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Diverse Games to Keep an Eye Out for in 2022
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Diverse Games to Keep an Eye Out for in 2022

January 10, 2022August 10, 2025

Hey there Blerdy Tribe, it’s a brand new year and there have been some huge strides within the gaming community. Indie games are becoming more prominent, with more mainstream sites covering them much more frequently than they have in the past. But, for me the most exciting is the shift…

Diverse Games to Keep an Eye Out for in 2021
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Diverse Games to Keep an Eye Out for in 2021

January 11, 2021August 10, 2025

Hey Blerdy Tribe! It’s a brand spankin’ new year and you know what that means… new game releases!! But, if you’ve been around for awhile you know that there is one thing that I look for in my games: REPRESENTATION! As a black female gamer, I am always on the look out for…

Melanin Friendly Otome Games & Visual Novels
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Melanin Friendly Otome Games & Visual Novels

July 8, 2019August 10, 2025

I’ve written about the importance of representation in media quite a few times in the past, I even have a post series dedicated to talking about inclusion and diversity in nerd culture. Most recently, I wrote a post about diversity (or the lack there of) in otome games and after…

Melanin Monday: Black Folks Killin’ It in the Oscars
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Melanin Monday: Black Folks Killin’ It in the Oscars

February 25, 2019August 10, 2025

Hey Hey Heroes, Travelers, and NPCs, out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! I know its been awhile since my last Melanin Monday post (I’ve been slacking off), but, for those of you just joining the party, here’s a little refresher. Melanin Monday is a bi-weekly post series…

[Melanin Monday] So Is It Just Me or Did They Kill A Lot of Black Folks in Infinity War?!: A Rant
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[Melanin Monday] So Is It Just Me or Did They Kill A Lot of Black Folks in Infinity War?!: A Rant

May 7, 2018August 10, 2025

If you happened to stumble upon this post by accident, this will be the last spoiler warning before I start my rant… I will not apologize to anyone that knowingly reads beyond this point and gets spoiled for Infinity War, that’s on you boo.\ So I joined droves of moviegoers in…

Melanin Monday: Why We Need Quality Representation- A Short Rant
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Melanin Monday: Why We Need Quality Representation- A Short Rant

February 5, 2018August 10, 2025

Hey Hey Heroes, Travelers, and Wandering NPCs, it’s Black History Month once again and with it comes the revival of Melanin Monday, the post series where I talk about the representation of Black and brown characters in pop culture. While I mainly focus on the nerdier side of the pop culture…

Melanin Monday: Why We Need Black Panther
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Melanin Monday: Why We Need Black Panther

November 13, 2017August 10, 2025

I recently saw Thor: Ragnarok, and while I think it is one of the better films to come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, though I will admit a lot of that had to do with the tone of the film, rather than the actual plot (but that’s a discussion…

Melanin Monday: Otome Games/ Visual Novels Featuring Black & Brown Characters
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Melanin Monday: Otome Games/ Visual Novels Featuring Black & Brown Characters

March 27, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a  bi-weekly post series that I started for Black History Month, where I talk about Black and Brown skinned characters in anime, manga, video games,…

Melanin Monday: My Top 5 Favorite Black Male Anime Characters
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Melanin Monday: My Top 5 Favorite Black Male Anime Characters

February 20, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a special weekly post series that I started for Black History Month (I might be persuaded to continue the series, if interest is high enough),…

Melanin Monday: I Am Not Your Stereotype- Racial Representation in Anime [Part I]
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Melanin Monday: I Am Not Your Stereotype- Racial Representation in Anime [Part I]

February 13, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a special weekly post series that I started for Black History Month (I might be persuaded to continue the series, if interest is high enough),…

Melanin Monday:  My Top 5 Favorite Black Female Anime Characters
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Melanin Monday: My Top 5 Favorite Black Female Anime Characters

February 6, 2017August 10, 2025

Hello all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers, it’s Black History Month here in the States, and I wanted to do something to celebrate it here on Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! As a Black nerd, I love it when I see characters that look like me in anime, on tv, and…

Fangirl Moment: Luke Cage
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Fangirl Moment: Luke Cage

October 7, 2016August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday! I know I’m supposed to be on break, but I just had to write about this show…it would be criminal not to! This week I’m covering the Netflix original series that has me craving a hot cup of coffee! Yes, ladies…

Astoria: Fate’s Kiss Mini Review
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Astoria: Fate’s Kiss Mini Review

December 1, 2015August 10, 2025

So as many of you may know Astoria: Fate’s Kiss is the sequel/second season of Voltage Inc’s urban fantasy romance game, Labyrinths of Astoria… Now that Season 1 has come to a close, in preparation for our second season, we’d like to announce a name change, from “Labyrinths of Astoria”…

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— Blerdy Otome 🎮 Metaphor: ReFantazio (@blerdyotome.bsky.social) 2025-10-07T16:24:48.334Z

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.

— Blerdy Otome 🔜 Citrus Con 2026 (@blerdyotome.bsky.social) 2026-02-27T14:39:06.940Z
The devs knew what they were doing 😏 #indiegame #otome #datingsim #teachersLP Bark Bark 🐶 I love when otome games have the most unhinged choices... 😏 Can I Not Fall for Idols is funnier than it has any right to be (but between you and me, Issa more than earned that slap) Happy Otome Release Day! Homura The Crimson Warriors is officially out! I'm still pretty early on in the story, but I'm working towards either Saizo or Sasuke's routes. Sasuke is giving kuudere/tsun vibes and Saizo is a walking read flag... and I 100% believe I can fix them. Jest Messters is a mystery rom-com otome game where you're cursed by a jester to make cringey dad jokes! Uncover the truth behind your curse and romance 4 quirky suitors! The character design in Baldur's Gate 3 is TOP TIER! (Yes all the men in my party are in their undies... mama likes her eye candy) I think my otome husband might be a yandere... 🤔 I was playing @littlesnakestudio.official's House of Petals and IDK, Han is giving Toma vibes. Jest Messters is the punniest otome! I was playing the demo for Under Heaven or Hell... and I noticed something interesting about Zane's sprite design 🤔

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