In this episode of Otome Shimai the sisters dive into a spoiler-free review of Virche Evermore: Error Salvation and test the limits of anguish, suffering, and zetsubou. Or does zetsubou actually have limits? This game makes it really unclear... As always, the first episode of Reviews in 2s will give you a sneak peak to the world of the game and the characters who live in it. We also yeet at least one LI off a cliff. Enjoy! Games discussed: Virche Evermore, Ikemen Villains None of the games or ch...
Jun 15, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Note: We're using new software for recording and are still figuring the technical stuff out. Apologies if anything funky pops up! We took a break so it's time to play a game! Vki and Vka round out 2023 with another episode of Otome Superfight. Which means we spend an hour talking about nonsense hypotheticals. Who turns everything they touch into hummus? Who ends up controlling an army of tweens? And how badly will the sisters bend their logic in order to get their otome LIs to survive each battl...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 41
IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! The game Vka has been waiting for for YEARS. Join us as we dive in to a sneak peak of Jack Jeanne, the rhythm-stats-raising-otome that takes you on a musical journey! Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Jack Jeanne for review. Games discussed: Code Realize: Future Blessings, Jack Jeanne, Ikemen Prince Support the show
Jun 13, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 40
THIS IS LATE we are sorry Vka lost her voice and Vki also got sick and has been doing overtime. Excuses excuses, our apologies. Sneak peak of the newly released otome game, Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo! Super fun, super tropey, supernatural historical Japanese otome game. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Winter's Wish for review. Games discusses: BU$TAFELLOWS, Piofiore Episodio 1926, Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo, Zelda: Tears of the ...
Jun 13, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Oh hey, we did a collab with Blerdy Otome! We're ranking LIs. It's fun. We all like Olympia Soiree. And each other. There are no spoilers. This is a placeholder description because I feel like someone is squeezing my uterus. I promise I'll do better with the next one. Games discussed: Angel or Demon?, DRAMAtical Murder, Norn9: Var Commons, Olympia Soiree Go check out BlerdyOtome aka Naja. She's the coolest. Support the show...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Norn9 is getting a Switch port! And we got a sneak peek. What's in store for new players and what has been updated for those of you who played the Vita version? Featuring some super special info by Anne Lee, who worked on the localization! Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Norn9 for review. Chic Pixel - Anne's website Support the show
Mar 28, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Spoilers Spoilers SPOILERS. This episode has spoilers. Olympia Soiree has so much lore it could fill a swimming pool. Twice. So, we pared it down as much as we could to the juicy bits and still ended up with our longest episode to date. …ok, we admit, there may be a few sidebars, but who can help but sing “One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater” when talking about Yosuga! Oh. It’s just us? Welp. Come join us as we go down the clusterfuck rabbit hole that is the 50 different main stories ...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Racism and classism and sexism, oh my! The sisters do a shallow dive (deep dive is Ep. 37! ) into the world of Olympia Soiree. A world where your color means everything and women are for making babies. Wonderful. At least the LIs are hot? We'll be doing an overview of Tenguu Island and how its inhabitants live and navigate this rigid society. Can Olympia find her true soul mate in this place where departed souls make the sun shine and the plague is running rampant through the color wheel? I mean...
Jan 15, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Otome Shimai went to Crunchyroll Expo 2022 in San Jose! So this is us talking about it. What did we do, see, buy, and eat? DID THEY HAVE ANYTHING OTOME? Also, how was it with Vka pushing Vki around all day. We’re calling this a short, but it’s not actually that short. It’s ok. We tried. Spoon Theory Games discussed: Olympia Soiree None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show...
Sep 04, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 35
This is the one where we come up with silly questions then debate them seriously. This time we’re taking a deep dive into the BU$TAFELLOWS Love Interests! Vki and Vka tend to disagree on a lot in this game, so what will the rankings look like? As usual, we get derailed but it’s always a good time. Also! The mug with HIDEYOSHI’S face on it makes a few appearances, because we decided to spice up a few of the questions with extra randomness. Games discussed: BU$TAFELLOWS, Olympia Soiree, Touken Ran...
Aug 14, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 35
HELLO FRIENDS WE STILL DO THIS. It’s obviously been a minute (again), the summer of 2022 has been a bit wonky for us. But hey, at least no one is in the hospital anymore? Whoohoo! We talk about a LOT in this episode. Think of it as having coffee with a couple of friends you haven’t seen in a few months. Mmm…coffee…have y’all tried Peet’s Coffee’s Brown Sugar Oat Milk Latte? That’s Vki’s favorite right now…it’s a little too sweet so she asks them to leave out the simple syrup though. Delicious. V...
