Otome Game Review: Under the Moon ~Tsuki-iro Ehon~
Game Title: Under the Moon ~Tsuki-iro Ehon~
Company: Sugar Beans
Release Date: 08.24.07
Genre: AVG (18+), Otome Game
Voice: Full Voice
Trial Version Available: No
Other Information: Fandisc of Under the Moon
*Contains possible spoilers to the original game Under the Moon*
Story: This fan disc takes place before the original game, Under the Moon. Ashe is simply the princess of the demon kingdom, and has daily life princess problems to deal with. She has dance lessons, and other various activities that she has to deal with….however because she’s also a princess, she hasn’t been let outside of the castle doesn’t know much about the world outside. However she isn’t alone because she has her father there, her nursemaid Baaya, and her cute little cat friend Kyle! But….one day she meets two twins around her age, who were assigned to be her bodyguard by her father….. (Eh it’s nothing really exciting to really explain about)
Review: Okay so I finally got around to finishing this whole thing, I actually pretty much finished it but just didn’t do the bad endings (So I can get those two extra CGs -o-) until recently, since I got bored…..well I have to say there’s one major thing that pissed me off in this game. Do you wish to see it? I think you do! (Click on these two to see them better)
(UTM Fandisc) (UTM)
So notice something different? (If not ignore me, maybe it’s just me >>)…..anyways their eyes are like bigger and their bodies are bigger but their heads are TINY AND SMOOSHED…. ;__; this bugged me so much when playing Leni or Seizh’s routes….when they stood normal like that. When they changed their posture they looked somewhat normal…and their CGs they were fine, but I have no clue what was wrong with this. Maybe Sugarbeans got lazy or something, or forgot to change it…? Because it’s so noticeable…For some other characters they did sort of look different, (Human Kyle is next up towards these two) but it wasn’t as bas as Leni and Seizh in my opinion….
When they change posture it’s not as bad…(Click these two to enlarge)
I’m just going to be sort of quick and simple on this sorta…Okay, story wise the one person who had the like cutest lovey dovey story line in Under the Moon, Leni (in my opinion), and is the like main guy….had the most boring story out of all the guys. You basically already knew what was going to happen due to UTM, but of course the good ending is alternate. Seizh had a somewhat cute story, but a very….very….twisted bad ending o.O;……so it didn’t really change my opinion of liking/disliking Seizh. Now Kyle! He had a sort of story where you know what is going to happen but….I thought it was cute! Super super cute, and his bad ending wasn’t really that bad.
SENA~! Oh my, this actually made me LIKE Sena….I mean I really disliked him in UTM since his pure love route was WTF, and love/hate route was sorta alright but still messed up sorta….but this? This made me like Sena. It made me die so much ^^;; although his bad ending was sad, it wasn’t twisted. Zero HAD NO BAD ENDING haha, I mean he does but it’s more so a like good ending or well alternate good ending….I mean it’s just with no CG. ….but maybe it was just me, but I had a hard time getting his endings, since I kept on getting the maou ending from him grr…. Unan’s story gave more perspective to him in my opinion….and he did have a sort of interesting story. But….I have to say that Ashe looked like a monkey in a very uncomfortable position during their ero scene. So it sort of made me lost.
Oh as far as ero scenes go only Leni and Seizh get two of them, all the other guys get one ero scene.
*Ero remark* That and you know how the guys like came A LOT in the first game? lol I’m guessing they must have gotten some kind of complaints or something because they don’t come as much as they did in the first one. xD;; I thought that was a very funny fact in the game, and I just had to say something about that. Hm now that I think about it Ijiwaru My Master was sort of like this too. xD then again there’s like barely any otome games that do show it. *shrugs* I don’t really care that much but I couldn’t help but notice. *End*
Gameplay:
It’s exactly the same as UTM, there’s nothing different. Well there is the fact that there’s no scale, but this is just a fan disc so whatever. Although I think the new backgrounds were really pretty….haha like really pretty, although just the tower and the whole lake moon reflecting was blah, but all the other backgrounds were pretty.
Seiyuu: I thought Kisho did a really good job ^^ haha…ahh how I love him so. I think there was something funny with human Kyle at times, but Ashe sounded the exact same ^^; I think there was a few other problems with how certain characters talked, but it was really Kyle if anything.
