Has a human male with a human dishwasher life partner I can confirm she hates it when I do it because she wants to Jk She and I help with everything we can, I do more of the heavier labour stuff while she does more of the cleaning but that’s only is heavy labour stuff is needed otherwise it’s completely shared
The horror elements were nice, but this is definitely a romance story at the end of the day. Koko truly cares, and I buy that good ending well enough given the game's length.
“You attract what you fear” oh I sure hope a monster woman with long fingers, strange lines on her skin, a serene smile and calm voice doesn’t rescue me from danger, takes me to her home, offers me a nice room for shelter, cooks me delicious food, thanks me when I help her, has great conversations, enjoys spending time together, gives me warm hugs, and calls me dear and honey. That’d be sooo scary, my life would never be the same if that happened to me
I love when a game looks creepy or has horror aspects of it but can end in a wholesome way. Especially romantic. Those endings are canon in my head for me.
I'm amused by the fact that Manly has dealt with these sorts of entities for so long that he basically has a how-to guide on knowing whether they'll kill you or not.
tbh best choise is to leave with her,even introverts sometimes get an urge to go out for some fresh air,and living in naborhood of monsters is not a good option,so why not just leave with her near human residentials why eother leave her completely or stay trapped,why not leave with her and screw that naborhood XD
@@theicyphoenix_7745 Plus, it doesn’t seem like Koko like the place she is in as well, and is only truly happy and comfortable when Seiichi is with her. Plus, it would be both safer for both Seiichi and Koko in the human area over the monster area where Koko would have to actively keep Seiichi safe.
@@theicyphoenix_7745 well maybe they did leave at the end. It was quite the open ending after all with lots of options left to choose from. I like to think as well that they had a true good ending and moved somewhere more tranquil and peaceful..
*SPOILERS* I kind of wish that there were a third option at the ending: Bring Koko back with you to the human realm. I mean, she looks human enough besides her fingers (which she can retract) and her 'face cracks' could possibly be fixed with makeup and/or cosmetic surgery. Anyway, great stuff as always, Manly! P.S. The girl that Seiichi bumped into at 1:29:42 is Lune, the main character from another game that the Developer made. However, it only has a Spanish translation out as of now.
I was wondering why that random character showed up so thanks for that. But I dont think a tree spirit can get human cosmetic surgery & it work lol, I think shes like a tree monster
Definitely would like that ending as well. Koko definitely doesn’t seem to like the realm she is in as well, and is only comfortable when Seiichi is with her.
Wish they can make a horror game where the protagonist's himself/herself is the villain and you're actually controlling one of the husbandos/waifus. Like a usual horror love story but in reverse.
Wasn't there a game where you are a lamb boi with an anime girl caretaker, and in the bad ending you eat and kill her? (...not necessarily in that order)
You have to imagine one night seiichi is gonna clap koko's cheeks and miroku is gonna be next door having to listen to all of that with how thin the walls seem to be and how perceptive she is
Once every couple times you cross a game that ticks all your boxes, and this one did it for me! *Great character GF, nice backstory, somber yet mellow music, sweet moments, balanced horror, and that wholesome ending just hits so right!* Plus glad Manly finally learned to do the bad endings first to leave a good aftertaste!
Pretty sure it’s not a thing that Manly learn, it’s just that since it is a short story it isn’t as hard to go for the obvious bad endings first and continues on the good path. For games where you don’t know for sure if something is a good or bad route.
Manly: “Don't you feel like a monster, not going down the Koko route.” *Silence* Seiichi: “....My brother in Christ, you chose the route for me. My actions were born from fear, friend ”
@@MGrey-qb5xz yeah but you normally don’t have to worry about pets eating you. In fact other humans eat humans but in normal society, I don’t think anyone worries about being eaten so easily
Thank god you exist. This comment section is full of LUNTICS! They are HUMAN EATING MONSTERS! How is that a MINOR THING??? You know, you never hear the world "Genocide" used in a good context... but THEY EAT PEOPLE! This might be a legitimate reason. The crappy author shines the whole thing off in the beginning by saying "Oh, they just eat criminals". WTF? Somebody snatches a purse and they get FEED to this community of man-eating MONSTERS? That's a pretty messed up Criminal Justice system. Isn't the author basically suggesting the POOR humans are regularly fed to these monsters to "clean up society"? You live in the bad side of town, for some reason, and monsters get to CHOW DOWN on your butt, whenever they like. Not a great place to be a minority. The level of MESSED UP this story contains, woven into a stalker-love-story, is not nearly as insane as the number of people who don't see any deeper context to it the a "Love" story.
This is a nice romance story... Manly: "Oh, it's a childhood friend route." *neuron activation* At first you had my curiosity but now you have my attention.
"money shot of monstrous true forms" Manly understands the important part of any monster girl romance story. Your heart doesn't doki-doki properly until the adrenaline kicks in!
The music in this is incredibly important. It starts off as a sirens' song, luring the player into a sense of security yet through juxtaposition also flaring up the suspicion. Then after a while, it's more a theme of comfort as you come to trust her. And at the end, it's a heart-tearing gentle tune that weeps amongst bittersweet last moments.
I love this man's voice and how he plays game completion to the max he is the only UA-camr who can get me to watch these kinds of videos and it's all in that decadent handsome tone
4:00 Meeting Koko 8:00 Koko’s house 18:00 Koko sleeping with Seichii 24:00 Good boy/looking for a way to escape 29:10 Reading Koko’s diary 29:38 Little girl murder 35:20 Koko returns 39:05 Dream /flashback of Koko 44:30 Talking to Koko about the neighbour (Miroku) & Koko talking about her past 51:20 Meeting Miroku for the first time 53:45 Talking to Miroku after meeting her 58:00 Choosing who to trust (While in the shower) 1:00:00 Koko kills…. 1:06:00 Escape from Koko and Mishoku 1:13:00 1:24:14 Koko hug and tells the truth 1:27:00 Leaving Koko's house 1:29:30 Bumping into Lune 1:31:20 Stay or leave Koko
Something felt weirdly underwhelming about this one. All the pieces were there, but somehow they didn't come together right. Maybe it's just the translation losing some of the nuance to the world, but only Koko seems to have clear motives. And even then, it's weird how she just snaps in one of the endings for no apparent reason. Then you have to wonder why MC absolutely HAS to stay in the monster district as opposed to taking the girl with him.
yes, that ending could have been miroku just killing MC, it would have more sense and in the good ending it might aswell be interpreted as both moving to MC's house both leaving the monster district, they didnt clarify that, and what would happen to koku's deparment then? yeah that good ending feels kinda weak
Yea, I feel like this game would do well to be much longer, letting you meet more monsters and complicate the decision. Overall it's pretty straight forwards: Trust the person who literally saved your life and has shown no real ill will, or... don't?
Uh, my take on it was it was linked to the foreshadowing at the start that all monsters can "give into their instincts" mixed with Miroku's mind control powers. Miroku had activated on both you and her and I assume on her in particular it had more drastic side effects making her more monstrous combined with an offscreen fight we didn't see leading her to unintentionally either kill or at least hurt you in that ending.