Jul 31, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Oh hey look, a new episode! That we recorded months ago. That's what we get when both the co-hosts have full time jobs. Anyways, this is a very silly episode where we play a very silly game that involves pitting Otome LIs against each other in a fight. HOWEVER. They also get advantages (handicaps?) like replacing Yukimura from IkeSen's top half with Satan from ObeyMe and Yang from Piofiore being distracted by shiny things. This time we don't talk about anything serious because it's literally imp...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Have you ever you followed a hot dude down an abandoned hallway in a museum? Yes? Uh...ok...hmm... Did you end up going through an unmarked door in said hallway that caused you to time travel back to 19th century France? No? Thought so. (Although I now understand your priorities a little more.) Ikemen Vampire: Temptations in the Dark! Vka and Vki help you navigate how to play, the characters, as well as discuss the thoughts and FEELINGS they have on the game. So. Many. Feelings. This game invoke...
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This is the spoiler heavy and serious episode on BU$TAFELLOWS. As much as we'd like to create a quippy description, the fact of the matter is that there's a lot of dark topics discussed because this game gets DARK. We'll laugh and joke where appropriate while diving into and unraveling the mysteries that BU$TAFELLOWS presents it's players with. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Death, Drug Addiction, Sexual Assault, Suicide, Torture, Trauma Games discussed: Alice in the Country of Spades, BU$TAFELLOWS, Ikemen V...
Feb 27, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Look! An episode we’ve been trying to record for months! Here’s the long awaited (by us at least) first installment of our BU$TAFELLOWS review. This episode is SPOILER FREE so anyone can, and should, check it out. In addition to going over the basic plot, characters, and things to watch out for, we also talk about cats and nipples. This episode also features a bit of a sneak peak of Nochi Studio’s upcoming mobile game, Somnium Eleven! ENJOY! Games discussed: BU$TAFELLOWS, Ikemen Vampire, Somnium...
Feb 20, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 30
What do two lawyers, a cop, an EA, and a vampire have in common? Not much apparently. Wait, no! They’re all in this episode, Side Tracked by Side Characters Pt. 3! The sisters introduce five more side characters they love and Vki has weird hypothetical situations to discuss again. I mean, which one of these characters do you think would be the best at making Beef Wellington? (Oddly enough, the recipe is included in this episode) Also! Vka and Vki have started streaming Otome games on Twitch ! Jo...
Feb 06, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 29
We’ve been waiting to do this episode because the LIs of Piofiore are HOT SHIT. Literally (in Yang’s case). Ranking ikemen has never been more entertaining (or weird) as Vki and Vki discuss everything from who’d be the best espresso-partner to who’d survive the longest on a deserted island. Also, Vka changes her answers. A lot. As usual. Vki is just that good at convincing her sister that she’s right. (That’s what it means when she changes her mind, right? It means I’m awesome, right? -Vki) Enjo...
Jan 23, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Do you know how to play Taboo? Because Vki doesn’t. This episode is Vka taking advantage of that. Vka put together a new Game Break for the new year and this one is full of laughs and ridiculousness (as usual). Join us as we try to get each other to guess the character with informative clues like “Sus“ and "I like this character" and listen for how many times Vki calls Vka "rude". Let us know how many you were able to guess as you play along with our Otome version of Taboo! Note: There is video ...
Jan 09, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Amnesia! Memories! The anime! Is it good? Is it bad? Will Vka remember the plot of the game? How many minutes are just Vki ranting? The sisters spend this episode comparing the Amnesia anime to the Amnesia game and spend most of the time just wondering what the heck is going on. Also, Kent’s butt. (Minor spoilers in this episode, but hey, Amnesia is an old game so you probably already know them) ALSO. We are doing a Holiday Giveaway! The details are in the episode and you can enter via our Twitt...
Dec 26, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 26
On this week's episode Vki and Vka miss all but one opportunity to make inappropriate "D" inspired jokes on the mini-series with the longest name "Bishounen on the Go-nen How Did I End Up Romancing This Ultra Hot Guy on My Phone?" this time featuring Obey Me! Where they talk about all 7 seven avatars of sin (and some heavenly ones too) as well as give a thoroughly confusing but very in depth gameplay overview of a mobile otome game like no other. Vka also outs her sister as a prophet and squeals...
Dec 12, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week Vka and Vki return to their original mini-series, “Why Would You Do That?” where they pick apart different tropes they’ve noticed in Otome games. And yes, the title is “That” and not “This”. Vki apologizes for getting it wrong in EVERY SINGLE OTHER EPISODE. Ok, here’s a riddle: What do you get when an 18 year old MC wanders down a dark alley in the middle of the night after the 2,000 year old vampire LI who excitedly fell in love with them at first sight told them not to? THIS ENTIRE E...
