Tell me about your favorite BLVN !

makancurry · May 21, 2026

As per title says, please tell me about your favorite BLVN ! I love hearing BLVN getting some love~

My favorite BLVN of all time is Kanja S no Kyuusai (The Patient S Remedy). I'm not gonna lie that madalabo games have a special place in my heart since the beginning of my BLVN journey (as unserious and sadistic the premise and how the story goes in the game is), so when the game releases in JP i bought it. I honestly though that it will just be as unserious as Hadaka but the story just hit me in the feels, some ending even brought me to tears

Then i played the true end and the after stories and yeah, i'm SOBBING. I do have some aspect of the game that i don't really like but overall the experience was so good for me it rose into my fav game ! Ngl Shibusawa's story and scenes also plays a huge role of me making the game my fave

Honorable mention :

Square no Kankei - It's a 4 cast BLVN where you can choose whose POV you wanna take, you can then choose between the other 3 cast to be your pair. You can top or bottom freely and each time you change POV or change the position the dynamic will shift and it will tell a different story ! A truly revolutionary game IMO. The story is more SoL but me like SoL ! My fave is Nishida and Kishimoto

lovesicknis · May 22, 2026

my favorite is hadaka shitsuji. i'm big into butlers, glasses and kink dynamics so when i saw kyouichi tied up and gagged i just had to download. i enjoyed the absurdity and comedic aspects of it the game has the feel of those shock porn videos your classmates would talk about in middle school and you'll search out of pure curiosity. there was many times i would have to pause and just sit there like wtf am i even playing rn lol but that's what made it entertaining. but what really makes it my favorite is my love for kyouichi i found him surprisingly deep and relatable in some ways i really adore him. i do have my complaints with the game i wish there was a game with kink/masochistic lis that wasn't rape, bestiality is also a hard no for me that's the one thing in the game i didn't complete and i disliked the racist portrayal of the black body guards but i still enjoyed playing and it remains my favorite

ninnikuryona · May 22, 2026

room no.9 for me. it might seem as a typical euphoria-esque pwp nukige, and it kinda is LMAO, but still, i LOVED the execution. most endings, even those filled with "sexy times" (huge quotation marks), genuinely broke my heart. like, when you watch and listen to hot porn and all you can think about is "holy shit this is so depressing i wanna die", THATS how you know you have something REAL beautiful on your hands WW. i admit though im extremely biased because some endings (especially the true ending) hit me right in the feels where it hurts the most, aka the theme of a friendhip so unbreakable even all the disgusting experiments they went through never destroyed their bond. id argue theres no romantic love in this vn, because not a single ending showcases it, so people might feel icky on calling it a bl, but still. id consider it a very important experience for me

another one is sweet pool, because it also gutpunched me back in the day, but to actually write my coherent thoughts on it, i gotta reread it. either way, im extremely biased in both cases and i wholeheartedly believe that these two are kamige

fr4pp3cinn · May 22, 2026

ninnikuryona said:
room no.9 for me. it might seem as a typical euphoria-esque pwp nukige, and it kinda is LMAO, but still, i LOVED the execution.

ninnikuryona said:
another one is sweet pool, because it also gutpunched me back in the day, but to actually write my coherent thoughts on it, i gotta reread it. either way, im extremely biased in both cases and i wholeheartedly believe that these two are kamige

sweet pool is my favorite as well! And I love Room No9 too! They're both very tragic but extremely fulfilling stories. I reread sweet pool earlier this year and caught myself crying a bit lol

Some thoughts on sweet pool: I just loved Youji so much. He's so tragic! The whole reason he gets in the cult mess is because of the tragedy he suffered in the past, my poor boy really can't catch a break. His relationship with his sister, his loneliness and tendency to push others away, and how he swallows all the despair he feels and tries to carry the burden alone... such a good character.
Although I liked Tetsuo, the "LI" I really loved was Makoto. The way he was always trying to get closer to Youji, but was kept at arms length resonated a lot with me, as someone who struggled with friendships in high school and felt like "second best". And the worst part is Youji did enjoy his company, but couldn't communicate it!

As for Room No9, I'd say many of my feelings towards it are similar to how I think about Makoto in sweet pool. I found both Daichi and Seiji extremely relatable, Daichi with his guilt and constant feeling inadequate with Seiji and Seiji's always sacrificing himself for Daichi. It really isn't a game I'd call romantic but it's so full of love between the leads! And the art is so gorgeous too, sometimes I'd just linger on the CGs to admire them

Now that I think about it, I just identify a lot with stories about tragic friendships. Being awkward as a teen stayed with me lol

satory · May 23, 2026

My favourite blvn is Oujisama lv.1. I've never met people who actually played it, but it's so good T_T. MC is a prince and LI is his knight, their dynamics are very fun to watch. It also has just the right amount of humour and serious themes to enjoy the game but still have something to think about after it's finished. I love everything about this game – story, graphics, voice actors are insanely good, nsfw scenes (especially in fandisc), even rpg elements were interesting.

