Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Did you wish for a cafe chara-ge like YuzuSoft’s Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou? Or maybe a dungeon management spinoff title like KarinProject’s Suzukuri Karin-chan? It isn’t all coal this year, so you should have ample games to play over the holiday break. Perhaps you’re already playing them now! (Zen will probably add his comments later when he’s free.)
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Little Sick Girls ~Kagami no Naka no Idol~
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Company: Lass Pixy
Game site: Little Sick Girls ～鏡の中のアイドル～
Release date: December 20, 2019
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This is the second title in Lass Pixy’s low-price single-heroine Little Sick Girls series. This time, Akito learned about the secret of his class’ loner and problem child Ruchie by chance. This caused her to suddenly become attached to him, becoming diagnosed as an ‘attachment type’ Little Sick Girl.
Ruchie doesn’t open to others after her parents’ early deaths, and she became an idol after being cheered up by an idol during her most painful times. After becoming an LSG, she just wants to have sex with Akito all the time. That means there’s a lot of H scenes and there’s a lot of good ones.
MUSICUS!
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Company: OVERDRIVE
Game site: MUSICUS！
Release date: December 20, 2019
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Kei used to attend a famous high school with aspirations of one day becoming a doctor like his parents, but he stopped for a term due to certain reasons and is now studying part-time. While his journey had become more difficult, it was still possible to get back on track. However, after meeting many different types of people that he had not previously encountered and realizing that there was so much in the world that he did not know, he began to question what future he truly desired.
After receiving a prize from a city-wide competition for a short story that he wrote, he was asked by Yagihara, the president of a music production, to accompany their band on their upcoming tour and write a report about the event. The band was Kachoufuugetsu, which once performed on the big stage. Its leader Korekiyo is quite a peculiar fellow and talked at length about how music was pointless and good for nothing. Even though Kei was perplexed about Korekiyo, he was taken away by the band’s music when he heard it for the first time.
A few days later after that memorable first live, Kei found out that they were disbanding. Unable to accept the sudden news, he approached Korekiyo many times to convince him to change his mind, but no argument could sway him. Instead, Korekiyo asked him:
“How about you play rock in my place?”
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This is the final title by OVERDRIVE, which was quickly crowdfunded last year. There is both an 18+ and all-ages version. The story is by Setouchi Renya, his first since Kira☆Kira over 10 years ago. The trial didn’t do much for me, but those who funded the project will no doubt play it.
SugarKiss!
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Company: はちみつそふと (Hachimitsu Soft)
Game site: SugarKiss！
Release date: December 20, 2019
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The smoking room at Kenji’s company is small and intimate, allowing people to talk freely regardless of position. This was where he got to know Yuki well. Soon they started seeing each other in other places as well, and eventually they began living together. This is a story about working adults who fall in love over a cigarette.
It’s not unexpected that we’ll get more stories involving working adults now that the median age of eroge players has went up. Just from the intro, I feel like the writers might be smokers themselves, lamenting the fact that they have less people to have a cigarette with. However, even though many use it to socialize with others, smoking is bad for you. Don’t do it, kids.
VenusBlood -FRONTIER- International
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Company: dualtail
Game site: VenusBlood -FRONTIER- International
Release date: December 20, 2019
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This is a crowdfunded localization of dualtail’s VenusBlood -FRONTIER, in both Japanese and English (partnered with JAST USA), with new characters, outfits and scenes. There’s even an English OP and ED. It’s a pretty popular series, especially if you’re into RPGs and mindbreak/corruption, so I’m sure there’ll be many takers on this.
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Animal☆Panic
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Company: QUINCE SOFT
Game site: あにまる☆ぱにっく
Release date: December 20, 2019
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There is a ‘Wishing Crystal’ in the fairy world which can grant any wish. The fairy Nyaron stole it for himself, but he carelessly broke it and the fragments scattered to the human world. The Fairy King summoned Nono to head there to recover the fragments.
One day, Masato and his imouto Yuna picked up a strange jewel and was attacked by Nyoron, who tried to steal the shard from them. Nono rushed to their aid, and after Yuna transformed as instructed by Nono, they were able to fight him off and seal the fragment. Afterwards, Nono asked for their help in capturing Nyoron and gathering the remaining pieces, and Masato decided to lend a hand to Yuna, who had readily agreed.
They began the search with his classmate Shiori and Yuna’s friend Hinata, but Nyoron and his new allies stood in their way. Who will gain control of the Wishing Crystal?
