Weird. I guess this flew right under the B's Log Radar? Or is it in this month's B's Log (I ordered my copy late, so it's not here yet)? Konami's Hanayori Dango ~Koi Seyo Jyoshi! (花よりだんご　恋せよ女子 = working title) for Nintendo DS has a release date of July 10th, 2008! Whoa! I didn't hear anything about this game before! It is an otome game :) So I found something to talk about today! Yay!

Oh yeah, I'm still not sure if posting links to the official site of games is considered "advertising" or not, so if you want to find the site...just cut and paste the Japanese and search on it :) On to the translation of the game introduction:

You are an average girl who has just transferred to Eitoku Gakuen, famous for the celebs that go there. There you'll get to enjoy a year of school life with another average girl "Tsukushi" and the F4, who rule the school! You can chat at school, work a part time job in town, go shopping, and enjoy HanaDan world to the max! While you enjoy talking to the members of the F4, you might find out the the guy you're interested in, feels the same about you?!

It looks like you can go on dates (and choose your outfits for the dates), cook at home and check your emails, too! It's Konami, so you know it's gotta be good *grins from ear to ear* I would say this is probably an Otome Game Must Buy!!! It looks like it has some map navigation, too! On dates you can touch, scratch or use the mike to further your relationship with the guy of your choice! There's a "Weed Power Gauge" (Wierd name) that you can touch to get hints on which decision branch to choose. That's all the info on there.

I don't think I need to do a character introduction...you can look up "Hanayori Dango" in English and get it. I actually haven't read this manga yet. The art wasn't that pretty to me or something. I don't have all of these :P Maybe I'll try to get it next time I go somewhere. But oh, it's K.o.n.a.m.i. It's gotta be good. I mean, they can just reuse the Tokimeki Engine...and it doesn't say, but it's probably full voice because they've got that compression algorithm. Actually, they don't even have seiyuu announced...and it's like the end of March? Kind of weird. Maybe they are behind on production or something? I can't believe I haven't seen anything about it? I was just looking at a pre-order list and saw it.

I think I like Rui Hanazawa the best (by looks). Tee hee! From the screen shots, it looks like you can make bento! How cute! I love the octopus shaped hot dogs!!! ...and I love games with food in them *tee hee*

***Aotan's Gaming News***

As for me, I'm working on capturing the King in Duel Love...but he's already lost like 5 times, so he doesn't seem like much of a "King" by now, but well, I'm going for Date -senpai right now. So far, I think I'm doing okay with it. Nothing spectacular, but well *shrug* I still think he's a mean bully >:( But after I capture Date-senpai, then I'll be free to write a review. Does anyone else wish that Takizawa-sensei was a capture-able character? I mean he's cute! I could pass on Lupan-sensei, erm, Shimadu-sensei, though. I wonder if there's going to be a fan disk or maybe a second game for it? I mean Bandai's a huuge company...

Oh, and on the Duel Love site, on the bottom to the left of the "Lantis" yellow box is a link for a questionaire. If you fill it out you get a free wallpaper. Tee hee, I did :) I told them that I wished you'd get Christmas presents from all the guys and it would be nice if Takizawa-sensei was capture-able. Tee hee. I'm so silly!

Gee, I'm going to have to plan my allowance carefully! There's so many cool games coming out! I can't wait, but my wallet sure can! ...and when am I supposed to find time to play all these games?! I need a vacation *sigh* Oh, but I think the mailman might be bringing me some games today! I hope it's the Hiiro no Kaera DS / Vitamin X order *squee* Oh, but I'll finish Duel Love, first, though!

Wow! On Thursday, the 22nd, I reached 1000 hits! I wanted to draw a picture or something cool from my first 1000, but I didn't have time. Oh well. And then on Fri? Sat? I think Sat...there was a new per day hit record! 27 in one day! Wow! Thank you for reading :)

I don't know what to write...it's hard to think of stuff sometimes. I don't have that much time today, so there's no news, but I'll have time for some kind of news/translation tomorrow. Maybe I can write about that new Ayashi no Miya game? Or then there's Hiiro no Kakera 3 Soukoku no Kusabi. Otomate's also working on a Shinisengumi game, Hakuouki. But I'm pretty sure other people are going to write about these games, since Otomate's so popular. Or maybe something really old like Mermaid Prism?

***Hot News!!!***

Eeek! Mirai's updated the Koi Koi Zanmai page!! The Character descriptions are up! Oh...Keigo-chan looks so lovely *hearts* Mutou-sensei looks kind *squee* Asou-tama...is not a shoe! Tee hee! They added some pics to the Gallery page, too! Jin-sensei looks hawt *squee* ...and then they've posted information about the special gifts you get if you pre-order from the different shops...okay...I'm going to write about this today!

