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早咲きのくろゆり | Black Lily's Tale

by Oogi Saya and 1000-REKA

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About the Story

Eighteen years have passed since the containment of the threatening virus CLII, which decimated over half of the minors in the population. Although people have returned to their normal lives, a mark was left on society.

Hana Sasamori is a third-year student at the Naeshiro Private High School in Sapporo. She is a rather quiet girl, but inside, she feels restless. Just before graduation, Hana finds herself reliving the same day over and over.

"That's right... I'm in love with her."

More than anything, Hana wishes for the happiness of Itsuki, who came to her help in the past. There is little she wouldn't do for her. Hana thinks...

"She probably doesn't want me to hold onto such a feeling..."

Being an adolescent, she thought it was just a phase that deserved to be suppressed. Nevertheless, together with that realization came a curse.

This is a story of love and malediction, of persistence and sorrow, a story set in the meandering space between two people looking for each other.

The main character Hana Sasamori is caught in a loop with a tragic ending in each chapter. Unlike ordinary games, this title does not force you to make choices! To escape the tragedy, you must "interrupt choices and change your fate" during specific conversations through your intervening will.

Next, having interrupted the choice, you must actually enter an alternate "word" by typing it into the prompt. By "guessing" correctly and inputting a word that changes their fate in the story, you may avoid tragedy and create a new fate.

1 Off-Site Review

Mimidoshima
A yuri VN about teenagers hurt by heteronormativity but determined to fight it
Hayasaki no Kuroyuri links the erasure of gay identities and the spread of compulsory heterosexuality to the lives of people growing up. Every LGBTQ+ law affects the lives of children, even if they are cis heterosexuals. To enforce heterosexuality, teachers and other authority figures must police "less desirable" forms of sexuality in young people. None of the teenagers in the game seem aware that gay people actually exist; they feel alone, confused about their own sexual identities because they are disconnected from the histories of people like them. Heteronormativity isn't just about how we should love the opposite sex, it's also about how we should police children to be "upstanding citizens".

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I would like to read more yuri and BL that is as politically and socially aware as Hayasaki no Kuroyuri. There's obviously room for fantasy, melodrama, and grounded stories in LGBTQ+ literature, and I welcome them -- but I want something as direct as this game that comments on the issues we face today.
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