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Category: Essay

So, I’m a Fujoshi: A Look Back at My Growth Within the Boys Love Fandom
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So, I’m a Fujoshi: A Look Back at My Growth Within the Boys Love Fandom

November 12, 2023August 10, 2025

Growth is a normal part of life. I am not the same person I was a year ago, a week ago, or even yesterday. Everybody goes through changes and so too do our our tastes. Some things remain constant over the years, while others don’t. What I liked yesterday, I…

Confessions of an Otome Gamer: It’s Okay NOT to Play the Latest Game
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Confessions of an Otome Gamer: It’s Okay NOT to Play the Latest Game

January 20, 2022August 10, 2025

It’s been a while since my last Confession and that’s because I didn’t have anything I needed to get off my chest. But, it’s a new year and with it comes the promise of new game releases and the inevitable pull we as gamers feel to keep up with the…

Is This Otome? – Inclusivity in the Otome Games Fandom
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Is This Otome? – Inclusivity in the Otome Games Fandom

August 10, 2021August 10, 2025

So, apparently there has been some discourse in the otome games community—I mean, when is there not drama—concerning using the term “otome” for more inclusive titles. There have been some folks in the fandom who are upset that folks are using otome as a catch all term for any game that…

Confessions of an Otome Gamer: Indie Otome are BETTER than Otome Games
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Confessions of an Otome Gamer: Indie Otome are BETTER than Otome Games

July 4, 2021August 10, 2025

I know, potentially polarizing opinion incoming–don’t @ me. But, if you’ve been following me for awhile it shouldn’t be such a big shock that I prefer indie otome games over the more “traditional” Japanese otome games. I mean on a very basic level, indie otome games are much more accessible…

Fangirl Friday – Battle Brides, Roomies with Benefits, and Virgin Wizards
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Fangirl Friday – Battle Brides, Roomies with Benefits, and Virgin Wizards

May 28, 2021August 10, 2025

Hey Blerdy Tribe, how’s your week been? We finally made it to Friday and for those of us in the States, Monday is Memorial Day, so we get a THREE DAY WEEKEND!! Since I get every other Friday off during the Summer this marks my 2nd three day weekend in as…

Fangirl Friday – Heroes, Demon Daddies, and Manga Madness
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Fangirl Friday – Heroes, Demon Daddies, and Manga Madness

May 14, 2021August 10, 2025

Hey Blerdy Tribe, how’s your week been? We finally made it to Friday and let me tell you this has been one hell of a week, so ya girl is ready for the weekend! We have this big conference coming up at work next week, so there’s been a bit…

Confessions of an Otome Gamer: How I Got My Hakuoki Kyoto Winds Art Book
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Confessions of an Otome Gamer: How I Got My Hakuoki Kyoto Winds Art Book

January 8, 2021August 10, 2025

I started this series as a way to get personal with you all and share my thoughts about things happening in the otome community or share fun stories and anecdotes about being an otome fan. So, for the new year I wanted to share a story that is definitely one…

Do You Have Any Game Recommendations?: A Short Guide on How to Ask for a Game Recommendation
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Do You Have Any Game Recommendations?: A Short Guide on How to Ask for a Game Recommendation

December 9, 2020August 10, 2025

I have been running this site for a little over five years and there is one question that has plagued my blogging experience: Do you have any game recommendations? It’s not that I don’t want to give game recommendations. Hell, I give them all the time, to friends, family, complete…

Visual Novels Are Long or Why I haven’t finished that review yet…
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Visual Novels Are Long or Why I haven’t finished that review yet…

July 29, 2020August 10, 2025

Blerdy Tribe, I’ve been rather inactive lately and for that I apologize, but real life got kinda hectic for a while there and I just didn’t have the time or the energy to read through 100k+ visual novels. I’m human. But, that brings me to something that I have been…

Confessions of an Otome Gamer: Otome Game Fans are REAL Gamers
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Confessions of an Otome Gamer: Otome Game Fans are REAL Gamers

July 14, 2020August 10, 2025

So, when I wrote my anime gatekeeping essay, I was actually attempting to write about gatekeeping in the games community. But, I ended up running super long with the intro and rather than writing a ridiculously long post on gatekeeping, I decided to split the difference and write two separate…

Hi, I Like Anime! YES, I’m a REAL Anime Fan!
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Hi, I Like Anime! YES, I’m a REAL Anime Fan!

