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Send us Fan Mail We’re taking another game break, which means it’s time for some pure, unadulterated nonsense! Vki and Vka are back with another round of Otome Superfight, but this time, we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of pulling from multiple worlds, we are confining the chaos to Burlone residents only. That's right, it’s a total Piofiore Massacre. We didn’t just stop at the main Love Interests either—we threw the side characters into the ring too. Because why should Yang and Gilbert get all the "glory" when we can pit the rest of the mafia (and the church and the police) against each other in ridiculous hypothetical battles? How badly will the sisters bend the laws of physics and logic to make sure their favorites survive? Who gets completely nerfed by a hilarious handicap, and who walks away unscathed? Will Vka lose again because her sister always finds a way to make her concede? It is literally impossible to be serious during this episode, so come pull up a chair and see if you agree who wins each round of Otome Superfight! This episode is sponsored by RipReader https://ripreaderapp.com/ Games discussed: Ikemen Villains, Piofiore None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail It's time for another go at ranking the love interests of our favorite otome games and this week we've recruited the wonderful Sami Nash to help us judge the beautiful, tragic men of Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation-! Ranking these LIs is never easy but it's a lot more fun with three sisters in the mix. We spend this episode laughing through the doom and gloom as we debate the truly hard-hitting questions: Who is objectively the most attractive? Who would actually make a functional husband for our girl Ceres?  We also find out what a bank vestibule is (thanks Vki) and try to figure out which of these cursed men could we actually stand being stuck in one for three hours. (Spoilers: Some of them would make those three hours feel like an eternity). Don't despair and come join the three of us as we find salvation in these rankings - or at least have lots of laughs trying!  Go check out Sami Nash! We had the absolute best time recording with him - Thanks for joining the sisterhood for the day, Sami!  Sami's Twitter and Bsky Games discussed: Ikemen Villains, Illusion of Itehari, Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation- None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that, other than otome, the sisters have VERY different tastes in video games? We’ve started a new series called “Otome Shimai: Sister Side” where one sister (tries to) explain their favorite games to the other! In this episode we journey into the world of The Elder Scrolls as Vki introduces Skyrim to Via! Expect laughter, confusion, and maybe just a pinch of chaos. We’ll dive into the shallow end of the lore, mechanics, and Vki’s personal experiences (a deep dive would have taken 48-72 hours of recording, and we both have full time jobs). Can Vki convince Vka to give Skyrim a chance? Take a listen and find out! Games discussed: Even if Tempest, 9 R.I.P., Skyrim None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! The sisters have been looking forward to Date Everything! for SO long, and it does not disappoint! Join us for a first look at this utterly unique sandbox dating sim that features all (YES we said ALL) your favorite voice actors. Expect us to dive into the punny names, chaotic interactions, and a how much we love the representation in this game. Games discussed: Date Everything, 9 R.I.P., Uma Musume None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail SPOILERS INCOMING In this episode, sisters Vki and Vka take a wild ride through the intricate world of Evermore Error Salvation, diving into the plot twists, character arcs, and the infamous bad science that permeates the game. Spoilers abound as they dissect the game's storylines, from the tragic fates of...everyone to the convoluted mechanics of...everything. Please don't expect this to make sense if you haven't played the game. Games discussed: 9 R.I.P., Tengoku Struggle Strayside, Virche Evermore None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Otome Shimai the sisters dive into a spoiler-free review of Virche Evermore: Error Salvation and test the limits of anguish, suffering, and zetsubou. Or does zetsubou actually have limits? This game makes it really unclear... As always, the first episode of Reviews in 2s will give you a sneak peak to the world of the game and the characters who live in it. We also yeet at least one LI off a cliff. Enjoy! Games discussed: Virche Evermore, Ikemen Villains None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Note: We're using new software for recording and are still figuring the technical stuff out. Apologies if anything funky pops up! We took a break so it's time to play a game! Vki and Vka round out 2023 with another episode of Otome Superfight. Which means we spend an hour talking about nonsense hypotheticals. Who turns everything they touch into hummus? Who ends up controlling an army of tweens? And how badly will the sisters bend their logic in order to get their otome LIs to survive each battle? Also included, us being really sad about multiple previously recorded episodes having to be scrapped because the audio was garbled. We may have cried a bit. Games discussed: Radiant Tale, Ikemen Vampire, Ikemen Sengoku, Jack Jeanne, Olympia Soiree, Winter's Wish Support the show

Send us Fan Mail IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! The game Vka has been waiting for for YEARS. Join us as we dive in to a sneak peak of Jack Jeanne, the rhythm-stats-raising-otome that takes you on a musical journey! Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Jack Jeanne for review. Games discussed: Code Realize: Future Blessings, Jack Jeanne, Ikemen Prince Support the show

Send us Fan Mail THIS IS LATE we are sorry Vka lost her voice and Vki also got sick and has been doing overtime. Excuses excuses, our apologies. Sneak peak of the newly released otome game, Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo!  Super fun, super tropey, supernatural historical Japanese otome game. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Winter's Wish for review. Games discusses: BU$TAFELLOWS, Piofiore Episodio 1926, Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Oh hey, we did a collab with Blerdy Otome! We're ranking LIs. It's fun. We all like Olympia Soiree. And each other. There are no spoilers. This is a placeholder description because I feel like someone is squeezing my uterus. I promise I'll do better with the next one. Games discussed: Angel or Demon?, DRAMAtical Murder, Norn9: Var Commons, Olympia Soiree Go check out BlerdyOtome aka Naja. She's the coolest. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Norn9 is getting a Switch port! And we got a sneak peek. What's in store for new players and what has been updated for those of you who played the Vita version? Featuring some super special info by Anne Lee, who worked on the localization! Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Norn9 for review. Chic Pixel - Anne's website Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Spoilers Spoilers SPOILERS. This episode has spoilers. Olympia Soiree has so much lore it could fill a swimming pool. Twice. So, we pared it down as much as we could to the juicy bits and still ended up with our longest episode to date. …ok, we admit, there may be a few sidebars, but who can help but sing “One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater” when talking about Yosuga! Oh. It’s just us? Welp. Come join us as we go down the clusterfuck rabbit hole that is the 50 different main stories and side quests that makes this extraordinarily entertaining game. TW: Discussion of: Assault, SA, Racism, Sexism Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Racism and classism and sexism, oh my! The sisters do a shallow dive (deep dive is Ep. 37! ) into the world of Olympia Soiree. A world where your color means everything and women are for making babies. Wonderful. At least the LIs are hot? We'll be doing an overview of Tenguu Island and how its inhabitants live and navigate this rigid society. Can Olympia find her true soul mate in this place where departed souls make the sun shine and the plague is running rampant through the color wheel? I mean…it’s an otome game so probably.  Games discussed: Olympia Soiree, Tears of Themis None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Otome Shimai went to Crunchyroll Expo 2022 in San Jose! So this is us talking about it. What did we do, see, buy, and eat? DID THEY HAVE ANYTHING OTOME? Also, how was it with Vka pushing Vki around all day. We’re calling this a short, but it’s not actually that short. It’s ok. We tried. Spoon Theory Games discussed: Olympia Soiree None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is the one where we come up with silly questions then debate them seriously. This time we’re taking a deep dive into the BU$TAFELLOWS Love Interests! Vki and Vka tend to disagree on a lot in this game, so what will the rankings look like? As usual, we get derailed but it’s always a good time. Also! The mug with HIDEYOSHI’S face on it makes a few appearances, because we decided to spice up a few of the questions with extra randomness. Games discussed: BU$TAFELLOWS, Olympia Soiree, Touken Ranbu Warriors None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show