雪菜 @yukicchuu Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

雪菜

2 years

What's that romance game? // From the perspective of Japanese female targeted games Or "female targeted romance games in the context of romance games in general"

What’s that romance game? // From the perspective of Japanese female targeted games

Just like how history repeats itself, the same things keep coming up in fandoms. The hill that I will absolutely die on is the one which is the prevention of non-English fandom terms being seized a…

uguucageoflove.wordpress.com

2

64

120

Last Seen Profiles

@zen_studios

@PercentoM

@Mahdawi_Hamid

@DiCaprioSteeze

@sunoocals

@alter_ego_ak

@kylehenryallen

@giulia_ailuig_a

@richp7483

@bokeplokalmalam

@urfavvscoprioo

@Susan49666586

@e_power_moran

@Ugyo_lol

@MrozekLib

@bokeplokalmalam

@ismailReis_

@CaesarDasa910

@FinestGuitars

@AYtsvn

@nora_goodsaka

@JTalty

@bsnt1016496

@DRtyhtb600

@mdawy21

@shinshogun_

@malikaamarie444

@mnn_ool2

@Mike_Simonetta

@ieft_tourisme

@nikocoliterus

@coach_rosy

@mlhm3487

@a30545964

@game_kansou_

@BinorRaja

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 months

When I was in jp I changed upon the "otome gym" 😂 a gym specifically catering to weab women and women only. Need to stay strong and healthy if you want to support your 2d children.

40

2K

12K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 months

Omg a fan girl simulator was announced where you can create your own oshi, character shrines/itabags and doujin activities 😭😭😭 holy shit this is so extra just for the merch arranging features

14

1K

5K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

9 months

"What makes a 'good fan' isn't the 'length of time following a work' nor the 'amount of money spent' nor the 'amount of works read/watched' nor the 'amount of information they learnt' but is merely 'doesn't make their fave look bad'"

マリエ

@CavaChat

6 years

良いファンの定義なんて「ファン歴」とか「金に糸目をつけない」とか「見た作品の数を競う」とか「推しに関する知識量でマウントをとる」なんかではなく「推しの顔に泥を塗らない」の一言に尽きる。

185

110K

213K

2

2K

4K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

If people spent as much time loving their favourite ship instead of shitting on a ship they disliked, maybe fandom would actually be a better experience instead of all this moral justification

8

1K

3K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

I like how itabag designs are so varied now On the front side, the most normie looking handbag On the reverse side, the weabiest shit you ever laid eyes on

8

566

3K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

I'd seen something similar before a loooong time ago but since I almost got burned at a con!! I thought I'd just give everyone a friendly reminder on how to distinguish fake merch from official merch bc no one wants to give thieves money!!! Fakes are usually blank!!!!

8

1K

2K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

JP Artist: posts cute art of two chars Fandom: is this a ship this is problematic wtf JP artist: JP artist: i just put two chars I liked on the same canvas there's no deeper meaning 😩

4

289

2K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Since the twt's collective memory is 1 day, here are some terms to remember about romance games: 男性向け danseimuke: targeted at guys 女性向け joseimuke: targeted at girls 乙女ゲーム otome game: female mc romancing guys 美少女ゲーム bishoujo game: male mc romancing girls

3

756

1K

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

Using "this person ships x" is not the convincing reason for bothering someone you think it is

3

312

980

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

Its really ironic that there are so many complaints of otome games being unaccommodating because it "forces"* people to play as a female MC romancing dudes most of the time * Who are we kidding though, no one is forcing anyone to play a specific game and saying otherwise is 🤡

8

169

916

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

The biggest galaxy brain take I've seen today is "otomege are made to cater to white women" Otome games A category of games originating from Asia For white women It's not even 11 am here and I think I've had enough internet for the day

16

159

849

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

One of my favourite Japanese fandom puns is 推し事 (oshigoto) It comes from "(推し)を応援する(こと)"=推し事=oshigoto=the act of supporting your fave through buying merch, watching vids, spreading your love for them etc. and can be a pun on お仕事=oshigoto=job/work

4

304

798

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

The year is 2030. Only teens are allowed to enjoy media depicting teens. Once anyone hits the age of 20, they immediately lose the right to play games depicting anything but adults. The biggest hit of the year is Super Mario Bros 3 - The Tax Returns.

3

476

722

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Sometimes a fandom is just me, myself and I making long tldrs about stuff no one cares about. Wooo go me! Keeping feeding myself!

