Hey what's up, Satsuki here, welcome to my chan--- Wait, this is not Youtube...

*cough* Anyway, today I will do a review on Kujiragami no Tearstilla, a moege made by Whirlpool released in February 2015. You can download it fr--- oopsie. You can get a copy from AmiAmi, or just ask OriginalRen for some cheaper options. I noticed some people from Fuwa already played this game and gave it some pretty bad scores, but who care, my policy is "there is no problem as long as I like it". With that in mind, let's get down to business~!

WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILER!

WARNING: 100% PERSONAL OPINION!

STORY

The water capital, Amanoshima Island, brings in many tourists with its network of canals. It became prosperous due to its ‘energy water’ industry which can be used for everything from consumption to energy, and a school was built to do further research on it. It is on this mysterious island that there is a folklore about a water god who can grant wishes.

One day, Yuuma drifted ashore in a suitcase. He met a young girl Riru, who was the kujiragami (whale god) in the legend. However, for some reason she had lost her ability to grant wishes. She asked for his help to regain her powers and thus, he became her messenger. This is the beginning of the story about the return of the legend of the water of wishes.

CHARACTER

1. Narumi Yuuma

Our protagonist. A normal high school student, that one day got kidnapped (and almost killed) by his own imouto to the strange island "Amanoshima". He is a pervert, and pretty much a hidden siscon. He was forced to transfer to the school on the island after get forced (again) the position of "messenger" by Riru and unable to leave the island.

2. Narumi Marine

Yuuma's little sister, a huge brocon and pervert. She loves to assault her onii-chan every morning (actually, any possible time) with her sexual attack . She came to Amanoshima island in order to research "condensed energy water" for some totally "pure and innocent" purposes. She is also the most helpful person when it comes to her onii-chan's love trouble. Energetic and mischievous, she is the mood-maker of the group.

Oh, she is also the "kidnapper" that brought Yuuma to Amanoshima island - in a freaking suitcase - "on a whim". Wow, my imouto, you are way too dangerous.

3. Kamitouno Ena

Yuuma's osananajimi, a top-rated student that even teachers on Amanoshima island heard about. She took care of Yuuma and Marine since their childhood, because their parents were almost never home. A gentle onee-chan type that loves doing housework, but you seriously don't want to make her angry, because her inner demon will come out She came to the island after figured out Yuuma's kidnapping incident just by some small clues, and end up staying there to take care of Narumi's sibling.

Because she is older than Yuuma and Marine, they call her "Ena-nee".

4. Tenkawa Mitsuki

A student from Amanoshima High School (sorry, I actually don't remember the school name). She found a suitcase drifted ashore, and was plenty surprised to see a human come out of it

She came from a traditional miko family on the island that serve the kujiragami. Not much to say about her, since she is kinda...normal, with nothing special worth mentioning.

5. Riru = Whale

The legendary Whale God of Amanoshima Island. She met Yuuma by chance, after Yuuma fell down the waterway and got swept up the mountain and landed right in front of her shrine. A stubborn, immature and clumsy goddess that love to order people around whenever she wants something. She lost almost all of her goddess power due to *censored*, and the only power she has left are "causing trouble" and "granting wish in a weirdest way possible". Due to various reason, she enrolled into school, and was put in the same class with Yuuma and Mitsuki. She has a serious complex about her childish appearance and her small boobs. Her favorite food is canned mackerel.

ROUTE

1. Common Route

Aside from character introduction and everyday ichaicha, the common route will throw at you a bunch of unanswered events that you can explore in heroine routes, and give you more info about the island and the kujiragami. The level comedy in common route is pretty high - however - kinda depending on what you are into, because chances are some people won't enjoy much the annoying level of Marine and Riru (I have no problem though - in fact, I really like them). Not to the point of Chinami in Hoshimemo, but you should prepare yourself for something like that

2. Marine Route

In Marine route, you will be following her on the road of researching Viagra condensed water, finding out the "real love potion", and solving the lab incident in common route. The story focuses a lot on Yuuma and her, with not much to do with Riru. It has some light drama here and there, but it's kinda unnecessary for me, since it doesn't do much emotional damage. It will be a good route for your siscon out there you to have some laugh, but for plot value, it contributes pretty much nothing. Well, the route still explain this and that about energy water, but it's definitely not some unique-route-info.