@@ManlyBadassHero I agree, and I believe for the Koko not being able to live with Seiichi in human area is because, monsters are probably banned from human areas and might be killed or something, while the monster side probably doesn't have such restrictions for obvious reasons, why would any human with common sense try to live in the monster area? Hence the rule not applying.
!SPOILERS! When you first saw the thumbnail, or even the game, you’d think she’d be this crazy yandere but it seems she is a bit calm and stabilized.. very intriguing.
*Manly:* Don't worry, I'll guide you down the right path. *Also Manly:* *makes what he knows are the worst decisions and proceeds to blame protagonist*
Thank you for the video, ManlyBadassHero! 1:29:40 The girl Lune supposed to be a cameo character from another game by the same creator, Eroraen, called "Lune ~y su Ilusión~" (Lune and her Illusion).
I'm wondering how the main character seemed to so easily run into the monster territory with them all being so bloodthirsty for humans. You'd think there would be a bigger barrier between them?
Good point! Makes me curious about the world, like why it would be set up that way. If there’s a good reason (not an oversight), it could be interesting!
I normally love human/other romances, but the “good” ending to this story is as bad as the “bad” ones. Seiichi’s choices are literally A) Voluntary life imprisonment with an abusive monster, or B) Death. As sweet as she seems on the surface, Koko raises _lot_ of red flags. She repeatedly betrays Suiichi’s trust with lies, false promises and forced intimacy, then gaslights him by asking if he’s afraid of her or if he trusts her as if has no reason not to - as if a few home cooked meals and the fact that she hasn’t killed him _yet_ are proof enough. (He should be more _grateful,_ she’s taking such good care of him!) She also dodges Suiichi’s questions about herself and her activities outside the apartment, giving only vague, nonspecific answers. She’s his only link to the outside world, and she won’t even allow him to experience it vicariously. Unless she’s in the CIA, that level of secretiveness shouldn’t be necessary. Oh, and then we learn she’s possessive enough to kill any perceived rivals, and obsessive enough to stalk him and manipulate events to bring him into her clutches. Definitely someone you want to shack up with in a place you can never leave, amirite? All that said, I don’t think Koko is completely irredeemable. I was willing to forgive the lying and secretiveness once she finally came clean. (The possessive/obsessive part is still problematic, but hey, she _is_ a monster.) I just wish there’d been a “Suiichi goes home, but they start dating,” option. Then at least it wouldn’t seem like Koko cares more about herself and her desire to possess Suiichi than she does about his safety and happiness. Then again, maybe a “no good ending” horror story was exactly what the dev was going for, in which case kudos, they nailed it. 👍
Lol, red flags. Besides, forced intimacy is ok if partner gets satisfaction eventually, and not wanting to let you go means girl is really obsessed with you(unless she cheats, then she's just shitty person, but seems it's not Koko's case since she apparently had waited for him for her entire life).
@@ashlirabid9614 I can tell you don’t know what “forced intimacy” means. Since some people seem to be confused: Forced intimacy is when someone interacts with you as if they know you better than they actually do. In this case, Koko calling Suiichi “darling” and behaving as if they’re in a romantic relationship when they’ve literally just met.
@@anondecepticon Thank you for proving my point, you've never had an actual woman interact with you 😂🤣 That's how a lot of women flirt with their crush
She could be a tree spirit. Got abandoned in the woods, maybe she wasn't growing beautifully enough or something? Had a weak growth at first? When you mention she could be a/the rake, that still signifies she's a monster when she says she's less of the monsters Seeichi would see, and more like a spirit.
Ahhh, to become a trophy husband living in the middle of a monster neighborhood where everyone what to eat you while being protected by the obsessed long-fingered-childhood friends cute monster waifu... Now that's the dream
Honestly, I don't think Koko is a spider at all. The fact she refers to herself as a spirit type, and the cracks on her skin make me think she's supposed to be more of a tree. Her fingers are more evocative of a tree's branches than legs, to me. The detail of her having grown up in a forest and not feeling close at all to any of the other monsters seals it for me - maybe she's more of a dryad or woodland spirit sort of monster. It might also explain why she's much more docile than the others, a tree doesn't really have the same predatory instinct as an animal monster.
This is nice, but I feel like everyone seems to have forgotten that at 29:38 there's a passage in Koko's diary heavily insinuating that she went back to the forest and murdered an innocent girl. Why was this never mentioned again or expanded upon in the story??
This was an interesting story but the ending didn't really make sense. Why do you have to go back and live in monstersburg rather than both moving back to the countryside or move to the guys place? Seems a bit too dangerous for him to live with her. Is the guy not going to have a job? Never leave the three rooms? Why is it such a binary choice? Leave forever or live with her? Why not somewhere between those extremes?
Its possible that him being around koko could lead to him being introduced to monsters and eventually being seen as one of them in a way. Its implied koko is fairly well known, so its possible those that know will accept him over time and defend him from more unsavoury people. If he gets used to that place his fear wouldn't be so obvious so maybe he could pass a bit during the day.
To be honest, at some point I expected the protagonist to be a serial murderer or a monster hunter or something. Every time they mention: "something special" or "different" in his aura or something. I kinda imagined Miroku seeing multiple tormented souls following him around, and that she knew he was more of a monster then them. Well, it was a nice romance instead, which is better since its a plot twist I didn't expect
I dunno... a lot of things unanswered, Koko killing Seiichi in that one ending, never truly finding out if Miroku was good or bad or in between, the illusions, chance of implanted memories, living in a place that is eager to kill you and more doesn't seem so good...
Very comfy VN. Koko's cute and nice, and she's got affection for the main protag since childhood. She may have a murderous yandere tendencies she may not be able to control well, but hey, she loves you. I can't ask for more.
This actually touched me. I think i'd like a pretty monster woman to protect me. Especially if shes a good cook. Opened a new door of fantasy for me lol
I actually believe Koko is a tree spirit if I went off by her description of herself and her design, it explains her almost branch like fingers and her "cracks" can be interpreted as bark, and it makes sense with the story. Or I'm just overthinking it.
This is one of the best story I've ever seen in my life! I do love background music, the ambientations, the dialogues... it is all so perfect, spot on, relaxing and so freaking immersive...
Koko goes from 1 to 100 on "dates"... Literally meets a human for a few hours, cooks them food and then allows them to sleep in her bed and embrace in a hug... What in the goddamn?
_" I cannot promise you a life of sunshine or an easy pathway, but I can promise a hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow"_ _spoilers ahead_ I was expecting more horror, but got a lovely romance instead. My eyes were glued watching this and I liked the story and grew fond of Koko. I like romances and happy endings. But... was it actually happy? It was for Koko. She found the boy who was kind to her when they were little. But outside of loving arms and good food, what would Seiichi's life be like? Seiichi was trapped living amongst monsters. He was, not even able to go near the window lest he become the entree on someone's dinner menu. I also wished for more horror in character design - I wanted to see more of a scare factor in Miroku. I also wanted a Koko character dilemma - stay with Koko or not seemed like a no-brainer. What man wouldn't want her, tho she was a bit on the motherly/caregiver side vs life partner. She was nothing but kind and merely had physical flaws. No physical flaw should ever be enough to not love someone. Really nice job in your delivery MBH - I enjoyed this.
