Making＊Lovers

For my whole life, I never had a girlfriend.
People could laugh at me all they want, but I refused to give up on my ideals when it came to love.
I had always pictured a first encounter where I knew right away she was my destined one.
After several chance run-ins, we would exchange numbers. Then we would hang out together on the weekends.
Only once we’ve grown close enough would it be time for a real date.
I wouldn’t have accepted any love that didn’t develop like a storybook romance.
Picking up girls at a club or going on blind dates was out of the question for me.
And so was arranged dates. How could it be romantic when someone else set you up?
I had stood unwavering in my beliefs for my entire life.
Until, that is, when the words of a certain girl turned my view on love inside-out.

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d d07 Apr 2020Reply

@T

I see what you mean about the reply system. Don't think there can be more than 4 continuous replies.

Yea I played Hatsukoi 1/1 and thoroughly enjoyed that (the child actress is the best route), just hard to remember the names of those Japanese titles especially when you've been playing for 8 years on and off :/. I'll wait for Gin to be fully translated.

Bible black is good if youre into dark cultist mind washing genre. Not really my cup of tea but I finished the game so its persuasive enough.

You are missing a lot if you're not watching K drama. I agree than VNs have a lot of potential but just like any other thing, if you spend too much time with it, it becomes stale. Why not take a break from it. Also too many VNs focus way too much for the male audience. K dramas I feel suit the both genders, with a slight preference for the female audience

Some must watch titles (all on netflix):

This is my love
(if you want drama, you get it from episode 1 to the final episode)

While you were asleep
(they really did the a good job with the plot. and nearly every actor is famous in it, with their own series)

Oh my ghost
(warning the 1st episode is a bit boring, but every other episode is great)

T07 Apr 2020Reply

In regards to Hatsukoi I saw mixed reviews on it, but it looks great. My backlog is huge lololol, so I have to finish what I'm reading first
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I'll wait for Gin'iro Haruka to be fully translated also.
White Album 2 was translated except for Coda. I heard Coda is the longest part of the game so I'm waiting for the translation to be done, but it seems like there hasn't been much progress.
BTW, Demonbane is going to be officially translated so keep an eye on that.

Yeah, the brainwashing/cultist idea is pretty interesting. I wish there were more stories like that. I read about real life cults and it's fascinating (I don't know how people even believe in them).

The titles of VNs are complicated. I was trying to remember what I read over the years and it's kind of difficult. VNDB is good for keeping track but I lost my old account so I had to make another one.

I really should watch Asian drama. I was going to but I got lazy. I was actually watching some tokusatsu (think Kamen Rider and Super Sentai/Power Rangers) and I love it. I've been watching some Japanese and Hong Kong films. I highly recommend Wong Kar-wai's films BTW.

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check those out. Drama is indeed meant for a female audience/unisex.
I have a huge interest in teen shows as well. I wanted to watch a series from Thailand called Hormones. I heard it's excellent. There aren't many links online, and since it ended a few years ago, you can't really discuss it on a forum because the people who watched it have moved on. But you can find it on KissAsian.

VNs are suited for straight guys and it took me a while to get used to that idea lol. But it doesn't matter because it's just a medium to tell stories. I feel androgynous anyway. I've played otome, yuri and yaoi games too. Otome games are kind of inane TBH, with a few exceptions.

It really helps to take a break from visual novels sometimes; I'm taking a break from movies at the moment, because I watched so many in a short time that I got tired.

d d08 Apr 2020Reply

Sounds like you do have a huge backlog.

Let me add to it.

Manga :P, which is a different medium all together to movies, dramas and vns.

GTO (not the prequels or sequels theyre crap)

Love Hina

Rorouni Kenshin

Art 5/5 Plot 5/5 Char 5/5

(Don't bother with the anime. Anime never lives up to its manga origins)

T08 Apr 2020Reply

Oh yeah I should read more manga. I've read very few. I recommend Battle Royale (the novel), the manga and the manga prequel called Angel's Border. There's a film which is worth seeing, but don't waste your time with BR2. Battle Royale is the granddaddy of Hunger Games and Danganronpa.

I LOVE the anime and manga of Aku no Hana but the anime is controversial because they chose to use rotoscoping instead of a normal art style so people hated it. I found it refreshing and I'm into more mature themes so it's right up my alley.

GTO - I've been hearing this name since 2006, I really need to watch and read it, I was watching some videos and it looks great. The others are classics too right? I saw one or two Love Hina episodes when I was a kid, and I wanted to watch Negima but I was too lazy to. Rurouni Kenshin is another one I've always heard praise about.

I recommend an anime called Karin -Chibi Vampire- I watched it over 10 years ago and it's really good.

In regards to manga I heard that there's a hentai doujin that is pretty hardcore and heartbreaking, it's called Emergence/Metamorphosis/177013. You've probably read it already. There's another one which is shoujo but it deals with similar themes. It's called LIFE - I found a link to all the volumes somewhere, it's kind of rare. I plan to read it eventually.

Thanks dude. LMAO I've been spamming this comment thread :D

d d08 Apr 2020Reply

Salright, I think we are the only 1s reading the comments now

I must emphasize my point again !!!Don't watch the anime of GTO, Love Hina, and Kenshin!!! They trash the manga which is understandable because it was a perfect product to begin with.

