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Otome Doushi Review: A fun martial arts game that left me wanting more!

Otome Doushi Review: A fun martial arts game that left me wanting more!

Sypnosis

  • Kingdom of Kayu, where martial arts is common to learn for anyonre, at any age
  • They believe strength is justice
  • Shunrin is a taoist apprentice, training under her grandpa who is a master Taoist priest
  • SHES SO PURE AND CUTE
  • And she has a pet baby panda named Mimi!! These 2 are inseparable and it's so cuteeee

LI Impressions:

Haoran

  • A big bro/childhood friend to MC
  • calm and protective
  • cooks well
  • AHHHH HE IS SOOO CUTEEEEE!
  • They are both sooooo pure and cute!
  • Such a simp once he realizes his feelings!
  • Ahhh the VA did such a great job on hitting me right in the feels!!
  • How can a man be this perfect and sweet? He's an amazon forest!

Yuhan

  • used to be childhood friends with MC
  • tsun, easily awkward and embarrassed
  • I thought he was cute in the beginning since he blushes a lot
  • His fav word is yelling "BAKA" at MC
  • But the route's plot felt... unsatisfying. His actions don't agree with me...
  • Not the best LI for MC and me

Xiao

  • Kuu
  • Voiced by Matsuoka!! Ahhh it's Akaza's VA!
  • BIG BOYYY (very very tall compared to MC)
  • LMAOOO this is the funniest route I swear!
  • The story pacing is quite nice in this route
  • Wish there's more romance development though. It felt rushed and I don't get how MC fell for him

Longlei

  • So beautiful, u cant look at his eyes directly cuz he's too dazzling
  • Polite and elegant man who works at royal palace
  • HE'S SOOOO CUTE AND ARGHHH UNFAIR
  • Voiced by Olympia Soiree Riku's VA!!
  • LOVE HIM! I'm squealing at his beautiful CGs!
  • If I have to be objective, his plot and story is alright, not too exciting
  • But I just love how he's SUCH A SIMP
  • The last CG was a masterpiece!

Secret LI

  • Immediately stole my heart in the first CG!! AHH!
  • I can't mention no more without spoilers but... He's great!
  • Main plot ties up well, a lot of questions answered. But some side plots that were in other routes are not addressed
  • A route with plot + cute romance scenes
  • Though I still felt their feelings developed way TOO FAST

Pros

  • Art is BREATHTAKING and look at the character designs!! Fantastic!
  • YESSS we have our own panda~ SO CUTEEE! Visual sharing technique. We can see what Mimi has seen
  • I love how Mimi is more than just our pet but it plays such a pivotal role when it has to
  • MC's soooo funny and relatable like I CANT BREATHE sometimes she makes me laugh sooo hard
  • Love love love how MC can fight and stand on her own 2 feet! She's stubborn but in a good way. She's proactive and a problem solver who executes the plan!
  • Music is fantastic! Fits the theme so well!
  • All the LIs are likeable and cute!!
  • VAs did such a good job! I love hearing Fukuyama Jun speaking in Kansai dialect haha!
  • There are manga animated scenes! Which are sooo cool!
  • I love how there's a narrator (it's OS Kuroba's VA) who summarise the prev chapter while going into the next chapter like "what will the next chapter entails? To be continued" vibes
  • JP level is easy, probably high N4 is comfortable, but may need look up some new Kanji but other than that. Easy for N3 and above.

Cons

  • No bad ends, I can't believe I put this under cons but yea, sometimes I want that darker, more despair ends that shows how much LI loves MC... But no, both ends for each LI are happy (except maybe that 1 LI whose 2nd end is happy-ish)
  • SHORT common route. Like it's too short that the world building felt underdeveloped compared to games like Olympia Soiree or Code:Realize..
  • Total 7 chapters per LI route. 1 chapter is quite short like 30-45min read. Because the story felt short, there weren't a lot of memorable scenes I can remember... especially for romance, it felt rushed like they suddenly developed STRONG feelings for each other even though they barely spent enough time together
  • Most reviewers said the extra sugar content is all in the short stories and drama CDs, so it's paywalled behind merch...
  • Felt more like the Cero B game than Cero C. The MC is pretty innocent and romance scenes are kept cute and light-hearted
  • Plot is quite simple and honestly, the final route was quite predictable so there wasn't really any plot twists
  • Route Ranking: Secret LI > Longlei = Haoran > Xiao > Yuhan
  • LI Ranking: Longlei = Haoran = Secret LI (i cant compare these 3) > Xiao > Yuhan

Rating: 7/10 - it's cute, funny and enjoyable but... left me feeling wishing there's more.

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