The specials you can get if you preorder from the stores are:

Animate
Mini Drama: "At School" (18+)
Mutou-sensei gets jealous and butts in when the mood gets good for Saki and Keigo! The sparks are flying between the two, and Saki's stuck in the middle. What will her fate be?!
(Saki/Mutou/Keigo)
Voice: "Itterasshai."
(Ryuu/Asou/Keigo/Mutou/Haitani/Kitagawa/Yasu)
*Note: Last time I ordered from Animate via Himeya...Animate shipped late :P

Messe Sanoh
Mini Drama: "Fated Showdown"
A threatening mood prevails as Ryuu and Asou fight over Saki. Saki gets between them to try to stop them, but they keep battling to see who will win her! They attack with this method and that method but Saki will...?
Voice: "Whispers of Love"
(Ryuu/Asou/Keigo/Mutou/Haitani/Kitagawa/Yasu)

Sofmap
Mini Drama: "The Queen Returns" (18+)
The Queen is back! The main character who turns into an S because of a cursed sword comes up with an erotic punishment once again! This time her slaves are Mutou and Haitani! Does the queen proclaim her defeat?!
(Saki/Haitani/Mutou)
Voice: "Stupid"
(Ryuu/Asou/Keigo/Mutou/Haitani/Kitagawa/Yasu)Alice*Net

Alice*Net
Mini Drama: "The 3 That Don't Get Along"
Saki is troubled by the way Asou and Ryuu always fight. Kitagawa volunteers to mediate them, but...
(Saki/Asou/Ryuu/Kitagawa)

MediaLand
Mini Drama: "Doctor's Examination"
Saki's caught a cold. Ryuu and Yasu rush call Haitani, but when Haitani begins his examination, "Hold it!"
(Saki/Ryuu/Haitani/Yasu)

Mirai Official Special Present
Mini Drama: "Ohanami"*
During ohanami, Saki gets drunk and starts in on Ryuu and Keigo. How will the two react to Saki's H teases, which would normally never happen...
On the other hand, Yasu saw that scene and makes his appearance with pride!
(Saki/Ryuu/Keigo/Yasu)
Voice: "Good Night"
(Ryuu/Asou/Keigo/Mutou/Haitani/Kitagawa/Yasu)Alice*Net
*Ohanami: is usually a picnic to view cherry blossoms.

Oh, the voice is a soundbite for windows or whatever. They're fun :) The names in parentheses are the name of the characters appearing in the mini-drama or the soundbite.

Hmm...my favorite characters are Keigo-tama and Mutou-sensei...but Animate will make my stuff come about a week late *cries* But I think I'm going to have to get that one...that one or Mutou and Shintani-san......or Ryuu and Shintani from Messe Sanoh because the "Whispers of Love" soundbite sounds pretty neat and I like Asou-san. wow! It comes out in a month! I better hurry up and decide! I guess it'll be Animate...I guess I better order today before I forget and all!

***Aotan's Gaming News***

I'm waiting for my copy of Hiiro no Kakera DS :) I think that's the next game I'm going to play. I was going to play Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~ but I thought it'd be nicer to play a new game while it's still new instead of an old game...that's still going to be old *haha*

Duel Love! I got Jin! He's pretty cute whe he smiles *hearts* And the thing he gives you is one of my favorite things! I think his onfession was the most straight-forward and sweet.

I still like Shinichirou-tama the best :)

[spoiler] ***Present from Jin*** Jin-kun gave me nikkuman! Yummy, yummy! [/spoiler]

Duel Love : Yay! I managed to get Yuma Asakura on the first try; his Lucky Ending! *squee* I didn't have to look up the answers this time! I guess I had to think a little more. The thing that helped me was thinking, "What does he say that might make it so I can see him again/he'll do something for me." I had to look up the answers to get Kei -sama's ending though. My favorite is still Shin -chan *hearts all over*

Kei-sama was cute because he blushed a lot...and because he has long hair! His cut scenes were pretty nice :) Hmm...I can't remember anything specific that I thought was really cool about him that's not a spoiler...so anything else about him will be in the spoiler tag :)

Yuma-tan was really cute, too. I liked his "care" sections the best for some reason. I guess because the art was the nicest or something? I really liked his story, too. I still think Date-senpai is mean. He just hits/kicks people all of a sudden in the middle of a conversation. Psychopath. In contrast, Yuma-tan really cares about his family and stuff. I didn't think his valentine cut scene was very romantic, though. I thought it was a bit dissapointing, actually.

Now I'm going for Jin Yuuki. I think he's a little too tsun-tsun, really. Yuma-tan called him "tundra" (pronounced "tsundOrA" in Japanese) instead of "tsundErE"). So even the guys in the game think he's supposed to be the Tsundere character. This time I didn't save the best or second best for last like I usually do. I played them in the order I liked them *hearts* So it really is fitting that Date-senpai is last :P

[spoiler] ***PRESENTS*** Kei gives you flowers for Christmas. Shin-chan gives you a cat cell phone strap. I don't think Yuma gives you anything *pout* Did Tomo-chan give something? Well, they all give you tickets, so :P I forgot what I was going to write in this spoiler section besides the presents? Anywhoo, I'm having lots of fun. [/spoiler]

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Does anyone else wonder what happened to Real Rode? It hasn't appeared in B's Log for a couple of issues...actually, now that I go and look for it, it hasn't appeared in B's Log since the August 2007 issue! It like dropped off the face of B's Log for some reason. Wierd. The June 2008 issue of B's Log says it's still scheduled to be released sometime in 2008...

In case anyone doesn't remember...(have I even talked about it here? I think I may have just talked about it on my IGN blog?) This is the game where Nina, your average high school student and closet game otaku, falls into the world of a game called "Rode." Come on, is there anyone otome gamer who *wouldn't* be interested in a plot like that? It's supposed by Kadokawa Shoten for J-PS2 and the art is by Yura *hearts* It's an adventure/RPG format.

