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So guys. Hatoful Boyfriend. I really love that pigeon dating sim game. I thought it was basically a joke but then when the English patch came out, I realized it was so, so much more. It pokes fun at dating sim conventions while simultaneously being a loving and surprisingly well-written homage. After enough play you don’t even notice that the characters onscreen are actually birds, because the writing sucks you in, and it’s uncanny how often the game will manage to address an objection you’ve just mentally raised. If you haven’t tried it yet, I recommend it! I know I’m buying the paid version the second it’s out in English!


Nageki’s route was by far my favorite. Precious, precious baby. I won’t spoil why it’s so awesome, but I will say that it never entered my mind that I could have that many FEELINGS about a fictional mourning dove. Bonus: Easy outfit! Less of a bonus: Nageki basically lives in a library 24/7, and it’s kind of hard to do a photoshoot in a library with a green wig without getting caught and then summarily kicked out. (I’ve done a few photoshoots in prohibited areas before and it’s always kind of a crapshoot whether you’ll get away with it, get caught and sent away, or worse, get caught and forced to delete pictures and then sent away.) So thanks to the Redwood City library for NOT kicking us out! Love you guys.

More pictures from this shoot coming soon but this is totally my favorite of the five. I think we did pretty well working with the poor lighting and some interesting lenses (this shot involved a Holga lens on a Lumix micro 4/3 camera) since we weren't exactly supposed to be photoshooting cosplay in the library.