Premise Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ , developed by Overdrive and published by MangaGamer, is a visual novel about an unnamed foreigner who explores Japan with two girls as his tour guides. The reader can customize their name and Yen/USD exchange rate to better suit their experience. Our protagonist is a fan […]
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