Photo Kano - Assorted Events Translation

It's been a month since I wrote a post here and now I'm writing Photo Kano-related stuff yet again. How much of Photo Kano fans am I?

As most of people noticed, the anime are rushing stuffs. They combine both story L and story H parts of each heroine arc on one episode, so of course they had to cut many interesting events from the game, especially from the sub events. Thus, on this entry I want to write some interesting events from the game that the anime cut, with the exception of Kanon route's events which I don't know whether the anime going to adapt or not tomorrow.

Take note that my PSP has broken recently, so I write this based on my memory. Check more of my Photo Kano summaries on this post or this post. Enjoy =D

Photo Kano Love Love Morning

Whaat? Another Photo Kano post? Yep yep, on this post I'd like to share the drama CD that included on the Photo Kano Kiss PSVita game, "Love Love Morning". As you may guess from the title, this drama CD tell each girl (only the 9 heroines, no Narita or Uchida)'s morning the day after the end of the original game, ie. the confession happen.

It's quite nice to know what they think of the new relationship with the MC. My favorite on this one is.... hard to pick only one, but Rina (she hums MC's original love song "Love Love True Love" on her H route, Erina appearance, and Rina's delusion of she and MC feed each other are love) and Mai (can't sleep due to happiness, Mai y u so moe) are my top 2. It's also nice to know how Tomoe and Momoko can still stay at Kouga for one week (Tomoe's family is moving first and Momoko had short job offer on Koga), cheap sure but what the hell, if the setting is that so be it.

Photo Kano - Sanehara Hikari Digest

'Sup guys, been awhile since I last post. My PC got attacked by malware, I got major lag so I only able to do stuff in Safe Mode. Tried many softwares but the problem keeps coming, and I was too lazy to format/reinstall the whole thing since this season there's so many tv series I watch, but fortunately this week many US tv series are finished for now. So if you're waiting for my figure review, hang on there, I have like 3-4 figures I want to do but probably not in short future >.>

Buuu~t, I'm not here for telling my bad luck, but to post for more, yet again, Photo Kano stuff. Have you watched the latest episode of the anime? Yeah it's Sanehara Hikari arc. Unfortunately due to episode quota, we only have 1 episode for her (as well as the rest of heroines) thus it feels rushed. But for me it's more enjoyable than Haruka route that had 2 episodes. I mean Kazuya wasn't wimpy, less drama, and those few last scenes and photo board on Hikari room really make up for the romance even if there weren't proper confession and kiss scene. That's why, for the anime-only viewer Photo Kano fans out there, I want to spread more Hikari love with these information about her, as well as my two favorite scenes of her route from the game that unfortunately didn't make it on the anime. Hope you enjoy it :)

!!!This post contains spoiler of other girl route so read at your own risk!!!

Photo Kano - All Route Summary

To commemorate the 50,000 views, I want to do another game summary since the summary segment of my blog is one that contributes the most to the numbers of view (though I don't monetize my blog so pageview doesn't really mean anything, haha). So I decides to write short (and I really mean it, don’t expect dialogues translation like I usually did) summary of all routes from the original Photo Kano PSP game. I know that the anime is (very?) disappointing so far for most people, but I still love the series. And in the spirit of the soon-to-be-released Photo Kano Kiss sequel for PSVita, I want to spread the Photo Kano love.

Note that the 6 main heroines on this game have 2 story depending the club you choose. Join the Photo Club you’ll get the Story L(ove) which has more drama approach while if you choose to join Sasshin/Photography Club you’ll go to Story H(appy) which has comedy approach, both has the same basic premise though. So here’s the summary!

And of course spoiler alert. Oh yeah, I wrote this mostly based on my memory, and my memory wasn’t that good so I may screw some parts here and there, mostly Nonoka since I've only played it once, but I think I get 80-90% stuffs right. Was too lazy to replay, or even to see the event gallery for all route one by one, haha. Okay here comes the wall of text summary, happy reading :3

Ore no Imouto Maker EX - Ayase Lesson Summary

Figure review, game summary, figure review, game summary, and so on. I didn't plan it this way but it's the pattern for my posts lately. And today I'm doing another summary, a.... spin-off of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, this game is a bonus game included on the special edition of the first OreImo Portable PSP game, the complete titel is Ore no Imouto Maker EX: Imouto to Koi Shiyou! Portable. Phew, that's a long one.