Her diary seemed to imply she killed a girl from his childhood for some reason relating to him. Based on the trusting Miroku ending, I'd guess Koko killed her for being important to him.
Honestly i wished more choice based horror games didn't have a clear "happy ending" Not that I'm expecting that amount of complexity from a small game like this sometimes simplerer games are the best after all but for high budget big team horror games. I think the clear happy ending kinda defeats the purpose of a horror game, I feel like there should be a degree of sacrifice in all routes to the ending like maybe for you to survive you'll have to sacrifice a likeable character or maybe even the rest of the cast then the protag gets survivor's guilt, or maybe it just isn't possible to save the whole cast of characters in any endings. Alternatively the best ending could be one that is very difficult to get, for example needing the player to make all the correct response to story based events that lines up with documents or info in the game. One of my top 5 games that manly plays here "The letter" Actually made the true ending not being the one where everyone survives but where you needed to sacrifice 4 of the 7 cast members that are closely related to the story otherwise the main ghost there comes back
Another way to push the difficult true ending route would be to have pieces of information given to unlock it sprinkled in the other non ideal endings, that way people would be motivated to play the other endings or at the very least watch it on game theory (lol), it adds reinforcementfto replay and go down other routes and a community effort to unlock the secret ending, although since people just look at the code or whatever that is it might not be as effective as whatever Fnaf does
Maybe this is getting a lil too deep, though it seems like with Koko, the first night (when she smothered him to sleep) was really the only time we saw her use her long fingers, and was the most aggressive then. Long Fingers do not seem like a "spirit" type power, and I would guess her "spirit" power could actually be implanting the memory of the time they were in the forest when he falls asleep that first night. Maruka I would say is still pretty suspicious, but if she could actually see Koko's power, then trying to help out the protag would actually make sense, including the ending where Koko kills them both since Maruka could have spilled the beans and ruined everything for Koko. On top of that, if this is the case, if you look at the endings through Koko's perspective, the only "good" ending is where she ensnares the protag with her false memories and they stay together. If he leaves Koko to live his own life, that should be the good end because he was able to escape the false memories. Maybe a lil too deep, but it makes the story a little more enticing
Interesting thought. I'm not sure, though. The diary makes me think that they did meet, and she killed a previous love interest of his. There were a few things that seemed unfinished. Who was Lune? Why was she familiar? Also I feel like Koko living with him in the human area is probably a lot safer for him, not sure about her, though n
Must be a sequel? The story between Miroko and main character is unfinished too. Like...she pretty much says "The next time we meet, we wouldn't be friends." ...and of course...she never showed up... Guess she likes to stay as friends then huh? *Definitely gotta be the correct conclusion.*
@@TheHeavieKiwie i think that was more her saying that she would treat him like any other human from now on, which implied she would kill him or something if they bumped into each other again
@@Puddlenaut yeaaah, some things were left out after building the lore, bruh, when he asked if koko is hiding anything, she doesn't even mention that she killed a girl bc of him, and who knows how many others, dont remember if manly reloaded a save after he read the diary, but it was a huge plot hole for the protag to not remember or such edit: oh yeah, there's also the fact that she went out with that mantis guy to do something, and it was never commented again, my first guess would be hunting humans for the community or something HAHA
Hey I just wanna say I watched this last night until early morning and loved every second, your voice is so much fun to listen to, it's both calming and funny when you want it to be. its been kinda stressful lately but as long as I keep finding moments like the one here I think everything is gonna turn ouy fine. Thank you, keep it up.
I like the "look behind the appearance" feeling, but am I the only one left with a yandere feeling. After all, her personal diary implies she planned it and probably even had killed at least one girl
Omg dude i swear every video you make is AMAZING, these past few weeks I’ve got nothing to entertaining, And here I am! entertained by you! Just wanted to say, Keep goung bro. You’re amazing, I love how you are always, calm.. I’m always impatient for a new video actually hehe, But I cant help it! All your vids are amazing. Goodluck on life bro.
Personally, I'd be partial for a MonMusu Quest playthrough! H aside, it's actually a really good story, and the relation between Alice and Luka is wholesome as shit! :D
I feel like there is also another option of just keeping in touch with whatever MC is doing in the city and then just moving somewhere else with her. Just feels like there's an in-between that satisfies both regardless of twhat they want to do.
Doesn't even need to be a separate option, but part of Koko's route. In fact, if Koko is so concerned about protag's safety, she should be adamant about finding somewhere safer to live.
The good ending with Koko was so beautiful. You could see that, despite the town you both were in, she was looking out for you. Plus, she has been looking out for you ever since you both were kids. Thank you so much for playing through this.
I genuinely wish there was more of this game! What exactly is she? If there is a spirit type monster, what are the other types called? Why did her mother abandon her? Could monsters and humans eventually come together or will there be an everlasting struggle? I'm invested! And yes please give us more horror monster koko and cute koko. Please and thank you~
Yeah like after we stayed together and how about the other girl (forget her name) but still it's a pretty good game and story especially when you remember it's her/his first one
Koko is probably a dryad or some interpretation of it. A tree spirit. The cracks in her skin look like bark. Her hair is rather woody and her fingers like branches. She also seems to talk/be around a lot of animal/insect monsters. The owl and mantis. I guess her mother could abandon her as a way for her to gain some form of companionship with the forest or her grove which she grows protective of. But aftering meeting the main character abandons the traditional grove concept and watches over him instead.
I love it when you do a nervous voice, because in reality it's just a voice crack, it catches me off guard but it makes me laugh, I enjoy your content, keep it up G'
Ah yes, a cute game where a young dude is kidnapped by a monster girl 'til the Stockholm Syndrome kicks in and gives you that _good_ ending. Truly, one of the most heartwarming and realistic visual novel, ever~
On trusting Meroku, I saw the situation like this - Koko has the ability to put her victim into a dream. Koko did that to Seiichi the first night ("dug her fingers into his skin"). Meroku broke that dream so Koko killed her, and put Seiichi into a dream again. Now, Koko didn't have full control over this dream because of the powers of Meroku, which is why Meroku could make the first contact with Seiichi.
Hot damn I love monster girlfriend/boyfriend anything! I saw this game being made called cryptid crush, not out yet but something to look forward soon. It's a visual novel type of game I think.
