Post 1: Searching for LOVE?

Are you falling in love with your favorite anime character? Do you want to experience some kind of romantic relationship with him? Well, it’s a dream come true! Stop now daydreaming and enter now the world of OTOME GAMES!

Before I started playing otome games, I started liking anime a well-known media loved by many fans. In anime there is a lot of beautiful boy characters that I can’t avoid crushing them. So I wondered if there is some kind of game that you can date, talk, and share wonderful moments with them. Fortunately my prayers are answered when a friend of mine introduce to me a certain game called Hatoful Boyfriend. The characters there are different kinds pigeon birds but also shows there human form after every introduction of characters. With those hot guys I got obsessed playing until finishing it. After trying that game I looked for more other otome games and I realized otome games are not just about dating. But also running a country or saving the world at the same time! Princesses, ninjas, wizards, ballerinas, sports stars, for short otome heroines can be anything.

Hatufol Boyfriend

As I searched for the meaning of otome games, I came a crossed an article in MyAnimelist that otome games are for female and actually in the form of visual novel like dating simulation games. The user controls the main female character as she pursues a romantic relationship with one of the main male characters.

In my own idea otome games is my stress killer for all the busy works as a college student. I just play it and immediately get in love with those otome game characters. And precisely, falling in love is one also of the major reason I played dating simultation games. For me the benefactors in playing otome games are the singles and women being busy with their works who want to experience a romantic relationship even it’s in the virtual world.

While searching for the articles about of using otome games, I came across an article by Ida Torres called “Love Games’ Fascinate Japanese Women with Smartphones”, an article which explains the relationship of women in dating game characters as substitutes in real life relationship.

”Romance novels may soon be replaced in the hearts of Japanese women as a source of romantic fantasy. “Love games” or role-playing games that can be played on smartphones are gaining immense popularity among the working single women in their 30s demographic who are too busy to search for but are hoping for Mr. Right.”

Overall, playing otome games are enjoyable and addicting. And another information about  this article also, according to Kana Shimada, a novelist who wrote about modern women states that otome games, which are played in smart phones, are especially popular with working single women in their 30’s who feel they don’t have the time or energy for a real relationship. So even if is just a virtual boyfriend from a game then you can enjoy him whenever you want.