Reverse Harem Romance V/R IRL…by Ripley Proserpina

When I began writing romance with a reverse harem twist nearly two years ago, there were very few authors and readers. In recent months, there have been a surge of RH books being published—which is awesome. Often, people wonder where reverse harem came from. It has its origin in Japan and South Korea, in anime and manga. In many of those stories (unlike the American reverse harem) characters will end up with only one of the many suitors who make up the harem. 

Otome games are extensions of the RH (or RH is an extension of otome games, it’s a chicken/egg thing). Originating from Japan, these games are geared toward women. You play as a character and end up with one of several love interests. It’s RH VR. The games are often visual novels with pages of dialogue and background. It is only after the stage has been set that the female character is asked a question or offered a choice which leads to the romance.

Available on itunes (many are free but have in-app purchases), these stories great for waiting between appointments or playing on rainy days. Titles are links:)

Love is a Game:

Willow Bates is a recent college graduate who works at a small cafe and lives alone in her childhood home. Lonesome and suffocated by the tedium of working at an unfulfilling job, Willow found a quiet joy in Otome games. With few friends and a non-existent love life, shes grown attached to the happiness brought by romance novels.

We join our heroine as her mundane days are interrupted the morning she stumbles across strikingly handsome, vaguely familiar men. After a second glance, it all becomes clear: her favorite characters are now real.

“Be careful what you wish for.”

The Ultimate of Otome games: Mystic Messenger. This one is hard to describe. You start off as a character with an undefined job. You receive “texts” and “phone calls” from the characters and interact over days. From the description: A new type of female-oriented mobile game that you can experience a love story through an interactive messaging app. Receive phone calls and texts depending on how intimate you become with the game characters! 

*Don’t read “intimate” as sexual. These games are PG. 

Otome: Is-it Love? Gabriel

So- I planned only to talk about games I’ve played, but I read about this one, and I think it’s next on my TBP list. 

It is a visual novel, which means more reading than playing.

Choose Your Story

Enter the fantastic world of interactive story games, where the choices you make shape the rest of your love story! Fall in love, get caught up in your own love triangle, and become the heroine of your story as it evolves in to a stunning romance.

Will you develop meaningful relationships? Will you find true love? Download today and find out on the most breathtaking visual novel. Start your role playing and constantly unlock new episodes & love stories on the most passionate Otome game you will find!

A Fresh Start

Your love story begins on your first day at Ryan Corp., founded by the mysterious and elusive Ryan Carter. Your workload is overwhelming, as is the endless amount of faces you encounter, but you manage to make sense of it with a few good friends at your side including Lisa Parker, the loyal secretary with a big heart; Matt Ortega, the playful Graphic Artist; and many more mysterious characters you will encounter along the way.

Your manager is the dreamy Gabriel Simons, who has established a reputation as a serial romantic with many broken hearts following his trail. Will you be one of those girls, or will you beat him at his own flirting game? Your choices will affect the outcome!

Exquisite Features

Choose you own adventure and unlock secret love stories and flirting games as your love story progresses in this sensational free otome visual novel. Enjoy spectacular features such as:

•Superb Anime style illustrations to go along with the romance novel you create

•Real story telling from the creative work of a real author in this beautiful Otome love story 

•Replay a completed episode for alternative outcomes and previously undiscovered visuals

•These role-playing romance games for girls are available in 6 languages (English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian) 

Whether you’re after the thrill, the romance, or the breezy read, Otome: Is It Love? Has something for you! Will you choose drama? Will you choose romance? Write your story and choose your own path!