Showing posts with label Starry Sky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Starry Sky. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 January 2013

First week of school

First week of school is over! My killer days are Tuesdays and Thursdays with lab.. So much for filling up thursdays because there's band at night.. Sometimes I think I'm out to kill myself by arranging such a timetable -_-

I've been getting only around 6 hours of sleep every day this entire week omg x_______x entirely my fault because I force myself to get up at 8am for my Be My Princess game stuff. I hate this New Year event with a passion, never had trouble completing an event in the past provided they gave sufficient time. The time period of this new year event is reasonable but the missions are totally not!!!! I've used up a third of my hard earned in game money and my Gacha points are almost depleted, from 80k to 8k -heart pain- Good thing is that with 4 days to the end of event, I'm close to finishing my 5th prince with 1 last prince to go.

Can't wait for this Wednesday 4pm to come cos the event will end then and I can finally rest properly without waking at 8am everyday. If the next event is going to be in the same format, I promise that I will just finish up 3 or 4 princes and stop. And I will not disrupt my sleep to greet.

Ok ok enough ranting XD I know it's my fault entirely but I just don't want to give up because I 'm doing well and at this point I have a high chance of completing it vs countless others who don't and thus stopped trying.

I haven't had time to continue playing Starry Sky After Summer, unfortunately. Maybe this weekend. I stopped right before Tsukiko visits Homare's house where the route becomes awesome or so I've heard ohoho if I enter that part of the story there'll be no stopping LOL

.... Nope Grandpa. Nope nope nope nope nope. I think this was during Edward's event route. 

A new compilation of smiling Sora :) The very first event for My Sweet Bodyguard is coming soon! Please please don't let it be following the structure of the current BMP event.

Anyways start of the year gave me a fleeting 烂桃花 who is really the most irritating guy I've met in a long while T_____T I really can't help but give curt replies and totally not smile when he talks to me. I feel bad about it afterwards wah really bth. Heart felt sympathies to the girl he's targeting now....

Friday, 11 January 2013

School next week...

Hello!! School is starting next week and so are sectionals and band.. Pieces are so tough this time OTL and the section shrank. I have a mini free performance next next friday night 25th January at ut0wn! Many different and strange combination ensemble (eg Flute+oboe+sax+piano) from the band will be performing. Haha come down and listen if you're free okies.

The new season of anime has started to come out and despite me not quite anticipating any series except for Amnesia and Chihayafuyu season 2, I'm still going to be following at least 3 series. Eh we'll, that's just one more series which is Cuticle Tantei Inaba. The first episode got me slapping my table and laughing so hard even when I can't remember half the characters' names xD

Chionging Kimi ni Todoke season 2 (while I still have the time) and it's a really sweet shoujo series. I hated Namikawa Daisuke as Shiro in K because it was his uke voice overdone. The voice he used for Kazehaya is so much more refreshing and attractive.

I'm finally on Homare's (Taurus) route in After Summer, having gone for Azusa (Sagittarius) first and then Miyaji (Scorpio) cos I like to save the best for the last ohohoho.
This scene was so pretty, the sakura petals were continuously falling down... very distracting though XD this is Azusa btw

Azusa honestly ranked the bottom few after I played Summer because I don't like cheeky juniors who like to tease you -__- and JunJun's voice wasn't spectacular there. After Summer improved my impression by leaps and bounds. He matured so much and the things he said... omy so logical and touching. It was a pretty good route though the most memorably irritating and rage inducing part was right at the start where Tsukiko was being silly while gathering info to prepare his birthday gift. Like guuurl.. you don't refuse to meet your bf because you want to ask other guy friends what they think your bf would like for his birthday. Also you don't ask only 1 guy per day, making that 6 continuous days of turning down your bf (without telling him what's going on)... What is sms gosh.. Couldn't she ask over the phone? Couldn't she ask all of them in a day or two?

I knew Miyaji's route was going to be better and I wasn't disappointed!!!! Plus he has the same birthday as me so when they celebrated in game I was feeling smug for some reason LOL Miyaji's brothers are so funny XDXD I was squealing whenever they appeared. 

The downside to Miyaji's route was the repetitive problem of him blaming himself whenever he kissed or hugged Tsukiko causing her to freeze up. Then he would leave and distance himself, emoing the whole time until Inukai came in to push them to resolve matters -______- it's ok if this came up once but it was the focus of more than 1 isolated chapter on 2 or 3 different occasions. Well, it wasn't too bad in a sense I didn't get angry or irritated at what was happening. Plus his family is too cute so yea I really liked the route on the whole :D

Homare's route is going to be the best!!! I know it! 

You know what's bugging me in this this particular sprite for Miyaji?



 His freaking neck X____X

Ending off with a beautiful photoset of Sora. I find it really really cute when he smiles like this :D

Friday, 4 January 2013

Happy new year~

I forgot to update! Might not be able to update on thursdays this coming semester because it's no longer a free day :) Currently monday is still empty, but that's only for 4 modules, 1 more to include which I've not found. Haiz still remember how I was so troubled over planning modules in my first year wahaha then it became so chill from year 2 sem 2.. Now..... I think i'll just look for my last module on the UE bidding day itself ;)

So yea I'm back in Singapore! Missed my bed many many, and my 3G as well. It seemed as if I bought a lot of clothes in Malaysia, so I didn't buy any clothing in Thailand. Turned out I only bought 2 tshirts, 2 button ups, a singlet kinda top, 2 pairs of jeans and a pair of shoes. (Mum bought waaaay more) Hahaha I realised sometime back that I cannot resist lacy stuff, attracted like dunno what whenever I see lace on the clothing =X  It's so freaking pretty~~ no? This time while shopping I kept grabbing lacy clothes then putting them back because I won't ever wear them to school sigh.. 

Cosmetics wise I bought ZA's 2 way foundation a shade lighter than the prev one I bought in Singapore, Garnier's eye roll on concealer because its so cheap in thailand and clear eyelash glue (finally!!). Eyelash glue that dries black is not suitable for lower lashes X_X 

I saw many second hand PSPs in Malaysia and was really tempted to get one... But looking at my first ever C+ grade I decided to shelf that thought for the time being. Punishment! I have enough PC games (plus titles that I've noticed but not downloaded) to last the entire 3 month holidays so yea...

Currently playing Starry sky after Summer. I've been waiting for it since march last year and finally it was released soon after christmas T____T Thank you to the entire team who worked on the game. After Autumn will be out around feb or march, or so they announce.

I started on Chou no Doku Hana no Kusari and finished all 3 endings for Shiba san. Took me 1 entire day. It was surprisingly enjoyable given how freaked out I was by the prologue. The characters look and behave creepily. I can't remember exactly how I felt throughout the game but it was an emotion roller coaster. Very dramatic game lolol I really enjoyed the music, especially Kyouko's theme. Aww man they don't have the theme on youtube.. can't share here =/

Completed 20 chapters of Prince Roberto's route in Be my princess and obtained the secret normal end because my affection was stuck at B. I heard it's a glitch ahhhhh weelllll. It was a hopeful ending so I'm quite satisfied :) I chose Edward next without hesitation. He's a charming guy hehe
 ...... What a surprise, Prince Edward

 ..... Oh sure I wouldn't know even if he was winking at me

I would love to see that! :D

It's time again to glomp at my latest bodyguard in My Sweet Bodyguard! Just finished half of chapter 4 and I'm just getting a glimpse of that kind of person Sora is.

