Finished Haru no Ashioto, always heard good things about it, and it is probably the most famous of minori titles pre ef, and I have to say it didn't disappoint; if anything, it exceeded my expectations. While it follows the traditional galge route structure and doesn't do anything groundbreaking, the game flows with soul...
Interesting title by minori here, I can understand it went past the radar when it released and it landed un the half 70s in EGS, I still believe people should give it a try though. It has some unique and heavy focus on themes that you don't see often in eroge, the execution is where you can say it's lacking, but it's not that simple since it does peak impressively high at points, however the bad parts are also quite noticeable...
Sakura Musubi is mostly known as one of the incest imouto games, and also by the piano Sakura theme, maybe. The protagonist and his imouto lost her parents very young and were adopted by their cousins, the protagonist Keigo still lives alone, while the sister, Sakura lives with them and their osananajimi Momiji. The three of them get along very well since forever. The gist is Sakura being too close to the protag despite being already in high school, so he starts wondering if he should distance from her...
Pretty short book by Sugaru Miaki based on an AMV concept trailer by loundraw...
I was sitting on this novel for no reason since I grabbed it after finishing 三日間の幸福 (mikkakan no koufuku) like 5 years ago, I was interested in reading more from Sugaru Miaki since his writing style reminded me of Setoguchi and he deals with themes I adore like depression, love, loneliness, etc in a gloomy atmosphere, but also capable of showing those peeks of happy times when needed. Miaki is finally releasing a new book real soon after 6 years, so what better time to read this. Kimi no Hanashi was actually his last one before the break...
A few months ago I finally read through Gunjou and so finishing the four main Hayakari VNs, now I was in the mood for more and remembered I bought this infamous(?) LN from him ages ago. It was released back in 2008 under Ichijinsha bunko, a label releasing lots of interesting titles back then, including some from eroge writers like this one here. Sadly most of them are not in Kindle since the label doesn't seem it was very popular and didn't last long before they gradually stopped releasing new stuff, right before ebooks started to pick up...
this is one of the best doujin VNs I have ever seen, with some of the best passages comparable to top commercial eroge. It's a pleasant surprise to find something like this with a theme you love, beautiful writing, and the commitment to not hold back at all...
I've been meaning to read more books from the old Fujimi Mystery Bunko, and what better than this highly acclaimed short novel from what's probably the most famous writer that published under the label. I have no experience with Sakuraba other than watching a couple of anime episodes of Gosick, but I'm pleasantly surprised with the result here, not in the way I expected but still a solid book overall.
This doujin eroge attracted my attention back when it released in 2022 mostly because the premise plus the writer's twitter seemingly having good taste posting about a bunch of cool VNs. It's about a depressed guy being heavy on medication with a bunch of weird things going on, like the title indicates it's heavy on drugs, crime, sex assault, etc.
