- Jul 9, 2026
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TW Grooming
My most recent otome game I played was Days of Memories: His and My Hot Summer. One of two SNK KoF otome games. And I just can't wrap my head around drastic age gaps between adults and minors. I played Terry Bogard's route first, since he was the only character I was interested in pursuing because I was morbidly curious on how they would execute his route. And yup, it was exactly as I feared, a 35 year old man gets with a 16/17 year old girl. I spent the entire route giggling like an idiot and grimacing because of how absurd the whole thing was.
I just want to know why minor x adult pairings are so common in otome games. I am able to separate reality from fiction, and I also understand the fact everyone has different preferences, but even me who enjoys a good age gap (between adults) can be rather uncomfortable at times. For stuff like this and in Nightshade I am able to pretend she is of age, but I will just straight up drop an otome if the protag is a child and the LI are adults.
I just want your guys/girls/non-binary lads' opinion and I want to try and understand.
My most recent otome game I played was Days of Memories: His and My Hot Summer. One of two SNK KoF otome games. And I just can't wrap my head around drastic age gaps between adults and minors. I played Terry Bogard's route first, since he was the only character I was interested in pursuing because I was morbidly curious on how they would execute his route. And yup, it was exactly as I feared, a 35 year old man gets with a 16/17 year old girl. I spent the entire route giggling like an idiot and grimacing because of how absurd the whole thing was.
I just want to know why minor x adult pairings are so common in otome games. I am able to separate reality from fiction, and I also understand the fact everyone has different preferences, but even me who enjoys a good age gap (between adults) can be rather uncomfortable at times. For stuff like this and in Nightshade I am able to pretend she is of age, but I will just straight up drop an otome if the protag is a child and the LI are adults.
I just want your guys/girls/non-binary lads' opinion and I want to try and understand.