This was what attracted me to Sora initially, the shock when I realised this 'lady' in the 1st chapter of the prologue, and also the first bodyguard to appear in the entire app is actually Sora in disguise XD


And then he has no choice but to dress up as a girl to attend the same drama club as me since the director has a phobia of guys. BUT THEN HE GOT SEXPOSED wwww XD 

So far Sora's story isn't as funny or romantic as Kaiji's (I'm missing his triplet sisters a lot) so I'm a little disappointed, just a wee bit :) In Kaiji's case he had already been in love with the MC when they were in elementary school while Sora still sees her as a friend so that's only to be expected. Hope things pick up soon!

Thursday, 25 October 2012

2 weeks to AFA O_O

I've done my chinese essay, protein group report and cardio assignment 1! Started on molecular biotech report too. The only pending work is cardio assignment 2, science fiction story and GEK report which I have very little control over because some of my group mates are late in submitting their part. Already being very nice by compiling and bugging them in a non threatening manner.

It makes my blood boil whenever they're so unresponsive. It's ok if they're unresponsive but send me the stuff on time. BUT NO, delayed day after day wth. Hello... I'm very busy too okay, you have no right to submit late and then wash your hands off after you did your part (provided you even submit your part of the report). But when I start composing the email or sms to tell them a piece of my mind I sound so freaking civil and unthreatening that I surprise myself because I was really angry and angsty when I started composing the message. The final message even sounds pitiful -___- well whatever works cos they all replied after that.

Saw a very nice Starry Sky drag and drop game on tumblr: 
I'm not happy with this result but no time to keep trying :( though I did try a few more times but this result kept popping up even when I pressed print screen with my eyes closed! So ah wells. First of all..... WHERE'S HOMARE sobs... and Kazuki your crush is not an unrequited one because my heart is with you! -kicks the rest away- sorry abit angsty haha. 

This made me realise that even though I love all the starry sky guys, I don't love Azusa and Kanata as much as the rest

Edit: This result is better!! :D just noticed the 'you best friend' though and wth.. lover, boyfriend, happy end are all different guys. What is wrong? ..... nothing at all :D

Oh yea the Ys were talking about horoscope on whatssap recently. I don't quite fancy Carpricorns irl but I lurrrve Capricon aka Yoh kun in the game. Because of his voice and pretty face lololol.  Taurus and Aries are my favourite :D I would marry either of them.. really!! Sorry Yufei your sagging I mean Sagittarius character in game, Azusa, is one of my last choices along with Pisces. The Gemini character is the creepiest out of the gang and has a long neck. Aquarius is a very very cute character in game, eccentric too HAHA! Just as yufei described. 

To prove my point.... no prize for guessing which one is Aquarius 8D

The voice actor for Leo is coming (elaboration in my previous post) and i'm so excited because AFA is coming really really really soon!

Some costest photos---
I managed to get the wig to look nicer but the pony tail at the back is still.... not ideal. The problem about a single pony tail is that it's hard for it to always show up on photos. If it doesn't, I'll look like Ciel from Kuroshitsuji especially with the eyepatch hahaha!!! Must figure out how to clip it on such that it shows and doesn't pull on the base wig too much.

When I took off the outfit, the teeshirt I was wearing inside was 40% soaked. Help. And hey look! That's my saxophone by the side, haven't return yet =X

Happy Halloween~~

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Starry☆Sky ~in Winter~


Starring Tsukiko and her adventures with the student council bishies—Kazuki, Hayato and Tsubasa. The main plot revolves around them preparing for school festivals, events and elections. Not as much angst as Autumn, but each character has their own not so happy past. 

The most amazing side character also appears in Winter—Ooshirou Shirogane, voiced by Suwabe Junichi. He already looks too awesome to be an uncapturable character but fret not, cos he has a route in After Winter, and it’s a super awesome one, from what I’ve read!

The opening song, Grayed out, is sung by Nakamura Yuuichi and it’s my favourite starry sky song out of the 4 seasons XD

Shiranui Kazuki, Aries, CV: Nakamura Yuuichi
Kazuki kaichou~ I love you the most, no matter what I say during your route, you’ll always be my favourite okie? Before playing the game, I was instantly attracted to Kazuki from the opening sequence alone, because of his glasses. He looked so charming and serious writing away at the desk wearing a pair of glasses.

A strong headed guy who goes around dragging and appointing students, namely Hayato, Tsukiko and Tsubasa (the following year) into the student council on the very first day they step into school, he’s extremely charismatic and capable. Kazuki fools around pretty often, and takes a particular interest in Tsubasa and his fail experiments. He’s good friends with Homare and Ooshirou and was retained during his first year, making him 2 years older than Tsukiko. The mystery behind his retain will be revealed during the route.
Throughout the game, Kazuki teases Tsukiko when she blushes at the things he says, asking if she has been mesmerized by him. She says no of course, but I always get charmed by him when he says stuff like that XD One of the cutest scenarios happens early in the game when his lips crack while laughing, Tsukiko asks him to bend down so that she could apply lip balm for him. He complies and after the lip balm has been applied, he continues bending and asks “Is it alright for me to kiss you?” Tsukiko gets all flustered but I was totally screaming in my head “YES, KAZUKI, PLEASE DO!” but he bursts out laughing saying it was just a joke and splits his lips again XD

Another time, Tsukiko almost falls in the snow but Kazuki catches hold of her just in time. Unfortunately his hand ends up on her chest and Tsukiko goes into a blushing fit. Kazuki casually says “Oh sorry! It’s so flat that I didn’t even notice!” silly old man XD Tsukiko starts to fall in love with Kazuki (as I do) and worries about little things like indirect kisses when they share a drink. Kazuki, on his part, does more than his share to lead her on, hugging Tsukiko from the back to keep her warm not just once, but twice, saying things like “I’ll never let you go”.

Tsukiko wonders if she has met Kazuki before entering the school, because she occasionally gets a sense of déjà vu when she’s with him but Kazuki denies it every time. Tsukiko gets the feeling that she has been saved by Kazuki before but nothing concrete comes to mind.

Kazuki brings Tsukiko to the male dorm roof top and they sit on a comfy couch with a good view of the school. He tells her about Tsubasa’s late grandfather who was a teacher he respected tremendously. Kazuki has the ability to predict the future and it was Tsubasa’s late grandfather who suggested to Kazuki’s father to enroll Kazuki into this astronomy school to learn to better control his powers. Kazuki had also promised this teacher to help make the school a lively place for when Tsubasa enrolls here. This explains Kazuki’s special interest in Tsubasa (Kazuki’s so sweet T___T) Tsukiko wants to know why he was retained a year but Kazuki jokingly avoids answering it, piping her curiosity even more.

She asks Ooshirou and after bribing him with a random handphone strap she found on the floor and he answers her question. I loved this part a lot because it was like reading a mystery novel, narrated by Suwabe’s sexy voice.  Ooshirou was quite the delinquent in his first year, and Kazuki tried to help Ooshirou change his way of life. Through this, they became close. Once when Ooshirou was sitting at a classroom balcony, he was accidentally pushed by another student and was about to fall off. However, Kazuki appeared in the nick of time and pulled Ooshirou back into the classroom, falling off the balcony himself instead. He was hospitalized for two months and had to be retained. Ooshirou also retained a year, due to his high truant rate.

