Kira Kira notes here now. This is what I've been doing on my lunch break; munching on a lunch and reading kira kira.

Initial impressions: The music is catchy pop OST, nothing particularly outstanding so far, but really catchy and blends in background pretty well.

>once I broke up, I didn't have any other ways to spend my money

ain't that the truth, eh?

TIME TO TRAVEL ABROAD

>Besides, if I went to the US, I feel like I would be shot for no reason

sure is anti-American in here

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lRljN.png[/IMG]

I don't like the voice, but the character design is pretty cute, even if it's a bit weird.

Shiino, eh? Bit of a genki girl that flip flops into a super shy one

Kirari eh? Kira KIRA, do ho ho

>had to throw away a whole box worth of glasses during the first half of her shift

so..  clumsy as hell then?

The English translation for this is pretty shoddy here and there. MangaGamers isn't bad, but they don't do a perfect job or anything. I also find some of the lines a bit awkward.

ghost members of clubs?

Chie? His sister?

>Oubi is a catholic school

that explains the sudden music change to organs and church-y music.

holy fuck this guy is a high schooler? looks more like a middle-aged gang member

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jNYVF.png[/IMG]

>let's form a band

oh dear lord. inb4 tea and cupcakes, after school tea time, etc etc

Murakami. Is this guy the comic relief to the serious main character? Because if he is, I think he's fucking hilarious.

can't even play instruments, but want to do a band? why does this sound really fucking familiar

>Punk music is one of the easiest forms of music. You only need to know 3 chords on the guitar, you can basically scream whatever you want, and you just bang the drums as you wish. Plus, we don't need a bass player if we don't want one.

LOGIC

Crash, Ramons, New York Dolls

dat namedrop

>arrives in Lincoln, rich car, guided by a butler type, long blondish hair? SUP MUGI.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XtLHi.jpg[/IMG]

Which means... she'll play keyboards? And Kirari will play ... giitah? I just can't take school bands seriously after k-on

Sarina Kashiwara
Shiino Kirari

Oh man. This girl. Already pretty much confirmed for the best girl, has the best voice,

Chie Isurugi

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uee2I.png[/IMG]

She had to repeat a year?

yeah this art definitely bothers me a little bit.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qMDDn.jpg[/IMG]

Star Generation. a punk band or something? Oh, and indie band

>But this is wht women are scary. What is it? They can be so cold and hurt others

jesus christ this main character....

So Kirari is a bit on the poor side?

>You mean you wanted to start a band when you've never been to a live performance?

hahahahah oh wow

look at that intensity

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LDRvn.png[/IMG]

>Little do I suspect that this night will change my life

and here's the movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QywV3FOH5DM

And I'll get back to this later. Time to go to bed.

Chapter 1, Anarchy in the school.

>What are you going to do once you know our names? How lewd!

oh lordy this translation

Mai and Miyuki

>Isn't R&B the music for black people? Rock'n'Roll seems to be for white people

not beating around the bush, are we?

rock n' roll is passionate hearts.

seeing that face and the phrase passionate hearts oh lord

sex pistols, ramones, etc

go figure Sarina knows how to play the piano

hahahahaha isn't it sad murakami

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qIlPb.png[/IMG]

JESUS CHRIST HOW HORRIFYING

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ufEsF.png[/IMG]

that was the most bastardized version of twinkle twinkle little star I have ever heard

I guess one thing that kind of irritates me about the sprites is how they're all leaning backwards or something.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kHrtf.png[/IMG]

WE DON'T MIND

jesus Kirari calm down

Tonoya is warning them of serious business ahead

What is this shit teaching me, it's not about technique and skill, it's about playing to your audience????

Courage is the most important thing? What is this trash this is not music

what the fuck tonoya your dad is weird as fuck

punk rock = angry

lol?

punk rock 101:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/KdGzL.png[/IMG]

so listening to Kashiwara just start swearing is just surreal.

