Otaku have greeted the latest in the Atelier series of alchemy RPGs, Atelier Rorona, with disgust upon learning that the loli protagonist Rorona is in fact “second-hand” goods, apparently having something of a connection with a male character in the game.
Clear parallels seem apparent between this and the second-hand Nagi-sama fiasco…
They soon populated an entire thread with their disgust at the prospect of having to play through so soiled an RPG, the highlights of which you can see below:
A second-hand heroine? What kind of punishment is this?
This sucks, it’s finished. Change the damn name to “Bitch’s Atelier”!
Die. Who the hell would enjoy this kind of game.
Second-hand? Don’t sell this kind of trash…
The people who don’t say “Then I’ll make her mine!”, and just call her a bitch, really are life’s losers.
You’ve got to be kidding me! I bought a PS3 for this game!
I’ve been betrayed…
But isn’t this series aimed at women anyway?
People who look at one screenshot with a guy in it and then claim to have their wife stolen are really something…
What’s there to look forward to in this game now?
The guy is cute too so who’s complaining?
It could just be an arranged marriage and she’s really into yuri!!!!1
Rorona betrayed me – I won’t buy this.
The girl with the big ones on the right is real nice.
What am I to do now, I’ve already bought the PS3?
You guys are real sensitive.
Just when I thought it was worth getting a PS3…
I bet you lot would really flip out if a male character appeared in K-ON!
Looking at this I can see why K-ON! is so popular…
You can see the rest of the thread (in Japanese) preserved here.
More of the same follows, with it becoming apparent most have not bothered to check the actual site, which suggests Rorona (who is 14) is actually just being hit upon by a lady’s man in the shot in question.
This is still not good enough for the thread’s inhabitants however, who seem outraged that she would even speak to a male character…
You can see a wealth of screenshots and details, and some very appealing art, at the freshly updated official homepage. More on the lolified character designs in the previous article on the matter.
The game is due for release on June 25th, and is available for pre-order now.
With the game looking excellent, the ravings of a few virgin hunting otaku seem unlikely to dent sales unduly…
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Silly otaku,in loled so much.
Who's in?
When I read the thread title I thought this was about them reusing a character from another game, which would still make this an overreaction
But man this is ridiculous
"I bet you lot would really flip out if a male character appeared in K-ON!"
Was just talking to my friend about this, lol.
I wanna see what happens then.
If a male character appeared on K-ON, the internets would explode...
because the chances of that happening is as slim as news surfacing that mio is (as the otakus say) "used goods"
i'd probably LOL is that happens
*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*
Ewwww, hymens are gross.
Lol, this so so sad....
Honestly, I don't understand this 2nd hand nonsense. So what if the characters have had relations with other characters? Goddamnit, stupid otaku don't know anything about anything.
you're so insightful
I think the real issue is that otaku think they can have a relationship with said characters
what do you mean? all otaku's do that
Obviously most of it is just people being silly, but I do feel sorry for otaku who have the real-life idol-fan mindset, fantasizing a direct connection between their beloved character and their real-life otaku self. This causes all sorts of problems.
If instead you project yourself onto whatever male character is the partner for the girl, this solves everything. Forget your real-life self; become the cool 2D guy!
If you refine the erogamer mentality, you have the potential to be the happiest moe-ota. (You can go ahead and keep the idol mindset on standby for stuff like Strike Witches and K-ON.)
I agree and applaud you *claps*
artefact> just screenshot the 2chan thread and include the screenshot in the end of article post.
A extra 10sec work but no one can flame you afterward.
Whoaw....I salute you and your diligence.
You're an otaku that's beyond hopeless....
This particular example of an addition to the PS3's library proves to be extremely promising, but obviously not enough for 2ch to forgive the previous expertise of some of the characters.
Although It seems to be strong both story wise and art style wise, one has little choice but to think that the development team should have gotten a point out of previous misconducts.
Its also interesting to speculate what made them come up with such a turn for the story. Do they not know the preferences of potential Loli JRPG players?
This will most likely not affect sales in a drastic way, but will surely continue to be a topic to flame.
i totally by this game! english localization now!!!
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damn lol
Reminds me a lot of how several squeeling yaoi fangirls started to b*tch when they found that Ciel (KuroShitSuji) is engaged to Elizabeth,lol.
to me its the ppl here that are overacting
this may be more a way like you ppl react to the pantsu maths post,vowing to study maths harder or to take part in that class or whatever than some real ronery thing
ppl are just having fun
they dont need PS3..
they need a psychatrist
Lack of sex with real women is really dangerous for your health.
trash of society
i hope these people were not serious and they have done it in satire
I should kill them. The entire boatload of them.
Whats the reaction been to Final Fantasy games, almost every girl has a old boyfriend, who has usually died before the game starts but not always, one's even a widow
Yeah, thas why they're all dead. Otaku
Divine Punishment: Finger of Widowhood!!!