Tsukiko catches Kazuki sleeping in the student council room couch one night with his glasses 8D Kazuki admits to joining the student council to feel needed by people. Kazuki hugs Tsukiko suddenly and tells her to graduate from him despite Tsukiko wanting to stay by his side. Tsukiko is confused (as I am L)

Once again, in exchange for a handphone strap, Ooshirou tells Tsukiko that Kazuki’s parents died in an accident when he was very young and Kazuki has been living with his uncle who is a shrine owner ever since. Kazuki feels really guilty because he had predicted the accident but didn’ do anything then because he had not understood his abilities. Still, the catch for changing the future events was that the misfortune would be directed onto Kazuki himself. Due to this, Kazuki has been trying his best to prevent misfortune from falling onto people, at the same time, not allowing people to get close to him because he doesn’t want their gratitude.

Kazuki asks Tsukiko to view the stars together. (Here they put the pre-moniter kiss CG but he doesn’t kiss her URGH) She confesses!!! Way to go Tsukiko! Kazuki sighs and says that he only sees her as a sister, a junior but not as a lover. (LIES!!) Tsukiko then asks him not to hug her, not to try to kiss her, and to stop it with the actions which lead her on. She leaves the male dorm L

At the end of the valentines’ day event the next day, Tsukiko attempts to give the chocolate containing her feelings to Kazuki but is firmly rejected. It was quite a heart breaking process and in the end, she gives them to Ooshirou instead. After that, Ooshirou gives them to Kazuki, who was ranting to himself about not being able to accept the chocolate much as he really wished to.

The next day Kazuki catches Tsukiko hesitating in front of the student council door and she gets so embarrassed that she runs away. Kazuki gives chase and the two of them continue running and chasing for quite some time until Tsukiko trips at the stairs and falls. Kazuki catches up and cusions her fall LOL However he faints after they finally reach the student council room.  After this event, Tsukiko finds it slightly easier to be around Kazuki because she feels happy just to see him well and smiling.

Tsukiko goes retrieve some documents from a deserted room by herself while the three guys are out patrolling. Unfortunately she gets locked in with the lights off and is paralyses with fear due to a past experience. Kazuki rushes there to rescue her after realizing that she isn’t around and receiving a tip off from Ooshirou. Tsukiko vaguely hears his voice before losing consciousness.

This incident causes Tsukiko to have a dream which brings back her memories with Kazuki when they were both young. Another childhood friend has appeared! O_O A similar incident had happened in the past where Tsukiko was trapped in the dark by a bunch of guys who wanted to get back at Kazuki. Kazuki had arrived too late which resulted in Tsukiko’s phobia for the dark and enclosed areas. She also had a high fever. To prevent her from recalling unpleasant memories, he repeatedly told her to forget about him and all they had experienced together in her half conscious state and apparently it worked (how did he do it O_o)

Tsukiko and Kazuki both wake up from the same dream. She starts crying and holds his hands tightly. She assures Kazuki that she will always stay by his side, so it’s ok for him to say that he loves her. (what kind of warped logic is this O_o) He doesn’t want her to remember because remembering him would also bring back bad memories of being locked in a dark room. Tsukiko insists that it’s better this way and Kazuki bashfully asks if she really thinks that he’s good (for her). –melts- and then they kiss many many times LOL

Kazuki meets Tsukiko the next day and tells her that he wants to visit his parents grave, and discuss with his uncle his plans after graduation which will take place really soon. He asks her to wait for him. When he comes back, he tells her that he wants to go to university abroad, to explore the world and see what the future holds for him. Tsukiko very graciously wishes him well and asks him to think of her occasionally and to never let her go.

Best ending: Five years after Tsukiko’s graduation, she marries Kazuki. Very nice CG of them cutting the cake cos I see the spring and summer guys XDXD Kazuki insists on being fed by Tsukiko but she gets so embarrassed that she wildly thrusts the cake in the direction of his mouth and gets it all over his face LOL then he asks her to clean the cream off his face using her mouth. HAIYO kazuki XDXD 

Ending 2: Kazuki goes on a date with Tsukiko wearing his school uniform even though he has already graduated because she wants to have a school uniform date. He feels very embarrassed and things get worse then Ooshirou catches them. Now Ooshirou thinks that Kazuki has been retained for yet another year XDXD

Ending 3: On the day of Tsukiko’s graduation, Kazuki comes to see her and she runs into his arms. *She gets too emotional after graduating and starts crying, and Kazuki kisses her many many. (´`)** ohohoho

Ending 4: Kazuki comes back to visit a few months after graduation. He tries to kiss Tsukiko at the school gate but she keeps dodging, out of embarrassment. Then when they’re finally alone, she tries to get away saying that she has student council duties but Kazuki says her duty is to properly take care of the ex president XD then Tsukiko gives in to a kiss not long later. Omg youkyan your voice~~

I kept thinking throughout the route when Kazuki does such ridiculously affectionate things, if he knows what effects they are having on Tsukiko. One moment he seems so sweet and loving, yet the next moment the affection he shows seems to be of that for a sister, not a lover. And then he rejects her so firmly -__- He’s just contradicting himself, not convincing! Good thing Tsukiko persisted, though Kazuki made it really hard.

I guess the reason why I love Kazuki so much is because I can see that he’s a family oriented guy, and yet he talks about experiencing the world and is ambitious. This are very good qualities, but only if he prioritizes family over ambition ahaha.

Hayato Aozora, Virgo, CV: Hirakawa Daisuke
Oh gosh Hirarin.. You drive me nuts with your gentle voice. But I prefer Youkyan’s voice, sorry ^_^ Hayato looks too prim and proper for my liking but he has a very pretty face. I just wish he had more expressions and actions sprites like Tsubasa, and get rid of the gay postures -_-

Appropriately named ‘boss’ by Ooshirou, Hayato frequently gets Kazuki and Tsubasa under his control by brandishing his deadly weapon—the black chalk board which he threatens to run his nails across when those two get out of hand. Tsukiko, of course, gets ear plugs prepared by Hayato.

After the Christmas event, all that talk about student council elections start surfacing which puts Hayato under great pressure. He feels that he isn’t capable of fulfilling the expectations that everyone, especially Kazuki is placing on him. Hayato comes from a family of distinguished pianists. He seems to be the weakest pianist amongst his siblings, despite his love for music and dedication to the instrument. Because of this, Hayato’s parents have always ignored him (POOR BOY T_T)  He did intend to run for president, but it was solely for the sake of improving his status in the eyes of his family. He had dropped the idea because he feels that he will never be able to do as good a job as Kazuki did.

Hayato makes himself very clear regarding his dislike of people imposing their expectations on him. If I were Tsukiko, I would feel really bad about bothering him about it but no, she doesn’t give up and bugs him every day at the piano room until he pushes her against the wall and asks if she could shut her mouth for a bit (in a calm voice) O_O he continues saying very accusing stuff and even shouts at her before leaving the room. What happened to my gentle and polite boy T_T

Tsukiko’s persistence comes into play and she goes find him once again the next day Hayato sneers at her for assuming that she understands him and as Tsukiko tries to convey her confidence in Hayato’s abilities, it becomes a confession! I was all O_O and applauding her courage. I guess Hayato was too shocked to reply properly and Tsukiko leaves the room. 

On the final day of the election form submission, Hayato does a bit of rolling about in the snow and finally realizes that he wants to stay with Tsukiko and Tsubasa in the student council and become the president to protect what Kazuki has done so far. It was after a lot of emoing in the snow and internal struggle that Hayato realized this was what he really wanted.