Yep they are the classics and IMHO the gold standard. Have a happy reading/viewing experience

T09 Apr 2020Reply

Thanks d d, you too!

d d09 Apr 2020Reply

Finished Saki's route. I don't feel that the other plots will be too much different from hers.

Fureraba is definitely better. The plot had much more depth and character development.

Still ok though. The art and music make up for it. I'd rate the plot as fair. The intro was nice though and kept me playing. I tried to stay as spoiler free as I could.

T09 Apr 2020Reply

Hey, T here. I just finished what I was reading and I will probably download Fureraba after all. I'll save this for later when I'm bored. After reading all of those comments and thinking about it, I was unfair with my "review".
I like the art style of Making Lovers. Karin having green hair is unusual. It seems like she is the most popular heroine along with Ako (?).
I was initially interested in Karin and Mashiro but Mashiro is too much of a cloudcuckoolander. If she was more subtle I would have liked her more.

d d10 Apr 2020Reply

Yea, its kind of a letdown with the plot, but otherwise making lovers ticks the boxes for the other main parts of VNs, art and music. I skipped Reina's route halfway.

Mild Spoiler alert:

The plot starts out well for nearly every heroine. Then it just fizzles. Its all smooth sailing.

Enjoy Fureraba. I enjoyed 3 out of the 4 heroine routes. I didn't enjoy Himari's route as much as the others just due to personal preference.

Lazilis11 Apr 2020Reply

Well, just finished all routes today.
Decent Vn overall with a "tolerable" Mc for Vn standard.
It's been a while since I finished all routes in a Vn, so at last, all heroines were pretty "okey".
Lack of Cgs overall but amazing voice acting make up for it, that's Smee trade marks.
Had a good laugh there and there, and was giggling a lots at some characters quirks.
But also had to pause the game for some minutes when the Mc stupidity had me cringed in some routes( like in fureraba case).

P13 Apr 2020Reply

Guys am getting a error "system_Arc: ipl_bp" when starting the game. Plz someone tell me how to fix it.
Someone was telling me to download jap font so i did, but still no use.

T15 Apr 2020Reply

That's strange, I didn't have this problem at all. Maybe your files got corrupted somehow?
I don't think there's a need to download a Japanese font because the game was officially localised.

Adam01 Aug 2021Reply

I found out a simple solution. Just delete the asterisk in the name of the parent folder(s) which has/have your game. It ran fine for me just after that.

Maba26 Apr 2020Reply

Not gonna lie reina route is the most I enjoy other than reina, karen route I kinda enjoy the other 3 for me just ok

Danime29 Apr 2020Reply

Can't download part 3, says it does not exist. Anyone else experiencing this?

p12306 May 2020Reply

Hi
can you update this series i am really looking forward to it the names are

A Kiss for the Petals – Longing of an Angel
Tenshi no Akogare

Kiss for the Petals – The Angels’ Spring Romance
Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi

A Kiss for the Petals – Snow White’s Knight
Shirayuki no Kishi

A Kiss for the Petals – The Angels’ Promise
Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku

Haruyuki30 May 2020Reply

I thought about downloading this...
But then I read the synopsis. Now I can't. This hits way too close to home.

Nude Filter16 Jul 2020Reply

Pro tip: Go to VNDB and find the page for this VN. Then click on the "discussions" tab in the top right corner and download the link the guy posted on the only active topic. Post the file in your game folder.

Then press f12 to toggle the girls clothes on and off ;)

Nicee23 Jul 2020Reply

Thanks!

ZeroRed17 Aug 2020Reply

If you are on the fence about this game, here is a fair warning for you: It is reaaaaaaaaally boring if you are expecting anything other than pure slice of life relationship stuff.

Really. There is nothing else for you here story wise, every heroine has her own "circumstances" in regard of their employment and the obvious "let's get together" and later on the H-content, which is decent if you were wondering.

So if you are an eternal virgin and you want to know how a wildly unrealistic 2D relationship would be then yes, this VN might be for you. If you are more of a "Majikoi, Grisaia etc." kinda guy, then you will be sorely disappointed :3

thth100015 Sep 2020Reply

well I enjoyed Majikoi, Grisaia, Muv-luv etc. and I still enjoyed this as well.

OppaiInUrEye18 Sep 2020Reply

Overall Ok VN, the writing is good although it mellows out later on. Some routes are better than others, and the artwork is good though lacking in quantity. By far Karen is my favorite.

Rezo27 Sep 2020Reply

This was absolutely brilliant. Smee works are so good

Someone05 Oct 2020Reply

I just picked Karen by random but after finishing all routes, I think she's the BEST

SaltShaker17 Mar 2021Reply

Hello admin! pls add the new making lovers after story. its name is Making＊Lovers: Geki Icha After Story. much love and keep the vn's going.

Ignyas09 Aug 2021Reply

Strange, everyone hating on the mc. I felt he was fine. Rather than being a bland goody two shoes he was atleast decent.
And Mashiro best girl.

Pete16 Aug 2021Reply

Still working through the routes but honestly I'd peg her as the worst. That said I don't care for the odd personality types either.

Noname25 Oct 2021Reply

Is this 18+ version?

Na02 Feb 2024Reply

Good VN... It is calm, pleasant and funny... It purifies my soul... Haha...

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