One of the new BL visual novel projects I've been following on social media is the game Love it Hunter! (ラビットハンター), a game created by doujin game company Equal Life Laboratory. The writer is Basashi no Wakase, who also worked on other titles such as Kemono Kare. It is a dystopian bio-punk game which focuses on protagonist Asato, who works for a courier service.
Story synopsis
When World War II was already a memory of the past and the population declined sharply due to the war an environmental pollution, Japan started promoting the "Gene Rich Policy". Technology has evolved to the point where human life expectancy, which was thought to be on the verge of extinction, is now estimated to exceed 200 years. Technology can now also be used to create artificial children. But it wasn't just the benefits of medical care that were brought to people. Will they choose between eternity (punishment) or death (blessing)?
Characters
Asato
"Tch. I will succeed, it is determined that I will succeed. Who do you think I am?"
The game’s protagonist. He’s the leader of the carrier service "Ambivalence". Sometimes a bit annoying, but loved by many as he can't leave a person in need alone. In the wake of an accident, he was left in Saeki's care when he was a child.
Kazuki
"I'll follow you too. I'm worried about you, Asato".
Since he met Asato in the slums, both of them have been taken care of by Saeki. Despite the way he looks, he has superhuman strength and is a bouncer at "Alive". He is strongly dependent on Asato and follows him no matter where he goes.
Saeki
"From my point of view, you guys are still like babies"
Master and source of information of the underground bar "Alive" in the outer ward.His face is scary, but he takes good care of others and is trusted by customers and neighbors. Gathers information about the area.
Tsuzuri
"Believe me"
A mysterious foreigner who suddenly appeared at the bar "Alive". Easy-going and often seems suspicious because he appears in unexpected places at unexpected moments. He has a strangely wide network of contacts in both the outer and special zones. An old friend of Saeki.
Taki
"Even someone like me can be useful"
Former member of the gang team "Indigo". Asato helped him when he was targeted by by the team's internal conflict. He is currently being taken care of at Alive.He has a serious personality and is not good at interacting with others. Doesn't want to talk about himself very much.
Naru
"I just came here to play"
A regular customer who was helped by Asato when he was kidnapped and began to appear frequently at Alive.He has a cheerful personality and can easily get along with other members, especially Asato and Kazuki. A genius hacker who is curious and good at playing with machines
Shinya
"Everything in this world should be equal"
A mysterious man who suddenly appeared in front of Asato and offered to cooperate. "Let's save the world together." It seems that he had a close relationship with Asato in the past. He was involved in the explosion that occurred at the research institute in the special zone, but his true purpose is unknown.
Trial version impressions
I quite liked the story of the trial version! The plot of the game is pretty dark and focuses on drugs and mysterious deaths. I feel like the drugs they keep mentioning in the game will be relevant in the full version of the game too. I enjoyed the different kinds of characters, there’s a wide variety of them who will probably all have their own routes too. I’m particularly interested in Shinya because he's very mysterious and seems to know our protagonist Asato, who seems to have no memory of him. Naru was also fun, but I really like the pink haired guys lol! I hope he will have his own route too.
The trial version already has various endings for multiple characters and it took me about 4-5 hours to complete it. I am actually not sure if I got all of them because sometimes I kept getting the same end (which seemed to be a Kazuki bad end? I didn’t expect to see a bad end in the trial version...).
The trial version is available on Animate Games and you can create a free Animate account to install it if you want to play it yourself! The full version of the game is currently being crowdfunded. The game’s made by a small team of game developers, therefore any support from fans is highly appreciated. I hope they will be able to reach their goal!
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