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Art by CANVAS+GARDEN artists Miyasaka Miyu and Miyasaka Nayu? Kemonomimi transformations and a story reminiscent of Cardcaptor Sakura? An adorable imouto Yuna that you must protect? Yes, YES, YESSSSSSSSSS!!!
Aikotoba
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Company: あざらしそふと＋1 (Azarashi Soft+1)
Game site: アイコトバ
Release date: December 20, 2019
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“Aikotoba” is a very popular matchmaking app where you can find your soulmate just by filling out a short questionnaire. With a stable job as an office worker, Takumi was introduced to this app by a friend. He was matched with a girl named ‘Yozora’ with a 99% compatibility rating, and he indeed fell in love with her.
At that time, he was to travel to Sendai for work, so he decided to meet ‘Yozora’ in person. He waited for her to appear by the gates at Sendai Station with both excitement and apprehension. However, when ‘Yozora’ appeared, she was shocked and her eyes welled up with tears immediately upon seeing him.
“Onii…chan…?”
It was the voice of his imouto Uzuki, who he had not seen in seven years.
Of course, your imouto is most compatible for you. I don’t need no app to tell me that! Come to me, Uzuki-chan! Hau~ omochikaeri~!
Shiny Sisters ~Josou Shujinkou Idol Project~
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Company: ensemble
Game site: シャイニー・シスターズ ～女装主人公アイドルプロジェクト～
Release date: December 20, 2019
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This is an all-ages game featuring the protagonists from past ensemble games. The cross-dressing protagonists met each other at an informal social gathering attended by the ojou-sama schools. While not knowing that they are all guys, they felt a strange affinity with each other. This development was amusing to Yuuki’s master Ran, so she plotted to make them into an idol group and have them perform at an upcoming event in town. After some initial confusion about the sudden idea, they all ended up agreeing due to varying reasons. Will they be able to become idols while keeping their true gender a secret!?
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Let me iterate that this is an all-ages title. I believe ensemble is the one who can pull this off.
Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
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Company: ゆずソフト (YuzuSoft)
Game site: 喫茶ステラと死神の蝶
Release date: December 20, 2019
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Kousei is an ordinary student who one day died in an accident. However, something unexpected happened: he found himself waking up the day of the accident. It was not a prophetic dream nor déjà vu, as the day unfolded once more exactly the same way. He visited the site of his death and the accident while dreading the outcome. At the moment of the accident, he met a shinigami and a talking cat, who told him that he still can’t escape death yet. In order to change his fate, he will have to help open a cafe to save those who are losing their will to live.
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YuzuSoft doesn’t disappoint when you want a chara-ge. This will definitely be on my list.
Jibaku Kanojo ~Kanojo wa Kakurete Mimodaeru~
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Company: Hending
Game site: 自爆カノジョ ～彼女は隠れて身悶える～
Release date: December 20, 2019
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“How much do you love me?”
It’s been a week since Kazuya started going out with his first love and classmate Asa. It was the first time he had dated someone, so even such a simple question left him at a loss for words and blushing profusely. She would come up close to him suddenly and stare at him, knowing very well that he would feel embarrassed. He felt like she was doing it just to get a strange reaction out of him, but it was because she thought he was cute when he was flustered. She wanted to see more of it, while he was determined to do the same to her in return.
Just a simple nukige with multiple viewpoints.
Suzukuri Karin-chan
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Company: KarinProject
Game site: 巣作りカリンちゃん
Release date: December 20, 2019
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Kazuto is an ordinary adventurer who was considering quitting since his friends had left and his job prospects seemed bleak. That was when the Gyungyuska Company reached out to him. Directed by a girl named Fuu, he came in contact with the ‘labyrinth’ and the ‘Demon queen’. But why did an adventurer like him meet and be tasked with her revival? Who exactly is the ‘Demon queen Karin’? One thing led to another and he ended up as the manager of the labyrinth.
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This is a joint project between BaseSon and SofthouseChara: a SLG featuring some of the more prominent Gi and Go heroines. It’s definitely an upgrade from the rock paper scissors ‘tactical’ mini-game of past Koihime games, and is a refreshing change from the others, offering something different for players. Will there be something new for the Shoku heroines?
Micchi’s Top 4 for This Month
- Aikotoba
- Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
- Animal☆Panic
- Suzukuri Karin-chan
See you again next year!