– By SoumodeepSecond YearB.A. (Hons.) MathematicsSt. Stephen’s College Do listen to the eighth number from the October 2021 playlist. The word “yandere” comes from the Japanese wo…
Nov 8, 2021 • Subscribe
More like this
A Look Into Yandere Love Part 2
yandere girls, shiro deadman wonderland, lucy, elfen lied
A Look Into Yandere Love Part 1
yandere girls, Yuno Gasai, Satou Happy Sugar Life
A Look Into Yandere Love Part 3
yandere girls, anime rants yandere, shion sonozaki, megumi shimizu
Doki Doki Days 7: Kill This Love – Yandere Characters
In the past, we’ve offered a variety of definitions for things on this blog, and we decided it’s about time we return to the world of dere. Today…
Anime Talk: Yandere... "Love Makes You Do Crazy Things"
“Love makes you do crazy things.” What a cliché. But is confining your lover by chains on a chair in an…
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl, Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
The Safe Yandere
I’ve been thinking about what I call “safe yandere,” or alternately “yandere aesthetic.” Yandere character fetish feeds off many things. The notion of a character who’s so in…
Obsession: Dear Brother
Minor spoiler warning. 0:00 Introductory AMV "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 2:38 The Self Healing Messages Of Dear Brother 3:55 Nanako (Tomoko is goofy) 5:12 Rei (Tomoko is goofy 2) 5:59 AMV:…
Love Me, Love Me Not
By Tom Wilmot. In the spring before her first year of high school, the shy Yuna feels lost when her best friend moves away. However, it isn’t long…
the depths of obsession
“I don’t want to do this. I *have* to do this.” These are the kinds of words spoken in obsession, a state that’s easy to see from the outside,…
Spooky Scary Ikemen | Top 10 Yandere Love Interests | Halloween Special Review
It’s Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than to sit down and snuggle up with some of the scariest men in otome game history? To help you…
First Impressions: ChatBook Yandere Boyfriend
Yandere Boyfriend is a mobile app. It tells a story through text and audio. Unlike an otome game, there are no options to select. The beginning chapters are…
Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol. 2
Love Me, Love Me Not, Volume 2 by Io Sakisaka At two volumes in, I’m not feeling quite as connected to the characters in Love Me, Love Me…
Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol 1
Love Me, Love Me Not, Volume 1 by Io Sakisaka Strobe Edge was good, and Ao Haru Ride is a special series, so I was very excited when…
Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol. 1
By Io Sakisaka. Released in Japan as “Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare” by Shueisha, serialized in the magazine Bessatsu Margaret. Released in North America by Viz Media. Translated by…
My Current Gaming Obsession – Forager
Let’s take a look at Forager, a little indie game I can’t seem to put down!
Gaming's Unnecessary Obsession With Graphics
With the release of Elden Ring more than ever has this talk on graphics been in my mind I've always found it strange that so much of the…
Pop Mart: Our New Obsession
We here at Japan Curiosity absolutely love decorating our nerd space with figures. Whether they’re from anime, games, shows or simply because they look amazing. Enter Pop Mart.…
Not Love But Delicious Foods
Not Love But Delicious Foods by Yoshinaga Fumi https://yenpress.com/not-love-but-delicious-foods-make-me-so-happy/ Yoshinaga Fumi is one o...
A-Yokai-A-Day: How the Obsession in Love Letters Became an Oni
Tonight's story features another oni and another chigo. The chigo here is presented as a sex symbol, the embodiment of the ideal male youth. The oni is born…
Review: Love Me, Love Me Not (Vol. 3)
Volume three of Io Sakisaka’s two boys + two girls shoujo, Love Me, Love Me Not (Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare), begins where the last one ended, with Akari…
Review: Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol. 4
The final panels of Love Me, Love Me Not (Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare) volume three weren’t merely a tease; the entirety of volume four deals with the repercussions…
Review: Love Me, Love Me Not (Vol. 5)
How do you know if you’re in love? How can you tell if it’s “real”? And what do you when other relationships, friendships, and histories becomes obstacles in…
Review: Love Me, Love Me Not (Vol. 2)
As the friendship between Yuna and Akari develops in volume two of Love Me, Love Me Not (Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare), so, too, do the girls’ connections with…
Love Me, Love Me Not Volume 1 Review
Love Me, Love Me Not will appeal to shoujo romance fans thanks to its two protagonists, allowing readers to get dashes of both realism and idealism.
Unhinged Yandere Romance Visual Novel Recommendations
Is red your favorite color? Do you long for Cage-kun? I have just the thing for you—a curated list of unhinged yandere game recommendations.
