to say thank you for translating a3. I really wanted to get into it and now reading the stories have really got me hooked. thank you again!

Thank you for reading them! I had a lot of fun translating A3! things ;3; I hope more people get into A3! because these kids are honestly precious and need love (/)u(\)

Diabolik Lovers

kyndredraven said: Hello, I know that it has been a long time since Dark Fate was released, but I thught I would ask just in case (because you never know if you dont ask). Is there any way that you could translate Shu' s vampire ending, or at least, the conversation he has with his father during his CG? I really want to know what he tells his father, but my Japanese is only so so :( Thank you so much for taking the time to do other translations too!

Hi, first of all really sorry for taking so long to reply. Originally I was planning to leave this until I got round to Shuu’s Vampire ending but it’s probably going to be a while >u<;

Thinking back to Shuu’s route I don’t remember him having a conversation with his father in his Vampire ending CG though...the CG in his Vampire ending was the one where they get married if I remember correctly. Having said that they do have a somewhat conversation at the start of his vampire ending where Shuu kills Karlheinz which I have summarized in my route summary here:

“Shuu reacts before his father can and Karlheinz falls to his knees. With his life coming to an end he tells his son that this was his fate all along. He asks Shuu if he really is going to stop running and protect everything dear to him. Shuu says yes and upon hearing that Karlheinz says everything will be fine then.

Shuu had surpassed him and became Adam. It was finally over, with nothing left to live for he asks Shuu to take his head back and confirm his death. Shuu asks Yui to close her eyes whilst he does so. In this dying last words he leaves the rest to everyone.”

I’m still working on Shuu’s Dark Fate so i’ll get round to it eventually, my schedule has been a little hectic these past few months ^^;

Anonymous said: Can you translate the vandead carvinal where Yuma and Yui are flying together and then falls in the cake that was for the carvinal ? (Sorry for my english i'm learning ;D )

Hi anon, what you’re referring to is actually Chapter 1 of Yuma’s Lunatic Parade. When I first saw this I was really confused since I hadn’t played it yet OTL These chapters are on the ridiculously long side so i’ll have to pass for now sadly but maybe when I have more time i’ll get round to it ^^;

Anonymous said: You're amazing and wonderful and i hope your life is filled with nothing but kindness

Anonymous said: Hi! I just wanted to pop up and thank you for taking time out of your day to maintain this blog and answer asks. It is much appreciated, even though there are, sadly, lots of people that are ungrateful and toxic in the DL fandom, please don't let them get to you.❤️💛💚💙💜

Thank you both for your kind words ;; Honestly when I got these message I was having a really tough time with the fandom and I really did feel like quitting again. But i’ve taken some time out and other things have happened so i’m back now...kind of...(/)u(\);

Anonymous said: I know you're busy and can't do full translations so I was wondering if you'd do quick summaries of what happens in the routes for lunatic parade when you have time

Hey anon sadly I don’t think i’d have the time to summarize them all any time soon BUT if there are any guys you’re particularly interested drop me another ask and i’ll try to throw a summary up for those ones at least. I tend to write really long summaries which is probably why they take so long....but I enjoy doing them >u<

Anonymous said: I read somewhere that in Lunatic Parade Subaru is a hardcore Carla Fanboy lol so if you could find the time, could you translate the scenarios for Carla w/ Subaru or Subaru w/ Carla because I have to know if this is true XD Sooo yeah hope you answer to this ask and have a nice day! :)

It’s been so long I genuinely cannot remember if anything happened like this in Subaru’s route and I haven’t played Carla’s yet pls don’t judge me >.>; If it’s definitely in Subaru’s route though drop me another ask and I can get that done soon! I don’t know when i’ll get round to Carla’s route >u<

Anonymous said: please do carla tsukinami or reiji sakamaki! ive never seen their dark fate routes done completely. pretty pleaseeee :)))

Hi anon I honestly don’t think I could do Reiji’s mannerisms justice. For sub scenarios and fluff like VC/LP it’s a little easier but more plot driven content i’d probably butcher him ;3;

As for Carla I just haven’t played his route yet...I don’t know why I keep putting him off...

Aoharu x Kikanjuu

Anonymous said: When i get stressed i think about adorable little kid Hotaru Tachibana hugging her story book and it's just so cute she loves justice THEN IT'S FUNNY CAUSE SHE BEATS UP THOSE KIDS SO BADLY so cute so innocent so aborable. If you tumblr break is cause your stressed just think about Hotaru ;D and hope you enjoy your break!

ANON THIS IS THE CUTEST THING EVER AAAAAAAH. Thank you for sending this I really needed it ;; I’m still really stressed but coping much better than I was before ;3; Hotaru is forever cute adorable innocent child ;3; protect all of TGG I say with Hoshishiro as my url OTL

Anonymous said: Hi~ first off, I love your translations!! You Always translate the best pics!! On a side note, do you know where to contact NAOE? Nothing personal just a social media account that I can comment on or something like that.

Hey anon~ Thank you for reading my translations ^^ aaaaah I miss translating AxK why am I so lazy these days... NAOE sensei has a twitter account here! You may not get a reply but sensei reads and likes all @ mentions c: