Kokorogawari delivers a GxB romantic drama visual novel set in modern-day Japan. Players follow Matsubayashi Asami, a university student scarred by her parents' divorce, as her views on relationships shift through bonds with classmate Shinichi, colleague Yuuya, and art teacher Guillam. Themes of family and visual arts shape character decisions and self-expression across multiple routes.
This indie simulation offers 217,000 words, six endings with two per love interest, and 24-26 hours of playtime. Track relationships via optional Love Stats, use an in-game Japanese dictionary, and access rewind, skip, and text jump tools for replays. Visual novel newcomers and veterans alike find depth in its focus on social pressures and family influences.
Kokorogawari is a GxB romantic drama visual novel set in modern-day Japan. Through the main themes of the narrative- family, the visual arts and the complexity of relationships- we aim to bring you a story that both visual novel newcomers and veterans can enjoy!
Having been successfully funded on Kickstarter, we hope to receive your support so that we can share Kokorogawari with a wider audience!
✪ Download our demo now! ✪
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★★★ A heartfelt story... ★★★
Matsubayashi Asami is a fourth-year university student who, having seen her mother's hardships during the divorce thirteen years ago, bears a cynical attitude towards relationships and marriage. Harbouring wounds from the past that may never heal, Asami's insecurities and fears are laid bare as you dive further into the story.
However, as Asami's relationships with her cheeky classmate Shinichi, her polite colleague Yuuya or her self-assured art teacher Guillam deepens, she finds that her negative world view frequently gets challenged.
How will she cope with these new feelings...?
The two main themes of Kokorogawari are "the visual arts" and "family". The visual arts play an integral role in the way many of Kokorogawari's characters express themselves, while their families heavily influence the decisions that they've made in the past and will make.
Rather than just focusing on romantic emotions alone, Kokorogawari's characters explore the difficulties of social obligations and pressures that many of us have been through. This sets us apart from many otome (GxB) visual novels as "family" is a theme that is rarely explored at depth, even though for most of us, our families are a significant element of our lives.
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★★★ FEATURES ★★★
★Gorgeous, high quality artwork
★Beautiful original soundtrack and theme song
★217,000 words! (Not including the 3rd route, Guillam!)
★A more unique GxB visual novel experience that focuses on under-explored themes
★Dynamic and well-developed love interests and protagonist
★Optional "Love Stats" function to keep track of Asami's relationships
★In-game Japanese dictionary to learn even more about Kokorogawari's world
★Plenty of post-game bonuses to enjoy in the "Extras" section
★Easy-to-use, convenient interface. Fast-access rewind, skip and text jump functions to make replaying for new endings much simpler.
★6 endings; 2 per love interest.
★Approximately 24~26 hours worth of playtime
Note that Guillam is not yet released, and paying this price will get you the following:
1) Common chapters
2) Shinichi's route
3) Yuuya's route
4) A PC wallpaper
^This will be a total of 18~20 hours!
*Guillam's route will be released in a patch, so not to worry! :)
*There will be DLCs available: (Coming Soon!)
1) Original Soundtrack album
2) Artwork packs
3) Mini RPG - KKG Fantasy
4) Quiz game
