Café Stella and the Reaper’s Butterflies offers a common route and five heroine routes. One side route is locked. In addition, there is a normal and bad end. This guide will tell you about the choices to access the various routes, how to unlock Steam achievements, and explain the situation regarding the adult patch. If […]
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Vol 1 – Manga Review
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo) follows a student who is suddenly too lucky in love. This over-the-top romcom manga written by Rikito Nakamura fits the ‘harem’ genre better than most, with protagonist Rentaro being unable to […]
The Fruit of Evolution: Vol 01 – Light Novel Review
I first heard of The Fruit of Evolution from negative comments about the anime. I saw so many people saying it was “isekai trash”, so of course I had to check it out. I wasn’t surprised to find I really enjoyed it, though I was surprised to find ratings were actually pretty decent and it […]
Assault Spy – Review | The (Business) World is Not Enough
Picture this: you’re a suave, well-dressed gentleman enjoying an extravagant gala with a martini in hand and the lustful gaze of one of the ladies from across the room. Little do they know that you’re an expert in hand-to-hand combat and have at least five tools disguised as fountain pens. You are a spy and […]
Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari – Love For Hire – Walkthrough & Guide
Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari – Love For Hire works on a ‘ladder system’. After a certain point, you can choose to jump off onto a route or continue making choices further down the ladder. This guide will tell you which choices to make to access each route and how to get a couple of missable CGs. […]
The Eminence in Shadow Vol.1 – Manga Review
The Eminence in Shadow paints a grimdark picture of a fantasy world. An ancient cult runs the world’s religious and political institutions from the background, seeking to destroy the lineage of heroes that saved the world from their dark god. But all is not lost in this 2019 isekai manga by Daisuke Aizawa, as there are […]
Saints Row (2022) – Review
The gang isn’t exactly back in Saints Row, the 2022 reboot. It’s a new boss, a new crew, and a new city. It’s a different Saints Row for a new audience. Different doesn’t mean bad of course, but it does mean some fans may be in for a culture shock of sorts. New Kids in […]
Oh, My Sweet Alien! – Manga Review
What if your wife was an alien? And what would your life look like if you had to hide that from the world? In Oh, My Sweet Alien!, by the late Kouji Miyata and published in English by Yen Press in 2018, Nobuo Makabe and his wife, the otherwise unnamed alien, Makabe-san, navigate a topsy-turvy everyday life as […]
Café Stella and the Reaper’s Butterflies – Review
Cafes seem to be a frequent setting in visual novels. Yuzusoft is no different, with titles such as Senren*Banka and Parquet having heroines who work as café waitresses. They’ve decided to go all-in on this theme with Café Stella and the Reaper’s Butterflies, which bills itself as a paranormal romance, but features more sachertorte than supernatural. The Death Goddess’ […]
Henchman Story – Review | Almost Infamous
Every hero has an origin story. These days, it’s probably been made into a 3-hour long CGI spectacle. Villains too – we naturally wonder what compels a person to install a death ray on their moon base and try to destroy the world. But what about the people standing behind these titans? And no, not […]