Music: It’s all the same as UTM, except for maybe two music tracks which is the music box version of Under the Moon by Kisho (which I love a lot >D it’s my ringtone nao) and that opening one~
Conclusion: It was alright for a fan disc, I mean the extra wallpapers were really cute (although I have no clue why there isn’t one with Ashe and Unan…they give you AshexAshe instead o.O;;) that and I enjoy the system voices. >> I’m using Leni’s hahahaha…I HAVE NO SHAME. xD I was talking to my friend about it and I was all…”I BET YUR COMPUTER DOESN’T SAY LOVELY THINGS TO YOU WHEN YOU TURN IT ON, TAKE THAT.” (No pun intended.) And….anyways I like him saying lovely things to me 8D~ There was also a clock you can use….but it’s so plain I don’t think anyone uses it….
To be honest though I was really hoping that they’d have some after story extra included also -_- I mean it would have been nice to see that…although their endings were pretty much complete, it wouldn’t have hurt.
That and I have to say even though it wasn’t that much and yet maybe longer then usual fan discs…at least it was not like 80% ero scenes and had story ^^;;…..I also didn’t really hate Ashe as much as I did in UTM…although that doesn’t mean I don’t still dislike her….Another thing to add on to the CGs bit is that Kyle and Sena…looked much younger in some of their CGs, I’ll post them so you guys can see….but in like ALL of Sena’s CGs he looked like exactly as cute and tiny as Ashe to me. That and the extra CG you get from finishing the game….well let’s say the one you get with Leni Ashe and Seizh is cute o.o I want to see THAT story man. *spoiler* You don’t even get to see Leni as a maou in his story ;___; only in this CG (or if you go to play the original game…but still.) That and there is no random sex party going on in this story lol, although I thought they should have done some type of harem ending since that would have been interesting. (without the sex though haha) *end spoiler*
I would also have to say that there’s no hurt in playing this, since well it managed to make me like Sena o.O; and it’s not that bad~
Favorite Character: I’m only saying this for STORY wise. My favorite is still Leni no matter what. So story wise I have to say Sena and Kyle.
Least Favorite: Ehh I guess no one, but Unan got on my nerves a bit, even if he had his reasons. Seizh also for his bad ending.
Walkthrough:
Here (Japanese)
So it’s just a fandisc and it’s pretty quick, but I ended up using it just for Zero. -_- I kept on getting the maou ending like three times and I couldn’t stand it!
Walkthrough (English)
8D an english walkthrough made by Aotan! So if you guys want one in English, here’s one to go for.
CGs: Why yes, I love and adore Leni so I show him off more… >> shut up. That and notice how “cutie” looking Sena and Kyle look.
Lol. I think I’m the only one frequently commenting XDD Then again I’ve got nothing to do since I’m on my holiday break >:]
I think you should keep doing these. I’m not going to play any of the 18+ games in the end though =.=”
Eh? No other reviews? Why don’t you list what games you’ve played somewhere so people can request?
As fot UTM, the art’s really cute but Ashe seems uggh from what I’ve heard. I mean she’s got those big ‘things’ too and her personality seems annoying. >.>
Sena + Kyle look kawaii <3
lol it’s no problem, I love you for that 8Dd thanks~
No no, I’ll still be doing this, since it helps me keep track of what I’ve played and how I felt playing it. *__* that and must help expose these games come into the english world….so that they will come out ohohoh!
xD Naw it’s fine not playing the 18+ games, the main difference between them is really just..the 18+ part, and it’s a teensy bit darker…but you can’t really tell.
ToT Yea what drew me in UTM was really the art, it was so cute….but ASHE IS AGGH. ;_; she’s not an even near being categorized as an ideal heroine.
Hello! There’s been an English with Japanese translations walkthrough up for a while at GameFaqs:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/941731.html
They actually have a lot of English walkthroughs for otome games on the site :)
Hello~! 8D wow I didn’t think gamefaqs would have walkthroughs for otome games…
Ahh and you did it that’s cool! I’ll post a link up to it :D
I knew Gamefaqs had walkthroughs but the ones I’ve seen were incomplete. (Which was one or two)
I always thought otome games only had very few walkthroughs?
Yea I saw like one there before but I never thought they would have one complete.
