I am now an "Ikari Warrior." I guess that sounds pretty neat...better than the other ranks?

I'm not sure what to write today. I didn't get to play TMGS 2nd Season last night :P I wish more people would talk about otome games...or maybe they are but I just can't find their pages? *sigh* Maybe I'll peek over at the LJ comm...but a lot of time they don't mark spoilers...:*(

Someone makes cross stitches of gaming characters. It would be really cute to do one of a TMGS merman, don't you think? (No, noo! Not the Merman from Family Guy!). I wonder if I have any of that stuff lying around? It would be really fun to do if I already had all the materials*heart* and if I actually had the time :P *sigh*

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Well, I started that yesterday and I don't have much new info today. I wish I could pre-order Edel Blume and the new Love Revo for PC...there's too many good things coming out!

I haven't had energy enough to play my DS so I don't have anything new there but There's a short "interview" with Tarou Majima from TMGS 2nd Season that you might enjoy *grin* This is a translation from page 23 of the April 2008 issue of B's Log:

We Want to Know More about Tarou Majima-kun!!

While we know prying isn't a good thing, it's just feminine nature to want to know more about him. So we caught Majima-kun on his way home and threw our questions straight at him!

--It seems you played tennis until your 2nd year, but how are you at it...?
Majima: I've been playing tennis with my family since I was young so maybe I was one of the better ones until middle school? I was in about the best 4 in the district. That's why I joined the club in high school, too, but...you know, there's people who're seriously trying to become pros there, you know? In high school clubs, that is. That's why I quit. It seemed wrong for me to be there with all the people that were trying their best (laughs).

--It seems you're in a "Sports Watching Circle" at your 2nd rate university, but what kind of activities do you participate in?
Majima: I wouldn't go as far as to say "participate" (laughs). Sports watching is completely a front and if I had to say it's an action oriented (?) circle that's really more of an excuse to just get together and party. In terms of activities it's supposed to center around watching and cheering for soccer, basketball, American football and rugby. Well, that's what we say at least.

--We want to know about your family, Majima-kun!
Majima: I think my family gets along pretty well. My father's a work-orientated person and I haven't really talked to him lately, though. I occasionally hang out with my mother and go out on drives with her. In contrast to her age, she drives a 2 seat convertible. Maybe I shouldn't say this because I'm her son, but she looks really young and so we're often mistaken for a couple. Honestly, it makes me want to get away (laughs). As for my brother, strangers often say we're alike but...I wonder? How should I put this? He's the type of person who can't take a joke. He's into rugby at his middle school. He smells sweaty and disgusting (laughs).

--Who would have imagined that...! By the way, what do you do on your days off?
Majima: For the most part, I go out with friends. Oh, lately I go to driving school, too*. When I don't have plans, I cook. Right now I'm specializing in Italian.

---Italian, you say? Does that mean it's your favorite cuisine, too?
Majima: French is. Until about middle school it was Italian, but right now it's French. If I find a delicious restaurant then I'll go there about 2 or 3 times a month. I still can't drink wine, but...well, let's leave it at that (laughs)**.

--I, I see. Thank you!

* This is normal and most people don't do it in high school. Driving school is expensive. I'm not sure if they offer driver's ed in high school. It doesn't sound like it because people pay for the expensive schools.

** He's hinting that he does, but he's probably not of legal drinking age, which is 20 in Japan.

I thought it was a cute "interview." In my current playthrough of the game, I've seen more of Majima than ever. I kind of wonder if it has something to do with the cheerleading? I'm not too sure but I'd only seen him once or twice before and this time we've actually gone on a date *heart* I wonder who his little brother is? Is his little brother going to appear?

So I'm working on capturing Amachi-kun...but I'm not so sure I like his character, or that this is going to work. Working at the cake shop seems your Study stats a lot...and so does cheerleading? The combination makes it near impossible to have high study scores. Right now I'm at October of my second year and my Study stat is at 46 :P Even though I hang out with Onoda-san and try to study whenever my horoscope is at :) or :D or even :| for studying...this doesn't look very good :P I'm seeing a lot more of Majima-senpai though. Maybe I should have just worked at Sangosho and done cheerleading...*sigh*

Amachi-kun is pretty hard, too. After this one scene some of the "touch" points that used to work make him mad instead :P I'm not good at the touchy-feely part so this makes things look dismal for me :P I haven't seen too many cut scenes...so I think my Study stats are just too low *grumble* I think working at Anastasia wasn't the right idea...but the SD bakery dailies are so cute :) I love cake. I want cake...cake...drool.