On election day, the other opponent backs out lol and Hayato makes his election speech. He wins the elections of course and during his thank you speech after being elected, Hayato openly confesses to Tsukiko on stage and asks for her reply –screams- I couldn’t believe my eyes when this happened, I love Hayato so much for doing that! So cool~~~ ).。o I’m all yours, Hayato.
Tsukiko says yes, of course I’d personally hammer her if she said anything other than yes. The school cheers and Hayato gives a smiling warning that Tsukiko belongs to him and no one is allowed to make any advances on her XD After he gets off stage while clearing up, he pulls Tsukiko aside and kisses her ´`

It’s all lovey dovey after that and gosh Hayato you kissing maniac! The guys are getting increasingly bolder with each season. I remember in Spring, the guys politely ask Tsukiko to close her eyes and ask if they can come closer and all but Hayato goes straight for the lips and smile at Tsukiko’s flustered reactions after that. More than three times! He also brings up ‘punishment’ very easily. Kyaaha XD but yea I’m not complaining. 
Hayato agrees to perform a piano piece for an upcoming concert organized by the music club and Tsukiko accompanies him every day as he practices ^_^ The performance went really well and Hayato receives the attention of some reporters which he attributes to his relation with his musical family and thinks nothing of it.

Valentine event, unlike in Kazuki’s route, Tsukiko presents her chocolate to Hayato at the end of the day. He happily accepts it and forces asks her to feed him a piece using her mouth. It’s a clichéd idea but quite sweet because of the way he initiates it XD What I couldn’t stand was the CG which just had an additional piece of chocolate hanging out of his mouth -___- STOP IT! He looks like a dog! I’d rather have no CG -_-

Things start to change after Hayato speaks to his elder sister who comes to the school specially to meet Hayato. He disappears for the rest of the day and only leaves a message with Kazuki that he will not be able to come to school. When Hayato finally calls Tsukiko at night, he apologises and says that he will not be able to come back to school for the time being, citing family problems as the reason.

Tsukiko is surprised to see Hayato in the student council room because he had not been answering phone calls the past days. Hayato tells her that he has been offered a place in Italy to study music because his performance had attracted the attention of a famous composer who had already approached his parents for approval. His parents have also agreed. So Hayato has decided to drop out of school to become a pianist. O_O Tsukiko refuses to believe that it is what he truly wants. Hayato admits that he’s choosing to do this because it’s the only way his parents will ever acknowledge him, now that the opportunity has presented itself, he does not want to let it go by. Hayato asks Tsukiko to treat it as if nothing had ever happened between them. (´Д`。) Noooooo

The next day, Hayato disappears right after lessons and Tsukiko is unable to find him anywhere. Later that night, she receives a call from Hayato who says that he has submitted his leaving school form to Kazuki and informed him of his decision. Tsukiko is unable to change his mind even after meeting him again in the student council room. Kazuki steps in with his ‘men talk’ on the roof top and finally manages to convince Hayato that what he wants is right here in the school d=(´)=b  Nui nui saa!!!

Hayato asks to meet Tsukiko the next morning and holds her hand the entire time while confronting his elder sister and brother who have come to fetch him home. His sister is furious but the brother is more understanding and they return without Hayato (Y)
Best Ending: They get married. Hayato stares at Tsukiko in the wedding gown as she falls asleep LOL and does a monologue.

Ending 2: Hayato wakes Tsukiko up with a kiss as punishment for falling asleep when he plays the piano (she does that a lot).

Ending 3: Hayato hands over the president position to…… Tsubasa! XD Tsukiko becomes too nervous when Hayato comes too close and she says some stuff which sounds like she’s getting married to Hayato. This causes him to laugh like a mad man.

Ending 4: Kazuki visits during golden week :D Hayato kinda neglects him due to the enormous work load so Kazuki teams up with Tsubasa to flirt with Tsukiko to make him jealous. It doesn’t work but Hayato comes over to save his lover anyway XDXD kyaaa he isn’t worried, but he tells them to stop teasing Tsukiko XD

I honestly enjoyed Hayato’s route very very much as you can tell from my writing. It’s the kind of romance I would like to experience in school, with all of its ups and downs. Hayato’s problems are very real, though slightly exaggerated.

Amaha Tsubasa, Aquarius, CV: Suzumura Kenichi
Tsubasa was appointed as the student council treasurer on his 1st day at school by Kazuki and he joins willingly after being bribed with resources and money for his experiments. Though nothing productive seems to come out from his experiments other than smoke and explosions XD

Although he’s the youngest (one year younger than Tsukiko) Tsubasa is one of the tallest Starry sky characters, at 185cm, same as Homare, kyaaha XD I like his character design, with the pin up fringe, purple hair and such a cheerful face! Was actually thinking of going after him first, but that was before I heard Kazuki’s voice.

Much to my surprise, Tsubasa makes a lot of moves on Tsukiko right from the start O_O it was unexpected because he’s supposed to be the innocent and childish kind of character. Then I realized that it was his innocence that propelled him to express his desires so directly.

 LOL.. just... someone please call the hospital

It seems that he falls in love with Tsukiko really early in the game but doesn’t know it. He tells Tsukiko that he doesn’t know why his heart beat accelerates whenever he sees her and wants to be with her even though he has never felt that way with other people before. Then he asks Tsukiko how she feels when she’s with him. O_o They hold hands and look at the stars. Well well well youngsters these days sure are open minded.  

Tsukiko slowly realizes that Tsubasa is actually a very lonely boy, beneath all that hyper activeness and cheerful demeanor.

They start to get all 暧昧-ish eg putting their hands on each others’ faces to keep each other warm on Christmas eve -_- When the student council stays over in school for the new year, Tsukiko wakes up in the middle of the night and allows Tsubasa to hug her to sleep when he asks. Tsk tsk there has to be a limit to his innocence right!? Yes, it’s only possible because this is a game.

Tsubasa was really close to his late grandfather who was also a little bit of an inventor. However, after his gramps passed away, Tsubasa got so afraid that everything he treasured would leave him one day so he tried not to get close to anyone, for fear of the pain of losing them. His principle goes like this ‘do not get used to happiness, because once you’ve experienced it, you will crave more. Since all good things come to an end, the loneliness at that time will become unbearable.’  What a twisted logic… Tsubasa was never too close to his grandmother and left the house to stay at the dormitory after his grandfather passed away, he has never returned home since school started.

Tsukiko discovers that Tsubasa doesn’t have friends outside the student council and asks if he gets lonely. Tsubasa gives a twisted reply in accordance to his strange logic as mentioned above. For the same reason he also starts to distance himself from the student council because he has unconsciously gotten used to being so happy when hanging out with Kazuki, Hayato and Tsukiko.. He wouldn’t have minded if this were to continue, but Kazuki was going graduate, and it just wouldn’t be the same without Kazuki. 

Tsubasa makes a decision to quit the student council O_O and he stops going to the student council room.

Tsukiko meets Tsubasa in the student council room one night and sees that his hair is damp. It appears that a pile of snow fell onto his head as he was walking below a tree on the way to the room to get his belongings. Since it’s the middle of winter, Tsubasa instantly falls sick with fever with his wet hair and Tsukiko drags him to the sofa to dry his hair. He starts emoing again when Tsukiko asks if he really has to leave the council. Poor baby.. he sounded to sad and sick during that scene T ^T After that, Tsukiko receives news from Kazuki that Tsubasa will continue with the student council. Yay =D

So after all that hoo-ha, Hayato runs for president. Still, something seems wrong, Tsubasa has cheered up, but something is still troubling him. He asks Tsukiko while the view the stars a night before the elections if she has fallen in love. Then he repeats some stuff about what his grandpa has told him about love and says that he doesn’t mind searching for it, if it’s together with Tsukiko. Wha? Tsubasa, don’t get what you’re saying at  all LOL ( On the day of the elections, Tsubasa goes missing! They leave while Hayato gives his election speech to look for Tsubasa HAHA poor Hayato!!!! They find Tsubasa at a corner the rooftop garden and the first thing he says is “Don’t come over here!”