Minor spoiler in white text: Oh, and she has a wedding ending!

3. Mitsuki Route

Mitsuki's route mainly focuses on her trying to help Riru regain her power by reviving the old ritual/festival to worship kujiragami. I have some real problems with the super fast relationship-progressing in this route. Also, the whole reason of her trying to holding back her feeling for Yuuma is...kind of dumb. Oh come on, don't just "hate" a guy just because he unintentionally took your place as Riru's "right hand". Some big drama happen in this route, but ended up solved by "miracle", which will leave you go all "wtf?" until the true route.Oh, and you will need some thinking to figure it out too

4. Ena Route

80% of this route are "newlyweds life" of Yuuma and Ena. They threw in some plot-event, but just for the sake of reminding players "you are still playing Kujiragami no Tearstilla, not My Girlfriend is Ena". The only thing worth mentioning is the sudden drama come out of nowhere near the end. Expecting something good? Nahhhh, it will be solved in minute in a totally ridiculous way, with the nice timing support from a random guy call "Deus Ex Machina". Wow. To tell the truth, I skipped through half of this route, because it's just simply too boring for me (Ena is not even my favorite heroine). If Ena is No.1 for you, then you MAY enjoy this route, with nothing but flirting this and that. If you don't? Ctrl through it. Oh, but stop near the end though, because that sudden event will give you some hints about the true route.

Btw, it's kind of funny to see how Marine act in this route: she said that it's bad to use wish water to change a person's feeling, although she herself tried to get Yuuma with her love potion

I actually expected a triangle love in this route after Marine and Ena's "battle" in common route, but sadly, Marine just simply gave up and turn to support Yuuma x Ena instead. What a let down, my imouto -_-

5. Riru Route

In Riru route, you will learn more about the history of kujiragami, and the sudden event that heading to her - the wall. Her route only serve as ignition for her true route, so you will see things go down real quick, along with heavy drama. Despite this, you may feel pretty annoyed with the super anti-climax power return, which just totally kick your feeling off the bridge.

After finished all 4 route, you will unlock Riru true route. Everything will be solved and explained in this route: the original meaning of the miko dance/ritual, the origin of energy water, the real kujiragami altar, the relation between Riru, the energy water, and the island. It's a pretty good (although kinda cliché, and again, hello miracle) ending for me. My only complain in this route is Yuuma (incoming rant and heavy spoiler):

For God's sake, what the hell were you thinking, drilling a rock mountain?! You were so damn lucky that the whole damn thing did not collapse right on your head! And you were even an amateur that sure enough never used a electric drill before! You want to kill yourself that much?!

Moreover, that thing is artificial, meaning that it's just a bunch of rocks on top of each other. If you drill a hole that big, there is no-way-in-hell that it will stay sticking together like that. Nope.

GRAPHIC

I like Whirlpool's art in general, and this one does not disappointed me either. However, I do find some CGs where character's body proportions look just...weird (usually leg and hand too small, compare to others part of the body). Also, I think they should give characters more sprites. Seeing Mitsuki changing clothes in a matter of seconds between CG and sprites is kinda meh.

The SDCGs are nice as ever. Need more of them though

MUSIC

Nothing special, just the typical BGM you hear everywhere. The OP and 2nd ED are nice though.

VOICE

Damn, I especially like Marine super deredere voice and Mitsuki rage/embarrassed voice. I even recorded some of their lines to hear again (oh, did I mention this? The game has a function that allow you to "save" a dialogue into a collection to listen again later). Riru voice is kinda annoying, to tell the truth.

Quality of the voice sometimes decrease suddenly, (I felt like they were talking into a box or something), and may affect your enjoyment.

H-SCENE

Don't ask me, I don't care, I skipped them all . One thing though, after finished a route, you can go to scene collection and enjoy a bonus H-scene or two.

CONCLUSION

Pros:

- Nice art.

- Good comedy level.

- Marine!

Cons:

- Pointless route (Ena).

- Mr. Deus Ex Machine and Mrs. Miracle.

- Lack of sprites.

- Some illogical details.

Score

Story: 7/10

Character: 8/10

Route: 7/10

Graphic: 9/10

Music: 7/10

Voice: 8/10

H-Scene: 10/10 by default

Overall: 7,5/10