Unlike the main game and its sequel, this bonus game is not really a visual novel, but more a love simulation, of course with a story for each heroine even though the basic premise is kinda absurd, where all the 5 available girls are now becomes Kyousuke's little sisters! Gameplay using slot system, where you pick one of the five girls, and then decide what activity you'll do with her, the extra partner, and the affection level, all are based on slot system. Depending on the activity and partner(s) chosen, you'll get a mini event which if you get too often the event will be skipped. This game has deadline and the ending you'll get will depends on which girl closest to you and her affection level. For a bonus game, it's quite nice even though it gets boring quickly because of the slot system, just don't expect good story like on the first main game or many lovey-dovey moments like on the sequel.

The truth is I've written this summary couple of years ago on Figure.fm but I figured I want to rewrite it again, since back then my writing is really suck (now it's just 'suck' XP) since it's very short compared to other reviews while I have extra time, and of course because this is Ayase! Gotta spread the love since we'll see more of her on the upcoming season 2 of the anime (I wish they will cover the story to the latest LN since Ayase's role becomes more active XP)

Photo Kano - Ootani Momoko Route Summary

I'm back with full summary of another heroine's route from love simulation PSP game, Photo Kano. This time, it's also another secret heroine, in fact she is the last unlockable heroine on the game. If the other heroine is a student, Ootani Momoko here is a teacher!

Yes, Ootani Momoko is an intern teacher to be exact. She just starts teaching on the new semester when the MC starts bringing camera his father gave him to the school. Due to the nature of the plot, her route feels more special than other heroines, one of the reason I really like her route, other than Aya Endo's flirty adult voice. There's also a manga adaptation of her route, Photo Kano Memorial Pictures that serialized on Comic Earth Star magazine, and the first volume of the tankoubon has been released months ago. You can read the first chapter on the official web site.

Even though at this point I don't know if her route will be adapted on the upcoming anime (release a new PV or CM already, damn it!!), but both Momoko and Aya Endo are confirmed on the cast list, so I have to warn you this summary will contain spoilers.

Last thing, just like Tomoe route, Momoko route only have one story doesn't matter which club you choose for the MC, but on my playthrough here, I joined the Photography Club. I will also use the default name for the MC, Maeda Kazuya, but since I'm using my real name on my game, the pictures here will have my name on it, lol.

This is the longest summary I ever wrote, because I really enjoy her route so I put some sub events and after-school date events too. You might want to grab some snack and drink because it's going to be long read. Enjoy reading~

Ootani Momoko
(CV: Aya Endo)

Photo Kano - Misumi Tomoe Route Summary

Hi guys, today I'm doing another summary from game. Not OreImo anymore, I'm doing Photo Kano now. You probably know that I love this series, so I want to share the love to everyone since the anime will air about 3 months from now.

The route I'm doing now is Misumi Tomoe. She is the first of 3 hidden characters on the game. A quiet, introverted girl who hate to stands out and thinking she's just a plain girl. If you read the translation of Photo Kano Sweet Snap by Pretty Anon, on one of the April Extras there is one chapter that focusing on her.

I must say based on her looks and brief personality summary, she's not my type of 2D girl, but after I play her route, the story was great and it involved more about camera compared to most of other girls's route, put the "photo" on Photo Kano. I should warn you this will contains spoiler for the anime, even though I don't know if the anime will cover her route but both Tomoe and her seiyuu are already confirmed for the anime.

