Collar x Malice: Yanagi, Chapters 6 and 7 (Good end)

Masterlist and guide

I loved it! It was great! It still has the same tendency towards Unfortunate Subtext as the rest of the game, but otherwise, it tied everything together, answered the main questions, and gave me feels, both about the main couple and all the other characters and relationships. A lot of dating sims with lovely friendships suddenly drop them at the end for a "and then the two of them went off alone" ending, but this is very much does not. Underneath his gruff, angsty exterior, Yanagi has the soul of a shoujo heroine, and he and Ichika make a cute couple going around saving everyone with their combined POWER OF LOVE.

Also I went into this with vague thoughts about how one could get Shiraishi and Yanagi to work as a couple, and came out feeling like all you'd need to do is add "and then they both kissed Shiriashi" to the end of this route to make a pretty cute Shiriashi/Yanagi/Ichika story.

Content note: Violence, death, suicide, child harm, me briefly thinking there might be a child sexual abuse plot but there isn't
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Collar x Malice: Yanagi bad ends + Criminal extra

Masterlist and guide

This includes an extra chapter, "Criminal", from the point of view of the villain.

These filled in some holes in the plot and worldbuilding! Unfortunately, they made it even more clear that the plot and worldbuilding DO NOT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. I know, I know, don't overthink the terrorism dating sim.

Also they're all pretty depressing and not in a super interesting way.

Content note: Violence, death, suicide, stalking and sexual harassment, child harm, fantasy slavery
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