>We're losing what we shouldn't be losing, is this what we should be doing? Oh well, there is the no future mindset.

oh man, dressing up MC as a female. why am I expecting this

dat MC. 10/10 would hit

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gWPXk.png[/IMG]

OH LORD. OH LORDY. THAT REPRESSED MEMORY. NO WONDER, HAHAHAHAH

This maid. Saiki. So formal. So formal.

lyrics.. lyrics.. all you're talking about is food Kirari. What the hell??

hahahahh these pop guys have no idea who the fuck they're talking to

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/O4Oi1.png[/IMG]

THAT CAKE LOOKS DELICIOUS

This is a weird feeling a mixture of pity, nostalgia, and other things..

And now it's summer time. Plenty of time skips everywhere

an "all girls band" right?

sounds interesting

Murakami in drag. I need to see a CG of this. I need it.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kPPje.png[/IMG]

I suspect they'll play through the school speakers.

Oh dear, what a weird little past thing...

Like, that was kind of almost creepy or distasteful.

[spoiler=but also kind of unbelievable]like really PTSD or some shit from an induced injury from being on the court like lolwat?[/spoiler]

>I'll be muscular after this
>I won't be able to get married

da fuk

MC accidentally into a scene of a guy and a girl getting together. lol

a bitter face. I swear, this is a shitty translation. Why would she say it with a bitter face?

dem costumes

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/trO5G.jpg[/IMG]

how catchy

ONE OF THESE IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/tffRl.png[/IMG]

chapter 2: Road to Ruin?

LOL. LOL WHAT. THIS GUY. IS KASHIWARA'S GRANDPA

HAHAHAHHAH HOLY SHIT I CAN'T  BREATH

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bQlya.jpg[/IMG]

what a bro, Chie

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/teBUc.png[/IMG]

best one far left

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/zPndS.jpg[/IMG]

Murakami discussing virginity and sex. This is awkward as fuck

Tonoya - "I think I like older women"

why does that not surprise me

I don't know if he's a feminist or a demon. I don't even fucking know lol

okay so the confirmed OTPs are Kashiwara and Murakami, Shiino and Maejima, Tonoya and Isurugi

OTP OTP OTP

OH SHIT. AHAHAHHA OH SHIT OH SHIT HE GOT A BOUQUET. THISS SSS THIS GUY.. AHAHAHHAHA I CAN'T BREAATTTHH

HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHA

> my first kiss was with a guy while I was cross-dressing.

oh lord.

>Anyway, I can't get comfortable in this type of situation
It's not that I don't like parties
I think it's because I work at a restaurant like this.
Maybe I'm a workaholic. When I see empty plates or flasses, I feel like asking if I can take them away. When I see people walk in, I feel like greeting them

god damn this is me. Like, real talk this is why I don't like going out to eat very much.

this is a riot

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AFGsR.png[/IMG]

time for a roadtrip

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Befry.jpg[/IMG]

Kirari has pink hair...

Kashiwara.. she just tossed the phone out the window lol

not bad, not bad at all. how cute

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1bO6d.png[/IMG]

Onda. God damn it. Go away Tonoya lol.

>Make sure you make me into a perfect girl, okay?

YOU CAN FULFILL YOUR WISH TO BE THE (NOT SO) LITTLE GIRL

until just a little bit ago, I was full of confidence but once I felt the breeze under my skirt, that confidence went away.

>So at least during this summer, keep being a real girl, won't you?

oh jesus christ is this like a dream come true?

Yashiro seems pretty mad

Shikako-chan~~~ kyaaaaa

a huge thing, eh?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6D3un.png[/IMG]

such cute little sprites

>I'd love to be the towel around your neck to help you suck the sweat off of you

oh god kimochi waruiiiiiiiiiiii

hahasjldf;slakjdf oh fuck ahahah oh fuck oh fuck ahahahahahhaha

the best character has just arrived

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YzuXz.png[/IMG]

HAH.

OH. I CAN'T

I CAN'T BREATH. HOLY FUCK I CNANNOT BREATH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mZPwg.png[/IMG]

I feel rather violated....

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Wpzxx.png[/IMG]


d'awww it's a feel good moment. I was wondering when things would pop up.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6RRaZ.png[/IMG]

pushing a car through the rain. yep, building character and companionship

Another original song. How pleasant.

