The demo didn’t divulge too deeply into Ryu’s character, so I’ll be interested in finding out more about him once we get the full release. It’s pretty clear that Haru enjoys a challenge. Oh, and don’t be fooled into thinking that Ryu’s no-nonsense approach keeps him safe from Haru’s advances. He’s an intellectual, and despite his cold attitude, Ryu can easily take care of any situation concerning customers and the dynamic of the bar. He often leaves the riffraff of babysitting Haru to Hiroyuki, as he immediately takes a dislike to the bouncy stranger. He always acts calm, cool and collected, and he’s far from shy about putting Haru in his place with some sharp words (not that Haru really cares). Ryu Kurosawa comes across as your typical ice prince. He also insists that he’s ‘straight’, not that that puts Haru off… He’s a little innocent, slightly naïve, but very hardworking and determined. He has that older brother/onii-chan feel about him, and he’s the first one to befriend Haru. Being the kind boy that he is however, Hiroyuki is always very helpful to Haru, no matter how many times the newcomer pushes his buttons. Working as a bartender, Hiroyuki can get a little irritated and confused over his new underling’s antics. Hiroyuki Akiyama is one of the sweeter characters. I can’t wait until full release to find out who ‘Haru’ really is… besides a total seme, I mean. Yes, his language is rather cringe-worthy at times, but there’s definitely a very interesting story there. He appears a bit of an airhead at first (what, Haru has to memorise everyone’s names? Pff! Giving everyone short, cutesy nicknames is much easier!), but actually seeing the stuff Haru secretly picks up on inside his head hints to how frighteningly intelligent he really is. Obviously Haru has to do something about it! Commence sneak attack butt squeeze!Ī lot of the comedy comes directly from Haru’s thoughts and actions. So, Haru thinks that guy he just met has a really nice butt. Honestly, Haru just says and does whatever he wants with a huge, impish smile on his face, not caring in the least what people think of him. His personality traits are wacky to say the least! He comes out with some very… er, creative language, followed by even more…em, flirtatious actions (sexual harassment?) towards his male co-workers. Feel free to check the website if you want more information.Īnd here is Haru! His real name and age is a mystery due to having amnesia. With this in mind, I’ll just be telling you my own impressions of the characters from the demo. This is the demo, not the full release, and so I believe commenting on such things will be both difficult and a little unfair to the game.Ī short profile has been written for each character on the Manga Gamer website. This isn’t a simple bar however, and shady activities quickly become evident.Īs this is a first impressions account and not a full review, the text will not go into great detail about narrative, and nor will it contain a score system. This leads to the young man working at Kouichi’s bar and being subsequently dubbed as ‘Haru’ by his workmates. Feeling guilty about what happened to his saviour, the bystander (who we later learn is called Kouichi), offers the protagonist a place to stay and work until he recovers. This accident results in the young man having amnesia. So, exactly what is No, Thank You!!! all about? Made by Parade, the game follows an unnamed young man, our protagonist, who gets hit by a car after pushing a bystander out of the vehicle’s way. As of yet the full version hasn’t been released, but the demo has proved to be very promising, with the number of downloads making it the most popular demo version ever released by Manga Gamer to date. This still holds risks, of course, but so far that risk seems to be paying off. With the failure of previous games being put down to the choice of titles, Manga Gamer made the decision to ask BL fans what they want to see translated, essentially allowing their customers to choose the title for them. In this sense, Manga Gamer has taken a great risk in translating No, Thank You!!! They did, however, only go forward with this risk after some careful, and very clever, preparation. Poor sales figures meant putting a complete halt in bringing this game genre to the West for years. Indeed, after Absolute Obedience and Enzai, things were looking dire. The track record for translated BL games has been less than sparkling. Prior to that, the only BL game to offer an official English language option was Graduation by Joinac back in 1999. I’m super excited about No, Thank You!!! Boys’ Love fans hadn’t had an official English release of a BL visual novel since JAST USA’s Absolute Obedience and Enzai games back in 2006.
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