I don't feel like doing anything but gaming today...but I have deadlines :P

No real otome game news either. Hmm...I'm starting to really want that Hiiro no Kakera DS game, though. I don't know where I'll find the money for it *sigh* I tried to win a palm sized Mokkun stuffed animal (a cute creature from Shounen Onmyouji...it only came with pre-orders)...but I lost the auction *sigh* Now there's no more for sale *double sigh*

I still wish they were making a Tokimeki Memorial 3rd Year? What would they name it? I think the icon would be a feather...because clover = earth, and seashell = sea...then they would have to have a feather = air, right? Ah well...maybe if I'm lucky...

Wow. A lot of people are sure reading this blog. I wonder who they are *curious*.

I got to play TMGS 2nd Season all day yesterday *squee* I managed to get Christopher Weatherfield's (Kuu-chan's) jikochuu (accidental kiss) ending! It took *so* long! I couldn't get all the CGs in his album. I know how to get one more...but after that I'd have to look for a guide...which I don't want to do yet. I might get them by accident while doing other people's stuff. I wanted to get hoshuu (remedial cl.ass when you fail too many subjects), too...but I couldn't do it even if I didn't ever study...maybe during some other character?

Now I'm going for Amachi-kun...why? Because I really wanted to work at the cake store, Anastasia. So Hari will just have to wait, because I'm not talented enough to play two for one right now. Amachi looks chubby to me, though :P But I bet there will be cake scenes...so *gosh* all I can think about it food sometimes!! Since Amachi doesn't appear until your second year, you could go for Wakaouji, Akagi and Yuu-kun while waiting...save at the end of the first year...but I didn't think of that until too late.

Oh, and I decided that I could translate the "Kininaru Danshi no Aishou Shindan" (Compatibility Diagnosis for the Guys that Catch Your Attention) from the pages 6 - 12 of the Bessatsu Habataki Watcher.

Questions:

01. What would you do to improve yourself?

a. Study hard
b. Train by exercising
c. Polish your art skills
d. Lean what's in

02. What kind of fashion do you like?

a. Pure
b. Sporty
c. Elegant
d. Sexy

03. What's your favorite color?

a. Cold colors like blues
b. Warm colors like reds and oranges
c. Neutral colors like green
d. Achromatic colors like white and black

04. If you were going on a date with your boy, where would you like to go?

a. Aquarium
b. Amusement park
c. Habataki Mountain
d. Sky Garden

05. How do you get to school?

a. Bus
b. Bicycle
c. Walking
d. Train

06. When you say amusement park [you think of]?

a. Roller Coaster
b. Go Karts
c. Ferris Wheel
d. Haunted House

07. If you were to join a club...?

a. Student Government
b. Cheerleading
c. Art
d. Track and Field

08. If you were going to see a movie with your boy [it would be a]?

a. Science Fiction
b. Documentary
c. Action
d. Horror

09. If you were going to work part-time [it would be at]?

a. Cafe by the Sea [Sangosho]
b. Music Store [Nei]
c. Flower Shop [Annelie]
d. Bakery [Anastasia]

10. What is your favorite type of guy?

a. Kind guys
b. Honest guys
c. Fun guys (interesting guys? *haha*)
d. Mature men

11. What do you do on your days off?

a. Relax at home
b. Take a casual walk
c. Excel at club activities
d. Sweat at your part time job

12. Of the following performances, which one are you interested in?

a. Rock band [Need's]
b. Live Jazz [Smile Jaybus]
c. Comedy [Human Life]
d. Live Talks with Jyouji Imura

13. If you were to go to a special seasonal [event, it'd be]?

a. Hanami (picnic among the cherry blossoms)
b. Fireworks Festival
c. Swimming in the ocean
d. Skiing

Scoring:

Chart 1 (AnswerQuestion Number):

x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

a 4 8 8 8 5 6 4 7 8 8_ 1_ 5_ 2
b 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 6 4_ 5_ 8_ 6
c 6 4 6 3 4 6 7 6 3 6_ 5_ 5_ 8
d 8 4 5 5 8 3 3 2 5 2_ 5_ 3_ 4

Chart 2 (Points from Chart 1Blood Type):

________A B O AB
80+ ____D J A E
70 ~ 79 D E A J
60 ~ 69 B I C F
50 ~ 59 C F I B
40 ~ 49 G H H K
39- ____K H K G

Answers:

A: Teru Saeki-kun
B: Katsumi Shiba-kun
C: Itaru Hikami-kun
D: Kounoshin Hairya-kun
E: Christopher Weatherfield
F: Syota Amachi-kun
G: Takafumi Wakaouji-sensei
H: Motoharu Masaki-kun
I: Kazuyuki Akagi-kun
J: Tarou Majima-senpai
K: Taku Komori-kun

I can't remember who I got the first time I did this. When I did this today, I got A for my answer...which is Teru Saeki. Wow. I didn't think I'd get him *heart*

Oh and here is something else I thought was very useful in the Bessatsu Habataki Watcher, it's on the top of page 47:

What does it mean when I do this?

x __________ Touch __________ Slide ________ Scribble

Head/Hair: _ Look ___________ Chop _________ Touch/Pet
Eyes: ______ Look/Gaze ______ Tease ________ Tease
Mouth/Cheek: Kiss ___________ Tease ________ Tease
Body: ______ Look ___________ Lean _________ Tickle/Pull
Arm/Hands: _ Hold/Extend Hand Interlock Arms Pull

How funny. I can't remember the English for when you take someone's arm...you know like when you escort someone to the dance floor in like a wedding procession.

Anyhoo, it's a *very* useful little book. I *highly* recommend it. It looks like you can't buy it separate on the Konami S.tyle site. Maybe if you already bought your game without it, then you can go on YJA and get it? I'm glad I got it. It feels a little like cheating sometimes (but I don't look at *all* the hints! Honest! It wouldn't be fun that way, imho), but since one game takes *so* *so* long...*grin*

I guess I'm a little like Hikami-kun. I don't like misinformation being spread, so... Taku Komori speaks Touhouku-ben (a.k.a. zuuzuuben), which is a northern dialect. Zuuzuuben sounds slurred and ends in "be" sometimes. Sangosho means "coral." "Hoisuru" means "whistle." "Yakan" is a big metal teapot. "Kureia-tofurawa" is "Clay Art Flower." "Purizaabudofurawa" is "preserved flower," you know the freeze dried/dried kind? 気配り is pronounced "kikubari" which means "thoughtfullness."

Edit: All that work to format the charts...and they don't work :P Tables don't work here, either. Oh well. I put dashes in there so that the columns will align correctly. Hope it's not too hard to read.

Ribbon Magic is going to announce their new title this month! Ah, but the font of the title is too hard to read. I'm going to guess it says "Crepe Sidora" (Kurepushidora)...? If anyone can read the katakana in this font, please comment with the correct title *would be grateful*! I can read the subheading clearly, though. It's "Hikari to Kage no Jyuukika" (The Cross of Light and Shadows." Sounds kind of gothic doesn't it? I can't link to the site because Ribbon Magic is an 18+ site and it's against GameSpot's ToU. Still, exciting, isn't it? There hasn't been many new releases of 18+ otome games, so :) I still haven't got their other title, Lover's Collection yet, but I want to. To raise your stats with the guy you have to pick the clothes that suit him best (you are a lady who's just out of college who works at a clothing store). Neat twist, eh?

Nothing new on the Mirai front ToT. I *so* want to hear more about their new title, Sumire no Hana no Saku Koro Ni (Working Title -means "When the Violets Bloom"), and the unannounced project! I hope the unannounced project is a fan disk! Well, I'm pretty sure it is, but I'm not sure if it's going to be for Yoshi.tsune or Jingi... The chara design for Sumire is really great! They showed it in the March Issue of B's Log *grin*

Nothing from Tiaramode...though I think they'll make a third soon, right? Nothing new from Gekkakyoujin...but I don't think that Toiro did so well for them so maybe :P What I really want is another Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side ...3 Times is a Charm? Haha...Another Nitro+CHiRAL game would be nice, too. Amedeo doesn't seem to have anything new in the works either...well, that game they are doing with another company, but I'm not too interested in that for some reason.