Well, I looked up the website and they have seiyuu announced with sample voices *squee*, so I thought I'd do a dealie on it today :) In order of appearance on the character page:

"What you said just now...I shall not forget it."
Shinn (The Hunter, CV:　Shinosuke Tachibana)...is an unparalleled expert in archery and a famed hunter. He does not hesitate to point his bow at anything he deems a target, no matter who or what they may be.

"No matter what attack they may throw at you, I will always heal the wound from it."
Lukia (The Bishop, CV: Daisuke Kishio)...is a bishop with great powers of healing. He continues a wandering journey in the name of training. Though rough, he's full of curiosity, cheerful and lively.

"Missy, you want to learn...how grown-ups play, too, don't you?"
Keith (The Black Follower, CV Hikaru Midorikawa)...is an attendent to the Prince of Black, in title, but is really just a friend who accompanies him. He favors the gun he's created.

"I see. It looks like you finally understand. --that's good enough."
Dyse (the Black Prince CV: Hiroshi Kamiya )... is the prince of the "Kingdom of Black," which is pursuing the development of civilization. He is confident, believes his will is absolute and that it is only natural to bow down to it.

"Even so I'm enjoying this strange journey, you know. Plus, I can be with you all the time, like this."
Naoya (the Boyfriend、CV: Takashi Kondo)...is Nina's boyfriend and is the same age as her. They go to the same high school and is popular because he seems adult. He doesn't know that Nina likes games.

"Huh...I think, I might have seen this place before?"
Nina (the Heroine)...looks like your average 2nd year high school student but is really an otaku and hardcore gamer. She can't seem to tell this to anyone around her, not even her boyfriend.

"Now, please take my hand, Princess. I shall wait forever, until you accept me."*
Alvand (the White Prince、CV: Ken Takeuchi)...is the prince of the "Kingdom of White," which is abundant in plants and wildlife (nature). Raised in a modest and benevolent kingdown, he is a noble youth with a strong sense of justice that is respected by all.

"There is nothing for you to gain by watching me, understand?"
Raclot (the White Follower, CV: Kazuya Nakai)...is an attendent to the Prince of White and is skillful enough to be called the best sorcerer in the Rode. He is entrusted with the education of the White Prince becuase of his skill.

"If I find another neat place, then I'll tell you first."
Somari (The Villager, CV：Tsubasa Yonaga)...is a youth who works in delivery. Cheerful and kind, he's very thoughtful to Nina.

"...I said it's of no use. No matter how you may try, you will not fool me."
Wataru (The Thief, CV: Mamoru Miyano)...is an aloof bandit. His policy is to steal anything he wants. He favors the dagger and nata** as weapons.

*Translator's Note: This can be taken as "accept, forgive, allow or acknowledge." There's no way to know for sure without the context
**Translator's Note: A nata is like a machete, but a little smaller.

It still looks so good! I like Somari the best for some reason...and then Naoya :) I wonder if something happened to delay production or something? It's kind of strange that they dropped coverage of a game from such a big company like that. I thoguth they'd at least have a release date by now! This is one of hte games i"ve really wanted for a while now. Oh well, it's not like I can play my JPS2 right now anyway :*( Wow, I wrote more than I planned to...I was only going to talk about how Duel Love was going for me...^///^;

Hey, I'm at Level 12, Rad Racer today!

I thought I should put in a place holder for the info about Amedeo's new game, so I don't forget that this is what I want to write about next.

The info is from "Amedeo Official Book 2007." It's part of Amedeo's Variety Set. There's only 5 pages, which are mostly character sketches. There isn't a working title or anything. The heading of the section is "New Work," followed by, "The next game will be a school romance story with a bit of history in it...please look forward to a heavy, dramatic Amedeo!" The art is by Souichirou Ijyuuin, as usual *hearts* In the Staff Comments section, Yurie mentions that it hasn't been decided whether the new game will be 18+ or all ages. She writes that if the story requires it, she'll make it an 18+ game, but otherwise it'll be an All Ages game.

Kaoru Kino (Eldest Brother)
-- Mysterious. Intelligent. Doesn't talk much. Long straight hair.
-- The heir (eldest son) of an old family. Obviously cold to the main character who appeared suddenly. He used to be kind, but...

Ryuuya Kino (2nd Brother)
-- He's her older brother, but neglected because he was only a half-brother so he's violent.
-- He's the only one that seems poor. Ambitious.

??? (Mysterious Pretty Boy)
-- Lunatic. Because he was raised in a storage shed, he's doesn't act like he belongs in this world.
-- Talks a lot, "Ah, ha, ha. The weather's nice today, too, isn't it?"
-- His emotional ups and downs are violent, he doesn't trust anyone with his true self.
-- Wears kimono wrapped the wrong way*

Seiichi Moriyama (Gardener)
-- Childhood friend, love between different statuses, friendly
-- He's three years younger than the main character, but is more of an adult than the main character because he's suffered hardships.

*only corpses are dressed in kimono the way he's wearing it.