I still haz my Cuderia ^o^
Wow. That's just miserable
At some point they just have to be joking. Right? They can't keep overreacting like this every time some moé idol turns out to have a backstory. Right? Someone tell me there aren't this many idiots in the world.
I feel sad for Japan... Is the gaming populace really that pathetic in Japan? Well considering how they took it up the @ss and liked it when it came to censoring eroge and bleaming "the world", I guess they really are fags...
Otaku are worthless.
Maybe this girl is not FOR them.
Overreaction much?
is this game going to be translated to english or what? would love to play this. :)
Whatever.
nice boa- i mean game.
Hey, what do you know. Hardcore otaku are lifeless parasites who need to be exterminated like all other vermin.
*yawns* Anything unsurprising?
I don't mind a "second-hand good"...ROFL
LOL, he's just hitting on her. She's clearly still a virgin.
second hand goods, damn those otaku.. for someone who lost virginity to their damn hands.. they are trash bag
When I thought that the obsessed people with something could not be more ... idiot... It is stupid, really people stop reading mangas, see anime and play games only beacause the protagonist had another boyfriend before? Who thinks this way: search a life, please... Neither the people can actually ask to be the first love of his girlfriends, please ...
Otaku make me feel ashamed to like anime and other Japanese products. Holy crap! I'm ashamed of liking Hidden Fortress! Thanks otaku! I hate you!
*FACEPALM*
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Jesus....
This article reminds me of a song done by Sting and the Police once upon a time....
And, NO, it's not 'Roxanne'.
'Someone told me yesterday,
about how you sold your love away....'
This.
lolW00T?
I know they are hardcore otakus... but damn... Roneriness to the highest lvl... may as well slowly evolve to a different species from humans
Except they likely won't evolve. That would require actual procreation.
they're just joking.
and apparentely the writer didnt get 2channeller's tone of voice.
I heard these otakus try to legalize marriage with an anime character...
But if one character married to so many people, how to legalize the husband or wife lol.
They want virgin or not depends on their own values, right?
Western is free, some Asian is still traditional.
Hey, virgins is not only for girls. We can also call a man virgin when he never have sex. True?
Some virgin guys want virgin girls. Non-virgin guys want virgin. Non virgin girls want virgin guys or virgin girls want virgin guys or many more combination. You choose your preference.
I LOL'd at all the RAGE on 2ch. An Atelier game heroine without a boyfriend? Is there even something like that or was it only on the old DC and PSX games?
over-react too much.. OVER NINE THOUSAND!!
I DONT MIND IF RORONA IS SECOND HAND WIFES!!
*gangbang anyone? LOL*
Anyone who thinks those people are being serious needs to spend more time on the internet.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/11/15/cuckolded-otaku-desecrates-kannagi-over-virginity-issue/
You don't know the Japanese very well.
He's actually right.. It's just a meme that everyone plays along with.
you don't know otaku's very well do you?
Oh lol... where's their sense of reality? Wait, do they even have a sense of reality?
And logic, sorry. Logic.
Game developers should be sorry they gave otakus(and a minor group of the gaming community at that) second-hand love.
Oh, my god... This is so pathetic.
No wonder japanese people detest otakus so much.
Funny how all those weeaboos consider themselves as "otakus".
wat?
detest?
otakus are attractions!
I've heard of some weird fetishes but an otaku fetish?
Wow, just wow.
You know the thread's in Japanese, right?
So they're otakus, not weeaboos, otherwise it'd be "OMG! -_- THOSE BAKA CREATORS MADE HER NON-VIRGIN! SHE WAS SO KAWAII DESU BEFORE THIS T_T I'M GONNA GO PLAY TOUHOU JA NE"
I lol'd.
Touhou is not a weeaboo thing. You should say Naruto.
Touhou is still pretty big with "true" otakus, anyway.
Err, I wasn't refering to otakus. I meant that the term "otaku" happens to be quite insulting if you think about all these outrages etc.
At least the game looks good
anyone knows if it's gonna be released in america
Exactly what I thought.
The most recent PS2 installments were released in US (or will be), so I guess there's a good chance we'll be seeing a release of this one too.
de ja vu all over again
These ronery Japs never cease to amaze me.
Just when you think your life is bad, sankakucomplex comes to remind us that there are way more pathetic people out there
It has nothing to do with being Japanese and everything to do with being otaku.
cocaine is a helluva drug...
All I can say is....Looooosers.
Fucking giafags.
This is pretty fucking disgusting to say the least.
I don't want a loli slut in my games.
NO U
You're way more loser, stupid faggot
They should join UNICEF if they are really adamant about protecting the lolis.
lol, nice counter...when does this game come out? looks good
Did you read the article?
I see this is becoming your catch phrase, sadly.
Well then maybe if you'd read the article he wouldn't say it as often!
