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First of all, good job on completing the two moon routes and Happy (belated) New Year! 🎉🎉

Fair warning, this got a bit long and has no structure to it whatsoever but I really wanted to ramble about Akechi’s moon route since he’s my favourite character and I just love that silly evil little man 😅

Let’s get it started.

Knowing Akechi and all the emotional baggage he carries, I was prepared for his “good” ending to be a “bittersweet at best and depressing at worst” ending, but I have to say I’m pleasantly surprised with how everything turned out; how honest Akechi was, both to himself and to MC, and how he pulled through in the end. He’s come such a long way, I’m proud of him! 😊

Akechi and MC can’t spend valentine's day together–or at least in person–but that’s somehow… okay? Getting better is a long and tiring process so it’s really heartwarming to see the both of them supporting each other while working on being the best versions of themselves they can be.

(At least Akechi didn’t fake his own death like in a certain other ending of a certain other game lol it would’ve been so heartbreaking to have to go through that again, for me anyway, so I’m glad MC got a happier ending than that)

MC’s persona awakening totally caught me off guard. I was expecting something like that to happen in Akira’s moon route actually, seeing as he was the one present for all other awakenings, but I guess it makes sense for Akechi’s route too. Oh and Akechi’s second awakening (during Shido’s boss fight I think?) was awesome too!

Also, I really love how MC is more of a support character with limited offensive capabilities. While Joker and Crow are amazing together with how they can bring carnage to their enemies–as shown in their shared showtime attack–there is something incredibly charming about a man and his dedicated support whom he protects from danger (focus the healer first, right?) on their way to conquer the world (not in a bad way lol)

Umm… Akechi eating his birthday cake(s) gifted to him by the closest person to a friend he’s ever had while crying? Peak character development right there 👆👆 Nah, but seriously, I felt so bad for him there like they were too sweet for him but he was so determined to continue eating 😢 nooo poor baby boy you don’t have to force yourself ;-;

The interactions between the thieves, the teasing, Futaba sending reaction memes in the group chat, Akechi writing an entire paragraph proving his weapon’s superiority over Haru’s axe, the whole “I’m not interested in your BDSM nonsense; and even if I were, it’d be between me and MC” exchange and especially Akira’s “Mmm, spicy” reply I COULD WRITE AN ENTIRE BOOK POINTING OUT MY FAVOURITE SCENES

- Mmm, spicy

- You mean the curry, right?

- ;3

- YoU MEan ThE CUrRy RiiGht??!?!?

Poor, poor Futaba 🤭

I can’t believe it took me two whole playthroughs to finally get the “The moon is beautiful, isn't it?” line. And the way Akechi blushes after saying it 😳 this man will be the death of me I swear. There are other ways to say ‘I love you’ without actually saying ‘I love you’. I wonder if MC got it?

“Perhaps one day, he’ll be able to honestly tell you how grateful he is to have met you in that alleyway. How you’ve flipped his world up and down and all around and made it a thousand times better than what he could’ve hoped for. Perhaps one day, he’ll be able to honestly tell you how much he loves you... But that’s a story for another time.” Nnngh that’s so sweet I can’t 😭🥺 I’d so absolutely play that if you ever made it, like an epilogue of sorts? or a ‘first trip outside of town together’? or even 'first holiday spent together'?

*pulls you into an alleyway and holds you at gunpoint* Akechi moon route epilogue. Hand it over. Now. 🔫 (getting some serious deja vu from this 🤭)

So remember how I said Akechi was my favourite character? I lied. It’s actually moon MC, believe it or not. They’re just such an awkward sweetheart I want to wrap them in a blanket like a burrito and give them all the warm cuddles ❤️❤️ Moon MC romance route when? ;3

O-kay I think that’s all. Thank you for making this and keep up the good work! Looking forward to the full release~