Dec 05, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 24
CAN WE DATE THEM? No we can't. The sisters talk about more side characters that they wish they could have spent more time with! Which one made the Shinsengumi butthurt? Who raised 6 sons with no life skills? And do we actually want to date these characters? Also, Vki makes Vka mad. Again. We hope you enjoy the second installation of our mini series, Side Tracked by Side Characters! Games discussed: BU$TAFELLOWS, Collar x Malice, Cupid Parasite, Diabolik Lovers, Hakuouki, Piofiore: Fated Memories...
Nov 21, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 23
THIS EPISODE HAS SPOILERS. SO MANY SPOILERS. But you know what isn’t a spoiler? How much we love Gilbert Redford. Seriously, A+ to the World's Best Mafia Boyfriend. Vka and Vki go through the twists and turns in each LIs route, PLUS the True End and Secret Character! Will you learn anything new? Did we forget anything? Could we have gone over MORE??? (Yes, this could’ve been a 4 hour episode but Vki doesn’t have time to edit that much. She has a day job.) Side note, we have to put a blasphemy wa...
Nov 14, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 22
THE SISTERS ARE BACK FROM HIATUS! In this episode we: didn’t read our notes, left a cat in the room, forgot how to say “kidding”, and didn’t tell you who Yang is. We did, however, show our usual insane amount of biases. If you haven’t played Piofiore or are looking for a spoiler free review/overview, this is your episode! Ep. 22 will have all the Spoilers with a capital S. Also, a HUUUUGE thank you to Oona Tempest from Sweet & Spicy Reviews for featuring us in their Community Spotlight last ...
Nov 07, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Battle royals, aliens, and cats? Ranking LIs lets us bring up some fun topics. Vka comes up with strange questions then refuses to answer one. Enjoy 40 minutes of us being biased...again. ALSO, we have an ANNOUNCEMENT at the end of this episode, so make sure to listen until the end! Games discussed: Ikemen Vampire, Piofiore, Collar x Malice (briefly Hakuouki and Diabolik Lovers) None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show...
Sep 12, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Sisi is the REAL main character and Lupin is actually fairly useless. (You're not wrong, but you're also not right. -Vka) Well then maybe you should write these descriptions! (Nevermind, you can be right. -Vka) The sisters compare Code: Realize the anime to Code: Realize the game and Vki only pisses Vka off with her opinions once. Enjoy. Games discussed: Code: Realize, Cupid Parasite, Piofiore: Fated Memories None of the games or characters discussed belong to us. Support the show...
Aug 29, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 19
It’s pretty safe to say that the Main Character of an Otoge is one of the most important aspects of a game. Without them it would just be...a bunch of dudes running around doing things like, I dunno, murdering people usually. So today is all about our favorite MCs and why we love them! Come join us as Vka and Vki discover that they absolutely, 100%, no doubt, have a type. Games discussed: Alice in the Country of Hearts, Bustafellows, Cafe Enchante, Code: Realize, Collar x Malice, Hakuoki, Ikemen...
Aug 22, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Vki will buy a game just because Sugita Tomokazu is in it, but does Vka even know who that is? Find out today as we jump into another Game Break. Play along with us as Vka tries to match the VA to character’s she’s chosen! Note: Both Vki and Vka forget the rules halfway through, as usual. Vka’s LIs: Impey Barbicane (Code: Realize), Victor Frankenstein (Code: Realize), Ikki (Amnesia), Hijikata Toshizou (Hakuoki), Sasazuka Takeru (Collar x Malice), Mukami Kou (Diabolik Lovers), Sakamaki Ayato (Dia...
Aug 15, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 17
A continuation of last week's episode where we finish introducing the Season 1 datable warlords from IkeSen AND talk a little about Ikemen Sengoku: BROMANCES Across Time (the anime, this is the actual name of the anime). Join us on a journey of fondue, Monty Python references, and angry Disney Princesses as we do our best to discuss the actual game and not just how much we want to make Cybird's localization team cookies in the continuation of our review of Ikemen Sengoku: Romances Across Time. G...
Aug 08, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 16
How would YOU like to pull sexy Sengoku era warlords out of your pocket? What? Your pockets are FAKE? Damn the fashion industry forcing women to buy extra accessories! Anyways, what about your phone, does having sexy warlords on your phone work? It does? Great! Then we have the game for you. Today, Vka and Vki discuss Ikemen Sengoku: Romances Across Time. We'll be going over gameplay, as well as the men from the Oda faction (you'll have to wait until Ep. 16 for the rest of them!) So sit back, re...
Aug 01, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 15