HIT IT WITH THE FORCE OF A THOUSAND SUNS

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e4UNf.png[/IMG]

Going all the way to Kyushu? jesus that's far

>the deep sounds of the bass vibrates their uteri

what the fuck am I reading?

an illness, eh? of course, since she's weak.

>I'll behave better than ever once I get home

man if I was pessimistic I'd say this was a death flag

how brazen of her

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8KFzj.png[/IMG]

MC being beta as fuck

FULFILLING THE DREAM

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/TtbB4.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qM0SJ.png[/IMG]

working in a rich hotel restaurant.

heeh, going on a date with Kashiwara.

>to me, America is chicken fries, coke, ice cream, and tabasco

wat

drama with Tom and that one black musician guy.

Born to roll hand towels, eh? What a miserable goal in life.

What a beauty

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2rI6W.png[/IMG]

god damn it shikako is moe as all hell

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/etpfW.jpg[/IMG]

PARTY HARD PARTY HARD

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hVaEx.png[/IMG]

ahahahahASDLKJADFHAHAHAH THE SECRET IS JAPANESE IDOL GROUPS. JESUS CHRIST WHAT THE FUCK HAHAHAHAHA

well, that is QUITE a downer. such pleasant music, but such a downer reveal.

[spoiler=Kashiwara]her parents eloped, Kashiwara was born in poverty, was sickly, mother worked too hard and died then the father committed suicide.jesus [/spoiler]

Chapter 3: Run this way.

interesting, so the truth behind Shikanosuke [spoiler=]he's a child born from a different father[/spoiler]

Isn't that a tad depressing?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5ZYZo.png[/IMG]

oh my god Kashiwara is so cute

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/F9rGz.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ETBne.png[/IMG]

pfffft that expression

Oh man, that history of Kashiwara. His past

[spoiler=]five brothers and parents and they all died[/spoiler]

>you can do whatever you want, but use protection

god damn this uncle is the best hahahha

"Well I guess he didn't learn anything from my brother's death. His brain must've become a fossil."

Kenichi really was perfect

[spoiler=Kashiwara]I'm waiting for Kashiwara to die simply becasue that would bring the most feels[/spoiler]

Well, that reality behind Kashiwara's parents was a bit... of a downer.

>All the titles are love stories
>Most are stories about elopement

Is she trying to brainwash me?

what. what is dramatic tone shift, what the fuck

such darkness and drama.. am I reading the same VN?

oh ho! a secret!

[spoiler=][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4ZsBw.png[/IMG]

a will

[/spoiler]

that was a bit sad. No tears or anything, but I felt my eyes water a bit.

I'm guessing there is more to Yuji than meets the eye.

this old man ;_;

[spoiler=feels bad man][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/FxBT9.png[/IMG][/spoiler]

well shit, that was literally like, reaching near an end of a route? TIME TO HAVE SEX TIME TWICE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES

Really, this girl grew on me a lot. I didn't like her nearly this much when I first met her.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5YlIJ.png[/IMG]

and then Shiino comes along and ruins the mood

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5bu9l.jpg[/IMG]

dat ahoge

and that's the end of the Kashiwara route. Not bad

See you, in the next session~

A neat little animated ED sort of thing where the CGs from the route are all in photo form that drop down. Pretty nifty.

So Chie is an atheist and a vegetarian.. that will eat fish and poultry?

Apparently Chie's father left her and her mother, and two young children after being discovered in a cheating scandal.

dear me, it really is typical VNdrama shit

>taking medication not to be wasteful

I don't think pills work that way dude

Chie with hair down. Not bad, not bad at all.

Chie's going to have some sort of breakdown for sure at this rate.

Skipping all day every day. So much common route.

Festival again. Playing outdoors, etc etc.

and we're back on tour again.

Oh fuck it's Onda again hahahah.

