Shiravune has announced Jitaku Studio’s gyaru rom-com visual novel Gyaru Fiction is coming to PC via Steam with English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options with Japanese voice overs. Steam users can wishlist Gyaru Fiction ahead of the game’s release.
Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:
Story
Long ago, Hatsune Nijo awakened to a love of gyaru at an early age. As a result, after he tagged along on his parents’ long-term business reassignment and moved away from his hometown, he eventually began cross-dressing as a gyaru.
One day, his little sister Tsukune suggested that he transfer to her school, which had recently started allowing students to attend in their everyday clothes. And so, Hatsune resolved to return to his hometown.
However, the school turns out to be even more free-spirited and lax than he could have imagined. And thus begins Hatsune’s new school life, together with open-minded friends who accept his gyaru ways!
Gameplay & Features
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- A fun and quirky visual novel
- Full, professional Japanese voice acting
- 20+ minutes of gameplay
- Smooth UI and gameplay systems that make for a pleasant, stress-free experience.
Characters
Hatsune Nijo
Voice: Kosuzu Fuyumine
A cross-dresser who loves gyaru, as well as the protagonist of this story.
At an early age, he developed an interest in gyaru. After much tribulation and deliberation, he somehow arrived at a very strange solution; he would cross-dress as a gyaru.
He doesn’t think of this hobby of his as something he needs to be embarrassed about. On the other hand, he realizes that he is ultimately just a guy, and that his days of cross-dressing as a gyaru will eventually have to come to an end.
And so, to preserve his perfect, ideal gyaru form, he has created an account where he posts selfies of himself cross-dressing. However, the photos never show his face. In fact, they only show him from the neck down (for the sake of protecting his privacy). While he may cross-dress, he is an otherwise normal, average boy in terms of speech and actions.
Himari Amane
Voice: Nemu Enomoto
A gyaru who may appear lively and outgoing but actually has stage fright.
She’s a member of the Fashion Design Club. While she may appear both social and full of cheer, she actually suffers from stage fright and used to be a much gloomier person. As the club she belongs to is in danger of being abolished, she is in the process of making an outfit to enter into a design contest, thereby fulfilling the school’s condition for allowing the club to remain.
A friend of Tsukune’s, she’s long been interested in Hatsune because of all the stories she’s heard. However, she had been told that Hatsune was Tsukune’s older sister. Upon actually meeting him and finding out that he’s actually her older brother, she’s stupefied.
She’s also friends with Aoi. The two of them used to enjoy cosplaying together from time to time. But recently, they’ve grown a bit distant—something Himari has been feeling sad about.
Suzu Shinonome
Voice: Ayaka Igasaki
The childhood friend gyaru who’s actually quite the homemaker type.
She is both Hatsune’s classmate and childhood friend. She’s been interested in him for a long time, and her feelings for him only grew stronger after he moved away.
Not only is she a great cook, but she actively enjoys doing it. In the future, she hopes to own her own restaurant. To that end, she currently works part-time at a cafe, using it to study what it takes to be a business owner.
Though most laughed at her dream when she was little, Hatsune said that he was rooting for her. Because of that, when she found out about Hatsune’s cross-dressing habit after the two of them reunited, she accepted it wholeheartedly despite her surprise. She wants to offer him the same kind of support he offered her in the past.
Mana Garakuta
Voice: Nanami Mizuno
A lively and extroverted gyaru who loves club activities.
She has lots of friends on account of being so cheerful and sociable. While she may not be the best at studying, she has an amazing capacity for remembering people’s names and faces.
She is a member of the swimming club and usually wears a swimsuit under her tracksuit so she can head straight into the pool without having to change. She’s in the same remedial classes as Suzu and even works with her at the same part-time job. They sometimes go out together or visit each other’s houses. Needless to say, the two of them are thick as thieves.
As an aside, her mom used to be a cosplayer.
Tsukune Nijo
Voice: Kasumi Okudera
The cross-dressing little sister with a secret brother complex.
She is Hatsune’s little sister and a member of the Fashion Design Club.
While Hatsune cross-dresses as a girl, she cross-dresses as a boy. From the outside looking in, she appears to be an understanding little sister who shares her brother’s hobby. In reality, she finds herself wondering why her brother didn’t approach her—the girl closer to him than any other—for help when trying to create the perfect gyaru look.
She’s secretly a huge bro-con who loves her big brother to bits; no one around her is aware of it, and she doesn’t intend to let anyone find out.
Ririka Shinonome
Voice: Koyori Nanase
A former gyaru and Suzu’s mother.
After separating from her husband, she returned to being a teacher and currently serves as the faculty supervisor for the Fashion Design Club.
When it became time for Hatsune and Tsukune to move away due to their parents’ work, Tsukune—close with Ririka’s own daughter Suzu—threw a fit, and Ririka offered to let her live with them. Recently, because her own daughter Suzu has gotten a part-time job that keeps her busy, Ririka has begun to dote on Tsukune as though she were her own daughter.
When Ririka herself attended the academy, she was very close to Mana’s mother. The two of them used to cosplay together.
