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This episode introduces us to Yuriko, who is perhaps the most enigmatic person in the group so far. She does something that seems to harm Yurri in some way, and at first, it is hard to tell what she did. Only in the very next warp do we find out that Yuri was killed by…
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Hinako, from the intro of the episode, is very clearly not doing well mentally. I was pleasantly surprised by the direction they chose to take in portraying this, even if I might not have liked every choice. The show has a very outwardly dramatic representation of Hinako’s suicidal thoughts, with the idea of drowning in…
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You follow the perspective of Sayoko, who lives in a supposed ghost town where no one seems to die and no one knows what they are. They simply label themselves as ghosts. However, Sayoko feels different from the rest. Her memory of the past is blurry, and she feels like she doesn’t belong here.
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While the story is directly about a monster and the fear surrounding it, it also works as an allegory. It reflects how gay people, or outcasts in general, can be treated as something to fear simply because they’re different or not understood. This is especially true in a rural town like this, where everyone seems…
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Perhaps this is Takopi’s Original Sin, or it was sinful in the first place to go back in time, that remains to be seen. But this is the beginning of Takopi’s journey with no restart.
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The anime begins with the meeting of Takopi and Shizuka, starting with an almost horror-like shot of a monster emerging from a pipe. However, it turns out to be just Takopi, a helpful pink octopus creature who wants to spread happiness. The music and mood then shift to something much more whimsical, as if setting…
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This review will be completely spoiler-free, but I do want to write a spoiler version in the future once I’ve finally completed every route. So, you can consider this review from the perspective of someone who has finished the first core route and is currently playing some other routes here and there. Kodaka and Uchikoshi’s…
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Enjoy The Diner is a game created by Monthly Wetlands that was released on Steam on July 31st, 2023. We follow a character who after studying for an exam decides to go out in the middle of the night to get food from a diner known as Moon Palace. While out for that late night…
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The Silent Kingdom is an otome game where you play as Princess Erinys, who is on a quest to save her kingdom after a certain incident involving the Goddess herself. Are her actions the right ones? Are we the villains? Much of that is left for us to decide, but the fact remains that Erinys…
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Memory Girl + is a visual novel about a girl named Memori, who is searching for someone who disappeared from her life, someone very important to her. However… she has been here before. She’s the main heroine of a visual novel, but the main character… he’s gone. How did he disappear? Where did he go?…