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...and on the TMGS 2nd Season front, I'm hard at work on Kuu-chan...but I accidentally saved two bad dates ToT. Stupid. It looks like I won't be able to get Hari at the same time... Pooh. I got Kuu-chan's "visiting you when you're sick" cut scene though ^_^v More about that in the spoiler. I'm in June of my 2nd year right now.

[spoiler] He gives you melons! 3 of them! Melons are way expensive in Japan because most of them have to be imported. (Actually a lot of things are expensive in Japan...especially now that the dollar's so weak! ToT It makes it so hard to get games and stuff. I wish the dollar would hurry up and get stronger.) I went to see the Shiki Mihara Exhibition but I don't see a cameo there like some people have written...? I wore a "danger" outfit to see Kuu-chan and he said he loved it because the sweater was green *sigh* I wanted to see his "WT?" face. Oh well. I'm trying to fail my exams, but I can only manage to fail 2 clas.sess right now. [/spoiler]

Title: Otome Game Mune Kyuun Guide　
ISBN: 4893086448
Publisher: Bookman Sha
Pages: 160 (128 color)
Size: A5 (approx: 5.8" x 8.3")
MSRP: 1714 yen

I got a new book about otome games yesterday. It's called the Otome Game Mune Kyuun Guide and it was published on 10.30.2006. It's been a little while, but I only found out about it 3 or 4 months ago. The information is a bit dated.

I didn't really read the description much before I bought it so I was pleasantly surprised. It came with a CD-ROM full of otome game wallpapers! I hadn't seen some of these before, so it was pretty neat! There were a lot for the Tokimeki series...some games only had one or two.

The interview with Amazon was interesting. According to this book the first otome game, Angelique, came out in 1994, but otome games didn't really start selling really well until sometime between the latter half of 2004 ~ 2006. I don't think I've read/seen/heard of an interview with Amazon before. Erm, but most of the people reading this don't read Japanese so...

Well, the book is a convenient size to read in say, an airport or something. Most of the pages are in color and they cover some games that don't get much coverage anywhere else. I was really surprised to see Rengoku no Idea because though Yuhki Azusa is famous and all, but that project has been on the back burner for a couple of years now (Maybe they had just announced it back then?). The pages are laid out neatly and are pretty much eye-candy. Another neat thing about this is since it was published a few years ago, it covers games that aren't covered at all in current otome gaming magazines *heart* Some of the old games are really good so it's nice to be able to find out more about them before you buy!

Oh, there aren't too many spoiler CGs, so you don't have to worry about that (Oh, but the CG they picked for LE's Akira gets two thumbs up for me! Nice! I like!). They also include related merchandise...which is cool for people like me. It's hard to get information on merchandising on this side of the pond. You have to know something exists before you can start looking for it *heart*

If you don't have a catalog of all otome games like the B's Log ones, then this is a good buy. The catalog is complete as of 2006, so it's only 2 years behind and the book is small enough to keep near your desk as reference material. Unlike the B's Log and other game catalogs, this one isn't in order of release date (which is a little disappointing). It's nice though because there don't seem to be many books about otome games. There are more for BL games. In short, I wouldn't say this is a must buy, but it's a handy resource all the same.

Here is a translation of the table of contents (it's wierd because it's on page 12):

New Title Pick Up!
002 Mizu no Senritsu 2 ~Hi no Kioku~
004 Mermaid Prism
006 Angel Profile
007 Heart no Kuni no Alice
008 Under the Moon
010 Rengoku no Idea
011 Butlers ~Meshimase Ojyousama~

