These characters have been imprisoned not because they are witches but rather because as girls who are queer they are a threat to the patriarchal social order.
Magical Girl Witch Trials and the Punished Shōjo
Qliphah in Providence’s Shadow and the Weird New JRPG
What makes Qlipah bold is not strictly its combination of genres but how those genres are combined
Descendants of Wizardry: Elminage II
These array of systems in combination with the game's approach to dungeon-crawling ultimately means that Elminage II invites players to enjoy its sandbox world.
Tokyo Nanpa Street and the Eroticism of Montage
From the outset, erogē became a particular genre rife with visual experimentation.
Love Escalator and the Final Days of the PC-98
One feels the beauty of romance, of second-chances, and of the PC-98.
Can Can Bunny and the Appeal of Characters
Eroge, such as Can Can Bunny, were just one avenue for illustrators to explore the artform of computer imagery.
Roads to Lord and the Japanese Fantasy TTRPG
Tsukuda Hobby may have been the most reliant on adapting franchises, but they would also be the company to perhaps produce the most successful domestic TTRPG out of the crowd of early titles, Roads to Lord.
Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle and the Good New JRPG
There are a number of origin points for the RPG including performance, wargames, cybernetics, and literature. It’s this last element that I briefly want to focus on. Following the release of TSR’s D&D (1974), various game developers began producing their own takes on the RPG genre, adopting different rules and settings, such as Game Designers’ … Continue reading Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle and the Good New JRPG
My Favorite Games of 2026 So Far
This year, experimentation and boldness remain alive.
A Brief Rumination on r/JRPG’s Best RPG of 1997
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