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About Otome Game heroines

Okay, I’ve been an otome game player for more than six years and as many people know otome games are one of my favorite game genre. I’ll play anything as long I have the money and if I am interested in the plot and the characters. This said, I never thought much of the heroines in otome games.

Disclaimer: What I say in this post relects my opinion and does not in any way represent the views of other otome gamers.

I personally do not understand the hate the heroine in these games get. The heroines get critized for often being bland, clumsy, stupid and naive. Having read these opinions so many times I found myself asking: What is wrong with being clumsy? What is wrong with being naive? Is naivety a sign for lack of intelligence? I wonder what is wrong with being a little clumsy. 

Another word caught my eye as well and that it “weak”. How do people define weakness and what makes otome game heroines weak? I wonder how people define this. Many otoge have very unrealistic plots and the heroines face a lot of very strange situations that we as the player do not experience in real life, so I wonder how the ‘weak’ comments come from. 

There are a lot of women who are very clumsy and naive. Are they bad examples of women if they are this way? Are clumsy and naive women naive? Does are woman have to fit into the picture of the out-spoken, extroverted and confident woman? Isn’t there otoge heroine who stand up for themselves? Are clumsiness, naivety and shyness a sign for the lack of independence? Isn’t it possible to be naive, shy and clumsy and be strong and independent? 

I really wonder why otoge heroines are hated?

I’ve been playing too much Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice lately and I just had to draw this crossover~ I WANT THIS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE. NINTENDO. MAKE IT COME TRUE. TT//w//TT

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Yes, I want to be your friend. I want to be the friend you fall hopelessly in love with. The one you take into your arms and into your bed and into the private world you keep trapped in your head. I want to be that kind of friend.

Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me (via books-n-quotes)

language of flowers

give the gift of your feelings! send one or multiple of these in my inbox to express to my muse your muse’s feelings

explanations ripped from voltage inc.’s liar! uncover the truth white day event

the language in spring

amaryllis ( chatty )

poppy ( encouragement )

hyacinth ( undying love )

crocus ( joys of youth )

gerbera daisy ( mysterious )

sweet pea ( departures )

carnation ( a woman’s love )

canola ( liveliness )

the language in summer

scarlet sage ( energy )

lavender ( i await you )

hydrangea ( transience )

rosemary ( memories )

jasmine ( clement )

morning glory ( fleeting love )

marigold ( friendship )

the language in fall

spider lily ( mystique )

cosmos ( a girl’s heart )

osmanthus ( chastity )

geranium ( determination )

chrysanthemum ( honorable )

rowan ( security )

autumn bellflower ( justice )

aster ( cute )

the language in winter

poinsettia ( happiness )

ornamental cabbage ( blessing )

cyclamen ( jealousy )

plum ( faithfulness )

camellia ( effortless grace )

dandelion ( suggestive ) 

primula ( mysterious heart )

pheasant’s eye ( inviting happiness )

Damien and Death, Part 2

Whoever wrote this dialogue deserves all the praise, this shit is meaningful and lovely and actually made me less afraid of death myself.

Original: Dangan Ronpa 4koma Kings vol. 4

Artist: 神崎りゅう子 (Kanzaki Ryuuko)