Oh hey, so things are finally different here! You wind up going to a different location depending on the girl. That's pretty neat - that way I don't have to skip through all the way to the end of the tour.

the best kirakira right here

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QCXvp.jpg[/IMG]

Handa-san is a dapper gentleman

perspective change?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ULCXb.png[/IMG]

and apparently I'm Chie now.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/CyAkM.jpg[/IMG]

what a fucking player

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2TDsA.png[/IMG]

what the fuck is this trippy ass shit like woaahh I am not drunk enough for this weird shit yet

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fmTJh.jpg[/IMG]


[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/agOdY.jpg[/IMG]

that girls is kind of annoying

>Shiraga Midori

that explains the green dress and all

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9cHU1.png[/IMG]

being a trap has its perks I guess

the fuck. a handgun?

oh god chie is moe as all hell

fuck fuck I am so afraid this woman is fucking terrifying

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/r5LwW.png[/IMG]

yakuza, religious groups, and ghosts

sounds like a smashing good time

this religious group seems like a pseudo-amish setup. Like, they got the idea from a group in America. Probably the Amish. Grow their own food, avoid technology, live healthy, etc.

seku-hara? sexual harassment lol

Being used by someone in Okayama? Why does that sounds familiar?

truly the best girl here

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/56pg0.jpg[/IMG]

holy shit I can't breath laughing so hard

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/oDtDb.png[/IMG]

and suddenly a jump into the show. What about Midori? Where the hell is my closure? This route sucks

Chapter 3: Lust for Love
I guess this is Chie's chapter then.

So Chie is like the childhood friend figure? No wonder she's the best girl.

and here's Midori again. what. go away. Needs more Chie, and less Midori

and more little bits and pieces of Shikanosuke's past.

I swear to god this voice sounds familiar. Who voices this Midori girl

Midori is a cutter?

Midori using her yakuza connections to track down that cheating ho

girls are so scar and good at pretending

the best girl

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PeSI0.png[/IMG]

Childhood friends. Osananajimi. 幼馴染。。。
Truly the best.

god damn it there's plot points in the h-scene, they're talking about parental divorce while fucking what is this shit

oh it's Chie's POV right now

A reference to Tolstoy? What?

Mayuki came by to visit? Really, like I see no feasible way this would get resolved.

This father. What a rude dude.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WDRh6.jpg[/IMG]

And that's the end of Chie route. Not bad. There were some interesting feelings that popped up because the issues that she was dealing with me.. kind of resonated with me, but otherwise, no feels.
But yeah, for sure Chie best girl.

Time to run Shiino Kirari route now.

time for Kirari route. The little date thing with Kirari was cute. Naturally it was about food. Of course.

Going out to Fukuoka this time around.

finding a theater that you saw in your dreams? real. Kirari is fucking weird lol

Guitar-kun? Jesus christ Kirari really IS Yui.

[img]http://i.minus.com/jzjZCGe9WzDQi.png[/img]

three thousand people. TV crew? Jesus christ it's a huge event!


A spirit coming out from the guitar. lol

I have a bad feeling about this. Where did all the noise go?

OH SNAP. OH SNAP OH SNAPPPPPPPPP

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OBMz4.jpg[/IMG]

Girls kissing on stage? Remember the Russian idols that did that when they came to Japan? Oh that's tatu isn't it?

>I close my knees when I sit down in a skirt without thinking now.

that's me

What a time for the brakes to give out, eh?

[img]http://i.minus.com/iLhL7fMbJbzVN.png[/img]

and that's an h-scene. ctrl time.

Chapter 3: Your pretty face is going to...

Hrm, I wonder where this is going..

Good at puzzle games, bad at RPGs. Not a whole lot of logic there.

what the fuck poor Murakami - going to his house to hang out as a couple. THIRD WHEEL'D SO HARD.

aw shit, another gig and then Tonoya is going to America?

this is the first time I've ever really skipped through the story. I guess in the end Kira Kira is really a bit too slice of life/comedy shallow for me.

Time to do it in the library. lol

I know it's the character archetype, but Kirari really is very sweet.

uh oh. family illness. feels bad.

oh. oh dear. She's breaking up with me.

THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCK. are you fucking kidding me?

fuck you. Seriously. Fuck you. What

oh fuck. OH FUCK. FFFFFFFFFFFFF

FUCK. NO. FUCK YOU PLOT. FUCK YOU.

GOD FUCKING DAMN IT

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9GbqY.png[/IMG]

[spoiler=the good job that Kirari was getting] was.. prostitution...[/spoiler]


are you fucking serious?

fuck. iasdo;fihsa

I can't do this. What is this stupid drama. Why. Like. Really. Are you this concerned for other people. Kirari, you're just too nice.