Ohhhh YES, I’m playing it currently - fantastic game, and the art style. Is. GORGEOUS! You should def try it if you love cryptids, urban legends etc 😄❤️
ENDING SPOILERS Honestly, it doesn't make sense for Seiichi to stay _in Koko's neighborhood,_ even though they could still stay "together" (as in be in a relationship). Considering that she can hide her long fingers, it'd make more sense to stay in a human area, though probably in a more remote area so she can stretch her fingers w/o freaking out all the neighbors. Humans accepting a monster-human couple for neighbors would largely depend on the individual neighbors you get, but so long as all the neighbors are _monsters,_ there's always the risk of Seiichi being eaten...and him having to stay inside and basically be totally dependent on her for _everything._ Not much of a "life" together at that point.
The writer probably didn’t triple read their writing to see where their writing loses narrative energy. He could have had a multiple choice which girl to stay with but from the amount of times Koko referred to the MC as honey they were set on Koko being main waifu.
Hi I paused the video at 23:22 just to say this. This is moving SO FAST. We just met this monster girl and not only does she make us food and lets us sleep in her bed, but also calls us darling. We must be hot as fuck...or just look delicious. Maybe both.
I agree with the end assessment, & I'd recommend Crimson Grey. It's much more engaging when at any point, a murder could go down. Finding the "bad ends" are just as fun.
Hi! MBH played Crimson Gray 3 years ago. Search under his videos or just search UA-cam for Crimson Gray Manly Badass Hero in YT search. You'll find his videos and full playlist. :)
Seiichi you magnificent idiot. If an adorable girl with fingers for months want to take care of you, you do not refuse her. She holds you when you’re scared, cooks for you, wants to be close… yokai or not, Koko isn’t the kind girl you’d find anywhere.
Welcome to the I'm Trying To Reach Out Club, how I'm Trying To Reach Out are ya?
Very I'm trying to reach out
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Hi Trying To Reach Out I'm dad
Tried, didn't get to meet a monster girl tho, sadge :(
Sure!!
Manly, you can say "in a non flirty way" all you want. That's not gonna stop anyone
Yeah. That's not gon- wait, a sec!
@@danielmick5236 yeah that's not gonna stop their vibrators.
@@al-imranadore1182 *Trying to stop myself from thinking about that*
@@danajeffery3850 Remember the time Manly burst our ear drums while playing witches house.
@@al-imranadore1182 I was using headphones too, damnit
Manly: _"Monster girls love it when you do dishes."_
Yeah, I'm pretty sure human girls do too.
Nah idk not worth the risk
@@leonardo9259 It's not worth the risk washing dishes for human girls? I agree.
Has a human male with a human dishwasher life partner I can confirm she hates it when I do it because she wants to
Jk
She and I help with everything we can, I do more of the heavier labour stuff while she does more of the cleaning but that’s only is heavy labour stuff is needed otherwise it’s completely shared
@@OhMoonPresence I love gender equality
Human girls don't exist stupid
The horror elements were nice, but this is definitely a romance story at the end of the day. Koko truly cares, and I buy that good ending well enough given the game's length.
Dude could you maybe add a spoiler tag just in case, I don't know, this becomes top comment?
@@xavierwalsh6045 It isnt too bad, at least. Comments are often full of spoilers, its best to wait until the end to check them.
@@xavierwalsh6045 This would be very wise of him.
@@xavierwalsh6045 if someone looks at the comments section it's on them
@@serioussilliness2064 Honestly though...
“You attract what you fear” oh I sure hope a monster woman with long fingers, strange lines on her skin, a serene smile and calm voice doesn’t rescue me from danger, takes me to her home, offers me a nice room for shelter, cooks me delicious food, thanks me when I help her, has great conversations, enjoys spending time together, gives me warm hugs, and calls me dear and honey. That’d be sooo scary, my life would never be the same if that happened to me
Yeah I'm shaking in my pants too. I sure hope monster momey don't come kidnap thisyere innocent boy
I sure hope that nightmare never happens to me!!
I have no fear.
@@navy3001 so.. nothing, and no one is attracted to you? I can see why-
@@EtherealMimic Correct. A lonly life, but i learned to live with it.
Fuck bad endings. All my homies know staying with koko is the canonical ending.
Yes!
Same with Black. No one is allowed to be mean to my ravenous, rock skinned, razor sharp toothed son.
You don't even got a choice, stay with her or die
Exactly
Obviously
I love when a game looks creepy or has horror aspects of it but can end in a wholesome way. Especially romantic. Those endings are canon in my head for me.
For the most part, I've only seen those kinds from Ray K games. They are pretty neat.
Me too man, the monster is only on the outside after all, thats why monster girls are the best
Thanks to the general public INCLUDING ME, the ending is no longer wholesome.
@@javierkovacs2252 wait wut why
@@brandonturner4113 read the little story i made it is funny WAIT WHAT WHERE DID IT GO
I'm amused by the fact that Manly has dealt with these sorts of entities for so long that he basically has a how-to guide on knowing whether they'll kill you or not.
He got a PhD in smoothness
@@kasyfi5546
God only knows what that thesis involved.
He certainly does.
lol
@@metalmann385 lots of hands-on research, surely.
Choosing not to trust Koko: the "you were the REAL monster all along" routes.
tbh best choise is to leave with her,even introverts sometimes get an urge to go out for some fresh air,and living in naborhood of monsters is not a good option,so why not just leave with her near human residentials why eother leave her completely or stay trapped,why not leave with her and screw that naborhood XD
@@theicyphoenix_7745 I thought the exact same
@@theicyphoenix_7745
Plus, it doesn’t seem like Koko like the place she is in as well, and is only truly happy and comfortable when Seiichi is with her.
Plus, it would be both safer for both Seiichi and Koko in the human area over the monster area where Koko would have to actively keep Seiichi safe.
@@theicyphoenix_7745 I thought the same way, wish there was a third option
@@theicyphoenix_7745 well maybe they did leave at the end. It was quite the open ending after all with lots of options left to choose from. I like to think as well that they had a true good ending and moved somewhere more tranquil and peaceful..
I just can’t get over how perfect your voice is for narrating. Gosh, it’s so good!
It's not a MBH video without 800 comments gushing over his voice...
@@gaminggoddess85 to be fair his voice sounds so good, so "Manly"
@@syamelkiller5804 that's clever
Yeee I've been watching many of his videos that when i saw him narrating female char it's just suit and sound so normal
@Exo-_- where is the kiryu one?!
“Usually a setting where the monster girls… live in another place”
Nice save lmao
*SPOILERS* I kind of wish that there were a third option at the ending: Bring Koko back with you to the human realm.
I mean, she looks human enough besides her fingers (which she can retract) and her 'face cracks' could possibly be fixed with makeup and/or cosmetic surgery.
Anyway, great stuff as always, Manly!
P.S. The girl that Seiichi bumped into at 1:29:42 is Lune, the main character from another game that the Developer made. However, it only has a Spanish translation out as of now.
I was wondering why that random character showed up so thanks for that. But I dont think a tree spirit can get human cosmetic surgery & it work lol, I think shes like a tree monster
Definitely would like that ending as well.
Koko definitely doesn’t seem to like the realm she is in as well, and is only comfortable when Seiichi is with her.