Totally Recommended! 25 Heart Wrenching Otome Games
Rankings Unveiled!!
016 Messe Sanoh
018 Amazon.co.jp
020 Cool-B SweetPrincess
021 User Vote
022 Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss
028 Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side
032 Producer Akari Uchida x Director Rieko Komatsubara Interview
038 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Series
042 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyoushou~
045 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Mai Hitoyo~
046 Ruby Party Interview
050 Angelique Series
054 Neo Angelique
056 Full House Kiss Series
060 Bakumatsu Renaka Shinsengumi
064 Kiniro no Corda
068 Otometeki Koi Kakumei LoveRevo!!
072 Last Escort Series
076 Mizu no Senritsu
078 Arabians Lost ~ The Engagement on the Desert~
080 Hiiro no Kakera
082 Meine Liebe Series
084 Ururun Quest Koi Yuugi
085 Kaitou Apricot
086 Oukyuu Yasoukyoku
088 Tsuki no Hikari Taiyou no Kage
090 Love Drops ~Miracle Doukyo Monogatari~
091 Hoshi no Oujyo
092 Dessert Love ~Kare to no Hajimari~
093 Yume o Mou Ichido
094 Hanayoi Romanesque
096 Kenichi Suzumura x Kenji Yusa Interview
102 Hikaru Midorikawa Interview
106 Exclusive Illustration and Messages from Popular Creators

Arabians Lost: Rouhaku*/Oukyuu Yasoukyoku: Haruo Tonozaki*/Otometeki Koi Kakumei RoveRevo!1: Yura/Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Series: Rieko Komatsubara/Hiiro no Kakerua: Yone Kazuki/Full House Kiss Series: Shiori Yuwa/Mizu no Senritsu 2: Nami Hidaka/Last Escort Series: Kazuno Yuikawa*

110 Characters by Type: 38 Wonderful Guys

Big Brother, Little Brother/Prince/Playboy/Younger/Adult/Tsundere/Kichiku/I Want Game Chara Like This!!

122 Otome Games Then and Now

Standards, Popularity, Novel Playback/Huge Analysis of the NeoRomance Event!!/Otome Cell Game Revolution/TV Anime Otome Chanel

129 This Part Got Me Moe, Otome Gamer Symposium
132 I Love Wonderful Voices After All! Voice Actor Fan Symposium
126 Otome Game Catalog All 83 Games
158 If It's Hard for You to Buy Otome Games...Game Shop Guide
159 How to Use the Included CD

* I'm not sure if this is the reading of their name that they use as there are multiple correct readings for these kanji.

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Nyuu, nyuu...*sigh* I didn't have time to play TMGS 2nd Season last night either ToT. Now I kind of want to go after Amachi because I want to work at the cake store *hungry* but...I should really go after Hari or Maka-chan after Kuu-chan, huh? I wish I had more time to play games :P

Dengeki Girl's Styl.e always starts out with lots of pretty pictures. For some reason DengekiGS seems to have a bit less information, a bit later than B's Log...but I think B's Log has been around for longer than DengekiGS so maybe that's why? It also might be that Dengeki GS only comes out every other month instead of every month like B's Log.

What interested me the most in this issue was the coverage on Crimson Empire *heart* I learned that this is set in the same setting as Arabian's Lost and some of the characters from Mahoutsukai to Goshujinsama appear in it *heart* I love cameos :) It seems that the main character is a maid (who fights in like battles, too) who works for the 2nd prince. Right now the first prince and the second prince are struggling for the kingdom. It's kind of neat that they describe the heroine as a very smart maid with awesome battle capabilities who's so loyal to her liege, the second prince, that she would die for him! That's a far cry from a lot of heroines who are labeled "your everyday average" or "sheltered, innocent and sweet." :) Though I actually liked the "sheltered, innocent and sweet" characters a lot, personally :) Tee hee, I think the second prince is cuter than the first prince. There's a lot of Quinrose in this issue.

There's a lot of Harutoki, too. There's a special extra booklet about the Haruka Series...with a little game, a "which character suits you best" kind of thing...that I might translate later... I guess it's "The Modest Type" for me. That would be Eisen and Akifumi for me...hmm. Other than that nothing catches my eye but the Daisuke Kishio interview and the Koyasu Takehito one. Oh, but this is where they describe the "nursing" mini-game in Duel Love! I can't wait for that to come out.

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I didn't have time to play TMGS 2nd Season last night ToT *Kuu-chan withdrawal!*

So I'll be babbling about the Valentine's Issue of B's Log (but it says April? *shrug* Why is the April magazine coming out in Feb? I never get the way magazines do this, you know).