O_O you committing suicide, Tsubasa?

He got cowardly again and once again, decided that he won’t stay here (referring to the student council or the school, I have no idea) anymore due to his twisted logic. Tsukiko goes over anyway and tells him that she’s also very afraid of losing him. Finally, her words get through to him and under Kazuki and Hayato’s encouragement, he tells Tsukiko that he wants her to be with him. Of course she agrees and they start going out. Things become quite sweet here, because all that暧昧 is gone.

The student council finds out that it’s Tsubasa’s birthday and quickly prepares a surprise celebration. When they’re alone,Tsukiko feels bad for not preparing a gift and Tsubasa says wants a kiss from Tsukiko and he gets it ^^ Then he keeps kissing her! Wahhhh XD you kissing fanatic you! Stop saying such sexy stuff XD

For valentine’s day, Tsubasa gets chocolate from Tsukiko and gobbles them up. Being the child he is, he gets chocolate at the side of his mouth and it only appears when Tsubasa insists on sharing the chocolate through a kiss since he got ahead of himself and finished all the chocolate. It’s a silly looking CG, but slightly better than Hayato’s =X I’m just so glad they didn’t make one for Kazuki, I would have cried in anguish. So I was sighing in relief when Tsukiko cleaned off the chocolate on his face using her fingers and not her mouth but the next moment, he licks it off her fingers. LOL

Tsukiko finds Tsubasa stoning in his classroom instead of going for student council activities. He tells her that his grandmother had collapsed and is receiving treatment at a hospital. Through a phone call, his grandma kept telling him not to come visit her and that she’s alright. He’s worried and doesn’t know what to do. Tsukiko listens to him and after a while, Tsubasa says that he feels much better and is alright. He asks Tsukiko not to tell the rest.

Of course, things are never that simple and Tsubasa starts starving himself, because he simply has no appetite and forgets to take his meals. He doesn’t even remember when he stopped eating and he couldn’t even finish eating a rice ball that Tsukiko made for him. TSUBASA MY POOR BABY! Don’t do this to yourself please T__T Tsukiko is deeply concerned and makes it a point to eat with him but his poor appetite affects her too and she starts eating less and less. Both of them nag at each other to eat more but obviously they are totally not convincing. Lol

Tsukiko almost faints on the way to class and Kazuki catches her. He asks if she has been eating properly because she seems to have lost weight. T__T this is why I love you, Kazuki. Kazuki brings Tsukiko to the student council room where she spills everything. Just as she was about to cry, Kazuki says women should only cry in front of the man they love awww XD (okie sorry back to Tsubasa)

Kazuki comes back with a… yakisoba bread I think and tells her to eat up while he drags Tsubasa out of class and holds the ‘men talk’ with Tsubasa on the roof top garden during which Tsubasa gets punched XD It works! Tsubasa decides that he needs to be a lot stronger, to protect and not let the people whom he cares for worry. He also laughs his ‘nuhahaha’ laugh after a long time. Tsubasa runs back to the student council room to find Tsukiko and his clip drops off so his fringe is all over his face kya!~ XD

Tsukiko: This is Tsubasa.. right? LOL

Best ending: Tsubasa and Tsukiko move to America after he proposes to her. They return to Japan to get married and Tsubasa is stunned by how beautiful Tsukiko is in the wedding gown on the day of the wedding. XD nothing much happens

Ending 2: Kazuki comes back to visit during the golden week holidays and he reprimands Tsubasa for always sticking to Tsukiko so closely XD Hayato says that Tsubasa gets very possessive of Tsukiko and this inspires Kazuki to deliberately come close to her. Tsubasa’s all like “YOU’RE TOO CLOSE” then he drags Tsukiko to an empty classroom and kisses her many many \(^o^)/

Ending 3: Tsubasa tells Tsukiko that he wants to further his studies in America after graduation, to build a huge spaceship and his first passenger will be Tsukiko XD Azusa will then be the astronaut. He even suggests having their honeymoon in space XD Tsukiko tells Tsubasa that she wants to continue learning about the stars cos she wants to show their beauty to people and also to view the stars with Tsubasa forever. Ehh Tsukiko, that isn’t technically a job but nvm..

Ending 4: Tsukiko attends Tsubasa’s graduation ceremony with Hayato and Kazuki. Tsubasa will be leaving for America with Azusa after graduation and Kazuki offers a listening ear to Tsukiko’s laments if she ever needs to rant. Just then Tsubasa comes out and thanks everyone for coming. It ends up with him crying in Tsukiko’s arms LOL zoomed in version of the crying sprite!

Whooo quite a long route! It was actually my least favourite out of the winter guys but my heart totally went out to Tsubasa when he starved himself T_T It’s not that he doesn’t want to eat, but there’s just no appetite.. I’ve been through this myself and it’s not as torturous as it seems, just that the body becomes so thin when you finally realise what’s happening ): For the romance part.. no comments haha I personally found it not as appealing as Kazuki’s or Hayato’s. But Tsubasa gets the nicest CGs XD

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOMARE DEAR

Just a quick update before ranting about my games

On sunday, I worked for the first time since last year and guess what... as a promoter again. My friends are going for attachments and internships while I'm selling stockings. Feeling so cheapo but it's still a source of income so oh well..

Moving on to happier stuff, I've finally fully completed Starry sky in Summer and Autumn (review two posts down) and for Winter, i'm left with the the other endings (except for the best ending) for Tsubasa and the memory routes. That's about 5 or 6 more routes. Tsubasa's my least favourite character in Winter but I'll pull through!

Following Shirokuma Cafe, Kuroko no basket, Sakamichi no Apollon and Hyouka this season and am very very happy with them. Dropped Hiiro no Kakera because the graphics just aren't up to standard despite the awesome cast. Also dropped Eureka 7 Ao because it was boring T_T Was wondering if I should  pick up Tsuritama last week and decided not to after watching up till the 3rd episode. I'm also starting to watch HxH 2011 (yes before last week I totally ignored it because the good stuff haven't started yet) and my genei ryodan babies are appearing soon!!!!

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Otaku shopping in Taipei

Taiwan trip was great!! I stayed at a 民宿 located at Tao yuan, about 20 minutes away from the Tao Yuan international airport. Blown away by the facilities and the warm hospitality of the owner of the apartment  he treated us to papaya milk lolol! The owner of the building which the apartment is in, Uncle Liao, is a friend of Kyou's mum and he really took great care of us during our stay.

Spent the afternoon after touching down in the room eating beijing duck and some fried duck meat which was very filling and delicious. Then Kyou and I fine tuned our itinerary. Had smelly toufu. It stinks.. and personally I feel that the stink remains in your mouth but Kyou and her mum reassured me that people can't smell it when they talk to you so I guess it's alright. Went to the night market at Tao Yuan and looked around, didn't buy anything :)
That's me in my pajamas eating a duck wing, chicken wings have more meat!

Every day we had to take the tai tie (similar to train which is different from MRT) to Taipei to  either shop there or change to the mrt to go other places. 

Visited Daiso twice or thrice over the 5 days It's a wonderland!!! The things there are 39 twd which makes it even cheaper than the $2 singapore daiso. They also carry more cosmetic products and is way larger than the daiso at Ion. I managed to get lip gloss with beautiful packaging, a black tie for my Felicita cosplay and some other random stuff here and there. 