May I ask for the game title, I could somewhat read Spanish. Kinda wanna try it out. Thanks man, cheers🥂
Yeah like they could have just gone to live somewhere both of them would be safe
@@TrueBladeSoul Yeah I think whoever made this just really wanted you to pick the happy ending & didnt care about the other ending lol
1:24:16
'Koko hugged me tightly'
manly: *"NICE"*
a fellow chad, i see
Big hug
Lol I like how he said nice aggressively
Wish they can make a horror game where the protagonist's himself/herself is the villain and you're actually controlling one of the husbandos/waifus. Like a usual horror love story but in reverse.
Owh that unique idea
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Wasn't there a game where you are a lamb boi with an anime girl caretaker, and in the bad ending you eat and kill her? (...not necessarily in that order)
Isn’t that just a reverse Yandere sort of?
Or just a Yandere,
@Diavolo Jaegar the witch's house, I believe. That was an alternative ending rather than the game as a whole
You have to imagine one night seiichi is gonna clap koko's cheeks and miroku is gonna be next door having to listen to all of that with how thin the walls seem to be and how perceptive she is
What the fuck
That's going to be DLC.
You're right but you don't have to say it.
Dude come on
Bro why.....💀
GOD I love when Manly intentionally does a voice crack whenever there's like a moment or when the MC feels nervous, I love it so much lmfao
"Are you scared?"
"I'm nOT scAred."
Once every couple times you cross a game that ticks all your boxes, and this one did it for me!
*Great character GF, nice backstory, somber yet mellow music, sweet moments, balanced horror, and that wholesome ending just hits so right!*
Plus glad Manly finally learned to do the bad endings first to leave a good aftertaste!
Pretty sure it’s not a thing that Manly learn, it’s just that since it is a short story it isn’t as hard to go for the obvious bad endings first and continues on the good path.
For games where you don’t know for sure if something is a good or bad route.
@@Zack_Zander That to.
Manly: “Don't you feel like a monster, not going down the Koko route.” *Silence* Seiichi: “....My brother in Christ, you chose the route for me. My actions were born from fear, friend ”
The fact that it seems most of the monsters, nearly all, literally eat humans. The distrust of them seems warranted
Which seems strange considering they live in a very normal society and eat the same food as us
@@Roloki454 so can pets but they still eat raw food just as well if not better
@@MGrey-qb5xz yeah but you normally don’t have to worry about pets eating you. In fact other humans eat humans but in normal society, I don’t think anyone worries about being eaten so easily
Thank god you exist. This comment section is full of LUNTICS! They are HUMAN EATING MONSTERS! How is that a MINOR THING??? You know, you never hear the world "Genocide" used in a good context... but THEY EAT PEOPLE! This might be a legitimate reason.
The crappy author shines the whole thing off in the beginning by saying "Oh, they just eat criminals". WTF? Somebody snatches a purse and they get FEED to this community of man-eating MONSTERS? That's a pretty messed up Criminal Justice system.
Isn't the author basically suggesting the POOR humans are regularly fed to these monsters to "clean up society"? You live in the bad side of town, for some reason, and monsters get to CHOW DOWN on your butt, whenever they like. Not a great place to be a minority.
The level of MESSED UP this story contains, woven into a stalker-love-story, is not nearly as insane as the number of people who don't see any deeper context to it the a "Love" story.
@@Roloki454 You have clearly not heard what it was like in mainland China during the1960s
Manly's enthusiasm for monster girl love is really put on display in this one. I couldn't agree with him more.
This is a nice romance story...
Manly: "Oh, it's a childhood friend route."
*neuron activation*
At first you had my curiosity but now you have my attention.
"money shot of monstrous true forms" Manly understands the important part of any monster girl romance story. Your heart doesn't doki-doki properly until the adrenaline kicks in!
There's a metaphor in here somewhere
@@dhoffnun money shot baby!
Considering I just played Doki Doki Literature Club for the first time in a few years, yeah.
"There's a chance she's just salting the meat but still I mean... hey, it's fun til the end, right?"
Manly *really* likes monster girls.
Who doesn’t like monster girls
The worst feeling is when you feel like you are taking advantage of someone’s kindness. The beginning of this video shows that
The music in this is incredibly important. It starts off as a sirens' song, luring the player into a sense of security yet through juxtaposition also flaring up the suspicion. Then after a while, it's more a theme of comfort as you come to trust her. And at the end, it's a heart-tearing gentle tune that weeps amongst bittersweet last moments.
I love this man's voice and how he plays game completion to the max he is the only UA-camr who can get me to watch these kinds of videos and it's all in that decadent handsome tone
4:00 Meeting Koko
8:00 Koko’s house
18:00 Koko sleeping with Seichii
24:00 Good boy/looking for a way to escape
29:10 Reading Koko’s diary
29:38 Little girl murder
35:20 Koko returns
39:05 Dream /flashback of Koko
44:30 Talking to Koko about the neighbour (Miroku) & Koko talking about her past
51:20 Meeting Miroku for the first time
53:45 Talking to Miroku after meeting her
58:00 Choosing who to trust (While in the shower)
1:00:00 Koko kills….
1:06:00 Escape from Koko and Mishoku
1:13:00
1:24:14 Koko hug and tells the truth
1:27:00 Leaving Koko's house
1:29:30 Bumping into Lune
1:31:20 Stay or leave Koko
do you know if there is gonna be a part two?
Something felt weirdly underwhelming about this one. All the pieces were there, but somehow they didn't come together right. Maybe it's just the translation losing some of the nuance to the world, but only Koko seems to have clear motives. And even then, it's weird how she just snaps in one of the endings for no apparent reason. Then you have to wonder why MC absolutely HAS to stay in the monster district as opposed to taking the girl with him.
yes, that ending could have been miroku just killing MC, it would have more sense
and in the good ending it might aswell be interpreted as both moving to MC's house both leaving the monster district, they didnt clarify that, and what would happen to koku's deparment then? yeah that good ending feels kinda weak
Yea, I feel like this game would do well to be much longer, letting you meet more monsters and complicate the decision. Overall it's pretty straight forwards: Trust the person who literally saved your life and has shown no real ill will, or... don't?
Uh, my take on it was it was linked to the foreshadowing at the start that all monsters can "give into their instincts" mixed with Miroku's mind control powers. Miroku had activated on both you and her and I assume on her in particular it had more drastic side effects making her more monstrous combined with an offscreen fight we didn't see leading her to unintentionally either kill or at least hurt you in that ending.
@@ManlyBadassHero I agree, and I believe for the Koko not being able to live with Seiichi in human area is because, monsters are probably banned from human areas and might be killed or something, while the monster side probably doesn't have such restrictions for obvious reasons, why would any human with common sense try to live in the monster area? Hence the rule not applying.
The writer probably didn’t read their writing enough to see when parts of the story started to lose narrative energy.
!SPOILERS!