Second best is Kintouka for its scenario writer (I'm eternal fan and will read everything, even instructions for drill, if they write it).

jokerblackjack · May 23, 2026

The first BL game I played and really loved was Sweet Pool
It wasn't just the game itself that I liked — I also loved the soundtrack and the drama CDs too

I don't remember all the details anymore since I finished it a long time ago, but I still remember how sad and heartbreaking the endings felt

tete · May 23, 2026

I'd say mine is also sweet pool! The atmosphere is fantastic and the music is such a vibe. I love the denpaness

yuuri69 · May 23, 2026

Shingakkou <3 I played a lot of bl and really liked most of them and many became my fav too like hashihime, Kintouka, Sweet pool too but nothing tops shingakkou for me.

ninnikuryona · May 24, 2026

fr4pp3cinn said:
Some thoughts on sweet pool: I just loved Youji so much. He's so tragic! The whole reason he gets in the cult mess is because of the tragedy he suffered in the past, my poor boy really can't catch a break. His relationship with his sister, his loneliness and tendency to push others away, and how he swallows all the despair he feels and tries to carry the burden alone... such a good character.

YES YES YOUJI IS SUCH A GOOD BOY ill admit i used to be a hater because my friend started reading it first and i thought that he was way too passive, but now im just.. yeah thats my child... please live happily you little fool........
i LOVED the scenes with his sister, theyre so full of melancholy but you can feel the love for him in her words! even if shes a very background character, i still love erika so much too T_T

fr4pp3cinn said:
Although I liked Tetsuo, the "LI" I really loved was Makoto. The way he was always trying to get closer to Youji, but was kept at arms length resonated a lot with me, as someone who struggled with friendships in high school and felt like "second best". And the worst part is Youji did enjoy his company, but couldn't communicate it!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! their duo dynamic is so good and realistic too, especially if you also dont know how to properly express your appreciation for the people you are surrounded by, which is true for me! now that i think about it, maybe the reason i didnt like youji in the past is because i saw myself in him.. just a broken lonely edgy teen LMAO
anyway the ending where makoto just cannibalized youji is still haunting me. especially that weak "youji..." line at the very end like fuuuuuck just kill me

fr4pp3cinn said:
As for Room No9, I'd say many of my feelings towards it are similar to how I think about Makoto in sweet pool. I found both Daichi and Seiji extremely relatable, Daichi with his guilt and constant feeling inadequate with Seiji and Seiji's always sacrificing himself for Daichi. It really isn't a game I'd call romantic but it's so full of love between the leads! And the art is so gorgeous too, sometimes I'd just linger on the CGs to admire them

AGREED AGREED!!!!!!!! even if theres no like, ROMANCE romance, i still was so moved by these two and their characterization, daichi wondering if hes been a piece of shit from the get-go due to his childhood, yet STILL pushing past that because seiji is just his dearest friend. this is why ending a broke me SO MUCH FUUUUU

this is the beginning

AND THIS IS THE END SHIIIIIIT

im telling you i couldnt even cry when i got this ending this is literally my worst nightmare with any kind of friendship i hold BECAUSE IT ALREADY HAPPENED TO ME ONCE AND IT TRAUMATIZED ME FOR SEVERAL YEARS LMAOOO

anyway. peak. thank you for giving me the push to yap about both vns greatly appreciate it

xxzxc · May 24, 2026

My absolute favorite is Ooe.
The character Ariake is...the worst in a good way. I'll never forget the shock I felt when I read his ending. Despite the most tragic and miserable situation imaginable, the ending is incredibly bright and refreshing. I can't say any more without spoiling it. But if there's anyone who hasn't read Ooe, I really want you to read it. Let's experience the same amazing and awful feeling I did! (lol)

kazis · May 24, 2026

Is there someone who played Hanakisou and liked it?

I absolutely adore the story, it's my most favorite among all the visual novels probably.
The artstyle may seem lacking, but the story!! the music!! the characters!!~
I feel like it really helps the story if there is only two main characters and you can't actually choose another LI (similar to sweet pool, actually). It's like each choice then influences not who you will end up with, but directly the ending. And there're a lot of choices AND endings in Hanakisou! And if you're a fan of bittersweet stories I highly recommend this one, because the amount of tears I cried during my playthrough... And I'm still tearing up each time I hear the OST

I'm a person who chooses the vn by its soundtrack (lol), so if you can relate, I really recommend listening to "Hanakisou orchestra ost" on yt, it will wreck your soul and heart. But in a good way.
I can't say much about the story because of spoilers, but it's about two people on a journey through the winter, until the end of the world.

ksana65 · Saturday at 3:39 PM

Out of all BL games, Shingakkou and Hashihime are my absolute favorites. I'd love to see Shingakkou get an English translation someday, but it deals with pretty controversial themes, so I doubt any official localizer will ever pick it up.

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