While we're on Felicita, I also managed to get a short black pencil skirt, and it's really short... which is good i guess haha. I spotted a very suitable belt for Felicita but the shop owner said it wasn't for sale individually and pulled out a hideous black dress which cost twd390. Mannnn if the dress looked nicer I would have bought them... but decided against it =X instead I bought another black belt and am planning to diy a bit. Hope it turns out fine.

The Book street at zhongshan station which is underground was a big disappointment because many stores were not open and the books were not manga =X

For all anime and manga lovers, Taipei underground mall, as stated in many online reviews, is a MUST GO. It's a long long underground street with at least 3 sides of stores along the whole stretch-- in short a lot of shops. Unfortunately, we started shopping at the fashion side and the entire time I was like.. where are my anime and manga shops? Where is the meido cafe? Spotted a japanese magazine shop and went in. Got my Starry Sky fanbook 1 and 2 (later found vol 1 selling for S$5 cheaper at Animate but nvm lah) but all that gachapon machines were still nowhere to be found. In the end I found a measly 5 of them and left the place thinking that was all.

Spied a pair of boots suitable for Felicita (albeit covering only up to below the knee instead of the thigh) for only S$20+ but I chose not to get it because I was sure I would be able to get a cheaper one at wufenpu the next day. Which was a big mistake because wufenpu, which was supposed be this shopping district selling really cheap clothes did not offer very cheap clothings.... We were too accustomed to seeing the twd100 clothes and those at wufenpu did not go below that. In fact, most of the clothes there were more expensive. 

So we went back to Taipei underground mall at night because I wanted to get the shoes no matter what. ALAS THE SHOES WERE SOLD OUT. Only the brown version was left. I was super disappointed D: settled for another pair which doesn't have the shoe lace thingy, but has suitable length, for around S$40 and appeased myself haha
It was also during this second trip to Taipei underground mall that I finally discovered the anime and manga shops. They were along another section of the underground street which we completely and accidentally skipped during the 1st visit. I checked out all the gachapons and got what I wanted. The shops there are selling mainly figurines, manga and games. There was one which sells second hand manga I think.... might have reaped a lot of stuff there if I had the time to go in.... Still, I had already bought my fill of manga at the manga shops at xi men ding area so it wasn't so bad. But I would loved to have more time to browse every single shop. What really made me hit myself was not having time to visit the butler cafe and meido cafe D:

Do not make the same mistake please walk the entire street and keep searching until you find the stretch of shops T__T it's towards the left section of the street.

On the topic of make up and cosplay, there are random wig shops popping up here and there, but the wigs they sell are more towards casual wigs ie brown, black, generic curls or extensions. I didn't bother asking for the price. There is one shop selling colored wigs more suited for cosplay at xi men ding beside KT dong man. Didn't get much make up in taipei. They have the usual watson, sasa and cosmed but nothing exceptionally cheap. Fake lashes are common though, I bought a box of 10 pairs for less than S$5 XD

Moving on to xi men ding, we were greeted by this huge signboard the moment we stepped out of the station. Visited a manga renting shop and then started to find our way to the list of anime manga shops on the list. First up was Animate. This is another must go, because the manga collection is huge, and it even has a section dedicated to drama CDs. I didn't dare to spend too much time in that section because I didn't want to accidentally see strange stuff and corrupt Kyou....... I mean it's good to widen my knowledge regarding drama cds but right now i'd like my knowledge to remain at BLCDs as the most disturbing interesting one. The underground floor is heaven~~ Lots of anime merchandise which are pretty updated. I went straight to the Starry Sky section was was placed right in the middle and started my hunt. Too bad most of the things were a little pricey and Kazuki was missing (my husbando is sold out!) from most of items. So all I got was a Homare strap. The small clocks are pretty cute though, but I held back, a lot. T ^T Very few hxh stuff. 

Next on the list was KT Dong Man which is quite ulu, but Kyou asked the staff at Animate so we were able to find it pretty easily XD KT dong man sells a lot of merchandise too, but the stuff there are more from the older series. Let me rephrase that... the stock there seems quite dated, I don't remember seeing anything from the newer seasons at all. That aside, I scooped a lot of Durarara merchandise XD They also sell manga but by then I had already grabbed all the manga I wanted from Animate and the load, together with my starry sky fan books was getting seriously heavy so I decided not to get any more books unless necessary. 
Visited a few other manga shops but didn't get anything else. I believe Animate has all the manga these shops sell and even offers more (: One thing I'd like to rant about is the lack of merchandise from the newer series.  in general (excluding Animate) I kept seeing the same few series -- One piece, Kuroshitsuji and even Prince of tennis every where. 
Ohh don't forget to visit any book stores you come across. I visited 3 in total (not including cheng ping aka eslite) and always bought something. Some of them sell very cute anime key chains and this particular one at Tai mao shopping mall in Tao Yuan actually has a pretty neat stash of anime stuff. They had some handphone sticker thingy of almost all the major Hetalia characters. I had a hard time choosing and finally settled for France (giving it to Mel! XD) While I was paying for France, the nice girl at the counter directed my attention to a reasonably priced gift pack containing many many Italy character stuff like pouch, notebooks and dunno what. Hnnnnggg so tempting again but I resisted because I..... wouldn't know what to do with them. Too cute to be used! They were also selling Ouran gift packs. I begged Kyou to drag me out of the shop before I did anything rash lol T____T

So in conclusion, Taipei underground mall, and Animate at xi men ding are the must must visits. Animate has the best selection of manga in terms of variety and they have the newest stuff while not neglecting the otome sector. I mean Starry Sky and Hakuouki aside, I saw the Arcana Famiglia book and files for sale, Brothers Conflict too (hnnnnggg had to resist temptation) and a series called "Are you alice?" which i've never heard before (ok it's a manga from a few years ago hahaha but still.. bishies!) 
In case you think all I did was shopping for anime stuff, I had lots of good food too =DDD picture spam! Check out more on fb haha. Totally walked like mad for 5 days, my legs are very very muscular now.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Starry☆Sky ~in Autumn~

Where Tsukiko goes after teachers who are all older than her ohoho. The signs in this game are Libra, Leo and Gemini. I can't decide who my favourite Autumn guy is... No wait, all things considered, I'll have to go with Naoshi  ( ´ ▽ ` )ノ because he has the nicest CGs and best voice in the game. In comparison with the rest of the seasons, Autumn ties in second place with Summer even though it definitely has nicer graphics and a more fulfilling plot because I don't see myself liking Naoshi more than Homare, or Kotarou more than Miyaji.

Opening song sung by Daisuke Kishio is pure love XD Click to read my rants and of course, spoilers ahead!




Hoshizuki Kotarou, Libra CV: Akira Ishida
Has the most appealing character design in this game so I went after him first. Hoshizuki sensei is the school nurse who seems to be frequently out of office(in other peoples’ routes) or sleeping on the job. He does a terrible job of keeping the office table in order and it’s always in a mess, which Tsukiko has to clean up almost every other day.
I found hisvoice rather soft and muffled compared to the other two teachers, so it was aminus =( That aside, his yawns and just-woke-up voices amuse me to no end LOLHoshizuki sensei sounds downright like an old man in those scenarios. Greatjob, Akira san!

Sobasically, Tsukiko would visit the nurse office every day after school becauseshe always has something to do there ie called up by Hoshizuki himself, bodycheckup, reporting to Hoshizuki because she’s the health medic or something,standing by in the office for when he needs to leave or just going there toclean up the ever messy table.