Wow! This sounds great! There's lots of mystery, and lots of people in kimono *Squee* I like ??? and Kaoru the best :) I think if you have a bishie who was raised in a storage shed (which can be pretty huge in Japan...some are two or more stories...they're big. It's not the kind of storage shed where you can only fit gardening stuff in), it's gotta be 18+! I mean that's too crazy! I love Amedeo's games and wish they would hurry!

Which reminds me. There's a lot of short stories in the 2007 Amedeo Official Book...maybe I'll translate the one for Yaguchi-kun? It's 8 pages long, but there's lot of white space and the font is kind of big...maybe I'll do a page or so a day or something? I really liked Step...and Pet Tantei Y's, too...but I really, really liked Yaguchi-kun *hearts all over*

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On the gaming front, I finished Tomohiko Tachibana (I gave up and had to look on La Primavera for how to get the Lucky end....:P) and am on Kei Ryuuzouji. I'm not one to pick on the details of a game much...but there are some inconsistencies that make me wonder. Kei-sama wears these ugly green? brown? yellow? biker shorts under his purple boxing? running? shorts...but when you go to the mini games...he's only wearing the purple ones...what happened?! He didn't have time to shower yet?! And then he fights with his hair in a ponytail...but in the "winner" part at the end of the B-1 sequence...his hair is magically down! When he wins does he take out his ponytail and shake out his mane like in some kind of shampoo commercial?!

[spoiler] I love Tomo-chan's Lucky Ending CG! He's soooo hawt there! I wish there as more than one of him after he gets a little older and taller... [/spoiler]

Oh, the Sweet Pool site was only updated with the magazines that articles about it appear in. Oh, and I have a bit of money to get another game...should I get the PC version of Otometeki Koi Kakumei LoveRevo!, Lover's Collection, or Crepsydra...or a bunch of cheap used games (which would include Rashiel's Riddle, but not Double Reaction)...I kind of want Daylight, too. I got the TV for my JPS2 back, but not the power cord :/ so I can't play any PS2 games...I don't think they'll return the power cord for a while :*(...

Well, without further ado (isn't that a grown up sounding word?), here is my translation/writeup about Sweet Pool. The information is taken from the June 2008 issue of B's Log *hearts*

"You struggle and struggle but your body continues to fall into the bottomless darkness...." As usual the article is full of catchy lines. Here are some more, "Not romance, not love. Something far deeper, heavier--" "This game will change your concept for 'boys' love.' The theme isn't so much romantic relationships between the characters but more of a "conflict of the heart" as a human. Erotic and grotesque portrayals are prominent in the game." There's not much info on the actual story and the Nitro+CHiRAL site is down for me right now. I'm pretty sure they must have updated it with stuff by now...but *shrug* What the article does mention is that Youji and Tetsuo aren't really friends or anything but they go to the same school and something happens to their school. One day something happens (is it the thing that happens to the school?) that gives them something in common, a connection of sorts. It's not an emotion like "love" or "romance" but rather suspicious regarding themselves and the other guy. They want you to guess at why they have to deal with each other more and more and what lies in their future. The scenario writer is Kabura Fuchii (淵井鏑), as in their other games, but the artist, Seeji Onitsuka (オニツカセージ), is new.

"It's not that I hate you. It's just that I don't want to accept you."
Youji Sakiyama...is the main character with longish, pitch black hair and eyes to match. He's not interested in anything and passes the days in silence. He only has a surface relationship with his friends at school and it looks like he's not particularly close to anyone. He often spaces out at home while looking at the tropical fish swimming in their aquarium.

"You're a pain, you know."
Tetsuo Shironuma...is a student with light colored hair, muscles and a large frame.He goes to the same school as Youji, Komanami Metropolitan Academy. He drapes himself in an aura that keeps people away, and everyone keeps their distance from him. One day became the reason for him to get close to Youji and he begins to come in contact with him. No one can begin to guess what he's thinking.

"They say I'm a failure, you knoow!"
Zenya Okinaga...is a youth that likes to stand out, for example by combining a green shirt with a hat. The rosary that dangles on his chest is in sharp contrast with his clothing. Though he attends the same Komanami Metropolitan Academy as Youji and Tetsuo, it seems he's not tied down by rules and relations and does whatever he wants. One of his traits is that he tends to elongate the ends of his words.

"Please don't push yourself...too hard."
Kouhei Kitani...is a man with ash grey hair, a scar on his face and a strong countenance. He doesn't look like he works a normal* job at all with his black 3 piece suit, black gloves and black cigarette. He obeys Zenya and uses polit elanguage around him so what is their relationship?

"Like aren't you hunrgy? Wanna stop by somewhere?"
Makoto Mita...his dyed brown hair,wristbands and yellow belt; Makoto infuses fashion into even his school uniform. His gregarious smile and cute appearance is captivating. He often is seen with something sweet, like hard candy or Popsicles, in his mouth and has a mischievous personality, the kind you'd expect from a high school student. It looks like he's friendly with Youji as a clas.smate.

Kunihito Okinaga...is Zenya's father. You can tell he's not an ordinary guy from the white hair he keeps in a ponytail, strict expression, the earrings that shine on both ears, and the suspicious tattoo carved on his neck. Does his son, Zenya, act out in such uncontrolled manner because Kunihiko is very powerful? It looks like Kouhei Kitani has some kind of connection with him, to...

* The word for normal here is the word usually used by yakuza, gangsters, for non-yakuza.