When you first saw the thumbnail, or even the game, you’d think she’d be this crazy yandere but it seems she is a bit calm and stabilized.. very intriguing.
It's the quiet one's you have to watch out for...
Truly she is a bright example of "appearances can be deceiving"
It's fun to see manly leaning into guiding the protagonist to do the right thing after doing the bad thing
*Manly:* Don't worry, I'll guide you down the right path.
*Also Manly:* *makes what he knows are the worst decisions and proceeds to blame protagonist*
Lmao
It's so that Manly doesn't feel guilty for intentionally choosing the worse outcome first and then the supposedly good one
Thank you for the video, ManlyBadassHero!
1:29:40 The girl Lune supposed to be a cameo character from another game by the same creator, Eroraen, called "Lune ~y su Ilusión~" (Lune and her Illusion).
i’ve been looking for a comment like this, thanks
@@ohsick9570 I can't find it
@@leikezeold1376 I know this is super late but the game has been set to private. No idea why.
24:06
You managed to fully understand and pronounce how this character would sound after just a few seconds -
I'm impressed
I'm wondering how the main character seemed to so easily run into the monster territory with them all being so bloodthirsty for humans. You'd think there would be a bigger barrier between them?
OMG Yes! Just a sign, damn.
I mean, it could be a"Rosario + Vampire" thing.
Good point! Makes me curious about the world, like why it would be set up that way. If there’s a good reason (not an oversight), it could be interesting!
I normally love human/other romances, but the “good” ending to this story is as bad as the “bad” ones. Seiichi’s choices are literally A) Voluntary life imprisonment with an abusive monster, or B) Death. As sweet as she seems on the surface, Koko raises _lot_ of red flags.
She repeatedly betrays Suiichi’s trust with lies, false promises and forced intimacy, then gaslights him by asking if he’s afraid of her or if he trusts her as if has no reason not to - as if a few home cooked meals and the fact that she hasn’t killed him _yet_ are proof enough. (He should be more _grateful,_ she’s taking such good care of him!) She also dodges Suiichi’s questions about herself and her activities outside the apartment, giving only vague, nonspecific answers. She’s his only link to the outside world, and she won’t even allow him to experience it vicariously. Unless she’s in the CIA, that level of secretiveness shouldn’t be necessary. Oh, and then we learn she’s possessive enough to kill any perceived rivals, and obsessive enough to stalk him and manipulate events to bring him into her clutches. Definitely someone you want to shack up with in a place you can never leave, amirite?
All that said, I don’t think Koko is completely irredeemable. I was willing to forgive the lying and secretiveness once she finally came clean. (The possessive/obsessive part is still problematic, but hey, she _is_ a monster.) I just wish there’d been a “Suiichi goes home, but they start dating,” option. Then at least it wouldn’t seem like Koko cares more about herself and her desire to possess Suiichi than she does about his safety and happiness. Then again, maybe a “no good ending” horror story was exactly what the dev was going for, in which case kudos, they nailed it. 👍
It’s meant to just play off the readers feelings. they just think “oh monster mommy waifu” and all her bad quality goes away.
Lol, red flags.
Besides, forced intimacy is ok if partner gets satisfaction eventually, and not wanting to let you go means girl is really obsessed with you(unless she cheats, then she's just shitty person, but seems it's not Koko's case since she apparently had waited for him for her entire life).
Forced intimacy? I can tell you've never had a date or someone be interested in you
@@ashlirabid9614 I can tell you don’t know what “forced intimacy” means. Since some people seem to be confused: Forced intimacy is when someone interacts with you as if they know you better than they actually do. In this case, Koko calling Suiichi “darling” and behaving as if they’re in a romantic relationship when they’ve literally just met.
@@anondecepticon Thank you for proving my point, you've never had an actual woman interact with you 😂🤣 That's how a lot of women flirt with their crush
She could be a tree spirit. Got abandoned in the woods, maybe she wasn't growing beautifully enough or something? Had a weak growth at first? When you mention she could be a/the rake, that still signifies she's a monster when she says she's less of the monsters Seeichi would see, and more like a spirit.
Ahhh, to become a trophy husband living in the middle of a monster neighborhood where everyone what to eat you while being protected by the obsessed long-fingered-childhood friends cute monster waifu...
Now that's the dream
Honestly, I don't think Koko is a spider at all. The fact she refers to herself as a spirit type, and the cracks on her skin make me think she's supposed to be more of a tree. Her fingers are more evocative of a tree's branches than legs, to me. The detail of her having grown up in a forest and not feeling close at all to any of the other monsters seals it for me - maybe she's more of a dryad or woodland spirit sort of monster.
It might also explain why she's much more docile than the others, a tree doesn't really have the same predatory instinct as an animal monster.
There's also the detail of the sound of leaves rustling in the ending where you stay with her.
I think she’s more like a puppet
I'm only like 8 minutes in and Koko already seems like a waifu
hope that doesn't get yeeted out the window
And now at the end yes Koko waifu
Wasnt the only one.
@@w0ildweathr473 Oh shit
Hey to be fair, I would still absolutely bed Miroku.
@@silque_brigandess hello~
Looks like imma not lone here
I like how both monster women remind me of spiders like two sides of the same coin.
@Beast the Grim executioner because it's well known that spiders are a species.
Koko seems to be a tree girl, Miroku on the other hand is insect-like
Have you watched the Mosquito Season comic dub?
This is nice, but I feel like everyone seems to have forgotten that at 29:38 there's a passage in Koko's diary heavily insinuating that she went back to the forest and murdered an innocent girl. Why was this never mentioned again or expanded upon in the story??
Their memory is obviously manipulated
‘Sorry I’m into long fingers, not multiple eyes’
That line got me good.
bruh Manly is literally the best protag in horror visual novels
Agree
uhhhhhh depends...if he doesn't take the bad route in real life
This was an interesting story but the ending didn't really make sense. Why do you have to go back and live in monstersburg rather than both moving back to the countryside or move to the guys place? Seems a bit too dangerous for him to live with her. Is the guy not going to have a job? Never leave the three rooms? Why is it such a binary choice? Leave forever or live with her? Why not somewhere between those extremes?
Its possible that him being around koko could lead to him being introduced to monsters and eventually being seen as one of them in a way. Its implied koko is fairly well known, so its possible those that know will accept him over time and defend him from more unsavoury people. If he gets used to that place his fear wouldn't be so obvious so maybe he could pass a bit during the day.
Thank you so much. I searched for exactly this comment. Thought the EXACT same!
Another quality Manly Post. Day Made.
To be honest, at some point I expected the protagonist to be a serial murderer or a monster hunter or something.
Every time they mention: "something special" or "different" in his aura or something.
I kinda imagined Miroku seeing multiple tormented souls following him around, and that she knew he was more of a monster then them.
Well, it was a nice romance instead, which is better since its a plot twist I didn't expect
As an artist it's bugging the shit outta me they didn't put shadows under KoKo's breasts to make them look like breasts instead of peaks
It also bugged me how miroku's shirt appears to be tucked between her breasts...like wha
maybe she's just buff as fuck
@@tsurifisher That's nothing compared to female Twitch streamers.
