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Review of Mashiro-iro Symphony

SubjectMashiro-iro Symphony
Mashiro Iro Symphony
ByHelpfulness: 5
Vote: 7.8
Ernovace on 2020-09-09
ReviewThis is one of the 3 VNs that I have always wanted to read after watching their anime adaptation (Princess Lover and Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka being the other two). I have quite a bit of nostalgia attached with this particular VN since I watched the anime while it was airing.

This VN can probably be defined as the standard of a decent moege (don't want to use generic as it has negative connotations). MC ends up transferring to a prestigious all girls school alongside his sister, best friend and few students as part of the experiment of combining his original school with this one. However he ends up facing heavy opposition from the girls, with the ringleader being someone he came to know a day before.

3/4 routes of the main heroines are during the period 1st October - 25th December. During this period, MC gets to know the heroines and solve their conflicts.

The writing quality is a bit varied since some routes have little to no drama while few have pretty over the top ones. Art and music are my favourite parts of it, especially the former still holds up well even after 10 years.

My favourite routes in order:

Airi > Miu > Ange > Sakuno

I also want to read its PSP version in future since it adds Sana's route. However if you also want to do it, make sure to read Miu's route last as you would end up hating Sana in other routes for sure.

In short you have cute girls and you get to romance them. Recommended especially to people who feel nostalgia for this title.
5 points
#1 by adamstan
2020-09-09 at 09:02
< report >For me it was the best moege I've read so far. It just worked really well for me and left strong impression. I wholeheartedly recommend reading PSP version - apart from Sana's route, I also think that Miu's route was better in this version, since h-content in her route was IMO a bit out of place and out of character. And replacement scenes in PSP version are great.
#2 by Ernovace
2020-09-09 at 14:56
< report >Honestly most of the H in the game was kind of off. Not only Miu but Airi as well. I know one person who actually dropped the VN because of the H scenes in Airi's route.
#3 by Mrkew
2020-09-09 at 15:01
< report >Sana's route for PC was announced last year. Waiting for that before I read it.
#4 by adamstan
2020-09-09 at 15:10
< report >@2 That's interesting - I actually thought that erotic content in Airi's route was handled better than in most moege ;) I was only put off by the Miu's scenes. But I guess it's highly subjective matter. Whatever the case, my recommendation for PSP version still stands - it's great, and even while reading it right after PC version I didn't miss H-scenes.Last modified on 2020-09-09 at 15:11
#5 by funnerific
2020-09-09 at 15:19
< report >I liked Airi and her H, too. The rest of the game? Not so much (Ange & Sakuno).Last modified on 2020-09-09 at 15:21