Sometimes, they find inspiration in them (such as with Natsuki becoming a baker and a cook from reading her manga) and opening up to those who also share their passion. Otakus are quick to defend their passions вЂ“ may they be anime, manga, gaming, etc.

I canвЂ™t help to think how NatsukiвЂ™s character mirrors that of the otaku. A subtle jab at the true nature of the game. ThereвЂ™s a hint for shadowing/mockery here as Natsuki talks about her favorite manga,вЂњParfait GirlвЂќ MC makes fun of the cover, which offends Natsuki telling him the old adage of never judging a book by its cover and how things may have more layers than it appears. I suck at the romance thing.ДЄfter starting over I got MC to interact with Natsuki. I dunno what cute shit fictional girls like. And by smoothly, I cheated and save scummed because I accidentally got a few reactons from Yuri and Sayori that completely override my goal to have MC romance Natsuki. The first night of the poem homework for Natsuki went smoothly. вЂ¦thatвЂ™s as far as my softer side yвЂ™all gonna get from me. There are some things I do enjoy that IвЂ™m kinda shy to admit (some moeвЂ™ blob anime like Lucky Star, classical music, reading about heart-warming stories, and shedding a tear or two at emotional scenes in anime to name a few). With that said, I canвЂ™t help but find some parts of my personality in her (as weird as it might sound). It almost made me forget that DDLC was a psychological horror VN. Playing Act 1 again, I couldnвЂ™t help but laugh at MCвЂ™s awareness of overused anime archetypes as Natsuki did her little вЂњtsundereвЂќ bullshit such as вЂњItвЂ™s isnвЂ™t like I did this for youвЂќ and hiding her love for cute things through acting hard and tough. Obviously, Natsuki hides her insecure nature (from the abuse) by acting tough and hard-hearted (but of course, she secretly cares about other people and donвЂ™t wanna see them down or hurt). ItвЂ™s common for victims of child abuse to struggle with anger issues and develop an inferiority complex. SheвЂ™s a вЂњtsundereвЂќ but her aggressive, angry nature is a resulted of her being physically and emotionally abused by her father. IвЂ™ve said this many times, but I hate the tsundere trope in anime вЂ“ unless a writer puts realism to the trope (as we see with Natsuki).

SheвЂ™s slowly becoming a favorite character of mines. Going through YuriвЂ™s route in Act 1 requires me to witness SayoriвЂ™s death scene therefore ruining my plans to get the gameвЂ™s true ending.ДЇor cut down on time, any previous read dialogues are being skipped unless I find something interesting and worthy of being talked about. I havenвЂ™t done her route since my first run through, which is perfect given I need to go through her route before replaying YuriвЂ™s. Since IвЂ™ve вЂњcompleted вЂќ SayoriвЂ™s route, IвЂ™m going after NatsukiвЂ™s next. I want to see more educated takes of characters struggling with mental health in fiction вЂ“because done right, it can hit hard. Re-playing her route gave me a new insight into her accurate portrayal of people suffering from depression (such as feeling numb, hopelessness, lack of desire, etc.) made me appreciate her character. Disclaimer: Possible spelling and grammar error below IвЂ™m just knocking this out of my way so I can work on this Hi-Score Girl review.Д¬ontinuing from where I left off, I was able to obtain the CGs for SayoriвЂ™s route in order to unlock the true ending.

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