No otome games have lots of walkthroughs :D just not in english.
I like your reviews :D
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog ^__^b
Hope you don’t mind me linking you too :D
LOL @ the exchange between you and your friend!! You sure have some guts! As much as I want to log in and off to Seizh’s voice, I’m too embarrassed to do so because they sound like they’re straight from an H scene!!! Or maybe I’m just too sensitive to Seizh’s voice… Pun intended ;)
↑ picked up his sense of humour after spending too much time with him
I’ve read about Seizh’s bad ending in Tsuki-iro Ehon, and it doesn’t sound that much different from Ending F in the original game? Which isn’t so very twisted compared to Endings A and B. At least, it’s easier to stomach after the trauma of Seizh’s 愛憎 route.
It’s the first time I’ve seen a review for an otome game in English, so I’m really glad I stumbled onto your site! You have my support ^^b
Is it just me, or have you not yet posted a review for the original game?
Merrill – Yea haha although I have to admit it is embarrassing when I use the wrong user which has Leni’s voice and I’m in a library or something xD;; Since one time I forgot to use a different user and uh Leni sure greeted me >>
I have to admit yea it’s not as bad as endings A and B, and like ending F. *shivers* @_@ I didn’t like his 愛憎 much. I think I was sorta creeped out since I didn’t really expect his bad ending to turn out like that. But his other ending was pretty cute >.<
Thank you 8Dd I love the support~! <3
And no I haven’t posted a review for the original game xD I did type one out…but it came out VERY VERY long, so I decided not to post it.
I played this game a while ago and I think I liked it. It was a bit too short and the endings were all pretty meh.
I melted for Kyle’s and Sena’s stories. They were just too beautiful <333
The sex scenes were pretty meh-ish, even if UTM’s sex scenes had buckets of cum, I think they were much more erotic and pleasurable on the eye.
Also I didn’t exactly appreciate how serious they made Kyle’s route to be, considering how much of a バカプル they were in the original game with the whole カイルカイルカイル 姫様姫様姫様（ｒｙ.
Zero’s story was also pretty weird, is it supposed to be a continuation from the renai bad ending? (C was it?) How did he get to the past anyway? How did he exepct to make Ashe into the queen? It was pretty damn unplanned.
As for Leni and Seizh, BUTT UGLY. What’s with those shoulders, ugh, I HATED it. I could barely take my eyes off of their ears in the first game now THIS? *barf*.
I still haven’t finished Leni and Seizh (or Unan’s) routes because Kyle is always SO GOD DAMN CUTE.
My heart hurts when I go with someone else and he suddenly says something like “oh, princess, you had someone you like….” or “I’ve always loved you, princess” (like in the end of Sena’s route) so I had to finish his good end like 3 times to make up for it :(
Oh, right, this game was missing a yandere character. Sugar Beans did it right with Love Drops and maybe Evans from Ijiwaru my Master, but I think they intended to make everyone yandere in the love hate routes, but that was just abuse… (or maybe Sena in his renai route?)
This game had none!
Okay, so that’s what I had to say, gonna keep reading this blog, it’s pretty interesting!
乙です！
I’m like playing UTM for the second time, the first one I ended up with Leni (*-*)
But now I just got Seizh F final…. MAN THAT GUY IS CRAZY Ç-Ç
Kiri – They didn’t really have as much since it was a fandisc haha, so they didn’t do all too much as to making a lot of more story compared to the original game.
Evans wasn’t that much to me of a yandere character in IMM XD haha and I guess you could sort of call Sena one in his routes, but if they wanted a yandere character :X even if I’m not that big of a fan of those type of characters…I’d like to see them have a reaaal crazy one haha maybe they might have one in future games?
Luna – lol, you mean the original UtM game right? I forget since it’s been o.o;; at least a year or more since I’ve played through the game all throughly besides me like playing only certain scenes or outes haha, but haha yeah Seizh’s pretty ‘crazy’ but they could have made it worse like do something off from School Days or whatnot :X
Haha you both make me feel like I should play the UtM stuff all over again xD it’s been quite a bit and with the new ps2 one coming out…
May I know where to download the wallpaper from the fan disc?
You can only get the wallpapers from the fan disc if you actually guy the game ^^;; sorry.