Dorei to no Seikatsu - Teaching Feeling

 Usually i don't discuss about Nukige for this blog in general but here it goes. Saw this game when lurking 4chan as usual and checked it got rather some kind of cult following in Japan becoming best-selling game on DLsite in short time. Dorei to no Seikatsu or Life with a Slave is a short text-based interactive game where your protagonist is a Doctor who just got a girl slave called Sylvie with burn scars all over her body as a token of gratitude from his patient. It is up to you whether you let Sylvie continue her wretched slave life or let her regain her humanity.

 The game is your typical simplistic text based Ecchi Simulator but it does got some interesting gimmicks if unpolished. The first instance i saw Sylvie, she instantly remind me of Hanako from Katawa Shoujo and her design is just perfect for hugable waifu material. i suppose the Crippled+Slave girl did make a winning combination in Japan whether it makes more adorable characters in some way or to fulfill weird fetishes for some people. If the artist is smart enough, he should use this momentary fame to rake more cash by making some sort expansion or ultimate version of the game in the form of more contents especially the interactions and the flavor text. I won't say this game is a Diamond in the rough or something but it does have a chance to become something more than a Nukige. I wonder if this will influence Japan's moe trend though i doubt it will be.Even if it is White Knight syndrome, it does feel nice doing good deeds in a game to help emotionally scarred character such as Sylvie by patting her head everyday and make her fall for you.

Hanafuda

Rarely talked about doujinshi but here is another one worth mentioning.The doujin was released in early 2000s but it hasn't aged since the drawing style is really good for its time. Hanafuda is a love story taken place roughly in Heian period between a Shapeshifting Fox girl and a Noble turned Demon Hunter who went on a quest of vengeance against Onis for his dead lover. As the story unfolds, many things are revealed and the plot twists are well placed. Hanafuda theme is about Love and Betrayal which gives a slight glance on the possible decadence of Heian period which bring its era into an end that eventually lead to Samurai imposed rule. The drawing style is very vivid and memorable which is makes it stands apart other doujins. While it is not for kids due to its nature, you should give this gem a read

Velvet Kiss

I don't really talk about ero manga in my blog but this particular series called Velvet Kiss worth to mention which had finished it serialization recently. This series is made by Harumi Chihiro who is one of the better doujin mangaka in my opinion when it comes to storytelling. The story revolves around a Salaryman named Nitta who had promising career until he suddenly plunged into despair as he is gotten into massive debt which doesn't belong to him. However the debtors offer Nitta a special condition to clear his debt by accompanying a mysterious girl and befriend her. However Nitaa doesn't know that his fateful meeting will lead to chains of moments of despair but at the same time he will also encounter unexpected love.

Unlike majority of ero manga, you will probably read Velvet Kiss for plot rather than the ecchi stuff(which is still good tho) because the romantic development of the main character is pretty good despite it starts slowly. While i heard the series is prematurely ended, i think the Mangaka managed to wrap up most of the stuff really well. I don't know if there will be sequel or not but Velvet Kiss is still solid when it stands by itself. If you like Velvet kiss, you might try to check "Koi wo suru no ga Shigoto Desu" which is written by Harumi Chihiro as well and i recall it has quite satisfying ending too.