Ooh! They announced new chara for Duel Love! Twins (Tetsuya and Atsuya Nikaidou) *heart* and a glasses character with a long briad (Sita Anekouji) :) *moe* Nice! I like! I can't wait until this game comes out, but I preordered it with Ijiwaru My Master, so I won't get it until the beginning of April (unless there are bugs in Ijiwaru *crosses fingers*).

Aside: Speaking of bugs. In the 3 plays I've done of TMGS, it's frozen like twice. And then there's the bug where you raise your beauty stats and Christopher Weatherfield (a.k.a Kuu-chan) tells you "There's something different about you! I think it's your sense of fashion"...uh, but it's *beauty* that got raised, not fashion...and then when you raise your fashion stats perfectly for the week he says "Oh, you're shining [with beauty]." Sparkle, sparkle! It's a bit buggy...but I forgibe Konami because they developed a whole new compression algorithm just to make TMGS 2nd Season full voice. I'm grateful! *kiss kiss*

Argh! They showed the touch points for the guys in TMGS 2nd Season! And I looked! Ahh! Crazy spoilerage! But it's nice to see what kind of swim shorts they're actually wearing. You can't see it in the DS version. Heheh. No one is in speedos...but you'd think that Hikami would...what with his pink? lavender? swim cap and all :P Why did you do that Konami?! We're supposed to *dreamy sigh* over the characters, not go, "Uh, I'd never date *him* He's such a dork..." I guess you never get to see Waka-chan at the beach or the pool *pout*

There's a new Yuu Higuri game *heart* but it's cell phone based! Argh!! So I won't talk about those 12 Assasins anymore. There's lots of cell phone games in this issue *cries*

OMG! The club DJ in Last Escort 2 is *squee* Gorgerous *haha*! My copy came but I'm still playing TMGS 2nd Season! Where do people find time to play all these games anyway?! The art looks so much better in this one! The CG shots they show in this one are really romantic looking *heart*

Hiiro no Shzuku for DS looks really good. They have a sushi mini-game *squee* Too cute! I love the chibis *heart* The new Fushigi Yuugi game looks meh. There's Koryaku for Clover no Kuni no Alice. Hey, the guys appear in yukata in Petit Four *drool* Hmm...Princess Nightmare for PS2...will I play my PC version before that one comes out -_-; Koryaku for Your Memories Off Girl's Syle...meh...but Kuuta looks nice *heart* Info Ijiwaru My Master (but I'm not going to look, not going to look! I haven't even played the trail version because it'll make it harder to wait for the game to come out! One more month!). The twin cat boys in Senz's Daylight are covered in blood...this game looks so good. It's otome, though. It's "general audience" so...but it looks way cool. The art for Spray's Steal is looking really good :) Kouryaku for Maid Hajimemashta.

Hmm...this issue wasn't too exciting, imho. I don't really know why. Maybe there's nothing really new in it that's earth shattering news? I wanted more information about the new one Mirai is working on, but they didn't have any info. Their website blog doesn't either *kusun* I'll have to wait for my issue of Sweet Princess to arrive so I can find out more, then (but that is something I ordered sea mail in Jan, so...ToT Yeah, when I say I spend all my allowance on games, I *really* mean it.).

I guess I'll add what games this issue covers later on... and then add those in the tags for this entry, too...

B's Log: Top Ten Favorite Games April 2008

1. Hiiro no Kakera Series
2. Vitamin X
3. Kiniro no Corda Series
4. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3
5. Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Series
6. Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~
7. Clover no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~
8. DEAR My SUN!! ~Musuko Ikusei Capriccio~
9. Kiniro no Corda 2 Encore
10. Hisui no Shzuku Hiiro no Kakera 2

1. Aoi Kaji
2. Boris Airay
3. Azuma Yunoki
4. Takuma Onizaki
5. Hinoe
6. Kei Hazuki
7. Mahiro Atori
8. Len Tsukimori
9. Teru Saeki
10. Akira Shigemori

1. CHiRAL Mori
2. Clover no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~
3. Maid Hajimemashta ~Goshujin-sama no Sewa Itashimasu~
4. Togainu no Chi Vista Version
5. Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~

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And I got Kuu-chan's 1st Confession *heart* *squee* Now I'm playing for his second confession and I'm being a bit cocky this time. I'm going to try to get Hari's After-You-Turn-Down-One-Guy confession at the same time! Maybe these aren't the best two to go for at the same time, but I noticed that while going for Kuu-chan, Hari appears alot, so I think their tokimeki stats are similar. Hari wears a lot of red and black in the game, so I'm guessing his favorite color is red...I hope I'm right. I saw another cameo!