“ what if the paper girl slips beneath the cracks under door” that’s so brilliant ahdhaksnnd lmaooo
The true 2D waifu!
I dunno... a lot of things unanswered, Koko killing Seiichi in that one ending, never truly finding out if Miroku was good or bad or in between, the illusions, chance of implanted memories, living in a place that is eager to kill you and more doesn't seem so good...
In her diary, she mentioned a lonely girl she sees as a threat to Seiichi, and she decided to kill her...But why? and who is her?
Very comfy VN. Koko's cute and nice, and she's got affection for the main protag since childhood. She may have a murderous yandere tendencies she may not be able to control well, but hey, she loves you. I can't ask for more.
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This actually touched me. I think i'd like a pretty monster woman to protect me. Especially if shes a good cook. Opened a new door of fantasy for me lol
I actually believe Koko is a tree spirit if I went off by her description of herself and her design, it explains her almost branch like fingers and her "cracks" can be interpreted as bark, and it makes sense with the story.
Or I'm just overthinking it.
No, that actually makes sense.
Her hands resemble tree limbs that scratch or scrape against window panes
...she's a KOKOnut tree then.
Suddenly I'm fine with over pollution and deforestation
Mc is a tree hugger
23:41
Manly’s monotone “oh great it’s a praying mantis I’m dead” cracked me up a little. He’s just like oh well that’s the end for me
This is one of the best story I've ever seen in my life! I do love background music, the ambientations, the dialogues... it is all so perfect, spot on, relaxing and so freaking immersive...
This man literally just reads the actual dialogue on screen and makes me crack up.
Koko goes from 1 to 100 on "dates"...
Literally meets a human for a few hours, cooks them food and then allows them to sleep in her bed and embrace in a hug...
What in the goddamn?
_" I cannot promise you a life of sunshine or an easy pathway, but I can promise a hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow"_
_spoilers ahead_
I was expecting more horror, but got a lovely romance instead. My eyes were glued watching this and I liked the story and grew fond of Koko. I like romances and happy endings. But... was it actually happy?
It was for Koko. She found the boy who was kind to her when they were little. But outside of loving arms and good food, what would Seiichi's life be like? Seiichi was trapped living amongst monsters. He was, not even able to go near the window lest he become the entree on someone's dinner menu.
I also wished for more horror in character design - I wanted to see more of a scare factor in Miroku. I also wanted a Koko character dilemma - stay with Koko or not seemed like a no-brainer. What man wouldn't want her, tho she was a bit on the motherly/caregiver side vs life partner. She was nothing but kind and merely had physical flaws. No physical flaw should ever be enough to not love someone.
Really nice job in your delivery MBH - I enjoyed this.
Her diary seemed to imply she killed a girl from his childhood for some reason relating to him. Based on the trusting Miroku ending, I'd guess Koko killed her for being important to him.
Honestly i wished more choice based horror games didn't have a clear "happy ending" Not that I'm expecting that amount of complexity from a small game like this sometimes simplerer games are the best after all but for high budget big team horror games. I think the clear happy ending kinda defeats the purpose of a horror game, I feel like there should be a degree of sacrifice in all routes to the ending like maybe for you to survive you'll have to sacrifice a likeable character or maybe even the rest of the cast then the protag gets survivor's guilt, or maybe it just isn't possible to save the whole cast of characters in any endings. Alternatively the best ending could be one that is very difficult to get, for example needing the player to make all the correct response to story based events that lines up with documents or info in the game. One of my top 5 games that manly plays here "The letter" Actually made the true ending not being the one where everyone survives but where you needed to sacrifice 4 of the 7 cast members that are closely related to the story otherwise the main ghost there comes back
Another way to push the difficult true ending route would be to have pieces of information given to unlock it sprinkled in the other non ideal endings, that way people would be motivated to play the other endings or at the very least watch it on game theory (lol), it adds reinforcementfto replay and go down other routes and a community effort to unlock the secret ending, although since people just look at the code or whatever that is it might not be as effective as whatever Fnaf does
"we're already moving on to like you calling me dear" lmao dead
Maybe this is getting a lil too deep, though it seems like with Koko, the first night (when she smothered him to sleep) was really the only time we saw her use her long fingers, and was the most aggressive then. Long Fingers do not seem like a "spirit" type power, and I would guess her "spirit" power could actually be implanting the memory of the time they were in the forest when he falls asleep that first night. Maruka I would say is still pretty suspicious, but if she could actually see Koko's power, then trying to help out the protag would actually make sense, including the ending where Koko kills them both since Maruka could have spilled the beans and ruined everything for Koko. On top of that, if this is the case, if you look at the endings through Koko's perspective, the only "good" ending is where she ensnares the protag with her false memories and they stay together. If he leaves Koko to live his own life, that should be the good end because he was able to escape the false memories. Maybe a lil too deep, but it makes the story a little more enticing
Interesting thought. I'm not sure, though. The diary makes me think that they did meet, and she killed a previous love interest of his. There were a few things that seemed unfinished. Who was Lune? Why was she familiar?
Also I feel like Koko living with him in the human area is probably a lot safer for him, not sure about her, though n
Must be a sequel? The story between Miroko and main character is unfinished too. Like...she pretty much says "The next time we meet, we wouldn't be friends." ...and of course...she never showed up...
Guess she likes to stay as friends then huh? *Definitely gotta be the correct conclusion.*
@@TheHeavieKiwie i think that was more her saying that she would treat him like any other human from now on, which implied she would kill him or something if they bumped into each other again
@@Puddlenaut yeaaah, some things were left out after building the lore, bruh, when he asked if koko is hiding anything, she doesn't even mention that she killed a girl bc of him, and who knows how many others, dont remember if manly reloaded a save after he read the diary, but it was a huge plot hole for the protag to not remember or such
edit: oh yeah, there's also the fact that she went out with that mantis guy to do something, and it was never commented again, my first guess would be hunting humans for the community or something HAHA
@@vithor4340 Yeah I guess.
Dude, the Mantis voice you made was fucking hilarious.
I'm a simple man. If I see monstergirl in the video title or thumbnail I will click on it and hit the like button instantly.
Manly definitely the type to let the monster girl keep him locked up lmao
I can see why
As long as I have a desktop PC and she wants to watch anime together I would never want to leave.
Hey I just wanna say I watched this last night until early morning and loved every second, your voice is so much fun to listen to, it's both calming and funny when you want it to be.
its been kinda stressful lately but as long as I keep finding moments like the one here I think everything is gonna turn ouy fine. Thank you, keep it up.
So...did he just ignore the diary entry mentioning offing some girl that threatened in some way the protag?
IM IN LOOOOVE WITH THE KOKO
"Neighborhoods 'not fit for humans'" So... Chicago?
Also I'm getting Wicked City vibes from spider-fingers Koko and that's not a good thing.
Chiraq for life bitch boy.