Boy, doesn't Kunihito look like he walked off the set of Sopranos or like Grand Theft Auto or something? He's even got the wierd shirt and beer belly. Makoto looks like a Daisuke Kishio character to me...but I don't think Nitro+CHiRAL will use him because he's in too many games.

All the art in the article is really dark, color-wise. You know it's going to have great music and a great storyline and totally be worth buying just because it's Nitro+CHiRAL, though. I totally have to get a copy of Togainu no Chi. Can you believe I don't have it yet?

They're being really mysterious about this title. I guess there's supposed to be another article about it in the July 2008 issue of B's Log...so...

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I'm still trying to get Tomohiko's Lucky Ending in Duel Love. I haven't had much time to play this week so :P I don't know what to write about in my next blog entry. Have I already written about Amedeo's new game? If I haven't then I think I might do that...I'm open to suggestions about what to translate...like would you guys like me to translate more about a certain game? Translate more B's Log walkthroughs for character? I don't know. Sometimes I don't write anything because I can't really think of what to write. I do try to write about things that other people's gaming blogs haven't written about, though... there are too few otome gaming blogs for us all to write about the same things, you know!

Imho, I tag things pretty heavily...so if you want to look for more of my blog entries that are walkthroughs...click the silver "tags" tab at the top and click the tag for the thing you want...like "translation," "walkthrough"...or even your favorite seiyu's name! I've tagged a lot of games with the names of voice actors so you can find which otome games your favorite seiyu is in *hearts* I'm not done yet, but I'm still working on it, and asking to have more otome games added to Game Spot's database :)

Oh, and yesterday was a new record of hits in a day! 23! Thank you! I'm almost to 1,000 hits for this blog! Wow!

Oh, did you see the Duel Love keychains they show on the Blog part of the Duel Love homepage? I can't wait until they go on sale. Shinichirou-tama *hearts* Even if you can't get them direct from Japan, I bet someone on eBay will be selling them anyway :) I just can't resist merchandising, you know?

I didn't have time to game at all yesterday :P Oh well, hopefully I'll have some time today! I finally preordered Hiiro DS and decided to order Vitamin X Evolution with it. I'm thinking about Love Revo and Daylight for PC... I read that people think Daylight is BL, but in B's Log, they call it a "general game" like Final Fantasy and stuff.

Today I thought I'd translate a special interview with Naoya from Last Escort 2 : Shinya no Amai Toge that I found in the June 2008 issue of B's Log. So here we go!

Special Interview

--What are your talents?
Talents, eh...it's like I have some but don't, maybe. Well, it just means that when you're number one people demand a lot from you, you know. I gotta be able to do everything, right?

--Can you hold your liquor?
I like it, liquor, you know. It's like I don't really savor the liquor I drink at work, you know? That one glass after work's the best, ain't it? When I drink, it's usually straight. I especially like rum because a good rum's seriously good, you know?

--What's your favorite type?
Well, that's...they gotta be curvaceous where they're supposed to be curvy, and where they shouldn't, they shouldn't; that's nice, eh? I love it when like they have think anles and stuff. How women are sexy, you know. That's great, ain't it?

--What female gestures make your heart skip a beat?
Cute gestures are nice, aren't they? At work you know, you could say all the women are like strong willed or something? So when they show a more energetic side, I want to hug them, you know.

--Do you have a favorite brand or something like?
Lately it's MONTBLANC. You know, they're famous for pens, right? I like them. I like having things other people don't have. These shades are from MONTBLANC, too, you know?

--Do you have any pet peeves about fashion?
I like to concentrate on my favorite colors. I like red, you know.

--What is your favorite perfume/cologne?
It's gotta be YakanHakkou, right? I like that perfume/cologne, from way bad.

--Is there someone you respect?
Maybe the store manager? He takes care of things, you know.

--Please say something to the women who are going to visit your store!
This is Ryuzaki from Gorgeous. If you're going to pick, then pick me. You won't regret it. Okay? I'll be waiting!

Wow. This guy's way different from like Majima -kun and Komori -kun! They made him sound kind of rough and wild...and not overly bright, either. I hope that came across in my translation? It's hard becuase it's not really the way I talk... I have Last Escort 2, but I don't want to play it until I finish the first one :P

I think my next blog entry will be about Nitro+CHiRAL's new game, Sweet Pool *hearts*

It's been a while! For some reason I set aside Ijiwaru My Master for Duel Love. I don't remember what my justification to myself was (I try to make myself finish one game before starting another, but I've sucked at that lately :P). As of today, I've finished Shinichirou Nagao and am halfway done with Tomohiko Tachibana *hearts* I think Shinichirou-kun is my favorite character :) I love his voice and his character's hobbies and everything! He just needs longer hair! After Tomo-chan, I think I'm going for Kei-sama *hearts*

News Flash: Oh, they've updated the Gallery for the Jingi Naki Otome Fandisk, Koi Koi Zanmai! That Asou-san!!

So basically this whole blog entry is a:

***SPOILER!!!***

You have been warned!

So far I do like the game, but I have to agree with everyone: the story's a bit weak...and not all that funny so far. It's still really sweet though, and the characters are very likeable *hearts* It's a "cookie cutter" game. Everything is the same except the cut scenes for the guy you are going for. The cut scenes appear in the exact same place for every guys (Well, at least so far!). The minigames are great! I suck at sweat wiping, though. I can never get the "Heaven State"....