Edit: Oh, and I didn't know this before (because I never read manuals) but in the Daisekkin mode (a.k.a. Supper Doki Doki mode), if you match your stylus movements to the movements of the heart (touch, slide, scribble) then you get higher points and the guy goes doki doki faster (it saves a *lot* of time). This was in the mini Habataki Watcher that came in the Complete SP Edition of TMGS 2nd Season.

Oh, and I was reading another magazine that says you can do even *more* to guys in Duel Love! This has got to the otome game of the year! You can even put band-aids on their owies!!! Antibiotics and cold compresses and stuff, too! Now the question is really, what *can'* you do to the guys in Duel Love?! Oh, it's got a Cero rating now. It's C...which is ages 15 and up. TMGS 2nd Season is 12and up (Cero B) to give you an idea of things. The first Last Escort was Cero D (17plus, rare). Last Escort 2 is Cero C.

[spoiler] Oh, and did I say that Kuu-chan's favorite color is green? I haven't found out what accessory he likes yet. He likes sporty clothes. It looks like Hari does, too. If you go to the mountains in autumn...you see Sakuya-chan hiking *hearts* I already mentioned Himuro at the aquarium, right? Did you know that Hikami and Himuro are cousins?! Kind of cool. Oh, and there's a scene where Kuu-chan defends you from a nanpa o (pick up artist) and then he tells you he wishes the nanpa o had more nerve because then he could have hugged you longer, plus something was "touching" ...what?! [/spoiler]

Kuu-chan (Christopher Weatherfield) is so much more exciting than Takafumi-kun (Wakaouji-sensei), imho! He doesn't lecture as much and he says cute things *heart* Like really cute things. Like after you pat his head he says, "I feel like a doggie! Woof Woof!" That's so cute and silly! Oh, but he's not always cute and silly...sometimes he gets serious *doki doki* It's a lot of fun playing him *heart*

So gameplay is going pretty good, I think? I'm in December of my 2nd year now. I wanted to try to get the "turn one person down and accept the second person" ending so that I'd maximize gameplay time, but I was having too much trouble keeping my stats for just Ku-chan that I couldn't do that. Argh. As I've said before, I'm not good with stat raisers :P After this, I'm probably going to go for his "jikochuu" (accidental kiss) ending, too :) ...as for after that...Hari's looking pretty cool, too!

Oh, and I found another cameo last night!

Yesterday on Youtube I found some videos people made of themselves playing TMGS 2nd Kiss (the Playstation version). It's pretty neat to see how other people play (a lot faster than me, that's for sure!)...and it's also neat to see the differences between the J-PS2 version and the DS version.

EDIT: Yay! I'm not a Sectoid anymore. I thought that word sounded wierd. So I guess even though Quad Damage still is kind of wierd, it's less wierd sounding than Sectoid!

BTW, when you first learn what Teru's name is he tells you not to comment on it. This is because his name is Saeki, Teru...which sounds a lot like Sa, ikiteru!...which means "Now I've alive!" Ha ha. I think a lot of people might not have got it...it's a pretty oyaji gag (old man joke -for some reason play on word kind of joke are supposed to be the domain of old men in Japan) so...

[spoiler] It was Hibiya-kun at the bus stop. He looked like a zombie, though O_o; And Ku-chan invited me over to his house and there was somthing hidden behind the bookshelf...*laughs* I guess he is a guy, eh? But if you choose, "I think I see something in the back of the shelf..." then that doesn't make him happy, but it's funny listening to him try to play it down *laughs more* Oh, and according to the Habataki Watcher the three "kind and gentle" characters are Chris, Wakaouji and Saeki (yesh, this has something to do with the jikochuu and Wakaouji's questionnaire). [/spoiler]