July 5, 2020August 10, 2025

gate·keep·ing /ˈɡātˌkēpiNG/ noun the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something. We are all familiar with the term “gatekeeping” at this point in the game, especially if you run in many of the nerdy circles of the internet. Because, let’s face it the nerd community isn’t always…

Being an anime fan back in the day was a STRUGGLE
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Being an anime fan back in the day was a STRUGGLE

June 23, 2020August 10, 2025

I was browsing Crunchyroll and I ran across the anime Demon Lord Dante and man did it trigger some serious nostalgia. For those of you that don’t know—Demon Lord Dante is a supernatural horror series by Go Nagai, the man behind Devilman and Cutie Honey. The 2018 ONA,  Devil Man Crybaby is based on Nagai’s Devilman series and…

Creating the Ideal Partner: The Adaptive Nature of Heroines in Otome Games – May 2020 “Adapt” OWLS Blog Tour
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Creating the Ideal Partner: The Adaptive Nature of Heroines in Otome Games – May 2020 “Adapt” OWLS Blog Tour

May 26, 2020August 10, 2025

It’s time for another OWLS Blog Tour, most of you were probably directed here after reading Scott’s post about Crest of the Stars and Banner of the Stars, and if you haven’t read his post I definitely recommend giving it a read!! If you stumbled upon this post by chance,…

Confessions of an Otome Gamer – Using Guides and Walkthroughs
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Confessions of an Otome Gamer – Using Guides and Walkthroughs

May 16, 2020August 10, 2025

Hey, Hey Heroes, Travelers, and Wandering NPCs! I’ve been running this site for the past five years, and it just occurred to me that I don’t really talk at length about my gaming process. Sure, I drop a passing phrase or two every now and again in my reviews, but…

[OWLS Blog Tour] A Place Where I Belong: The Meaning of Family in Wolf Children
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[OWLS Blog Tour] A Place Where I Belong: The Meaning of Family in Wolf Children

August 22, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey hey all you Heroes and Travelers out there today I’m bringing you all another super special awesome OWLS post!! If this is your first time here at Nice Job Breaking It Hero, you were probably linked here by Zoe’s fantastic post about the familial bonds in My Hero Academia (if you haven’t I…

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The fire starter for the new pokemon games is a Pomeranian?! I just met Pombon but I am already in love!! Okay Gen 10, I'm sold.

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The Fields of Mistria announcement had me and @blackbelleflower going absolutely feral! Did you see my MAN in his wedding fit?! I am so ready for August 5th!! Just feeding my cute pet~ 💖 I may have enjoyed this too much... Indie visual novels are and will always be some of the most beautiful, emotional, heartfelt, funny, and genuine stories I have ever played. I am very particular about my coffee (and men) #indiegame #coffeetalktokyo #outofcontext #cozygaming Happy Otome Release Day! Birushana Winds of Fate is finally here and the boys are back! It's crazy diving back into this world four years later and finally seeing everyone enjoy their hard fought happily ever after! I'm starting to think my chat loves to see me suffer... they told me to play Trees Hate You and I promise you it's on sight the first tree I see Coffee Talk Tokyo is finally here! This is one of my cozy comfort series... just chill vibes, good convos, and fun cafe drinks. I have a type and it's ✨️ THICC ✨️ Apparently I've been sleeping on Orcs... because the demo for NecOrcMancer has me wanting to expand my romantic prospects.

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