Top 5 Otome Game Yandere Route
According to wiki, a Yandere (ヤンデレ) is a term used for a person who is initially loving and caring to someone they have a strong affection for until…
Dragon VTubers: Your New Obsession Awaits
Unleash the power of mythical dragon VTubers! Meet Zentreya, Paiyumi, Arly Darkfire, and Thornscale and be amazed by their unique streams.
My New Obsession from my Internship
So I have been gone for a while now, but I have good reason. I was doing my internship. I’m sorry for just dropping off the face of…
Playing Music is my new obsession.
I haven’t played a video game since I last posted months ago. It’s because I give all my free time to playing music and learning. I love it.…
Love Me, Love Me Not Vols 4 and 5
Love Me, Love Me Not Volumes 4 and 5 by Io Sakisaka With the conclusion of Ao Haru Ride, I’m glad that the Shojo Beat imprint has another…
Egoism and Love: Not mutually exclusive
Egoist. The title seemingly belies this love story. From the vantage point of today's incessantly narcissistic and increasingly toxic dating/relationship culture, Egoist is the exact opposite of what it claims…
Two Kinds of Love in Love me, Love Me Not (Vol. 1)
Yuna, whose best friend has just moved out of town, leaving her in crisis, is timid, sensitive and credulous, and terribly embarrassed that her first love was Prince…
Sexism and Culture: Japan’s Obsession With Kawaii
Where did the word "kawaii" come from, and is the sexism that can come with cuteness really all that innocent?
Love Me, Love Me Not (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
The anime film adaptation of Io Sakisaka’s shojo manga series is now out in the UK by Anime Limited in its English Blu-ray debut.
Girls’ & Boys’ Love Shorts Not to Miss
Each year we get more one cour anime with gay or lesbian characters, with some lovely additions from time to time, like Adachi to Shimamura or Given. But…
Kickstarter launched for Yandere Indie Otome, Heart Cage
Hong Kong based indie developer, Ricelovecoffee just launched the Kickstarter for their upcoming yandere otome mystery game, Heart Cage. The team originally released a fully voiced demo for…
Crazy About You — Yandere Dark Elf Manga Review
Yandere Dark Elf is a fun romcom with playfully dark undertones. There’s something attractive about a darkness lurking beneath the surface.
Read or Die: The Crystallization of Kurata’s Obsession
Visit the post for more.
The Obsession With Video Game Graphics Must Stop!
I was perusing the news recently when I saw a headline from PC Gamer called “Oof: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League lost Warner Bros. $200 million—which is…
Tomorrow’s Joe 2: The Movie – A Dangerous Obsession
It’s been literally more than 4 years since I’ve written about the first Tomorrow’s Joe film. I wrote it when Discotek released it a long time ago and…
Do not poke super happy love blog award
Huzzah! If anyone gets the reference, then you are part of the secret 80s kid club. It’s been far too long since I’ve done a tag post. I’ve…
Rascal Does Not Dream of His First Love
By Hajime Kamoshida and Keji Mizoguchi. Released in Japan as “Seishun Buta Yarou wa Hatsukoi Shoujo no Yume wo Minai” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by…
A fresh female lead: exploring Akari in Love Me, Love Me Not
Most main female characters in shojo manga have little-to-no experience with romance. They’ve never had a boyfriend, have never been kissed, and often have never even had a…
Sasaki to Pii-chan - Episode 1 - Yandere Otonari-san
Sasaki's teenage female neighbor saw him talk to a strange woman in the parking lot and developed yandere eyes. Uh oh! Sasaki to Pii-chan - Episode 1
Yandere BL Visual Novel Fearbonding Demo is Now Live
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel developed by indie studio, Night Asobu. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke.…
Music Video Praises Pirate Queen! Obsession Drinks to Zero!
Steve Harrison bait.You say pot-a-to head, I say pot-ah-to headAs I mentioned a couple blog posts ago, one of the more interesting things about being dead to anime for fifteen…
Giant Gorg, H2, Fist of the North Star, Maetel Legend, Urusei Yatsura
Pokemon Horizons Episode 87 Review – A Century-Old Obsession
A clash between grandpas! This toxic old man yaoi is getting intense.
Date Her Instead: Your Newest Enemies to Lovers Obsession
Saturnalia Blackrose’s Yuri web novel Date Her Instead has consumed my life for the past week. I am so thrilled to partner with its creator for this spotlight…
Love Me, Love Me Not volume 2 mines teens' raging emotions (Manga Review)
This review of Love Me, Love Me Not volume 2 by Io Sakisaka discusses her talent for writing about teens and the development of the relationships in this…
Vlad Love – 01 (First Impressions) – Not-So-Fresh Blood
I tend to be drawn to simple anime premises. Takagi teases Nishikata, Tanaka is listless, Titans Attack, etc. Along comes Vlad Love, which immediately impresses with its gritty retro…