Yay! I finally got a guy in TMGS (this includes both versions)! Takafumi-kun was my first *blush* I got his 2nd confession. I didn't have any ideas on how to get the other endings easily and I had saved a spot I thought I could get Komori-kun at while going for Takafumi-kun, so I went and got Komori-kun the same night! Right now I'm hunting down Christopher Weatherfield... XD I don't know what stats I need, but I'm pretty sure they have to do with art...so so far I've joined the art club...and I think I should be pretty, too. I'm working at Cafe Sangosho, but I'm not sure if that's the best place, but it's the first place you can make $$ so :) I wonder if the scores on the tests tell you what stats you should get for a guy? I haven't paid much attention to them. This game is so fun! Maybe with the experience I get here I'll finally be able to get Kei-kun from the first game! Oh, and I saw more cameos :)

I peeked into the Habataki Watcher that came with the book set of the premium edition of TMGS 2nd Season and it's got a *lot* of hints for how to win the characters! There's lot of spoilers, too! Eek! So I only looked at the section for Takafumi-kun *heart* ...and Komori-kun. Maybe some of it's worth translating? I don't think anyone's done that yet....so I'll think about that for when I have a bit more free time *heart* From browsing HWatcher, I just found out that my jikochuu (accidental kiss) is going to be with Amachi, instead of Chris...I was aiming for Chris...*sigh* Oh well. I talk more about how I felt about the characters and stuff in the spoiler, btw.

Today I added seiyuu information about Angelic's Feather. Angelique Duet is no voice, so...those were the two games tagged for today!

EDIT: Did you listen to the drama CD that comes with the premium version? Whoa. Majima-senpai...you're scary. Taku-kun sounds so fresh and innocent :)

[spoiler] Takafumi-kun*heart* After the "Volcano" talk he gave me a lecture about how babies first touch everything and then want to put things in their mouths...then he gave me a lecture about being adult and how he might not be as much of a gentleman as I thought...? *after Daisechaku Mode (Super Skinship Mode -SSM) Komori-kun...I liked his hair...and then he cuts it. He's still cute, but...I liked his other hair a lot better. I think his dialect is northern. I *think* it's what people call "zuuzuuben." I haven't heard much of it before. It was interesting. No super doki doki (SSM) mode for Komori...and no dates, either *sigh* Well, kind of...a school field trip one, I guess. Oh, and did you see Hikami-kun at the pool?! What's with the pink swim cap? ...oh, he is *so* not my type. Sayuka-ku~n, come back! In contrast, Saeki looked nice at the pool ^///^; Hari doesn't take off his top for all he's so proud of his chest :P Shouta-kun never faces you. You just get to see his back...Shiba-kun never wants to go to the pool with me! Takafumi-san didn't go to the pool with me either *sigh* Watashi no H. Oh, and your stats and jikochuu depends on what answers you choose in Wakaouji-sensei's questionnaire at the beginning of ****school. Oh and more cameos! Himuro-sensei at the Aquarium and Chiharu! [/spoiler]

Well, I've decided to add seiyu, scenario writer and artist information tags for 2 otome games in my collection a day :) That should get things going at a good clip! It's neat to click on a seiyuu and find out that s/he was in other games I'd played, too! I hope someone else finds this useful? Sometimes I buy games because there's a seiyuu I like in it, but there's no easy way for me to see all the games they're in right now...so I guess I'll have to make a way to do that myself with tags...and I am!

On the TMGS 2nd Season front, I'm still in my second pass through the game trying to go for Takafumi-san :) I don't know if I'm going to get him because nothing happened after the 2nd year Christmas party...and I kind of think that maybe something should, but maybe not because he's the teacher? So I still have hope? I plan to go for Komori-kun next *grin* The thing about TMGS (both of them) is that it takes *so* long to get through one game...

I won't be writing a walkthrough for this one because I'm not good with stat raising games...and there seems to be walkthroughs available on the web.

I hope they make a TMGS 3 soon! I love the TMGS series *heart* I love how they say your name *double heart* I've never been called "senpai" before, so that's really neat, too! *kya* They need more long haired characters, though!

[spoiler] Wakaouji-sensei was the komon for track team! I guessed Lacrosse, but I was wrong :P It looks like working at the clothing store is good for seeing Wakaouji-sensei, too :) I didn't see him at all when I worked at Sangosho my first pass through. I think Wakaouji-sensei's weakspot is his left collarbone-chest area....*grin* [/spoiler]