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Fujiwara Bittersweet

Girl protag heartwarming slice of life with bittersweet twists!

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Developer
MagicBenchVN
Publisher
MagicBenchVN
Release
January 16, 2021
5 years and 199 days ago
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Very Positive419 reviews86.6%

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About the Game

Fujiwara Bittersweet is a GxB Otome/Visual Novel, slice of life, with cute but somehow dark theme.

Story

"Aya just moved to a new little town near the mountains. Her new life as a high school freshman begins now, join her as she navigates through life and meets new people. Will she make friends or perhaps… find herself falling in love?"

TW: /!\ R16+ due to death, swearing, drugs, possible sexual (mostly sex jokes, the other "sexual" stuff is more flirt and touching than anything) content and other sensitive subjects /!\

Features

  • Free!
  • ~270,000 words
  • ~ more than 45,000 words by route
  • 6 unique routes with two endings each
  • Happy Ends for everyone (Friend and Sweet)!
  • ~+15 CGs
  • Original sprites/BGs

GAMEPLAY NOTES

You can earn Friend or Sweet points when encoutering a choice during the story, which will lead you to one route or another.

Recommended order to follow the routes:
  • Ikki (clover leaf)
  • Toshio (cigarettes)
  • Yuta (headphones)
  • Haru (bracelet)
  • Kenji (keychain)
  • Ryu (herbal tea)

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CREDITS
  • Art & Story : Karamelow
  • Editing & Proofreading : Giazg, Vesper, Akatea, YoshiBB & Fairfaxlease
  • Music : Alyx (TiberAlyx)
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