Is it just me, or is Date-senpai just some kind of funky bully? He just runs up to people and hits them. What a jerk. I heard that he's capturable...so I probably will...but just to be able to say I finished the game full capture.

Things I've noticed on my own about the game:

1. There are three endings you can watch over: Friend, Happy and Lucky. There are also numerous bad endings. Like he can dump you and choose another girl! There are no CGs or anything for the bad endings, though.
2. You should get at least one CG for each round. If you don't...something went wrong somewhere.
3. The Renai Stalker (TM) method doesn't work too well in this game if you want the Lucky End.
4. They all have the same number of mini-games, but if you don't pick right, you won't get to play some of the minigames...
5. The Collection (gallery) option appears after a you get a Friend Happy or Lucky end.
6. It's not full voice. Nothing I read said it was to be honest. Someone told me it was going to be, but it's not.
7. Time Saver: If you got a golden ticket, save there. From there you can get all three endings!

Translation of Shinichirou Nagao Walkthrough (Up to Round 5!). This is translated from the June 2008 issue of B's Log! This walkthrough will get you what you need to do to get the Lucky Ending...but you have to figure out the Final Round: Duel Love for yourself! Meh, it's not hard. I'll give you more hints after the translation!

The key for the order of things below is: Timing * Location * Selection Branch * Comments
"Compulsory" means that no matter how you play the game or what options you will pick, you will see this scene.
"Map Mode" is when you get to pick where you want to go.
"Love" refers to the Love Scale. This internal number determines whether some events occur and which ending you get.

Shinichirou Nagao:

Round One:

1. Map Mode 1 * 雑貨屋 (General Store) * 「一緒に見てまわる？」 (Do you want to look around together?) * Love+2
2. Map Mode 2 * 図書室 (Library) * 「児童文学」 (Juvenile Literature) * A:Event necessary for Lucky Ending occurs.
3. Compulsory * 廊下(Hallway) * 「うーん。。。」(Umm...)
4. Compulsory * 廊下(Hallway) * 「したい時するよ」(I'lll do it when I want to.)
5. Map Mode 3 * 図書室 (Library) * 「面白い本あった？」 (Find any interesting books?) * B: Event necessary for Valentine Event occurs.
6. Sports Day * 校庭 (School Yard) * 「すき」(I like it.) * Love+2
7. Sports Day * 校庭 (School Yard) * 「でも勝ちたいな」 (But I want to win.) * Nagao Kun Gives you a Bronze Ticket.

Round Two:

1. Map Mode 1 * 音楽室 (Music Room) * 「ペティコートです。」 (It's a petticoat.) * C
2. Map Mode 2 * 雑貨屋 (General Store) * 「滝川先生が。。。」 (Takigawa-sensei...) * Love+3
3. Map Mode 3 * 図書室 (Library) * - * D: Love +3 (Event occurs if you saw A, required for Happy Ending)
4. School Festival * 廊下(Hallway) * 「一枚くだっさい」 (Please give me one.) * Love+2
5. Map Mode 4 * 図書室 (Library) * - * Love>5 = Bronze Ticket, Love>10 = Silver Ticket
6. Compulsory * 格闘技場 (Basement-1) * - * Silver Ticket = Green Room, Passing the minigame, "Care" = Love+1

Round Three:

1. Map Mode 1 * 図書室 (Library)* 「自分で返そうよう」 (Why don't you give it back yiourself?) * Occurs if you've seen C. Love +3
2. Map Mode 2 * - * - * It doesn't matter where you go.
3. Map Mode 3 * 廊下(Hallway) * - * No change in stats.
4. Map Mode 4 * 公園(Park) * 「また今度でいいか」(Maybe next time) * E: Event occurs if you saw A and D, required for Happy Ending
5. Map Mode 5 * 雑貨屋 (General Store) * - * Love19 = Gold Ticket
6. Compulsory * 格闘技場 (Basement-1) * - * Silver Ticket = Green Room, Passing the minigame, "Care" = Love+1, Gold Ticket = Green Room, Passing the minigame, "Care" = Love+1, Date Event = Love+4

Round Four:

1. Winter Vacation * - * - * F: Love>10 then a New Years event occurs
2. Winter Vacation * - * 「やるよ」(I'd do it.) * Event occurs if you've seen F, Love+3
3. Compulsory * 公園(Park) * - * Event occurs if you've seen F, otherwise you'll go to the Normal end.
4. Compulsory * 公園(Park) * 「私でよければ」(If you'll have me.) * Love+4, If you choose 「私には無理だよ」 (That's too hard for me), you'll go to the Normal End.
5. Map Mode 3 * 海岸 (Beach) * - * Passing the minigame "Road Work" = Love+1
6. Compulsory * 格闘技場 (Basement-1) * - * Passing the minigame, "Cheering" = Love+3, Passing the minigame, "Wiping Off the Sweat" = Love+1, Date Event = Love+3

Round Five:

1. Map Mode 1 * 校庭 (School Yard) * - * No change in stats.
2. Compulsory * 海岸 (Beach) * 「海に向かって叫ぼう！」 (Let's shout towards the ocean!) * Passing the minigame, "Road Work" Love+4, Failing the game = Love+2
3. Map Mode 2 * - * It doesn't matter where you go.
4. Compulsory * 格闘技場 (Basement-1) * - * Failing the minigame, "Cheering" = Normal End. Passing the minigame, "Cheering" = Love+3, Passing the minigame in the Green Room= Love+1, If you've seen event B then passing =Love+5 and failing = Love+3.