Just a thought. :)
Those otakus is disgusting. Bunch of losers.
AMEN! Not to mention twisted. I mean I like anime and games but not to the point I should be as shallow as the one who said the rantings in this article.
Figures they'd want a virgin, considering they'll be a virgin forever themselves, the fatasses.
"OH NOOO HER ANIMATED VIRGINITY HAS BEEN TAKEN AHHH"
"Fine, fine! Don't have a shitfit. I'll redraw the fucking hymen."
What type of fool wouldn't want a virgin?
^ more like what type of fool ONLY wants a virgin.
THIS fool only wants a virgin. When/If I ever lose me virginity, I would like it to be with another virgin, not someone who's had another dick in her before.
The kind of a fool who has had sex, duh?
Virgins are annoying.
Virgins are often more loose than experienced women. Muscles, baby, it's all about them.
Virgins think they have the right to use you as they wish just because you get to break a freaking hymen and hear their screams of pain.
Not quite worth it.
I can see why some like the idea of someone being as little experienced as they are, especially when it's otakus tend to have poor social skills. But usually, a virgin girlfriend is actually a pain in the ass.
> Anyway, yeah you’d be out of your fucking mind NOT to want a virgin. That’s like saying “Oh yeah this half-eaten sandwich I found is great! Sure am glad I found this perfectly good sandwich in that dumpster. In fact, I’m probably sure these bitten-off areas make it taste even better than it did originally.”
Might be shocking, but in fact, penises don't eat vaginas.
Moron.
>Might be shocking, but in fact, penises don’t eat vaginas.
Moron.
Nice argument.
Moron.
>Who cares about a hymen if the girl is nice?
This, srsly.
A nice argument is fine too.
But really. There are 2 types of men who only want virgins:
1) The extreme party boys that have shagged tens of teenwhores and want a virgin because they are jerks and think they - despite actually being pretty much whores themselves - deserve it
2) The socially restricted, uninformed virgins that are afraid of any girl who is in any way superior to him.
But my opinion is that either virginity or the lack of it shouldn't be a major factor in one's choice of partner... Who cares about a hymen if the girl is nice?
Said by a true virgin.
Anyway, yeah you'd be out of your fucking mind NOT to want a virgin. That's like saying "Oh yeah this half-eaten sandwich I found is great! Sure am glad I found this perfectly good sandwich in that dumpster. In fact, I'm probably sure these bitten-off areas make it taste even better than it did originally."
Enjoy always settling and always having seconds or thirds or fourths etc.
>The kind of a fool who has had sex, duh?
Oh lawl.
What's wrong virgins too hard to get?
Having a virgin is pretty much a pipe dream, however, since ALMOST every female is pretty much a slut at her core.
We can dream ;_;
I think you might be lost; normalfag imitators usually don't come around here.
its not whether the girl's a virgin or not
but its the thought that she screws around or had screwed before with another guy that is what's making this people upset... although i agree its too much of a fuss for an animated character
True story, man.
IMHO, each man should try exactly one virgin in his lifetime. Why? Cause then you won't be freaking out about a girl's non-virginity. Hell, you're more than likely to TURN DOWN the second virgin who offers you sex, because you know better than to open THAT can of dorama...
I personally like a woman that can kind of, you know, control yer vag muscles. There’s a trick to it that all women should learn. They even have an exercise for it. Kegal. If I spelled it right. Too lazy to look it up for someone that has no idea what I’m talking about.
Sad thing is most men thinking they are gonna ‘bust that sht!!’ in general when you’re talking about a canal that was made for delivering babies. Do you know how big the average baby is? Yeah. Now compare that to your wang. Exactly.
> Having a virgin is pretty much a pipe dream, however, since ALMOST every female is pretty much a slut at her core.
Oh, because males aren't driven by sex ...
Well frankly I'm pretty fucking furious that I'll probably never know what it is like to take a girl's virginity. I know that I'm missing out on something worthwhile.
oh ya. oh fuck yeah. virgin girls are great, but after you shagged her and poped her cherry your fucked.
The man speaks the truth.
Heh, what's the use of re-drawing the hymen... you couldn't see it b/c of the pixellation anyway lol
Is this true with most 2-D characters?...or just Loli game types? I mean it's obvious Haruhi's has atleast 1 abortion in her life. Future Mikuru'a had sex and I'm sure Nagato has 'detailed special data' symulations. Fiction characters have sex all the time 'Out of Frame'- what else are they gonna do?
Wait, how'd you get that idea? o.O I'll agree with future Mikuru having had sex (and hardcore sex at that) but why has Haruhi had an abortion? Also, considering how Nagato was programmed and basically lacks a personality and/or any social skills, I highly doubt she was given a 'detailed special data' simulation, as you put it.
But what of Sailor Moon?! She had sex before the series ended!!!!! (She was pregnant at the very end.)