I actually had a tokidoki moment when Tsukiko had to show her shoulder to Hoshizuki sensei for treatment due to an unfortunate accident in the student council room XD

The silly guy one day, all flustered, informs Tsukiko that Kanata had fallen ill and had been hospitalized. It turns out to be a false alarm in the end. From this this, Tsukiko subsequently learns from Mizushima that Hoshizuki sensei had been taking care of Mizushima and his twin sister, Yui, since they were young. Yui fell in love with Hoshizuki and confessed to Hoshizuki, but he did not give her a proper response and she passed away soon after. Guilt stricken that he deprived Yui of an answer she deserved, he was convinced that a person like himself did not deserve happiness. Doesn’t make much sense why anyone would think that way,but it does explain why he keeps rejecting Tsukiko.

All was going well, and I was rather engaged until Hoshizuki threw a stink bomb during the school festival and told Tsukiko that she was being too obvious about her feelings and gave her that “do not love me” talk T ^T I was like.. darn, so you realized her interest in you. Not so clueless after all.

Hoshizuki turns out to be the son of the school’s chair man and he takes on the role of the chairman while still keeping his position as the school nurse (Y) he looks great in a suit omg so handsome!

School trip was definitely the highlight of the route. Tsukiko, confused by her feelings towards Hoshizuki, was unable to sleep well for a few days in a row and finally fell sick during the school trip. She was nursed back to health by Hoshizuki and that was practically the entire duration of the trip. He held her hand as she drifted off into lalaland (similar to when she had a fever and went to sleep in the nurse office previously). While Tsukiko was sleeping, Hoshizuki stared at her lovingly and stole a kiss.
Then he himself fell asleep. Tsukiko woke up, saw a sleeping Hoshizuki who was still holding her hand and kissed him on the lips too. Both of them felt guilty, especially Hoshizuki who thought that he was the worst for stealing a poor innocent girl’s kiss while she was asleep, no less! SO PRECIOUS, THE TWO OF THEM!!! XD

Tsukiko overhears Hoshizuki’s conversation with his sister who urges him to go on a matchmaking session, and he agrees O_O she tries to talk Hoshizuki out of it and goes find him in his new principal office. Hoshizuki tells her not to interfere in his business )= she breaks down in tears in front of Naoshi and Mizushima after leaving the room ;_;

She decides to confess to Hoshizuki sensei but is unable to find him anywhere the next few days. Tsukiko finally meets him after falling asleep in the nurse office and makes her feelings known. That idiot Hoshizuki then assures her that it’s just an infatuation that young girls have, especially towards older men. Then he says that he will never love her because she’s out of his range ie too young. Tsukiko refuses to give up and this makes Hoshizuki say mean stuff like “don’t bother me with your stubbornness.” before walking out of the room. Ouch………

On the day of the matchmaking, Tsukiko waits for Hoshizuki at the school gate in hope of stopping him one last time. He ignores her yet again and leaves in the car. It starts raining and Tsukiko continues standing in the rain until Mizushima hands her an umbrella. She faints in front of Hoshizuki after he returns at night.
He bringsher back to her room and she wakes up to him holding her hand. She once again,tries to convey her feelings. He starts emoing and crying about how cowardly hewas to not give Yui a proper reply in the past and only escaping all the time.In the good endings, Tsukiko manages to convince him that he deserves a happyending too, and he goes all “Really? Can I really do that?” -_- Baka, you crytoo much.. even in the kiss-the-moniter CGs. Deducts some cool points.

Hot CG of Hoshizuki in the best ending, this wonderful guy thinks so much for Tsukiko and insists that she is sure of her love for an old man like himself before they finally get married. 
Sensei y u so sexy?!
The good ending shows how Hoshizuki is aware that Tsukiko feels the slight insecurity that he might leave her because she’s too young and it’s the same for him T_T Tsukiko might grow tired of him and want to move onto other people. Awww it’s bittersweet –loves this ending-

In the bad ending, Hoshizuki rejects Tsukiko till the end and she graduates with them becoming almost like strangers again. He looks back and feels regretful, but decides that it is for the best.

Haruki Naoshi, Leo CV: Daisuke Kishio
I wasn’texpecting much from Naoshi, and was not familiar with his seiyuu. But wow, Kishiohas a very energetic and youthful voice which fits Naoshi really well. It’s notannoyingly loud or sharp which characters like Naoshi tend to have. In short, Ilove his voice!! XD don’t get me started on the drama CDs, Naoshi was so hotthere gosh…….. –le blushes-

Naoshi’sthe home room teacher in charge of Tsukiko’s class and he’s well liked by thestudents, frequently the target of pranks LOL one of them includes setting up atrap to make Naoshi fall and say “gyahun” in the process. It was hilarious! XDSo anyway I don’t think I have much to say for Naoshi’s route, because theromance comes pretty late and is really quite unspectacular…

He’s theenthusiastic kind of teacher who is always ready to give a listening ear.Entrusted with the task of taking care of Mizushima during the attachment,Naoshi spends some extra time hunting down the ever slacking Mizushima whichthus brings him to the nurse office where everyone hangs out in the game.
Naoshi getsthe clichéd teacher student scenarios like fixing some computer wire togetherunder the table where Tsukiko glomps at his face, teaching her how to use thecomputer and unknowingly coming too close etc etc but his voice makes up for itXD The best voice in this game goes to Naoshi~~~ He’s so adorable when he getsall flustered, especially in the drama cds XD

One nice eventwas when a pile of cardboard or sth fell on top of the both of them in thestudent council room (where’s Kazuki when you need him lol) and Naoshi gets allpanicky because Tsukiko suffered a hit on her shoulder. He then carries herprincess style all the way to the nurse office XD Hoshizuki warns Naoshi not tolook when Tsukiko has to show him her shoulder for treatment and Naoshi waslike all “I –I won’t! I’ll make sure no one enters the room too so restassured.” Naoshi so cute!

Tsukikoslowly finds out that Naoshi seems to be unwilling to get into a relationshipbecause he feels that romantic love gives nothing but pain and bitterness.Naoshi’s best friend, Hiroki, was stubbornly in love with a girl who wasalready attached and did everything he could for her, including saving her froma car accident which resulted in him lying in a coma. Naoshi is unable tounderstand why Hiroki would risk his life for an unrequited love and this formsthe source of angst in his route.

This matteris resolved when Tsukiko accompany Naoshi to the hospital to visit Hiroki afterreceiving a call from the hospital that his condition has gotten worse. Theymeet the girl whom Hiroki loves and Naoshi urges her to stay by Hiroki’s sidetill the end.  

Naoshi realizesthat he has fallen in love with Tsukiko after that and doesn’t know what to dowith himself since teacher-student relationships are forbidden. (Ikr….. =/) Heeven confides in Hoshizuki XD In the end it’s Tsukiko who makes the first move duringHalloween when Naoshi asks her if she has anyone she likes. He mental hitshimself for asking such a question when Tsukiko admits to having someone shelikes and wants to tell him who that person is XD  Naoshi’s like “OH SHIT, WAIT, LET ME PREPAREMYSELF!” Huff and puff, deep breaths, “OK I’m ready, throw it at me!”

