Review of Nin Shimai ~Aijou Hormone de Shiawase Botebara Seikatsu!?~

Subject	Nin Shimai ~Aijou Hormone de Shiawase Botebara Seikatsu!?~
By	Helpfulness: 0 Vote: 6conduit on 2021-12-05
Review	A niche title with niche content for a niche reader. This nukige has a funky world concept where females basically get inflated, pregnant looking bellies when having a rise in a hormone that drives them to get pregnant. Which in itself seems like a sort of weird "have kids and start families dammit" government induced thing because a ring can potentially prevent the effects of that (though only if you are either working or are already married/have a spouse). The main heroine, Kanae, is a young, rebellious spirit and refuses that system. She wants to propel herself into stardom as a guitarist and vocalist, and settling down and starting a family would be the end of that dream for her. However, given she's also basically a college dropout and almost a NEET the whole "Oh no! My body is inflating, and I can't help it!" stuff tosses a wrench in her plans (besides the whole... almost 0 income thing until she comes across the protagonist). Meanwhile, Tsumugi is Kanae's foil--being almost the opposite of her older sister as a character. There's really not much more to say about Tsumugi with that in regards. The game's practically a Norn-like title. Vanilla impregnation title, but with a bit of a twist where instead of the heroine(s) getting pregnant at or around the epilogue of the story they also get (or appear) pregnant during most of the sexual scenes. SFX are lacking (no looping SFX for sex), but it's nothing out of the ordinary for even a Norn/Miel title, really (thus the comparison). The voice acting is serviceable and fit the characters well for who they are. The actress that voices Tsumugi is a bit overly monotone, but given that is the intention with her character I can't fault the actress for her performance with that in regard. Arigatou is great as Kanae, and really brings out the carefree sort of character that Kanae is. I've been a fan of hers since all the way back in LUNE's Aku no Onna Kanbu 1, though (she was Lunatemis) so that's a bit of a biased opinion. The CG is either something like you if you enjoy stylistic artstyles, or won't find your cup of tea if you prefer more realistic artstyles. Nanao Yukiji is probably more known for the hentai manga and doujinshi they have produced over the years, so if you like their eromanga then you'll probably enjoy this on merit of the artist's artwork alone. Score: A volatile 3/5 (a 5 to 7/10 -- I prefer the 5 point scoring system) as far as nukige goes, really. Do you like pregnancy/impregnation? Do you like Nanao Yukiji? Do you like the voice of Ramius from Evenicle? This might be worth picking up. Additional Note: This work is JP only as of the time of this little review, but given it's already a 5 year old work I doubt this will ever be translated by anyone other than an interested fan translator.
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#1 by Ileca
2021-12-06 at 10:24

< report >Not gonna lie, inflating women as often as they have their period sounds GENIUS. XDDD
Btw, with what are they filled? Gaz?

#2 by conduit
2021-12-06 at 19:08

< report >The details of the contents aren't particularly specified too much, likely just to avoid getting too gnarly about it when the game is lighthearted. But it seems to be a liquid, though they don't leak like a faucet after the effects are subdued (from intercourse or other manners) - the belly just kind of deflates and returns to normal. It could be a gas too, given how fast the inflation effect happens. Better to just not think about it too hard and go along with the silliness of the whole scenario, really. You can also basically assume whatever happens during a real life pregnancy (the swelling of the abdomen (sans child), nausea, feeling lethargic, etc) is what happens with the heroines in this game as they experience these pseudopregnancies. That and also feeling aroused, of course. At least until the hormones subside due to filling the whole "get married/get a job/have kids" criteria with the rings.

Speaking of which, I would bother to make a character profile for the protagonist in the character database, but really the only interesting information of note of him is that he's 26 years old and has a job as a designer. He's of course got a bit of a perverted nature to him, as is most nukige protagonists, but he also a nice person in general, being very supportive of Kanae (letting her live with him when she is essentially jobless, making her food, tending to her in a non-sexual way when she's feeling awful from the hormones) and her sister Tsumugi.Last modified on 2021-12-06 at 19:23