Sweatness and light: The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya review

The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya

"The Men of Yoshiwara" is a popular romance game for women. At the end, to whom is it that you will be talking of love? Vocal opening song/English text

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With one of my most recent visual novel excursions having been the cat-fucking creepiness of NEKOPARA, it was high time to go back into otome territory.The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya was released on Steam back in October 2015, with the game previously having been available on the PS Vita and as a smartphone app. Because of the latter and the fact that it costs a whopping 22.99 at full price, I had my doubts BUT IT S TOO LATE NOW. (more…)