Of course,the person is him XD Naoshi’s like oh I’ll throw all that forbidden thing to thewind and they start dating =D However it has to be kept underground which makesdating a pain. They settle for ‘extra lessons’ after school in the classroom andmeeting up at night. He also fetches her from after her archery club practiceswalks her back to her hostel every night ^_^

As usual,Tsukiko falls sick during the school trip but this time she recovers in timefor a date with Naoshi on the free activity day. After escaping from the restof the students and saving Tsukiko from a random guy who was trying to hit onher while waiting for him, Naoshi brings Tsukiko to a beautiful meadow –love-He places a flower band thingy on her head and they have their first kissfinally. Both of them are so shy XD so cute!

They sharemore sweet times in school and Naoshi becomes more bold and even kisses Tsukiko in school. Howeversoon after, he starts ignoring her and not picking up her calls. Hoshizukicalls Tsukiko to the nurse office one day and asks if she and Naoshi are goingout. He then tells her not to see Naoshi for the time being. Naoshi later tellsher the same thing over the phone, sounding really upset but refusing to tellher the reason. I mean come on Tsukiko, it’s pretty obvious that you guys gotdiscovered right?

The nexttime they meet on the roof top, still refusing to tell Tsukiko what happened,Naoshi asks for a break up while hugging her -_- how convincing. He even givesher one last parting kiss.

She laterlearns from Mizushima that their relationship got discovered by the schoolmanagement and Naoshi had to deny everything in order to not get her punished.Hoshizuki also helped to cover up. Tsukiko starts crying because poor Naoshihad to shoulder everything himself and Naoshi comes  into the nurse office, sees Tsukiko cryingand rages at Mizushima. Tsukiko had to step in to stop him lol. Mizushimaleaves them to talk after that.
In the goodendings, they both agree to wait till after graduation to be together. It’squite sweet.. (: The true ending shows Naoshi and Tsukiko going to her house toask her dad for her hand in marriage. He gets all panicky there so cute XD the CG for the true ending is really pretty too
Look at that nervous face XD
In the badending, Naoshi refuses continue this painful relationship even after graduationbecause he has come to the conclusion that love is indeed painful. But it’s notbad in a sense that after a few years, Tsukiko returns to the school as atrainee teacher and he thinks to himself that he might finally have the courageto give it a try again and perhaps it will turn out better this time.

Mizushima Iku, Gemini CV: Yusa Koji
Generalyknown as the most creepy and the character with the longest neck in the StarrySky series. I do know of some people who love him though! I’m neutral.. but hedoesn’t rank anywhere near my top 3 starry sky guys. It was very hard to choose CGs to show here because they're either not nice or Tsukiko looks like she's going to get raeped.
Mizushimais a trainee teacher who has just started his attachment at the school when thegame begins. First thing he did was to hit on Tsukiko in the nurse office.Tsukiko also finds his face really familiar and recognizes him as the leadvocalist of a band she really loved in the past, but has since disbanded.Mizushima gets all mysterious and strongly hints for her to stop pursuing thismatter. Anyway he continues making really creepy and daring advances on her inthe nurse office which really bothered me. At the worst of his advances, hepushes Tsukiko down onto the bed in the nurse office and ‘threatens’ to rapeher. I was horrified………. Of course nothing happens since this is In Autumn, not After. And well…. Starrysky isn’t that kind of game. Tsukiko runs away but decides to take on hischallenge of becoming temporary lovers in hope of changing his views on love.(how naïve.. my dear girl)

So theybegan their dangerous game of pretending to be lovers. I actually likedthis part of the route the most =D it was quite exciting to see what wouldhappen each day when they met at the rooftop garden after school. Poor Naoshigot busted in his route and had to break up with Tsukiko, but Mizushima seemedto have no problems O_o well.. life is unfair XD

So the bothof them would without fail, meet each other and Iku (as he requested Tsukiko toaddress him by) would do very cute things like requesting to hold her handsaying “well, we haven’t held hands today, so let’s do it” Awwww you can besuch a child! XD and he becomes very caring –swoons- I know it’s just pretendbut even I got swayed and started to like him a little here. All was going welland he even admits that he wants to believe in Tsukiko’s beautiful idea oflove.

Iku wasindeed the main vocalist of a popular band in the past, but he overworked anddamaged his voice, after which his so called friends and band mates distancedthemselves, making it clear that the ‘friendship’ was only for benefits. In thesame period, Iku’s twin sister, whom he was really close to, passed away. Thisleft him with no one to confide in, resulting in this.. unhealthy personalityof making use of others and not believing in them.

He showedyandere tendencies, getting just a little violent and speaking fiercely andbecoming all sarcastic when he saw Tsukiko talking happily to another guy. =/It’s one thing to be jealous but another to show it in this way, me no likey.There’s almost always a yandere-ish guy in every game, and it happens to be Iku,so I accept it =/ Anyway this lasted for only a few minutes so it’s ok.. Iguess. Bad impression made

So duringthe school trip, Tsukiko falls sick again and Iku notices. Still, she gets wellin time for a date with him on the free day. It also marks the fast approachingend of their temporary lover game. They go to the beautiful meadow~~~ and talk-__- I was expecting something more since Naoshi had that lovely CG at themeadow haha

They endthe game a few days later… at the roof top garden, where it started. Ikuinsists that he feels nothing and his idea of love had not changed; it wasstill a game to him. Then he asks in a low voice if he could kiss her. SHOPRECIOUS LOL very nice sound effects there, 不愧是 Yusa kouji =X

Tsukikowould visit the roof top garden daily after that, but Iku never appeared thereagain. Naoshi and Hoshizuki subsequently asked her to speak to Iku, because heseemed out of sorts after the school trip. She agrees and miraculously meetshim at the garden one cold night. This is where it starts going downhill again.Iku throws a fit after answering a call on the phone from one of his formerband mates who was trying to convince him to join a band again because theywere unable to find another singer. Tsukiko tries to calm him down but wasforcefully kissed. Then he starts angsting about fair weathered friends, thepain of losing his sister and having no one to believe in. Tsukiko says hershare about wanting to stay with him and he hugs her, asking her to meet himthe following night at the same place.

Thefollowing night, it rains heavily and Tsukiko waits but he doesn’t show up D:The same thing repeats for a few days until he finally appears and asks whyshe’s so persistent. It’s cos she loves him duh.. He then asks her to go to theroof top garden after school in two days, where without her knowledge, arrangesfor a male student who likes Tsukiko to confess to her. That was so bad, man,especially when the student who was rejected started to get violent but wasfortunately chased away by Naoshi.

Tsukikodumbly continues waiting after that and Iku shows up at night, asking if she’sdisappointed in him.
In the goodendings, Iku is touched by Tsukiko’s feelings and accepts her. They get alittle touchy feely in the nurse office subsequently and I can’t quite rememberwhat happens XD
In the badending, he leaves her at the roof top and she gives up the next day, with Ikustill saying that he’s better off alone and that he’s too weak for being unableto believe in and be with another person. It ends with a kiss. Short and sweet,I like this ending the most in Iku's route

Conclusion
This marks the end of a relatively more angst filled game in the Starry sky series but it's not a bad play. The bad endings add a nice touch to the otherwise forever lovey dovey finishes. This game is not something I can relate to, and it appears too dramatic for the characters to behave the way they do.. or perhaps I just haven't experienced enough hardships in life lol. What I liked the most was Tsukiko's persistence (other than in Naoshi's route because he was way nicer to her than the other two). I found myself rooting for Tsukiko when she decides to confess, and feeling really sorry when Mizushima and Hoshizuki are cruel to her T_T


P.S thanks guys for reading till the end, I removed my tagbox again! If you are interested in the game, I can pass it to you in a thumbdrive! ;D