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Hehe, well, there is a bit of a long-winded explanation for that! Basically, I'm not an artist, and I'm poor so I also don't have the money to hire an artist. This was my very first game. I was an idiot and made the scope of the project faaaar too big for a first project. I lacked sprite resources in general, but even with having a larger resource library at my disposal now, I would still not be able to create the cast of characters in SR with just one set of assets because there are too many world/costume changes going on >.<

So basically, the only way I could possibly create the number of unique sprites required for the game, was to use a set of character creator things that I purchased. The main problem being, there are hardly any creators/generators out there that allow you to make male sprites :( And so, I had to use flat-chested female bodies for most versions of Kuro. They look feminine because they are technically female base sprites. I used the smallest eyes available to each and tried to make their hairstyles more androgynous, but there was no avoiding most of them coming out looking like girls, sadly.

I do hope to remake the otome version someday with a complete art overhaul that would hopefully rectify the problem because the sprite art in the original version is something that has always bothered me about it, along with large parts of my writing which are in dire need of a rewrite!

I'm glad you still decided to give the game a chance anyhow :3 And that you liked the story even if the sprites do give off very feminine vibes, haha.

Thanks for both of your lovely comments here and on DD! It's much appreciated :3