I would have rather expected this kind of plot in a shonen manga/anime about competitive sports, not in a romance game. I really like it though! They set up this competitive environment early on in the common route, via a bully side-character, and it really makes sense. Only the best get to play the big roles and join the theatre troupe at the end, after all. It’s really relateable as well tbh
It’s also a huge contrast to Suzu’s route, which I played first. He’s brimming with confidence and talent and naturally grabs all the attention, so you never really see him faltering like that.
Now I’m curious about what the LIs’ and MC’s storylines in regard to theatre are. And I can indeed tell you that performing arts, while fun, can become very competitive and full of stressful comparisons of yourself to others (or an ideal you who practices more and has more “grit” and determination), because in the end that is what happens when people audition. Each auditionee gets evaluated on if they fit any part in the show, and if multiple people fit multiple parts they get compared to others, especially on if they have the skills to pull off what it takes. This causes lots of drama and angst in real life, and I’m wondering if the game’s storylines match on to the patterns that I know exist in real life.
It’s based on a mythical creature called baku that eats nightmares. The play is called “Baku to Boku”, so “The Baku and Me”, I think.
I would have rather expected this kind of plot in a shonen manga/anime about competitive sports, not in a romance game. I really like it though! They set up this competitive environment early on in the common route, via a bully side-character, and it really makes sense. Only the best get to play the big roles and join the theatre troupe at the end, after all. It’s really relateable as well tbh
It’s also a huge contrast to Suzu’s route, which I played first. He’s brimming with confidence and talent and naturally grabs all the attention, so you never really see him faltering like that.
Now I’m curious about what the LIs’ and MC’s storylines in regard to theatre are. And I can indeed tell you that performing arts, while fun, can become very competitive and full of stressful comparisons of yourself to others (or an ideal you who practices more and has more “grit” and determination), because in the end that is what happens when people audition. Each auditionee gets evaluated on if they fit any part in the show, and if multiple people fit multiple parts they get compared to others, especially on if they have the skills to pull off what it takes. This causes lots of drama and angst in real life, and I’m wondering if the game’s storylines match on to the patterns that I know exist in real life.
The competitive drama mainly happens between the first year students, the older ones already are more or less settled in their “hierarchy”.
Though they do mention that the two star students who usually play the main roles and work as a pair used to beef a lot due to a talent mismatch 🤔