Translator's Notes: I think B's Log has a typo somewhere...because according to this you can't get a gold ticket. However, if you follow the walkthrough, you will get a gold ticket in the third round *hearts*

I forgot what hints I was going to write for "Final Round: DUEL LOVE"...it's pretty much straight forward, though. Just pick the good stuff and cheer him on like a good Renai Stalker (TM). I had to use the walkthrough though...if you don't go to the park and pass up buying Takoyaki from Asakura-kun (don't worry, on your way home Shinichirou will find you *hearts*), you can go to the General Store and actually talk to Shinichiro-kun, so that threw me off. See? You can't be a Renai Stalker (TM) in this game!

Easter Egg: Road Work? Then blow into the microphone...and something good'll happen! Trust me!

There is already a walkthrough on GameFaqs for Duel Love, btw. I really can't post this one...because I didn't make it, but they say translations are okay and all so technically I could...but I don't feel like it. I'll just leave it on my blog.

Yay! A new B's Log! And here are some highlights and my thoughts about them:

The new Hiiro no Kakera DS game still looks really good! The chibi characters are really cute! There was a thing about Nitro+CHiRAL's new game, Sweet Pool. I'm interested in this one quite a bit, since Nitro+CHiRAL are really, really nice so I'll just save this one for it's own entry *hearts* Though I have to say I'm a little surprised that they aren't using Kana Tatana...the illustrator is Seiji Onitsuka. who's ****in this game is similar to Tatana-san's...but is maybe more big? Like the shoulders are broader and stuff. The character I think are the prettiest are Youji Sakiyama and Makoto Mita-chan! Hmm... Otomate's new Hakuouki is another Shinsengumi story...but somehow it's meh-ish...and then there's a Hiiro no Kakera 3, Soukoku no Kusabi. The character designer for both is Yone Kazuki, of course...so the chara are total eye candy and all but...

Heart no Kuni no Alice is going to become an OVA! Wow! I guess the game must be really good. I'd like to play it, too.

There's another new otome DS game coming out! It's called Days of Memories 2 and it says that it's made up of #4 ~ #6 of the series. So there are three different stories. One is set in a hospital with a cameraman as the main character. The second one story is about a love that begins right before summer vacation. The main character is a girl who's only been interested in school and practice until now...even though there's cute guy at her school and the nearby university...as well as cute teachers *heart* The third story isn't mentioned. There are eight guys you meet, Terry Bogart, Rock Howard , Alba Meira, Ryou Sakazaki, Kyou Kusanagik, Iori Yagami, K', Ashe Crimson. I think Alba looks the coolest, followed by Kusanagi and Yagami :) Maybe he has Waardenburg's syndrome or maybe it's just poliosis? If it's Waardenburg's then he might have heterochromia...which woudl explains the sunglasses? I looked on the website and the three different games are "Days of Memories ~Kare to Watashi no Atsui Natsu~," "Days of Memories ~Koi wa Good Job~," and "Days of Memories ~Jyunpaku no **** So only the Kare to Watashi no Astui Natsu is an otome game. That's kind of neat that they packed bishoujo games with an otome game. I've never played a bishoujo game, so... this really peaks my interest :) Maybe I'll translate the character descriptions later...

Here are the lists I always post:

B's Log: Top Ten Favorite Games June 2008

1. Hiiro no Kakera
2. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3
3. Vitamin X
4. Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Season
5. Kiniro no Corda
6. Otometeki Koi Kakumei LoveRevo!!
7. Last Escort 2 ~Shinya no Amai Toge~
8. Clover no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~
9. Kichiku Megane
10. Kiniro no Cora 2

B's Log: Top Ten Favorite Characters June 2008

1. Saeki Teru
2. Len Tsukimori
3. Mahiro Atori
4. Aoi Kaji
5. Takuma Onizaki
6. Yuuichi Komura
7. Boris Airay
8. Hinoe
9. Hajime　Kusanagi
10. Tsubasa Makabe

Animate's Top 5 Best Selling BL & Otome Games for 03.01 ~03.31.2008

1. Vitamin X Evolution Limited Edition
2. DUEL LOVE Koisuru Otome wa Shouri no Megami
3. Clover no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~
4. Petit Four Genteiban
5. Saint Beast ~Rasen no Sou~ Genteiban

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On the other hand...only 2 ppl visited yesterday :*( I guess that's what happens when you don't write for a while? *frown* Well, I guess I'll just have to write a little bit more, eh?

It's been a while! I haven't had time to play games for a while (or write about them) but I finally got to play some more Ijiwaru My Master yesterday *heart* Free time is nice!

I happened to look at the Mirai page on Sunday and they'd updated the Jingi Naki Otome Fan Disk - Koi Koi Zanmai page! The release date is 6.27.08! Yay! It will include:

1. "Another Story"
So this might be the one where Asou-san disappears and they go broke? Yep, it seems like it :)

2. "After Story"
So I assume this will be a parallel universe thing like the Under the Moon Fan Disk - Tsukiiro Ehon? Oh, this could mean...Yasu's story?!