2

412

736

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

KAZUNARI MIYOSHI IS TRENDING iN JAPAN BECAUSE EVERYONE IS EXPECRING KAZU TO FIX MATSUKAWA'S SHITTY SITE AHDJDJDJJFBD KAZUUUUUU

1

399

677

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 months

"ichu isn't an otome game because it doesn't have a heroine"

7

174

655

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 month

Here's to utapri turning 14 and forever trying to pretend it's roots as a low budget otome game doesn't exist as it masquerades as an idol franchise

4

173

643

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

Otome media vs female media // the explanation no one asked for!!!! all here!!! THX FOR READING MY DISSERTATION.

9

393

605

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

A3!'s heroine, Tachibana Izumi ranked 14th in animage's most popular female anime character survey 💖 she loved 😳

4

195

581

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

my tl recently

11

366

512

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

old otomege be like: everyone has a route, including the seemingly unrelated household help that appears 3 times overall new games: sorry you want a route for this hot side char? Maybe if the game gets ported 5 years later

5

104

516

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

So I was told that there was a scandal in the otome game world again and when I looked into it with my informant: Basically in December last year Yuiga Satoru (Psychedelica series) put up a blog post detailing their art being traced/pulled apart/being used as base by someone, "H"

4

349

492

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

so I heard Anzu trended worldwide yesterday

1

318

468

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

My aesthetic: a games section with an otome game area 😂 Though it seems to have shrunk in size recently 🥲

5

51

460

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

LRT> A fandom media brand (?) in Japan did a survey of women's spending on fandom of up to 34 years old and found that the average spend a month for under 18 (high school age) was 8k yen, 18-24 (non-HS age) was 21k and 25-34 was 23k yen

1

159

430

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Preferences of Otome Gamers // A survey of Japanese players I only set out to answer whether players self-insert but I found something more lol--- this is basically a really poorly written paper

Preferences of Otome Gamers // A survey of Japanese players

Like most things I write here, I had a random curiosity and then used my free time to see if there had been any research done into my random curiosity. A while ago, I was curious about the thought …

uguucageoflove.wordpress.com

13

270

424

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Who do you pick? ☺️💞 #luminesnuiharem

17

108

410

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

百合ゲーム yuri game: female mc romancing female characters ボーイズラブゲーム boys love game/BL game: male mc romancing male characters Each one has its own niche and target demographic

3

142

399

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

guys is it sexist for women to make romance games for women in a climate where only romance games for men existed cuz i heard its sexist to focus on romance games for women instead of men

6

43

380

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

SHES THERE ANZU ANZU ANZU

7

308

371

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Me: no fear *Famous company localises an otome game and brings it to their mainstream audience and said audience pulls out incredible hot takes from their ass about the genre and the game* Me: one fear

6

149

370

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Hey hey hey yall know how mademoiselle is shu's true feelings?? Mademoiselle「Anzu-cha~n! Over here over here! Youre pretty late arent you? Shu and I were worried about you♪」 Shu: Non! I wasn't worried, alright Mademoiselle? Arent you too talkative recently? He worry |ω･`)

1

167

359

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

I was reading a JP blog post on fandom manners and they were saying that they use those cryptic tags to avoid their fancontent from being exposed to non-fans and the original creator since "just because you think your content is acceptable to everyone doesn't mean it is"

3

139

358

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

oMf g Natsume visits Anzu in the hospital and gives her a get well gift and is like "I didnt put anything weird in it so you don't need to be so cautious. There's only one drop of love potion in it." NAATTSSUUUMMEEEE

5

344

340

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

You don't demand meat at a vegetarian restaurant so the same applies here Everything that is a mixture of the above can just be called "romance game" or something to that effect, not the specific otome/Yuri/BL labels

2

94

342

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

Basically otomate garden is under fire right now because one of the customers who attended the cafe won a prize acrylic panel of a character they didn't know, so in effect didn't particularly like and tweeted about it

3

115

335

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

THIS IS WHY YOU WEAR PROPER ARMOUR

11

199

318

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Yuiga Satoru // On being the victim of tracing So I thought I should clarify what happened with Yuiga.........................this time with the sources and translations....

14

302

323

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

twitter, I can forgive the "in case you missed it" feature in the middle of my timeline but I CANNOT forgive shoving it into my notifs can you just back the fuck off

2

96

289

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

"this might not be a trace! people learn from their mistakes!" hahahaha of course that could happen when *looks at notes* the artist in question showed no remorse, admitted to being the person spoken about in a post with no names mentioned, played victim, said they'd resolve it..

