Are Otome Games popular in your area?

[Lilia16]

Not really popular here.

 

[LittleCinnamonRoll]

No,they don't even know about the existence of the otome genre. TwT

 

[Lorelaikitty]

It doesn't apply at all in my country. Which, in fact, makes official localization difficult.

 

[majimakun]

No, the majority of people have probably never seen or heard of the otome genre. Fortunately, there is a small online community.

 

[tiasokie]

Not really but i wished it was widely popular in my country. I havent found a single soul who likes playing Otome or Visual novel games in general TwT

 

[superfriedchicken]

I wish ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ so I can have someone to gush with. Otome is such a niche genre, finding a fellow enjoyer in the wild (outside of online community) is rare for me.

 

[Litth]

In where I live, few people know about otome games in my area. BL and fujoshi are much more popular instead. Although otome games became more well-known later because of the popularity of mobile otome games, poor fandom management and community drama caused some ppl not only misunderstand the genre, but also develop negative impressions of it without really learning what it actually is

 

[ryuntsai]

I dont even know if there is people in my country that play Otome GAMES
I also doubt they know what does ''otome game'' means lol

 

[Altorese]

it is sad, but not really…

 

[Dodo141]

No, I never met anyone who heard of it.

 

[Foxgloves]

Sadly, nobody even knows what a visual novel is here.

 

[dzccc]

I don think so.
and somehow I won't tell friend's I play otome game,dont know why

 

[meieowo]

Unfortunately no. Every time I tell my friends about my interests, particularly about otome games, it always feels like this:

They're trying to understand the appeal for me to make it less awkward, but alas I have already accepted that I'm the goofy goober that likes fictional men. Otomes are still considered a niche in my country but I have met people who do know the genre, mostly online and rarely in real life (I'm still surprised to see 1 or 2 random people around that do know about it but it's mostly because of Love and Deepspace's popularity here).

 

[Calemy]

Not really, it's easier to see people liking BL games than otomes, and even those ones are just a few! maybe they hide very well who knows?

 

[O cha]

It's sad, but I heard that even in Japan, the otome gaming fanbase is shrinking... And in my country, honestly, most people don't even know otome games exist.

 

[Aerith]

I'm an adult woman living in a city (not even a big one) in Latam, so no lol. I don't even think VNs in general are popular here.

 

[dreamilyshoujo]

Still not popular, but if compared to years ago, it seems to be more known than before XD

 

[virtua1]

Unfortunately, I don't know anyone in my area who likes to play otome games.