Now I will only cover the main events (with 3 after-school date events), since Photo Kano is not a visual novel but love simulation, there are many sub-events and dialogues during the talk segments which too much for me to cover, thus maybe the relationship development on my summary will feel too fast and unnatural.  Luckily, unlike the 6 original heroines, Tomoe only has 1 story doesn't matter the club you choose, but on this summary I choose Photo Club. Oh, and the MC name can be changed to anything, but on my summary I'll use the default name, Kazuya Maeda, even though on the screen cap pictures I use here the name changed to "Anki" because I use my own name on my game, so bear with it XP

Well then, that's about it for the introduction, enjoy the summary =D

Misumi Tomoe
(CV: Miyuki Sawashiro)

Photo Kano (フォトカノ) Visual Works - Sample Pictures

Good evening guys! It's Photo Kano related post again. Hours ago we just got amazing news that Photo Kano will get an anime adaptation. The air date is still TBA but we get the information regarding the airing station, company who produce it, and the casts. On the same time, they also announce that they will make a renewed version of the game, titled Photo Kano Kiss for PSVita, with improved graphics, new photo session gameplay implementing Vita's hardware, and also new scenario called "Love Love Days" which take time a week after the confession on the original game. The latter part is the one that make me frustrated because I don't have Vita >.>

I'm not going to talk about it further since that's not why I'm posting today. You can read the news on Famitsu, or if you can't read Japanese then on ANN or other anime news site. The reason I'm posting here is to share a sample pictures of Photo Kano Visual Works! My friend bought this and I begged asked him to take picture of some pages. And so, to share it with the internet as well to make new fans get interested on this series, here are the pictures.

credit to: Paman Aldrinyan :3

OreImo Portable 2 - Saori Route Summary

This is the summary for Makishima Saori route from the 'Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable ga Tsudzuku Wake ga Nai" PSP game. Read at your own risk because it contains spoilers. And please take into consideration that this is only a fan translation, I'm not really fluent on both Japanese or English :3

Saori route here is may or may not the direct sequel from the first game, because there is thing overlapping regarding of Kirino and Kuroneko knowing Kyousuke and Saori new relationship. On the first game, at the end of the game the couple told Kirino and Kuroneko that they have become a couple but on this game, Kirino and Kuroneko didn't know yet. The other parts of the story may continuing the first game. I won't spoil it since zidanechoo2 is now doing Saori Route on his Youtube channel.

On this route, we also meet a character those who read the light novel should have known already. It was Makishima Kaori, Saori's older sister. And regarding the light novel, since Saori route here is also written by Fushimi Tsukasa himself, there are part of the story that referencing a story from the light novel, to be exact the volume 6 of the light novel. Seanver has written the summary of it on his Wordpress blog so you should read it if you want to know more. Okay, enough of (long) introduction, enjoy the summary guys!

OreImo Portable 2 - Ayase Route Summary

This is the summary for Aragaki Ayase route from the 'Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable ga Tsudzuku Wake ga Nai" PSP game. Read at your own risk because it contains spoilers. And do note this is only a fan translation, my Japanese is still sucks and my English writing skill isn't any better :3

The story here is direct sequel of her route on the previous game. I have written the summary of her previous route but I recommend you to watch the translated video by zidanechoo and his Rinjinbu Translation instead. Since most of 'heavy plot' are taken care on the previous game, this time the story isn't as great but it's still guaranteed to make you grin like stupid if you're Ayase fan, like me XD Okay then without further bull, this is the summary for you to enjoy :D

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After chose “I have played the first game”, “I have a girlfriend”, “My girlfriend is in middle school”, and “My girlfriend doesn’t have brother or sister”, the destiny fairy Kiririn and Kuronyan on Kyousuke’s “dream” will give you the pass to go, or in this case to continue, to Ayase’s route, congrats!!

Photo Kano (フォトカノ) ~ Characters Summary

Fulfilling my promise to write more about this love sim game after my first game review of Photo Kano I wrote week ago, here's the characters summary. For me almost all the heroines are lovable and interesting even though for those who have played lots of love sim games (or watched love-comedy animes) might get use to the characterization already. Well anyway, meet the main character and sub characters of Photo Kano!

Warning, it contains minor spoiler.

Photo Kano (フォトカノ) ~ Review

On this entry, I'd like to write.... well, some sort of review of Photo Kano, love simulation game for PSP handheld originally released on February 2nd 2012. Photo Kano is developed by Dingo Inc, published by Kadokawa Games, and copyrighted by Enterbrain.