5

87

297

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

One of Mayoi's appeal events is: Mayoi: anzu-san helllooooo♪ if youre going to the dance room, i can tell you a shortcut♪ And the choices: -short cut? -why do you know where im going -im kinda scared IT READS JUST LIKE HER TRAIN OF THOUGHT IM DYING LMAOOOO

2

165

296

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

omg a3! has an official site for "mankai company" and its a blast from the past with the visitor counters and flashing gifs LMAO GRAPHICS DESIGN IS MY PASSION

6

208

289

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Kaeya: Yo, did you come here to drink with me? Sure, let's go to the tavern then. Eh? No? What a shame. Don't make that face, there are lots of other ways to enjoy ourselves. Haha don't be so cautious, you should trust me a little more. Afterall, I'm your most loyal guard, right?

1

96

291

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 months

I was reading the interview between Otmt and IFG for LaDS and HKK on the weekend and it just made me laugh in a horrific way. Since it got TL'd, everyone else can laugh in a horrific way. Or not. EN: Orig JP:

［インタビュー］乙女ゲームのトップランナー対談が実現！　オトメイトと「恋と深空」のInfoldgamesが語る，ときめきの作り方とは

　「恋と深空」は，ハイクオリティな3D表現力を持つ乙女ゲームで話題となっているInfoldgamesの新作アプリだ。2024年1月18日のリリースを目前にして，同社の開発チームと，オトメイトのキーパーソンとの対談が行われたのでお届けしよう。

www.4gamer.net

3

96

293

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Everyone keeps talking about the xiaolumi princess carry but this is where it’s really at for me #yukinshinimpact

1

58

284

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Omg the event Hiiro: can you tell me where cars are sold? Anzu: supermarket Hiiro: REALLY! BETTER GO CHE--why are you making such an apologetic face? Oh you were joking? No wonder i never saw any cars in the supermarket when i was shopping. #anzuwaseigi LOL POORLY TIMED JOKE

1

149

272

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Some people take the whole "joseimuke" games/games targeted at women thing way too seriously I'd like to see guys just /try/ to stop women from getting into shounen manga. They'll be ridiculed back to kingdom come.

2

119

272

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Tartaglia: hey partner, I though I felt a familiar presence, so it was you. I'm happy to see you again. Hahaha, as I thought, you're the only one who can excite me. Oh that's right, since we met again afterall, let's do something fun now. How bout it? You ready?

1

100

267

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

😔 things that shouldn't need to be said... maybe stop generalising categories of games you've never played/have very little experience with like saying all BL games are fetishy/are PWP, all galge are shallow, all otome games for self inserting etc.

2

89

263

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

LMFAO so at the broccoli AGM they announce that utapri dolce was delayed because they have "very few staff that are familiar with utapri" and that the movies and all the other spinoffs were prioritised

4

104

256

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

Adonis is like "sorry for keeping you, i'm usually pretty researved but for some reason when I meet you I always have lots to say, I wonder why?" BIG FUCKING EYE ZOOMS

4

163

243

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Diluc: I have my own conviction so it is enough for only me to walk around at night. There's no need for you to be involved nor reason for you to worry about me. But if you say so...fine, follow me quietly. I'll make sure you don't get hurt.

1

85

244

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

holy heck miko's art in 2008 vs 2017 the evolution is real

0

129

237

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

Visiting a weab's (otome gamer) room for the first time Expectations: Reality:

8

81

233

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

To all the people asking for proof,

1

114

229

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

"why is xy so popular??? It's gross" because it's fans are actually supporting it instead of shitting on it. Also because haters constantly shitting on stuff keeps it at the forefront of consciousness, people will get curious and search it up. So maybe shut up and sit down.

3

39

225

雪菜

@yukicchuu

16 days

Same energy as "BL otome"

LOUIE

@crynicism

16 days

I wish people understand that danmei is not an umbrella term for CHINESE NOVEL. 耽美 danmei: BL in any form 百合 baihe: GL in any form 言情 yanqing: straight bxg romance Please don't ask "is there any danmei with straight couple?" because THERE'S NONE. NONE.

32

5K

20K

5

87

230

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

Anyway I translated the Happy Elements company review by a former employee. It's. Quite something.