3. Drama CD
I didn't really like drama CDs before, but I get why they are so popular in Japan now. It's hard to watch a show or anime or something while doing your homework and stuff, but it's easy to listen to a drama CD while doing your homework! So well, now I'm into drama CDs :) Multitasking is a lovely thing, eh? Oh, so this is a good thing :)

4. Desktop Accessories
Desktop Accessories are my favorite parts of fan disks *heart* I love wall papers and Windows sound bytes *squee* I think I might put Mutou-sensei on this computer...or the laptop. Not sure. Right now I have Kyle on this computer...*blush*

...and then my copy of the June Issue of B's Log came yesterday so *hearts* I'll do a review of the mag later but for now since they had a bit on Koi Koi Zanmai, I thought I'd write about it in this entry. They included shots of three CGs from the fandisk:

1. Yasu
Yasu is capture-able now *pats back, good guess, self!*! It looks like he's the uke (submissive) and Saki's the seme (aggressor). I bet his story wil be really sweet. Basically what they say about his new story is that he always does his best for and has idolized her, but never reveals how he feels. You'll get to see a shy Yasu here and they tell you to watch out for the instant when their relationship changes from boss-underling to one of love!

2. Ichirou Mutou
Mutou-sensei looks a bit more like Asou-san than lazy Mutou-sensei in this CG. The caption mentions that a certain event has changed his personality and he's looking pretty serious!

3. Jin Haitani
They're playing doctor in this CG, and Haitani-sensei is the patient...uh, they're a really silly couple aren't they?

There's no CGs for the following but a short sentence or two about their new story lines. Here's some loose translations:

4. Ryuu Nayuta
Ryuu and Saki have always gotten along and covered for one another, but they fight over something stupid and love begins to bloom?!

5. Yoshiyuki Asou
Asou-san buys a large hospital and starts to change the way it's managed. Something strange comes out of his examination...you'll experience a quiet love quite different from the original game.

6. Keigo Amane
Keigo and Saki are surrounded by ruffians.. This is the catalyst that changes how Keigo feels. You'll get to enjoy the pure, sweet love that you'd expect from him.

7. Taisei Kitagawa
Saki hears that Kitawaga-san is going to meet someone about an arranged marriage. Saki, who can't relax (after hearing about this), but Kitagawa-san will give you an a love busting with the allure of adulthood.

Hmm...Kitagawa-san? Technically he was capture-able last time, but you didn't like...there weren't any H scenes for him? Hmm...a bit uncomfortable...but curious all the same! I think it's really great that they're going to give Keigo a sweet, pure love :) Like Keigo-Keigo love, not Keigo-Lethe love like last time. He didn't really get a really sweet Keigo-like ending before did he?

I still wonder if fandisks come from leftover scenes that they couldn't finish in time for the original game...but it looks like Tami Joe was working on a lot of new stuff for it, so maybe that's not the case all the time? I can't wait for this to come out :) I really liked all the characters in Jingi Naki Otome. Mirai has such great storylines all the time.

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On the gaming front...because this isn't just a news blog :) It's an "I love Otome Games" type of blog :) (Sometimes I forget about that though. Sometimes it feels like I have to write about news or do a translation or something)...I got all of Lucas' endings but I can't figure out to get two of his CGs...so it looks like I might not be able to write a walkthrough with this game because I can't get all the CGs :P But I'll try my best...oh yeah, I have to go and rewrite an Evans walkthrough, huh?

Lucas's story is rather short compared to like Evans or Delta. I was a little surprised. Lucas is really cute, though :) I have to admit his s.l.o.w. s.p.e.e.c.h. is kind of annoying but you get used it it? It gets better after a while, so don't worry too much about that.

I didn't finish Delta...but now I'm going for Eins. I *so* love Daisuke Kishio's voice. I like the sweet endings so I always try to go for them first. I'm working out a new way to help me keep track of things in Excel, so that I can take a look at the "whole" picture and figure out how to get the missing CGs now...

There's a bit of Toiro Syndrome (TM) in the CGs this time around. During the non-CG parts of the game, their shoulders aren't so broad, but they get really broad in the CGs and the characters look a little older, too. Eins is so gorgeous in the CGs I've seen so far *dreamy sigh* I wish my boy's hair was long and flowy like that! It's so romantic *more dreamy sighs*

[spoiler] *** What I Noticed *** It seems when there are three choices in Ijiwaru, one is for one character, another character, an and then a bad end. When there are two choices...then it has something to do with getting enough "points" for the character or not. That's what I've noticed so far. *** About Lucas *** He doesn't have a mean streak at all...there's only one semi-mean? scene in his night route. So if you like pure love/romance then Lucas is the guy for you :) ...and Evans is so not the guy for you :P [/spoiler]

I don't know why the seach engine won't find my translation of Seaside Sketch from yesterday :*( I usually get about 20 hits when I put up translations for TMGS stuff. Hmm...it says 11, but maybe the stats haven't updated (that happens a lot). I think I'll just add a translation of Sayid's bio for the Royal ~ Itoshi no Oujisama~ post and call it a day. I have a lot of other things I don't want to do today...and it's just a blah day today :P

Oh, yeah, today my account reached the rank of Atomic Punk...