Actually, I played this game to kill time while waiting Haganai and the second OreImo game back then but turns out it really consumed my time as I really enjoyed playing it, despite my poor understanding of Japanese, lol. I never played any love simulation game before, except for Love Plus, so I don't have any other game as benchmark, but I thought this game is really enjoyable. Great character design, great acting by all the voice actors and actresses, great music, enjoyable stories, and good game play. Wait, why I wrote the conclusions even before the actual review, silly me. Well then, here's the review~

OreImo Portable 2 - Kirino Route Summary

This is the summary for Kousaka Kirino route from the 'Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable ga Tsudzuku Wake ga Nai" PSP game. Read at your own risk because it contains spoilers. And do note this is only a fan translation, my Japanese is still sucks and my English writing isn't any better ^^;

Her following story is not a continuation of any of her route from the previous game, but it takes alternate take of same condition of her Alternate If route where she and Kyousuke aren't blood related, as Kyousuke is the son of Yoshino's sibling (whose status never stated further). On the first game, at the end Kirino already called Kyousuke by his name and later confessed that she likes him, but on the second game she hasn't done those yet, as they remain consider each other sibling when the story starts here. Well then, on to the summary~

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To get Kirino route, you can either answer you haven’t played the first game or you don’t have girlfriend yet on the common route/Destiny Record when Kiririn and Kuronyan asked you. You’ll get the ORE Item to unlock it, and you can use it shortly after.

OreImo, Haganai, Toradora Portable CG

Here's the download link of Toradora Portable, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Portable, Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable, and Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable ga Tsudzuku Wake ga Nai (Disc 2) CGs. Enjoy :)

-= Download Here =-

Type: WinRar

Size: 16.27 MB

OreImo Portable 2 - Hinata & Tamaki Route Summary

This is the summary for the other Gokou sibling, the little sisters of Kuroneko, Gokou Hinata and Gokou Tamaki from the 'Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable ga Tsudzuku Wake ga Nai" PSP game. Read at your own risk because it contains spoilers. And do note this is only a fan translation, my Japanese is still sucks and my English writing skill isn't any better :3.

This route can be considered as secret route, since you have to beat another route first before unlocking this route. I never noticed before but apparently Hinata is also voiced by Hanazawa Kana like Kuroneko; Has Hinata appeared on the anime, I forgot. Anyway, on to the summary!!

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To be able to get to this route, you have to go to Kanako route first to get the ‘Lolicon’ ORE Item. After you get it, start the game from the beginning and answer Kiririn and Kuronyan question that you have played the first game and you have a girlfriend already, but when they ask you whether you girlfriend is on middle school or high school don’t pick neither, just get through with it. Then the ‘Lolicon’ ORE Item will appear so you can choose it.

OreImo Portable 2 - Kanako Route Summary

This is summary for Kurusu Kanako route from the 'Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable ga Tsudzuku Wake ga Nai" PSP game. Read at your own risk because it contains spoilers. And do note this is only a fan translation, my Japanese is still sucks and my English writing skill isn't any better :3

On the first game, she appeared as sub heroine as her route was only the Alternate If route branched from Ayase's. This time she got promoted to the one of main heroines, in fact her route has the most number of the events even compared to Kirino, the main girl on the series. On this route which is direct sequel from her previous If route, you'll meet a character hasn't appeared on the anime yet (but has appeared on the light novel), her big sister, Kurusu Kanata; a friend of Saori and in fact who passed her the twirly glasses and also the original author of Maschera series that Kuroneko loves. Anyway, here is the summaries, and to quote Kanata, "LOLICON BANZAI!!"

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To unlock Kanako route, on the common route when the destiny fairy Kiririn and Kuronyan ask you, you have to say that you have played the first game, you already have a girlfriend, your girlfriend is on middle school, and she has sibling. You’ll get the ORE Item to go spend time with Kanako that can be used shortly after the scene Kyousuke wake up on his room.