[spoiler=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kbpnJ.png[/IMG][/spoiler]

flatlineeeeeeeeeeeee

fuck you, kira kira. I feel like mental whiplash from that.

[spoiler=feels bad man][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PYk7x.png[/IMG][/spoiler]

Chapter 4: Even in their youth

Murakamai ate a mushroom and lost three kilos. LESSON LEARNED: DON'T EAT RANDOM MUSHROOMS LOL

Chie's working at a welfare office

So there weren't any tears there, but it was more of a "downer"

This is surprising though. I'm guessing Kirari is canon since she has a 4th chapter as opposed to the other girls

Waitaminute, wasn't Aki the same girl that Kirari gave her shoes to?

what. What are you even doing here. What. What kind of messed up memory is going on? I don't even

I almost had a few tears come to my eyes. Oh my god

It's like a sigh of relief, and maybe like a "I can't believe it..."

[spoiler=;_;][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/b0yuv.png[/IMG][/img]

Oh

wow.

that was.

That was kind of unexpected. I got

I got

[spoiler=]I don't even know what to say here. I feel this guy's pain. I got my hopes up, not believing it, and I was like oh man I want it to be true I want it to be true. And then it was just, nope. Just your imagination, just a dream. Oh god my heart[/spoiler]

This hits really hard. This is too realistic.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cQ9R4.png[/IMG]


DELICIOUS OLDER CHIE

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/X8kPh.png[/IMG]

aw shit it was confirmed, it's the same shoes and tickets girl

Depressing as fuck. Really.

Go away Kirari, I don't want to see you.

This illusion. This illlusion

Is she going to be taking me to the library?

Rooftop?

oh fuck. get out of my head. really. fuck.

I don't even know what is going on anymore ;_;

[spoiler=][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OFbvM.jpg[/IMG][/spoiler]

Apparently the cat was fine

It bounces back and forth between these tears and feels and then back to normal things

And then three months later

oh shit, it's Mai and Miyuki. That's unexpected

aww shit. Kashiwara. Real lady right there
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/g0jLL.jpg[/IMG]

oh man. It's the title song. Oh man. Oh man.

It's a song of Kirakira

oh. oh dear. oh dear the tears... the tears..

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/eYjNV.png[/IMG]

the ending song. Oh dear the tears.. ;_;

Time to go back and get the true end.

Oh there was a little bit of text change.

Good, things are different this time around.

Wat. What the fuck

Selling your daughter is better than filing for bankruptcy? What the fuck is this pride bullshit?

This guy. This guy is fucking stupid. Like die in a fucking fire...er

shit [spoiler=]pun not actually intended, fuck that made me kind of sad actually[/spoiler]

What a fucking idiot, you can take your pride and die with it

oh shit. oh shit, what is the eerie music, what the fuck is this doing in my kira kira

And it's confirmed that Kirari is actually really really smart

God damn it. Are you serious. Fucking really?

Ten out of fucking ten. Really.

What the fuck. This music. This is like Umineko DARRRRRRRKNESSSSSSSSSS all over again. Jesus christ.

I'm conflicted as all hell...

After the [spoiler=]death of her father, apparently things got better[/spoiler]

oh snapppp, it's Kirari performing with Star Generation!

Truly quite the girl. Something is definitely special about her

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Jp9ZU.png[/IMG]

Oh there's an offer to sign with a company

People who stare at their hands are sad people

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/08paS.png[/IMG]

;_;

Yashiro and Murakami, eh? They seem like a fitting pair

Another summer is almost here.

And that's it. There were so few feels.

Like, I feel kind of let down on that true ending. Maybe I hyped it too much, but though there were definitely a few moments where I neared tears and was like oh man I can't handle this, there was nothing quite up at the same levels of some of the other things I've read.

Maybe it's because I wasn't really attached to these characters? Kirari Shiino, Chie Isurugi, Sarina Kashiwara

I'll just finish the rest of the bad ends and finish the CG collection, but

eh. I wasn't really that impressed.