Chicago with less gang violence
Khabarovsk
I like the "look behind the appearance" feeling, but am I the only one left with a yandere feeling. After all, her personal diary implies she planned it and probably even had killed at least one girl
From this vid I hereby to declare that Koko is a cute name for a girl and I want her to be my waifu. Thank you Manly!
"I picked this one because of the monster girl, to be honest" Understandable tbh
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Omg dude i swear every video you make is AMAZING,
these past few weeks I’ve got nothing to entertaining,
And here I am! entertained by you! Just wanted to say,
Keep goung bro. You’re amazing, I love how you are always,
calm.. I’m always impatient for a new video actually hehe,
But I cant help it! All your vids are amazing. Goodluck on life bro.
Oh, I love Miroku's design.
Can’t wait for the monster girl island play through
🤨
your time to shine: island survival
Oh lord
💀
Personally, I'd be partial for a MonMusu Quest playthrough! H aside, it's actually a really good story, and the relation between Alice and Luka is wholesome as shit! :D
I feel like there is also another option of just keeping in touch with whatever MC is doing in the city and then just moving somewhere else with her. Just feels like there's an in-between that satisfies both regardless of twhat they want to do.
Doesn't even need to be a separate option, but part of Koko's route. In fact, if Koko is so concerned about protag's safety, she should be adamant about finding somewhere safer to live.
The good ending with Koko was so beautiful. You could see that, despite the town you both were in, she was looking out for you. Plus, she has been looking out for you ever since you both were kids.
Thank you so much for playing through this.
I genuinely wish there was more of this game! What exactly is she? If there is a spirit type monster, what are the other types called? Why did her mother abandon her? Could monsters and humans eventually come together or will there be an everlasting struggle? I'm invested! And yes please give us more horror monster koko and cute koko. Please and thank you~
Yeah like after we stayed together and how about the other girl (forget her name) but still it's a pretty good game and story especially when you remember it's her/his first one
@@yanisyaniso253 yeah honestly really good for a first one in my opinion.
Yeah
this universe needs to be expanded a bit more..
Koko is probably a dryad or some interpretation of it. A tree spirit. The cracks in her skin look like bark. Her hair is rather woody and her fingers like branches. She also seems to talk/be around a lot of animal/insect monsters. The owl and mantis.
I guess her mother could abandon her as a way for her to gain some form of companionship with the forest or her grove which she grows protective of. But aftering meeting the main character abandons the traditional grove concept and watches over him instead.
51:54
MC is in a crisis of who to trust that may decide if he survives or not, but he sure has his priorities straight
"Which is a horror game! About.."
Dude sounds like he never plays horror games when he says that.
Wdym this guy never plays horror games
You must be new here lol
GUYS DONT REQD MY NAME CUZ I .idk man its hard being a bot
All game played by manly turned into ASMRGame regardless their actual genre...
He only plays cute games with anime!
I love it when you do a nervous voice, because in reality it's just a voice crack, it catches me off guard but it makes me laugh, I enjoy your content, keep it up G'
Ah yes, a cute game where a young dude is kidnapped by a monster girl 'til the Stockholm Syndrome kicks in and gives you that _good_ ending. Truly, one of the most heartwarming and realistic visual novel, ever~
Some bros just want some monstussy
@@Raffinari that monstussy got me acting up
Neh i like that kind of stories
Like the one with Olivia
Oh god I need some montussy
On trusting Meroku, I saw the situation like this - Koko has the ability to put her victim into a dream. Koko did that to Seiichi the first night ("dug her fingers into his skin"). Meroku broke that dream so Koko killed her, and put Seiichi into a dream again. Now, Koko didn't have full control over this dream because of the powers of Meroku, which is why Meroku could make the first contact with Seiichi.
Hi manly not like your gonna see this have a great spring I loved your bit-buddy video happy late Easter
That monstussy got my boy Seiichi acting unwise 📖
Hot damn I love monster girlfriend/boyfriend anything!
I saw this game being made called cryptid crush, not out yet but something to look forward soon. It's a visual novel type of game I think.
Ohhhh YES, I’m playing it currently - fantastic game, and the art style. Is. GORGEOUS! You should def try it if you love cryptids, urban legends etc 😄❤️
@@Crystalthewitch Omigod is it finished or is it the demo??
This so far has been my favorite video by you Manly
"to be honest I chose this one first because it had a monster girl, hahah"
MBH is a Man Of Culture, I approve
ENDING SPOILERS
Honestly, it doesn't make sense for Seiichi to stay _in Koko's neighborhood,_ even though they could still stay "together" (as in be in a relationship). Considering that she can hide her long fingers, it'd make more sense to stay in a human area, though probably in a more remote area so she can stretch her fingers w/o freaking out all the neighbors. Humans accepting a monster-human couple for neighbors would largely depend on the individual neighbors you get, but so long as all the neighbors are _monsters,_ there's always the risk of Seiichi being eaten...and him having to stay inside and basically be totally dependent on her for _everything._ Not much of a "life" together at that point.
The writer probably didn’t triple read their writing to see where their writing loses narrative energy. He could have had a multiple choice which girl to stay with but from the amount of times Koko referred to the MC as honey they were set on Koko being main waifu.
I saw the sequel and it's called Reiko.....I must say it's good...or somewhat good but be prepared to get angry or annoyed at the endings results
Hi I paused the video at 23:22 just to say this. This is moving SO FAST. We just met this monster girl and not only does she make us food and lets us sleep in her bed, but also calls us darling. We must be hot as fuck...or just look delicious. Maybe both.
I agree with the end assessment, & I'd recommend Crimson Grey. It's much more engaging when at any point, a murder could go down. Finding the "bad ends" are just as fun.
Hi! MBH played Crimson Gray 3 years ago. Search under his videos or just search UA-cam for Crimson Gray Manly Badass Hero in YT search. You'll find his videos and full playlist. :)
This game actually has a sequel! It’s still light on the horror side, but not absent.
Can we stop and take a moment to admire how great the soundtrack is to this game I could let this play all night in my house 😁
Then you would like the ost of another game Manly played. Its called Little Witch Nobeta.
Shits fire
Seiichi you magnificent idiot. If an adorable girl with fingers for months want to take care of you, you do not refuse her. She holds you when you’re scared, cooks for you, wants to be close… yokai or not, Koko isn’t the kind girl you’d find anywhere.
ya but if she was like a spider black widown she would be eating you after mating
I think Miroku is some kind of dream eater so protag stuck in a dream or smthing like that
Bro, I love this, this made me feel happy for some reason
"she locked eyes with me"
manly: *which one*
Manly, your voice acting is the best thing I've ever heard
So cute! This is the only kind of VN i can vibe with.thanks Manley
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"Mieoku locked eyes"
MBH: Which ones?
Gods, I spit my choco puffs.
Ah, my 1 weakness. monster girls that are capable of manslaughter but still have qualities that make them lovable.
A UA-camr who is a fellow degen you earned a sub.