I cannot adequately express the disappointment I felt reading about the hit 2023 Myosuki visual novel. As it turns out, you actually can sell me on the premise of a chill otokonoko visual novel, but you cannot sell me on an otokonoko visual novel in which the protagonist is a man. Excuse me, comrade, do you expect my self-insert protag to commit heterosexual acts with these ladies?! Not a goddamn fucking chance.

I know there’s probably a lot of considerations wrt the CGs and stuff, it’s not just the script and retooling a game such as the 2023 Myosuki VN for a woman (or god forbid, other gender?!) protag would not be a small task. ‘Ash, you should just go dig up some yuri instead.’ But weh, though!! What I see in the hit 2023 VN is the opportunity for beautiful transgender yuri–utterly missed! A crime has been committed!!! I hate to see it! I don’t think that’s unreasonable!!

An enterprising VN enjoyer who is lest strict and silly than me could be having a blast, but my gay ass is left out in the cold. By the trans otokonoko dating sim VN. Which makes me sad.

more committed perverts are having more fun than me, wah!

(Oh also, I know that in addition to just cultural inertia, the maid cafe is ubiquitous also because it provides a handy “dress-up” venue, which I get, but also you know how I feel abt it )

This post was inspired by the appropriate Maghogthymaster writeup on tumblr. Thank you for reading!!

Here is the post that notified me of this thing’s existence to begin with: https://www.tumblr.com/madhogthymaster/808480426796695552/girls-no-air-quotes

Fair warning that while the screencaps included are not necessarily nsfw, it is an eroge, so.