OreImo Portable 2 - CG Commentary Translation

This time it's not summary, but as the title said it's the translation for the CG commentary of the Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable ga Tsudzuku Wake ga Nai (wow, that's mouthful). On this game, there's omake part where we can see all the CG artworks we've unlocked and there's a function to hear the commentary spoken by certain characters regarding the picture.

Now, I'm not covering all the CG because my Japanese is sucks as hell so I just cover all those I understand and of course interesting/funny. Well then, enjoy~

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Kanata: “Kanakana-chan, cuuuteww”

Kanako: “Shut up! I thought I’m going to die”

Kanata: “But but, thanks to that you’re being rescued by your cool boyfriend, didn’t you? How nice, I’d like to being buried too”

Kanako: “Aneki, you don’t have boyfriend, do you?”

Kanata: “Huh? Oh yeah, I don’t”

Game demo Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai - Sora Route Summary

This is the summary from PapaKiki PSP game of Takanashi Sora route. Be warned for spoiler, and this is only a fan summary as I'm not really fluent in both Japanese and English, pardon for some mistakes here and there.

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At the Parent Day on Hina's kindergarten, Yuuta was called 'papa' by Hina, Miu, and Sora since he become the parent for Hina.But shortly after that Sora called him 'onii-chan' back, because she needs Yuuta to be Yuuta, not her papa.

Days later, aunt Yoshiko came to their apartment and acknowledged Yuuta worth to be the girls guardian and now they can live together. Sora then plans to make dinner for Yuuta, using Yuri's pumpkin soup recipe. But she has hard time preparing it so Miu whom overheard her plan calls Nimura and Raika to help her; and Miu said to Sora she also has surprise for Sora that she won't reveal yet. So as Sora's preparing the dinner with Raika and Nimura, Miu and Hina make Yuuta busy outside so he won't come inside.

When Yuuta comes back, Miu said she will stay over at Raika's house with Hina. Her surprise for Sora is to let Sora and Yuuta have time together. Sora then prepares the food for Yuuta after she embarrassed she's alone with Yuuta. When Yuuta tasted her cooking, he said that it reminds him of Yuri's, making Sora happy. After taking a bath (of course separately xP), they decide to sleep, with the usual using curtain as the partition.

Both of them can't sleep because they've used to sleep while being cramped, and since Miu and Hina are not there it feels different. Sora then asks if it's okay to move to Yuuta's side.

Game demo, Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai! - Miu Route Summary

This is the summary from PapaKiki PSP game of Takanashi Miu route. Be warned for spoiler, and this is only a fan summary as I'm not really fluent in both Japanese and English, pardon for some mistakes here and there.

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The next night after Parents Day at Hina's kindergarten, from the apartment Miu sees Yuuta on the outside so she comes to him.

"What are you doing here ojii-san? Ojii-san looks melancholy"
"I am? Hahaha, well that's seems to be true"
"Am I..... bothering you here?"
"No you're not. I like talking with Miu-chan, it's always fun"
"Ahaha, I always like to talk with ojii-san too"
"By they way, don't you feel cold wearing pajama like that here?"
"We-well I was about going to bed but I saw you, that's why I came here wearing only pajama"
"I know, but I just wonder if you're cold"
"*sneeze*"
"Ah see. Let's go, it's time to come back inside"
"Please wait. I want to be here just for a little longer"
"You'll catch cold, it's not good"
"The~n, it'll be alright if I do this"

Game demo, Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai! - Hina Route Summary

This is the summary from PapaKiki PSP game of Takanashi Hina route. Be warned for spoiler, and this is only a fan summary as I'm not really fluent in both Japanese and English, pardon for some mistakes here and there.

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Days after the Parents Day, Yuuta come home and find Hina. Yuuta then asks Hina to take bath together.

"...Uuu, oitan not huwt Hina?"

"(Uwa, she remember the first time I took bath with her) No, oitan won't hurt Hina. Oitan has became better now!"

"Woow, then Hina want! Bath, bath♪ Oitan and Hina bath togethew♫"

"Yaay! Bath, bath♪ Oitan and Hina bath together♫"