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I don't know how the otome game development process works behind the scenes. However, I think the number of scenario writers isn't fixed, and a project can have anywhere from one solo writer to a large team, depending on the game's size, scope, and budget. Inconsistencies and plot holes can...

Collar x Malice's Kageyuki Shiraishi was my awakening to loving LIs with long hair.

I'm a self-insert player, and seeing the heroine's side portrait has never bothered me! In fact, I love seeing her sprites and her different expressions and reactions. It's honestly a bonus if she's voiced as well. c:

Ever since I was a kid, I've used my own name whenever a game lets me choose one, like in Pokémon and Bokujō Monogatari, so I did the same with otome games. Over time, I've come to really enjoy hearing voiced lines with the MC's name. So if the heroine's name is voiced, I stick with the canon...

Tsunderes have been my one of all-time favourite since I was young, and that hasn't changed. I've just become more open-minded over time. Certain archetypes of love interests didn't appeal to me in my early teens, but after playing certain routes, I came to appreciate them. For example...

When I was young, I would self-insert without realising it. I still do self-insert - to me, it's more of like I pretend to be the heroine in the world of the game I'm playing.

Tsunderes are my all-time favourite. Ever since I was young, I don't think I'd ever get tired of them. Other troupes I enjoy are childhood friends, rivals, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, forbidden love, junior/senior, butler/knight, "I'll protect you"/"I'll fight by your side"/"I'll be...

My entry into the otome genre started with a Bokujō Monogatari game. When I was around 12, my dad bought Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl for the PSP. It was originally meant for my brother, but I ended up taking it over and promptly fell head over heels for Gray. That single crush sparked a whole new...

When I was younger, I would go for whichever love interest I like the most and then, call it a day. As I got older, I honestly like to go with recommended route order and reach the truth route if there's one.

Most of the non-dateable side characters on my "Wish he had his own route too" wishlist have already been listed by others, such as Yuzuru Saeki from Collar x Malice , Adam from Bustafellows, and Ish from even if TEMPEST. There are a lot of side characters from Jack Jeanne that deserve their...

I honestly can't recall what was my first otome game that I played from the late 2000s. However, I do know that Harvest Moon Boy & Girl for PSP was the reason that made me look for more dating sims online and eventually stumbled into finding about otome genre. Hakuouki for 3DS was my first...

I absolutely adore otome games that incorporate gameplay elements! I suppose I grew up during the era when stat-raising games were flourishing such as Pacthesis' dating sims, Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1 to 3, Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!!, Storm Lover Kai, etc. So, they hold a special...