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Shuusuke purposely acts as the butt-monkey to avoid his problems, and glosses over his sensitive nature with a playful smile. His story is centered around the restaurant Alexander, and plays out like an orthodox romantic comedy (in eroge standards) with silly restaurant hijinks, an abundance of perverted jokes, and a straight-laced heroine whom our goofy protagonist makes a terrible first impression on. Carrying a cheery atmosphere with him, Shuusuke is a diligent part-time worker who approaches everything with maximum enthusiasm and enjoys striking conversations with just about everyone. In stark contrast to the lonely atmosphere surrounding Takashi, we are then introduced to the social level MAX Chitose Shuusuke. The worse his real life gets, the more he sees his dreams of Gretagald, welcoming him “back.” The delusions of Gretagald read exactly like a teenage boy’s self-insert power fantasy: Hawk has a secret ultimate skill that he pulls out to instantly resolve problems when he is in a pinch, is touted as a never-seen-before genius in battle, loved by the Princess of the country and instantly respected by everyone he meets. Takashi believe that he is destined to return to Gretagald, and his various dreams are “temporary summons” in times of need. Gretagald is attacked by a winged race, and in order to escape to safety, Hawk is “reborn” as Haneda Takashi in modern Japan. Genuinely believing that his true form is Sir Hawk, a Holy Knight in the fantasy world of Gretagald and candidate for the next king. This, of course, is possible because Takashi is backed by delusions that he unconsciously uses as escapism. Never once does he show anger, and he simply absorbs all the damage he takes from others. Takashi maintains a kind attitude towards everyone, and constantly tries to make contact and improve his relationship with even those whom one would stay far, far away from if put into his shoes. His perspective brings a solemn take on the world as he pushes through his cruel school days with his belief that everyone in the world is a good person and approaches his surroundings with a dangerously delusional level of optimism and a severe lacking of self-awareness as a bullying victim. The story is split between three protagonists, who each have their own different heroine(s).įirst is Haneda Takashi, a timid boy with few friends in his third year of high school.

Written by Ou Jackson and developed by Navel of Shuffle! fame, Oretsuba is a completely different beast than whatever else the company output prior to it.

If there was a VN that consistently relies on its conversations and prose to be enjoyable, and where “how” something is presented is infinitely more important than “what” is happening, then that VN is Oretsuba.