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Review: Aozora Meikyuu

Anime tropes abound in this OELVN which has cute art but little substance.

Title: Aozora Meikyuu
Developer: Yume Creations
Playtime: Around 1.5 hours
Buy Aozora Meikyuu here on Steam.
I received a review copy from the developer.

The protagonist in Aozora Meikyuu is a typical hikikomori otaku, a guy who, ever since being rejected many years ago, has given up on reality for the sake of 2D women. One day a naked girl literally falls out of the sky and lands on him, and so begins a story of anime cliche after anime cliche.

The story, while mildly amusing at times, is filled with tired, overused tropes. The mystery of where Sora came from offers a little bit of an incentive to keep reading, but the characters aren’t particularly engaging, and there is no development; the protagonist does a complete 180 overnight from hating anything to do with real life romance, to becoming a complete sap. If the character interactions were fun, witty, and well-written then the game would have some merit as an anime-inspired comedy/slice-of-life experience, but unfortunately that’s not the case.

While the quality of writing actually starts out okay, it quickly declines with myriad typos and awkward sentences. It…

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