6

292

209

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Time to bring this back ...because. What makes a game an otome game? >only has a playable female lead >has romance with the male characters Thats it!

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

Otome media vs female media // the explanation no one asked for!!!! all here!!! THX FOR READING MY DISSERTATION.

9

393

605

3

153

227

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

Well since I have your attention just to show how shitty a certain otome game company is, the tracing case that was mentioned about the Toma (AMNESIA) dakimakura was this image that was featured in the original PSP limited edition....and this actual product from a BL game

2

86

216

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

I really like the idea of aether being an overprotective brother, keeping tabs on his sister from afar Lumine: *sigh* brother...where are you? Aether, behind a wall somewhere watching her: SIS WAIT FOR M- #yukinshinimpact

2

43

213

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Xiao: Hmpf, I have no interest in mortals nor do they mean anything to me. However... If you encounter any trouble, call my name. I don't need your gratitude. ...Ahem, your troubles, and conquering demons...leave it to me.

1

78

204

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

It's funny how many different ways and how many different times I can say this but ok Let's play a game of "let's identify that romance game" Note that romance is the prerequisite

1

130

205

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Zhongli: We should carefully study the 'contract' between you and I....hmm...this is fine, once you sign it we can set off. I know a bit about many things, so if there are any issues during our trip, ask me at any time. ...A trip with you, will surely be something special.

1

77

197

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

Individual games may vary in quality and can be deserving criticism but I will not stand for slander of the entire otome game genre This is a hill I'm gonna die on

2

62

199

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

Things like visual novel, card collecting, rhythm game refers to GAME MECHANICS, what type of playstyle it has Otome refers to game CONTENT, as in what type of romance it has, in this case FxM So otome games can very well be both, for example card collecting and an otome game

2

52

190

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 months

Saw this at ikebukuro and man, otome games could never. In the past maybe, but not now. Two office workers were also discussing it when they walked past lol. The range of people who are interested in these games are so much more varied than the eng comm gives them credit for.

5

18

193

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

bc anzu had looked out and taught adonis many things he feels indebted to her and wants to help her out- "no...because i love you i want to help you out" EYEZOOMS SO HARD MY EYES EXPLODE

1

165

188

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

Me: plss ssttopp throwing around the word otome game to make it mean whatever you want.... App descriptions: BL GL OTOME GAME News articles: PRETTY BOY RAISING OTOME GAME Me:

6

47

189

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 months

I hope everyone who thinks otome games, particularly console otome games are huge in Japan, knows that I went to a general secondhand merch store and there was 3 little hangers worth of otome game merch. But wall to wall shelves of idolish7, enstars etc. 💀

5

25

184

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

THE MOST POWERFUL PHOTO ON TWITTER TODAY

4

105

174

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 months

*chanced....not changed 😮‍💨

0

1

177

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

Cannot unsee

3

196

165

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

someone aged backwards lol

8

20

176

雪菜

@yukicchuu

10 months

I use the cycling of otomege discourse like the moon and sun cycle but now I cant tell what day it is because it's cycling too fast

5

47

174

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

IDK who needs to hear this or whether you care about it coming from me, but personally I don't think its necessary to boycott otome games that H is involved in. Sure, the art is huge, but the writers/directors/producers worked hard on those too.

4

70

170

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Mademoiselle「Oh? If i dont have to waste my breath then thats better. But its Shu-kun who cant stand the loneliness of living alone, that pulled me out despite my retirement isnt it?」 He lonely |ω･`)

1

74

163

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

its kind of ironic that anzu was afraid that she'd lose her place in yumenosaki if she wasn't able to function as a producer yet HE out here casually deleting her existence from every adaptation of the main story, basically saying yeah, she's right she's not necessary

10

111

160

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

Instead of making a wholeass established genre accommodate *your specific* needs, support the content that *has* the content you want, with your wallet and not only with your mouth. Because that's the only way the content will continue to be produced. With money.

2

48

162

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

sena: arent there any underclassmen of mine who'll call me "big brother" cutely? anzu: big brother sena: HOW DARE. it was kind of cute tho

1

177

151

雪菜

@yukicchuu

1 year

While in the past, games did let people pick their MC for the widespread appeal angle but ultimately the fragmentation of the market meant that no one was satisfied. Most people know exactly what they want leading to increase of specific romances be it galge, otome games, GL, BL

1

14

164

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

it says a lot about a company when they put their player char/heroine on promo materials when they appear in the anime adaptation compared to those that still pretend the heroine doesn't exist after she appeared in the anime adaptation by not acknowledging her anywhere

7

73

157

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

IN SWEATIN "Please remember. That we worry about you, and that we love you" REI U DON'T JUST SUDDENLY CONFESS LIKE THIS OK 😆😆😆

2

95

151

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

Natsume greets Anzu the same way as the previous day and she thought it was groundhog day LOL BUT THEN HE'S LIKE "theres nothing wrong with worrying about my lover is there?" Anzu asks if he's still continuing that joke AND HE!!! "If I say it enough it might become reality"

2

157

146

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

i'm just laughing at how bc no one understands the concept of an otome game everything and anything can be an otome game right now I made the mistake of scrolling into YT comments and saw this comment that was like "omg is this an otome game?!" it was....a vocaloid music vid

5

31

159

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

I got my Mitsuki birthday bromides signed by Yonaga Tsubasa today and I said now I can have both Mitsuki's sign as well as his in one place. Then Yonaga tried to copy Mitsuki's sign after saying he didnt get to do the official one XD

2

55

153

雪菜

@yukicchuu

3 years

This is an indirect

2

62

152

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Wow Margaret just released a years worth of shoujo magazines for free for those stuck at home with nothing to do due to the coronavirus........( ❝ົཽ ͜ ʖ❝ົཽ) time to get reading Free til march 31st

1

90

149

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

A few of the major types of female fans // a focus on yumejoshi it was all about yumejo before but then emong told me about "otome" and i had to rewrite it lool photo is me

12

121

151

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

holy shit jpn tkrb fans got so salty sata didn't draw anything for the 3rd tkrb anniversary they harrassed her so much she had to write an apology detailing why she couldnt do it

9

172

144

雪菜

@yukicchuu

6 years

lol hypmic's app game is actually gonna have a player char... but they sell the game as "to be true to the original, there's absolutely no romantic component with the player char"

2

129

139

雪菜

@yukicchuu

2 years

I wonder if half the time companies in JP don't wanna label their games as """otome games""" because mainstream media has basically made all these romance games the butt of all pop culture jokes and if you market a game with that label, people begin to expect stupid humour

1

48

148

雪菜

@yukicchuu

4 years

Hiiro: whyre you here anzu? Wheres club leader? Anzu: I'm the leader now Hiiro: you dont look experienced with karate though? OH ARE YOU SO GOOD THAT YOU CAN PRETEND TO BE A NEWBIE? WANNA SPAR? WHAT YOU WERE JOKING？？？？？？？ Please stop playing with me #anzuwaseigi Omg anzu

1

82

141

雪菜

@yukicchuu

11 months

much more accurate

雪菜

@yukicchuu

11 months

my brain, when I think about otomege companies that have caught fire

5

4

47

4

53

148

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

I should study for the JLPT by listening to more drama CDs some genius: you can't learn everything from porn! me: just watch me try

6

98

144

雪菜

@yukicchuu

9 months

In an online study of twitter in JP it found that in a survey of 5000 people less than 10% call it "X" LMFAO This is what happens when you rename a platform so universally recognised into something that can be mistaken for, at best, a currency exchange site and at worst, pr0n

ライブドアニュース

@livedoornews

9 months

【民間調査】Twitterを「X」と呼ぶ人、わずか9.1% 15～69歳の男女5,000人を対象に9月29日から10月3日までインターネットで調査を実施。旧名称の「Twitter」と呼んでいる人が67.7%にのぼった。調査会社は理由について、新しい呼び方が他人に通じないと分析。

947

12K

30K

3

66

145

雪菜

@yukicchuu

7 years

IM CRYING AHHAHAHAHHAHAH WHAT THE HELL

5

155

141

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

also I found out there are actually people who??? hate??? tsumugi??? I Hope They Have The Day They Deserve.

5

89

140

雪菜

@yukicchuu

5 years

I'm a huge masochist for Anzu so I translated Wishing Live Need to make a master post after I publish all the chapters but for now I'll make a list on twits as I go Prologue: Anzu dies 🙃

The Golden Wind＊Wishing Live of Encouragement - Event story translation// Prologue

Translation for the Ensemble Stars event by Yukina The Golden Wind＊Wishing Live of Encouragement I was surprised it hadn’t been done yet since it’s one of the most important Anzu-centric events....

sakasamarainbow.tumblr.com

2

102

139